We appreciate you coming and taking the time in your thoughtful testimony. Youre looking forward to answers to what should be a number of interesting questions. Members of this committee, it should come as no surprise that the security of our borders been a top priority in this committee. In november 2015 we published a report the state of americas border security. We have copies, so any new members are all members emma i would be happy to give you one. We have learned an awful lot. I would ask that my Opening Statement be entered in the record. I will take silence as a consent, thanks. I would like to read some of the findings out of that Opening Statement as well as other things we have learned very first and foremost, what we have ,earned in this 23rd hearing the first finding is that our borders are not secure. Two, americans demand for drugs is one root cause. In order to secure our borders agents need full situational awareness, including staying on the other side of the border.
Statement or a closing summation, each will be questioned in turn, each will have an opportunity to comment upon the answer of the other; each reporter will ask only one question in turn. He is free to ask any question he chooses. Neither candidate knows what questions will be asked and only the clock will determine who will be asked the last question. These programs represent an unprecedented opportunity for the candidates to present their philosophies and programs directly to the people and for the people to compare these and the candidates. The four reporters on Tonights Panel include a newspaperman and a wire service representative. These two were selected by lot by the press secretaries of the candidates from among the reporters traveling with the candidates. The broadcasting representatives were selected by their respective companies. The reporters are paul niven of cbs, edward p. Morgan of abc, alvin spivak of united press international, and harold r. Levy of newsday. Now the fi
Until this series have americans seen the candidates in facetoface exchange. Tonight, the candidates have agreed to devote the full hour to answering questions on any issue of the campaign. And here tonight are the republican candidate, Vice President richard m. Nixon, and the democratic candidate, senator john f. Kennedy. Now, representatives of the candidates and of all the radio and Television Networks have agreed on these rules. Neither candidate will make an Opening Statement or a closing summation, each will be questioned in turn, each will have an opportunity to comment upon the answer of the other; each reporter will ask only one question in turn. He is free to ask any question he chooses. Neither candidate knows what questions will be asked and only the clock will determine who will be asked the last question. These programs represent an unprecedented opportunity for the candidates to present their philosophies and programs directly to the people and for the people to compare
Now representatives of the candidates and of all the radio and Television Networks have agreed on these rules. Neither candidate will make an Opening Statement or a closing summation, each will be questioned in turn, each will have an opportunity to comment upon the answer of the other; each reporter will ask only one question in turn. He is free to ask any question he chooses. Neither candidate knows what questions will be asked and only the clock will determine who will be asked the last question. These programs represent an unprecedented opportunity for the candidates to present their philosophies and programs directly to the people and for the people to compare these and the candidates. The four reporters on Tonights Panel include a newspaperman and a wire service representative. These two were selected by lot by the press secretaries of the candidates from among the reporters traveling with the candidates. The broadcasting representatives were selected by their respective companie
Union leaders, environmentalists and a loud major city of congressman are on the left slamming president obama for his support of the Transpacific Partnership. Others insist that the president and his forehands on the right are lined behind the controversial trade pack are doing what the u. S. Needs to do to be competitive in the face of chinas growing influence. The first question is not about china or the politics, its direct. What is controversial about a trade deal. The Transpacific Partnership removes the trade barriers and tariffs around countries in the pacific rim. Taking up to a third of trade and 40 of Global Economic activity. China, a fastgrowing economy is specifically being left out of those talks by design. In the global competition for influence, the Obama Administration views t perform p as a tool to maintain economic privacy in the world. U. S. Leaders hoped that upstarts can be kept in check, with free trade agreements. Well have more on the intensifying competition