mr. smith: it's taken from the title of a relatively famous hoover speech about the uncommon man. remember vice president henry wallace, who was the second of fdr's vice president, gave a famous speech in 1942, i believe, maybe 1943, about the common man. and wallace, a from a left of center perspective, was projecting the goals and ambitions of the generation that was fighting world war ii. it wasn't enough to simply be the nazis, but to create at home a true democracy, a place where the common man would finally come into his own. and hoover approached this from a different place on the political spectrum. he was making the case for what we might call a meritocracy. i should not paraphrase it, but when you get sick, you want an uncommonly skillful doctor. when we go to war, we want an uncommonly able general. you get the picture. the advances in society were brought about not by common, but by uncommon individuals. and hoover said i have never met an american parent who is proud to have their

mr. smith of nebraska? >> no. >> mr. smith, no. miss jenkins? miss jenkins, no. mr. paulson? mr. paulson, no. mr. marchant? >> no. >> mr. marchant, to. miss black? >> no. >> miss black, no. mr. reed? mr. kelly? mr. kelly, no. m miss nome? no. mr. holding? mr. smith of missouri. mr. smith, no. mr. rice? mr. schweikert? no. miss walorski, no. mr. curbelo? mr. curbelo, no. mr. bishop? mr. bishop, no. mr. lahood? mr. lahood,no. mr. winstrop? no. mr. nrktseal? mr. neal, yes. mr. levin? mr. levin, yes. mr. lewis? mr. lewis, yes. mr. doggett? mr. doggett, yes. mr. thompson? >> yes. >> mr. thompson, yes. mr. larson? >> yes. >> mr. larson, yes. mr. blumenauer? >> aye. >> mr. blumenauer, aye. mr. pascrell? mr. pascrell, yes. mr. crowley? >> aye. >> mr. crowley, aye. dr. davis? dr. davis, yes. miss sanchez? mr. higgins? mr. higgins, yes. miss delbene? miss delbene, aye. dr. chu? dr. chu, aye. mr. roskam? mr. roskam, no. mr. reed? mr. reed, no. mr. renacci. mr. holding. mr. rice. miss sanchez? miss sewell? chairman brady? chairman brady, no. >> clerk will report the vote. >> 14 ayes. 21 nays

mr. smith of nebraska. aye. ms. jenkins? ms. jenkins aye. mr. paulson? mr. paulson aye. mr. merchant? mr. marchant aye. ms. black? ms. black aye. mr. reed? >> mr. reed aye. mr. kelly? mr. wrrenacci? ms. nome. mr. holding? mr. smith of missouri? mr. smith aye. mr. rice? mr. swiek kehrt? mr. shh wewie kehrt aye. >> mr. curbelo? aye. mr. bishop? mr. bishop aye. mr. lahood. mr. lahood aye. dr. win strop? dr. win strop aye. mr. neil? mr. neil no. mr. levin? mr. levin no. mr. lewis? mr. lewis no. mr. daggett? mr. daggett no. mr. thompson in mr. thompson no. mr. larson. mr. larson no. mr. blumenauer? mr. lumen knauer no. mr. pascrell? no. mr. crowley? mr. crowley no. dr. davis? >> no. >> dr. davis no. ms. chan sez? ms. sanchez no. mr. higgins? mr. higgins no. ms. sewell? ms. del benet? >> no. >> dr. mr. kelly. mr. kelly yes. mr. holding. mr. rice. ms. soule. chairman brady. chairman brady aye. . >>> the clerk will report the vote. >> 21 ayes -- >> are there any other amendment? mr. larson, for what purpose? the gentleman has an amendment at the desk. mr. reichert. the clerk will di

