U. S. Trade representative Robert Lighthizer was on capitol hill to testify on the Trump Administration trade policy. The use of tariffs, trade with china and implementation of the u. S. Canada trade agreement. Mr. Lighthizer was asked about the Global Supply chain of the inquisition of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic. The Senate Hearing is just under three hours. Im pleased to welcome ambassador lighthizer. Thank you for joining us. We need to have you here because we face great challenges whether its the murder of floyd or whether its the economic downturn we had because of the pandemic or the pandemic itself. We have a lot facing our country. Its not going to be easy to bring us back on the course of iran and their brave but good trade policy will be one important part of doing so so im glad we have that discussion today. Trade policy is immediately significant because we need to make sure we dont have any unnecessary taxes on goods g2 the recovery or i
U. S. Trade representative Robert Lighthizer is making his second appearance on capitol hill today. This morning, he was before a House Committee and was answering questions from the Senate Finance committee on President Trumps trade policy. Ourselves in future crisis, but we have to find a Smart Solution that accepts the realities that trade is fundamental to our survival and prosperity. In the long term, trade is a key part of the solution because it promotes freedom. It provides customers for our best in the class Agricultural Products. It promotes entrepreneurship and independence. And particularly trade empowers Small Businesses that are the backbone of our communities. In fact, 97 of the u. S. Exporters are Small Businesses. A good start to empowering people and fixing our economy is making sure as many people as possible have the option of being their own boss. We owe it to them and their communities to press for even more opportunities. This is especially true because our tradi
Malaria drug despite warnings about the risks. To changing color of antarctica how Global Warming is giving it a green or 10 inch. And you stand off could be brewing between the United States iran and venezuela over ships laden with fuel 5 Iranian Oil Tankers could be just days away from arriving in venezuela in a bid to ease fuel shortages there both countries are sanctioned by the u. S. And the white house says its considering a response to the shipment that as well as says its military will discount the tankers as soon as they enter its territory. Ship tracking shows the 1st of the 5 tankers left the iranian port city of bundle our bus in march an alist say theyre between 89 and 99 percent full judging by how theyre sitting in the water the 1st time fortune is expected to arrive in venezuela in the next 4 or 5 days venezuelas ambassador to the un has warned that any attempts to stop the tankers will be illegal the threat of yours will be dont force against buy uranium packages with
Is threatening sanctions against companies building the plan. Im calling asman welcome to g. W. And our special coverage of the u. K. General election and exit poll in the British Election is suggesting a massive victory for Boris Johnsons conservatives one that would give him the majority that he needs to ratify his bracks a deal and take the u. K. Out of the European Union british media releasing the 1st exit poll about an hour ago and it shows a landslide for the conservatives you see the numbers there on that wall winning 368. 00 seats that would give the party a clear majority in the parliament which has 650. 00 seats is also a historic loss for Jeremy Clarksons labor party losing some 71 seats as those projections show so we end up with 100. In 91. 00 of course vote counting will be going on throughout the night well be bringing you those results as they come in but some constituencies are expected to be coming in soon or heres a breakdown now of that exit poll there are projecte
Is threatening sanctions against companies building the pipeline. Im calling aspen welcome to the program we start with special coverage of the u. K. General election and what is shaping up to be a landslide victory for the conservatives and exit polls suggesting a massive win for Prime Minister Boris Johnsons party one that would give him the majority that he needs to ratify his brets a deal and take the u. K. Out of the European Union the poll released by british media shows a clear majority for the conservatives winning 368. 00 out of 650. 00 seats if that holds it would ensure that johnson remains as Prime Minister and it would also be a historic loss for jeremy corbins labor party dropping below 200 seats for the 1st time since the 1930 s. So counting will be going on throughout the night. Heres now a look at exactly how those projections are breaking down by party remember the magic number for majority is 326 and you can see the conservatives there with 368 seats projected thats