you heard there from the country's interior minister and the leader of the christian social union mr horse see how far he will remain in office this is after a compromise was reached over the whole migrant issue now there have been intensive talks that we tend these culminated late on monday between mr c. her first christian social union and the party of the german chancellor angela merkel she has subsequently said that she is satisfied to quote her she believes that this is a good compromise after a tough struggle. if you can all transit centers in germany and will depart migrants to the contras they come from the agreement of those contrasts. now mr c. offers also say that this is to quote a clear and doable agreement over the future and the borders between germany and austria the two leaders have been at loggerheads for quite some time over the whole migrant crisis. it's your sure that we have the right to immediately send migrants back from the border buzzsaw does not open either we find a solution so that you never can be your own people feel that we are guided by values and that we a

mr. eric hammingback, ceo of the horses protective association. miss kitty block, acting president and ceo of the humane society of the united states. mr. ed martin, the president of the association of racing commissioners international. and mr. craig fravel, the ceo of the breeder's cup. mr. foreman, you are recognized for five minutes for your opening statement. thank you very much. >> thank you, chairman latta, ranking member schakowsky. good morning, members of the subcommittee. i am proud and honored to be invited to participate this morning to defend the honor and integrity of the racing industry, and to oppose what is tanemount to a federal takeover of a state-sanctioned, state-regulated industry where no basis to do so exists. hr-2651 is not in the best interest of the racing industry, and is an ill-conceived effort by certain special interests to impose their minority and special interest views on the regulation of our industry. we have deep reservations about the provisions contained in this legislation because of its potential adverse im

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protects horses then i think in some cases they should take second place to actual protection of the horses. mrforeman, the horse racing industry, i'm a big proponent of states rights but i know there can be a need for federal uniformity at times. my understanding is your organization collaborated with others for the adoption of national uniform medication programs. how long have you been trying to get this program adopted and where are you finding resistance and why? >> thank you congressman. national uniform medication program, i think the title is being used against the industry by those who think we don't have uniformity, is the product of many hours and years of work by the industry to determine from our existing rulebook and existing rules what can we do better to improve the safety and welfare of the horse. there were initially for areas that were identified. one was that there's even a misunderstanding among the committee as to what substances are administered to a horse. horses are treated on a daily basis with therapeutic medications in their best interest for injury or illness. there

mr. powers: horses mouth. and letters from a soviet prison. of this lecture today, it is my understanding it will be broadcast on c-span's history tv. that network will diebold's the truth. thee have time -- divulge true spirit -- truth. mr. powers: for those of you with questions i will be glad to talk with you one-on-one while you are getting a book. i have several questions. i do not know enough about russian history. made a result of this incident? or was made a already a holiday? was already ayday holiday. it was the highest of holidays and the soviet union. it is a socialist holiday. the workers holiday and the worker's paradise. it was a day for workers to be for theand respected labor that they produce in a country. it happened to be made first for the mission, which turned out to be a bad day for the mission. everybody is on holiday. not a lot of air traffic in the skies over the soviet union. easier for them to pick him up on radar. was a planned for may date knowing that mayday was a holiday? .r. powers: no the mission was not plann

mr. powers: horse's mouth. and of course letters from a soviet prison. as a result of this lecture today, it is my understanding it will be broadcast on c-span's history tv. that network will divulge the truth. >> we have time for one more question. for those who still have questions, i will be up at the front desk with books for sale, if anybody is interested. one-on-one with you while you are up there. >> i have several questions. i do not know enough about russian history. is "mayday" a result of this incident? or was mayday already a holiday? mr. powers: mayday was already a holiday. it was the highest of holidays in the soviet union. it is a socialist holiday. the workers' holiday and the workers' paradise. it was a day for workers to be honored and respected for the labor that they produce in a country. it happened to be may 1 for the mission, which turned out to be a bad day for the mission. because everybody is on holiday. not a lot of air traffic in the skies over the soviet union. easier for them to pick him up on radar. >> was it planned for m

mr. fritz has a strong horse in this race as he runs a railroad that handles 70% of rail cargo into and out of mexico. as head of the nation's publicly traded railroad as both commodities and finished products, it's difficult to steer clear of the big debates shaping the country whether the effect of fossil fuels on climate change or the mix between public and private investment on the nation's private infrastructure. mr. fritz, the man currently up to the task began at union pacific in 2000 as a vice president in marketing and sales. he was legitimated president and c.e.o. in 2015 and added chairman to his title later that year. he will discuss trade and economy as well as discuss how technology is making freight transport safer. join me in a warm welcome to lance fritz to the national press club. [applause] lance: thank you very much. thank you very much. great pleasure. so, with that being said, it's a real honor to be in front of the national press club, esteemed journalists and i see friends, both new and old and i'm pleased to join you here today. you know, the national press club's m

