but the united states funds almost one quarter of the united nations budget.we be doing that? i think there is a necessity for parliament with the nations. and they may not be doing the right thing, but i think there ways of changing it. when i was there, i found important ground for multilateral and bilateral talks with countries that do not recognize israel. there is a huge discrepancy between what the ambassadors of the countries tell you in private what they sam public. i think we can make inroads. we've had a lot of achievement. i believe the united states should give it to trump but also lead the world in a direction it sees fit. >> thank you for joining us. >> jeanine: joining in israel is the former deputy foreign minister of israel a former ambassador to the u.s. good evening ambassador. >> it's great to be here in our capital, jerusalem. >> jeanine: it's such a historic time. your experience in the foreign ministry. over the time you are working, you saw hypocrisy that we talked about, even more than that, the history that precedes not just the prese

you've got the budget roiphe and it didn't last there were press. well last week the united nations cust to get israel for its handling of the ongoing protests campaign in gaza it say's the killings by israel's defense forces violate the fourth geneva convention which prohibits the targeting of civilians. it's difficult to see how time burning for stone throwing. or.

united nations has made an urgent and critical appeal for donations for its aid budget to help refugees the agency has received less than a third of what it requested from donors in two thousand and eighteen money is meant to help more than nine million people with food shelter and education five and a half million of them are syrian refugees the programs in jordan and lebanon a particularly low on funding even though they have more refugees a capita than almost anywhere else without more funding the u.n. warns one point four million refugees will see their food rations reduced with complete cuts in egypt lebanon and jordan by august. from beirut in lebanon. i these syrians are some of the millions forced from their homes by war who receive meals from local charities during the holy month of ramadan there are tens of thousands who arrived in the opposition controlled province of idlib in recent weeks with nothing they don't have homes or jobs they are among the seven million syrians who are refugees in their own country and who the united nations says are vulnerable to areas still burni

budget and the nation. in particular, the likelihood of a fiscal crisis in the united states would increase. i appreciate the invitation to testify today about cbo's budget and economic outlook. i would be happy to answer questions. >> thank you for your testimony and even more for the expanded documents that you do to help us to know where things are going. we'll now begin a round of questions and i think everybody knows how we alternate back and forth and it's based on being here at the sound of the gavel or arrival since that time. so i'll be begin my questions. the tax cuts and jobs act has already stimulated the economy hands of hard working americans and businesses for investments. as we look forward to the reduction in the business tax rates, i see they are incentivizing more work and higher investment. i noticed in your start on table 2 that revenues grow every single year. i noticed that outlays grow every single year, too, and more substantially than revenues do, which is the problem that we need to solve. can you expand on the expected individual and business response to the tax bi

united nations is calling for urgent donations to help syrian refugees saying it only has about twenty percent of the money it needs for its yearly budget since war broke out in twenty eleven harf of syria's population has been displaced including more of five million who live outside the country so how to reports from beirut in neighboring lebanon. was these syrians are some of the millions forced from their homes by war who receive meals from local charities during the holy month of ramadan there are tens of time. thousands who arrived in the opposition controlled province of idlib in recent weeks with nothing they don't have homes or jobs they are among the seven million syrians who are refugees in their own country and who the united nations says are vulnerable syria still bearing there are pockets of fighting throughout the country seven million people live their homes and they remain internally displaced the borders are closed people are trapped inside their situation is dire there are millions of syrian children who are not going to school there are people without shelter without water sanitation health coverage food their fetchi

>> yes, the united nations is extraordinarily fair, it's honest and straightforward which is unusual at the u.n. but a good idea. melissa: it's staggering that we contribute 22% of the budgetthis reminds me the conversation over nato. the next closest japan 9.6%, china, 7.9%. germany 6.3%, no one else is even in double digits. except for us, 22% and the quarter of the resolutions they pass and argue over have do with just israel versus palestine. there's a lot more out there. >> yes, and the resolutions are illustration of anti-semitism at the u.n. unfortunately which is not what the u.n. was founded to do, and part of the problem here isn't simply that america pays out all this money to countries that vote against us and against the free world to an incredible extent. five out of six major votes in the general assembly will be against our position. it's also that it has made america look like a complete fool for a long time. melissa: really? >> yes, subsidizing your enemies is not something that earns you respect in the world. melissa: so how do you reform it. we were talking about this earlier today and they put up the u.n. as a place where rather than having a world war

