the state still regulates ass long as their laws do not prevent the application of the federal law so that is where we are at right now. states had to make some real key decisions when he came to how they were going to regulate. just looking at the regulation one is licensure and solvency. nobody can sell a product in the state unless they have her mission in the state to sell that product. that's just the way it is. nothing in the aca change that. solvency is still a to the states. if the states like they are insolvent they can shut them down. .. to make sure they have all of those benefits and disclosures? that now becomes the state and federal coordination i am for state and federal laws that prevent that application and with that chump administration >> what if the state as i don't want to do it? and you have texas oklahoma and wyoming so carriers have to work with two regulators in that case. and withth the help care certification what did use hell on the exchange that they cannot say i will partner with you i will do that job to make sure i have the tools and do all that but wit

not so much the fault of the state of utah but actually some of the larger states of the country and with no ideological consistency is this that they had to do it their way. so that's number one. number two, this committee put forth a multitude of alternative proposals that would've solved not only the problem that senator bramble talks about. but also the question i asked about the california egg case. this issue regarding the reach of states into other jurisdictions to regulate is one that's going to grow and persist and be a serious problem in a nation that is built upon the concept of federalism. i have reshaped the views of the senator but i think it needs to be supplemented. >> if i can make one final point, senate mentioned failed to act a number of times. i think congress deserves a lot of criticism it gets on a whole range of things. but the term failed to act that means we didn't pass the law and when we pass laws that means more regulation which the public also complains about for good reason. new laws mean more regulations, more government, etc. failed to act isn't alway

the state where i now live the rates are going up. and i ran into a friend who is a republican and he's paying $36,000 a year for a family of. and i'm paying about nine. i'm probably leaving that state of maryland before the end of the year potentially facing a 95% increase in premiums next year. my question is to brian and the insurance commissioners, do you guys think within your state operations how this affects economic development and prosperity and job growth, particularly around entrepreneurs. i was living in a state that was very progressive. and what they did in their small market was drawing people in who were starting businesses, they knew they didn't have to worry about how to get insurance for their employees or themselves while they were on this venture of investing a lot of time and money and lives and money in this new venture. the question is are states thinking about the individual insurance markets as part of the economic development policy and practices? >> i think it's safe to assume we all think about it. we're ve

the business of other states. the commerce clause was the result. within the commerce clause to stop states from reaching across the state lines into other states and interfering with interstate commerce. limited government. post wayfair as we have heard from the chair and others, government is virtually unrestrained. government now can be as big as the internet reaches. government even over those who have no recourse against it. but for the articles of confederation, this is the first time until our juryis prudential history in 330 years that we live in a place where you are now able to be taxed without having representation. first time that right was guaranteed was in 1689 in the english bill of rights. the common phrase that started in england was picked up here later was, no taxation without representation, the modified phrase was taxation without representation is tirnifment that's as true today as it was then. -- is tyranny. that's as true today as it was then. the free markets, the current situation before w

i suspect the states will export death. california already says if you want to sell in california we will govern with size they have to be grown. there may be no limit to the ambition to states have to regulate companies outside of the borders. >> i do think there is a market limit to it. if you don't want to sell eggs in california, don't sell eggs in california but it's a big market so if you want to reveal yourself to the market then you will live by the regulation and that's a market decision, a business decision. if i think licensing or you kind of go down the rabbit hole like that, you don't do business there. but i don't know that's something that has even been discussed. the states are so excited about getting this authority they are not contemplating any kind of expansion into some rabbit hole. >> let me remind you that the purpose of the clause is to create a free market among all the states. so when your reaction to the taxation or if you don't want to sell to those states to be subject to the regulations don't so

every state is the same, but every state is different. so whether or not that's the urban areas or rural areas, one of the misconceptions i have noticed is that elections are not run by these huge jurisdictions in terms of having 10 or 15 people. it's one or two individuals doing more and more things basically from my testimony of ada compliance, ownership even driving a school bus, so from a to z. >> sorry i went over there a bit. thank you, mr. chairman. >>> let me follow up on the discussion we talked about. right now there's not a quorum on the eac, and because of that, you are unable to pass the guidelines, 2.0. is that correct? >> that is correct. >> how else is that the work ofe eac? >> we are able to do almost all of the work that the eac staff would source, so the day-to-day operations and the support that we can give to the states doesn't stop. we are not able to vote on new policy. so, that is the one area we are restricted where we don't have a quorum. and that would include the bgsg. >> and once you do have a quorum, is it rea

