Our next panel we are very excited to get an International Perspective on infrastructure. Earlier i had a chance to meet with mexicos current chair of the governors the current chair is france just go and incoming as mendoza, swift got both representatives from mexico and canada appear on the stage we are really thrilled to have it with us a total of five premieres from our neighbors to the north, who we very much appreciate everybody making the tremendous effort to come down here and join us. They are joining us for this discussion on infrastructure from an International Perspective. I believe canada is doing some really interesting and Creative Things on infrastructure, silly want to thank each one of you for joining us. We have saskatchewan premier who is the chair of the council of the federation which is our equivalent, sort of like the nga of canada. Quebec khmer fans while ago, ontario premier doug ford, New Brunswick premier blaine higgs, and alberta premier jason, please give
U. S. Governors invited their counterparts from canada to the u. S. For a discussion on how states and canadian provinces can Work Together. On trade, infrastructure, and the environment. This is part of the National Governors Association Annual winter meeting, held in washington, d. C. Well, so, our next panel, were very excited to get an number perspective on infrastructure. Earlier, i had a chance to meet with mexicos current chair of the governors, konogo, the current chair is francisco dominguez, and the incoming chair governor carlos mendosa and we have both representatives from mexico and canada up here on the stage, were really thrilled to have with us, a total of five premieres from our neighbors to the north, who we very much appreciate everybody making the tremendous effort to come down here and join us. They are going to be joining us for this discussion on infrastructure from an international perspective. I believe that canadas doing some really interesting and Creative Th
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Present the case against the president , kim strassel, and columnist and manhattan senior fellow jason riley, what do you expect to happen in this trial . Well, what we are going to have is the an Opening Statement where people put forth outlines for and against and questions about votes, youll also have the house impeachment managers going first and presenting evidence that they collected if the course of this investigation trying to convince senators that it is enough to go forward with conviction and in theory that would be by the president s defense. Paul is there a possibility that youll hear from impeachment managers and if the Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell says you know what, i think we have enough votes to acquit here right now that they could hold a vote after that those original arguments . This is something more and more republicans are thinking about. You know there, had been a thought of having emotion to dismiss up front but it was clear that a lot of republicans werent