Between for discussion. Based in the coin flip, Collin Peterson will go first on his Opening Statement. Torgerson peterson. Good evening matt, hello everyone what to think the public and aarp for sponsoring this debate. Give me the opportunity to serve them and congress over these last number of years. Is able to move up to the Agricultural Committee in 2005. And ive been chairman twice, are the only person thats ever done that. Weve been able to do some good work, was kept the committee bipartisan. Ive been rated the most bipartisan member of congress cgot the mca trade agreement done the people were concerned about, had a good democratic vote. Site look forward to going back to congress to continue the bipartisan work ive done over the number of years. Alright michele one minute Opening Statement respect thank you very much matt, aarp and for the public for putting this together tonight. I served to the Minnesota Senate, i was the first female president of the Minnesota Senate i work
Calling on the president to step down. And calls for sudans government to do more to prevent future disasters the tackles the worst flooding in a century. The u. S. Has broken with almost every other member of the u. N. Security council on dream post sanctions on iran washington insisted as a legal right to do so was part of the Iran Nuclear Deal even though it pulled out of the agreement 2 years ago our diplomatic editor james bays has more. Its aroud its even pitted the us against some of its closest allies its now over 5 years since the Iran Nuclear Deal was signed in vienna joining the negotiations the us team under the leadership of the very end secretary of state john kerry devised a mechanism called snap back if iran breached its commitments all internet. Sanctions could snap back into place but thats not the way things played out the United States will withdraw from the Iran Nuclear Deal it was the u. S. Under President Trump that pulled out of the deal 2 years ago. Despite thi
More arrests in belarus as protesters march for another day calling on the president to step down. The u. S. Has broken with all other permanent members of the u. N. Security council and declared socalled snapback sanctions on iran americas major ally is britain france and germany had already written to the u. N. To say sanctions relief will remain the dispute is over the Iran Nuclear Deal which washington pulled out of 2 years ago the other signatories say the u. S. No longer has the legal power to force through any changes our diplomatic editor james spader reports. Its aroud its even pitted the us against some of its closest allies its now over 5 years since the Iran Nuclear Deal was signed in vienna during the negotiations the us team under the leadership of the very end secretary of state john kerry devised a mechanism called snap back if iran breached its commitments all International Sanctions could snap back into place but thats not the way things played out the United States w
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