See this restriction lifted. I think i can remind you hopes not a strategy and were hopeful that you all hopeful that you all will take the concern that is being expressed today about al import back to your smaller groups as you discuss opportunities going forward. Weve long been concerned about the extension of credit for ag transactions and trade. Hopefully i think tomorrow were going to try and take a move in the right direction. I think you guys have highlighted the number one thing that we think we can deal with, which is 908. I personally support lifting the embargo entirely. However, that may be a bridge too far for this congress. So weve got to take these baby steps. With that, i have a couple specific questions for you, under secretary. To date, the federal checkoff dollars have not been used with promotion for trade with cuba. Loose reasoning, i think almost an assumption, is that this is due to the language of tsra which precludes the use of any United States assistance incl
To do what they can to level it will Playing Field. For american exporters and the jobs connected with that. I yield. Let me say i want to thank my colleagues for their participation today. I have great for respect for both of you. Ive known you for a long time. I want everyone to know that i recognize there are passionately held views on both side of these issues and these debates. I wish we could report a tpa bill you nanunanimously. Its clear were not going to be able to do that. We create a product and a process on this legislation thats bipartisan. So far i think we really have been successful. I think most people would agree with that. I really want to thank senator widen for his help on this effort. Its been a very difficult one for him as it has been for many of my colleagues on the democrat side. I think its very important that we move forward and let the committee function properly. Im looking forward to even more lively discussion and debate tomorrow. I have tremendous respe
Value of exports is far less than that in roughly 2950 million. U. S. Exporters see a tremendous market in cuba by the authorizations they seek from us though currently they only export a small fraction of that. Those exports go through the cuban import agency. So thrs no changes in our regulations on exports to cuba because thats limitted by the trade sanctions. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman thank you for your statement. Our next witness, johnny smith acting director, office of foreign assets control, the department of treasury. Mr. Smith serves as acting director of the department of Treasury Department of foreign assets. Control or opac is mr. Smiths acronym for which he works which is tasked with administrating economic trade sanctions to advance u. S. National security and Foreign Policy goals. Prior to joining opac he served as expert to the United Nations taliban and sanctions committee. As a Trial Attorney at the u. S. Department of justice. Welcome to your new job. Tha
Something no developed country has ever done. How will this affect markets around the world . You might be surprised. We are live. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Im john berman. It is wednesday, july 1st. Welcome to july it is 4 00 a. M. In the east and new this morning captured prison escapee david sweat his condition upgraded to fair and he is apparently spilling big time and revealing big time how the clinton facility broke down in upstate new york. Sweat said he and richard matt practiced their escape the night before they broke out. He says they reached a manhole but decided it was not isolated enough so they picked a different manhole on the night of the real escape. Lets get more from National Correspondent jason carroll. Reporter david sweats condition has been upgraded to fair and he is telling investigators a lot, filling in many details about the escape telling investigators that he was the, quote unquote, mastermind of the whole escape plan and f
Early start. Im john berman. Im christine romans. Its wednesday, july 1st. Hello, july nice to see yall this morning. Capture prison escapee david sweat recovering quickly from two gunshot wounds and his condition upgraded to fair. He apparently is spilling the beans bigtime. Revealing key details about just how security broke down at Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate, new york. Sweat says he and richard matt actually practiced their escape the night before they broke out of prison. He says they reached a manhole but decided it was not isolated enough. So they picked a different manhole on the night of the real escape. Following this for us with all of the new details is National Correspondent jason carroll. Reporter david sweats condition has been upgraded to fair and he is telling investigators a lot, filling in many details about the escape, telling investigators that he was the, quote unquote, mastermind of the whole escape plan and that falls in step from what we are hearin