specifically blamed mcconnell for his push not being successful. the truth is if the majority leader hadn t opposed us we could have insisted that iran recognizes israel s right to exist and released its hostages before any sanctions are lifted. he told reporters. more now on what s in store for the senate from a capitol hill reporter. good morning to you. good morning. explain this criticism and where it came from? has this been long simmering between senator ted cruz and the majority leader mitch mcconnell? yes, to answer you briefly. cruz is running a campaign that is essentially running against republicans in washington and trying to showcase himself as the conservative leading the charge against what he considers the washington cartel. they have been fighting over strategy ranging over the budget conference in 2013. the government shutdown in 2014. there was a fight over immigration at the end of last year. we have numerous tactical battles. this is the latest ex
good afternoon. welcome to the heritage foundation and our douglas and sara allison auditorium. we welcome those who join our heritage.org web site on all of these occasions, for those here in house we would ask that courtesy check to see that our mobile devices have been silenced or turned off and, of course, for those watching online we remind you as well as those joining us on c-span that you re welcome to send questions or comments at any time. simply e-mailing speaker @heritage.org and we will post that on the home page for everyone s future reference. leading our discussion is culley stimson. mr. stimson is manager of our national security law program and a senior legal fellow in our center for national defense. he s a nationally recognized expert in national security, homeland security, crime control, drug policy and immigration. he also writes and lectures widely on policy issues such as the law of armed conflict, terrorist detainee policy and interrogations, the ge
sara allison auditorium. we welcome those who are joining us on our heritage.org website. as well as c-span this morning. for those in-house we ask that courtesy that our cell phones and other mobile device have been silenced or turned off. and for all those watching online or on television you re welcome to send comments or questions at any time simply e-mailing speaker@heritage.org. hosting our program today is ted broman and the margaret thatcher center for freedom. he studies those relationships as well as u.s./british relations with europe in the europe union and international organization treaties as well. he joined heritage after a decade at yale university where he served as associate director of international security studies. he is also an adjunct professor in the strategic studies program in the john hopkins school for advanced international studies. please welcome me in welcoming ted broman. ted? thanks very much, john. welcome to the heritage foundation for thi
next an adviser to the british government on its negotiations to leave the european union talks about the impact of brexit on the future of u.s./uk trait trade policy. it s an hour and 20 minutes. good morning. welcome to the heritage foundation and our douglas and sara allison auditorium. we welcome those who are joining us on our heritage.org website. as well as c-span this morning. for those in-house we ask that courtesy that our cell phones and other mobile device have been silenced or turned off. and for all those watching online or on television you re welcome to send comments or questions at any time simply e-mailing speaker@heritage.org. hosting our program today is ted broman and the margaret thatcher center for freedom. he studies those relationships as well as u.s./british relations with europe in the europe union and international organization treaties as well. he joined heritage after a decade at yale university where he served as associate director of internat
impact on jobs and the economy. this is just over an hour. good afternoon. welcome to the heritage foundation in our douglas and sara allison auditorium. we welcome to those on our c-span.org for these occasions. we ask the courtesy that cell phones and other mobile devices have been silenced or turned off as we begin. for those watching online and here in house we remind everyone questions or comments can be sent at any time to speaker@heritage.org and post the program on the heritage home page for your future reference as well. leading our discussion today is michael sergeant research associate in our thomas a. rowe institute for economic policy studies an leads our efforts to formulate free market policies and overseas and schexamines infrastructure around the country. he is a regular contributor to the daily signal and his commentary featured in the boston post, washington herald and fox news. please join me in welcoming michael. good afternoon. thanks for joining us at