trade representative michael froman a spoke about the conservation provisions within the transfer civic partnership today at the charlie palmer steak house and washington d.c. the event was sponsored by the world wildlife fund there about fifty people in attendance including myself other members of the press also u.s. fish and wildlife services was here members from key congressional offices were here the state department embassy of nations were here as well as the sierra club are the first person that spoke was carter roberts used the president and the c.e.o. of the world wildlife fund he said right now is an incredibly important time for conservation and it's time to get a hand on the biggest challenges of environmental destruction these include illegal trade and subsidies as well overfishing he also said that. is quote committed to making sure the right environmental provisions are in place in the heat after mr

trade representative michael froman a spoke about the conservation provisions within the transpacific partnership today at the charlie palmer steak house in washington d.c. the event was sponsored by the world wildlife fund there about fifty people in attendance including myself other members of the press also u.s. fish and wildlife services was here members from key congressional offices were here the state department embassy of nations were here as well as the sierra club the first person that spoke was carter roberts he is the president and the c.e.o. of the world wildlife fund he said right now is an incredibly important time for conservation and it's time to get a handle on the biggest challenges of environmental destruction these include illegal trade and subsidies as well overfishing he also said that the. committed to making sure the right environmental provisions are in place. after mr roberts spoke we heard from the trade rep michael froman he said that we are in the closing period of the t p p they're hoping to wrap up all these negotiations by the end of twenty thirteen he

trade representative michael froman a spoke about the conservation provisions within the transpacific partnership today at the charlie palmer steak house and washington d.c. the event was sponsored by the world wildlife fund there about fifteen people in attendance including myself other members of the press also u.s. fish and wildlife services was here members from key congressional offices were here at the state department embassy of nations were here as well as the sierra club are the first person that spoke was carter roberts he is the president and the c.e.o. of the world wildlife fund he said right now is an incredibly important time for conservation and it's time to get a hand on the biggest challenges of environmental destruction these include illegal trade and subsidies as well as overfishing he also said that. is committed to making sure the right environmental provisions are in place and that he. spoke we heard from the trade rep michael froman he said that we are in the closing period of the p.p. they're hoping to wrap up all these negotiations by the end of twenty thirtee

without further ado, i would like to call upon ambassador michael froman, a member of the president'spresent the cabinet -- the president, the vice president and the first lady and the administration tonight. >> thank you very much. it's a great pleasure and honor to be here tonight for the lighting of the national menorah. i want to thank all the participants in the celebration tonight and particularly the men and women of the u.s. air force bands and thank them for their service. [applause] at hanukkah, we remember the story of a small and brave band of maccabees rising up to liberate their people, to rebuild their temple, to light the eternal flame. the story of hanukkah is a timeless one. it's a story of right over might, of people fighting for freedom, of the struggle that continues today as people strive to celebrate their faith. it's a story of miracles, the america love the oil that lasted eight days and the merkel's that we experience everyday, the miracle of a baby's smile, of a child's discovery, the marital of falling in love, of doing everything in your power for your fam

trade representative michael froman and the ceos of caterpillar and bmw north america. they talked for about an hour. [applause] >> good morning everyone. secretary kerry thank you very much for that excellent excellent speech. thank you for joining us on the second day of our summit. we had a great day yesterday with president obama, with speakers and panelists and all the networking and matchmaking opportunities that were not. today, promises to be even better. let's get started. i am very pleased to announce the start of our first panel entitled, "why select the usa -- using the usa as the next core platform. >> we have a great lineup including my friend u.s. trade representative kirk a froman. house form of tennessee, lewd week village, the ceo of bmw north america and dug over helmand, the ceo of caterpillar. i'm going to let the moderator go into a little more detail about each of our panelists. let me introduce who will moderate today's panel. erwin is a washington columnist and the economics editor of a widely read blog in the post. gethe walk block, you can the