is the same but every state is different soif that is the urban or were. that is one of the misconceptions that the elections are not run by the jurisdictions basically with the testimony to be ada compliant from a to c. >> so let me throw up on that discussion. so unable to pass the guidelines? correct? how else has lack of a quorum impacted t5? >> we can do the work the t5 has put forth. we cannot vote on new policy. and if we don't have a quorum and is that able to move quickly? you can go see the board and board of advisors. and if we do get another commissioner to establish a quorum it is up to that commissioner to decide if he or she is comfortable with the approach we are taking. and with that commissioner and voting for the new standards. >> it is my understanding that not every van loan -- vendor is certified? that is because of the voting system guidelines. >> how long does it take to certify a vendor? >> @125 that answer. >> half of the vendors are certified? >> just for risk and vulnerability assessments so how many

the united states army in alaska. orporation with the united states air force, the army in alaska is responsible for some of the most ultramodern electronic installations in the world. relay illion telephone network sending the voice of alaskans all over the world. army participation in the air defense of the nation dots the -- scape with intricateer intricate elements of warnings of air, missile and satellite operation. just one mile from fairbanks, the army maintains its most northern post. fort wayne wright. winter this far north is a serious business. but the long warm days of summer help make up for inconveniences f cold and dark. alaska is often called the gibraltar of the north because of its location as a strategic outpost of the united states. the army accordingly in addition to participation in air defense missions is constantly training and in readiness to defense alaska under the most realistic conditions possible. at fort great dealy, this training and testing program is ost evident. its climate is signifi

all states are supposed to be equal entered into the union with the same rights, the states maintain the rights of the wildlife population in the water and the reason the federal government is trying to control this is water moves and animals move off of federal lands under state lands and those regulations come those animals and that water. the reason they start to regulate on federal lands, state rights is trying to control individuals on their private land and they should not have any rights to anything that was reserved by the states when they entered into the union. they should be able to control those resources and not pick and choose which states want to usurp their laws. >> guest: the caller is right, this is a states rights issue and that is why people outside alaska would do well to pay attention to this. the caller is right that there are common areas in state authorities over managing fish and wildlife. alaska is a unique place. i look forward to hearing the other guests this weekend on c-span to explain the details of how the alaska national interest land confirmation act

there is software paid for by the states. it's not perfect yet, but the idea that we need a moratorium is pushing the envelope too far. >> when wyoming passed an identical law to south dakota's, based on the experience they hadn't south dakota, systemax said we need six months daesch south dakota, systemax said we need six months to a moment this and they gave it to them. think of small or midsize companies that need to have the accounting staff, the software, the integration, and especially as we are now entering the fourth quarter, which for many is their major quarter for sale. for them to have to carry the burden of dealing with this issue at the same time they have riodr major retail sales pe is not practical for them. they will end up not properly complying and conforming, having liabilities that they did not anticipate, which could have been avoided. i also just -- one of the biggest concerns that we had is that in rejection of the physical presence role, it states that they are now empowered in ways, not absent of what

we need to work with the states. to understand what the requirements are, so we can tailor our services to address their needs. which is really the mantra i have instituted across nppd. >> do you think or do you even think madam secretary based on your involvement at all of these states are equally concerned engaged and willing to participate as variously -- regulars three -- rigorously as possible to make sure that our infrastructure is protected and votes are counted. --? >> i cannot speak for all 50 states. i can tell you as the official of secretary of state, these issues have been highlighted and discussed more so than i ever thought when i was running for secretary of state. >> the president does not believe this is because of vladimir putin, are there any states that aware -- that are aware this did not happen. or is everyone aware that it did happen? >> i have not had conversations concerning this. >> $38 million has been appropriated to help various states protect systems and do whatever they have to do. does