mr. fritz has a pretty strong horse in this race as he runs a railroad that handles 70% of us railcar go into and out of mexico. as head of the nation's largest publicly traded railroad vital to the disposition of both commodities and finished products it is difficult to steer clear of many of the debates shaping the country, the effect of fossil fuels such as coal have on climate change or between public and private investment in the transportation infrastructure. mr. fritz, the man currently up to the task began his career at union pacific in 2000 as vice president of marketing and sales. he was elected president and ceo in 2015 adding chairman to his title later that year. he will discuss trade and the economy, at a time when both are dominating the news and discuss how technology is making freight transport saver. please join me in a warm welcome to lance fritz to the national press club. [applause] >> thank you very much. it is a pleasure. so with that being said it is a real honor to be in front of the national press club. i see many friends both new and old so i am pleased to join

mr cordova, and respond. are we putting the cart before the horse, number 1, and in so far as, no expense to you, phase one was, how should we say it nicely? a little over budget and a little behind schedule. and oversight, we all agree is needed as you move forward. is a $600,000 enough money for you to provide oversight surveys two does not end up as embarrassing as phase one? >> chair peskin. quite -- great questions. first off, not to the cart before the horse in that regard. the pennsylvania alignment, for everyone's clarity, it is a separate and independent utility. it has to do with the more southern portion of the project and how we tie in, in essence to the beat -- dt x. as it is right now. the currently planned. so it has definite independent utility, in that regard. the board and the staff are working towards getting the federal record a decision later this year, in the fall. so i think we have very positive energy in that regard. as it relates to our oversight efforts, i like to err on the side of trying to be as judicious as possible and in terms of what it will take to do that, the $600,000 is pr

well horse the head of the very conservative see is you and the federal until mr outlined all the implications all the options he has in his party has last night and they're quite dramatic meeting he had they had cool to see munich and the three options he said were that ones the ones they could go forward with the deal that merkel brought back all the agreements that moco brought back from brussels from the summits last week and just accept them which would cause them a lot of credibility which that one cuz the heading to the state election the state elections him a very a in october and the other option would be that they would just cause a rift that they would break with a union partner of a system party c.d.u. merkel's party which would then cause a rift in the coalition government and of course another bigger political crisis and the third option which he actually then put forward was that he would resign from both his party leadership position and from his position as the federal interior minister his party last night try to convince him otherwise so he pulled back his offer of resignati

i'm sure scotland will be one subject, a fruitful area for discussion, since i don't think mr trump is into horsesway for theresa may to try and make a stronger bond. his great great—great—grandfather was born in 1776 in stornoway, the year of independence. american independence. yes, al in dependence from you! —— our. donald trump was earlier talking about our independence from the eu, maybe not in the way theresa may would have wanted. major general ben bathurst is there. amongst the many things for which he has a keen eye, these military parades. we saw at the trooping the colour, although she had recently had her eye surgery, she was still gimlet eyed, looking at her footguards on parade. she enjoys anything which involves the military and especially the household division, is regiments of the footguards, the senior ones involved today and the three other regiments. if there is one thing which is an affinity between donald trump and the queen, it is the military, and these parades, and this is something they can both enjoy, to break the ice. i'm not sure how much he knows about the military...

mr manual of it landed near putin sent his regards. the german interior minister is threatening to resign over chancellor merkel's immigration policy is horse dizzy hoffa has been pushing for tougher stance on asylum seekers and the german media suggests he wasn't pleased with the new deal struck by e.u. leaders to try and tackle the crisis. i've said that i will resent my decision to resign and that i will implement this if a solution is not found within the next three days the german chancellor angela merkel is fighting for her political survival interior minister mr c. office issued angela merkel with a two week ultimatum that expired on the first of july sunday mr c. hoffa saying that he once had to find a european solution to the migrant crisis and now we're hearing that he feels he is left with no choice but to turn back migrants from germany's borders this of course flies in the face of the german chancellor's open door policy and she of course felt that she had found this you appeared solution after a two day summit that was held thursday and friday in brussels there was an e.u. summit that if he now seems as if the interior ministe

