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you looking at? i cannot comment on all the tools but let me reinforce that sanctions are very important tool within the department, and we will use them as appropriate. in this case, we did freeze assets. again as i mentioned, tens of millions of dollars of assets, in that will have a very big impact on this. i will take one more question. yes, in the back. reporter: during the campaign, the president had made comments about janet yellen and basically if she was being too political, she should be ashamed of herself with the treasury department, so do they feel confident with her at the helm now, to be able to set monetary policy going forward? let me comment that i am really here today to talk about the venezuelan situation, but let me just say there is a tradition of the secretary of treasury having ongoing meetings with the head of the federal

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20170214:18:18:00

obama era sentience on russia. our current sanctions programs are in place and i was a sanctions are in important tool that we will continue to lt countries, but it is a very important program within the treasury department. the existing policies are in place. reporter: are you kind of plating additional sanctions against iran, and can you tell us what you think the bottom line would be for these sanctions you announced yesterday and are referring today for the venezuelan vice president? let me comment again this is the result of a very long effort yes, this was underway, the very long effort. the implication is quite significant. we expect there will be frozen tens of millions of dollars, and again, this sanctions are very important way of us sending a message that we will not stand for illicit activity whether it be drug trafficking or terroris terrorism. reporter: other than sanctions, what other tools are

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also designated. these designations follow a multiyear investigation into his criminal activities. president trump appreciates the hard work put into this case by the department of treasury, department of state, as well as the national security council and many people throughout law enforcement. following the signing of the executive order last week, designing to break the backs of criminal drug cartels, this action denigrates the president seriousness about fighting the scourge of drugs in the united states. in addition, he wants to send a clear message to the people of venezuela that america stands with them. with that, i am happy to take two or three questions specifically about this. reporter: sanctions are directly relevant to the treasury department which you now oversee, can you tell us a little bit about plans for sanctions for russia or keeping

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20170214:18:15:30

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