Sure to take time but will benefit the people in both cuba and the United States. This shared result to look ahead is what drove our conversation today and what has brought us to this moment. We touched on a wide range of issues of module concern, and mutual concern including counter narcotics, telecommunications, the internet them a environmental issues, human rights, including trafficking and in persons and we discussed the opening of our embassies. We want to make sure that those embassies are able to function fully and i am confident the diplomats from both countries will have the freedom to travel and to converse with citizens from all walks of life. To help lead that effort, i am encouraged that we have a first rate embassy team in cuba led by our ambassador who is one of our widest and most experienced public servants. I congratulate foreign minister rodriguez on his this mornings opening of the embassy in washington. I look forward to making my first trip to cuba and holding a
Taxpayer dollars are being well spent in this regard . Well, ive asked the deputy secretary to lead this effort and she is traveling around the country visiting with a number of organizations and groups who are interested in getting into farming or folks who are encouraging people to get into farming. One of the issues that has cropped up is this issue of land tenure. Candidly, you mentioned the fact that there are going to be a lot of people retiring and leaving the farming business. That is probably true. The the question is what happens to the land . Whoever owns that land what is their ultimate goal here or their relatives ultimate goal . Is it to maximize return or is it to create opportunity for the next generation or is it a combination of both . Frankly, ive asked the this task force to come with recommendations on this issue of land tenure. What can we do should we do . As usda with reference to our programs to ensure that there is that proper balance so that its not a focus s
Said earlier our foreign friends, we had a meeting in baltimore where over 30 countries came with representatives to talk to them about the appropriate way of banning boultry if we have this, that its not fair to your poultry producers because theres an incident in oregon or iowa the ban production from you and so were continuing to work on that, as well. The last thing were trying to do is to convince congress that this is a longterm issue. Im pretty sure this isnt the only time were going to have to dole with Something Like this is to see if we could complete the funding for the poultry Lab Improvements that i think are absolutely necessary in modernization of that lab. That would be good. Would this virus be available fairley soon or whats the timetable . Well, you know i would hope it would be but i dont want to speak for the company in terms of how quickly they can turn it around. But, you know im pretty impressed with the fact that in a relatively short period of time weve come a
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And rex mattis testified on the authorization for the use of military force. This hourlong portion of the hearing took place before break. Stop endless war. Stop endless war. Stop endless war. Stop endless war. Stop endless war. Thank you for being here. In the past when there have been interruptions on occasion i have n able to have people please dont do anything that causes you to have be escorted out of the room because then the process continues with being arrested and is fairly unpleasant. We have two votes today. Which is unfortunate. What we have talked about doing is adjourning the hearing at about seven minutes until 6 00. Everybody rushing down and voting of the tail end of the first vote, there will be no speaking before the second about. If we can keep going, general mattis, secretary mattis has a meeting he would like to attend and i know others wants to complete the work in an appropriate way. With that, id like to thank tillerson and mattis are being for being with us to