this draft dramatically states the states role, it also states what hinders federal and cc based -- the -- species based programs. should congress prioritize using any esa modernization efforts to increase federal funding to help states better increase efforts? >> i think that funding is the critical question here. a big part of that is because the information that i have shows that about a quarter of federally listed species receive $10,000 or less per year towards the recovery. that is just inadequate, we are never going to make the progress we need regardless of what states are doing if that is the kind of commitment that the federal government is able to make. >> thank you. can you talk about the funding needs for states in terms of federal funding for the management of endangered species? >> i agree with mr. strickler, it is essential. it is everything. to recover habitats, to conduct a science, to sit on recovery teams and develop these recovery plans all take resources right now that are coming from state or legislatively at the state level appropriated dollars. funding is probab

states? >> all the money will be going to states. >> would you say all the money will be going to state. >> about 335 million has been disbursed right now. one 100% of the money has been requested. >> to have a timeline for the other 50 million or so. >> we should have that money within the next couple weeks. >> so, secretary and mr. hatch, how much did your state request and how much have you received so far. - we will start with the secretary of state. >> mr. chair, mr. walker, our state requested the full amount of 3.6 million to which we are entitled based on population. we did request that full amount and we have received the full amount. >> utah requested the same full amount, not the same amount but it came to about 4.14. to million dollars. >> and you received this as well. >> yes. good to hear. what election security priorities are the majority of states using these funds to pursue? to have any information? >> yes or. most of the state are looking to either do cyber security or purchase new voting equipment. money is going toward voter registration or cyber security or purchasing of new

to the united states. they elected a new president. i worry if president trump continues along the same lines, president-elect lopez obrador may pull the plug on security cooperation. where would that leave us the next time we're seeking an extradition? or if terrorists sought to cross the u.s.-mexican border? too much is at stake in our bilateral relationship, and we simply don't know if the president will continue to take to twitter and do damage. and looking south, mexico is just the start. for months the families have been torn apart and central american children essentially have been held ransom to a radical agenda. the president created this policy. he then said only congress could fix it, which wasn't true, made clear by the fact he then signed an executive order trying to end the policy. but the damage was done. children to this day still remain apart from their parents. that has to change. the organization of american states unanimously adopted a resolution on june 29th, criticizing the inhumane fa

but this company does not constitute the russian state. it does not represent the russian state. and i brought several examples before. well, you have a lot of individuals in the united states -- take george soros, for instance -- with multibillion in capital, but does it make him -- his position, his posture the posture of the united rates? -- united states? no, it does not. well, it's the same case. there is the issue of trying a case in the court, and the final say is for the court to deliver. we are now talking about the private individuals, not about particular states. and as far as the most recent allegation is concerned, about the russian intelligence officers, we do have an intergovernmental treaty. please do send us the request. we will analyze it properly, and we'll send a formal response. and as i said, we can extend this cooperation, but we should do it on a reciprocal basis, because we would await our russian counterparts to provide us access to the persons of interest for us who -- who we believe can have something to do with the intelligence services. let's discuss

in the world. states export more to the european union than they do to china. investedmpanies have $373 billion into the united states. they are willing to invest more. car companies have created 800,000 jobs in the u.s. states. these are good jobs, mainly in industry and manufacturing. most of these jobs are unionized. carolina is the biggest exporter of cars made in the usa u.s. companies, such as ford, others arectric, and very present in the german market. people.loy 700,000 the united states and the european union are responsible for almost half of the global gdp and almost two thirds of all foreign direct investment. is a solid foundation for in theal cooperation benefit of our people independent from our national government. dear friends, my father fought in a sold -- as a soldier in world war ii. he was only 18 years old when he was shot. life,s. army saved his took care of him, gave him the experience of forgiveness, of values such as respect and human dignity. ourave to discuss honestly differen

