the president has been very clear about the risks to america associated with their willingness to steal our property, intellectual property and otherwise. eyes wide open with respect to russia's efforts in the south china sea and around the world to build out much bigger, stronger, tougher country. there's things we need to do alongside them and where we have shared an interest. where we don't, we need to make sure america is properly positioned to speak to them about each of our two country's respective roles in the world. >> when you sat down with president xi, was it cordial? he gets along so well with president trump. you're the diplomat, maybe bad cop to president trump's good cop. how did that go? >> it was very kind of him to meet with me. i was returning to the united states but wanted to make sure i stopped in. china will have an important role to play as we work our way through the challenging issue of denuclearizing north korea. and i wanted to make sure and explain to them the conversations that the president had with chairman kim, to make sure they understood what we needed

i would like to thank all of our bank of america associates and their team to do that as well. thank you especially to the 66 ellis residents here and you can be assured that we will continue to support and this is only a start. thank you. [applause] >> so as we said it's our last speaker and i think the most prestigious, the residents of 666 ellis, we could not have done that without being in partnership with you and we will continue to be as we own and operate this building, so paul trudby is going to share his experience with you. >> i am a resident here and when i came here everything looked great. it's not quite loud eugh. oh, i'm not speaking right. all right. when i came here from the franciscan after the fire, i thought everything looked great in the building and it looked nice at first until i realized that things were wearing out. now, what a difference to have all new bathroom fixtures, kitchen fixtures, new stove, no refrigerator, new windows, beautiful floor coverings, it's made quite a difference. it's like walking through a new door into a new building. [applause

america. the national association of school psychologists calls this emotional violence. they go on to say, i quote, such trauma can have lifelong consequence was respect to children's mental health and behavioral health. this is a human rights violation committed by the trump administration. make no mistake, president trump has the power to end this today. when the president says he's required by law to enact this policy or when he blames democrats for the crisis he has created, i say, mr. president, you're not telling the truth. so tomorrow you don't need to need to esota, you stay here in washington, stop this heartless policy, the american people demand that these children be given back to their parents and to end this crisis now. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities towards the president. and are reminded to address their remarks to the chair. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition. >> i request unanimous consent to address the house f

administration as a member of the so-called business roundtable an association of america's top executives advisors politicians in washington and hopes that his voice is heard i think the politicians do listen to us i think they take our advice as know how they implemented it or not implemented how long it takes it's different the reality says . that globalization is unstoppable driven by mobile technologies. at the dynamics of emerging markets in africa and asia the actions what we see not only in the u.s. but other parts of the world is kind of a momentum correction of globalization i believe that globalization is only taking a break but people are connected and that we do is that connecting the people globally we build bridges not voles actually this is the really defeater sending money from mobile to locations sending money from mobile to for almost four billion a concert worldwide and this has been probably one of our because investment one of the most success stories in fact dot com why our mobile soon dot com is growing the fastest in our business and western union is constantly exp

you are not a leader in america city attorneys association. you are treated as a sister, a sister state for purposes of attorney general enforcement and leadership. you left a very prominent law firm and practice for that public service. i applaud you for doing it. i congratulate you on the first time and second and look forward to work wg you in the future. thanks for being us. >> thank you very. . i would be remiss if i didn't thank you personally. one of the first people i met after i got elected was general mcdaniel. and so in many ways you are a mentor and a guide. thank you. >> thanks so much. [ applause ]

