u.s. chamber of commerce and when he spoke to the u.s. chamber of commerce also naro remarked nowadays you have a president who is a friend of the united states and admires this beautiful country speaking glow. only donald trump so people have their eyes on the white house where the two leaders the leader of brazil and leader of the united states are having their historic meeting after those talks with donald trump once again once again spoke out against the material government will try that again he once again spoke out against the government here cues that destroying israel is coming it's happening there is a disgrace this was one of the wealthiest countries in the world and all of a sudden it's just it's grief stricken poverty stricken no food no water no air conditioning no anything no power for a long time last week no power and that's going to break down again because it's being held together by threats we spoke to two journalists who spent a month shooting a documentary in caracas last year they claim the reports of extreme poverty

u.s. chamber of commerce and when he spoke to the u.s. chamber of commerce paulson r.-o. remarked nowadays you have a president who is a friend of the united states and admires this beautiful country speaking glowingly of donald trump so people have their eyes on the white house where the two leaders the leader of brazil and leader of the united states are having their historic meeting ok we'll let you get back across that news conference and check in with you later finale though in new york a developing thanks. donald trump is keeping all options on the table when it comes to venezuela and says he knows exactly what he wants to open. well every options on the table with respect to venezuela in your life if you get involved or. if you so i don't know we haven't even discussed it we're going to discuss it today it comes as the u.s. imposes a new round of economic sanctions on the crisis head venezuela this tuesday this time targeting the nation's state run mining company the move comes after venezuela denounced what it's calling the seizure of its diplomatic buildings in t

u.s. chamber of commerce. xt and this is bloomberg. ♪ david: you're watching "balance of power." the south china morning post is reporting that the talked about summit between president xi and president trump may not come until june. differences over fundamentals, such as the enforcement mechanism. we welcome myron brilliant, the executive vice president of the u.s. chamber of commerce. he comes to us from washington and he is today's conversation in chief. welcome back. good to have you with us. is the south china -- if the report is right, would you be surprised if they are having difficulties of the enforcement mechanism? myron: i'm not surprised there are still challenges in enforcement. working out the details is one of those issues. there are a significant amount of questions regarding how the tariffs will be treated. are they going to be removed when there is an agreement or will it be partially removed? there are outstanding issues. we are in the home stretch. i'm not sure we will have to wait until jun

u.s. chamber of commerce and when he spoke to the u.s. chamber of commerce also naro remarks nowadays you have a president who is a friend of the united states and admires this beautiful country speaking glowingly of donald trump so people have their eyes on the white house where the two leaders the leader of brazil and leader of the united states are having their historic meeting. germany could be forced to shoulder legal blame for u.s. drone strikes launched from its territory after a court ruled but it must ensure international know is upheld the case of brought forward by a group of yemenis who accuse germany of being complicit in deadly strikes ordered by washington from a base in southwest germany reporting from berlin he's done holkins. certainly a case that taken a few years to come through the courts and indeed it's a landmark decision in the german courts with the administrative court ruling that the german government does bear at least partial responsibility for ensuring that the use of its air base in southern germany in the ci

u.s. chamber of commerce and when he spoke to the u.s. chamber of commerce also naro remarked nowadays you have a president who is a friend of the united states and admires this beautiful country speaking glowingly of donald trump so people have their eyes on the white house where the two leaders the leader of brazil and leader of the united states are having their historic meeting. republic of kazakhstan first and only president nursultan nazarbayev has resigned off the almost three decades in power rif an ocean and told us more about the unexpected announcement. and there are still tons above has announced his resignation after twenty nine year is in power a while serving his feet term as the country's president he had been in fact the first and only president of kazakstan seen since independence from the soviet union in one thousand nine hundred this is something really for eighteen million people who sure enough the time of the five has announced his resignation in a special televised address to the nation earlier in tears to simply sa

u.s. chamber of commerce disagrees. they say if the border shuts down it will be an economic debacle and that, quote, closing our doors to the daily goods trade with mexico would be an unforced error that would inflict lasting damage on u.s. markets and economic growth. democrats say it is bad policy and morally bankrupt. new mexico's senator tweeted the president is not a dictator who can unilaterally close the border like this but this offensive threat shows how out-of-touch president trump is with the border communities. the border is a bright spot of trade, economic activity and cultural vibrancy. the commissioner of customs and border protection warned the u.s.'s immigration system is at a breaking point. he said the month of march is on track to have the highest amount of apapprehensions and encounters with migrants in more than a decade. he said most are central american families and unaccompanied kne minors. arthel: thank you very much for the latest. mike: as allison reported, the president's threat to close th

