thune: that's a real problem.t seems like the only way they are disclosing information is when there's reporting or some story breaks that forces it to be disclosed. that is wrong. we did follow-up after the hearing with the series of questions for thewhen record, written questions. they have not responded yet. we give them a may 9 deadline. i understand they have hundreds and perhaps even thousands of questions to answer. we have to do -- they have to do better than that. if they are really concerned about these issues and helping us do that, they have to do a better job. shery: thank you so much for that, senator john thune. we are getting a couple of headlines from president trump's meeting. the issue with north korea is not a one meeting deal. this is bloomberg. ♪ david:. this is bloomberg markets: balance of power. shery: let's get a quick check of the major averages. we are seeing the dow rising for a second session. the s&p 500 holding steady. let's take a look at president trump meeting japanese prime mini

senator thune? >> i would call up thune amendment number 5. this amendment would grant the usda secretary discretion to improve soil moisture monitoring by increasing the number of monitoring stations or by using other cost-effective soil moisture measuring devices, it also would require usda agencies to use consistent precipitation monitoring data, and drought assessment across programs that usda administers. for the past two years, in western south dakota precipitation monitoring has been inconsistent resulting in some livestock producers not being eligible for raising assistance from the usda. i'm sure this is a problem that isn't unique to south dakota, but occurs in other sparsely populated areas this is something that i heard rather consistently from livestock producers in western south dakota. and who might in some cases be on adjacent farms or certainly adjacent counties that are treated very differently because the methodology used by usda is very inconsistent. the bill received a zero score from the congressional budget office. i thi

senator thune. >> mr. chairman, the -- this is thune number 9. this emdamendment provides seve improvements to crp and is supported by ducks unlimited, if he is ants forever and the national farmers union. very simply it would increase acreage, the base or the crp acreage today capped at 24 million acres, the base bill has it at 25. this would increase that to 26 and a quarter million acres and at the same time provide much needed gradesing flexibility by allowing one-third of a contract holder's acres to be hayed or grazed each year on a rotational basis. this bill lowers the rental rate to 85% of rates on general crp contracts but keeps it at 88.5% for all continuous crp contracts. i worked closely with both production agriculture and conservation wildlife organizations to craft these changes that improve crp without damaging its conservation and wildlife habitat potential. so that's pretty much it. it allows, as i said, an increase in the cap from what the current cap which is $24 million, the base bill which is 25, this raises it a million an

thune: ok. this one i would direct to all three panelists. maybe you could speak to the question of what specific steps you believe that facebook still needs to take to ensure that the user's data are not collected, used or transferred without users informed consent? >> i think what we forget as consumers is that anything that pops up between us and something we want is annoying. we want it to go away as quickly as possible. even if it is something that is important or good for us in the long run. this requires that we apply user design and all of the insights that engage us to inform us about the things that are a bit more longer fuse than just getting to the next photo or making the next tweet. i believe what we need to do is work with the industry to understand how to integrate that into the design flow. at that moment that data is given up, you are reminded of the possible implications of that. as opposed to being asked to dismiss the dialog box with that ok button. >> i think that is an important step. one of the challenges is with thing

. >> republican senator john thune who chairs the commerce committee spoke about the economic progress the country has made over the last year. >> mr. president, the good economic news keeps pouring in. cnbc reports that economic growth for the second quarter of 2018 is and i quote on track to double 2017's full year pace, end quote. in april, for the first time since the bureau of labor statistics began tracking the data, the number of job openings outnumbered the number of job seekers. in may unemployment dropped to its lowest level in 18 years. wages are growing at the fastest rate since july of 2009. retail sales are up significantly and small business optimism has hit its second highest level ever. a recent survey from the national association of manufacturers reported that 77% of manufacturers plan to increase hiring as a result of tax reform. 72% plan to increase wages or benefits. and 86% report that they plan to increase investments which means new jobs and opportunities for workers. that's a lot of numbers. but they all boil down to one thing, mr. president, and that is that

