In parts of Central America. The u. S. Says its pulling out additional troops from afghanistan and iraq by mid january. Thatll leave around 2 and a half 1000 soldiers in each country just before president the office. But senior figures in the military and the trunks, Republican Party, say its a mistake and a risky move. Aljazeera has an official reports from the white house. Donald Trump Campaigned in 2016 on ending americas wars abroad. In the final days of his presidency, hes acting to cut numbers in both iraq and afghanistan. From 4500 in afghanistan, the number will drop to 2500. 00. It will be the same number in iraq, but it will come clean more than 3000. 00 times. So now this is consistent with our established plans and strategic objectives supported by the American People and does not equate to a change in u. S. Policy or objectives. In the stern is the us is longest war. Its lasted 1000 years, more than 2300. 00 soldiers have died. Its cost more than 193000000000. 00. Earlier
August 20, 2020. Budget and Appropriations Committee. Good morning. This is the august 20, 2020 rescheduled budget and Appropriations Committee meeting. I am joined by supervisors walton, mandelman and president yee. I would like to thank sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. Do you have announcements . Due to the covid19 health emergency, the Committee Room are closed. Members will participate in a meeting remotely. This is taken pursuant to the local, state and federal orders and directives. Committee members may participate to the same extent as if physically present. Put lick comment shall occur at the recessed meeting august 24 at 10 00 a. M. You may send it in the following ways. Email to the budget and finance committee clerk, and it will be forwarded to the supervisors and included as part of the official file. Thank you, good morning. We are reconvening our meeting from yesterday. This weeks hearings are focused on changes and reductions that the Budget Committee would like t
Clerk there are five ayes. Chair fewer thank you very much. Colleagues, id just like to say, get a good nights sleep tonight because tomorrow will not be so easy. I think we saw departments very compliant, and tomorrow, they will not be. Supervisor ronen im so excited. I have time to actually study. Chair fewer so everyone got the b. L. A. S report. Look at that, and say these are the recommendations, and if you can think of other things, great. This is where we start, and so we are growing that pot. Congratulations to all of you for growing that pot for the add back, and for the communities. Okay. Thank you very much. Seeing nothing further, this committee is recessed, and thank you, madam clerk. Clerk of course. Good morning. This is the august 20, 2020 rescheduled budget and Appropriations Committee meeting. I am joined by supervisors walton, mandelman and president yee. I would like to thank sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. Do you have announcements . Due to the covid19 healt
Participate to the same extent as if physically present. Put lick comment shall occur at the recessed meeting august 24 at 10 00 a. M. You may send it in the following ways. Email to the budget and finance committee clerk, and it will be forwarded to the supervisors and included as part of the official file. Thank you, good morning. We are reconvening our meeting from yesterday. This weeks hearings are focused on changes and reductions that the Budget Committee would like to make to department budgets. A few things i want to know. There is no trailing legislation today. Reminder to new members. The hearings are noticed separately. This is all one meeting. We are taking up the following day at 10 00 a. M. One meeting for wednesday, thursday and friday. No Public Comment this week on the budget, which is items one and two. All Public Comment will be heard on monday, august 24th at 10 00 a. M. There. Is no other business on monday except for the comments. The budget and Appropriations Com
A legal system of its own it imposes moral code upon the Economic System in terms of honesty and terms of distribution of wealth but here we have a system that 49 years later has become rotten the institutions have melted and disintegrated and we have people like our own senator here in North Carolina senator richard burr who was caught not only dumping a whole bunch of sharers 2000000. 00 worth after he secret inside information about the coronavirus but it turns out its even worse when senator richard burr not only engaged in obvious Insider Trading on the coronavirus after receiving intelligence reports on the looming pandemic but he also sold his townhouse to a farmer a lobbyist above market price for a tidy profit so here you have a guy whos supposed to be the legal system of the the. Moral code of the nation and congress and he was actually had these pharma before him in terms of business and he he sold his house to one of these lobbyists this 2 tracks there those 2 paths those 2