u.s. chamber of commerce said it would be an unmitigated economic debacle. that could threaten 5 million american jobs. the chamber says the u.s. and mexico trade about 1.7 billion in goods every day. and california senator dianne feinstein said in a statement, it would be an economic disaster. >> it would be extremely harmful economically. mexico is our biggest export market from california. about 15 1/2, 60% of all exports to the entire world go to mexico. >> reporter: he says and bay area technology companies such as alphabet, oracle, cisco and hp depend on mexico for components. >> a lot of our companies have major operations in mexico. >> he says now companies no longer keep where large warehouses of extra parts. the biggest impact >> i think the big one is supply chains. these are binational supply chains. they are very important to our companies. if you disrupt those, you disruptor businesses. and deployment and other activity we have here. >> reporter: smaller businesses such as markets could also be impacted. >> long-term it would have an impact. >>

u.s. chamber of commerce is closing our doors to the $1.7 billion in daily good straight would inflect lasting damage and economic growth. democrats say it's bad policy and morally bankrupt new mexico or senator pleaded the president who is not addicted who can close the border like this but this offensive truck shows how out of touch president donald trump is with the border communities. our brought border is a bright spot of trade and cultural vibrancy. president donald trump said mexico needs to do more and so does congress. >> congress has to fix our broken immigration laws we are the laughing stock of the world. joke the president threatened to shut down the southern border in the past but it's the first time he's given a deadline. kicked off his campaign today in his hometown of el paso.>> for more than 100 years this community has welcomed generations of immigrants from across the rio grande, some having traveled hundreds of miles, some having traveled dozens of miles trying to escape brutality, violence and poverty to find a better life in this country for themselves and their kids.>>

u.s. chamber of commerce a, that would be "unmitigated economic debacle and threaten 5 million jobs." mexico says it doect based on threats. >>> tonight, atlanta's catholic archbishop is reportedly mulling over a job offer here in washington, d.c.en but r sex abuse scandals could make the once prized position less appealing. the catholic news agency's reporting that pope francis asked archbishop wilton gregory to succe former cardinal wuerl. >> i think a lot of people are looking for closure. they're looking to move on. we've had a year of scandal. people want to see a clean break, a fresh start. >> if you remember, wuerl resigned in october after a pennsylvania grand juryeport wa released alleging that wuerl, who was then bishop of ttsburgh, did little to stop predator priests. the catholic news agency believes the announcement could be made official as soonwe as nt . >>> as washington catholics prepare for that transition, today a first for vatican city, a new law aimed at stopping sex abuse. pope francis' new law requires vatican church officials to report posble sex crimes immedia

u.s. chamber of commerce where he blasted the views of his two predecessors. telling the crowd, now you have a president who is a friend of the united states. and, advocated for violence against lgbtq, saying i'd rather he died in an accident then show up with some guy. to me, he really would have die died. that's making headlines right now. just last week, to rio de janeiro police officers were arrested for the assassination of a city councilwoman last year and brazilian media, police say he once stated the other suspect's daughter. so it's hard to imagine that he will not get asked at least one question about that. >> we asked him about all of those things in our conversation with him today. we'll see how his answers compare tonight, with tomorrow. on the location of his first foreign trip, we had the opportunity to sit down with president today. i started out by asking him about the trade talks. >> not only trade, but we do wish to engage in the greatness. we want to increasingly seek out a proper understanding. brazil does have a great deal to offer the u.

