Sen. Graham todays hearing is going to be holocaust era insurance claims, what to do about it. It is a difficult topic in many ways, but i am glad we are having the hearing. Senator feinstein, i will not have an opening statement. I defer to you. Sen. Feinstein get settled here. First of all, thank you, mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing. Today, we are discussing holocaust era insurance claims. Before anding during the second world war, many europeans purchased insurance policies to protect their assets and loved ones, while many of these individuals perished as victims of the holocaust. Those who survived and the heirs of those that did not have since attempted to collect the proceeds from those policies. Haveer, beneficiaries found it difficult to collect on these policies because paperwork had often been left behind or destroyed during the genocide. To remedy this injustice, american insurance regulators, european Insurance Companies, the state of israel, and jewish and survivor
White House Press Secretary will be answering questioning. It comes as President Trump told the wall street journal theres a 5050 chance that negotiations will succeed. If they fail, they could lead to either another Government Shutdown in about 18 days time or to the president declaring a National Emergency to get the money to build his border wall. Lets go live to jim acosta. So jim, its still stunning to me to see this new u report from the cbo that the Government Shutdown has so far cost the u. S. Economy 11 billion. Thats right. And thats a dollar figure thats double what the president was asking for for his border wall down on the border with mexico. Now some of that will be recoupeded according to the cbo. Once these federal workers start receiving their back pay, but at the end of the day, there is going to be a big hit to this economy and i suspect Sarah Sanders will be asked about t t that. Thats the latest time estimate as to when this is going to get started and as you were