Hours. And now for us to declare a recess of the committee at any time, and we will have five legislative days to submit extraneous materials to the chairman for inclusion into the record. This hearing is entitled a legislative proposal to impede north kr north koreas access to finance. I recognize myself for five minutes to give an opening statement. Todays hearing will examine draft legislation to impose secondary sanctions on foreign banks whose business supports the north korean regime whether directly or indirectly. By encompassing virtually all of north kr north koreas economic activity, these measures would are represent the toughest financial sanctions yet directed at pyongya pyongyang. This the means going after cole, petroleum, textiles and minerals as well as north korean laborers abroad. In addition, the bill would incentivize greater compliance with the u. N. Sanctions by leveraging the vote at the International Financial institutions where certain countries with the lax e
Hoping the state will cash in, but not everyone agrees. And today, both sides sound off. Among other changes to pennsylvania gaming laws, house bill 271 allows up to 40,000 slotlike gaming terminals, known as vgts, in bars, bowling alleys, and truck stops. The house of representatives passed the bill 102 to 89 with support from both republicans and democrats. With me now is Pennsylvania State representative maria donatucci, and state representative mark mustio joined us from harrisburg. So, lets start out, why support this bill . Whats in it for pennsylvanians . Mark mustio several years ago on the appropriations committee, we were tasked with finding nonbroadbased tax revenue for the state. And currently in pennsylvania, there are anywhere between 25,000 and 40,000 illegal poker machines. And other states have legalized video gaming terminals in bars, taverns, restaurants, and clubs, illinois being the most recent, and theyre generating approximately 350 million a year to their genera
Covered on this channel for you and one of them has been the new cold war between russia and the west. The tensions now extend from the battlefields of syria to the sea lanes of the arctic but the bad blood started in 2014 with the war in ukraine. Two years on russia still backs separatist rebels fighting the ukraine government. Tonight im taking you on the front line with russia, poland, roe romania, bulgaria, and competing for special Natural Resources with new urgency. Lets again the journey now with a special report. Its 10 a. M. On an autumn morning in stran tran sylvania. It is a routine nato exercise in military readiness. One minute but demonstrations of force like this have taken on a influence urgency for the west. Here beside the carpathian mountains in romania these soldiers are training for battle. Just a seven hour drive from ukraine where russian backed separatists set off the worst confrontation between moscow and the west since the end of the cold war. Roe romanians an
Lanes of the arctic but the bad blood started in 2014 with the war in ukraine. Two years on russia still backs separatist rebels fighting the ukraine government. Tonight im taking you on the front line with russia, poland, roromania, bulgaria, and competg for special Natural Resources with new urgency. Lets again the journey now with a special report. Its 10 a. M. On an autumn morning in stra tran sylvania. It is a routine nato exercise in military readiness. One minute but demonstrations of force like this have taken on a influence urgency for the west. Here beside the carpathian mountains in romania these soldiers are training for battle. Just a seven hour drive from ukraine where russian backed separatists set off the worst confrontation between moscow and the west since the end of the cold war. Roromanians and others who worry about past aggressions, worried about stopping an emboldened Vladimir Putin. Cold war is a reality, now we live in a new cold war but its a danger for the re
Covered on this channel for you and one of them has been the new cold war between russia and the west. The tensions now extend from the battlefields of syria to the sea lanes of the arctic but the bad blood started in 2014 with the war in ukraine. Two years on russia still backs separatist rebels fighting the ukraine government. Tonight im taking you on the front line with russia, poland, roe romania, bulgaria, and competing for special Natural Resources with new urgency. Lets again the journey now with a special report. Its 10 a. M. On an autumn morning in stran tran sylvania. It is a routine nato exercise in military readiness. One minute but demonstrations of force like this have taken on a influence urgency for the west. Here beside the carpathian mountains in romania these soldiers are training for battle. Just a seven hour drive from ukraine where russian backed separatists set off the worst confrontation between moscow and the west since the end of the cold war. Roe romanians an