fact the trump administration, when i look at this, the two men with the longest seniority now, sonny perdue and jeff sessions. they should have a tollbooth inside this administration for the amount of turnover they have had. one last thing, the history of the epa. i was living when it was formed under richard nixon. theou could tell them about epa itself. i will hang up. keep up the great work. thank you c-span. guest: you got me on don nickles. i am not sure what he is doing. i can respond to the epa question. it was formed under richard nixon. he recognized that the country needed to put in place an agency that would stand up and protect our water, our air, our people in public health. it is charged to do that on three legs. the epa is required by law to use the best available science, coming up with safeguards. finally the public interest, every time the epa puts forth a commonsense safeguards to protect us it is open to public comment. epa officials meet with hundreds of stakeholders in washington and across the country. the environment protection agency has been successful. the industr

the agricultural secretary sonny perdue discuss the president's commitment to farmers during trade negotiationsand whereto go back the president looked me in the eye and said, i know farmers are worried about what we are doing that you need to tell them that i'm not going to let them be the casualties in this trade dispute. out a playbookng about all of the authorities or what we would do. i am with you, mr. chairman, i would rather have trade and aid, but when people are not doing , farmers understand, they do not like people who steal or cheat. they like people who play by the rules and that is what the president is doing and calling chinese hand. there will probably be some discomfort and anxiety in the meantime, we all did. it has to be done. while the sabres have been rattled, there is time to get out on the table and i am hoping we will take advantage of xi conciliatory remarks about wanting to do some things and get back. it is a dangerous thing to think about, the number two economies in the world being in a trade war and that is not what the president wants, i do not think, but he want

>> agriculture secretary sonny perdue testified at a senate hearing on the state of rural america. he talked about broadband internet access somehow the potential trade agreements could affect the agriculture industry and trade relations with china. senator pat roberts chairs this two-hour agriculture committee hearing. i call this hearing to order if we can get our friends over he here. this morning i would like to welcome th senator ted kennedy. she isn't present at that we are glad of anothe to have another r state agricultural commissioner. [laughter] [inaudible] that's what i was going to say. when she is here that will be good. >> are you all planning something or what is this? [laughter] we are excited because we have a standing secretary of agriculture sonny perdue, and today as a matter of fact marks a special day for the secretary this day last year the secretary was confirmed by the full senate. happy one year anniversary mr. secretary. [applause] at the time of the nomination hearing last year he championed an advocate and highest levels of government that is even more

sonny perdue said, look at this. he held up a map. the whole thing is red. those are the farmers. we love those farmers. we will take care of the farmers. just take a look at the european union. they virtually can't do business. take a look at china, at so many other places. so we are going to finish off these trade deals. i will ask sonny, secretary of agriculture, to say a couple words. i might ask bob lighthizer to tak city couple words, larry kudlow, and then we will get on with our meeting and ask the m edia to head out of the room. >> the people in this room, congress, governors, represent some of the best people in america, those people you used a word i like to use about them, patriots first, americans first. they bring the hard-working ethics of the american spirit from their fields and farms and ranches across the country, and they understand you. they understand what you are trying to do. having the courage to call the question against people who have been cheating, both china and the eu. the barriers you describe punishment american farmers more than a lot of other ind

viewers i used to be the deputy chief of staff at the agriculture department the president has told sonny perdue the sector agriculture hey you can try to use all the tools in your tool box at u.s.d.a. to help soybean farmers that's our number one ag export the problem is there's not much they can do other than buy soybeans but that would have other problems would it alex that's called subsidies and subsidies aren't something that you like when it comes to international trade so the world trade organization the e.u. other organizations can complain about this this could be something that is outside the bounds of the norm or even legal in that in that sense i know being a canadian we've had subsidies here with wheat nick cetera and it's something i talked about in high school or we talked about in high school back in the day this is something that when it comes down to it it's not really a solution it's a band-aid and how long can that band-aid fix something it specially if you're start getting into trade battles with other countries or the world trade organization comes in to search you know wav