mr. smith of missouri. mr. smith no. mr. rice? mr. swiek kehrt? no. ms. wah lore ski? no. mr. kur vel low no. mr. bishop? mr. bishop no. mr. lahood? mr. lahood no. dr. win strop? dr. win strop no. mr. neil? mr. neil yes. mr. levin? mr. levin, yes. mr. lewis yes. mr. dag gat? yes. mr. thompson. >> yes. >> mr. larson? >> yes. >> mr. blumenauer? eye. mr. kind? mr. kind aye. mr. pascrell? mr. pascrell yes. mr. crowley? mr. crowley aye. dr. davis? aye. ms. sanchez aye. plchlt higgins? mr. higgins aye. ms. sewell? mr. del benet? aye. >> dr. chu? aye. mr. smith of nebraska? mr. smith no. mr. marchant? mr. marchant no. mr. renacci, mr. holding, mr. rice. ms. sewell? chairman brady. chairman brady no. . >> chairman brady? >> the clerk will report the vote? >> 15 yays, 21 nos. >> the agreement is not agreed to. are there any amendments? >> ms. sanchez? >> i have an amendment at the desk. >> mr. buchanan? >> point of order. >> point of order has been reserved. i ask the gentle lady to suspend while the clerk distributes. >> the j lady from california is recognized to speak. >> my amendme

mr. smith: mr. speaker, i have no other requests for time and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 6227, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are is presented, the bill is passed, and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to concur in .he senate to h.r. 589, the clerk will report the an act to establish the department of energy policy for science and energy research and development programs, and reform national laboratory management and technology transfer programs, and for other purposes. senate amendment. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. smith, and the gentlewoman from texas, ms. johnson, each will control 20 minutes. the chai

mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. under federal reclamation law, irrigation districts, which receive water from a bureau of reclamation facility, typically repay their portion of the capital cost of water projects under long-term contracts. under its current contract and current law, northport irrigation district is exempt from annual capital repayment if their carriage fee exceeds $8,000 per year. given the carriage fee has exceeded this amount since the 1950's, the capital repayment debt has been stagnant at $923,000 since 1952. so long as the debt endures, landowners are subject to burdensome reporting requirements and acreage limitations and no revenue is generated for the federal government. i introduced this bill to provide members of the northport irrigation district early repayment under their contract, allowing producers within the district to pay off their portion of the contract. it means the government will receive funds otherwise uncollected and landowners will be relieved of costly constraints which thre

mr. smith: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 5509, the innovations in mentoring, training and apprenticeships act, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 5509, a bill to direct the national science foundation to provide grants for research about stem education approaches and stem-related work force and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. smith, and the gentleman from illinois, mr. lipinski, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on h.r. 5509, the bill now under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: mr

mr. smith, you are recognized, strike the last word. >> thank you, mr. chairman, i have a question for mr. bartol, on the 199-a issue, there was action that we took i believe in a bipartisan manner as well, to address the issue that come to be known as the grain glitch. now, that fix of the grain glitch would be permanent with this action. is that correct? >> under this legislation, that's correct, sir. >> so, this legislation would be necessary in order to make it permanent? >> by making the 199-a provision permanent, the fix that congress enacted in february would be made permanent as well, yes, sir. >> okay, thank you very much. i appreciate that, and i think it shows that we can come together to get some things done here, and i think that the productivity of tax reform, certainly speaks for itself with the numbers coming in. and there will always be critics and probably politically motivated along the way. but i hope that we can, for the good of our country, come together, and focus on issues that can bring more opportunity in to the american people.

. >> gentlelady yields back, mr. smith, you're recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman, i have some documents of support for bill 8760 that supports family and small business tax cuts act, i would like fto ask for -- the home builders, the association of general contractors, the national electric electrical contractor's association, the main folks who are all about helping the middle class, they know that a growing economy helps everyone. >> you're recognized. >> we are here to help raise wages and help more americans succeed in our economy, but instead, republicans are trying to funnel more resources to those who already have the most. instead of assessing the damage caused by the first tax scam, fixing the problems and thinking of ways to address the income inequality gap that's growing every day, republicans are doubling down on their failed trickle down policies. this time they're passing another massive tax cut that the wealthy do not need, by making the flawed individual rates permanent. while once again it completely ignoring the needs of hard working lo

its members include the three national credit bureaus equifax experian and trans union we have the mr smith a twenty eight team heading the watchdog that is still probing the corporation that he defended in twenty seventeen a clear example of the revolving door between the federal government and its trade secrets cable company r.t. new york. a passenger jet has overshot the runway and caught fire in southern russia and. early hours of saturday leaving eighteen people injured including three children the boeing plane operated by you tear airlines was unable to land for more than half an hour due to adverse weather conditions at sochi airport when it finally touched down the plane skidded off the runway and into a riverbed the wing and undercarriage were damaged when it hit the airport fence and burst into flames there were no fatalities among the one hundred and seventy people on board but airport officials say one rescue worker died from a heart attack russia's investigative committee has opened a criminal investigation on suspicion the airline may not be up to service standards mean also c