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america's sailing association. all sailing schools practice that. >> behins us, thi an illegal crab pod is that what that is. trash is that what we're talking about. >> we don't want trash or plastic. none of that stuff breaks down. if we swing over sere, we can the recreational sailors fl they have nets as well. i don't know if we can zoom in that far. they have caught s plastic and all of that that comes down cameron. that's a big no no. we don't want to do that. we need the water to stay pristine. >> absolutely. >> those are the two key things. don't pollute and of course, try to stay safe on the water. you want to enjoy summer, right? >> yes. >> look at that. trash you caught ts morning. keep that out of our water. i'm molette green on thein wate northern virginia with the northern virginia sailing school. back to you. >>. >>> today is the official start to summer. the longest day of the year folks are excited about that. thousands gathered at in england. the summer solstice is one of the rare occasions when th

nfib is america's leading small business association promoting and protecting the right of americans to own, operate and grow their businesses. the president will highlight the strong american economy and tout the benefits we are seeing from tax reform and de-regulation, including that small business optimism has hit its highest level in more than 30 years. as you know, national economic council director and assistant to the president, larry kudlow, was discharged from the hospital and is recovering at home. the president has spoken with larry and he's in good spirits, we look forward to having him back at the white house soon. tonight at nationals park, republicans and democrats in congress will put aside their political differences to play america's game. after last year's horrible shooting at the g.o.p. practice, where capitol police acted heroically in the line of fire to save lives, we're excited to see those who were injured return to the field, including majority whip steve scalise. those injured fought hard for this moment and we'll be proudly cheering them on. i heard the re

you are not a leader in america city attorneys association. you are treated as a sister, a sister state for purposes of attorney general enforcement and leadership. you left a very prominent law firm and practice for that public service. i applaud you for doing it. i congratulate you on the first time and second and look forward to work wg you in the future. thanks for being us. >> thank you very. . i would be remiss if i didn't thank you personally. one of the first people i met after i got elected was general mcdaniel. and so in many ways you are a mentor and a guide. thank you. >> thanks so much. [ applause ] >> so you are in charge of introducing the next one. >> yes. >> all right. there she is. while you are coming up, i'll read your introduction. so fee iona scott march ton has been on faculty of yale 1969. area of academic research is empirical with focus on competition in areas such as pricing, entry, and product differentiation. from 2011 to 2012, served as ace tant deputy of the u.s. department of justice where she helped enforce the

housing mental health services mental health we need we need people who are i believe america right now is associate pathic society is no love there's no compassion people don't want to hear it. and i think is so soon as you patrick that maybe it's only to privilege ones who could have sensitivity they can look at that and enjoy it i mean for me it's most amused by that that our work originates in the gutter and here it is you know in the tallest residential building in the world you know at one of the apostles the dresses that he york city you know everybody comes directly from the gutters of queens and brooklyn you know you look at this something kind of you know this lovely beautiful about that ed norton beautiful. me who. the ten square meter room that god we know cheating shares with his wife loner and their daughter eliana frost's about thirty five dollars a month oh she lives in constant fear of being unable to pay the rent he can't imagine trash as a laundry object he uses it to feed his family and furnish is home. it's hard all these years we've grown up with hardship. i grew up like you an

states, the disabled american veterans, the american legion, the vietnam veterans of america, the fleet reserve association, the military order of the purple heart, the paralyzed veterans of america, the blue water navy vietnam association, military veterans advocacy and the military officers association of america. i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 299, as amended, and i reserve the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. takano: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. takano: i rise in supports of h.r. 299 as amended, the blue water navy vietnam veterans act. it has taken years of dedicated advocacy and bipartisan to get us here today. and i would like to recognize ranking member walz, who could not be here today, but was a driving force behind this legislation. h.r. 299 is an important step toward recktive eying a long standing injustice to veterans who were made sick by exposure to agent orange in vietnam. passage of this legislation will extend eligibility to 90,000 veterans who served in vietnam

the city's legacy businesses employs a groomer certified with the national dog groomer's association of america and specialty is breed show cuts and hand clipping. these services are more rare. they site dog dental clinics and vip also serves this. they will not provide day care at this facility and if they offered dog handling classes there are plenty of trainers in the neighborhood that already have workshops. there will be no net gain for noe valley. despite their claps healthy spa would not provide products or services unique to the neighborhood and would not create new market demand and provide no net gain for noe valley. >> steve pressman nearly 30 year resident of noe valley. my number one issue has to do with the law on the books that was adopted for a very good reason, which was to preserve the integrity and uniqueness in our neighborhood shopping corridors. i don't know care if we are talking about a pet shop business or a body piercing parlor, as long as it is independently owned and operated and not a brand store. turns out there is a long history of formula stores not working. in r