can you comment. >> thank you, senator thune. i would say i feel definitely that for the current athletes, the young athletes that have never known or experienced larry nassar, this is a very challenging time for them man, wanting to live out their dreams and their goals and their opportunity. that is absolutely being challenged, and i cannot even begin to fathom what our incredible athletes that were victims of this disgusting crime are having to go through and live daily and feeling that it was someone that was trusted is incredibly difficult i think as well for our younger athletes to want to support as much as possible the athletes that this did happen to. the morale is incredibly challenging. the athletes want to -- the current athletes want to show, they want to compete on behalf of usa. they want to be -- they understand as we all do that their time and their window is very short, very small, and there owes obviously great concern in that regard and at the same time the most important thing that the parents and the athlete

zuckerberg's response to the letter that senator thune and i had sent to him just recently. and it's high time that congress act to provide all american consumers with the basic privacy protections that they expect and that they deserve to be protected. and they're counting on us to do that. madam president, i yield the floor. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: quorum call:

. >> republican senator john thune who chairs the commerce committee spoke about the economic progress the country has made over the last year. >> mr. president, the good economic news keeps pouring in. cnbc reports that economic growth for the second quarter of 2018 is and i quote on track to double 2017's full year pace, end quote. in april, for the first time since the bureau of labor statistics began tracking the data, the number of job openings outnumbered the number of job seekers. in may unemployment dropped to its lowest level in 18 years. wages are growing

john thune from south dakota.irman of the senate republican commerce and transportation committee. how are you doing and welcome to our program. >> always nice to be with you. >> bill: what can republicans pass on immigration? >> good question. i guess we'll find out today in the house. but i think that if what we ought to be able to pass, if nothing else in the senate, is something that does codify the president's executive order so we can address this issue of keeping families together. if the democrats are sincere that they want to see that happen, they would be willing to work with us to fashion a solution to at least address that issue. the broader immigration debate, which is parts of which are being addressed in the house legislation today, we had that debate in the senate a few months back. nothing passed. we spent a week on the floor. people had an opportunity to offer amendments. and we couldn't get a consensus. but that doesn't mean if the house is able to pass something and send it to the senate we wou

thune: thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciate that endorsement, and that of you and your staff in helping structure this in a way to get the broad support you mentioned from the commodity groups and wildlife groups. i think this is a win-win for conservation and certainly a win-win for the c.r.p. program and for the farmers and ranchers in south dakota who -- not just in south dakota but all across this country who make use of this important and vital resource. mr. president, i yield the floor. mr. portman: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. portman: mr. president, dal i want to talk about -- today i want to talk about the tax reform legislation that this body passed at the end of last year. turns out this week is the sixth -month anniversary of the tax cuts and tax reform legislation. and it's time for us to look at it and determine how it's working. it's particularly important because there are a number of provisions of the tax legislation that were not permanent. in other words, there

senator john thune spoke earlier ion bloomberg. sen.it seems like the only time they are disclosing information if there is a story that breaks that forces them and that is wrong. we did follow up after the hearing with a series of record which the are written questions. they have not responded yet. haidi: bloomberg technology reporter sarah frier has been following this. record which are written questions. not a great week when it comes to headlines on facebook, but what are the senators concerned about? sarah: facebook said earlier this week that these deals with chinese manufacturers are commonplace in the industry and now they have proved that google and twitter also have relationships. this is just bringing another example of how the ways that things worked in the past, we may be were not that aware. even if these are public arrangements, even if we were not aware how they affected user data. now we are much more conscious about what could happen when user data gets into the wrong hands. senators are taking this very seriously. the

additionally, i co-authored letters with my colleague, chairman thune and senator wicker, to facebook and strategic communication laboratories -- i'm sorry, to facebook and to strategic communication laboratories, the british parent company of cambridge analytica, to provide answers to their specific dealings with one another related to consumer data. my goal today is to hear from subject matter experts in the use of social media data for commercial, political, and research purposes, the examination of the state of research surrounding social media data and targeted advertising that is critical to enabling this subcommittee to better identify necessary steps to protect consumers. it is my pleasure to introduce our expert panel today, and as i've indicated previously, i thank you all for your willingness to be here. mr. john matel is the chief executive officer of nuko and ax com corporation, a data company that partnered with facebook. he also founded "wired" magazine and authored international best-seller "the search: how google and its rivals rewrote the rules of business and transf

