i have a great admiration for the civil service but i think they will be tested both in terms of the mbers of civil servants, and whether they have the skills to deliver this. it is not just about the two new departments, indeed government have moved quickly to create these departments. it is every pa rt to create these departments. it is every part of government that will be affected. and this is important to remember, the government will wa nt to to remember, the government will want to carry on with its domestic legislation as well. and so i think something will have to give and there will have been very hard decisions made about priority, particularly when it comes to come to stick changes. domestic changes, you mean other, other elements of the government's legislative agenda? absolutely. stuff through have to be tossed out for the next two years? government will from the to say what is the most important thing they want to achieve over the next few years, and then, how will this sit with that demand on brexit. so it is going to have to be some choices made. what needs to happen

this isn't evena retretan case,e state was firing you, here the state says they have got civil service protections and you can't fire them. it's an easy case, one there was an advocacy to use the mcdonald douglas test from title seven to figure out the retaliation standard which is a very bad standard that says if you're i a minority, gorsuch, said this created enough problems in the title seven context, we're not going to transport it to the first amendment contest. but for political affiliation this person would have been fired in terms of matter of public concern he said you're political association is inherently a matter of public concern. i don't think it really suggests how he would coincide with scalia on the broader question of absence civil service protection what does the fist amendment say? >> second was the hogan case where the plaintiff complained about her boss's conflict of interest. the boss was apparently contracting with a company affiliated with his brother. and here gorsuch did a very straight forward kind of gar set garsetti analysis saying part of your duty is to

so now she is entitled to civil service protections. the new faction comes in and fires her basically because of her prior political affiliation. this is not even a rattan case because in rattan cases, the state was firing you. here, the state says they have got civil service protections and you cannot fire them. it is an easy case. i will make two points. to is there was an advocacy use the mcdonnell douglas test from title vii to figure out the retaliation standards which is a very bad standard that essentially says if you are a minority and qualified the government has to explain why they did not hire you. judge gorsuch said this created enough problems in the title vii context that we are not going to transport it to the first amendment content -- context. but said we will use the test but only for little if the -- political affiliation this person would've been fired in terms of matter of public concern. relatively straightforward application of rattan. i do not think it suggests how it coincides with scalia absence of civil servic

civil service and the overall organization management and staffing of defense. so for those of you who are americans and don't understand that you can actually as a civil servant rise to a very senior positions and have real authority, you're seeing someone who actually does that in london. we appear to be approaching a crossroads in the history of the transatlantic relationship or so the pundits would have us believe. we're seeing protoe nationalism in many nato and european countries. we're certainly seeing proto-nationalism in russia and aggressive sense of trying to assert itself throughout the european space. we are seeing renewed efforts in the united states, the united kingdom to make large defense companies more responsive to both costs and schedule. and all of this is occurring in the midst of a great challenge, to the rules' based order which emerged from world war ii and it is in this context we'll hear from the permanent secretary. i've been asked to be a paid public announcement before he comes on, which is to say for those of you who are here and wa

when we talk about rolling back civil service protection understand we have made a committed here on this committee to protect whistle-blowers. when we drawback it has a chilling defect. because i will not come forward. >> last week the committee conducted in the interview from tsa at the said it was covered by self direction that has misbehavior and did not lead to a healthy agency. mr. roth you testified before the committee in november 2015 about security failures to of covered. as serving as deputy of ministry gary use said the "in-depth" round at tsa from results that you characterized as disappointing and troubling. do you take the constant environment of this behavior as described contributed? >> certainly was we found to provide this as well there was of push to move the people through the line to ignore those security aspects. there was enormous pressure on the rank-and-file and not worry is much about security . so the answer to your question is yes to disregard aviation security. >> so you found that to be a major problem? >> that's correct stay mike so they were probably

many years ago, almost 100 years ago, we adopted a civil service system. the premise of that system is we ought to have professional employees. not political employees. not political appointees. not subject to change because of thpolitical whims that -- winds that may be blowing one way or another. this bill risk december moralizing those who have tirelessly been working to help our rhett rans reintegrate into civilian life across this country. let me make it clear, i'm sure dr. roe is not surprised when i say this i agree with mr. walz. if there's an employee not performing well that employee ought not to be kept on. but this bill removes the process that was negotiated or could be negotiated in a collective bargaining way and if, by the way, it takes 300-plus days, then perhaps this legislation could deal with that to shorten it. there are ways that this could be dealt with that in my view will not undermine the civil service protections that are important not only for the employees but for the system itself. i've no doubt there are measures that can be