the american evangelical association has said america's refugee program is the crown jewel of american humanitarianism. but the president -- what the president is doing is reverse. it is the worst that our country could offer. mr. president do the right thing. this is so wrong and that is something wrong to someone who would advocate for it. i think my colleagues given. inc. you all for joining us today. -- thank you all for joining us. >> i want to remind people that when the attorney general sites the biblical passage that you should obey the government, the supportt passes to slavery, the fact is this country was founded by revolutionaries. we fought a revolution against the king based on that passage. this country is based on the idea of the consent of the governing just of the government. the government in this country do not consent to a policy of tearing children away from their parents. we do not consent to a policy of inhumanity. we do not consent to a policy of punishing refugees from violence and persecution by separating them from their children. the president can stop it w

if you have qualifications, the slightest calm about something, then you are associated with america'sistory of evil, with racism, sexism and so forth. then you are the kind of person who is using this kind of issue in the pretexts of the old agenda bringing back the old america. that is a broad framework. i think we cannot discuss immigration because the moralizing of it gives a set of incentives that are not there. i do not look at the issue anymore. i think the fact is, immigration could be rather easily dealt with. if we could clear way the moral battle we have. the paper that you wrote, you did a perfectly good job of showing how that might be possible. >> steve: thank you for that. i thought that was such a wise way of explaining what was going on. a quick final word for you, that struck a chord with me what shelby said. >> it also helps raise money. that fake time magazine cover featuring a little girl's picture taken out of context and said she had been separated from her mother which was not the case. it raised about $17 million for in immigrants rights a group based on the em

all freedom's history there has never been an organization quite like the national rifle association of america other people are so alert, so vigilant, so unafraid to take a stand for what is good and right but the people of the national rifle association represent the best of america's strength and character. the nra. >> what is the nra selling? freedom. patriotism, america. you want to know why the nra has been so dominant whether you agree with it or not? because of stuff like this. they have nra tv, they are all over youtube. when i searched for gun-control i got this message and could not find anything else on that day in 2016 that counted the message the nra was the only thing that is good and right about america. if your opponents are using social media, trying to change hearts and minds and connect with people emotionally, you got to do it too and do it smarter and better. this has started to change since every town and sandy hook came together, putting more ads out and be creative, for gun safety and gun violence, they have to catch up. each of these movements, these important, viscera

this was the democratic associate of america group does blocked entry into the federal facility. >> keep families together. >> [bleep]. >> [traffic noise]. >> stop kiddinapping children y [bleep] nazis. >> laura: that looks like a "saturday night live" skid. -- skit. dozens in washington, d.c. shutdown a government meeting and in michigan they did the same thing. a protest that ice had to house detainees in a local jail. in washington, d.c. thousands of women urged for the abolishment of ice. they occupied the senate hart office building and joined themselves together with all of these liberal politicians. it was like everybody looks like jiffy pop. they have the tinfoil ropes and the chants that rhyme. the capital police arrested 600 of the chanting throng. the d.c. ice protests were led by pro-palestinian activist linda. >> marching is important and rallying is important. but it is not enough under a fascist administration. are you ready to sacrifice just a little bit? people want to tell us when to protest and how to protest. how to be civil. how uncivil it is to have billion dollars

my name is emily skor and i'm the ceo of growth energy, america's leading biofuels trade association proudly representing 83 companies, and tens of thousands of supporters across the country including in illinois. we work to bring consumers better choices at the pump, grow america's economy, and improve the environment for future generations. ethanol is a home-grown biofuel that is now blended into 97% of standard gasoline. meeting more than 10% of our motor fuel needs. ethanol blended fuels have the highest octane of any available liquid alternative, and allow for better performing engines that deliver greater fuel efficiency. american biofuels are ready to move america forward with a stable policy and access to drivers, we can deliver low-carbon, low-cost, high performing sustainable vehicle solutions. congress recognized the need for a more diverse and stable fuel supply, and enacted the renewable fuel standard to drive innovation and investment in renewal biofuels and open access to the marketplace. this energy policy is successfully driving advances in ethanol with plants operati