thune,'se senator john chairman of the commerce committee. welcome to bloomberg.ive us your reactions. you have had time to diges this. has the president chosen the right course? i think he has. this is a better course of action. they will use legislative approach as opposed to what they were talking about previously. i think that makes more sense. if you look at the concerns we have had about the potential retaliation from china, with respect to what the administration had been proposing, this is walking back a little bnd represents a more thoughtful, logical approach which makes sense. sounds like the markets are receiving it. david: you are for two legislative approach. as a redoing of the law on foreign investment, redoing that legislative group. where in the senate, where in the house? john: in the senate is in the purview of the banking committee. they have reported legislation. my guess is we will have other -- when it comes to the floor, there are other ideas how to amend it and make it stronger, but it comes down to strengthening that statute and oomphg i

let's get a read on this from john thune.sn't not good enough for the president's critics, the republican critics, those that say the republicans didn't go far enough. what do you say? >> this is another example, neil, of a lot of democrats that are using this issue to score political points rather than come up with a solution. what the president did was the right thing to do. it was to say to the american people and all those that want to come to this country illegally, we're going to enforce our laws but we'll do it humanely. we're going to keep families together. that was the executive order that he signed today. it's in response to what we saw as an unintended consequence of the zero tolerance policy. smart move on his part, but one that will probably never satisfy the democrats. like i said before, they see this as an issue and are more interested in using it as a political opportunity rather than come up with a real solution to the problem. >> president obama had been weighing in on facebook. he said you grew up in a co

thune: they avoid those things that would not be helpful. we are very interested in your perspective on that. also, the suggestions that we might have wanted -- if we were to proceed. this is the corrective actions that facebook plans to take. to continue the examination and figure out what went wrong at facebook. we can figure out what -- how to avoid similar problems. we should consider how the collection of consumer data across the entire social media landscape impact competition. -- impacts competition. i think all of you for appearing today to shed light on those subjects. yount to ask mr. kogan, tesified that when they logged in through the portal, facebook presented a link to the terms of service. these stated that gsr cannot sell the data for any purpose -- that gsr can sell them for any purpose. did you and is facebook enter into an agreement or contract limiting your ability to collect, use or transfer facebook user data? if so, when and how? mr. kogan: the experience of making an app on facebook is really helpful. -- in understand

before i tune to senator thune. senator blumenthal indicated he's in the process of drafting legislation in the practicing bill of rights and indicated an interest in ddpr. we're in discussions about joining him in that effort with a number of other senators. i would welcome any input. and i was going to ask you about your concerns about that, mr. battelle, and indicated to respond further. if you believe there's a way we can legislatively get at this i would welcome that input as senator blumenthal and i work on this. and i recognize ranking member. >> thank you ranking member blumenthal who follows up on our here with facebook ceo mark zuckerberg and i would reflect what you both said on ggpr. that is something that gets a lot of discussion and reported on a lot by the media in this country. but as we look at potential solutions we would certainly like to look at things that perhaps are good that work and that format that structure and avoid those things that would not be helpful. so, we're very interested in your

thune: we appreciate your focus on that. we all agree that they have been abusive. they cheated. and again i like the focus. but this thing seems to be escalating out of control fairly quickly. i want to come back to the -- one other issue. the white house's decision to impose tariffs under the section 301 investigation is also very concerning. this decision walks back an earlier announcement that the united states and china had reached a tentative deal that increase agricultural china and put the implementation of tariffs on hold. what's more, the president's proposal to move forward with hundreds of billions of dollars in additional tariffs threatens to severely damage the ag industry at a time when the producers are already experiencing low prices in a down farm economy. in fact, one commodities' analyst this week described the current commodity markets as wildly dangerous. largely due to trade uncertainties. recent $1 drop in soybean prices will potentially cost soybean producers in just my state of south dakota alone, $225 million. corn, wheat, beef, and pork are all sufferi

i'd also highlight the work of senator feinstein and senator thune in the safe sport act. while i think i can speak for all members of the united states senate, i'm particularly appreciative of the efforts by the two with us today for their efforts to make certain -- that congress takes an important role in reaching a resolution in regard to how do we protect those young men and women who are athletes in our country. i now recognize those two senators and recognize senator ernst for her statement. senator ernst: thank you very much, chairman moran and ranking member blumenthal and members of the subcommittee. thank you truly for giving us the opportunity to testify today. i want to thank senator shaheen for joining me to discuss the importance of ensuring a safe environment for our athletes. like many americans, i was horrified to hear of the crimes committed by larry nassar, the u.s.a. gymnastics doctor who abused hundreds of young athletes. the actions of this man and the individuals and institutions that facilitated and protected his behavior are reprehensible. they als

