secretary of agriculture sonny perdue hosted vice president pence at the department of agriculture to commemorate the day. as you may remember when the president spoke at the american farm bureau convention earlier this year , he said our farmer deserve a government that serves their interests and empowers them to do the hard work they love to do so much. this administration is making sure government does that by reducing burdensome regulations allowing them to be more productive by cutting their taxes and empowering them to make their own decisions about investing in their operations. and by working to make sure our trade agreements are fair and that other countries play by the rules. the president was proud to issue a proclamation declaring today the 45th annual national ag day. earlier today the president was pleased to welcome saudi crown prince muhammad bin salman to the white house this meeting provided an opportunity to make progress on a range of issues including syria and its sponsor, yemen, the g.c.c., and our israeli-palestinian peace efforts. today we were able to engage w

ross: we certainly are and if i lapse at all taking about it, sonny perdue is aggressive at making sure i pay attention. >> thank you for being here and thank you for your service. we all know there are products that are unfairly traded and the administration is right to target those unfairly traded products. on the other hand, there are products that are traded fairly. and they pose no national security risk. i hope the process is efficient in exempting these products. i commend the administration trying to tackle unfairly traded goods, but we need to be careful fairly traded goods are not caught up in the mix and subject to increase tariffs. there's one particular interest and product that you and i have spoken about before. we get speckled the -- specialty steel from the united kingdom used in the nuclear submarine program. even the -- even though the 232 investigation was initiated, this is the case, this u.k. steel nuclear submarine case, where it would have harm on our national security to have that product subjected to higher tariffs. i call upon you to comment on this case. i be

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american companies that make motorcycles, bicycles, and there were reports of agricultural secretary sonny perdueecause of the backlash against american companies who depend on exports. >> this is a very difficult issue for that reason. the concerns being raised right now is the fact that essentially the move to put 25% tariffs on steel and 10% on aluminum to protect those industries will ultimately have a deleterious impact on other industries, and those that steel and aluminum, automobiles, appliances in the concerns surrounding retaliation particularly in agriculture sector that has come canada to china. one thing i do want to bring up is the issue of the wto. in the clip that you played, secretary wilbur ross as well as representatives from the european union mention the world trade organization that's really causing a lot of the imbalance in our ability to negotiate their trade agreement. a bilateral approach may be a better way to go about this than a widespread across-the-board tariff. cheryl: i want to stop you there because here's the thing. maria bartiromo asked stephen mcgeechan -- mnu

later there is a hearing on the president's 2019 budget request with agriculture secretary sonny perdue. ♪ our podcast, c-span's "the weekly" takes you behind the headlines to explore one significant news story shaping the conversation. you will hear from journalists, policymakers, and experts providing background and context. app it on the c-span radio as well as itunes, stitcher, and google play, and online at c-span.org. next, another hearing on the president's 2019 budget request. , whoone with ben carson faced several questions about a 31,000 dining room set that was purchased for his office last year and later canceled. the house appropriations subcommittee hearing is just under two hours. >> the subcommittee will come to order. good morning everyone. we welcome secretary ben carson from housing and urban development to discuss the fiscal year 2019 budget. hard to believe we are discussing 2019 when we have not finalized 2018. past,ave stated in the you have one of the most difficult and important jobs in the country. i think our country is blessed and fortunate to have somebody w

later in the day, a hearing on the president's 2019 budget request with agriculture secretary sonny perdue. next, another hearing on the president's 2019 budget request, this one with housing and urban development secretary ben carson ao faced questions about $31,000 dining room set that was purchased for his office last year and later canceled. this hearing is just under two hours. [gavel pound] >> the subcommittee will come to order. good morning. today we welcome secretary ben carson from the department of tosing and urban development discuss the fiscal year 2019 budget. hard to believe we are discussing 2019 we have not yet finalized 2018. mr. secretary, you have one of the rest of gold and important jobs. i think our country is blessed and fortunate to have someone with your level of commitment, so we are grateful for what you are willing to do for our country and we want to thank you. our mission is to create strong and sustainable inclusive communities and quality homes for the american people. i this mission is by no means an easy task. manages -- -- had hud manages many funds that

for example, when sonny perdue and wilbur ross are together they're called, sonny boo boo. [ laughtersteve: oh. >> jimmy: that's true. >> steve: yeah. that's true. >> jimmy: this is all real. >> steve: these are all facts. >> jimmy: these are all facts. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: next, when linda mcmahon and steve mnuchin are together they're called, mncmnmuchin. >> steve: really? >> jimmy: rolls of the tongue, just rolls of the tongue. >> steve: wow. that's what they call them. >> jimmy: next up, when ben carson and sarah huckabee sanders are together, they're called napple bees. [ laughter ] >> steve: hey-oh. >> jimmy: and finally, when betsy devos and mike pence are together, they're called devonce. there we go. we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: guys. we have a huge, huge show tonight. two of my favorite artists of all time are here together to talk about the brand-new single, "the hamilton polka." lin-manuel miranda and weird al yankovic are on the show! [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: oh! come on

secretary elaine chao, energy secretary rick perry, commerce secretary wilbur ross, agriculture sonny perdue and labor department had alex acosta talk about public-private partnerships, investment in high-speed broadband, streamlining the permitting process, foreign investment and development of rural communities. [inaudible conversations] >> i believe he is running for office, don't you think? some of these for politicians can't stop, can they? [laughing] >> all right. let's do this. good morning. today, we are here to discuss infrastructure in america. in 1956, president eisenhower and congress saw the need to move people and goods quickly across the country, and their vision of an interconnected nation paid off, helping to fuel years of economic growth. the infrastructure built in that era continues to fuel growth today, but now we face the challenge of maintaining and improving these critical assets. and our infrastructure needs are evolving in ways that would have been impossible to predict just a few decades ago. for instance, with the rise of the internet and cell phones, we face the

