received. and the ban could affect something like 20,000 refugees. explain to us what this where this leaves them basically. well, it s a temporary suspension of the resettlement program, as you know. it means that we estimate some 20,000 people may, for the time being, being affected. obviously we seek to engage with the u.s. administration to hear and listen to their concerns and to address them. resettlement process is one of the most vetted processes in order for any traveler to enter the united states. that s the process that is the most scrutinized, the most screened process. so we hope that when we talk in the next couple of weeks with the u.s. administration, that these concerns can be addressed and can be met, so that we can make this strong, compelling case for the grand humanitarian tradition that the u.s. has demonstrated for decades, the global leadership that the
he s a nominee. she has to be able to speak about a nominee for attorney general. give me a break. this was abuse of power by the republicans, bringing up rule 19. senator sessions and that s why she was censured in the way that she was. it s within the responsibility of the leader of the senate, mitch mcconnell to do what he did, and i think he did the right thing tonight. then you can t nominate senators for cabinet positions. if you can t speak openly about them, then you can t nominate them anymore. okay, we have time for one more. mitch mcconnell on the senate floor, he said this to elizabeth warren. she was warned. she was given explanation. she persisted. some of the comments on social media about that have been scathing. and i get that. you know, i think people want to take senator warren s side, that s fine. but senator mcconnell did what he thought was necessary in terms of restoring order on the senate floor and every senate majority leader has the