sergey lavrov and kim john thune are talking behind a small we were asked to wait in this room so let's just have a walk around and take a look at what they have to offer a. dark north korean chocolate i can tell you that it tastes just like any other dark chocolate anywhere around the world some lemonade. so this is how suddenly you get treated to cranberry juice at kim john looms residence. i can barely remember being given such access at other v.i.p.'s locations around the world we were just told to see the president which is just outside the doors. here. and given the fact that we're inside the residence of the north korean leader kim jong il and again i'm just going to say i'm absolutely shocked. and. it is really disappointing that we won't be able to find out exactly what's being said behind these stories but just a few hours before mr kim and mr lavrov met the one hundred. one minister said in tech making the korean peninsula free of nuclear weapons is a very delicate issue moscow maintains that the interests of all sides must be respected. so that said it all ended with invitin

thune: mr. president, agriculture is the lifeblood of my state of south dakota. more than 43 million of our state's roughly 50 million acres are given over to farming and ranching. in fact, cattle actually outnumber people in south dakota. we have more than four times as many cattle as people in our state, which is a pretty good example of just how fundamental ranching is to south dakota life, and we routinely place in the top ten states for production of a number of crops, including so soybeans, corn, and wheat. agriculture isn't just a part of the south dakota way of life, it is a south dakota way of life. while i'm one of those south dakota residents who doesn't farm a ranch, i always considered it one of my great privileges to know south dakota farmers and ranchers and get to represent them here in the united states congress. that's why when i was in the house of representatives, i chose to serve on the house agriculture committee, and that's why i serve on the senate agriculture committee today. mr. president, our biggest job, as members of the senate agricu

, for his leadership in this area and am glad he is with us. >> this before i turned to senator thune, i would welcome the input that senator blumenthal indicated by drafting legislation and the privacy bill of rights that indicated an interested -- interest in gdpr. we are in discussions about joining in that effort along with other senators, and i would welcome any input that you may have, and i was can ask you about your concerns about gdpr in light of what mister blumenthal said in his opening statement, but i think you have responded to it. if there is a way that you can believe legislatively that we can get at this, i would welcome that input as senator blumenthal and i work on this topic. we are pleased to have the chairman of the committee joining stock, and i recognize sinister thing. >> i think senator blumenthal for holding this important hearing, which follows up on our april 10 full hearing with the facebook ceo mark zuckerberg. i would off -- i would also echo what you both just said with respect to the thought that you might have about gdpr. that is something that gets

every tiny detail at that location was really precious to watch i was fascinated to see kim john thune sitting alone on one side of the table without any aides assist or. since he was only accompanied by the translator and it was if you like seven on one talks because on the other side of the table there were seven members of the russian delegation facing kim on his own and we will be showing you more of these exclusive pictures in the hours to come and on friday as well i can tell you that i had a very long day and north korea apart from this truly incredible visit to kim jong un's residence so have a look at what else i saw there. so these are our first stab in the democratic people's republic of korea. so thirty lavrov limo just departed and we're going to follow him right. we just left the airport and we're trying to catch up with the service level but we seem to be a bit far behind or on the way to the capital pyongyang. this is a truly incredible for sure the force to film inside the place where most i pulled calming things and north korea happened just as the russian foreign min

she walked through the streets of china thune and then met with community leaders -- chinatown and then met with community leaders. breed pledged on make headway on a key concern for chinatown, creating more affordable housing. >> that is a commitment that i'm determined to fulfill, creating the opportunities to link our people to housing opportunities in their neighborhoods, in the places where they feel most comfortable and safest. >> breed also acknowledged the loss of ed lee's, the city's first asian american mayor who died in december. >>> a surprise guest showed up today at a graduation ceremony in san francisco. hillary clinton was the guest speaker at the hamlin school's 8th grade commencement. a student at the private school summed up her speech. >> she talked about how we had to be courageous in a world dominated by mainly men and how we have to get up when people push us down. that one of her friends has a granddau >> the school didn't say how secretary clinton came to be invited, but it may have something to do with the fact one of her friends has a granddaughter attending t

cranberry juice kim john thune. hello i can barely remember being given such access at other v.o.i.p. locations around the world i'm absolutely shocked. the u.s. blocked the u.n. security council resolution calling for an international force for palestinian civilians.