u.s. border with mexico to send recalls unprecedented illegal immigration. as ellison barber reports the president's plan is facing significant criticism from members of his own party. rim u.s. chamber of commerce it would be an unmitigated economic debacle with u.s.'s mexico border were to should act. the president said he will do it as early as next week if mexico fails to stop the migrants illegally crossing the southern border. >> we will keep a close for a long time. i'm not playing games. mexico has to stop it. there people coming right to mexico. it's a long, very dangerous journey. >> at a press conference at the commissioner post customs a better protection is at a breaking point in the month of march is on track to have the highest amount of apprehensions and encounters with migrants and more than a decade. some critics agree the situation is dire but say closing the border would do more harm than good. >> on the border with our third- largest trading partner would have a pretty massive impact not just in actual trade but in the psychological damage it will do. >> u.s. chipper commerce is closing our doors to the $1.7 billion in daily goods trade with mexico would be an unforced error

u.s. chamber of commerce said it would be an unmitigated economic debacle that could threaten 5 million american jobs. the chamber says the u.s. and mexico trade about 1.7 billion in goods every day. and california senator dianne feinstein said in a statement, it would be an economic disaster. >> it would be extremely harmful economically. >> reporter: shaman of the senior director of the bay area counsel economic institute. >> mexico is our biggest export market from california. about 15 1/2 or 60% of all our exports to the entire world go to mexico. >> reporter: he says bay area technology companies such as alphabet, oracle, cisco, and hp depend on mexico for components. >> a lot of our companies have major operations in mexico. >> reporter: he says companies no longer keep large warehouses of extra parts. the biggest impact >> the big one is supply-chain. these are binational supply chains that are important to our companies. if you disrupt those you are disrupting their businesses. and the employment and other activity we have. re/max smaller businesses such as markets could also see an impa

u.s. chamber of commerce. the chamber represents the interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions. ed leads an important coalition -- it the americans for ofa collaborative effort concerned citizens and stakeholders who think it is important to continue to advocate for improved and increased federal investment in our transportation system. , wewe've got a great panel are looking forward to having a conversation about what our goals are, what the prospects might the. and really to get your input as well. let me again congratulate all of us here for generating the last kind of interest and thank you for taking the time to be with us. let me first pose a question i would like each of you to respond to from your perspectives. we are talking about advocacy here for these past several days and we are talking about how we deliver the messages, what is the approach, how do we make sure that our elected officials, that the very key staff on the hill and those that we now have an influen

u.s. chamber of commerce, the group also says it would be, quote, an unmitigated economic debacle that could5 million american jobs. the real impact should be felt in places like the super market where some of produce often comes directly from mÉxico, those being able to travel between two countries results could be devastated from san diego all the way to south texas. >> the president to come in, there's no order coming in and there's no jobs and that would devastate the economy here. >> now, this is all happening after homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen asked all dhs agents to go for emergency funding, migrant families trying to illegally getting in u.s. is giving them no choice but to directly release many of them. agents say they could hit hundred thousand arrests in march, the highest monthly total in a decade but in california arrests are up nearly 700% and in last few months governor newsom blames the president. >> legal asylum seekers being dumped in the bus stops, dumped in the streets while people are circling. >> in its international trip as governor newsom plans to visi

u.s. chamber of commerce says it could compromises trade with mexico.threatens up to 5,000 american jobs. this could impact things like supermarkets that sell mexican fruits and vegetables or factories that count on imported parts from mexico. businesses that rely on being able to travel between the two countries like produce companies and nogales, arizona are getting a little worried about this closure becoming a reality. >> come, in be off loaded and be sold. if there is no coming here, no orders, no jobs. this would devastate this economy here. >> now, this is all happening after homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen asked all dhs agencies for volunteers to go to the border and for congress for emergency funding. border patrol says the surge in migrant families trying to illegally enter the country is giving them no choice but to directly release many of them. agents are letting some migrants go within hours. releasing them with just paperwork and without ankle monitors. former obama dhs secretary jeh johnson spoke with fox news and was asked

u.s. chamber of commerce this would be horrible for our economy, for trade between the u.s. and mexico, cars and tons of goods have come across the border. republicans are generally against this unless you are a very hard line anti-immigration member. they have been telling the president this would be unwise and they would be shocked if he did this because it would be a really draconian step to go that far. >> yeah, we're talking billions and billions of dollars here. there are legitimate concerns about rapid government corruption in those governments we're talking about. is cutting off aid any alternative solutions? >> there are. a lot of the president's advisers have been floating these options to him. it seems every time president trump gets one victory in one arena, like the russia investigation, he continues to double down on his positions against things like immigration and affordable care act, even tho though those aren't supported his aides. >> are we seeing an emboldened president now that the investigation with mueller is over? >> that's true. he should remember the