19th, president trump will delivery marks at the 75th anniversary lunch, nfib is america's leading small business associationf americans to own, operate and grow their businesses. the president will highlight the strong american economy and tout the benefits we're seeing from tax reform and deregulation, including that small business optimism has hit its highest level in more than 30 years. as you know, national economic council director and assistant to the president larry kudlow was discharged from the hospital and is recovering at home. the president has spoken with larry. he's in good spirits. we look forward to having him back here at the white house soon. tonight at nationals park, republicans and democrats in congress will put aside their political differences to play america's game. after last year's horrible shooting at the gop practice where capitol police abilicted heroically in the line of fire to save lives. we were happy to see those injured return to the field, including steve scalise. we will proudly be cheering them on. i've heard the republican team looks pretty good in practice and that th

association. it demonstrates our roots, hometown america, we are phone providers but also broadband of providers. host: a recent convention you had, you heard from the fcc chair, chairman pai. where do you agree with him and where don't you? aca summitme to our in 2014 when he was just on the job, and now he has come a year later. interesting to hear from him, particularly his views on changing, revealing title ii, implementing destroying freedom order, which the commission did in the fcc, and his focus on broadband development. there has been no greater advocate from a standpoint of recognizing the service that has been provided by smaller providers, small broadband providers in small communities, and that has been terrific. we applaud him. in fact, most of his border was based on the statement of our members, the emphasis of title regulation under the previous would create a chilling effect on my further broadband deployment. it would not encourage it, it would discourage it. had terrificai stories about how he has seen firsthand what our members are doing for my broadband perspective and why t

. >> -- we picked up an award on cmaa on friday, yeah, construction management association of america for the majorovatio project on the west coast. >> congratulations. >> i'd love to see it if we do any tours. facility?like to tour the can arrange that. >> good morning. i'm the public works project manager for the traffic company and forensic services division. so my project is quite at the other end of development from the medical examiner's building. this slide is through march. there's been some significant development since that , so i will update the bullet points as i work through it. hazardous materials abatement, complete. the contract issued to azul works, the general contractor responsible for that work. as charles mentioned a little bit earlier, the old parisian bakery building is demolished. the building is levelled, so it's the first real tangible site of accomplishment at that site at the corner of evans and toland. the constructionanar general coractor, clark construction, was given an ntp nr . proje a fairly unusual delivery method in that the cmgc comes on board with

administration as a member of the so-called business roundtable an association of america's top executives. advisors politicians in washington and hopes that his voice is heard i think the politicians do listen to us i think they take our advice as know how they implemented it or not implemented how long it takes it's different the reality says is that globalization is unstoppable driven by mobile technologies. at the dynamics of emerging markets in africa and asia the actions what we see not only in the u.s. but other parts of the world is kind of a momentum correction of globalization i believe that globalization is only taking a break but people are connected and that we do is that connecting the people globally rebuild bridges not voles actually this is the really the future of sending money from mobile to look ations sending money from mobile to for almost four billion a concert worldwide and this has been probably one of the or because investment one of the most success stories in fact brazilian dot com why a mobile soon dot com is growing the fosses in our business. to french brothe