trade representative michael froman is urging those to make quick decisions. froman gave a speech at the annual business conference that opened in washington on thursday. >> but this is the moment for all the tpp countries to demonstrate that they have the political will to get it done. all eyes are on japan. >> froman was asked by a participant in the conference whether the tpp member nations would be able to reach an agreement by the end of the year. he responded by saying the negotiations would remain tough, even if the participants extended the target date. froman stressed that now is the time to wrap up the talks. ministers from the member nations are expected to meet again next month. >>> and south korea is one of the countries showing interest in joining the tpp talks. government officials held the first public hearing on the free trade deal in seoul. about 200 people participated. they included trade experts as well as citizens who had applied in advance to attend the hearing. at the session, some experts said that if the country did not join negotiati

trade representative michael froman, governor bill haslam of tennessee, ludwig willisch, the ceo of bmw north america, and doug ober heimann, the ceo of caterpillar but i will at the moderator go into more detail on our panelists. so let me introduce who will moderate today's panel. nailer one is a "washington post" columnist and the economic editor of a widely read blog in the post. at the wonk.blog, you can get analysis. is an author who has covered the federal reserve and let the post coverage of the financial crisis. ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to our moderator. [applause] >> thanks so much for the quick introduction. we heard from the secretary. we've been through an era in which trade deals with these small piece nothing for individual companies, countries. now we are in a moment where big overarching trade agreement are being negotiated across both oceans with europe and transpacific partnership with a great panel to discuss those things. the governor of tennessee, bill haslam commission mistake that succeed on the world stage as an exporter. it's could have

trade rep is ambassador michael froman. [applause] were going to start with a few comments from each panelist. governor, we'll start with you. >> thank you. it's not to be here. by the governor tennessee for three years. one thing people ask you is what have you learned. the answer is a whole lot. one other quick things you learn is this, international trade agreements directly impact the job of the state governor. when i started running like i said several years ago, but certainly would have been one of the key issues on my horizon. it is definitely true. let me give you a little context. in tennessee, were proud of the fact that we still make things. they make a lot make a lot of automobiles. we make a lot of furniture, which people thought has gone from being produced in the u.s. we had a company just last week announced a removing jobs from china back to tennessee to produce things. they make a lot of medical supplies. i can go on and on. we are proud of the fact we make things. as you see from some of my comments, the

this clear to the audience it's been highly criticized for its lack of transparency and even michael froman u.s. trade representative to the people he has even acknowledge these transparency issues now why do you think even our representative to the t.p. is acknowledging these issues does what i think happened well in a moment of candor the top trade official admitted the last time that what the public looked at the text of one of these agreements they couldn't finish it to me and well more importantly someone like senator elizabeth warren is what's in the agreement is so problematic you have to keep it from the american public you have probably shouldn't sign that agreement now what do we know about the meetings and from the meetings that have gone on this week so this is allegedly going to be the last big push to make a deal it's twenty nine chapters about ten of them are done the remaining chapters are not mainly about trade they would set up corporate tribunals or foreign companies could attacked each government outside their courts and demand cash compensation out of our treasuries not

this clear to the audience it's been highly criticized for its lack of transparency and even michael froman u.s. trade representative to the people he has even acknowledge these transparency issues now why do you think even you know our representative to the t.p. is acknowledging these issues does what i think happened well in a moment of candor the top trade official admitted the last time that what the public looked at the text of one of these agreements they couldn't finish it to me and well more importantly someone like senator elizabeth warren is what's in the agreement is so problematic you have to keep it from the american public you have probably shouldn't sign that agreement now what do we know about the meetings and from the meetings that have gone on this week so this is allegedly going to be the last big push to make a deal it's twenty nine chapters about ten of them are done the remaining chapters are not mainly about trade. they would set up corporate tribunals where foreign companies can attack each government outside their courts and demand cash compensation out of our treas

this clear to the audience it's been highly criticized for its lack of transparency and even michael froman u.s. trade representative to the p.p. has even acknowledge these transparency issues now why do you think even you know our representative to the the t.p. is acknowledging these issues does what i think happened well in a moment of candor the top trade official admitted the last time they let the public look at the text of one of these agreements they couldn't finish it to me and well more importantly someone like senator elizabeth warren is what's in the agreement is. so problematic you have to keep it from the american public yet probably shouldn't sign that agreement now what do we know about the meetings and from the meetings that have gone on this week so this is allegedly going to be the last big push to make a deal it's twenty nine chapters about ten of them are done the remaining chapters are not mainly about trade they would set up corporate tribunals where foreign companies can attack each government outside their courts and demand cash compensation out of our treasuries not

