[speaking spanish] with two weeks less, nearly 30 of california voters are undecided. Only two of the candidates will continue to note to the november election. Tonight we speak with for toppling candidates. Democratic congresswoman barbara lee representing oakland, former chair of the congressional black caucus, adam schiff of burbank. The former jury of the house intelligence committee. Democratic congresswoman katie porter of irvine in orange county. Shes a former deputy chair of the house progressive caucus and republican steve garvey, a former with the los angeles padres. Many think he should be in the hall of fame, but should he be in the halls of congress . Our goal is to explore the positions of all of these candidates. Our questions will focus on the jobs and responsibilities of a u. S. Senator. The candidates will have 60 seconds to respond to questions. 30 seconds for rebuttals at the discussions discretions of the moderators and 15 second followups. Lets start with inflatio
Pharmaceutical ingredients, of which 95 of imports of ibuprofen are from china. I just want to lay that out for this administration to consider. I think it is another opportunity for us when we talk about nearshore rain and friendshoring, that could be a good strategic partnership. The committee stands and recess. Thank you. The committee will come back to order as you know, ambassador, trade policy is incredibly important to me and my district and my constituents. I represent the heavy agricultural district and Manufacturing District whose jobs and economic success rely on Market Access account of the building and opportunities to send our Great American products all across the globe. Knowing that, i dont think it should be a surprise to anyone here that ive been incredibly frustrated that another year has passed without kind of a proactive substantive policy on trade and progress on the an enforceable trade agreements from the Biden Administration. I know you, ambassador tai, you are
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Truman Library. Im kurt graham. Im the director here, and its always such a pleasure to welcome a crowd out to another one of our wonderful programs, especially on a rainy kind of dark and scary night and that youve driven some of you, some length i know to be here. And so we know youre going to enjoy what you what you hear. And we appreciate you, you being here and supporting us. And weve had its just so great to be back in business and to have these programs and to have these prominent authors from all over the country want to come here and share with this amazing audience that supports the president ial libraries. And youre a unique a unique crowd. And people do enjoy being able to speak to you. Pleased to introduce to you tonight, mr. Steve drummond, who is an author, educator and for more than 20 years, a journalist at npr in washington, where he is currently a Senior Editor and executive producer. His work has been recognized wit
We start with a meeting between two global superpowers. Us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken was in china for talks with the chinese president xijinping on friday. The uss top diplomat said there has been progress in some areas. He praised beijing for its efforts to stop the supply of fentanyl from reaching the us and the increase in military to military communication. President xi agreed the two sides had made some positive progress since he met his us counterpart, joe biden, in november. Mr xi added that the earth was big enough for both countries to achieve development and prosperity. He warned that if such factors continued to grow, it could derail efforts to stabilise us china ties. The negative factors are increasing. The relationship is facing all kinds of disruptions. Chinas Development Rights have been unreasonably suppressed. Should china and United States move forward with stability or return to a down ward spiral . This is a major question. For the United States, areas of
President xi agreed the two sides had made some positive progress since he met his us counterpart, joe biden, in november. Mr xi added that the earth was big enough for both countries to achieve development and prosperity. However, differences between the two countries still remain. Chinas Foreign Minister wang yi remarked that the us has taken endless measures to suppress chinas economy, trade, and technology. He warned that if such factors continued to grow, it could derail efforts to stabilize us china ties. The negative factors are increasing and building. The relationship is facing all kinds of disruption. Chinas legitimate Development Rights have been unreasonably suppressed. Our Core Interests face challenges. Should china and the United States keep to the right direction of moving with Stability Ore Return to a down ward spiral . This is a major question before our two countries. For the United States, areas of concerns include chinas claims over taiwan and the south china se