u.s. chamber of commerce. an average of $1.7 billion worth of goods cross back and forth every single day. some lawmakers think the border move is another maneuver for the president's manufactured crisis. >> president trump declares the emergency. now you have to justify it and the justifications are what's causing the tragedy. >> reporter: and in a stunning development overnight, the state department says that at the president's direction, the u.s. is cutting foreign aid to el salvador, honduras and guatemala. these three countries are the central source of migrants to the u.s. so many of them overwhelmingly women and children. dan. >> thank you so much for your reporting this morning. alciate it. matthew, so much to talk about. let's start with the border situation. does the president have a case here when he says that mexico could and should be doing more to stop the flow of migrants from central american countries who travel up through mexico? >> yes, i think the president does have a case to make. obviousl

u.s. chamber of commerce executive vice president.up next, iron ore watchers waiting for production guidance as it struggled to recover from january's deadly dam spills. that is coming up next. this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: the fatal dam collapse in brazil in january continues to weigh on the world's largest iron or producer. valer has not provided full-year guidance in its latest orderly release. david stringer joins us now from melbourne. do we know more about the impact of that january disaster? it was a really knee-jerk reaction. is it likely to be sustained? we are getting a little more clarity but the crystal a lot of moving parts. vale's operations and their ability to bring mines back on an even a legal perspective. position,o reverse a hoping to bring back one of those mines that was brought off-line. there are certainly uncertainties here. what vale said tuesday in brazil is it had to shut are in about 93 million tons of annual capacity. that is equivalent to about a quarter of its production in 2017. certainly, significant. a

u.s. chamber of commerce says that would be, quote, unmitigated economic debacle.ay that could threaten 5 million jobs. officials in mexico say they b don't acted on threats. >>> new this morning, hc. polie tracked down the man they believe is responsible for more than 20 burglary5ies. ear-old richard dorman of germantown was arrested yesterly. officers ts he'd force himself into a location, steal cash or property, and take off. these incidents all happened in northwest and northeast. police have charged im with21bu city. >>> five robberies in ten days. police believe the same man is responsible forg breaknto several businesses in prince george's county. they released the video you're looking at there, surveillance video. they hope someone will recognize the tracee wilkins explain what all the crimes have in common. >> reporter: prince george's county police are desperately looking r an armed robber who has hit a number of businesses. this one was the latest. there is a sign on the door of th pawnshop on martin luth king jr. highway. he heldes emplot gunpoint for c

u.s. chamber of commerce and association of manufacturers and fossil fuel industry front groups to rigid recruit and the american council for clean coal electricity dot essentially exactly their proposal to replace the clean power plants and guess what, the head of epa's office was responsible for this proposal used to have the utility group as his client the revolving door just keeps spinning. we turned a blind eye to the marathon petroleum's role in doing greenhouse gas emission fuel economy standards for automobiles and various front groups that received a minimum of $196 million from fossil fuel industry interests all will be to roll back the standards instead of companies and the americaamerican fueled and petrochemical manufacturers. so forget federalism at epa come it's become ever more apparent that the trump epa has zero intention of listening to the states in every intention of kowtowing to the fossil fuel industry. we ought to be holding hearings on the capture by the industry that it's supposed to regulate but instead has been turned into exploit plaything. thank you mr. chairman. >>

u.s. chamber of commerce said the border closure that happened last fall near san diego for a more five hours$5.3 million in lost revenue. the president claiming it will do the opposite. >> closing the border will be a profit-making operation. >> reporter: mexico's foreign minister responding saying that mexico does not act on the basis of threats. abc news, los angeles. >>> the attorney general has announced that he'll release the entire 400-page mueller report to the public by mid-april or even earlier. the president in the meantime is declaring the russia hoax as dead. abc news reporter serena marshall reports from washington. >> reporter: the long-awaited mueller report will be made public and the president is backing its release. >> i have great confidence in the attorney general. if that's what he'd like to do, i have nothing to hide. >> reporter: in a letter to congressional leaders, attorney general william barr writes i share your desire to ensure that congress and the public have the opportunity to read the special counsel's report. everyone will soon be able to read it on their own

