What is being called the iiic summit which includes leaders from Central Europe the baltic states. He is expected to meet with the president s of poland and croatia. Then he goes to germany for the g 20 summit where he is expected to have his first facetoface meeting with russian president vladimir putin. Other leaders attending the g 20 include chancellor Angela Merkel of germany, president of china and Prime Minister of japan. Now labor secretary Alexander Acosta testifies about the president s budget request for his department. Missouri senator roy blunt, chairs the Senate Subcommittee hearing. The appropriations subcommittee on labor, health, human services, education and related agencies will come to order. First of all good morning secretary acosta. Were glad youre here and appearing before this committee today to discuss your departments fiscal year 2018 budget request. As you know, the budget is significantly challenged in terms of the cuts in your department. I think the propo
Times and chicago tribune. Thank you for joining us. We have had a break because of sin under mccains Health Condition because of senator mccains Health Condition. Now talk about passing a bill in the senate on health care. Guest this can be seen in two ways, pro and con, on the outcome of the healthcare bill. On the one hand, i think people will say, well, this buys a little time, helps leader mcconnell shore up the vote. There are 10 republican senators on the fence on this issue. More thany lose no two, and we already have two opponents. With sin in their mccain with senator mccain being out this week for that surgery, it does allow leader mcconnell a little more time to do the behind the scenes negotiations. On the flip side, we know this bill is deeply unpopular. The opponents are coming out in full force. There is a very viable theory that the longer that this stays on the line, you know, it is just not going to do well and will fail to get the support it needs. We will see. Host
Times and chicago tribune. Thank you for joining us. We have had a break because of sin under mccains Health Condition because of senator mccains Health Condition. Now talk about passing a bill in the senate on health care. Guest this can be seen in two ways, pro and con, on the outcome of the healthcare bill. On the one hand, i think people will say, well, this buys a little time, helps leader mcconnell shore up the vote. There are 10 republican senators on the fence on this issue. More thany lose no two, and we already have two opponents. With sin in their mccain with senator mccain being out this week for that surgery, it does allow leader mcconnell a little more time to do the behind the scenes negotiations. On the flip side, we know this bill is deeply unpopular. The opponents are coming out in full force. There is a very viable theory that the longer that this stays on the line, you know, it is just not going to do well and will fail to get the support it needs. We will see. Host
Quote newsmakers, senator Chuck Grassley from iowa, member of the budget, finance committee and Ranking Member on the Senate Judiciary committee. Thank you for being with me. Thank you for inviting me. Joining us with questioning is the chief washington correspondent for the examiner. We are about one month away from the selfimposed deadline for congress to come forth with the budget plan spending bill. What will it look like and will you reach the deadline . I dont believe it will be very easy for us to make an agreement between the republicans and the democrats because the democrats want to increase taxes, they want to forgo sequestration. If there is going to be an agreement, it seems to me it has to be a willingness of republicans to give something up on sequestration but only that would happen if there is a long Term Solution that we can arrive that between Social Security and medicare and including tax reform. Can that happen . I am very pessimistic it can happen but i know that
If there is going to be an agreement, it seems to me it has to be a willingness of republicans to give something up on sequestration but only that would happen if there is a long Term Solution that we can arrive that between Social Security and medicare and including tax reform. Can that happen . I am very pessimistic it can happen but i know that republicans are going to try to work in that direction and i know that congressman ryan is working very closely with patty murray of the Senate Budget committee to try to get in that direction. It is a tough row to hoe. If thats the case, then what . Then you have sequestration which is the law of the land and republicans are generally satisfied with sequestration. Since it is the law of the land, it seems to me like it is as simple as passing a claimcr c. R. Through the house and find out the democrats will shut down government or not and is the president willing to sign it or does he want to shut down government and it seems a lesson was le