mr. smith of missouri. mr. smith no. mr. rice? mr. swiek kehrt? no. ms. wah lore ski? no. mr. kur vel low no. mr. bishop? mr. bishop no. mr. lahood? mr. lahood no. dr. win strop? dr. win strop no. mr. neil? mr. neil yes. mr. levin? mr. levin, yes. mr. voting. >> rollcall vote. [inaudible conversations] chairman brady. >> the clerk will report to the vote 15 yes 201 knows. i have amendment at the desk. i resume -- reserve of point of order. the clerk will distribute the amendment. please suspend where the clerk disputes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the general lady from california as instructed to speak on her amendment. my amendment is straightforward and logical. it is a lifeline to millions of working families and seniors. one bit of bad luck or carid accident should not ruin a person's entire financial future. and makes permanent the lower adjusted gross income floor to claim the medical expense deduction. millions of middle-class families and seniors ace high medical costs including those that need to seek life-saving treat

mr. smith. mr. smith votes aye. ms. ros-lehtinen votes aye. mr. rohrabacher. mr. rohrabacher votes aye. mr. chabot. mr. chabot votes aye. mr. wilson. mr. wilson votes aye. mr. mccaul. mr. mccaul votes aye. mr. poe. mr. issa. mr. marino. mr. marino votes aye. mr. brooks. mr. brooks votes aye. mr. cook. mr. cook votes aye. mr. perry. mr. perry votes aye. mr. meadows. mr. meadows votes aye. mr. yoho. mr. yoho votes aye. mr. kinzinger. mr. kinzinger votes aye. mr. zeldin. mr. zeldin votes aye. mr. donovan. mr. donovan votes aye. mr. sensenbrenner. mr. sensenbrenner votes aye. miss wagner. ms. wagner votes aye. mr. mack. mr. mack votes aye. mr. rooney. mr. rooney votes aye. mr. fitzpatrick. mr. fitzpatrick votes aye. mr. garrett. mr. garrett votes aye. mr. curtis. mr. curtis votes aye. mr. engel. mr. engel votes no. mr. sherman. mr. sherman votes no. mr. meeks. mr. sires. mr. sires votes no. mr. connolly. mr. connolly votes no. mr. deutch. mr. deutch votes no. ms. bass. mr. keating. mr. keating votes no. mr. cicilline. mr. cicilline votes no. mr. berra. mr. berra votes

its members include the three national credit bureaus equifax experian and trans union we have the mr smith a twenty eight team heading the watchdog that is still probing the corporation that he defended in twenty seventeen a clear example of the revolving door between the federal government and its trade secrets cable company r.t. me york. more news coming your way after this short break.

its members include the three national credit bureaus equifax experian and trans union we have the mr smith a twenty eight team heading the watchdog that is still probing the corporation that he defended in twenty seventeen a clear example of the revolving door between the federal.

mr. lamar smith. mr. smith: let me thank the gentleman from south carolina to speak in support of this bill, the department of energy vet iffs act.h initiate and this important legislation was approved you nan nousely by the science km. conversation committee. it authorizes the department of energy to cuppingt energy tore address complex challenges by using advance computational tools. .o.e. col operate with the initiative. and have help prepare data in securing transfers if it is stored and annualized. this partnership is in exchange f data and provides valuable services to our veterans. it is the biggest data. it funds programs in applied math and computer and science. under this program, v.a. thearchers gained access to high performance and significance reforces and expertise and data analysis. this could help the d.a. make discoversries about the warping critical seases and needs. by giving d.o.e. access to a larmingvatea base, it will improve their ability to generate models. these are capabilities th

benjamin smith has seconded mr lemaire tactic mr smith also told the financial times. president emanuel mccrone is prepared to sell the french government's fourteen percent stake in the airline but mr lemaire has undercut the airlines executive by denying the government will sell the airline stock rose on reports of the latest comments although it's still down roughly forty percent on the year. and if you're into crypto mining then you know that one of the biggest players is of course bit maine which specializes in selling crypto mining hardware in a move that has many interested bit maine has submitted and initial public offering an i.p.o. prospectus to the hong kong stock exchange detailing all the information on the company as it looks to go public but it's not as easy as one might think they overestimated the demand for crypto mining equipment in twenty eight team once volatility hit the crypto the crypto market the orders for crypto mining equipment dropped that hasn't deterred the company however as they have also announced their latest mining which they say will

