965. Accordingly, am joined by members here as well as approximately ten members on a remote platform. Thats outstanding and i want to thank everyone for joining us. Before we turn to todays important topic, want to remind the members of a few procedures to help us navigate this arrangement here. [inaudible]. For those participating virtually, to eliminate background noise. [inaudible]. So we will pause for one moment. Members are responsible for using themselves and getting themselv or when recognized for the five minutes. Membs here in the hearing room alsoeminded to keep your microphones. When you are not recognized. Second, a members participating virtually, you must have amazon at allimes. If you need step away from the proceedings, please leave your cameras on. Rather than logging out. And 30, we will dispense wh our practices of observing the gibbons role and go in order of seniority for questioning. Alternating between the minority and majority beginning with members of the ove
For george w. Bush Steven Hadley now with the atlantic counsel. Well have opening remarks and then switch over to the executive vice chair. I would like to extend a few thanks to some of our partners here with us today, penny, michael margolis, thank you very much. Without further ado, ill turn it over to you. Well, thank you, julia, and my thanks, also to steve hadley for moderating the discussion. Congratulations to the Atlantic Council for the opening of the center for geoeconomics. After having looked at your goals, its an extremely timely undertaking. More broadly now more than ever, the Atlantic Councils mission of a strange transatlantic relationship. Covid19 has affected our way of life. As a look to the future, that the right values guide us in a postcovid world. Thats why the transatlantic relationship so important. It represents over 40 of the worlds gdp and nearly half of global personal consumption. But it is about much more than the economy. It is a community of values th
And longtime political reporter with the gazette in cedar rapids, serving as the moderator tonight. Because of the pennant, we are without an audience know it is time to meet our two candidates for the Second District of congress. Former teacher. Covering clinton and scott counties. Senator, thank you both for joining us tonight. We appreciate it. You get to lead us off. For 60 seconds, talk about why you are the best choice for this seat in congress. Thank you so much and it is a great pleasure to be here. Farmer,ormer teacher, a and a long life rhode island or. And also took that to the state senate, working on important issues like Economic Development. I know we are not going to agree on every issue tonight, but i want to go to washington to find common ground. We are facing some tough problems right now with the pandemic, the economy, with health care, and with education. Many more. I know that the way to get to the best solution is to do it together. You. Nator, 60 seconds or i w
you, we have a special holiday weekend of all in, here, alertly or than usual. i d hope you are somewhere warm and comfortable to set in. we will be here for a while. we have something to talk about because we finally have, finally have, donald trump s tax returns. today, house democrats released thousands of pages of the ex president s tax records, covering six years, from 2015 to 2020. of course, that was the period when trump both campaign for president, and subsequently the president of the united states, formally in the white house. the release of this information is the culmination of a years-long quest, undertaken by a whole bunch of folks, civil society lawyers, reporters, democratic members of congress alike. you will remember from the moment that donald trump came down the golden escalator in trump tower, june 2050, and to announce his candidacy, there have been a ton, almost endless questions about his finances, particularly his potential financial conflicts of, in
from msnbc world headquarters to new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. developing this hour. the fallout grows on the fbi search in mar-a-lago. as we wait to see if donald trump s legal team filed a motion for a special master to review the evidence seized the department of justice is nearing a major deadline to propose redactions for the affidavit season that search. earlier today, house intelligence committee chair adam schiff spoke on winning the balance of the public s right to know versus the government s concerns. i think the question is, at one point in time does the public get to see that affidavit? i think the justice department makes a powerful case that at the early stage of the investigation, when it could jeopardize the pursuit of justice, this is not the time to be giving essentially the trump lawyers a roadmap into how to intimidate witnesses or how to derail illegitimate investigation. this all comes as a new nbc news poll out today shows americ