in society for instance business leaders the so-called business round table which is an association of america's top executives criticize the policy individual companies like american airlines announced that they would not want to transport people affected by this policy and as i said also religiously of the catholic church but also if angelica's were against it so there was a was a big front lined up against the president so he basically had to back down because his his friends from his own party told him if we continue to see crying children behind fences in cages that will hurt us in the upcoming midterm elections in november and one of the voters how has this issue played with the trump base. where the trump base interesting really supports these policies actually the latest polls showed that about two thirds of all voters were. ject this iraq tolerance policy at the border especially taking away kids from their parents but almost sixty percent of republicans support it in the gratian immigration control was one of the most important issues for donald trump during his election campaign one o

to keep our kids safe in order to keep our adults safe in order to keep america safe you mentioned the national rifle association and the n.r.a. is defending one controversial proposal by texas governor abbott let's listen you're talking about arming teachers well first off it's a choice it's something that the parents and the school board have to come to a decision on and teachers have to voluntarily choose to do so arming teachers good idea bad idea. yes definitely a bad idea you know i marched on washington with the kids and with the teachers for the march for our lives it was so crazy to see how many teachers came from all over america and they had signs that said bad us with pencils not guns and sold these teachers are speaking out all across america and saying no we don't want guns we don't that want that responsibility of having to shoot one of our own students you know you have to train the mind for years and years and years when you're in the military to train someone to shoot and kill someone else and so these these teachers are already underpaid in iraq under resourced they need to be focusing on our

. >> reporter: at a national gathering of the american immigration lawyers association in san francisco, next again america founder and president tom steyer expressed his support for the work they're doing and how he wanted to help them even more. >> and i'm pleased to say today that over the course of this year i'm going to invest an additional million bucks. >> money helping at least 11 organizations across the country that are helping immigrants facing deportation. the contribution comes on top of the $2.3 million steyer and next again america prevail committed in 2017. one of the trump administration's biggest critics steyer made no secret of his disapproval spending millions on television adds calling for the impeachment of president trump. >> but the need is as great or more than ever to provide protection for these people under threat of deportation and do the positive work of doing daca applicationance citizenship application zploos these folks sharing a common bond through their work. >> there is such a large number of folks here that need help and can't afford it. >> critics painted steyer as an

there are no more socially conscious league in the united states of america that the national basketball association happened to their ratings? they've skyrocketed. what did the golden state warriors do last year? they didn't show up at the white house. they went to the national african-american history museum. they went to kevin durant's old high school and gave back. they could care less about the president of the united states. and their global stature hasinc. >> they protested in ways that weren't provocative and designed to offend people. here's my point. i personally agree with some of the things the players -- i wish they had done it in a different way that would be easier for me -- let me finish. here's the difference between going to a lunch counter and getting arrested. because you should have the right to go to a lunch counter in the first place. these players, none of us, we work for cnn. we couldn't just decide to walk out of here right now as a protest and not face consequences from our employer. so why would they be trying to do a brave act and then when they face the consequences of

like the american road builders association, national highway users conference, the associated general contractors of america, all of which deserve a place at the table, but their voices must not crowd out the voice of the citizenry of the country. thank you very much. [applause] >> i want to draw out electro themes. first of all, we learned that infrastructure is the physical object and also a series of rules. in your card, you are generally allowed to go where the road is. if you try that at an airplane that is going to be a problem for you. we have debates over the radio spectrum, for example. it is not just a preference but a policy. we are constantly going back and forth between the question of whether infrastructure should respond to popular demand or shape popular demand. it is very delicate. i would like to throw in the name of barbara mikulski, it prominence in a protest in baltimore. it turned into a 40 year career in congress. i think there is a role for ordinary citizens to say no, this is not our preference. third is this question of public and private that is not an either or question. it is th

america's 32nd president. also later this month in new orleans, it's the american library association's annual conference featuring a key note talk by former first lady michelle obama. then from july is 11th-14th, it's the annual libertarian conference freedom fest in las vegas. for more information about upcoming book fairs and festivals and to watch our previous festival coverage, click the book fairs tab on our web site, booktv.org. >> president obama did not want to be perceived as political. and, you know, there's an element of his own image, self-image there that, you know, first i don't want to be out there and be accused by my foes of trying to tilt the election. >> and paul ryan and mitch mcconnell weren't going to help. >> no, no, we tell that story too, how the president tried to come up with a bipartisan response. he thought, you know, this was an attack on an american election, and, you know, i don't always like the word meddling, even though we use it. it was an attack. an information warfare attack. and he was hoping that he could get paul ryan and mitch mcconnell to join together in some sort of pu

