The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cornyn madam president , before congress adjourned for the holidays, our colleagues in the house of representatives carried out their sole priority for 2019, which was to impeach President Trump. That was their numberone objective in 2019. While its no secret this is something theyve been dreaming of since the day that President Trump was inaugurated on january 20 of 2017, it certainly took our colleagues in the house on a roller coaster ride and the country as well. Ive likened it really to not a roller coaster ride but to a threering circus. It does not reflect particularly well i think on their on their body or on the seriousness of the process. In marv last year, here in march of last year heres an important quote to remember speak pelosi cast a lot of doubt that an Impeachment Vote would even happen. This is march 2019. She said, impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless theres something so compelling and overwhelming and bi
The mayor of little rock, arkansas was a cochair on the city side and i was a cochair on the county side. Youll be hearing from one of those Panel Members when greg speaks. Our work that was done seems like aged ags ago. Well be talking about that. I want to thank those of you here in person as well as those of you that are here virtually. We know this is being broadcast live stream and a special thank you to arc for your partnership. We partnered with each other. We partner with various agencies. This event is the culmination with a yearlong partnership to strengthen the local response on the opiates epidemic across the 13 state region. County leaders need the help and support of partnerships like the ones that a. R. C. Has provided and the resources that are needed to serve our citizens. We see the impact that Substance Abuse is having on counties across the entire region. County support over 900 hospitals. County owned, county supported hospitals. They over see sheriffs departments,
Killing of the iranian general soleimani, donald trump has proven that beyond. And the failure to consult with our allies or congress and the reckless disregard for the consequences that would surely follow was in my view dangerously incompetent. Folks, in the wake of such an enormous escalation that has exploded to politics in the region has put the United States on a collision course that what we expect from an american president. What have we heard from President Trump . We have not heard an explanation to assure the American People that this decision and its consequences were thought through. No levelheaded words meant to dial down the tensions and take us off the path of conflict. No press conference or consultation with our congress. No. What we have heard so far are tweets, threats and tantrums. All we heard from this administration are shifty explanations, evasive explanations, and imminent threat without the necessary evidence to support that conclusion. And since this is a pr
Talking about the international economy. Lets take it a step further and ask crystal lena to join us. Shes the new managing director of the new chief of the imf, lets see what her prognosis is for your markets outside of the United States. Welcome. So happy to have you here. So lets get right into it. We heard an upbeat view of the u. S. Economy and complaints of the global economy. Lets start with the u. S. Despite everything mr. Kudlow just said, we have seen the slow down in u. S. Growth this year and a slump in manufacturing decline in business investment, from your purge, thats your outlook for the u. S. Economy and the coming year. Well, the u. S. Is in a good place. And people in this room have contributed to that. What we have is history expansion, lowest in the last 50 years of unemployment. What we particularly see is that wages are going and wages of low paid workers are out facing wage growth on average, thats driven by productivity gains. Theyre porimportant to recogni. Yo
Growing energy demand, you are watching live coverage on cspan 3. We are proud to announce that doubled the tenants of last year. I welcome hundreds more joining us live. I will also give you a sneak peek of the program and share some reminders. First, in the spirit of the natural gas and oil industries, commit to safety because api sets the starpndards for the highest operations around the world, well begin our event today. There are no plans of emergency drills during the anthem today. Please treat the announcement is a real thing. It is a good idea to be prepared. The best exit is the one from which you enter back here to my right and additional exits to my left right up front and the back of the room. I would like to extend a warm welcome to our distinguished guests including members of congress, administration officials, Industry Leaders and trade Association Executives and other partners and allies. You will see some others on the screen behind me and thank you for holding your a