Wisconsin. [applause] thank you for that warm welcome. To congress mingling grossman, congressman brian stiles, state senators, members of the state legislature, honored guests and my fellow americans, it is good on,be here in rip wisconsin, the birthplace of the Republican Party. [applause] and it is great to be back in the badger state with so many Great Americans. [applause] and thank you all for being here today. Allow me to begin by bringing greetings from another great fan of the badger state, a man who loves the state of wisconsin and has been fighting to keep the promises he made to the people of the state every day for the last three and a half years and was in this state not long ago. Allow me to bring greetings from the 45th as an of the United States of america, resident donald trump. President donald trump. [applause] in our first three years, President Trump did keep every promise he made to the people of wisconsin and all across the country. The results were extraordinar
That because we know Energy Security is essential to National Security. Nord stream 2 threatens european Energy Security, increases russian monopoly over the region. To me this pipeline is a russian trap. Strongly support your recent announcement aimed at stopping this dangerous pipeline. Congress is quickly working to provide the administration with additional tools to prevent nord stream 2 from ever being completed. Both the senate and house passed their own versions of the Defense Authorization act. Could you talk about the administrations commitment to opposing the nord stream 2 pipeline and applying sanctions against those companies aiding in the completion of this russian trap . The ironny is this administration is accused of not being tough on russia. This pipeline created enormous leverage for russia not only against germany and broader europe but ukraine as well. And so we set about in good sport on capitol hill and we got legislation that was appropriate to and now have delay
Live on capitol hill, the House Appropriations committee working on 2021 spending levels today. One of the measures they are working on his defense spending. 694. 6 billion, an increase of 1. 2 billion from 2020. Congressman a nita lowey chairs the committee. I will say good morning again. I call this meeting of the committee of appropriations to order. Before we begin, house rules require me to remind you that we have set up an email address to which members could send anything they wish to submit in writing. That email address has been provided to your staff. Our first order of business is consideration of the department of defense appropriations bill for fiscal. Ear 2021 thank you madam chairwoman. Remarks, igin my reluctantly have to acknowledge this will be my final Opening Statement before the House Appropriations committee. I have no new revelations to make but for those of you who will remain on this committee, there are a few things i would like to say. He saved the conditiona
Test test captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 acts in a way consistent with American National security and the security of our nato partners as well, diplomats on the ground are working diligently. I had a pointed question. I know that youre a harvard graduate, west point graduate, you know what my question was. Its not about everything else, its about caatsa. Youve decided not to answer that. The final question, you had the Inspector General of the state department, mr. Linick, ultimately fired, that is that correct . I recommended to the president he be terminated, yes. You recommended it to the president he be terminated why . Because he was conducting investigations that may affect you . Senator, at the time i made the recommendation to the president i was unaware of any of the investigations that he had ongoing at the time with one exception i was aware of an investigation he asked me to provide testimony, i provided that testimony. Other than that i was unaware
Washington journal program. Cspan, created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Secretary of state mike pompeo appeared today before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to testify about his 2021 budget requested. He was asked about President Trumps tweet about delaying the president ial election. From earlier today, this is just shy of three hours. The committee will come to order. Good morning, everyone. Today we have with us secretary of state mike pompeo to discuss the state departments fiscal year 2021 budget request. Though, if history is any judge, secretary pompeo, you will face a wide variety of questions which i know you can handle. The United States and our allies and partners continue to face serious foreign challenges that will test us for decades to come. China is our chief competitor. Russia too remains a key advair. The efforts of these nations to sow discord and undue the free and open Intern