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, all of the states requested that money. most states are spending against that right now. >> yep. >> you talk to secretaries of state, and they almost universally say this is just a start. this isn't enough. we need money on an ongoing basis. congress just signalled this week that it's not ready to send more money to the states. just yesterday it voted down, you know, what would have been another 380 million dollars to do that, to replace the voting machines, to patch these vulnerabilities, to hire it staff. how is that affecting their preparedness, not just in 2018, but 2019, 2020? >> there are a couple things in that question. first, the 380 million that went out to the states in the fy 18 omnibus, 380 million that was distributed based on 2010 registered vote -- consensus -- or census based registered voters. in some cases you got states that get 13 million. in other states you may get 3 million. that's a lot to be clear, but it's not enough if you're talking about a state that has to replace all of their dres -- >> which

what are your thoughts when it comes to the current state of affairs between the u.s. and china? gov. walker: because of our location any resource nature of our state, if we were a nation we would be the eighth resource richest in the world. are location near china makes us a significant resource. we have enough for a 100 year supply of oil and gas to china. that project could be as high as $1 trillion. we will continue to work with china at the highest level, as well as with washington at the highest level, to do what we can. we think we can be part of the solution, and we will work closely because we want to make sure our commodities are available for trade in the asian market, specifically china. reporter: can you give us an idea of your background? you are an actual alaska born governor, correct? correct.er: i am the only independent governor in the nation. i don't have a party. i have a state. i am enjoying the opportunity that brings. the lieutenant governor joined our campaign from the democratic ticket for governor. we join what was called the unity ticket. it is a great w

the united states purchased alaska from russia in 1867, and admitted it is the 49th state in 1959. with the help of our gci cable partners, in the next two hours we will visit juneau, fairbanks and anchorage to learn about the history and culture of the state, beginning with the alaska native heritage center where he learned about alaska's various native cultures. ♪ >> welcome. we are the alaska native heritage center. here at the center we teach youth anywhere from preschool through high school about alaska native cultures and we also have guests that come from all over the world. we see some of our 11 indigenous alaskan native cultural groups. some are classified as eskimos, some as indians and some as alutes, but none of these words come from our people. that people who are classified as eskimos are northwest in northern parts of alaska. my people would be siberian me.k, which is west of no people classified as eskimos. the people classified as alli ut are from the aleutian islands. and the people from alaska peninsula. people classified as indians are the 11 indigenous groups. h

they were transferred to the united states. they sent huge amount of money, $400 million as a contribution to the campaign of hillary clinton. that's their personal case. it might have been legal, the contribution itself. the way the money was earned was illegal. we have solid reason to believe that some intelligence officers, guided these transactions. we have an interest of questioning them. that could be a first step. we can extend it. options abound. they all can be found in an appropriate legal framework. >> did you direct any of your officials to help him do that? >> translator: yes, i did. yes, i did. because he talked about bringing the u.s./russia relationship back to normal. >> translator: i think there can be three questions from the russian pool. you have the floor. >> translator: thank you so much. good evening in everyone. >> mr. president, would you please go into the details of possibly any specific arrangements for the u.s. to work together with russia in syria, if any of these arrangements were made today or di

that is not the united states secret service. they must be part of the putin/russia federation delegation. in realtime we may be watching the kind of clamp down on press freedom that is at issue in the russian federation and something that certainly u.s. journalists and the american people want to remind president trump about the importance of our ability to stand here and ask whatever questions are necessary and to witness these events in an independent way. and so this is unfolding right in front of us. i don't know what it means. again, he said he was from the nation. i'm sorry i don't know him to give you more identification. but -- what happened? all right. this is realtime assessment here. there is some description of perhaps he was heckling. i did not witness any of that. he appears to be a credential journalist who has been taken out of the room. perhaps that's part of the delay. we also understand the president agreed to do interview and his schedule indicated when this press was over, he was headed back to the united sta

we just talked about the nation state bill. aaron tweeted, the nation state bill passes, formally making isra israel a preferential square. the compelling reason to do this was? i guess that's the question. it slipped under the wire of this other geomrpolitical headline. it comes ahead of potentially the trump administration's peace proposal and after the moving of the embassy and the recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel. what do you think the israeli government is playing at here with this? >> i think the effort to basically enunciate this and create what is essentially basic law. israel doesn't have a formal constitution. a nation state bill will take its place as one of the basic laws of the state of israel. to do so in a way which is very preferential, unmistakably clear that a jewish state takes precedence over a democratic one, which was one of the provisions that, frankly, was not -- was dropped from the legislation, which would have basically forced the supreme court in cases involving democracy as opposed t

