not part of an irregular channel, are you? aren t you the official channel? that is correct. explain how you re the official channel, not an irregular channel. i was appointed by secretary of state tillerson to be the u.s. special representative for ukraine negotiations. that s a role that s different from assistant secretary of state or different from ambassador in ukraine. that role is particularly focused on the diplomatic activities surrounding the efforts to reverse russia s invasion and occupation of ukraine. it is the normandy process, support from nato, support for sanctions from european union, it is osc, monitoring missions, it is the efforts of individual allies like poland, like the uk, like canada that are supporting ukraine, it is work at a senior level in the agency i am going to cut you off. you are one of the few people
the truth if that s a promise he can keep or whether it s his version of read my lips or i ll close gitmo. this evening with presidential politic, and a focus on key battleground states. president obama is in iowa tonight. six electoral votes but a hotly contested tossup state at a wind turbine plant in newton, iowa, the president said he understood times are tough but he argues the republican agenda isn t the answer. when you hear somebody say, we should cut more taxes, especially for the wealthiest americans, well, newton, you ve been there and you ve done that. we did that. 2000, 2001, 2003. when you hear people say that we should cut back more on the rules we put in place for banks and financial institutions to avoid another taxpayer bailout. well, we tried that. that s the president in iowa just moments ago. republican challenger mitt romney has his eyes today on pennsylvania s 20 electoral college votes, encountering some democratic protests as he made his case on