Financial exemption in the past you scandinavian countries. I would like to tell you that the wrong effects of our policy discussion , if this point that you said is true , applying the exemption will give positive results, because we applied the exemption that i said, all our laws show that we are in the field of publishing. We exempted the press by explaining to your excellency if this policy is correct. You have been in this case and it is not possible to open this issue that because the Tax Exemption was zero, it is unfair, so it has no effect. It definitely has its own image. You cannot tell the effect of the Tax Exemption based on the number of the card, because it cannot be seen, but it is very helpful, very oriental. It can be a party that, instead of coming , has a big store, instead of coming, well , now the big store is part of the stationery department. This will definitely have an effect, but if the sales of the book go down, then there are other reasons it has nothing to
She answered a number of questions on daca program. Also, President Trumps alleged longer comments. She said she did not hear the president say a vulgar word to describe african countries in haiti. This Committee Hearing lasted over four hours. We will show you three hours of it. To everybody in this room, welcome, but particularly secretary nielsen, we welcome you. Thank you for taking time from your busy schedule for being here for a very important part of congresss responsibility to the congressional oversight. Door department is your department is a very important part of the executive branch, plays a very central role in overseeing our lawful immigration system besides protecting the country and our people. Oversight is a very important part of what we do here in congress. Events like todays hearing allows the peoples representatives to investigate and question the policies and the actions of the executive branch. There are important issues in your departments jurisdiction that ar
Surveillance reauthorization, 6038 was the vote. The 60th vote was needed to announce that bill. Also on capitol hill, a number of hearings we covered, a rather lengthy one on Homeland Security. A routine oversight hearing with Kiersten Nielsen kirstjen nielsen. Testified before the judiciary subcommittee on this issue. And also talked with a number of senators about the recent changes in daca and immigration. Here is what she had to say with some senator amy klobuchar. Listening to your answers under oath that you did not hear and i will not repeat this word and give it any dignity, we will collect the word shole. You testified under oath you did not hear the president use that word up a meeting. Correct. Is a possible he said the word at the meeting and you do not hear it . Anything is possible. Yes, maam. A possible he also said that wording you do not hear it . It is possible. There was crosstalk. I unfortunately was not the meeting was unscheduled. Lastminute, when i was notified,
Examine every form of trade abuse and non reciprocal practice. They are currently contributing to the United States. It was the largest one made in 2016. At 500 billion. Within 90 days of the department of congress and the u. S. Trade representative will submit a comprehensive report on the causes of our large trade deficit. The american president has called for such an investigation. If they will allow us to make the decisions. About the trade policy of our country going forward. Thats why the united steelworkers international, the International Association of meat machinist in the Aerospace Workers international of one of the strongest tools of fighting they were countervailing duties. Making it possible for american businesses to compete they subsidize exports into our country. To encourage this practice they have a mechanism for assessing these types of transactions. Since 2001 the u. S. Customs and Border Protection agency has not collected these duties. If you think about it we c
Trumps meeting with manufacturing executives today, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer briefed reporters. One of the main topics was former National Security advisor Michael Flynn request for immunity to testify before congress about the truck campaigns ties to russia. Mr. Spicer good afternoon. To catch, i want everyone up wasnt able to make the briefing last night on the theutive orders on executive orders the president is going to be signing this afternoon could the first direct the department of commerce and the office of u. S. Trade representative to examine every form of trade of these in a nonreciprocal practice that are currently contributing to the United States large and persistent trade deficits, the largest in a major nation in 2016, at 500 billion. Within 90 days, the department of commerce and the u. S. Trade representative will submit a comprehensive report to the president on the causes of our unduly large trade deficit. It is the first time in modern history that