think he will take care of the farmers they will not suffer well we hope he can do that he says sonny perdue to do that secretary of agriculture but whether or not that happens or it can't happen we'll have to see steve thank you both for being here i appreciate it. and if you live in a large city chances are that you've seen tons of bikes strong across the street in a little cubbyhole well those spikes have a bit of an interesting story and here to bring us more was handed over to r.t. correspondent peter oliver. it's a chinese idea that is spreading around the world cycle rentals springing up in cities in europe and the united states there's no pick up or drop off point so you use the application on your phone find the bike that's nearest to you and unlock it he's in the queue all rita then the credit card attached to your account is charged for the time that you use it's become a multi-billion dollar industry in just the last thirty years one of the main play is said to be worth upwards of two billion dollars while this company mo bike turns over around a billion dollars every year they h

. >> agriculture secretary sonny perdue testified at a senate hearing on the state of rural america.

[laughter] we are excited because we have a standing secretary of agriculture sonny perdue, and today as a matter of fact marks a special day for the secretary this day last year the secretary was confirmed by the full senate. happy one year anniversary mr. secretary. [applause] at the time of the nomination hearing last year he championed an advocate and highest levels of government that is even more so today producers in all across the country represent everybody at the table going through a rough patch in the agricultural economy in the past five years prices in many of the major commodities have gone up by 40% as a result it is expected to decline by 52%. the ongoing pressure of low commodity prices continues the need for a high volume of sales. now more than ever, the producers need certainty and predictability and a part that can help study the ship and fight the course. i am very pleased you hit the ground running and that you will continue to do so. part of your time has been devoted with producers and business owners on your back to thatheir roots all across rural america to

sonny perdue testify before the senate agriculture committee about the state of rural america. legislative business at 2:00. on the agenda, legislation gearing -- dealing with syria. the arrival ceremony from french president emmanuel macron at the white house. the senate continues debate on the nomination of kyle duncan to be the judge for the point -- fifth circuit of appeals. a news conference with president trump. in the afternoon, we take you to capitol hill for a budget hearing on foreign aid and development. starting at 6:30 p.m. eastern, live coverage of president trump and the first lady as they host for their first state dinner for the french president and his wife. >> next monday on landmark cases, new york times v. the united states, that are known as the pentagon papers case. in 1971, the new york times and washington post fought the next administration to publish classified history of u.s. military activity in vietnam. the supreme court's decision restricted the government's power over the press and brought a journalist first amendment protections. floyd abrams, o

on c-span, sonny perdue testifies before the senate agriculture committee about the state of rural america, followed by death house gaveling in at noon eastern for general speeches, and legislative business at 2:00. and dealing with syria and sanctions against syria and iran. and arrival ceremony for patch president emmanuel macron at the white house. a.m. dissent pictures to return to debate on the nomination of carlton can to be named judge for the fifth circuit of appeals. and on c-span3, more of the french president's visit to the u.s. with a press offers with president trump, and in the afternoon we take you to capitol hill for a budget hearing on foreign aid and development starting at 6:30 p.m. eastern. let coverage of president trump and the first lady as they host the first state dinner for the french president and his wife. >> mike pompeo's nomination to be the next secretary of state cleared the senate foreign relations committee monday by a vote of 11 to nine. tod paul changed his vote yes after speaking with the president of delaware his voteative changed from note present to

make it up to them but the press secretary said this afternoon that the agriculture secretary, sonny perdue, is looking at something that could be done. if farmers start to feel the heat from china. president trump indicated progress is being made toward a sit down between him and north korean president kim jong un, saying he hopes to have a meeting sometime in may or early june. >> bret: john roberts, thanks. standby if you would. the pool has been ushered into the cabinet room. once we get that videotape, you will see it here live on fox. russia and syria say that to israeli fighter jets carried out a deadly air strike on a syrian base. so far, israel is not saying anything. correspondent conor powell has the latest from jerusalem. >> it's an air strike no government has claimed responsibly four. moscow was pointing the finger squarely in israel for the early-morning bombing of a syrian air base. it killed at least 14 people including iranian soldiers. >> translator: the air strike must be investigated. of course this is a very dangerous development. >> officially israel is not involved i

