Today we welcome chad wulf, the acting secretary of the department of Homeland Security, thank you for being with us this morning. Mister secretary the fyi 21 budget proposes 49. 7 billion, in neck discretionary funding. For the department of Homeland Security. While this is a cut of 750 million below the current year level, the budget also proposes transferring United States secret service to the treasury department. I want to be clear that absent any inactive law to affect such a transfer this subcommittee will continue to include funding, for the secret service and its bill when including funding for the secret service in the total the budget requests for fbi 21 is actually 1. 7 eight billion above the current year level there are some things the proposed budget which we will find strong bipartisan support, such as funding for the coast guard cutter there are also support support for proposals we should not expect to see funded in the house bill. Among those the expansion of detenti
Over in iraq boiling airstrikes that killed proiran militants in iraq. Wildfires in australia. The two most popular states have been hardest hit, with thousands of r residents in one town trapd on a a beach at the sea. Godulula in paris. We are going to start with the dramatic escape from japan of one of t the most famous a auto executivives in the world, carls ghosn. In lebanonf nissans after slipping out of tokyo. He had been on bail in japan, where he was due to stand trial nenext year on charges of financial misconduct. Ghosn is a citizen of lebanon which means he is protected from extradition back to japan. The escape cut almost everyone by surprise, including his o own japanese lawyers. We were completely caught by surprise. Dumbfounded. Of course, his departure is unacceptable, as it is a violation of his bail conditions in the eyes of japanese law. But in terms of whether i understand the desire to take such an action, that is another issue. Carlos ghosn is now in lebanon, as i
A mother may i every time they want to do something that is in their National Interest and this is something that the people in charge of these tablets been in washington just cannot admit to themselves you know brian you know Francis Fukuyama comes to mind you know the the end of history in the last man and that is really what buttresses is going to tear a page from what went. Is that they cant imagine a world differently but it mean if you think historically well this is what the trends are countries go up countries go down countries make accommodations and some countries go to war the cities trap for example but it seems to me that the washington establishment of Foreign Policy blom theyre in a state of stay cis is a they cant imagine the world changing beyond their own expectations and maybe even interest go ahead brian. Indeed i mean we saw the white paper that was leaked to the New York Times shortly after the collapse of the soviet union Paul Wolfowitz was its real author but th
Hello and welcome to cross talk where all Things Considered im Peter Lavelle the washington consensus led by the United States says the liberal world order must be defended at almost all costs said differently the Foreign Policy blob demands the post cold war you know polar moment preserved but alas it would seem multipolar world has already arrived. Cross talking of multipolar world im joined by my guest james doubtless in washington hes a former u. S. Diplomat and former advisor to the u. S. Senate Republican Leadership also in washington brian becker he is director of the answer coalition as well as host of loud and clear daily new show on radio. All right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate james let me go to you 1st im the reason why i want to do this program at the end of the year is because we tend to look at events in a micro fashion you know whats going on in this country that country Trump Administration brag
Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Congressman mike doyle is chair of the energy and commerce subcommittee on communications and technology. One of the key policy makers when it comes to Telecommunications Policy. Congressman doyle, in this past subcommittees your accomplished when it comes to Telecommunications Policy . We have been very busy on the communications and technology subcommittee. Tomorrow, we will be on the floor with stella. Hasthing that the senate had a hard time marking up a bill. We were able to market up in my subcommittee in full committee. We will have that on the floor tomorrow in the suspension calendar. We look to pass it tomorrow and get it to the senate. We have already donor robo calls. The issue americans have wanted us to do something about. We passed the amended house bill. Thats over in the senate. We are waiting for the senate to take action on that. Year, weier in the passed our Net Neutrality bill that sits over in the senate. We are currently