Our Net Advantage is so huge. It means they want to avoid it as fast as they can. Im purposely prepared to walk out. It doesnt frighten me to walk out. Two, im a fairly impatient guy. I thought we would get it all done by now. The combination of not having either one makes me unhappy. Three, i was sort of bored this morning and thought it would start a new argument. You have to see those things to understand how the Trump Presidency operates. Im not trying to attack him. Im just suggesting that you have to look at the american tradition. Andrew jackson to have personalities that are as volatile and as aggressive as trump. If you go back and read how they were covered in their time but covering their time they were very much like trump and they were aggressive, they are willing to fight. Those characteristics are at the heart of how they approach everything. Look at iran. Look at nato. He is a very enthusiastic guy at picking fights. I thought that would slow you down. It did. I told th
The passage of the bill. House republicans are now in a meeting working on a way forward on the continuing resolution with shortterm federal spending set to run out on midnight on friday. They are meeting here in the capital and gaveling back in shortly for votes on a couple of measures debated earlier today. They are discussing their plans on the continuing resolution. Funding the government past friday night. Billy house of bloomberg tweets that the plan now is for the c. R. To run through january 19, but House Republicans are still talking about it with their leaders in a meeting. He says that fisa, the temporary externed for that is to be attached to this continuing resolution. Rank anne file members have been told. Well have live coverage of the house here momentarily. Going to gavel back in. Stay here live at the capitol on cspan. On cspan were live on capitol hill. Republican members of the house are meeting on the continuing resolution. The shortterm funding measure, the curren
Mahmoud abbas says that the landmark oslo peace accord is over and lays the blame squarely with israel and donald trump we will go live to jerusalem. And new protests in tunisia as the country marks the seventh anniversary of the arab spring some demonstrations turned violent as anger over austerity measures spills into the streets. Plus we will have all the goals from the weekends bundesliga action dortmund were looking to fill the gap with. Dropped again but they didnt get the better of wolves burke. And from nomad to National Champions harsh desert living at bruce lee style movies push this of ronnie and curtis kickboxer to reach the top of her sport and. Im sara kelly welcome to the Program Thanks for joining us. Leading members of germanys social democrats are calling for improvements to a Coalition Blueprint agreed with chancellor Angela Merkels conservatives they have to win over the partys rank and file who could vote against starting formal coalition of coalition formal talks
Australias ambassador to the u. S. Joe hawky talks about asiapacific trade relations under the Trump Administration and argues its important the u. S. Is part of the Transpacific Partnership or tpp. Good afternoon, everybody. My name is kef levineson. Im the executive director of the International Washington trade association, the Membership Association for the International Trade community. Thank you, ambassador hockey and your wonderful embassy staff, they do a great job here in washington on behalf of your government and were very grateful to them for everything they do, thank you. We would also like to welcome those of you watching on cspan. If you dont know, were the nonpartisan neutral forum for the discussion of trade and Economic Issues and weve had a very busy few months and the last year has been quite eventful on the trade agenda. Over the next five weeks well be hosting five separate events and looking at the congressional trade agenda and the implications for tax reform an
The asiapacific region. He also shared his thoughts why the u. S. Should be part of the Transpacific Partnership, a trade agreement the u. S. Withdrew from shortly after President Trumps inauguration. Hosted by the washington trade association, this is just under an hour. Good afternoon, everybody. Im the executive director of the Washington International trade association. The Membership Association for the International Trade community. Thank you ambassador hockey and your wonderful embassy staff. They do a great here in washington on behalf of your government and were very grateful to them for what they do, thank you. Wed also like to thank you for those watching on cspan. Weve had a very busy few months at weta. The last year has been quite eventful on the trade agenda. Over the next five weeks well be hosting five separate events looking at the congressional trade agenda, the implications of tax reform for trade and investment, the impact of nafta in the states and provinces. For