budget request includes a 63% decrease in funding to counter russian aggression. the administration's national security strategy talks about the challenge of a revisionist china, yet the president charges united states department of commerce with saving chinese jobs while the budget request decreases funding for promoting american interests in asia by -- east asia and the pacific by nearly 50%. in the middle east, even as proxy fighters inched toward the israeli border from syria and lebanon, the budget proposes massive cuts for critical assistance throughout the region. in the western hemisphere, while the president says combating drug trafficking, we have a derogatory and a hateful and a racist set of tweets and confounding reports that your predecessor ignored warnings that rescinding tps would leave our citizens at risk. the budget proposes cutting critical funding to mexico to trafficking. the administration takes steps to erase core american values, not only in terms of what they're asking for in this budget or not asking for, but literally erasing the words, these values. democracy, governance, labor and slavery and human rights. as we discussed, these not merely ideals, they are criti

the united states the new is really industry injuries jerusalem, violence raged at the border with gaza. riyadhunited nations, monster, the palestinian permanent observer to the yuan, condemned budgetsoor, the palestinian permanent observer to the you in, condemned this. >> we want those responsible to be brought to justice from the israeli side because this is not allowed under the provisions of international law. we further demand international protection for the civilian operation since israel is occupying power and has advocated its responsibility. mark: today is being called the desk to -- deadliest day in gaza since the 2014 cross-border work. botswana's new president wants to rewrite terms with a mining giant. he spoke exclusively today to bloomberg television. >> preparations have begun for negotiations. we expect to get a mutually beneficial agreement, yielding visible results. it is a long-term agreement. we have had a wonderful relationship with de beers. it could be even more cemented. more than anything else, we expect consistency, reliability, dependability, and true allegiance. mark: the president was sworn in last month. the deal and its current form expires in 2020

budget request includes a 63% decrease in funding to counter russian aggression. the administration's national security strategy talks about the challenge of a revisionist china if the president charges united states department of commerce with saving chinese jobs while the budget request decreases funding for part -- for promoting american interests in asia by nearly 50%. east, the budget proposes massive cuts for critical assistance throughout the region. hemisphere, while the president says confronting the up your deck i make our priorities, we have a hateful and a racist set of tweets and confounding reports that your predecessor ignored warnings tps resending -- rescinding would leave our citizens at risk. funding tocuts mexico to fight caught a cooperation's. the administration takes steps to erase core american values, not only in terms of what they're asking for in this budget but literally erasing the words, democracy, governance, labor and human rights. as we discussed, these not merely ideals, they are critical enablers for our foreign policy. i do hope to hear from you on , the administration believes it has all the authorities in needs but since the chairman and other distingui

in the president budget will foster economic growth, set our country path in the long term, and carry out the administration's commitment to protect the national security of the united states. thank you very much. recognize myself for opening questions and we will move to other members quickly. tell me more about the tariff in saudi arabia? what are the key goals you want to help with them within the next 12 months as you start with the financing and when do you think it will be fully ready and operational? sec. mnuchin: the key goals are to be able to share information that leads to combating terrorist financing activities, and in particular, make sure we have coordinated sanctions. not only here but throughout the middle east. i think we have already seen this working. we have seen some people on the ground and we want to continue to staff that on the ground. i see this as a very significant achievement for us to be able to counterterrorist financing in the region. >> how many people do think are committed to this in the effort they're in the region, and you think it is fully operational by the end of 12 months? sec. mnuchin: i do think it will be fully operationa

united states. where are they now? we will ask brandon judd, president of the national border patrol council. the cbo, congressional budget premiums will increase 15% on average next year. betsy mccaughey, our voice on obamacare, will break it down for us. and in about 20 minutes, we're expecting to see the president sign a bill that repeals most of dodd-frank. this is all about deregulating the banks, but we really want to hear if our president's going to say anything about canceling the north korea summit. stay with us, jam-packed hour ahead. the third hour of "varney & company" just rolling along. ♪ welcome to holiday inn! thank you! ♪ ♪ wait, i have something for you! every stay is a special stay at holiday inn. save up to 15% when you book early at hollidayinn.com stuart: strangely, the price of oil is n today. i would have thought it'd have gone up with the pressure on iran and venezuela, but it's down, $71 a barrel. price of gas keeps on going up. we're at $2.96, the national average. two cents higher than yesterday, twenty cents higher than a month ago. look at the $3 club, 16 states and the d.c., district of colu

president's budget will foster economic growth, set our country on sound fiscal path in the long term and carry out the administration's commitment to protect the national security of the united states. thank you very much. >> mr. secretary, thank you. i recognize myself for some brief opening questions then we'll move to other members quickly. tell me more about the terror financing targeting center in saudi arabia. what are the key goals that you want to have within the next 12 months and you target this financing and when you think it will be fumly ready -- fully ready and operational. >> well, the key goals are to share information that leads to combatting terrorist financing activities and in particular make sure that we have coordinated sanctions, not only here but also throughout the middle east. i think we've already seen this working, we have some people on the ground, we want to continue to staff that up on the ground but i see this as a very significant achievement for us to be able to counter terrorist financing in the region. >> fast forward 12 months. how many people do you think are committed to this in the effort in the region and do you think it's fully opera