thank you and i yield back. >> gentlelady yields back, mr. smith, you're recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman, i have some documents of support for bill 8760 that supports family and small business tax cuts act, i would like fto ask for -- the home builders, the association of general

of the consumer data industry association which is a trade association of companies we have the mr smith a twenty eight team heading the watchdog that is still probing the corporation that he defended in twenty seventeen a clear example of the revolving door between the federal government and its trade secrets cable poppen r.t. me york. efforts and deescalating tensions on the korean peninsula of hit another snag of plans for a historic railway meant to link north and south korea have been blocked by the us led united nations command the u.n. units control movement across the demilitarized zone separating north and south since the end of the korean war a joint field study for the projects was planned last week but was counseled by the u.s. military the into korean rail project was supposed to improve trade and tourism between the two koreas it was also intended to set the stage for future investment in the north if sanctions on pyongyang and lifted human rights attorney and thinks the united states should stop meddling in the korean peace process these are all great through steps you kno

of the consumer data industry association which is a trade association of companies we have the mr smith a twenty eight team heading the watchdog that is still probing the corporation that he defended in twenty seventeen a clear example of the revolving door between the federal government and its trade secrets cable pomp and r.t. new york much more to come this hour with me kevin though in the remote with you today including imus in the firing line over working conditions for its american stuff no one said it says he. he's got a plan to balance that all up tell you all about it soon as we come back. you know world's big partisan movie lot and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to get the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now for watching closely watching the hawks. make its manufacture consent to public wealth. when the ruling classes protect themselves. with the final merr

of the consumer data industry association which is a trade association of companies we have the mr smith a twenty eight team heading the watchdog that is still probing the corporation that he defended in twenty seventeen a clear example of the revolving door between the federal government and its trade secrets. r.t. new york. a passenger jet has overshot the runway and caught fire in southern russia leaving one thousand people injured including three children the boeing seven three seven operated by the siberian airline uta was traveling from moscow to sochi when it got into trouble during landing all one hundred sixty four passengers and six crew survived but one airport worker died during the evacuation after apparently suffering a heart attack. was making its second attempt to land in bad weather but skidded off the runway and into the river one of the engines also burst into flames. if it's a deescalating tensions on the korean peninsula have hit another snag plans for a storage railway meant to link north and south korea being blocked by the u.s. led united nations command the u.n.

of the consumer data industry association which is a trade association of companies we have the mr smith a twenty eight team heading the watchdog that is still probing the corporation that he defended in twenty seventeen a clear example of the revolving door between the federal government and its trade secrets cable company r.t. new york could three twenty six or more scrutiny now through this sort of a that's a snapshot of some of the big willed news stories than this always so much more. you can if you'll say to this weekend is kevin owen saying thanks to watching out international. four men are sitting in a car when the fifth gets shot in the hand. all four different versions of what happened one of them is on the death row there's no way he could have done it there's no possible way because the owners did not shoot around a corner. john mccain and his republican cohorts like the bush family and others they would break cozy with ken lay who financed the bush campaign so the bush presidency and when they got caught committing massive fraud on the same scale as the savings along crisis

members include the three national credit bureaus equifax experian and trans union we have the mr smith a twenty eight team heading the watchdog that is still probing the corporation that he defended in twenty seventeen a clear example of the revolving door between the federal government and its trade secrets cable company r.t. me york. there's a call for web retail giant amazon to be taxed to make up for low wages and poor working conditions for stuff in the u.s. democratic senator bernie sanders says some employees at the nine hundred billion dollars firm are paid so little that they qualify for food stamps so american reports. the story of the american leftist movement bernie sanders is at war with amazon the world's largest online retailer accusing the company of not treating its workers fairly it is important to take a look at the power and influence that the answer is that all over this country amazon employees are paid wages so low that they are having a real choice getting bar they are forced to pay and upon pacs funded programs and you know who pays for those programs. this isn