direct hire authority for competitively selected positions without first going through the proper civil service hiring process. americans veterans deserve the top care from people who are devoted to serving thefment the v.a. is run by hardworking civil servants, men and women, hired in a competitive merit-based process that assess their skill and passion for serving our nation's veterans. political appointees on the other hand are meant to serve their appointing president's agenda for a temporary period of time. part of their duty to the nation is to know when it's time to step down from their position of power. my amendment prevents former v.a. political appointees from using their political connections to jump ahead of other qualified individuals burroing into a high-paying career position at the v.a. along with my friend and colleague, representative i already addressed the problem of political burroing. h.r. 1132 would prevent political appointees from burroing into the civil service across the government for two years after leaving their position. until that bill is enacted, this amendment

they say the civil service is at its lowest in the number of staff since the 1940's. beastly, that is a product of fiscal austerity in the past few years, but now they also have brexit on top of them now. the state we are in is, as people like to say, a fragile one. the european commission has 27 governments to turn to and has a history of negotiating trade deals. when we will see tomorrow article 50 is finally triggered. julie? julie: let's turn back to the auto industry. ford announcing today the creation of some plants in michigan. we are joined now by ford's president in america. >> we are joined now by joe h inrichs. good to have you with us. the president was tweeting out about your announcement before you had a chance to make it. how many net new jobs will the be? -- therere 130 jobs are 130 new jobs and hundred new jobs at the michigan assembly we move production elsewhere. there also jobs tied into the data center which we have not yet disclosed. 130 incremental to the romeo plant, and there are thousands of jobs being protected as well. >> are these men the

but they really don't will know, and the civil service don't know, how to disentangle this.year there is an awful lot of money wasted. i have witnessed a tremendous waste of money in afghanistan, for example, where we spent 3 billion of aid. i wonder how much of that is yielding at the moment? i think mrs may, the prime minister, will have to deal with this in this term because it has been building. and the money is going up. by 2020 it will be 16 billion. when at home people are saying, we need several billion for other things, whether it is social care, it shouldn't be a sacred cow, foreign aid, that we can't look at and say, is this money being spent wisely? if it is not, could it be better spent at home? you read my body language. i want to do one more story. the rspca in a dogfight with crofts over dog leads. you have no interest in this. i have no dog in this fight! the argument is these dogs are held to tightly on their leads. crofts say this is nonsense. i have two agree with crofts. i love dogs. i have several of my own. very naughty. but i think in this instance, t

but they really don't will know, and the civil service don't know, how to disentangle this.emendous waste of money in afghanistan, for example, where we spent 3 billion of aid. i wonder how much of that is yielding at the moment? i think mrs may, the prime minister, will have to deal with this in this term because it has been building. and the money is going up. by 2020 it will be 16 billion. when at home people are saying, we need several

congress should act now to ensure full civil service protection under title five are available to all tsa employees including tsa officers. and also, to my republican colleagues, when we talk about rolling back federal civil service protections, understand as we have made a commitment here on this committee to ensure that we protect whistle blowers, when we draw back, these have a chilling affect because if i'm not going to be protected, i'm not going to come forward. with that i yield back my time. >> thank you, mr. cummings. >> thank you. last week the committee conducted an interview of tsa mark hatfield and told the committee that it was quote governed by direct direction which bread misbehavior quote and led to toxicity rather than agency, you testified before the committee in november of 2015, about security failures that you uncovered at the time that mr. hatfield was serving as deputy administrator. you said that an in-depth round of covert testing at tsa found results that you characterize as quote disappointing and troubling end of quote. do you think that the toxic environm

to correct what we have seen at tsa congress should act now to , ensure full civil service protection under title 5 are available to all tsa employees, including tsa officers. and also, to my republican colleagues, when we talk about rolling back federal civil service protections, understand as we have made a commitment here on this committee to ensure that we protect whistleblowers, when we draw back, as mr. roth has said, these protections have a chilling effect because if i'm not going to be protected, i'm not going to come forward. with that, i yield back my time. mr. chaffetz: thank you. i now recognize the ranking member, mr. cummings. cummings thank you very : last week the committee much. conducted an interview of former tsa, markector of the hatfield, and he told the committee the tsa was "governed "bread-direction" which and misbehavior" and lead to toxicity rather than a healthy agency. mr. roth, you testified before the committee in november of 2015 and said an in-depth round of covert testing at tsa found results you characterized as troubling."ng and do think the toxic e

