Promises, but years later, reality looks very different pages good Drinking Water shortage and high unemployment. Helping to donnas dream, most black gold oil starts december 4th on d. W. The runway back to Business Airlines around the world looking for a way to get flying again, the International Air transport association has some ideas. Ill talk to the industry bodies, director general, here in a moment, also on the show, a well known face in financial circles seems to reappear as u. S. President elect. Joe biden fills his cabinet seats and our flowers lighting up here at a well vendors of the worlds biggest market in amsterdam board say way too few people are feeling this way. In the panda im chris cuomo, welcome to the program. Global air travel is looking for a way out of the devastation the pandemic has been causing the International Air travel air transport association believes its possible to save the industry from ruin by reopening safely as soon as possible. And it seems to b
You raised to give his opening remarks of wanted to issue to present a co ambassador mark. Thank you. [applause] thanks for the introduction and thanks for the great work that you are doing. Welcome everyone. We are unique institution in foreign policy. We are congressionally chartered. Scholarship driven and we are fiercely nonpartisan and independent. I always say that special status rings with a special obligations, not duplicate what others are doing but instead to prioritize the most important issues and opportunities, and those places which we believe we can add value and make a difference. So there are few topics that more fit the bill while picking High Priorities in the subject of brings us here today and the discussions on iran, the middle east and u. S. Involvement in the region. Our work is focused on both ends of pennsylvania avenue. I can tell you that weve done more briefings and responded to more requests for briefings on this subject than any other in recent months. Ou
Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin delivered the annual stability Oversight Councils report at a hearing at the Senate Banking committee on tuesday. Topics also included russian sanctions, tax reform, the debt ceiling and cryptocurrency. This is two hours and 20 minutes. This hearing will come to order. Today, treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin will testify on Financial Stability Oversight Councils 2017 annual report and the operations and actions of this congress. In december of last year, issued the 2017 annual report in which it provided numerous recommendations, insights into the councils key activities and identified potentially merging threats to Financial Stability. One of the rejss urged congress to reform the Housing Finance system and boost the role of private capital in morning finance. Ive repeatedly stated that the status quo is not a viable option and reforming the Housing Finance system is one of my key priorities. Testifying before the Banking Committee last year, secreta
It provided numerous recommendations, insights into the councils key activities and identified potentially merging threats to Financial Stability. One of the rejss urged congress to reform the Housing Finance system and boost the role of private capital in morning finance. Ive repeatedly stated that the status quo is not a viable option and reforming the Housing Finance system is one of my key priorities. Testifying before the Banking Committee last year, secretary mnuchin reaffirmed his commitment to work with us to find a solution and stressed the importance of finding a balance between ensuring strong Taxpayer Protection and ample access to credit. Four years ago, a Bipartisan Group of senators passed a Housing Finance reform bill in this committee. We have an opportunity now to build on that effort and create a broader coalition of republicans and democrats to pass a bill into law. This remains one of my Top Priorities and i look forward to continuing to work with the other members
For them. But that is an a direct attack. Host bill in lynchburg, virginia. Caller to me, people claim that the Second Amendment is the most important thing. The right to vote is the most important thing right that we have, and republicans are doing everything they can, all over the country, to try to make it harder and harder for people to vote. We have holidays for everything, but the day that we elect the president or a congressman or something, many people cannot get there to vote and they are trying to make it even harder. To me that is the most important thing that we have in our constitution, is that right to vote. They do so much. Bill, what do you think about early voting, as well as a day off . Voting, they have tried to present that in some states they are working some have early voting. They make it difficult to get absentee ballots, you have to give some special cases are outright lie to get one. Now in virginia where they are oath,g about the loyalty i have another commen