comcast, building america's largest gig-speed network. >>> "the associated press" is reporting the trgdzs operating three tender age shelters now for babies and toddlers separated from their parents at the border. more than 2,000 undocumented children have been separated from their parents since early may. joining us to talk about what can be done is senator chris coons of delaware. good morning, senator. >> good morning, alisyn. what can be done is very simple. >> what is it? >> president trump can reverse this policy decision that he's made. he can stop misleading the american people by suggesting that this somehow is the responsibility of democrats or it's required by law. either of those is true. >> yes. >> a dozen republican senators have now said that president trump can change this policy today. >> that is a fact. >> mr. president, if you're watching, you can change this today. it doesn't require legislation. you are not compelled to do this by law. faith leaders across every major faith have been denouncing this, most recently pope francis. this is in humane and cruel to use chil

very much we appreciate your analysis from washington human son chaz senior associate at the washington office on latin america. now rights groups are urging for action to tackle modern day child slavery there are two hundred million trapped in child labor wild wife that's just over ten percent of the global child population at least one hundred twenty million are engaged in hazardous work that directly homes their health safety or development seventy three million under the age of ten and the majority of child laborers work on farms that produce consumer products like cocoa coffee cotton and other crops while twenty million child are in factories that make things like clothes carpet and roll cigarettes charles stratford reports now from bangladesh where children who a barely of school age of being paid a dollar a day to make cigarettes while the government has been to end the practice many of the children's families rely on the earnings this is a cigarette manufacturing factory in bangladesh but there are a few if any machines working. here is secretly filmed these pictures the reason the factory owner refuse

associated with that. and i'm here in san francisco america to find out about an exciting new development for people with crisis. to meet our ashes a young gentleman who had a spinal cord injury quite recently and it's been around ever since to let me come to your house. that is some of you got the whole day yeah right underneath. john vause thought ask you about your accident it was you know i was hanging out of a friend's house and we were locked out of his apartment he lived on the third floor and figured i'd climb up to his balcony and get in and save the day as i was getting up i fell so i fell for about ten meters landed on my neck as i kind of came to the hospital i noticed as i was lying there that i couldn't move my legs something was pretty seriously wrong i broke my c five and c six vertebrae how do you cope we such a dramatic. impact on your life i just don't see any other option but to cope. i don't want to say embrace what happened but really accept what happened and kind of move forward. spinal cord injury is. an incredibly devastating injury it affects everything from physical strength and every

association is going to make it happen. but we won't get there without you. visit alz.org to join the fight. >> live from america'sadquarters, i'm lauren green. a holiday in afghanistan shattered by two suicide bombings over the weekend, happening in the city of jalalabad. 19 people were killed in today's attack. 36 killed saturday. both attacks were against gatherings of taliban fighters. isis claiming responsibility for saturday's attack. isis considers both the afghan government and the taliban to be its enemies and it was not part of the holiday. >>> brooks koepka won the u.s. open. his second in a row. koepka is the first golfer in 29 years to successfully defend the u.s. open title and only the seventh person to ever accomplish the feat. he edged out tommy fleetwood by a stroke. he moves up to fourth place in the career worldwide rankings. i'm lauren green, now back to "life, liberty & levin.". mark: zuhdi jasser, president of the united states nominates pompeo to be secretary of state. he soon thereafter appoints john bolton to be his national security adviser. he appoints as bolton's chief of staff a fello

