About his relationship with the financiers Jeffrey Epstein. The prince has been accused of having links to the billionaire who killed himself in prison while awaiting trial on a sex trafficking charges. With an exclusive interview with bbc, Prince Andrew was asked asked about his relationship with one of the women, Virginia Roberts. She says she was forced to have sex with the duke three times. Prince andrew has denied all the allegations against him. Our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. He is continuing with royal duties. Last sunday he was at the cenotaph, laying a wreath with his nephews, and yet for month after month, he has been the focus of troubling questions. Prince andrew, the queens second son, one moment seen waving from the doorway of the new york home of a convicted child sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, and photographed strolling through central park with him. The headlines have been lurid, relentless and deeply damaging. Most serious of all is the allegation that and
Continue beyd 110 a. M. Eacmember other than the majority anminority leaders and the minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair now recognizes the gentleman fromennsylvania, mr. Thomon, for five minutes mr. Thompson thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this coming sunday of s the 26th anniversary the house of representatives passing the northern American Free trade agreement, nafta. This agreement with our two closest trading partners, canada outdated , has become as time has passed. Economies have flourished. Now, we are in desperate need of updating nafta to meet modern day economic demands. Many of us have staff who are younger than nafta, and we world hasree that the changed an awful lot in the last three decades. Needs to bring the United Statesmexciocanada or usmca, to a vote immediately to keep trade fair. Nd a vote on usmca is long overdue. 400 days more than since President Trump announced this historic agreement, and have often anada given usmca the green light
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Senate. I want to commend congressman John Sarbanes for being such a tremendous leadership in integrity and government, by working this issue for a long time. Then became h. R. 1, when the democrats had the majority in congress. Andas been one who has seen heard from the public how concerned they are about the role big, dark money in politics undermines their confidence that congress can ever act to lower Prescription Drug prices, to protect our environment. The list goes on and on. Because of that big dark money. So his role as chair of the Democratic Reform Task force and lead sponsor of h. R. 1 is to be commended for anyone who wants reducing thet only role of money in politics, but restoring the confidence of the American People in what we do here. I also want to acknowledge the leadership of madam chair, the chair of the House Administration committee, did he do lofgren. She is a zoe lofgren. She is a champion, a brilliant legal mind, that we call upon in many arenas areas here. A