thank you, wendy sherman. thanks for chris matthews anne geran and chris cillizza. that does it for us for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." join us tomorrow live from cleveland at the first republican primary debate. thomas roberts joins us now. >> hi, andrea. thank you so much. hi, everybody, i am thomas roberts reporting live from los angeles and we followed that breaking news right here on msnbc. president obama's hard sell of the iran nuclear deal. the president delivering an impassioned speech today, saying the iran deal is the most consequential foreign policy debate in the u.s. since the invasion of iraq. >> this is the strongest nonproliferation agreement ever negotiated. and because this is such a strong deal every nation in the world that has commented publicly with the exception of the israeli government has expressed support. >> the backdrop for the president's speech today is notable. american university is the same place where president john f. kennedy called for nuclear disarmament in 1963. >> i realize the pursuit of peace is not as dramati

secretary kerry's side throughout the process, undersecretary of state for political affairs, wendy sherman. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me, lawrence. >> it must come as a surprise to you that you are now in a position to have to respond to criticism being offered by donald trump who clearly now has a bigger microphone than any of the republicans in washington who are arguing against this deal. i want to play something that donald trump said last night because it's an echo, the trump version of what you have heard from many republican senate critics about the inspection periods an the possible delays involved. let's listen to the way donald trump put it last night. >> we have a 24-day wait period. so if we think they are doing nuclear, we have to wait 24 days. that's not the worst part. the worst part is, the clock doesn't start ticking, could be 24 months. there's a whole process. they could build, shoot, a couple more build, shoot and we still wouldn't be in there checking. >> your response? >> my response is i hope mr. trump has read the agreement because if he had

but we are prepared, and i think wendy sherman is going to be briefing shortly on that. what we did providing can provide is the actual roadmap that the iaea put out and the iaea has issued a full roadmap of their expectation -- senator: i understand that. but i am talking about the secret document. mr. kerry: it's a confidential agreement. it's being postured as this -- it's a confidential agreement which is the standard of the iaea. we have lived with the iaea for years. historically, they always create what is called a comprehensive safeguard agreement, a csa which they negotiate with the country, and we don't get that -- it's not shared with the world. the reason it is confidential has to do with what you can get out of that country, but we do get briefed on it. we are aware of it. secretary moneyonize may have tightened it up a bit. you have confidence in it. senator: i would say as chairman it is incomprehensible that we did not have full access to that and i think most people agree with that. but my time is expired. thank you. mr. mccain: senator nelson. senator n

. >> that was under secretary wendy sherman at a senate hearing.g side john kerry in vienna. less than an hour from now president obama makes his case for the deal at american university in washington. he's expected to frame this as the most important foreign policy debate as the decision to go to war in iraq over a decade ago. the president said the deal is the best way to stop a nuclear arms race short of going to war. he picked american university for a reason. it's the same place where president kennedy made his case for diplomacy with the enemies in 1963. he was then talking about the soviet union. >> let us not be bind to our differences, but let us also direct attention to our common interests and the means by chp those differences can be resolved. >> good morning. what are we expecting from the president today? >> reporter: jose, good morning to you. in addition to the president laying out the argument that this is the most critical foreign policy debate since the iraq war, the president is going to lay out details for why he thinks this is

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kerry, andsecretary wendy sherman and others, and people like chris, deserve all of the credit for the very strong agreement. asking whether this is the final, whether this is the period at the end of the sentence, as it relates to this issue, the final long-term answer to all the controversies with iran, it is not. the agreement itself is in place a series of very important long-standing commitments for iran that we believe will give the international community confidence. put significant constraints on them for the next 10-15 years and puts permanent restraints on the heavy water reactor. it puts permanent obligations on iran as it relates to intrusive inspections and generational obligations. theirncludes plutonium and uranium resources. it is true that there are inadequately -- inevitably going to be issues and parts of the deal. even a document that is more than 100 pages long, and a precise, there will be disputes and disagreements. people will find ambiguities. one of the good innovations is that there is a mechanism for addressing that in the form of the joint commission. that

obviously, secretary kerry and secretary moniz and wendy sherman and others and people like russ deserve all the credit for what i think is a very strong agreement. asking whether this is his final, whether thi this is the period at the end of the sentence as it relates to this issue, the final long-term answer to all the controversies with iran, it's not. is the agreement itself put in place a series of very important long-standing amendments for iran that we believe to get the international community confident they will not develop a nuclear weapon. it puts constraints on their enrichment capacity, puts from the constraints on the arak heavy-water nuclear, puts obligations under vanessa was to interested inspection sentiments on certain types of inspections that are frankly unprecedented like inspections into their uranium mines and mills in centrifuge production abilities and the like. it is true that the are inevitably going to be issues and controversies within the four corners of the deal went even with the document that is more than 100 pages long and is extraordinarily detailed a