associated with that. and i'm here in san francisco america to find out about an exciting new development for people with chronic says. to meet our ashes a young gentleman who had a spinal cord injury quite recently and it's been around ever since thanks for letting me come to your house. wow that is some of you got the whole day yeah right underneath. asking about your accident it was you know i was hanging out of friends and we were locked out of his apartment he lived on the third floor and figured i'd climb up to his balcony and get in and save the day as i was getting up i fell so i fell for about ten meters landed on my . as i kind of came to the hospital i noticed as i was lying there that i couldn't move my legs something was pretty seriously wrong i broke my c five and c six vertebrae how do you cope we such a dramatic. impact on your life i just don't see any other option but to cope. i don't want to say embrace what happened but really accept what happened and kind of move forward. spinal cord injury is. incredibly devastating injury it affects everything from physical strength and everything to when

in that chamber. >> you're a member of the democratic socialist of america and it was not long ago where the idea of being associatedsocialism, we couldn't consider you could win a serious election. be movement you're part of, how big do you think it is and could it still cause political problems for the democrats in part of the country? >> i think we create these fear base labels. duo talk about authoritarian capitalism because we have an authoritarian hyper capitalist in the presidency. i think we start fixing these labels instead of thinking about what does this mean? what are we fighting for? we're fighting for the right of every working classny fied heal housing. >> thank you. congratulations again. be right back. i'm really into this car, but how do i know if i'm getting a good deal? i tell truecar my zip and which car i want and truecar shows the range of prices people in my area actually paid for the same car so i know if i'm getting a great price. this is how car buying was always meant to be. this is truecar. td ameritrade select securitiese 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. so i can trade all night long? ♪ a

america. the american medical association and the american academy of peerkts have weighed in on this topic. and what they have said is that family separation in these cases, not as a general matter, it is generally true. and specifically in these cases will cause lifelong trauma. they have indicated that there is empirical evidence of the fact that it is likely to cause significant harm to the brain structure of these children. and it will affect these children long and short-term health. and let's be clear, a society is judged based on how it treats its children. a society is judged based on how it treats the least among us. and we will be judged harshly. history will judge us harshly because of what this administration has done. and as i stand here at this moment hours after the announcement of the executive order on this issue, i find it shocking that the executive order fails to acknowledge that over 2,000 children are currently at this very moment without their parents. i find it shocking that the executive order fails to acknowledge take into account or even concern itself with the fa

americas at the u.s. chamber of commerce. as harrington also serves executive vice president of the association of american chambers of congress in latin america and the caribbean. the acronym aaccla. if you can pronounce that, you get extra points. prior to joining the chamber, mr. harrington worked at the state of california office of trade and investment. the u.s. trade representative and general motors. our last witness to testify will meiman, a managing partner at mclarty associates. worked at the she office of the u.s. trade representative, served as foreign service officer with the u.s. department of state. she is also a member of the andcil of foreign relations the inter-american dialogue. mr. farnsworth, you are now recognized. mr. farnsworth: good afternoon you -- to you and the ranking member. on yourngratulate you opening statements. those were powerful and we look forward to responding to the questions you have put out there already. it is a privilege to appear before you again at the subcommittee. the news that the trump administration has moved forward with aluminum and steel tariffs on canada, mexico, and europ

what they do, they are an offshoot, basically the islamic organizations in america started in the late 60s with the muslim association by saudi funding and muslim brotherhood immigration into the united states, and that evolved into major organizations, the council on american islamic relations, alphabet soup of basically muslim brotherhood legacy groups and in 91, this is part of the fbi holy land foundation trial, documents that were shown to be real documents from 91 had authoritative memorandum that they had certain organizations that were part of the evangelical movement of the islamist movement to shape western opinion, shape western policy so it favors islamist interests and cair is one of the groups. cair evolved from a group called the islamic association for palestine. they founded the palestinians weren't enough for constituencies so they brought into hijack the islamic community as part of the palestinian movement and some of my friends call them hamas on k-street. mark: hamas on k-street because they have ties to hamas, don't they? >> they do. fathers have been linked to them. don't take my word for, it