Hello, ladies. Thanks for having me. Friday before thanksgiving week, a happy day. So sweet. Always happy. What have you done with bernie . Where is he . We love you. Thats me. Im a happy guy. I worked for you for years. Youre happy at noon on a friday. Republicans are getting closer to getting President Trump his first major legislative victory. The house passed its bill. Again, now it goes to the senate. Their bill approved in the finance Committee Late last night. The full senate is expected to consider the legislation the week after thanksgiving. Committee chairman orrin hatch sounding confident. Im personally proud of what weve accomplished here on behalf of the middle class. I wouldnt couldnt any chickens before theyre hatched, no pun intended, but i think we produced a bill that can and will pass both chambers. Okay. Of course weve been reporting the house and the senate bills are different. They will need to be reconciled before a final bill goes to the president s desk. Mike p
The issue of north koreas complete denuclearization and lasting peace on the korean peninsula. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Now we would like to move on to the q a session. Those who wish to make, ask a question please raise your hand. Upon my appointing, please move to the nearest microphone and identify yourself with your name and the media outlet. Please kindly be advised to make your question succinct. Now floor is open. The lady in the front seat. Thank you. This is [inaudible] japanese newspaper company. I have two questions. First, id like to ask each of you, recently the u. S. Defined its goal as [inaudible] denuclearization of north korea. Instead of cvid, complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization. It seems softer or than cvid. My question is will the u. S. , japan and south korea continue to work toward cvid of north korea, and what do you think is the difference between cvid and [inaudible] and my second question is about the [inaudible] of the japa
Enter the last year, impeachment. Good afternoon, im katy tur, 11 00 a. 11 00 a. M. Out west 2 00 p. M. In washington. Is Nancy Pelosis impeachment gamut paying off. Its 88 since the inquiry began. Heres whats happening. President trump is calling for an immediate trial in the Senate Following his impeachment in the house. But he might not get it, at least not right now. Speaker pelosi said shes going to hold the impeachment articles until senators mcconnell and schumer reach a deal for a fair trial. Mcconnell seems more than fine with the delay, however, unlike the president , it appears hed be happy not to have a trial at all. I admit, im not sure what leverage there is in refraining from sending us something we do not want. Other House Democrats seem to be suggesting they would prefer never to transmit the articles. Fine with me. Some Congressional Democrats see mcconnell stone walling as a political gift. As the hit reports, quote, democrats will use the two week christmas and new
In public we would be at a stalemate. I understood a stalemate to mean that ukraine would not receive the muchneeded military assistance. If you are keeping track at home, bill taylor is the fourth person to tell us that there was a quid pro quo. The president did on the phone call with zelensky on july 25th. Mick mulvaney did from the White House Briefing room. Senator ron johnson said it in an interview with the wall street journal. Starting at 10 00 a. M. Today, lawmakers were supposed to hear from Deputy Assistant secretary of defense laura cooper. She was expected to tell them about the decision to withhold military aid from ukraine despite the pentagons urging that it be released. It is 2 00 p. M. Now. She has still not started. Thats because House Republicans led by matt gaetz stormed the scif, or secure room, they refused to leave, and they brought their cell phones, which is a major violation of the rules. And some might argue National Security. Joining me from capitol hill, n