u.s. chamber of commerce says that would be an economic debacle. mike?e: ellison barber leading us off, many thanks. arthel: meanwhile, border prom officials say the -- patrol officials say the surge is stretching their facilities to capacity, and they are no longer able to handle the thousands of people flooding the area. claudia cowan is live in el paso, texas, one of the border towns right in the middle of this growing crisis. hi. >> reporter: hi, arthel. we are at one of six border crossing bridges that connect el paso to mexico, and so far it's been a pretty quiet sunday. but the head of border patrol says a full 40% of his officers are so busy taking care of these families seeking asylum in the u.s. that they can no longer perform their border security dutys. in addition to that, another 750 workers have been diverted from their jobs at ports and other interior checkpoints. parts of texas, like el paso and the rio grande valley, are seeing incredible increases in the number of migrant families crossing the border. border patrol says it has no choic

u.s. chamber of commerce. he mentioned his twitter. welcome a pro-america brazilian president arrives in d.c. that is bolsonaro tweeting on his arrival to washington. >> the past two presidents in brazil have been very socialist in their orientation. economically it has not been for good for the country. when you look at the contrast between maduro in venezuela and the ravaging that is happening in that country under his leadership, and what's going on with bolsonaro -- it's early, as i said, he was just elected in january. this the first meeting with a u.s. president. we will see if he has potential. we'll talk about it potential military alliance that would allow them to purchase u.s. defense. that is one of the big topics here. >> harris: you say -- this is the first bilateral trip of his presidency and he chose to do that in washington. >> this is probably the safest place for him. he's been compared to trump in many places and i think they wanted to be eyeball to eyeball as they want to do when they establish a new relationship. i

u.s. chamber of commerce said the border closure that happened last fall near san diego for a mere five hours$5.3 million in lost revenue. the president claiming it will do the opposite. >> closing the border will be a profit-making operation. >> reporter: mexico's foreign minister responding saying that mexico does not act on the basis of threats. abc news, los angeles. >>> the attorney general has announced that he'll release the entire 400-page mueller report to the public by mid-april or even earlier. the president in the meantime is declaring the russia hoax as dead. abc news reporter serena marshall reports from washington. >> reporter: the long-awaited mueller report will be made public and the president is backing its release. >> i have great confidence in the attorney general. if that's what he'd like to do, i have nothing to hide. >> reporter: in a letter to congressional leaders, attorney general william barr writes i share your desire to ensure that congress and the public have the opportunity to read the special counsel's report. everyone will soon be able to read it on their own

u.s. chamber of commerce, the association of manufacturers and the utility air regulatory group and the american council for clean coal electricity got essentially exactly their proposal to replace the clean power plan and guess what? the head of e.p.a.'s air office who is responsible for this proposal use to have had the utility air regulatory group as hi client. the revolving door keeps spinning. we turned a blind eye to marathon petroleum's role in undoing standards for automobiles. various front groups that received minimum of $196 million from fossil fuel industries all lobbied to roll back standards. as did va lembings ro and other companies and the american fuel and petrochemical manufacturers. forget federalism at e.p.a., it's become ever more apparent that the trump e.p.a. has zero intention of listening to the states and every intention of kowtowing to the fossil fuel industry. what we ought to be healeding -- holding hearings on is the capture of e.p.a. by the industry that it's supposed to regulate but instead has been turned into its toy and plaything. thank you, mr. chairman. mr. b

there's ginnie rimetty, ceos from various industries and the president of the chamber of commerce, for instance, u.sber of commerce representing different business groups there. ivanka trump helped lead this. the commerce department helped lead this. commerce secretary wilbur ross. >> vice president mike pence, of course we are awaiting the president to come n we'll take the sound or we have the sound, when they stop talking meantime we can see them gathering and continue the discussion of what could be on the agenda in terms of the age-old question of boosting productivity, are there any signs of developed market economyies with an aging population that have solved that problem yet? >> i haven't seen it the natural interest rate has gone down practically in every oecb country we've not had much of a capital deepening cycle. capital spending has been unusually weak this cycle. the cash flows lent into stock buybacks stock buybacks so that the sheer count in the s&p 500 is down to a two-decade low. that give you a nice boost to the stock market, this cycle, right? one of the best bull markets of all