i left the government, i resigned from the civil service and by taking my freedom i assumed my responsibility with many of you in order to change the ancient divisiveness. our country today is in an unprecedented situation, facing a totalitarian threat. facing deep changes, digital eyes asian, climate change. the traditional divide between the parties, which for decades have not been able to solve the problems of yesterday. my project is steve automation of a new change of personnel. new faces. it has confidence in its energy. it will give rise to -- >> marine le pen, what kind of president will you be? >> i think the majority of the candidates seem to agree. six candidates are not here tonight. i want to be the president of the french republic. i am not going to become involved in a vague region. i don't want to be the salesperson for multinational or a large group. i want to be president of the --nch republic, which were which respects article five, which states that the president guarantees national sovereignty. it's not just empty words when talking about national independent -- national

francois fillon will still cut 500 civil service jobs to remove a wealth tax on people with assets totaling more than 1.3 million euros. in his first three months in office, fillon pledged to end france's other sacred 35 hour working week, introduce a cap on severance pay and raise the retirement age to 65. >> those who call my project a purge have it all wrong. carried by the ambition to return to economic and political and ports. that political imports. -- political imports. >> he has promised to/350 euros per year in contributions. that may not be enough to divert from a damaging weekend. his party released a caricature with anti-somatic overtones about his rival. -- and then aon report that fillon have received $50,000 worth of clothing over a mysterious benefactor. all while the campaign is still struggling to discover tests--still struggling to recover. pu question two days before candidate registration closes on friday. i wish time he may be placed under formal investigation. on thes get an update business news, brian is with us in the studio. a major acquisition in the world of self

we'll be talking to a former head of the civil service about the challenge ahead.new research suggests charging coffee drinkers extra could cut the use of disposable cups by up to 300 million a year, the tv chef hugh fearnley whittingstall will be telling us about his campaign to tackle the mounting waste. and in half an hour, 100 days will be looking at the claims russia interfered with the us presidential plus all the latest from the white house. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, will perry. the headlines this evening. wenger insists sanchez and ozil want to stay at arsenal but says his own future isn't completely sorted. fifa announces how the expanded 48—team world cup will be divided up in 2026, with europe set to get the 16 places they wanted. there's a 147 forjudd trump in beijing as he heads into the quarterfinals of the china open snooker. for you now. and join me ahead of match's bid to join the last four of the women's champions league. —— manchester city's. we start with three

the turkish authorities say that the crackdown, which has affected not only journalists but also civil service- servants, journalists, academics, a wide range of people, they say this is a necessary measure to eliminate security threats following the failed coup attempt. does insecurity stemming from this really explain what we are seeing, or is there another broader purpose here? in everyctually, democracy, even in germany or the u.s., the government never wants to be criticized. that is understandable. now they i understand, are using the attempt to silence the entire opposition. it's not just about investigating what's really july.ing on the 15th of it's not just about who did the military coup. they are now using the military to deletee the power all the opposition in the country. melinda: the government itself has two responses to that. number one, it says that mr. yucel was associating with hackers who had released state secrets, thereby endangering the state. that has to do with the fact that mr. yucel reported on emails sent and received by the energy minister, who happens to be the so

then there is the issue of pensions for eu civil service.russels could demand up to 8 billion for that as well, bringing the grand total to 60 billion. there are no clear legal precedents. they are doing their best to calm fears at home. >> we're not talking about paying to leave. what we are talking about is ensuring that when we leave, first of all, when we leave, people will see that we will be taking decisions about the budget. we will not be required to make significant payments every year into the eu budget. reporter: the eu doesn't want to punish britain harshly for the decision to leave either according to the head of the negotiating team. >> we have to find a new relationship that we think an agreement is for the best way to go forward and give against certainty and stability. reporter: member states made it clear they don't want to go to easy because it is a good way to discourage other members from following britain's lead. reporter: expected to move 100 jobs from the british capital to brussels to retain its foothold in the eu. i