so, kate, what does the central park horse and the carriage mean for people who are fans of the show. >> they know this is where carrie and mrnew york iconic moment before mr. big leaves new york and moves to napa and it's the end of an era, at least a pause in their love story but one thing carrie arranges for mr. big and herself is a carriage ride through central park which we're doing here now. of course it's a lovely, lovely d day. there is one other carriage scene in central park that comes later, it's a slid and carrie is with the russian, alexander petrovski. but mainly we're celebrating carrie and mr. big and, joe, i will say i'm a carrie. of -- i like that you asked that question because a lot of women of this era who will be watch "the 2000s" tonight will identify themselves as one of the four women. >> i'm the one who set up the question but i have to tell you i think i'm mr. big. at least i'd like to be. >> i can see that. >> the other question is sarah jessica parker who i guess everybody knows he is the producer, she was the star and she always called new york city the fifth lady so there are five players in th

mr. brown, some of these people are dead. they're beyond your help. >> the people they put in place, brownie, for instance, this guy had been head of an organization that dealt with arabian horsesownie, you're doing a heck of a job. the fema director's working 24 -- >> they tell us they've got 500 buses coming. we've been here five days. >> we're seeing an american city essentially being left to rot, with mostly black people in it. you can't disassociate the reality of the visual. >> the destruction of the spirit of the people of southern louisiana and mississippi may end up being the most tragic loss of all. >> george bush doesn't care about black people. >> to say president bush doesn't care about black people is one thing, but i think what kanye west was saying and the way it was translated is america doesn't care about black people. katrina is a symptom of a much larger disease, and we've got to eradicate racism if we're ever going to have equity. >> some of the comments that have been made, there was a racial component to some of the people that were left behind and left without hope. >> my attitude is this. the storm didn't discriminate and neither will the recovery effor

horse breeder and heir to an oil fortune. mark allen: the limo people asked me, do you want some guy, or do you want the ex-mrs. washington?take the ex-mrs. washington. josh mankiewicz: five months after meeting peggy thomas, allen says he asked her to marry him. the biggest mistake i ever made my life. josh mankiewicz: within months of moving to his new mexico ranch, allen says peggy was nosing her way into his horse business, pressing him to fire longtime employees and hire friends of hers. you know, she wanted her people to do the accounting and stuff. josh mankiewicz: when he refused, allen says, the man-magnet turned into a man-eater. she'd get on me, and this is like, a dang-- you know, this is like a man getting on you. she's a pretty good-sized woman. i looked in her eyes and i-- and i mean, she's evil. she is evil. josh mankiewicz: but if peggy thomas married well, she divorced even better. allen says he gave her money and an 80-foot houseboat just to go away. the divorce took way longer than the marriage did. josh mankiewicz: looking back, mark allen says he should have known better. he says a few days before the

mr. ed," who do you go with? >> the pig. 100%. i liked the talking thing is kind of cool. the notion that a horse could talk, i like that. pigs are smart. >> my mom loves the pig. >> your pigs can do higher math. >> all right. also joining us political reporter for "the washington post" and moderator of washington week on pbs, robert costa. >> neither "green acres" or "mr. ed" is airing. >> and law prove for at george washington university, mr. turley. >> arnold or mr. ed? >> mr. ed. >> chicago cubs is the greatest baseball team on earth. >> wow. >> so he's going to start like that. >> cut his feed. ing? >> right to the news. president trump spend part of his weekend lashing out and questioning the credibility of robert mueller's ongoing investigation. in a series of tweets yesterday trump claimed there was no collusion and since he says so he thinks everyone should believe him. he called mueller's probe a witch-hunt and an illegal scam. he went on to write nervously. is robert mueller ever going to release his conflict of interest with respect to president trump with respect to the fact we had a very nasty business rela

mr. konko's bill is very timely. earlier this month the world witnessed history as justified became the 13th horse to complete the triple crown. today we will hear from you, the experts, about the horse racing industry, how it is currently regulated and what can be done to protect these wonderful, wonderful animals. we want to know your thoughts on the legislation at hand. we know you have different thoughts on it depending upon your position on this issue, its impact on the industry and how to promote the vitality and integrity of the celebrated horse. we all have insights that will help inform us how to address some of the concerns that currently exist in the industry. i thank you all for being here today for this important discussion and i'm looking forward to your perspectives on this bill. with that, mr. chairman, i yield back to balance my time and as we like to say in eastern oregon let her buck. thank you very much. >> at this time the ranking member of the subcommittee and the ranking member of the school committee haven't arrived. we'll informally pass on their opening statements. i'll go right into my opening