u.s. chamber of commerce executive vice president.loomberg business flash. employees at the federal aviation administration warned seven years ago that boeing had too much influence in safety approval. that prompted an investigation by auditors who confirmed the agency was not holding boeing accountable. president trump pressuring general motors over a factory in ohio that is being closed. the president tweeting he asked gm ceo to sell the plant and tried to shift blame to the democratic leader of the local union. earlier, the president demanding gm keep the factory open. huawei appears to be defying its global trouble. revenue climbed 36% in the first two months of the year. -- u.s. is pressuring allies out of fears the company helps china spy on the west. probably.e for a deep dive into the stories making headlines -- time for although the the -- time for follow the lead. a deep dive into the stories making headlines. today we look at credit and whether the rally is sustainable. taylor: let me see if i can answer that for you. i wan

u.s. i am optimistic. closer they are getting and i think the next two weeks will be critical. tom: myron brilliant, the president of the u.s. chamber of commercede talks. a crucial couple weeks and we will be paying attention to beijing. mnuchin and lighthizer talking to chinese counterparts. , our chinamackenzie correspondent. boeing says the software fix for the grounded 737 max is imminent. we will have the details. coming up, as u.k. parliament reworks the eu divorce plan, we will find out what the future might hold for theresa may. this is bloomberg. ♪ shery: breaking news. one of china's largest brokerages says one of its hedge inds lost 100 $39 million 2018. the hong kong unit is facing potential litigation on the loss by the hedge fund of $139 million. we also had the company, the brokerage reporting for the full year, the lowest analyst estimate. income loss of 50%. from mostlyng foreign exchange wages. we heard that in february from one of its hedge funds, which cut up citigroup in that as well. we are hearing from jf securities that one of its hedge funds lost $139 million in 2018 and is facing potential litigation in hong kong as a

for five hours it happened in november, the local chamber of commerce said in that short period of time their economy lost revenues of $5.3 million. the u.schamber of commerce says closing the u.s.-mexico border would produce an economic calamity, writing in part, quote, many of the 5 million american jobs that depend on trade with mexico would be put in jeopardy through closures of our southern border. closing our doors to 1.7 billion in daily goods trade with mexico would be an unforced error that would inflict lasting damage on u.s. markets, and economic growth. the u.s. borders top officials says that our immigration system is at a breaking point. at a press conference, customs and border protection says the month of march is on track to have the highest amounts of apprehensions and encounters with migrants in more than a decade. he said that most of the people crossing the southern border are central american families and unaccompanied children. the dhs secretary says when it comes to the idea of closing the u.s.-mexico border, that's an option that is on the table. leland. leland: all right, the president has a round table later and

u.s. chamber of commerce, the aclu, the national right to life, and all others that have been outspoken in their opposition to this behee moth partisan piece of legislation. let me remind everybody once again, we republicans, there are only three of us on the house administration committee, we were not consulted at all by anyone who wrote this bill, nor by any of the groups who were pointed out at the press conference announcing this piece of legislation, that they helped write this bill. and make no bones about it. make no bones about it. the shell game, this nebulous freedom from influence or whatever fund you want to call it, the c.b.o. estimates they don't even have enough information on it. they are estimating that taxpayers will be on the hook for at least, at least $1 billion. that goes in addition to the over $2 billion that the rest of the bill is going to cost the taxpayers of this country. now, it's interesting, i just read a tweet, i never met the gentleman, dan mclaugh land, but it's pretty good explanation of what i think this bill is. the tweet says, professional politicians

u.s. chamber of commerce. e you see visa, walmart, and on and on a number of companies will be represented at this event today. also at the event, members of labor unions and also universities the idea here is workforce training and innovation, one of ivanka trump's issues that she's been pushing throughout this entire administration is the idea of apprenticeships wher workers can be connected to large corporations that are hiring and get those opposed to out in the educational sphere and making sure that universities and companies are working closer together on apprentice ships we'll see all of that today at 4:00 p.m. at the white house any of the ceos we can get a microphone in front of, we'll do that >> thank you, eamon javers >>> let's get back to our guest host for the rest of the show. sam zell is here with us sam, we turn to you about a lot of things. because, look. you've been around you've seen this stuff happen you're an expert who's been in and out of all of these issues let's talk about what eamon w

u.s. chamber of commerce, naacp. the people who don't think there's a problem are the people who stand to benefit from it. unfortunately, they're a powerful constituency, oftentimes more powerful than the poor and minority people who feel the brunt of these policies. >> i mean, if this area is going to be reformed, does the link between the money and the law enforcement agency getting it back have to be broken? >> i think that's key. it's critical. that's something that we've challenged in a number of jurisdictions. for example, just last year, we successfully challenged the profit-fueled system in albuquerque, new mexico. a federal judge invalidated that system, basically saying that the profit incentive was so strong for the forfeiture unit in albuquerque that the prosecutors couldn't act with the kind of impartiality that they would have to. but it certainly is a key part of reforming civil forfeiture, ensuring that the people who are making the decision whether to bring this really formidable power to bear, makin