viss protection laws, which govern the department of -- civil service protection laws, which govern the department of justice. everyone who is in a hiring capacity understand what the rules are. i think train something a big part of that. i believe every employee of d.o.j. is supposed to be trained in a whole variety of laws that govern their conduct, including the civil service protection laws. senator whitehouse: will this be a priority for you to assure the department does not fall back into the predicament it fell into under attorney general gonzalez? ms. brand: yes, senator. senator whitehouse: science denial, specifically cly gnat denirblingse has been propagated by the fossil fuel industry for years through an array of front groups. the chamber of commerce, which you worked for, has been a relentless enemy of climate action and has trafficked regularly in climate denial. you have been their lawyer in environmental cases. can we trust on climate science as related issues come up in the department? ms. brand: senator, my role if i'm confirmed to be associate a.g. will be to enable

and also to my republican colleagues, when we talk about rolling back federal civil service protection, understand we have made a commitment here on this committee to ensure that we protect whistleblowers. when we drawback, as mr. roth has said, these protections it has a chilling effect. if i'm not going to be protected, i'm not going to come forward. with that ideal back my time. >> thank you. now recognizing mr. cummings. mr. cummings: last week we conducted an interview of marquette field and he told me the tsa was "governed by tof-direction, and led toxicity rather than a healthy agency." mr. roth, you testified before the committee in november of 2015 about security failures you and covered at a time mr. hatfield was serving as deputy administrator. you said an in-depth round of covert testing at tsa found results you characterize as "disappointing and troubling." do you think the toxic environment in which self-direction bread this contributed to the security deficiency you identified? mr. roth: what we found in what i think tsa leadership will testify to as well or has testifie

have been a good number of them, the obama people who have got into the civil service jobs in order to handcuff president trump. i say for them, when you can identify them, get a room somewhere, put them in it, pay them their wages. they'll get tired of their job over time. the damage they will do, if you let them have a desk, will be far greater than what we get out of them for the paycheck we're giving them. so, i say, purge as many as possible. mr. president, put those people in place that are loyal to you. that want to carry out your agenda. and here's another news report. "the washington post" reports that u.s. investigators examine jeff sessions' contacts with russian officials while he was a campaign advisor to trump. this report from "the washington post" says that u.s. investigators examined jeff sessions' contacts with russia. so he was under surveillance, he was at least under investigation it sounds like, if this stroir is right. here we have -- if this story is right. here we have a seated united states senator. a stellar individual. if i were going to try to compare the c

i'll use the example of civil engineers in the air force who used to be responsible for running the entire installation, the entire base. when we, when the service, when the air force moved that to an almost entirely civilian contractor responsibility, what we found is that the drawdown for civil engineers combats civil engineers that we need to deploy the actual numbers were just too small. so as part of that mix, we need to take a hard look as part of those dual capabilities, what numbers do we need in order to be effective across all the services? thank you. >> another round. yeah? thank you. >> good morning. my name is dominic kramer. we focus a lot, obviously, this president isn't really thinking in grand strategic erterms. we know people in his administration are. he's focused on where to take credit in contracts or new programs and things we've talked about for procurement so primarily for the general coming for industry now, but where do you see the president looking for competition in the defense industry and what's likely to catch his attention and what should catch his attention? as a priority in the broader context. >> one more quest

the amendment includes many of the archaic and unnecessary civil service rules that currently hamper true reform and accountability at the department, and unlike h.r. 1259 which would require the entire internal and first level of external appeals process to be completed within 67 days, the walz amendment would allow for the process to take at least 120 daysnd ts period could expand indefinitely. the standard used in this is not a meaningful departure from current law, and i fear it won't make any true changes that are desperately needed at v.a. on the collective bargaining piece, i understand the ranking member's concerns. but the last thing i want to do is create a giant loophole that makes it harder to discipline bad employees. . just looking at a contract from the largest union, the grievance procedures that he wishes to keep in place can extend to almost 350 days and this time line could be extended. the walz amendment, we would be creating a giant loophole where the secretary would have one expedited process in place while the grievance place remains for 285,000 employees at th

