Aids say in exchhnge of proposals taken place, some movement, but still major differences between the white house and speakers office. Fox news reports the speaker and president just spoke on the phone. White house folks say theres a sign of movement. A senior house aide says the white house reduced the demand for tax revenue increases from 1. 6 trillion to 1. 4 trillion, well short of the latest republican offer of 800 billion, though, there is another offer on the table from republicans that the details are unknown. Boehner Spokesman Says we acceptability the white house a counteroffer to achieve reform to solve the crisis. Were still waiting for the white house to identify which spending cuts the president is willing to make as part of the balanced approach. Fox news is reporting senior white house Officials Say the sides are making progress, but some senior Congressional Republicans say theres Little Movement on the major substantive differences. Were watching it all. Back to you.
The department will monitor any Market Development and assess their impact and subsequent Public Interest as information becomes available. I would also like to note as i mentioned earlier the department considers factors as a part of the Public Interest determination. Of course we are monitoring the situation very closely and certainly take Energy Security seriously and we make decisions in recent applications. Commitment to free trade is another factor and efficient transparent natural gas with diverse supply to both economic and Strategic Benefits to the United States and allies. Production on the domestic natural gas or a significantly reduced and global trade would have been destined to gear up and asia in improving the security for many of the key partners. They ca can diversify the suppls and Energy Security for the u. S. Allies and trading partners and in conclusion mr. Chairman and i would like to emphasize the department of energy is committed to the applications as expeditio
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You were just in moldova. As we try to learn from the things that we could have done or that the alliance could have months ukraine in the and years leading up to this crisis, which im not suggesting anyone could have foreseen what do you think are the most important steps to strengthen the Transatlantic Alliance with moldova to send the right message to russia and to perhaps prepare them for the potential of some kind of offensive action from russian we have intensified our collaboration and cooperation with moldova. Secretary kerry was there in december. As you said, i was there again a week ago sunday. Our primary effort with moldova has been to support their preparations for an Association Agreement signing with the andpean union and the deep comprehensive freetrade agreement. Both of these will strengthen their trade and travel and links to europe and give them more options than simply the russian market. We are also working intensively with them on Energy Security and alternative
Defend its views as does the right to life. That is the way our system operates. And Campaign Finances reform is about lower the limits, restrict the speech, restrict the speech and what happens is the only is e who can win election incumbent politicians because they have those that raise the money and any challenger has to raise the money. If you dont have an army of thousands and thousands of buppedlers you cannot effectively challenge an incumbent. That is not the unintended effect of these laws, that is the intended effect. We have super pacs that are speaking on the sidelines and you have politicians who play games. They speak since they cannot speak directly under the law they will say who will rid me of this trouble some clerk. If a group is supporting you, you hope what they say bears some resemblance of what you believe but you cant talk to them so if they get it wrong, there is nothing you can do. A far better system would be to allow individuals unlimited contributions to ca