u.s. chamber of commerce the vice president articulating that for us saying we're in the last stretches thesetions, but in terms of the contentiousness of these talks, they are firmly focused, the premiere is trying to make a play to them saying we're taking these issues around intellectual property and tech transfer very seriously and will implement this new foreign investment law that will make it easier to do business here and, by the way, we'll have a new negative list we'll publish in june that will show a smaller number of sectors to close off the number of investors and leveling the playing field as the negotiations continue around trade in beijing. anna: we'll see how far that goes towards countering u.s. demands in trade talks. tom, thanks very much. our correspondent tom mackenzie joining us there. we're getting a redhead line around saudi aramco who wants to issue a $10 billion bond as early as next week, coming to us from "the wall street journal" in connection with the big deal we brought you from bloomberg the last 24 hours. saudi aramco buying a majority take in sabok from the

of women voters, u.s. women's chamber of commerce, the list goes on and on. the anti-defamation league, the american psychlogical association, and many more. bus that outside mobilization will be very important in passing this legislation and turning it into law, into an improvement in the lives of america's working families. now we're proud to pass this bill before equal payday, which is on april 2, next week. that april payday which mobile -- symbolizes when women's wages catch up to a man's earnings from the previous year. in other words, the first three months of the year most women are working for free compared to what a man will make in the year -- overall year. april 2 is that day. by then we will have already been celebrating for a few days. we pass it, we pass this legislation during women's history month as we serve with a woman speaker of the house and with more than 100 women in the same congress, as i said before, marking 100 years since women won the right to vote. so this is about respect. it's about respect, my colleagues, on both sides of the

u.s. chamber of commerce. shows that of the trade of -- that somewhere around 25% of traded products are affected by the tariffs. agriculture, predominately soybeans. number three is laundry soap and detergent. we produce a lot of that stuff and canada uses a ton of it. even the canadian retaliatory tariffs were so well targeted that they got golf course lawnmowers which we have a major manufacturer. they targeted preserves. host: a rustbelt resident from north carolina. here is bill. caller: i used to be a rustbelt resident. i lived in youngstown, ohio. i retired after 38 years at a plant. i don't know who is right and who is wrong or what the answers are. to live in youngstown and watch that city which was a great town just go down the crapper over all those years. you had to give away your house to leave. i was fortunate that i was not dependent on what i got out of that house to be able to move. right ornow who is what the answers are. that just should not happen in this country. one thing i would like to

u.s. chamber of commerce has hiring our heroes. e's a number of different coalitions that have made significant impact in hiring veterans. i would say this is starting to trickle down into local and regional markets. we are starting to see major mind areas, spur comes to -- pittsburgh comes to mind, where there is a real business case value to hiring veterans. it's not just a nice feel good thing to do. but really to understand, this is a trained and trainable talent pool to capitalize on. it's just a matter of helping employers recognize what those values and skills are. and think through how to best recruit and where they should focus their efforts and how to capitalize and position veterans for success in the workplace. host: let's let our viewers join imperial go to david, from los angeles, california, he's a veteran. good morning. a comment that i would like to make, and hopefully this is something that you can respond to. in 2009, president obama passed the first executive order he passed with the veterans employment initiativ

u.s. chamber of commerce. >> they always come up with higher taxes. how about lowering taxes?steve forbes running for president talking about that very thing. maria: flat tax. >> 20 years later we're still -- maria: still talking about the flat tax. okay. so how do you -- with all of this now, how do you allocate capital? >> more carefully. i think the easy money. ♪ she goes down and breaks my heart. ♪ and when it comes to love . there's brushing...and there's oral-b power brushing. oral-b just cleans better. even my hygienist said going electric could lead to way cleaner teeth. and unlike sonicare, oral-b is the first electric toothbrush brand accepted by the ada. oral-b. brush like a pro. a cockroach can survive submergede guy. underwater for 30 minutes. wow. yeah, wow. not getting in today. not on my watch. pests never stop trying to get in. we never stop working to keep them out. terminix. defenders of home. you can earn $100 off your deductiblee, for every year of safe driving? sing that. ♪ vanishing deductible, you can... ♪ ♪ earn $100... ♪ earn $100 off... ♪ off your de

