[background noises] the ways and Means Committee will now come to order. Good morning, today we will consider the historic u. S. Mca transforming agreement that creates a new High Water Mark u. S. Trade deals moving forward. The implementing bill before us is the result of many months of negotiations and indeed more than a year between House Democrats and the ambassador robert who worked with us honorably every time we met. And im very proud of the outcome of that we have reached. When we assume the majority this year, we were asked to consider a renegotiated nafta that had structural flaws in a number of areas including enforcements, labor rights, the environment, and access to medicines. Let me start with enforcement. Which was the crux of this agreement. As ive noted many times over the past year, i did not vote for the original nafta, the chief reason was a lack of enforceability. In the past 25 years, weve seen the shortcoming of the original agreements, much of which comes down t
Nathalie tocci, former eu Foreign Policy advisor. The longtime capitol hill correspondent, and now Washington Post live anchor, leigh ann caldwell, and christopher steele, formerly head of the russia desk at mi6. Hello, welcome to the progamme. The photographs speak for themselves. Red tabs, yellow tabs, top secret documents, some of them marked hcs human Confidential Sources which the Us Government believe the former President Donald Trump was attempting to conceal. The fbi seized 33 boxes from mar a lago earlier this month, more than 100 classified documents, three of which were found mixed with other papers in his desk and not in locked storage as where they were supposed to be. In a 36 page filing to a federal judge, prosecutors said that at a june meeting the trump team had certified in writing that all remaining documents were contained in a single sealed envelope that was handed over. But in august and in a matter of hours the fbi had recovered twice as many documents with class
nathalie tocci, former eu foreign policy advisor. the longtime capitol hill correspondent, and now washington post live anchor, leigh ann caldwell, and christopher steele, formerly head of the russia desk at mi6. hello, welcome to the progamme. the photographs speak for themselves. red tabs, yellow tabs, top secret documents, some of them marked hcs human confidential sources which the us government believe the former president donald trump was attempting to conceal. the fbi seized 33 boxes from mar a lago earlier this month, more than 100 classified documents, three of which were found mixed with other papers in his desk and not in locked storage as where they were supposed to be. in a 36 page filing to a federal judge, prosecutors said that at a june meeting the trump team had certified in writing that all remaining documents were contained in a single sealed envelope that was handed over. but in august and in a matter of hours the fbi had recovered twice as many docum
Celebrates the 75th anniversary of the peoples artist. The day of spring renewal of bright hopes and deep respect for all professions. Belarus celebrates labor day today. The president congratulated belarusians on may day. The belarusian people have always been famous hard work and a businesslike approach to business, which allowed us to equip our state and maintain peace in our native land. Noted alexander lukashenko. Today, when global competition for markets and resources has intensified, it is especially important to strengthen our common home, increase the wealth of citizens, and ensure a happy future for our children and grandchildren. This is possible thanks to a conscientious and responsible attitude towards the assigned area of work, perseverance in achieving set goals, and an innovative approach to solving everyday problems, the head emphasized states. A significant factor in strengthening the belarusian model of social development is. I am confident that by continuing
What they can actually do about the communist state. Welcome to the programme im Christian Fraser in london, katty kay is in washington is brexit already making the uk poorer . In his annual Mansion House speech the governor of the Bank Of England mark carney, said price rises are now running ahead of wage growth and real incomes are falling again. Speaking alongside the governor, the chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond was making the case for a longer transition to brexit he wants the uk and the eu to agree a new customs agreement under which Current Border arrangements would remain in place perhaps for some years following britains exit. In a moment, well hear from the British International trade secretary whos trying to whip up business in the us but first, this report from our economics editor, kamal ahmed. A year on from the referendum, and cars waiting in sunny southampton for a journey to the continent of europe. Exports to the European Union like these are a key driver o