i know the president spoke to sonny perdue and said let america's farmers know that they won't be a casualty in this trade war. i'm afraid we already are. that's reflective in our markets and the psychology here. it's very difficult to climb out of the hole. >> you already feel like a casualty, brian. do you, in listening to the president, do you believe he knows what he's talking about? big businessman. comes noo s into the white hous. does he know what he's talking about? >> i had hoped that he does. i hope that he's listening to his advisers. i am concerned with how he measure measures trade agreements. brooke, as i sit here today, and you say i feel like a casualty. we're projected to grow 4 billion bushel soy bean crop this year. american soy bean producers are down $1.6 billion today. yes, we feel like a casualty. >> brian duncan, let's stay in contact with you as we will watch to see. we have breaking news here also involving facebook, major development on how many users had their information, their data inappropriately shared with that cambridge analytica firm. turns out it's more th

but during this period of time, sonny perdue is here he understands exactly what i'm saying there will be a little work to be done, but the farmers will be better off than they ever were we'll take a little while to get there, but it could be very quick, actually. but i say it's not nice when they hit the farmers specifically because they think that hits me so with that being said, we're doing very well on trade, and trade deals. i think deals will be made i think we're going to make deals with a lot of countries that have taken advantage of us. and we will be reporting back to everybody. and we'll start our cabinet meeting, and thank you all, media press. thank you all for being here >> mr. president, do you still want to get out of syria do you still want to get out of syria? >> we're going to make a decision on all of that, in particular, syria. we'll be making that decision very quickly probably by the end of today but we cannot allow atrocities like that. >> does he bear responsibility for that >> he may, and if he does, it's going to be very tough everybody is going to pay a pric

on c-span, sonny perdue testifies before the senate agriculture committee about the state of rural americaed by death house gaveling in at noon eastern for general speeches, and legislative business at 2:00.

agriculture secretary sonny perdue testified on the 2019 budget request for his department. concern about trade disruptions, commodity prices, and recent natural disasters. this is about an hour and 25 minutes. >> we'll call this meeting of the ag appropriations meeting to order. we want to thank you very much for being here. we truly appreciate it. we're here today to discuss the department of ag's fiscal year 2019 budget. we also in addition to welcoming secretary perdue want to with el come dr. johansen. thank you for being here. and also mrs. jones, thank you as well. >> before we begin, i want to extend a welcome to our newest membe member, senator hyde smith who was here. we very much appreciate having you as a member of our committee. >> nice to be here. >> welcome. also, mr. secretary, i want to thank you for your visit recently to north dakota. it was quite warm. you get a chance to enjoy that beautiful sunny, cool weather. you did a great job with our farmers and ranchers in minnesota. they really appreciate it. really appreciate it. we're here today to discuss the

on c-span, agriculture secretary, sonny perdue, testifies before the senate agriculture committee aboutthe state of rural america. that's followed by the house gaveling in at noon eastern for general speeches, legislative business at 2:00. on the agenda, legislation dealing with syria and new sanctions against iran. on c-span 2, the arrival ceremony for french president, emmanuel macron at the white house. at 10:00 a.m., the senate returns to continue debate on the nomination of kyle duncan to be a judge for the fifth circuit court of appeals. and on c-span3, more of the french president's visit to the u.s. with a news conference with president trump. then in the afternoon, we take you to capitol hill for a budget hearing on foreign aid and development. starting at 6:30 p.m. eastern, live coverage of president trump and the first lady as they host their first state dinner for the french president and his wife. >>> connect with c-span to personalize the information you get from us. just go to c-span.org/connect, and sign up for the e-mail. the program guide is a daily e-mail with the mos

and these concerns have been echoed by many including the secretary of agriculture himself, sonny perdue who stated the waivers reduce the statutory volume gallon for gallon essentially. so, it's become quite clear to me that this action does constitution a demand reduction and a destruction in effect, and a reduction, if you will. i can only imagine how harmful this will be to iowa farmers, illinois farmers to the industry all the workers in the biofuels industry that we don't think enough about, i would argue. so ms. score, i'm really happy to see all of you here today. i want to ask a couple particular questions if that's all right. do you believe that the epa is misusing these hardship waivers? >> absolutely. we would agree with our secretary of agriculture as he said that. there are a few very troubling things about what is taking place right now. one is this is under the cover of night so we don't know how many refiners are getting waivers and we don't know the justification. from the reports that we've seen just for 2017, mr. pruitt has quadrupled the historical relative numbers o

