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Granted a visa it seems to speak at the u. N. In new york. The United States has announced new sanctions on iran that include the Iranian Central Bank also targeted here on the National Development fund of iran and. Iranian Company Officials are saying that its used to conceal financial transfers for Iranian Military says the President Donald Trump says he prefers financial sanctions as opposed to the use of military action in order to prevent iran from developing nuclear weapons. We have just sanctioned the Arabian National bank that is their central Banking System and its going to be. At the highest level of sanctions we are continuing the maximum Pressure Campaign this is the last remaining source of funds so both the central bank of iran and israel well as the National Development fund which is their Sovereign Wealth Fund will be cut off from our Banking System so this will mean no more funds going to the r. G. C. Were to fund terror and this is on top of our Oil Sanctions and our
Today who are not members of the committee that they be recognized for three minutes to ask questions after Committee Members have asked theirs and note only Committee Members will be allowed to make Opening Statements. Hearing no objections so ordered. The chair recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. First of all, thank you, everyone, for being here this morning. Its an honor for those of us that are not from chicago to be here here. Im anna eschew and this is the midwestern part of my family and its an honor to be here with my colleagues on a very serious issue and this is the first energy and Commerce Committee hearing of the gun violence epidemic in our country as a Public Health issue. This subcommittee has jurisdiction over Public Health issues in our country. I want to recognize first the members of the committee who represent the parts of chicago and the region starting with congressman bobby rush whose district we are in. Thank you, bobby, very much for
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Buckeye state to be a political weather vane. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. Im arreen as turkeys military offense in Northern Syria enters its seventh day, President Trump is calling for turkey to declare a ceasefire. Yesterday mr. Trump announced new sanctions against turkey. Vice president mike pence will soon head to the region to negotiate an end to the violence as u. S. Troops pull back. David martin reports from the pentagon. Reporter with Turkish Forces moving south and russianbacked syrian units advancing north, 1,000 u. S. Troops are caught in the middle, looking for the safest way out. Joint chiefs chairman general mark millie spoke by phone with the russian chief in an effort to make sure there is no interference with the erhdl include equipment as well as troops as defense secretary mark esper said to Margaret Brennan on face the nation. We want to make sure we deflect a pullback of forces, dont want to leave equipment behind