The stonewall riots this sunday on American History tv. A Senate Foreign relations subcommittee held a hearing on russias activities in ukraine five years after russia annexed crimea from ukraine. Well hear from former state Department Officials and researchers from two think tanks. Wisconsin senator ron johnson chaired the hearing. Senator johnson good afternoon. This hearing will come to order. I want to thank our expert panel, your testimony was wonderful. I want to apologize for the late start. We had a number of votes. As a result ill ask that my Opening Statement be entered into the record. I will have a very full conversation so ill be able to make my points during questions and answers. With that, i turn it over to senator shaheen. Senator shaheen thank you, mr. Chairman. Im happy to submit my opening commenters in record and look forward to the testimony of both our panels. Senator johnson ambassador volcker agreed to give his opening testimony and then slide over and let the
[inaudible conversations] good morning, everyone, welcome to Carnegie Endowment for international peace. I think ive known just about everyone in the room one way or another and ill keep the introductions short. I handle the program here and its my opportunity on behalf of carnegie today to host a pair of panels that includes some of the people i admire the most in the field of contemporary china studies. We at carnegie and i think throughout the chinawatching community have had tremendous admiration for the leadership and the protection of the china leadership monitor, which is organized by professor alice miller at the Hoover Institution at stanford university. They have established a terrific record for hearing the facts as opposed to trends, feelings, things like that. So, whenever you want to touch base with reality i like to go online to the china leadership monitor and do precisely there. Today well give you a sample of writings in form of presentations working ahead in the 19th
[inaudible conversations] good morning, everyone, welcome to Carnegie Endowment for international peace. I think ive known just about everyone in the room one way or another and ill keep the introductions short. I handle the program here and its my opportunity on behalf of carnegie today to host a pair of panels that includes some of the people i admire the most in the field of contemporary china studies. We at carnegie and i think throughout the chinawatching community have had tremendous admiration for the leadership and the protection of the china leadership monitor, which is organized by professor alice miller at the Hoover Institution at stanford university. They have established a terrific record for hearing the facts as opposed to trends, feelings, things like that. So, whenever you want to touch base with reality i like to go online to the china leadership monitor and do precisely there. Today well give you a sample of writings in form of presentations working ahead in the 19th
Behalf of carnegie today to host a pair of panels that includes some of the people i admire the most in the field of contemporary china studies. We at carnegie and i think throughout the chinawatching community have had tremendous admiration for the leadership and the protection of the china leadership monitor, which is organized by professor alice miller at the Hoover Institution at stanford university. They have established a terrific record for hearing the facts as opposed to trends, feelings, things like that. So, whenever you want to touch base with reality i like to go online to the china leadership monitor and do precisely there. Today well give you a sample of writings in form of presentations working ahead in the 19th Party Congress in a very short time from now. We have today two panels, the first one 0 will be people you see here, ill moderate. Michael flynn and allen romberg have been regular contributors to the china leadership monitor as well as making many other contribu
Oil is on its way in about 90 minutes. As carl just said this morning we got news from alergan and pfizer walking away from a deal signed last year. One of the largest deals we receive in that center actually overall, in fact, and part of it done in part not just to try to fuel a growth but also to allow it to access cash overseas and bring it back to the u. S. And become a foreign taxpayer but on monday u. S. Issued regulations. This morning the u. S. Treasury at least was successful in doing just that, pfizer and allergan going their separate ways, allergan paying pfizer a 150 million fee over time theyve spent over the last few months in pursuing a deal together. Now theyre apart and going their separate ways. Were joined on set by Brent Saunders, the ceo of allergan. Thanks for being here. Thank you for having me. Its been a tumultuous couple of days. It has, yes. There was a call back in february. You were talking about the spread. You said, man, its baffling from my point of view