it saves costs for the state and saving cost to travel. instead of having to do that travel time they are able to get the care telemedicine. i think that alone is a huge savings major of the patients have that care connection as a part of that. of course, giving people away from hostile services like us being there prior to conditions getting worse where they have to be hospitalized. >> host: christopher dietrich, if you wanted to see a patient in no more sitka and you're in anchorage, where does that patient go? is he or she able to do this from their home? >> guest: yes, they download a similar app like skype and they could initiate care via their hub but sometimes we will have them go to their local clinics and that way they get basic vital signs and have more formality there but it's not always the case or needed. >> host: is it easier for you, as someone who works on mental health issues, rather than a physician or someone who would work physically treat the patient? >> guest: yeah, i mean, for us the psychiatrist are in the office and

neither in russia nor the united states. and yet the money was transferred to the united states. they sent a huge ament of money, $400 million out of the contribution to the campaign of hillary clinton. but that's their personal case. it might have been legal. the contribution itself. but the way the money was earned was illegal. so we have reason to believe that some intelligence officers accompanied and guided these transactions. so we have an interest of question now. that could be a first step. we can also extend it. they all can be found in an appropriate legal flamework. >> did you want president trump to win the election? and did you direct any of your officials to help him do that? president putin: bringing the u.s.-russia relationship back to normal. i think there are three questions from the russian pool. ou have the floor. >> thank you so much. rt tv is ilya petrenko, channel. mr. president, would you please go into the details of possibly any specific arrangements for the u.s. to work together with russia and syria if any of these kinds of of -- of arrangements ere mad

we are requesting all of the states, requiring of all of the states to provide a narrative and budget along with their draw down of that money and we will be auditing how that money is used. every state will be audited on their use of the money and whether it was used appropriately. >> how significantly do you all assess the threat of an election being directly hacked in terms of the results at the ballot being altered electronically? >> i would say that, senator, it would be very, very difficult to do that given the disburse character of our election infrastructure, we have 8,000 jurisdictions, none of the machines are connected to each other so each machine would have to be hacked individually and that is one of the greatest securities that our election system actually has. so it would be extremely difficult to do that. that said, you know, every system is vulnerable and things can happen, but election officials are extremely vigilant, we do logic and accuracy testing on every single machine before it's used in an election, that's open to the public so we can check to see that the m

the dhs is working with the states. w much would you assess in your reporting about the concerns going into this, how much progress we have made? >> progress have been -- has been slow. but the progress is happening especially at the margins. some of the older machines are being replaced in a lot of states. states are sort of on notice that this no paper trail approach is really not going to be acceptable or sustainable in the long run. i think we face a fascinating juxtaposition. first of all, we're are the only western democracy in the world that doesn't have a centralized election hub. it's not just that we have 51 different jurisdictions operating elections. the state ofhat, wisconsin has hundreds of administrators responsible for all of this. there is a strength and a weakness in that. all of those disparate symptoms -- systems mean that someone who is trying to hack in doesn't have one place, they have got to ,e present in 3000 places especially when the machines are not connected to the internet. the weakness is y

i'm from the state of california. we mistrust the federal government but we try to work with the federal government. and, yet, really, in these elections, the issue is trust. if you wake up wednesday morning and somebody pried your software system and there is question of the validity of those election results, we're going to have major challenges to our democracy in this country. and i'm trying to -- in my mind, i'm trying to figure out what can we do to help you to make sure that that is not a reality one of these wednesday mornings? >> sir, if i may, from the state level, i think that there is this risk mitigation, satellite we can't just rely on we're going to put a wall around our system and will protect us against everything. >> that comes back to the issue of coming back to paper ballots. >> paper ballots are absolutely critical in my opinion. people ask me all the time. do you think that online voting should happen? i say, no, not really. i for one -- >> most of the folks i know that show up in california to vo

