At the council formulations and to serve in the Obama Administration as assistant to National Security council. He also served during the Clinton Administration visiting scholar including harvard and columbia and the International Institute for strategic studies in london and numerous articles on National Strategic affairs and the author of nine previous books. Including how enemies become friends. Walter russell mead at the Hudson Institute the global economist at the wall street journal professor of Foreign Affairs with the council of Foreign Relations and offers numerous books and widely recognized special providence and how it changed the world. I hope we have the chance for work entitled the United States is real and the fate of jewish people. And that to shield itself is the subject of the discussion tonight. Please welcome Walter Russell mead. Thank you for that introduction it is terrific to be here with charles i think ive known so many years now. Quite a while. Can certainly
Administration is taking more action to further the same goal. Protecting the American People. The effort to restore virtually sanctions on the republic of iraq iran, pursuant to resolution 2231, the Trump Administration has always been honest about what the Iranian Regime really is, a radical revolutionary and the worlds leading state sponsor of terror and antisemitism. President trump understood that it was an abject failure and it didnt ring iran into the community of nations or blocked their path to a Nuclear Weapon. It was instead an exercise in appeasement, giving billions and paving the way for them to become the arms dealer of choice for terrorist groups and dictators across the world in just five short years. Just imagine what they would do if they were able to freely Purchase Advanced weapons. We have no intention of letting that happen. The president s executive order today gives us a new and powerful tool to enforce the arms embargo and hold those that seek to have u. N. Sa
The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman rom california seek recognition . Mr. Correa as the member esignated by Congress Member napolitano, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that Congress Member vote no on the motion to recommit to h. R. 2694. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . As the member designated by khanna, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Khanna will vote no on the motion to recommit on 2694. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from Washington State seek recognition . Delbene as the member designated by ms. Sewell, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. Vote no on the motion to recommit on h. R. 2694. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition . Mrs. Hayes as the member designated by ms. Wilson, pursuant to h. Res. 965, i inform ms. Wilson will vote no
We are live on capitol hill waiting for a house markup to get underway. The Appropriations Committee is working on 2021 spending for state Department Foreign operations, agriculture and military construction. This is live coverage on cspan2. Please be seated. We are ready to begin. My friends, ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. I call the meeting of the Appropriations Committee to order. I would first like to welcome all members to the first full Committee Markup of fiscal year 2021. This will be a markup season unlike any other. Not only are we going to complete our work in record time, but we will be joined by a handful of our colleagues who were unable to be here due to the pandemic. Before we begin i have a number of housekeeping announcements. First, we should all be mindful of our health, and take appropriate actions. Following doctor monahans guidance, everyone, everyone must wear a mask and provide social distancing. Also, this information was previously conveyed to your s
In may, it was revised to a gain of three million jobs. Initially a drop of 2. 75 million was reported for may. Thats a huge revision and a very bullish sign that the economy is ready to come back once it reopens. Also, by the way, we get the jobs report for june tomorrow. A gain of three million jobs is expected as the nation begins to open up and by the way, larry kudlow will join us on that very subject tomorrow morning. Do not miss it. We are seeing a battle, meantime, between government and business once again as cases of the virus rise in some areas. In houston, the mayor putting several businesses on a socalled wall of shame on the citys website after they defied lockdown orders. Those businesses, all bars, by the way, not happy at all. In arizona, a gym owner is suing the state over the order to shut down again and is vowing to remain open despite those orders from the governor. Confrontations are arising. Another battle as we head towards the long Holiday Weekend, whether or n