american soybeans so, and some of our farmsers had the opportunity to sit with the ago president sonny perduegreat advocate for ag and free trade, and we spent time talking with the trade problems, and he was very receptive to those things, but at the end he said buckle up, this could be a bumpy ride. >> it sounds like, mr. scott, tell me if my pressure is wrong, you feel like maybe this sector might end up being part the the collateral damage maybe you understand what the president is doing? or did i read too much >> i think you're accurate we have always done our part as far as, you know, issues that affect and we're going to continue to do that. it's just the hope that you mentioned earlier was that our new england people who are highly leveraged going to be our next generation coming forward, they do not have the ability to weather those bumps like the secretary was saying we're going to have. so it's hard on them our goal is to smooth out those bumps and trade tariffs work against those. >>> kevin, thank you very much kevin scott, scott family farms. >>> coming up on street talk, what an

later there is a hearing on the president's 2019 budget request with agriculture secretary sonny perdue. ♪ our podcast, c-span's "the weekly" takes you behind the headlines to explore one significant news story shaping the conversation. you will hear from journalists, policymakers, and experts providing background and context. app it on the c-span radio as well as itunes, stitcher, and google play, and online at c-span.org. next, another hearing on the president's 2019 budget request. this one

nutrition policy of course come international trade, usda, transition under over cultural secretary sonny perdue and i will dabble in some other topics like fisheries, food safety. but i am joined today by it for very esteemed panelists. i will introduce them and get the conversation started. so, here is dr. clark, director of government relations, national farmers union. next to him is nathan ballard, director of public policy and national association of state departments of agriculture. and joshua stowell, senior policy analyst at taxpayers for common sense in bob young on the end there, president of agricultural prospects in the former chief economist at american farm bureau federation. so yeah, we are in the midst of another farm bill cycle and i just want to say that the name is a little bit of a misnomer, kind of misleading because there is a lot of programs that are just for farmers or that we could begin the conversation talking about farmers and ranchers of course getting legislation passed every five years, but there's things that stakes for other sectors whether its retailers, bankers

later in the day, a hearing on the president's 2019 budget request with agriculture secretary sonny perduenext, another hearing on the president's 2019 budget request, this one with housing and urban development secretary ben carson ao faced questions about $31,000 dining room set that was purchased for his office last year and later canceled. this hearing is just under two hours.

chao secretary of transportation wilbur ross secretary commerce alex shulkin secretary of labor sonny perdue the secretary of agriculture ann rick perry secretary of energy. the finance o committee will examine what can afford and how we pay for it. we in the commerce committee first need to get there policy right and make sure we are moving together with other relevant committees of jurisdiction. weas we do so i would offer a fw principles for consideration by my colleagues. first this is not another highway bill. we will consider other destruction needs such as world where our band and water project to break down barriers that are heating employment help types of infrastructure but along these lines it takes a broader approach to infrastructure and offers several policy ideas to speed employment. second we should build on our successful program and where necessary remove inefficiencies. defenestration's proposal outlined important reforms to existing programs particularly the m. for structure financing side. third we must ensure legislation is national in scope and all areas are appropriat

wilbur ross, secretary of commerce, alex acosta, secretary of labor, sonny perdue, secretary of agriculture, and rick purdue the secretary of energy. we first need to get the policy right. need to make sure we are moving together with other relevant communities. i would like to offer a few principles for the consideration my colleagues. this is not just another highway bill. will consider other needs such as rural broadband and water projects like to break down barriers that are depleting all types of infrastructure. we take a broad approach to infrastructure and offers policy ideas. we should build on our successful programs and were necessary removing efficiencies. the proposal outlines reforms to existing programs particularly in infrastructure financing. we must ensure that any legislation is national in scope and all areas are appropriately included. i appreciate the administration's proposal acknowledges the needs and rural communities that lack infrastructure. investing in these areas will benefit the country. improving our infrastructure is where bipartisan agreement should be achie

perdue, and sonny rick perry, secretary of energy. the senate finance committee will have to examine what we can afford and how we pay for it. we at the commerce committee need to get the policy right and make sure we are moving together with other relevant committees. i would offer a few principles for the consideration of my colleagues. first, this is not just another highway bill. we will consider other infrastructure needs such as world broadband and water projects, and seeks to break down barriers that are impeding these employment of infrastructure. the ministries and proposal takes a broader approach and offers policy ideas to speed deployment. we should build on our successful programs and remove inefficiencies. the administration's proposal outlines important reforms, particularly on infrastructure financing. we must ensure any legislation is national in scope and that all areas are appropriately included. rural communities face unique difficulties due to lower population densities and challenging geographies. i appreciate th

along with partners at the department of agriculture like our champion there, secretary sonny perdue and ted mckinney, gregg will ensure that agriculture has a seat at the table and that our farmers and ranchers are being heard. the u.s. agriculture industry has worked long and hard to increase our competitiveness around the world but their work is never finished and they cannot do it alone. i know that with gregg riding point, the voices. hardworking farmer will be well-represented all around the world. congratulation to our, gregg, as your proceedings to the chief negotiator at the ustr. i look forward to continuing to work with you on behalf of u.s. ag. one more admonition, one more piece of advice: when you're riding point, just make sure you look over your shoulder once in a while to make sure the herd is still there. if it isn't, don't worry about it. we've got your passage of the thank you. -- we've got your back. thank you. i yield the floor. i note there is an absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: the