Thank you. Thank you. This is certainly fair to say that members of the senate share their concern about regional stability. We want to do everything we can to support you. One of the formulations committee had a meeting. One of the issues that was talked about was the concern about the spread of polio outbreak. An ambassador spoke about the effort to immunize children. And wonder if anyone could speak about whether the outbreak is under control whether there is more that needs to be done to address it. It is not under control. The situation in serious is out of control. Eradicated. We are now in a situation where. And medical conditions that can transcend the borders. This is another reason why we have to put so many resources into the medical assistant in. Medical system. People are common across from syria to jordan to seek assistance. Have not been working for six months or 12 months. Jordan is seeing an increase and 20 . Northern areas by jordan does not have enough support and mo
Billion be released . You think that makes a difference . 15 billion to 25 billion will he put away. They will still be deprived. None of it happens all in one day. It happens sequentially as the process is implemented. We also have prevented, as you know, access to the International Banking system. We will work with our International Partners to ensure that that commitment does not waver. As we negotiated, i have personally instructed every bureau at the state department and each of our missions around the world to remain vigilant for any sign that any sanction is being skirted. As we negotiate, we will continue to be perfectly clear that for iran, the price of noncompliance, of failing to satisfy International Concerns about the nuclear program, will be that we immediately ratchet up new sanctions, along with whatever further steps are needed to prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, including, as president obama just made clear, a military option if that were necessary. So, t
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Members of the National Guard rest inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. | Stephen Voss for Politico
The National Guardsmen providing security in the U.S. Capitol ahead of the inauguration are soon getting cots, after images went viral last week of troops sleeping on the floor in the halls of Congress, according to four people familiar with the decision.
Guard spokesman Wayne Hall confirmed Saturday that Federal Emergency Management Agency received a formal request through the D.C. Emergency Operations Center for more than 1,200 cots “to provide comfort for members of the National Guard supporting law enforcement and the upcoming presidential inauguration in D.C.”