Live coverage here on cspan 3. Congressman walker, we are on the record so i will repeat what i said previously, because our friend who is injured because he tried to wrestle me, he has made the decision to briefly pause his career in Public Service and i dont believe it is the last chapter by any sense of the word, but to say so definitively on the record has been one of the greatest honors of my life, serving on this subcommittee with m mr. Walker and i look forward to serving with you in many different capacities for many years to come, sir. So this subcommittee is meeting today to receive testimony on confronting the rise in antisemitic domestic terrorism. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the subcommittee in recess at any point without objection, members not on the Committee Shall be permitted to sit and question the witnesses. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. And i will make it quick, because im very eager to hear the testimony of the experts b
All the rest. Well talk a lot about Market Movers we saw today. First here is the president , applauding that historic agreement with beijing. Together we are righting the wrongs of the past. Delivering a future of Economic Justice and security for american workers, farmers and families. Melissa President Trump and chinas top trade negotiator signing on the dotted line to formalize the phase one deal at the white house while on capitol hill House Democrats making their move official sending articles of impeachment against the president to the senate, paving the way for a trial. Connell fox Business Team coverage with all of this going on. Edward lawrence has before covering trade forever. That is a big day for ed at the white house of the gerri willis, dow 29,000 at new york stock exchanges. Phil flynn in chicago. Gerri, with the milestone and more we start with you. Reporter wow, wow. Were so excited, somebody stole my 29,000 hat. I dont even have it. First time through record territo
Hes expected to discuss the u. S. Mexicocanada trade agreement known as usmca. This is hosted by the American Enterprise Institute Just getting under way here live on cspan3. He has one of the authors of the 2017 tax cuts and jobs act. Hes been a proponent of deregulation and an advocate for ending bureaucratic overreach. Senator toomey, a strong defender of free trade will be laying out his thoughts on the current agreement today and after his presentation, he will be joined for a conversation with ai resident scholar dr. Scissors. He has written extensively on the usmca and its impact on americas position in the world. Please join me in welcoming senator toomey to the stage. [ applause ] thanks, robert, for that kind introduction and most of all, thanks to you and aei for hosting this and giving me this chance to share my thoughts and have a conversation about what i think is an important topic. I appreciate everybody who came out this morning as well. I can tell you that i i take se
Departure from the European Union on the slst ofjanuary. Also on the programme. The one year countdown to an eu uk trade deal both sides have already sounded their warnings. Will the eu turn to protectionism . Plus, how this airplane passenger made an 88 year olds dream come true thanks to a heart warming act of generosity. Hello and welcome im katty kay in washington and James Reynolds is in london. We dont know, the day after, exactly what impact the impeachment of President Trump will have on the election next year. It could help him or it could hurt him. We do know one thing though impeachment is doing nothing to bring the country together. In the hours since mr trump became the third american president to face the sanction of impeachment, the anger, on both sides has only increased. Republicans today are denouncing what they call a sham, toxic, embarassing process. By contrast, democrats say that the president and Top Republicans have gone rogue. Mr trump himself is back in the wh
I think is an important topic and i appreciate everybody who came out this morning as well. I can tell you i take seriously the advice i get from my staff and one of the messages i get repeatedly from my staff, they like to take me aside and remember just because you cant give a good speech doesnt mean you cant give a short speech. I will keep that in mind as i work my way through my remarks and look forward to the exchange with derek. Lets talk about us mca. When we talk about this, it is worth having a starting point, a question about nafta. Why is it the administration felt it was necessary to renegotiate nafta. That is starting point for us mca. Was it nafta was an unfair, unbalanced agreement, or tariffs that were unacceptable obstacles to trade . Now to all those questions. Nafta is a freetrade agreement. 0 tariffs on 97 of agricultural goods, no quotas, no obstacles, the epitome of a free, fair, reciprocal trade agreement and since nafta was implemented, american exports from me