Eventually, the population could extinguish. And when baby boomers will retire, you know, youre going to have a small amount of individuals taking care of a larger amount of old people. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Consumer cellular. The william and flora hewlett foundation. For more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. At www. Hewlett. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff a federal judge in washington this evening ordered President Trumps former white House Counsel don mcghan must obey a subpoena and appear before lawmakers. He had been called to testify about the mueller report. The ruling has impl
He talked about foreign aide and stratsagies dealing with russia, north korea, and cuba. Held before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee, this is two hours. The subcommittee hearing will come to order. Our hearing today is on the president s fiscal 2018 funding request and budget for the department of state. Id like to welcome our witness, secretary of state tillerson. After Opening Statements from myself and Ranking Member, well hear from the secretary and accept your written testimony and anything youd like to tell us personally. So this is going to be a little bit longer than normal. This is a very important issue for the country, a passion of mine. And serk secretary tillerson, i like the way you represent our country. I think you have a style thats pretty good for the world as it is today. Youre a man of few words, but i think when you talk people listen. Your view of north korea is just beginning to penetrate. Just met with the chinese. I think theyre getting your message. So in
Fiscal 2018 budget request. Id like to bell coupwelcome ou, secretary of state tillerson. After opening statements, well hear from the secretary. Well accept your written testimony and anything you would like to tell us personally. So this is going to be a little bit longer than normal. This is a very important issue for the country. Passion of mine. I like the way you represent our country. I think you have a style thats pretty good for the world as it is today. Youre a man of few words. I think when you talk, people listen. Your view of qatar i share, what youre doing in north korea is beginning to penetrate. Just met with the chinese. I think they get your message. I think youre looking for ways to people to get to yes and always leaving back doors to hard situations. So in terms of your style and your attitude towards the job, i very much appreciate it. As to the budget, were hear today because the budget balances in ten years. We need to increase defense spending. But once you do
Budget request. The Trump Administration is seeking a 30 budget cut for the state department. Lindsey graham chaired this hearing, its about two hours. The subcommittee hearing will come to order. Our hearing is on the 2018 funding request. Id like to welcome our witness, secretary of state tillerson, after Opening Statements from myself and the Ranking Member, well hear from the secretary, well accept your written testimony and anything you would like to tell us personally. This is going to be a little longer than normal. This is an important issue for our country. I like the way you represent our country. I think you have a style thats pretty good for the world as it is today. When you talk people listen, your view of qatar, i share. Just met with the chinese, i think they get your message. I think youre looking for ways for people to get to yes, and always leaving back doors to hard situations. In terms of your style and attitude toward the job, i very much appreciate it. As to the
Secretary of state Rex Tillerson testified last month before a Senate Appropriations subCommittee Hearing on his departments 2018 budget request. The Trump Administration wants to get 30 of the budget for the state department. South carolina senator Lindsey Graham chairs this twohour hearing. The subCommittee Hearing will come to order. Id like to welcome secretary of state tillerson. We need to increase defense spending. But once you do that, then if youre not going to deal with entitlementeds, you have to go to nondefense discretionary funding to find the off sets. And this account gets pretty much devastated. Im not blaming you. Im not blaming anybody. I just want the country to know i think this budget request is in many ways radical and reckless when it comes to selfpower. And i look forward to working with you, mr. Secretary, to find a better budget but also to find a better state department. You just got there, been there for a few months. A year from now, i think youll have a b