let me introduce mr. smith. it's interesting to me, we have a strange sort of connection. i was one of the original archivist unde at the george h.w. bush library and he was a speechwriter for the president and the first question i worked on over 20 years ago where the speech files. we have this unusual archivist records creator relationship. kurt is the author of teen books including the history of baseball the white house but he's a presidential speechwriter and historian. he has written more of president and former president bush's features than any other person. among his speeches for president bush for his pearl harbor address, the just war seat and his eulogy to ronald reagan. his books include voices of the game, george h.w. bush character at the core, mercy, a celebration of fenway park centennial ample up a chair to the vin scully story. he's a senior lecturer of english at the university of rochester. i would like to introduce kurt smith. [applause] >> thank you bill. i am pleased to be with you today. i let me thank the franklin d roosevelt library for this kind

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mr. smith, you're recognize. thank you, mr. chairman. i have some letters of support from the documents to support for h.r. 6760 protecting small business and family tax cuts after 2018. i'd like to ask unanimous consent these letters are from the nfib, national federation of independent business. the homebuilders come associated general contract or is, national electrical contractors association, the parity for main street employers, a lot of folks who are about helping the middle class a note or economy helps everyone. >> without objection. >> we are here to help raise wages and hope americans succeed in our economy. but instead, republicans are trying to funnel resources to those who already have the most. instead of assessing the damage caused by a tax the, fixing problems and thinking ways to address the income inequality gap growing everyday, republicans are doubling down on their failed trickle-down policies. this time they're passing another massive tax cut but the wealthy do not need by making the flawed individual rates per min

i'm mr. smith goes to washington. the process was polluted by an uncorroborated allegation being used to smear a man who's been in public life for three decades. mark, this to me, this was really the moment where we heard from debra's lawyer. she came forward. she's going to be excited about this. instead she said no, no, no, we can't limit this. that's an arbitrary deadline. we need to hear from all the accusers. the whole thing it's about dr. ford, is it about dr. ford? >> i think her lawyers have acted that they are more interested in the democratic agenda, delaying, than getting the story out. we heard how she was afraid to fly and pushed this off for several days. it doesn't appear that her attorneys are working in her best interest. >> laura: dave, when you thinkst about how this has progressed from kavanaugh being nominated to meetings from democratic operatives about how they can stop this, how they can force this into a last minute panic, all the way up to the midterms and roll it forward until the time has r

the democrats, i know they think they're mr. smith goes to washington. their acting like mr. magoo goes to washington. elizabeth: senator warren is a potential 202 presidential contender. what effect will invoking the 25th amendment idea have on voters in the midterms now two months away? >> well, look, i can't even take something like this seriously, liz. you're talking about something that would have to include the vice president of the united states. and i'm sorry, but mike pence is not going to help elizabeth warren or anybody else on the left achieve their goals. it's just not going to happen. this actually 'em boldens trump supporters what we have now, especially with the cowards who have come out inside the administration saying they're doing exactly what the democrats want them to do, to thwart the agenda, it 'em boldens the voterses out there. one thing people don't like is for those who think they're higher than above all, literally having a god-like complex to subvert the will of the people. this is the united states. elizabeth warren, the democrats and the deep st

judge, mrs. smith and mrs. kaiser, three other people at the party deny having knowledge of any party matching dr. ford's description. ms. king subsequently recanted her claim and publicly refused to cooperate with the committee's investigation. dr. ford is the only firsthand witness not to provide a statement to or interview with the committee. several democrats on the committee say they believe dr. ford's story and planned to defend her from attacks during the hearing on thursday. >> i would like -- >> is what you're saying? >> there is credibility to her story, and i'm going to make sure that i and others, the democrats, at least, want to make sure she is able to come forward. and there's nothing for her to gain by coming forward with this. >> dick durbin said lawmakers don't have way to know the truth what happened 35 years ago, and he also said they aren't sure what the standard of proof should be in this case of he said/she said. >> i have republican senators who reached out to democratic senators and ass

united states senate, with tremendous ideals -- i do not ,ean to put words in your mouth there was a mr. smith goes to washington reverence of the place, that was quickly diminished by political bruising and fights. handle on theter u.s. senate. but do you make of it now? office,efore i ran for my last job in the navy was officer of the senate. i got to see jackson and barry , someter and john tower great leaders in action. howard baker. i began to eat appreciate how someone can wield when they are a hard-working member of the senate. when i got to the senate, i think we started going through a. of change where politics in the senate became more partisan. hill, thereas anita was a long city -- series of bitter, personal fights in the united states senate. which changed things to a significant degree. as i have seen that happen, i lost some of my respect and reverence for the institution because it is the people that make the institution. >> you are listening to talk of the nation for npr news. sherry is on the line from indianapolis. >> hello. guest: hello. >> i do not see you saturday night b