we should just say also that we are hearing this is waiting on the approval of civil service advisoryown court has acquitted a tennis coach of cruelty to his two daughters he allegedly spent years trying to make into tennis stars. our correspondence is at the court. the jury didn't take long at all to come to their unanimous verdict in this case. in fa ct, unanimous verdict in this case. in fact, they deliberated for around 90 minutes. this case involvesjohn de'viana, a former tennis coach, who was accused by his two daughters, who are 21 and 19, of cruelty over an11 year who are 21 and 19, of cruelty over an 11 year period. the prosecution's case was that he wanted them to be wimbledon stars and he put them into ' he hut tn . 1 ifitfi training camps. ' he nut tn . 1 into training camps. however, the ' he nut tn 1 1 into training camps. however, the girls accused their father and they gave evidence by video link. they said that their father physically and emotionally abused his daughters. in one incident, his eldest daughter said that her father wrote the letter, said that her father wr

the former head of the civil service has been unveiled as the new boss of a company charged with regeneratingn appointed to spearhead the area's ambition to be the first choice for what they call aspirational londoners. he also hopes to draw in businesses and jobs. now let's take a look at the travel situation. if we look at it q board we have a very rare sight. good service on all lines. take that infora good service on all lines. take that in for a moment. good service on all lines. take that infora moment. 0n good service on all lines. take that in for a moment. 0n the roads in south—east london there are emergency repairs to a gas leak in lewisham, near lewisham gateway. traffic will be delayed there. in westminster, victoria embankment is down to one lane at temple heading towards the city, that is due to water works. finally, in towards the city, that is due to waterworks. finally, in the towards the city, that is due to water works. finally, in the west end, shaftesbury avenue is closed eastbound at cambridge circus as pa rt eastbound at cambridge circus as part of major roadworks. tha

the danger is, some other cabinet members or part of the civil service will decide to throw in theire a split in the anc, heading toward the december conference. that is going to upset investors and creates a background of uncertainty. at a time when south africa actually has been doing pretty well. you look at inflation, the inflation rate has been falling. that is why some people have been positioning for a rate cut. up until this whole thing blew up again. now that has been taken off the table. >> you are sticking around. let's cross over to another emerging market, turkey. the state owned bank saw a record plunge after a senior executive was arrested and accused of helping iran beat u.s. sanctions. tell us more about what happened here. is on tuesday,d it emerged the deputy ceo of this company, the biggest state run lender on the istanbul stuck in strange -- stock exchange, he was detained at jfk on accusations of helping others of aid iranian stations -- others evade iranian sanctions. a gold trader was arrested in the u.s., part of the same case. he is accused of running the go

including the mayor of belfast, and the head of northern ireland civil service. a lot of power there. lord mayor caisson and sir malcolm mckibbet. where are you? thank you. they are going to be having a great open championship very soon. i know that. right? at a great course. at a great, great course. st. patrick's day has become a truly important occasion in the united states. one embraced by mayor kafns all faiths and all backgrounds. i have been to many of them. and we love it. the shamrock ceremonies are a tradition that symbolizes the bonds between our two countries. it dates back to 1952 when the irish ambassador to the united states, john joseph hearn sent a box of shamrocks to a president who did a very good job, harry s. truman. our strong ties go back throughout american history. irish americans played a vital role in preserving our union during its hour of greatest need. so true. played a very, very big role. many distinguished themselves in the american civil war with their grit and their bravery and their courage, earning the knick name the fighting

>> key can do what he wants, but if you does, other finance ministers or part of the civil service cantheir hat as well and create a split in the anc heading toward the december conference. that is going to upset investors, and a background of uncertainty at a time when south africa has been doing pretty well. the inflation rate has been falling. that is why some people have been positioning for a rate cut up until this whole thing blew up again. now all of that has been taken off the table. yousef: justin, you are sticking around. let's go to another emerging market, turkey. thanks saw a record plunge on wednesday after a senior executive was arrested accused of helping iran beat u.s. sanctions. isabel, tell us more about what happened exactly. isabel: on tuesday it emerged the deputy ceo of this bank, he was detained in jfk airport on accusations of evading iranian sanctions, or helping others do it avoid iranian sanctions. a baby faced iranian trader was arrested in the u.s. on the same case. he is accused of running this gold smuggling ring. us back home.ngs david: everyone loves a