u.s. chamber of commerce, the aclu, the national right to life, and all others that have been outspoken in their opposition to this behee moth partisan piece of legislation. let me remind everybody once again, we republicans, there are only three of us on the house administration committee, we were not consulted at all by anyone who wrote this bill, nor by any of the groups who were pointed out at the press conference announcing this piece of legislation, that they helped write this bill. and make no bones about it. make no bones about it. the shell game, this nebulous freedom from influence or whatever fund you want to call it, the c.b.o. estimates they don't even have enough information on it. they are estimating that taxpayers will be on the hook for at least, at least $1 billion. that goes in addition to the over $2 billion that the rest of the bill is going to cost the taxpayers of this country. now, it's interesting, i just read a tweet, i never met the gentleman, dan mclaugh land, but it's pretty good explanation of what i think this bill is. the tweet says, professional politicians

u.s. chamber of commerce saying there could be really bad economic consequences if we shut down the borderepublican-ish organization. very much not in support of the tougher immigration enforcement this president has done. but we had doug wead on the program earlier and he points out that what president trump is doing here, if and when he close the border is not something that hasn't been done before. take a listen. >> under lbj in modern times, 1963, in 1969 nixon shut the border down and the washington post praised him. 1989 ronald reagan shut the border down, felt that mexico had to be punished to be brought into line and then the border was shut down after 9/11 by president george bush. president donald trump is a leader. a gutsy guy. it's what has to be done. >> i asked him which one was the closest comparison. he was reagan in 1985. having a beef with mexico. and doug wead said having served under who other presidents he didn't believe those presidents would have had the guts to take this stance. >> you think it's a tough stance for the president. >> it's another one. you declare mer

u.s. the chamber of commerce opposes the idea calling it an unmitigated economic debacle that could threatenident trump says he does not think of were closure would affect the u.s. economy negatively although critics have their doubts. >> with a deficit like we have with mexico and have had for many years, closing the border will be a profit-making operation. >> mexico is our biggest export market from california. about 15.5, 16% of all experts from the entire world go to mexico. >> the chamber of commerce as the u.s. and mexico trade about $1.7 billion in goods every day. the white house did not say whether air travel would be included in a potential closure. the mexican foreign relations secretary says a mexico does not act based on threats. >>> attorney general william barr says a redacted version of the special counsel robert mueller's report on the russian investigation will be sent to congress by mid-april. according to the summary, the reported. >>> we have the duty to receive the report. >> william barr says he could testify before congress on may 1st and 2nd. it is likely he will fa

of women voters, u.s. women's chamber of commerce, the list goes on and on. the anti-defamation league, the american psychlogical association, and many more. bus that outside mobilization will be very important in passing this legislation and turning it into law, into an improvement in the lives of america's working families. now we're proud to pass this bill before equal payday, which is on april 2, next week. that april payday which mobile -- symbolizes when women's wages catch up to a man's earnings from the previous year. in other words, the first three months of the year most women are working for free compared to what a man will make in the year -- overall year. april 2 is that day. by then we will have already been celebrating for a few days. we pass it, we pass this legislation during women's history month as we serve with a woman speaker of the house and with more than 100 women in the same congress, as i said before, marking 100 years since women won the right to vote. so this is about respect. it's about respect, my colleagues, on both sides of the

u.s. chamber of commerce released a paper yesterday titled the role of insurance investments in the u.s. economy, and mr. chairman, i would like to submit that for the record here today. thank you. would you mind providing to the committee a high-level overview of this report and its conclusions? >> i would be very happy to see that such a summary comes very quickly. but to tell you just in one sentence, when we put together the equation on how we are going to do this, investment by domestic and international insurance companies will be part of the solution.>> thank you. i was wondering if anyone else would care to comment on the role of potential insurance investments. thank you. >> the only comment i would make is the report, we considered all options open, they have a lot of capital to bring to bear, but they expect to be repaid for that investment, another tool, and as you look at the equation, you have to look at all of these and include them. >> thank you, those are all of my questions.>>> the gentle lady from washington state. >> thank you for holding today's hearing on such a imp