and mrs. smith. >> maybe. nobody believe it.e interesting and fun thinking that we were two spies falling in love, maybe. we don't know. >> we will never know. >> right? >> i will never know about her. she will never know about me. >> perhaps not surprising then that she is now pursuing a career as an actress in hollywood. >> you have been going on tv to try to talk to president trump and ask him for a pardon. do you think that's a possibility? >> if trump should be a possibility. actually, something that i really expect him to do after all george has been through. he has been loyal to trump. he has been loyal to his country. >> i think the president is going to make whatever decision he is going to make on his own. i don't feel it's my -- it's not appropriate for me to discuss this directly or indirectly to him at this time. my wife has her opinions, of course. for me, i don't think it's appropriate at this time. >> what are you going to do? >> i don't want to give up my goals of staying in politics. i'm still a young person. i

and mrs. smith? >> maybe.obody believe it, and probably it's more interesting and funny thinking that we were two spies falling in love, maybe, we don't know. >> we'll never know. >> we'll never know, right? >> actually, i'll never know about her. she'll never know about me. >> perhaps not surprising, then, that simona papadopoulos is now pursuing a career as an actress in hollywood. >> and you've been going on tv including on my show to try to talk directly to president trump and ask him for a pardon. do you think that's a possibility? >> if trump is coherent with his theories, then definitely should be a possibility. and actually, something that i really expect him to do after all george has been through. he's been loyal to trump, he's been loyal to his country. >> i think the president is going to make whatever decision he's going to make on his own, and i don't feel it's my -- it's not appropriate for me to discuss this directly or indirectly to him at this time. my wife has her opinions, of course, but fo

i don't mean to put words in her mouth but almost a mr. smithoes to washington ah shucks reverence for the place and. -- that was quickly diminished by political bruising, partisan political fight. you have a better handle on the u.s. senate. what do you make of it now? before i ran for office, my job in the navy was as an officer to the senate. , scoopo see some giants jackson and barry goldwater and john tower, some of the really great leaders, howard baker. appreciate how much power and influence someone can wield who is an effective hard-working member of the u.s. senate. when i got to the senate after the house, we went through a. of change where politics in the became far more partisan, whether it be that top were or bork or anita hill. there's been a long series of these it very bitter partisan personal fights in the united states senate which i think changed the institution to a significant degree. as i have seen that happen, i got to say i've lost some of my , respect and reverence for the institution because it's the people that make t

mr. smith's departure?ed internally or publicly details on the matter. but what i would say is there's a period of some anxiety there as you might expect with a transition like that but i think we're very fortunate the company was in terms of being able to have peter van camp, our chairman and former ceo step into the role, very stabilizing force. you know, he asked the team to really get focused on the plan that we already had in place and think the business has continued to perform well over that period. and then the board really undertook nine months or so peter was in the chair, a couple of key things really to, you know, one, look at our culture and particularly our leadership culture in terms of, you know, the values and behaviors and operating norms of the leadership and then also undertake a ceo search to find the right person with the right experience and capabilities and leadership composition to lead the company going forward. i'm delighted to have come out of that process and be leading the comp

tragedy of scale in order for politicians to realize what is wrong to sell weapons to dictatorships mr smith thank you very much for your time on this that as andrew smith joining us live from london thank you. thank you. now the american football player has protests against racial inequality and police brutality divided many in the united states is the new face of nike's latest marketing campaign called on cap and the multi-year deal with this photo on twitter the former quarterback for the san francisco forty nine ers was still a controversy in twenty sixteen when he refused to stand for the playing of the national anthem which is traditional at u.s. sporting events the announcement immediately led to calls on social media for a boycott of mikey goods well let's get more on this now our correspondent kristen salumi is joining us from more from new york sort of mentioned that those calls for a boycott of nike goods what other reaction has there been to this kristen. well we've seen support for collin kapur nick on twitter and in social media as well as opposition he has become the face of t

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