it's been that long since civil service has had these types of reform. and we are looking to take what is being done here today in a good bipartisan way and trying to institute some of these good, best practices into the broader federal government. the current hiring process is far too long and far too complex. want to ensure the federal government remains a competitive employment option and make sure particularly at the v.a. that the department has the necessary data to make smart hiring decisions and ensure important positions are filled. this bill will allow technical experts to earn promotions without having to go into the management track, which is very important for some of the skillsets. you don't have to be in in management. the bill allows for fast track re-employment of former v.a. employees who have success at the agency. we get people trained up and do something else, we ought to give those people the priorities and make sure we have the most qualified federal workers that are taking care of the people that took care of us. they did the heavy

some people go from political jobs to civil service jobs so they can be terminated and simply stick aroundfind a pursue an agenda. that's not true career people generally. for what it takes is two or three. maria: was there any warranty speak of in terms of the warrant to listen in? >> there need not have been a warning. therare essentially four ways you can overhear an american. one is that the regular wiretap and one is that they foreign intelligence warrants if the americans that team. but if you are surveilling somebody else that being of a foreign power or if you are conducting surveillance overseas of anybody because the united states can conduct surveillance overseas of any non-us and then you pick up the u.s. person. that doesn't take long. maria: are you surprised jim comey is still in? >> i thought the opportunity to ask him to leave us when -- thank you for your service. that didn't happen and i can't really happen now because he's now gotten himself embroiled in a new look like he's been fired for political reasons. maria: that's right. great to have you here. inc. so much. mic

i could discuss the civil service and parliament for a lot longer, but it's time for bigger things. it's traditional to begin these discussions with threats and challenges. i want to briefly mention some positives. the uk is the fifth largest economy in the world. we are a uniquely connected nation with alliances and partnerships the world over. we are the most trade dependent member of the g20 and we consider that a strength. the language of shakespeare remains the language of the world over. we are second only to the united states in our technological base and by that i mean human academic and industrial. the uk the well positioned to deliver 21st century defense and we continue to be the home of some of the greatest high end manufacturing companies in the world and more on that later. we spend our money wisely. we've increased investments in defense at the same time as reducing overall government spending. we're proud to meet the nato target of spending 2%, 2.21% actually of our gdp on defense. the government is committed to increased defense spending by .5% above inflation in ea

her husband who like other immigrants had a civil service job and had been a postal worker while his wife had been in charge of the border as i mentioned before. fast forward 15 years. the house was sold, renovated and divided into condominiums. marble bathrooms, granite counters, the whole deal. the first people to move in with people that you never would have met in the old brooklyn, an architect and his wife, a furniture designer, an editor and her husband also an editor at a music magazine. a wall street trader moved in soon after with his wife, a freelance writer and their three children. same block, same house, old brooklyn, new brookland. >> you can watch this and other programs on linux but it works. the last time i gave a talk like this wants to my daughters pre- k. class of three and four year olds and it's about the constitutional professor does and like a good professor, i made up a powerpoint slide, i had one with the u.s. capitol and one with the supreme court and one of the white house. after about five minutes, i opened up for questions and the first question was why

if he does, then some other cabinet ministers or part of the civil service will decide to throw in theirll and create a split heading towards the december conference. that is going to on upset -- upset investors. it creates a uncertainty at a time when south africa has been doing pretty well. the inflation rate has been falling. that is why some people have been positioning for a rate cut up until this whole thing blew up again. now all of those bets have been taken off the table. yousef: let's cross over to another emerging market. let's go to turkey. the shares of turkey's biggest state on bank saw a record like after a senior executive was arrested. they reported joins us from istanbul. tells about what happened here exactly. happens is on tuesday it emerged that the deputy ceo of this bank, the biggest state-run lender, he was detained at jfk airport. otherssations of helping to evade iranian sanctions. now the bank has been affected. a turkish gold trader was arrested in the u.s. as part of the same case. he is accused of running this gold smuggling ring. your channeling funds are.

