And aviation. All attempts by the russians to move forward, the ukrainian defenders successfully suppress and destroy a large amount of russian equipment, voloshyn notes. Nazar voloshyn also denied the information about the capture of the village of ocheretine in the avdiyiv direction by the enemy. According to him , the occupiers are using the entire available arsenal of weapons, including chemical and poisonous substances and. To gain a foothold in the southern part of the village. Currently, the majority the village is controlled by the defense forces, the southern part of the settlement is under fire control of our artillery. Comprehensive measures are being taken aimed at knocking out the enemy from the southern part of ochereteny and stabilizing the situation in this direction. More than 8 billion. Hryvnias was allocated by the government for the construction of the fortification, the money was redistributed from other budget expenditures, Prime Minister denys shmagal said. Ukrai
Galina, oleksandr mereshko says that provocations by the Russian Federation are possible, it is clear that there are at least two important summits ahead for us, this is the global peace summit in switzerland in midjune, then in july there will be the 75th jubilee summit of nato, and ukraine also expects to hear from. Of the north atlantic alliance, some kind of invitation, i dont know in what form it should be, or the road map was already prescribed in lithuania last year, how russian is this machine in your opinion, how much it can change the course of these two summits, because from in the end, the future of ukraine and the future of europe and the future of the world will probably depend on these two summits. Yes, it is obvious that both events are very important for us, and we already know how russia, preparing for certain events, activates, how it uses its military and weapons, but when we are talking about war, in particular from our side, about defense against this brutal russi
Families and lets finally give americans access to paid leave. I urge my colleagues to join me in this fight and pass the family act. I now would like to yield the floor to my colleague who is also going to speak about why this is good for america. Ms. Duckworth mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from illinois. Ms. Duckworth thank you, mr. President. I want to thank my colleague from new york on the floor today for her leadership in this very important issue. Im here to help discuss one of the most pressing issues facing American Families all across the country, our nations outdated family leave policies. About two weeks ago i announced i am expecting a baby girl in april. The support since my announcement has been overwhelming. I received so many congratulations and lots of questions about my daughter to be. And i was also asked how i expect to handle having a newborn and 3yearold as i continue my work here in the United States senate. I know these questions come from a
[indiscernible] the committee will come to order. This mornings hearing will be many on the president s fiscal year 2019 Budget Proposal. The Committee Welcomes treasury secretary mnuchin who is here to testify on the budget along with other patterns matters that may arise. The budget includes numerous proposals to deal with the wide array of policy issues. The opioid epidemic, infrastructure, modernizing ,overnment, National Security and lowering drug pricing and payments to mention a few. I think i speak for all members when i say we are all very interested in your thoughts and insights on a number of items proposed. The governments receipts will average 17. 1 of gdp over 10 years with that budget window slightly below the longrun average of 17. 4 over roughly the past four decades. Averagings outlays 10 of gdp over the past years, which is slightly below the longrun average. Also includes tax proposals but they are not as sweeping as those we have seen in prior budget. As you would
Kind of support they can get for a much more conservative bill that does limit the chain migration and the visa lottery, provide protection for dreamers and include some other immigration p Immigration Reforms that conservatives are seeking in the house. They want that bill on the floor. Were live on capitol hill this morning as the Senate Finance Committee Hears from treasury secretary steven mnuchin. Live coverage should get under way here shortly. The dcommittee will come to order. This mornings hearing will be the first in a series of hearings on the president s fiscal year to 19 budg2019 budg proposal. The Committee Welcomes steven mnuchin, who is here to testify. The president s budget includes numerous proposals to deal with a vast array of policy issues, including the opioid epidemic, infrastructure, modernizing government, National Security, and lowering drug pricing and payments, just to mention a few. I think i speak for all members of the committee when i say that we are al