[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Without objection, all members will have five days to submit statements extraneous material and questions for the record subject to length limitation in the rules. We will begin, mr. Secretary. Thank you for meeting with us this morning. Weeks ago we invited you to testify about american policy towards iran, iraq and the use of force. No one doubts that case and solomon was a dangerous terrorist but its important that we look at Foreign Policy in terms of whether it makes american safer and advances our interest. Weeks later we seen attacks, injured more than 100 servicemembers, then then need to move thousands personal back to the region and remnant of our relationship with iraq and the setback in the fight against isis.
Cspan2. Former state department and National Security officials testified on the Trump Administrations iran policy before the House Foreign Affairs committee. Secretary of state mike pompeo declined an invitation to testify on the president s decision to kill iranian general Qassem Soleimani. Committee chair representative eliot engel threatened to subpoena secretary pompeo in order to obtain information on the u. S. Drone strike. Subject to limitation in the rules. Before i begin, i want to make the big announcement that todays mr. Mccalls birthday. So happy birthday. Im 35 years once again. Me, too. Pursuant to notice were here today to examine Trump Administration policy towards iran. I welcome our panel of distinguished witnesses. Welcome to members of the public and the press, as well. We had hoped to hear from secretary pompeo today, as well. After we invited him, he announced that he would instead be in california. Thats unfortunate whether you agree with this administrations ap
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Without objection, all members will have five days to submit statements extraneous material and questions for the record subject to length limitation in the rules. We will begin, mr. Secretary. Thank you for meeting with us this morning. Weeks ago we invited you to testify about american policy towards iran, iraq and the use of force. No one doubts that case and solomon was a dangerous terrorist but its important that we look at Foreign Policy in terms of whether it makes american safer and advances our interest. Weeks later we seen attacks, injured more than 100 servicemembers, then then need to move thousands personal back to the region and remnant of our relationship with iraq and the setback in the fight against isis. I ran again pushing headlo
America this morning, december jobs report is expected just about in 2 and a half hours time after 8 00 a. M. Eastern this morning, estimates show 164,000 jobs added to the economy in the month of december of the last month of 2019 with Unemployment Rate Holding Steady at 50year low, 3 and a half , markets are up ahead of the report, take a look, dow industrials up 54 points, s p futures up 7 and a quarter, john, we are expecting a slowdown from the robust growth we saw earlier in the year and certainly in 2018. Nevertheless i think this jobs report is going to be good enough so that we are going to have new record highs at the close of the equity market today, you know, probably conformed to expectations we will see further growth by wages but not at such a rate of growth that we begin to worry about inflation. Maria expansion continues in the year . Why not. No registration in 2 years, we are in 11th year, we have a way to go. Its so nice to see america winning again, literally more
Former state department and National Security officials testified on the Trump Administrations ive been policy. Secretary of state mike pompeo declined an invitation to testify on the decision to kill soleimani. The Committee Chair threatened to subpoena secretary pompeo in order to obtain information on the u. S. Drone strike. Before i begin, i want to get i want to make the big announcement. Happy birthday. I am 35 years once again. Me too. We had here today to examine Trump Administration policy towards iran. Welcome to members of the public and the press as well. We had hoped to hear from secretary pompeo today as well. He announced he would instill he would instead be in california. That is unfortunate. I do not think there is a member of the committee does not want to hear from mr. Pompeo and the American People. This committee will conduct oversight on this issue, one way or or another. I recognize myself for an opening statement. Under the Trump Administration, we have seen ten