curiosity got the best of me. state archives in columbus, ohio, and basically said would you he so kind to xerox these pages from the journal of the ohio senate and from the ohio house of representatives and mail those pages to me? a few weeks later, i get the envelope. i open it up and i am saying oh, my goodness, not only did the ohio senate ratify this amendment, in point of fact, so, too, did the ohio house of representatives, when the amendment would have been over eight decades old at that point in time. so now i know about ohio having ratified in 1873 and maybe the only one that ratified during the 1800s jury brian: we are talking about -- 1800s. brian: we talking about eight states after maine? gregory: there was another one 1997, fived out in years after the amendment was incorporated into the constitution. it turns out that kentucky, during its furthest month of statehood ratified the entire package of the bill of rights, all 12 of them. i had no clue. maybe it was nine states at that point when maine ratified

, state. of the on this weekend, we will feature our stops across alaska, showing you the state's natural beauty. we will delve into alaska's unique history and literary culture. as part of our alaska weekend here on the c-span networks, we are talking about hunting regulations in alaska, and across the country. joining us for that is michael doyle of e&e news. joining us is michael doyle. let me just speaking with this from nbc news. a years old conflict has pitted andstate against the feds, conservationists against preservationists and people who feed their families by stocking him in theking wilderness against those who see certain types of hunting as inhumane. this is part of the proposal to undo obama era rules restricting controversial hunting methods on federal land in alaska. what is the history of the site? what happened in 25th -- of the fight? what happened in 2015 and now? entangleds a long history. in may, the national park service and trump administration proposed rescinding obama admin

the united states of america. the world is often a free rider in terms of what they demand from us, without getting the did pro quo, which would be the values we believe in. this is an ongoing battle, going on as we speak in the economic social council in new york today. >> it's not on an ongoing issue, but also one that the people who violate civil and political rights love economic social and cultural rights, because they'll say -- the cubans being a great example -- we have to maintain our dictatorial system and crush out all political and civil rights, because it's the only way we can redistribute wealth to people and meet all these other things. so it's not only that it takes up air time that could be devoted to this, but it becomes a pretext for violating civil and political rights. we will always be struggling with that, i'm afraid. [ inaudible ] >> -- about eight years on the human rights committee in geneva, sometimes boring, sometimes exciting. so many times boring. but one of the real problems we felt in

the state is stepping up and putting in money to fight the crisis. and we will continue to do the hard work. host: say there is a certain level since the president announced this public emergency. have real dollars come from that? mr. stamp: yes. i shared a few minutes ago about how the governor engaged with the national response framework. recognizing the state of maryland, we cannot solve this issue alone. positioned to organize -- state committees activities. successes are happening. we appeal to the federal samenment to embrace that framework to coordinate the efforts. so we can strategically run them through our plans. is for the federal government to step up and do a little more coordination around allocation. host: clay stamp, the executive director of virulence -- 's crisis. color: i work in health care for 20 years. i also suffered from chronic pain. i have four children and my first son is a recovering heroin addict. it is very understated how these families are stigmatized. health impact not only to the addict but also the family. i am par

the machines the states bought after the 2000 elections, we are still using them today. technology evolves and things like that, so congress is still debating whether we will be funding these states and their efforts to upgrade their equipment. we have seen states taking advantage of this $380 million. secretary condos mentioned that. the secretary state of maine just got his yesterday or wednesday or thursday of this week. here we are, 112 days from election day and they are only now getting this money. that tells me that these systems are not going to be completely upgraded by election day. susan: eric geller, what does this bipartisan senate bill you referenced in this discussion do other than funding? eric: it sets up a grant program, but the funding mechanism would need to be dealt with separately. the appropriators would have to agree to fund it. it mostly focuses on process. it does not tell them they have to stop using paperless systems. it focuses on making the secretaries feel like the federal government is was named. it creates better channels for listening the