certainly loughborough of and the reason why i think so is because just through this door i saw him john thune sister and she was having some sort of conversation with the guards but nobody speaks english here hello. and as far as i understand this is circular. i believe this is a bit of a historic moment we still don't know whether the attempt from meeting is going to happen but at least start you off for a bit is here having direct talks with the supreme leader of north korea. turkey lot. talking behind this wall we were asked to wait in this room so let's just have a walk around and take a look what they have to offer a. dark north korean chocolate i can tell you that it tastes just like any other dark chocolate anywhere around the world some lemonade. so this is how suddenly you get treated to cranberry juice at kim jong nums residence. i can barely remember being given such. locations around the world we were just told. the president which is just outside the doors. of the. city. and given the fact that we're inside the residence of the north korean leader kim jong again i'm just going to

later, we will speak with senator john thune at 2:00 p.m. eastern. live coverage of that joint news bloomberg.-- this is ♪ mark: live from london, i'm mark barton. vonnie: i'm vonnie quinn. shinzo abe is due to arrive at the white house in less than an hour. a long listith him of issues including the u.s. north korea summit in singapore. we are joined by bill richardson , former energy secretary and former u.s. ambassador to the united nations. he's been involved in negotiations with north korea since the early 1990's. he joins us from massachusetts. what will have changed by the time we actually get to this summit? you've been involved in negotiations with north korea for decades now. this time really does seem different. bill richardson: it is different. it's the first time presidents have gotten together on important issues relating to the very sour u.s.-north korea relationship over the years. in the past, it's been from the bottom up. we are talking about the most important issue facing the international community. the korean peninsula, missiles

mcconnell for in thune proposes amendment be amendment 3124. mr. mcconnell: i ask that the reading be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. roberts: plop? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. roberts: thank you, mr. president. i rise today as the senate considers legislation on an issue that is critically foreign our nation, the agriculture improvement act of 2018, the farm bill. the goal, the responsibility, the absolute requirement is to provide farmers, ranchers, and growers, everyone within america's agriculture and food and value chain certainty and predictability during these difficult times. we are indeed in a rough patch with regard to agriculture. many of my colleagues have introduced legislation over the last year that increased priorities and stakeholders in their states. the bill that passed the agriculture committee with a strong 20-1 vote earlier this vote addresses many of those concerns. in fact, the ag committee passed product including portions of 65 stand-alone bills and an additional 73 amendments

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thune: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: mr. president, the good economic news keeps pouring in. cnbc reports that economic growth for the second quarter for 2018 is, and i quote, on track to double 2017's pace. in april, since the first time the bureau of labor and statistics began tracking the data the number of job openings outnumbered the number of job seekers. in may the unemployment dropped to the lowest level in 18 years. wages are growing at the fastest rate since 2009. and small business optimism has hit its second-highest level ever. a recent survey from the national association of manufacturers reported that 97% of manufacturers plan to increase hiring as a result of tax reform, 86% report that they plan to increase investments, which i means new jobs and opportunities for workers. that's a lot of numbers, but they all boil down to one thing, mr. president, and that is life is getting better for american families. yesterday the "wall street journal" reported, an

. >> you point out the bear hug and senator john thune admitted there's political risk when a republicanes on president trump. is that dangerous as november is right around the corner? >> it's less dangerous as you approach the general election. i would ask you to remember the recent pennsylvania election where conor lamb defeated rick saccone. don't look at it as a plus-20 trump district, look at it as a minus 20 hillary district court. they don't want you to be a rubber stamp of the president. good luck getting away with that in pennsylvania or new jersey. >> what about congressman, we've been covering thi war ofds between president t our allies, canada namely, specifically the insults against justin trudeau over trade. now canada's foreign minister just moments ago actually met with lawmakers in washington. i want you to listen to what she said about the president'sl on alu tariffs. >> it is a national security consideration is frankly surd, the notion that -- the notion that it will propose a national security threat to the united states, i think americans understand that that is --

