The claims that china has made in those waters that this really needed to be resolved at u. N. Backed arbitration so this is a complete departure from that standpoint the u. S. Secretary of state in his statement as well as tweets as you mentioned coming out very strong cues in china of bullying accusing china of being completely unlawful of its claims and making clear that the United States is now standing with its Southeast Asian partners in terms of moving forward that they have been concerned for some time about what they call chinas increasing assertiveness and have completely rejected the claims now and again this is something that we had expected but what we see is this kind of tit for tat that has been going on for days we heard from the National Security adviser Robert Obrian as late as late last week saying that we could expect tough action towards china its clear that this is the intention of the administration to send a very strong message restrictions on being imposed on c
Countries are headed in the wrong direction. The virus remains public enemy number one. Anger at what they see as political bias protests in the democratic republic of congo on the appointment of a new Electoral Commission chief. We look at steps being taken to protect a british socialite in jail and a Court Appearance on sex trafficking charges. So then a strategic a stretch of water is a new source of tension between the United States and china your set your state might pump air says that beijings claims to the South China Sea are completely unlawful and it will not be allowed to treat it as its maritime empire its rich in oil gas and fishing resources and china is Building Military bases on several assholes but 5 Southeast Asian nations also claim parts of the sea and last week the u. S. Navy held military exercises. So lets take a close look at china claims about 90 percent of the South China Sea including ownership of the Spratly Islands which are disputed by the philippines by vi
Implemented properly. Agriculture, nutrition and Forestry Committee members talked to farmers, Rural Utility Service officials and Healthcare Industry leaders about issues impacting Rural Communities. Including access to Rural Broadband, Water Infrastructure and Health Care Services and agricultural production. Good morning. I call this hearing of the Senate Committee on agriculture and nutrition and forestry to order. Todays hearing advances this committees continued oversight of the department of agricultures implementation of the 2018 farm bill. A principle duty of this committee is to ensure that the department had the authority and resources to provide the agriculture producers with the necessary tools to feed a troubled and hungry world as well as this country. But the responsibility of the committee and the usda does not stop there and it is critical as Partnership Supports businesses and the electric cooperatives and telecom providers, schools and clinics and the product manufa
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First, i would like to welcome the administrator of the Environmental Protection agency, scott pruitt for your tax money today. With respect to todays hearings we will abide by the committees fiveminute rule for length of member questions in the first round. Time permitting we will also have a twominute second round of questions until 12 30 when administrative pruitt has to leave the building. Of course, members will have the ability to submit written questions to administrator pruitt for the record. Todays hearing is to examine the epas record today after the first year of the administration. The Environmental Protection agency under the leadership of administrator pruitt has been doing the hard work of protecting the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the communities our families live in. Mr. Pruitt has led the agency fairly. He is balanced with the need to prioritize Environmental Protection with the desires of americans have thriving and economically sustainable communities. H