in fiscal year 2016, the civil service employees processed a total of 5 million of the petition, and requests. with respect to the k-1 visa petitions, a citizen who wishes to bring his or fiancee to the u.s., they have to file a petition for the k-1 for our n center, and then they must file another document, and the documentation is that they plan to enter into a bonafide marriage, and generally they have met within person two years before with filinging the petition. the uscis conducts a background check for security concern, and public safety risks on the petition petitioner, and the foreign national beneficiary, and there is also background results for the adam walsh protection and safety act, and the international marriage broker act, and together the provisions restrict eligibility for the petitioner's criminal history, and provide for disclosure of the findings of the beneficiary at the department of state. if eligibility is demonstrated by a preponderance of the evidence, it is forwarded to the department of state. the approval of k-1 only means that uscis means they are recog

including the mayor of belfast and the head of northern ireland civil service. that's a lot of power there. through malcolm mckibben. wonderful to have you. where are you folks? where are you? where are you? thank you. they are going to be having a great open championship very soon. i know that. at a great course, a great, great course. st. patrick's day has become a truly important occasion in the united states, one embraced by americans of all faiths and all backgrounds. i've been to many of them, and we love it. the shamrock ceremony is a tradition that symbolizes the bond between our two countries. it dates back to 1952 when the irish ambassador to the united states, john joseph hearne, sent a box of shamrocks to a president who did a very good job, harry s. truman. our strong ties go back throughout american history. irish-americans played a vital role in preserving our union during its hour of greatest need. so true. played a very, very big role. many distinguish themselves in the american civil war with their grit and bravery and courage, earning the nick

i'm tired of people pay their public money, civil service type to say to negotiate a trade deal takeso it doesn't. austria negotiated trade deal with united states of america. negotiations were done and dusted within 10 minutes. it's what they've got the right positive mental attitude. the second thing is we are still paying men they met 10 billion pounds every year. we've paid in over 300 billion cents to join this club all those years ago. some of them say well, if you want to leave camille had to pay a 50 billion euros as a parting shot. that is not going to happen. we may have a few very minor ongoing but no more than that. any negotiation, both sides start with the position in the end commonsense without. >> cannot i find unbelievable when the boat first happened without the markets of all of the cliff. we did see the current effect is certainly go nowhere. confidence, gdp, economic indicators and grape written are a-ok. do you expect them to remain okay? >> export growth is the highest it's been for 10 years. the stock market like yours and america is through the roof and all-ti

exit has been put as the number one issue for the civil service.ave the creation of a brexit department which is siphoning off talent from the government in other departments. they are looking at all the things they need to do as far as designing a new trade newtionship right up to a immigration and customs system. mark: brexit is number one on the bank of england's riskless is it? list, notch?brexit gone down a imon: i think it reflects the bank of england's feelings that after the referendum they were worried, but now the economy has been more resilient. they have had some critics way that in their face. think that perhaps they should dial it back a bit when they look at exit in the short term. i still think the banks are worried about the long-term risks. bloombergn kennedy, brexit editor. thank you. vonnie: two days left. we see that merger between dow and dupont, will it be the harbinger of more deals to come? this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ ornie: live from bloomberg -- bloomberg world headquarters in new york, i am vonnie quinn. mark: and i am mark b

there is nothing in the civil service rules that allow you to break the law.hink they have to enforce it very aggressively. >> sean: i think the odds of donald trump, the president, retreating and surrendering or about negative 1,000. i do not see that scenario unfolding. it's a lot easier to act like being president. i did not see you like it was like that in tennessee. we will be right back. we have to take a break. we will talk about beyond conspiracy theories. >> we are going to repeal and replace horrible, disastrous obamacare. >> sean: president trump promising obamacare must be repealed and replaced. can he get it done with republican lawmakers that are at each other's throats? also later tonight... >> some of the fake news said i don't think donald trump wants to build a wall. can you imagine if i said we are not going to build a wall? fake news. fake, fake news. >> sean: nbc, cnn, fake news. calling out the alt left propaganda, destroy trump media at tonight's rally. also, michelle malkin is here on this busy news night please stay with us. ♪ share th

you can fire bureaucrats who have civil service protection. you can fire the judiciary.uite frankly, it is a wall of opposition everywhere you turn. the second thing he finds, everybody has a patron saint. every agency, every program, has people who are the protectors of those programs. it is a very important thing to do and i am thrilled with the president has stepped forth to do it. >> martha: a couple things on my list, the v.a., it does seem could deal with a bit of privatization, some things along those lines might be helpful. also, air traffic control is something that they want to reorganize, as well. what about the increasing power of jared kushner in the white house? >> it's a good thing because the president trusts him. the single most important thing the chief executive has to have, people around him that he trusts. i think jared kushner is a very smart business guy. he understands how business works. what he has to do is surround himself with a smart government people who know how government works and then, both of those people need to surround themselves wit