i want to commend the state department. you in particular for quick statements with regard to the nature of the conversation as it was between president putin and president trump regarding certain individuals like mr. mcfaul and others traveling to russia to be interrogated by the russians. state department came out and said that was inappropriate despite the president's statement of an incredible offer. it took the white house a full two days or three days to, you know, to contradict that statement that president putin had made but the state department quickly said that that was inappropriate. and so, thank you for doing that. >> thanks but, senator flake, you give me little bit too much credit. i'm doing my level best every day to implement the president's policies. that statement was from the united states president's state department. >> okay. but the united states president said that it was an incredible offer. and so, that's why i'm pointing out the difference and commending you. please take it. with regard to what els

most of this is going toward the united states. 90 % of the cocaine tested in the united states originates from columbia and in 2016 there were more than 10,000 deaths involving cocaine, the highest on record. colombian cultivation went up by 11 % last year. meth is also seeing a resurgence especially in the west and in the southwest here. there are more than 7500 deaths in 2017, involving psychostimulants, another record high. drugs are being smuggled across the border, purchased on the dark web, and shipped through the mail. the threat is constantly evolving and we must be ready for these new vectors as they come into the country. we coordinate federal drug control efforts and work closely with your states to reduce drug trafficking and prevent drug use through our drug-free communities, represented in all 50 states with the latest high death -- the latest being announced. bringing the total to all 50 states. we provide grants to the states for drug court which as you know, could turn participants lives around and save taxpayers thousands of dollars per each participant. i encourage you

the united states. trump begannald with mistaken notions that as a satellite of china, north korea would then to not -- bend to china's will. thanks largely to president ton's advice, he has come understand that diplomacy, bolstered by a gradual lifting of sanctions, may better achieve his aims. instantlys not only agree with a summit to chairman kim, but praise him as an honorable leader, and to even pledge to rebuild north korea's economy to a level equivalent of south korea has broken all precedent. , secretary earlier pompeo remarked that the united states seeks a fundamentally different strategic relationship with north korea, suggesting he is listening, carefully listening to the north korean's concerns. in the past we were opponents on the battlefield. but today our security relationship is all about cooperation. cooperating and not fighting is truth that when a country decides to create a brighter future for itself alongside the united states, we follow through on american promises. then i have a

the islamic state itself. disillusionment sets in and in the end. a number of them attempt to leave and that overall shape coming through the series as a whole was probably gave our audience a more realistic sense of the reality of life in the islamic state so what about the want to be terrorists i mean surely amongst your audience were people who were just about to go and join isis do you think having seen the film some of them were like well you know what i'm not doing this i would have thought so of course it's very difficult to tell because these people are not easy to identify. if they were drawn in by the first episode and then watched in two episodes two three and four and saw the reality of life and they would have seen a number of things in there that they would have known from the researches were accurate because we were very very careful to get this is accurate as we could yes i think they would have had second and third thoughts about going out there but of course as a said earlier you know the the

we need to give flexibility to the state's. states withe reinsurance and for more have requested insurance waivers. the state say what else can i do? how fard to figure out they want to take this and what kind of changes they need to make. a new one, change can change them every year if they want to. pacific sections of essential benefits so they have more flexibility. illinois and alabama are 42020 --their heirs they are's for 2020. it?many are doing zero. the latest things more people will be thinking about it, under the new rules, even if they use the federal risk adjustment they can request some modifications to the formula. those are due august 1. we will see how many states take them up on that. transition plans, these were sold between 2019 and -- 2014. they can be renewed. who hasn't? -- who has it question the states. through 2019 those for now. --?regulates the states. there was an amendment that said all welfare arraignments are regulated 100% by the states. all states now have to decide what are the new rules and how

in fact winston churchill said at one time talking about the united states, said that the united states of america was the best located country in the world. the best located country in the world. the pacific ocean on one side. the atlantic ocean on another. neighbors north and south that we have learned to cooperate with and live with. we could turn to the pacific if that's where the opportunities were. we could turn to the atlantic. winton churchill didn't point out the mississippi river that runs through the center of our country as maybe the greatest waterway in the world in terms of the system that created transportation from the very start. the mississippi river and all the tributary valleys there were incredibly well located, but all of these things can benefit us if we make the most of them. and it's possible to make the least of them. you know, if you get to the water, if you get to the river and you can get on it and you can use it and it becomes an avenue of commerce, it's an opportunity. if you get to the water and you can't get on it, it's an ob obstacle. that's sort of wha

