Assignments for the times before leaving the paper about four years ago. Paul was seen as one of the journalistic pros, reporting in the city on National Security affairs, and in his new book, the ambassadors, he applies hhis Extensive Knowledge of National Security establishment to highlighting the valuable roles plaided by some veteran played by some veteran diplomats. He singles out four in particular, ryan crocker, Ann Patterson and Chris Stevens as examples of how senior skilled state Department Officers have worked with our military and intelligence communities in such countries as afghanistan, iraq, syria, pakistan and libya to combat terrorism and manage challenging situations. At a time when the u. S. Diplomatic corps is being downsized and disparaged, pauls book is a reminored of the vital reminder of the vital contributions ofri some of the state departments finest, the risks theyve sometimes had to take and the courage theyve often shown. The professionalism and high minded
Good morning. Welcome to the policy studies with the status of us cuba relations. And for those who dont know sometimes the wording is hard to remember to build more equitable and Peaceful Society those transformative policies into action. And i have the Events Coordinator here and i will also mention some relevant associations to organize for peace justice and community and now for the blockade against cuba and the normalizing of relations and also against all unilateral decisions by extension cuba. And with that current relation of us and cuba with those popular misconceptions and then to hear about the benefits of a normalized relations for both the people of cuba and the people of the United States. But a lot of people know why that mistake happened. But now since 2014 it is now the official embassy. And then we open up her question and answer and then we will be done appointed first secretary june 2015 to the then cuban intersection and worked in the ministry of Foreign Affairs to
Order. Without 0, all members will have five days to submit statements, materials and questions for the record, subject to length limitation and the rules. We immediate today to examine the fiasco surrounding the Trump Administrations decision to invoke Emergency Authority under the arms expert control act. And abuse of authority in my view and ram led to 8 billion in arms sales to gulf countries. Well hear testimony from assistant secretary of state for plate political clarke cooper. Thank you for appearing before us today. Welcome to members of the and can the press and thank you to your friends on cspan who are broughting this important proceeding. Before i recognize myself for opening stam i want to just say to the member isll be heavy with the gavel because we want to get in as many people asking questions as possible. So, the five minutes will be pretty hard and fast. Instead of let it go for six or seven minutes. If ask people to please speak within the fiveminute recognized per
State since she formed an Exploratory Committee a week ago. In texas, the former housing secretary kicking off his Campaign Today with an event in san antonio. Im running for president because it is time for new leadership, because its time for new energy. And it is time for a new commitment to make sure that the opportunities that ive had are available to every american. Eric the democratic list is growing and Garrett Tenney is following that list from our Washington Bureau. Were still a little more than a year away from the iowa caucuses, but the democratic field for 2020 is already starting to take shape. More than two dozen democrats are considering a run for president , but last night hawaii congresswoman said shes made up her mind. Are you going to run for president of the United States and do something about it . Do you think she should . Are you going to run . [applause] [laughter] i have decided to run and will be making a formal announcement within the next week. The 37yearol
Morgan ortagus joins us for a preview. Senate democrats grow and see about Donald Trumps possible impeachment trial acquittal. When the senate and house come barreling back to the hallways of the capital next week expect politics, not legislation, to take center stage. If he is so confident he did nothing wrong, why wont you let your men testify . Chuck schumer monday afternoon calling again for a trial of witnesses and documents. Schumer points that make more veiny and former National Security adviser john bolton among others tried to convince the president to release aid to ukraine. Release the emails, let your a testify. Mulvaney and bolton have refused to testify before congress, one moderate democrat is drawing a line in the sand, republicans quite we had to potentially convince alabama senator doug jones took with the president but the senator in a Washington Post oped wrote every trial is the pursuit of the truth, that is all i want me to dissolve each of us should want. Now it