on june 5, senators thune and n elson asked facebook to answer five questions on how it shares data with telecom companies. facebook had until the end of business on monday to respond. it is not the first congressional deadline facebook has missed, of course. previously, they were late responding to questions after mark zuckerberg's april congressional appearance. facebook also has until june 22 to respond to another senator's request about the telecom data sharing. coming up, square has a huge boost after expanding to cryptocurrency. it just got over a big hurdle with regulators. details on that, next. and if you like bloomberg news, check us out on the radio. listen on the bloomberg radio app, bloomberg.com, and in the u.s. on sirius xm. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: earlier this week, square announced it has been granted a virtual currency license in new york, letting customers buy and sell bitcoin. it sees the cryptocurrency market as an area for growth. investors agree, leading the stock to jump more than 80% this year. for more on that and the crypto market, we are joined by bloomber

some provisions that i introduced with senator thune are included in the bill. we want to ensure their good deal for american taxpayers and especially thank the senators for their work on this. there are dozens of other provisions in this bill that are good for ohio farmers and small towns, ensuring the integrity of organic crops, investing in wastewater programs, fighting the opioid epidemic an and a bill that's good for families and farmers and taxpayers, i'm committed to working with my colleagues. >> thank you. >> thank you. thank you german robinson for your work on the bipartisan package. i recognize this was not an easy task and i commend your efforts and hard work by your staff. agriculture is the backbone of nebraska's economy. it's a big part of my own life. in fact, one of every four jobs in nebraska is directly tied to agriculture. that's why i am thankful to represent nebraska on this committee as we craft such an important piece of legislation. as each of us around this table is fully aware, there is a lot of anxiety in farm country. with current n

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the programs to ensure there is a good deal for american taxpayers and i especially thank senators thune and grassley. there's other provisions that are good for ohio farmers and small towns to ensure the integrity helping small dairies investing in wastewater programs fighting the opioid epidemic is a bill that is good for farmers and families and taxpayers, jobs and lake erie. i'm committed to working with my colleagues. >> thank you senator fisher. >> thank you chairman roberts and stabenow for your work on the bipartisan package before us. i recognize this wasn't an easy task and i commend your efforts agriculture is the backbone of nebraska's economy and a big part of my own life. they are directly tied to agriculture and that's why i'm thanul to represent nebraska as we craft such an important piece of legislation. as each of us around this table is aware there is a lot of anxiety with current farm income down by over 50% compared to five years ago and uncertainty surrounding international trade and biofuel policy farmers and ranchers are feeling the scared and vulnerable. they are

in a letter to ceo mark zuckerberg, john thune and democratic senator bill nelson asked that zuckerbergwer questions about sharing user data with manuf and to answer them by june 18th. this comes after "the new york times" reported that facebook allowed companies like apple and samsung to have access to the data of users' friends without their explicit consent >>> united airlines is attempting to streamline the boarding process after complaints from passengers, experimenting with eliminating three of its boarding groups, narrowing the system down to two. it is testing the changes at two of its biggest hub chicago's o'hare as well as lax. >>> potentially big news for lovers of the international house of pancakes and who doesn't like pancakes? i ihop sendi ining this cryptic tweet. we're flipping name to ihob. >> mcdonald's did flip their arches to celebrate women's day a few months ago. >> that's right. >> i'm not sure it has anything to do with that. >> i'm not sure. >> maybe biscuits? >> oh, maybe i don't know we'll find out soon. why change it? it's working but whatever. >> we're talk

i want to thank senator thune and senator nelson for their support in this effort. in my deepest thanks to the survivors who have come forward who are the real heroes of this nightmare. the have lived it again, again, and again. at the trial of larry nasser, in the hearings of this committee, and the public statements, their courage and strength is the inspiration that drives us forward. i want to express my deep disappointment in the witnesses that we have today, and others who bear responsibility. a direct and profound responsibility for what happened here. their lack of cooperation speaks volumes about the need for continued investigation. clearly, larry nasser rooms, manipulate and stigmatize more than 260 women and young girls under the guise of medical treatment. he did that in his capacity as a dr. for team usa and michigan state university. there are likely many more victims. his crimes are paralleled. monsters like him have been hiding in plain sight for decades at usa gymnastics international governing bodies overseen by the united states olympic committee