this clear to the audience it's been highly criticized for its lack of transparency and even michael froman u.s. trade representative to the people he has even acknowledge these transparency issues now in trying to you laurie why do you think even you know our representative to the the t.p. is acknowledging these issues does what i think happened well in a moment of candor the top trade official admitted the last time they let the public look at the text of one of these agreements they couldn't finish it to me and well more importantly someone like senator elizabeth warren is what's in the agreement is. so problematic you have to keep it from the american public you have probably shouldn't sign that agreement now what you we know about the meetings and from the meetings that have gone on this week so this is allegedly going to be the last big push to make a deal it's twenty nine chapters about ten of them are done the remaining chapters are not mainly about trade they would set up corporate tribunals or foreign companies can attack each government outside their courts and demand cash compen

the race to the bottom an expert i am not yesterday there was a hearing on capitol hill where michael froman the u.s. trade rep said that the u.s. i'm sorry that the t p p is a living agreement and there will be absolutely nothing to change u.s. laws from this agreement with these secret tribunals do we believe him rocky absolutely not in fact one of the things that we've only found out because of wiki leaks and thank god for those leakers who are giving the people the information is that they're trying to extend the monopolization period under patents which means far greater costs for medicines that are necessary for life threatening illnesses so that no i wouldn't trust these people i don't trust a thing they say the. like city for the trade rep u.s. trade representative said yesterday that they are aiming for and these were her words unprecedented transparency well abbie you're there with the media are you able to get their the text of their the documents that they're proposing because we the people haven't seen anything yet except for what's been leaked through wiki leaks absolutely not

this clear to the audience it's been highly criticized for its lack of transparency and even michael froman u.s. trade representative to the people he has even acknowledge these transparency issues now in trying to you or why do you think even our representative to the t.p. is acknowledging these issues does what i think happened well in a moment of candor the top trade official admitted the last time that what the public looked at the text of one of these agreements they couldn't finish it to me and well more importantly someone like senator elizabeth warren is what's in the agreement is so problematic you have to keep it from the american public you have probably shouldn't sign that agreement now what do we know about the meetings and from the meetings that have gone on this week so this is allegedly going to be the last big push to make a deal it's twenty nine chapters about ten of them are done the remaining chapters are not mainly about trade they would set up corporate tribunals or foreign companies could attack each government outside their courts and demand cash compensation out of

trade representative michael froman was on hand at the white house as the national menorah was lit. we're start of the eight-day jewish holiday coincided with thanksgiving for the first time since the late 1800s, and this will be the last time for 70,000 years. >>> apparently one county in georgia considered slave as an occupation. and why civil libertarians have a beef with the president over pardoning turkeys. the grip vine is next. and now my journey across the country has brought me to the lovely city of boston. cheers. and seeing as it's such a historic city, i'm sure they'll appreciate that geico's been saving people money for over 75 years. oh... dear, i've dropped my tea into the boston harbor. huhh... i guess this party's over. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> and now some fresh pickings from the political grapevine. after pardoning turkey's carmel popcorn at the white house, the president has pardoned as many flightless birds as drug offenders. the number of turkey, 10, the number of drug offenders 12. that's from a total

trade representative michael froman was on hand at the white house as the national menorah was lit.e're start of the eight-day jewish holiday coincided with thanksgiving for the first time since the late 1800s, and this will be the last time for 70,000 years. >>> apparently one county in georgia considered slave as an occupation. and why civil libertarians have a beef with the president over pardoning turkeys. the grip vine is next. >>> and now some fresh pickings from the political grapevine. after pardoning turkey's carmel popcorn at the white house, the president has pardoned as many flightless birds as drug offenders. the number of turkey, 10, the number of drug offenders 12. that's from a total of 39 pardons. by the same time in his presidency, president reagan had pardoned 313 people. the american civil liberties union is petitioning the president to review the cases of some 2,000 people serving life sentences for nonviolent crimes who as "the huffington post" notes, unlike overweight turkeys will most likely be around next thanksgiving. >>> an online questionnaire for potenti