the states agree to try the experiment but the six new england states and 11 others declined. the mayor of plymouth, massachusetts where programs and celebrated the first things giving in 1621 said that we here in plymouth consider the date sacred. and so, in plymouth massachusetts on the fourth thursday in november, 1,943,000 men, women and children put on program costumes and poured into memorial hall to commemorate the first things giving. some of them play the parts of governor william bradford, military advisor myles standish and the indian leader and they reenacted scenes from the past and the signing of the mayflower compact that was the first written expression of democratic self-government and the landing at plymouth rock in the first things giving. in the early evening as they all streamed out a memorial hall into the fresh polling snow in wintry stillness and they are the shouts of newsboys selling the thursday evening paper and germany bombs plymouth and 200 tons of bombs fall on plymouth. for eight long hours and not see this offer had dumped its lethal cargo of bo

when (the victim) "stated she needed to vomit... ver pulled over and directed the friend to get a bottle of water for her." the defendant then drove off ... as the victim drifted "in and out of consciousness"... "he took her to a secluded location" where he sexually assaulted her.the third incident occurred may 5 of this year. court documents say the victim had "consumed several glasses of wine." she contacted a rideshare vehicle and got into a car she thought she had ordered. court documents say "the defendant proceeded to drive her to an unknown location... and stood in front of (the victim) with a knife." that's when authorities say she was sexually assaulted.the 4th incident occurred june 10 and began outside the temple bar. the victim ordered a rideshare vehicle and got into the one she believed she had ordered. "(the victim) was falling asleep and waking up throughout the course of the ride." when she awoke, she was in an unknown location and "he began to threaten her and held a knife to her neck. she realized the wetness on he

states, to the united and by the way, italy has a $31 billion surplus with the united states. meaning we have a $31 billion trade deficit. and we discussed that and we are going to work something out. prime minister conte's translator: as far as i'm concerned, i'm very envious of the records and the growth of the american economy. we discussed that before with donald. somehow these are systems which cannot be compared because of the magnitude of orders of magnitude -- i'm in this but ambitious at the same time. i'm ambitious for my economy to do a lot, much more than what was done in the past. we are preparing structural reforms that we will be submitting to our european partners, too. i do not want the tax reform to be set aside. it was a leverage in this country. it represents a leverage for economic growth. it represents a leverage for economic growth. we are also working on streamlining and simplifying red tape and registration and regulation to eliminate corruption pockets. we are trying to speed up the civil trials, the procedures and the proceedings for all sectors toget

the other states, businesses may pay at competitive rates for the services. it is a consensus among experts that if states all of the roadmap,- follow the for example, hawaii, one of the few states, announced the reversal of this policy. to play.has a role and the absence of examples of discriminatory enforcement by the states, i am skeptical of the need for congressional intervention on the basis of speculative harms. in closing, i think the chairman as well as our extensive panel of witnesses who represent a broad array on this matter and will help us have a substantive discussion rooted in fact. unfortunately, the same cannot be said for president trump, who completely miss understood several key facts in one tweet. "the amazon washington post has gone crazy ever since they lost the internet tax case two months ago." let's set aside the fact that wayfair was decided one month, not too much ago. amazon was not a party to the case. the washington post is not part of amazon at all. the truth is, many online retailers already collect sales taxes in states that

i worked on that in the state department. and i have worked on the national security staff and more recently, i spent four years at these state department from 2013 until the middle of last year working on afghanistan, pakistan as a deputy special representative and the afghan special representative. 202-748-8000 is the line for democrats. 748-8001 is the lie for republicans. we have a line for independents -- is the line for republicans. we have a line for independents. what is the mission? in a: there are attacks dutch on u.s. interest that could in theory emanate from afghanistan because there are some terrorist group still active in the region. the challenge is that, in the of the u.s.ng invasion, the bush administration decided not to distinguish between al qaeda, which have attacked the united states, and the taliban, which had hosted al qaeda leadership in afghanistan. that distinction to not draw a distinction between the two, led the united states to the path of fighting a counterinsurgency in afghanistan against the