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mr. lawler: ok. the supplemental appropriations bill enacted in april contained two of my bills, the ship act, which requires the imposition of sanctions on foreign ports and refineries that knowingly process iranian oil, and the iran-china energy sanctions act, which requires you to close correspondentent accounts for chinese banks if they are involved in petroleum transactions with the central bank of iran or another sanctioned iranian financial institution. supply, no matter how minor or infrequent the transaction may be. in march, the head of centcom testified before the armed services committee that iran continues to sell 90% of its oil to china, funding teheran's subversive activities across the region. that's a quote. anyone who participates in the sale of iranian oil plays a role in helping the regime evade u.s. sanctions. engaging in this trade is tantamount to aeugd and abetting a terrorist state and it must end. these sanctions create a significant financial incentive for ports and refiner
mr. lawler: ok. the supplemental appropriations bill enacted in april contained two of my bills, the ship act, which requires the imposition of sanctions on foreign ports and refineries that knowingly process iranian oil, and the iran-china energy sanctions act, which requires you to close correspondentent accounts for chinese banks if they are involved in petroleum transactions with the central bank of iran or another sanctioned iranian financial institution. supply, no matter how minor or...
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i will recognize the congressman again, mr. lawler, from new york. rep. lawler: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. powell, you were trying to answer my question. chair powell: we are an independent agency. the administration had been merely reflect the will of -- respectful of the fed, not wanting to influence things like that. i don't find it at all unusual. this is my 13th year. i think i can go by long periods of time where the fed chair does not meet with the president, and that's totally fine. rep. lawler: since you made mention of the independence of the fed, and i know you pride yourself on that independence, do you acknowledge, do members of the fomc acknowledge that a rate cut in september could be viewed as political just 30 to 60 days before an election? chair powell: our undertaking is to make decisions when and as they need to be made based on the data, incoming data, evolving outlook, risks, not in consideration of other factors, including political factors. we have a long history of doing that including during election years. that is the undertaking we will make. anyth
i will recognize the congressman again, mr. lawler, from new york. rep. lawler: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. powell, you were trying to answer my question. chair powell: we are an independent agency. the administration had been merely reflect the will of -- respectful of the fed, not wanting to influence things like that. i don't find it at all unusual. this is my 13th year. i think i can go by long periods of time where the fed chair does not meet with the president, and that's totally fine....
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mr. lawler, from new york. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. powell, you were trying to answer my question. >> we are an independent agency. the administration has been very respectful of the fed and not you know, wanting to try to influence and things like that. i don't find it at all unusual. i have been at the fed, this is my 13th year and i think there can go by long periods of time when the fed chair doesn't meet with the president. that is totally fine. >> sent you made mention of the independence of the fed, i know you pride yourself in that independence, do you acknowledged or two members of the fomc acknowledge. cut in september could be viewed as political just 30 to 60 days before an election? >> our undertaking is to make decisions when and as they need to be made based on the data, the incoming data, evolving outlook and the balance of risks and not in consideration of other factors. that would include political factors. we will make those decisions. we have a long history of doing that, including during election years. that is the
mr. lawler, from new york. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. powell, you were trying to answer my question. >> we are an independent agency. the administration has been very respectful of the fed and not you know, wanting to try to influence and things like that. i don't find it at all unusual. i have been at the fed, this is my 13th year and i think there can go by long periods of time when the fed chair doesn't meet with the president. that is totally fine. >> sent you made...
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>> mr. chairman, point of inquiry. she have is not a physician. >> it's not a medical question. her interpretation as a member of the cabinet. i'm asking what your testimony is. >> mr. chairman, i move to have those words taken down. she is not a physician. >> have there been any discussion among cabinet secretaries about invoking the 25th amendment? >> no. >> sandra: "new york post" op-ed with the headline. biden's cowardly cabinet is a disgrace shirking its duty to remove him. because so many are wondering as they saw what they saw on the debate stage play out publicly in a no teleprompter manner, what his aides, cabinet and insiders have been seeing behind closed doors for a much longer time than this, senator. your thoughts. >> yes, and what the debate confirmed to the american people was that they had been gas lighted by the white house and by biden's inner circle with people constantly saying he is fit, he is working hard, he is energetic, he is on top of everything. they saw that no, that is not true. so sandra, they know that they are being gas lighted. i think for the a
>> mr. chairman, point of inquiry. she have is not a physician. >> it's not a medical question. her interpretation as a member of the cabinet. i'm asking what your testimony is. >> mr. chairman, i move to have those words taken down. she is not a physician. >> have there been any discussion among cabinet secretaries about invoking the 25th amendment? >> no. >> sandra: "new york post" op-ed with the headline. biden's cowardly cabinet is a disgrace...
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great, the next to | the speaker is mrs johnson, the the speaker is mrsjohnson, the speaker's wife.y friend and colleague in congress from florida. and we're to my —— mike lawler, who has been built as the voice of america that wanted to be weaved in and out of elected representatives during the convention. donald trump ran in 2016 on being one of us, one of the people. to have these individuals that are your average father and grandfather, mum onstage talk about why they're supporting the president, i think that is incredibly important. i think it resonates with the american people. i can speak to my constituency. it may not speak to others. but having everyday americans giving impassioned speech to the public i think meg's a difference. [30 speech to the public i think meg's a difference.- meg's a difference. do you think voters _ meg's a difference. do you think voters in _ meg's a difference. do you think voters in your - meg's a difference. do youj think voters in your district or others pay a lot of attention as to what happens at the convention?— the convention? they do. toni
great, the next to | the speaker is mrs johnson, the the speaker is mrsjohnson, the speaker's wife.y friend and colleague in congress from florida. and we're to my —— mike lawler, who has been built as the voice of america that wanted to be weaved in and out of elected representatives during the convention. donald trump ran in 2016 on being one of us, one of the people. to have these individuals that are your average father and grandfather, mum onstage talk about why they're supporting the...