And 11 30, the u. S. Treasury sent to auction bills ate before we get to them that it looks like the government will not shut down after all. We are joined by kevins rule. Kevin cirillo. You they can only get by doing these one week extensions for about two or three more weeks. Tosome point, they will have pass a longer one. This is a shortterm extension. There are many folks here in washington who believe they can get by with these one week extensions for much longer. I think he definitely proved a political calculation on friday that he would much rather get the government open. You are absolutely right. On several of these issues, he had to move to the middle. As that continues, polling suggests his base is still supportive of him. Jonathan alongside him from washington, managing director at kbw. I want to begin quickly. We had these conversations around the Government Shutdown. What does the extension tell you . Republicans have a majority. They do not have control of congress wher
Assume we know what is right without seeking your wisdom. Inspire our lawmakers to think your thoughts, to listen for your directions, and to follow your guidance. Lord, lead them to seek what is best for our nation and world, depending always on your sovereignty and might. May they constantly remember that you possess all power and can accomplish the seemingly impossible if they would only believe. Continue to sustain them with your might, showering them with your bountiful blessings. We pray in your mighty name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington, d. C. , july 11, 2017. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate
Federalist society were hosting todays forum. I want to thank the Federalist Society, dean righter and julie nix who are with us today, for their assistance in organizing this forum. I also want to welcome those who are seeing us through cspan and our Live Streaming audience as well. Were here to discuss an important new, an important subject, the Permission Society, the title of a new book from encounter books by the Goldwater Institutes tim sandefur. Subtitled, how the ruling class turns our freedoms into privileges and what we can do about it. This book documents the many ways, especially since the progressive era, that the presumption of liberty, the freedom at the heart of our founding principles and documents, has been extinguished in favor after presumption for government, with individuals having to obtain permission from government officials before being able to act. Property owners have long experienced this reversal of course. Today they often find before they can make any ch
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Im stephen sackur. After three years of fighting, 10,000 dead and hundreds of thousands displaced, is it time for ukraines leaders to acknowledge they are in a war they cannot win . Geopolitics, economics, and public sentiment dont seem to be working in kievs favour. My guest was ukraines Prime Minister until a year ago. Arseniy yatsenyuk described his own premiership as a kamikaze mission. So how does his nation avoid Self Destruction . Arseniy yatsenyuk, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks for having me, stephen. Seems ukraines crisis has lurched into a new level of urgency in recent days with a blockade, which has been imposed by people who are actually nominally supportive of ukraines government, a blockade which is restricting all trade between the Eastern Breakaway regions and the rest of the country. Why is this happening . The reason is very clear. Under the minsk deal russians had to launch a full fledged ceasefire on the ground, to pull back its forces, and to pave the way for the po