have you had an opportunity to talk with sonny perdue or ryan zinke about this issue of algae bloom andow to address the great lakes? >> the secretary and i talked about issues with respect to geographical areas but ryan and i have not. it's important for states like the great lake initiative you have states partnering and collaborating with the federal government to achieve better outcomes. that's an example of true federalism. >> is there anything i can do to assist in bringing that coalition together? i'd be lighted be delighted to stand on the banks of lake erie with you. >> next topic. it's the constant threat of invasive species. i believe we have an administration right now that isn't committed to some of the shipping interest in illinois and indiana and i don't discredit that but we have a water resource that could be impacted in many different ways recreationally, commercially as well if asian karp one of those species were to get into the great lakes. can you please provide an update on what your efforts have been with the army corps of engineers that have been dragging their

going to make them much better than they have ever been but during this period of time son son -- sonny perdue is here, he understands everything i'm saying. there will be a little work to be done. farmers will be better off than they ever were, will take a while to get there but could be quick actually. it is not nice to hit the farmers specifically because they think that hits me. with that being said we're doing very well on trade and trade deals. i think deals will be made. i think we'll make deals with a lot of countries that have taken advantage of us and we will be reporting back to everybody. we'll start our cabinet meeting. thank you all, media, press, thank you all for being here. >> mr. president, you still want to get out of syria? do you still want to get out of syria? >> we'll make a decision on all of that, particularly syria. we'll make the decision very quickly, probably by the end of today but we can not allow atrocities like that. that he may, yes, if he does, it will be very tough, very tough. everybody will pay a price. he will, everybody will. [shouting questions] >> ever

chairman for convening this important hearing to discuss rural america with agricultural secretary sonny perdue. i'm honored to serve on the committee. i look forward to working with you and the ranking member on, and all the distinguished members. mississippi has been well represented on the ag committee for many years now. i'm grateful. mississippi's number one industry is agriculture. 30% of the state workforce, contributing more than $7.5 billion to the economy annually. the committee continues to work on the 2018 farm bill, i look forward to making meaningful contributions that will result in responsible foreign policy that meets the american needs of farmers and ranchers. thank you forue, appearing before this committee. i appreciate what i consider your very good leadership over the past year as ag secretary and the strong commitments you have shown on behalf of the mississippi farmers -- thank you for two things in particular. usda elimination of the regulations that were burdensome and the cotton share program, these actions alone have made a tremendous impact on mississippi farmers an

fact the trump administration, when i look at this, the two men with the longest seniority now, sonny perdue jeff sessions. they should have a tollbooth inside this administration for the amount of turnover they have had. one last thing, the history of the epa. i was living when it was formed under richard nixon. theou could tell them about epa itself. i will hang up. keep up the great work. thank you c-span. guest: you got me on don nickles. i am not sure what he is doing. i can respond to the epa question. it was formed under richard nixon. he recognized that the country needed to put in place an agency that would stand up and protect our water, our air, our people in public health. it is charged to do that on three legs. the epa is required by law to use the best available science, coming up with safeguards. finally the public interest, every time the epa puts forth a commonsense safeguards to protect us it is open to public comment. epa officials meet with hundreds of stakeholders in washington and across the country. the environment protection agency has been successful. the industry cr

agriculture secretary sonny perdue testified on the 2019 budget request for his department. concern about trade disruptions, commodity prices, and recent natural disasters. this is about an hour and 25 minutes. >> we'll call this meeting of the ag appropriations meeting to order. we want to thank you very much for being here. we truly appreciate it.

agriculture secretary sonny perdue testified on the 2019 budget request for his department. concern about trade

they are having a hearing today, sonny perdue, that topic, will agriculture and also how that impacts place in ng will take a few minutes. we take you to it now.