Speaker who we aree so honored o have with us, senator tammy duckworth. Senator duckworth probably needs no introduction to most of you watching. She is an iraq war veteran, a purple heart recipient, former assistant secretary of the u. S. Department of Veterans Affairs and napa yes, senator for the state of illinois. For both of us working in our security, certainly for those of us who are women in National Security, when you think about people who are breaking down barriers ahead of you, store duckworth is the top of the list when the first handful of women in the army to fly combat missions during Operation Iraqi freedom cup first u. S. Senator to give birth while in office, and particularly relevant to todays event the firsts member of congress was born in thailand and the first asianamerican who was elected to congress from the state of illinois. In addition to the work shes done of defense and Veterans Affairs, senator duckworth spent a lot of time thinking about the military cha
And we are pleased to have with us senator tammy duckworth. Needs nouckworth introduction. She is an iraq war veteran, former assistant secretary at the department of Veterans Affairs and now u. S. Senator for the state of illinois. Illinois. And i think for those of us working and National Security, certainly for those of us who are women and National Security. We think about people are breaking down barriers, et cetera duckworth is at the top of the list. One of the first handful of women in the army to fly combat missions during Operation Iraqi freedom. First u. S. Energy given birth while in office. And particularly in todays event the first member of congress he was born in thailand in the first asianamerican he was elected to congress and the state of illinois. So in addition to the work shes done on defense and Veterans Affairs, et cetera duckworths spent a lot of time thinking about the military challenges we face in the pacific. She has really been an advocate for the alliance
The new for numbers government and its controversial economic measures. I want to get jones and this is the business live from berlin thanks for joining us i was starting with a quick look at the markets which dont seem impressed by the u. S. Impeachment drama after wall street closed flat to asian markets are trading only slightly lower but after analysts dont see anything surprising in the move also the republican dominated senate is widely expected to vote against removing donald trump from office thats the political upheaval is not expected to change matters of trade or the economy major u. S. Indices are currently trading near record highs spurred by progress towards an initial u. S. China trade deal. And of course markets in europe are still closed but our financial correspondent is already feeling the cold for the market pulse for a scum who isnt there what kind of reaction if any can we expect on this side of the atlantic. Well also here in frankfurt the share market is trading
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