trade were presented of michael froman portably wish to finalize the tpp by the end of the year, andare pushing congress to expedite legislation that grants the president something called fast- track authority. 151ver, this week some house democrats and 23 republicans wrote letters to the administration saying they're unwilling to give the president free reign to "diplomatically legislate." for more would go to washington, d.c. where we host a debate on the transpacific partnership. bill watson is a trade policy analyst at the cato institute, a libertarian think tank. and lori wallach, the director of the fair trade public citizens global trade watch group. >> we need to remember when we see some of these reports about intellectual property chapter, we need to remember the free trade agreements are about fundamentally something very different. they are about free trade, and the value of free trade -- i think it is incontrovertible. the united states has been lowering its barriers for 50 years to engage in the global economy in a way that increases growth economically, improves the qu

trade representative michael froman, governor bill haslam of tennessee, ludwig willisch, the ceo of bmw north america, and doug oberhelman, the ceo of caterpillar. but i'm going to let the moderator go into a little more detail on each of our panelists. so let me introduce who will moderate today's panel. neil irwin is a "washington post" columnist and economic editor of them woke block, a widely read blog in the post. at the tragic you can get news on policy and analysis. neil is an author who has covered the federal reserve and let the post coverage of the financial crisis your ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to our moderator, neil irwin. [applause] >> thanks so much to the quick introduction. we heard from the secretary. we been through an era in which trade deals where the small piecemeal things with individual companies -- countries. now we're in a moment where big overarching trade agreements are being negotiated across old oceans with europe and with trans-pacific partnership. we have a great panel to discuss those things. first, the governor of tennessee, bill h

expedition of race to the bottom an expedited not yesterday there was a hearing on capitol hill where michael froman the u.s. trade rep said that the u.s. i'm sorry that the t.t.p. is a living agreement and there will be absolutely nothing to change u.s. laws from this agreement with these secret tribunals do we believe him rocky absolutely not in fact one of the things that we've only found out because of wiki leaks and thank god for those leakers who are getting the p. people the information is that they're trying to extend the monopolization period under patents which means far greater costs for medicines that are necessary for life threatening illnesses so i wouldn't trust these people i don't trust a thing they say the representative here in salt lake city for the trade u.s. trade representative said yesterday that they are aiming for and these were her words unprecedented transparency well abbie you're there with the media are you able to get their the text of their the documents that they're proposing because we the people haven't seen anything yet except for what's been leaked through wiki l

would you please appropriately greet msn or michael froman?ntion to rabbi abraham shemtov. >> happy hanukkah to all who have braved to come here and participate and the many throughout the world who are listening into the celebration. m -- shemtov and the american friends are doing a great job. as we celebrate the holiday of hanukkah, there are two parts. one part that we are celebrating strengthavery and the by the fewd outnumbered many times. they stood up for what they thatved in and they showed the paternity of our people can never be interrupted. time, there was a miracle in the fact that in as much as they defiled the sanctuary, those who have attempted to destroy it, they left everything defiled. in order to rekindle the menorah, they wanted to have the pure oil that was not touched by them. they sought and they found one jug, one cruse of oil. days, thefor eight time that is required to cleanse themselves and prepare themselves to be able to develop new your oil. jugmiracle is that the should have lasted only eight days -- only one day

trade representative michael froman and the ceo of caterpillar and bmw north america. agriculture secretary tom vill sack is our guest this week on "newsmakers." it talks about the farm bill and ongoing negotiations. the house version of the bill calls for $40 billion in cuts to the food stamp program over the next decade and the senate $4 billionld cut by in the same timeframe. watch the full interview with agriculture secretary tom vill sack sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. here on c-span. >> john foster dulles had recently died when the super airport out in chantilly was being built and president eisenhower immediately announced it would be called dulles airport. when kennedy took over, he did not want to name it after a warrior andold finally the decision was made to name it after him. the film clip of kennedy opening the airport with eisenhower there, allen dulles, and he pulls back the curtain and behind it is this giant bust of john foster dulles and it stands in the middle of this big airport. went to see it when i was writing this book and i could not find i