have a european union as opposed to not having one in as many as our relationship with europe was good in both context. i ll take a swing at it. first of all, the e.u. whatever the current problems may be is a major economic problem in the world and a major trading partner. is that good for us or bad for us. good for us. as they negotiation trade agreements with the united states. but as prosperity is growing and one that american investors can send their products and send their money and make investment. do you have any proof that it was growing slower before or after the e.u. in the 1990s it grew quite well as did we. it has had propped since 2008. we ve recovered more quickly than europe has. this is outside of the framework of this hearing but do you have any data that backs that up, from the history of that, while we re talking since 19 45 so somewhere in the neighborhood of 70 years. the lowering of trade barriers in europe which was part of the europe
house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker s rooms, washington, d.c. july 14, 2015. i hereby appoint the honorable carlos curbelo to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 6 2015, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. roskam for five minutes. mr. roskam:00 thank you mr. roskam: thank you, mr. speaker. ladies and gentlemen of the house, we ought not bet against ukraine and we ought not bet
european and middle eastern attitudes about the iran nuclear agreement and implications of a potential shift in u.s. policy toward iran and the agreement. among the panelists, ambassadors from britain, france, and germany. this is live coverage on c-span3. hello, greetings. when we launched this [ inaudible ] anticipated that u.s. relations with iran would become an ever more significant issue. that was both because of iran s crucial and was at the time a rapidly advancing nuclear program. two years ago, it seemed the nuclear issue had been dealt with, if primarily along partisan lines and not to the satisfaction of all through the joint comprehensive plan of action. while senior trump administration officials and other parties to the agreeme agreement president trump has expressed his displeasure with the terms. in the general assembly last week, he called it, quote, an embarrassment to the united states, end quote, and said the u.s. could not abide by an agreement,
implications looking at the agreement. this is hosted by the atlantic council. it s just under three hours. thank you, ambassador. you have been a wonderful supporter of this program and a wonderful guide for it. thank you all for coming. i guess there s some interest in this issue today, judging from the size of the crowd. throughout the history of the nuclear negotiations with iran going back to 2002, when iran s nuclear activities were revealed, europe has played a pivotal role in these negotiations. they began with the e-3 and the european union at a time when the bush administration refused to talk to iran and called it a member of the axis of evil. over the years, the u.s. became more involved in the negotiations, but the european role has remained crucial. and now, with the jcpoa increasingly challenged as the ambassador said from washington, rather than iran, it may be up to the europeans again to save the deal, and if possible, build on it. so we are delighted that
they are followed by another panel looking at the regional implications looking at the agreement. this is hosted by the atlantic council. it s just under three hours. thank you, ambassador. you have been a wonderful supporter of this program and a wonderful guide for it. thank you all for coming. i guess there s some interest in this issue today, judging from the size of the crowd. throughout the history of the nuclear negotiations with iran going back to 2002, when iran s nuclear activities were revealed, europe has played a pivotal role in these negotiations. they began with the e-3 and the european union at a time when the bush administration refused to talk to iran and called it a member of the axis of evil. over the years, the u.s. became more involved in the negotiations, but the european role has remained crucial. and now, with the jcpoa increasingly challenged as the ambassador said from washington, rather than iran, it may be up to the europeans again to save the d