we'll hear comments from wendy sherman. see her comments live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. and after that more about iran with remarks from president obama at american university here in washington. he'll speak about the nuclear agreement as he continues to argue for congressional and public support on the deal. the president begins live at 11:20 eastern on c-span. >>> c-span radio takes you to the movies. hear four supreme court cases from "woman in gold." >> concerns mr. chief justice. the can of worms argument. we recommend opening the can. and extracting just the one little worm with a pair of tweezers and quickly closing it shut again. >> to "the people versus larry flunt flint." >> if jerry falwell can sue when there has been no libel of speech on the grounds of public speech then think of gary trudeau and carson on the "tonight show." >> the watergate case from "all the presidents men." >> these two were assigned to it. these two were apointed to the case. >> burglars have their own counsel? >> that's right. >> that's kind of unusual isn't it? >> for burglars it's un

on our first panel, we will hear first from the honorable wendy sherman. she's the undersecretary for political affairs at the u.s. department of state. next we will hear from mr. adam szubin. he's currently the acting undersecretary of the treasury for terrorism and financial crimes. both written testimonies will be made part of the hearing record today. ambassador sherman, you proceed as you wish. >> good morning. chairman shelby, ranking member brown, and members of the committee, thank you very much for this opportunity to discuss the joint comprehensive plan of action that the united states and our international partners recently concluded with iran. to reserve as much time as possible for questions, i'll only highlight a few key points. by blocking each of iran's potential pathways to the fissile material required for a bomb, the deal approved in vienna ensures iran's nuclear program will be peaceful over the long term. under the deal's provisions, iran must remove two-thirds of its installed centrifuges for ten years, reduce its stockpile of enriche

i mean, if wendy sherman were up here, my god, the number of briefings, hearings. i don't know, i don't know a single other issue in the national security space wherewer spend more time talking to congress. it is not just now as we're trying to make the case that this deal is good one and should be supported. but through the entire process folks from chris's team have been hauled up in front and volunteered to go up on many occasions to meet with any congress, member of congress, senior staff. i think, you know, if you talked on average day to you know, staff for senator menendez for example, on the senate foreign relations committee, they often times have better insight into what was going on in the negotiations than some of us in the white house did. i don't know know there was sense congress was somehow locked out of the details. just some members of the congress don't like details which is their right. it is alsoe the case the facts support the deal. >> let me just make one more point here as well, which is under international arms control treaties i'm more fam

wendy sherman, undersecretary of state for political affairs. can see live coverage here on cspan 3 tomorrow morning at 10:00 eastern. president obama goes to american university here in washington, d.c. tomorrow to talk about the iran nuclear agreement. he's expected to counter criticism of the deal and explain why congress shouldn't block it. cspan will have live coverage of the president tomorrow morning at 11:20 eastern. >>> sunday night on q and a, former emergency manager of detroit, kevin orr talks about detroit's financial issues and his job overseeing the largest municipal bankruptcy in u.s. history. >> if detroit had taken that $1.5 billion it bored in 2005 and 2006 when the stock market went down to 6700. and if it had invested in an index fund, the stock market is now trading at 18,000, almost three times what it was. that not only would have tripled their money. they could have paid the pensions in full and got back in the business of declaring what is called the 13th check. used to be a practice of giving pensioners the 13th check

and at a separate hearing, undersecretary of state wendy sherman was questioned on that same point. >timately what we are talking about here is the credibility of the international atomic energy agency whether in fact we believe they are credible, independent verification organization, which it is. >> ifill: polls show the american public is also divided over the agreement. a recent "wall street journal"/ n.b.c. news survey found a third supporting the deal, a third opposing it, and a third saying they don't know enough to make a decision. congress has begun a 60-day review, and has until september 17th to vote on it. the president has warned he'll veto any resolution of disapproval. so how successful was the president in making the case for the iran nuclear agreement? we get two views. nicholas burns had a 27-year career in the foreign service. he's now at harvard university's kennedy school. and ray takeyh was a senior adviser on iran at the state department during president obama's first term. he's now a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations. ray takeyh, the president h

wendy sherman said yesterday in banking she would come and share with us how that arrangement was working. i called her early this morning to ask her if she would at least, at a minimum, let us have her notes from when she was briefed by the iaea. and i am beginning to believe that one of the reasons they do not want people to know -- it's not about iran's confidentiality. idol think it withstand the test of late-night comedy. -- i don't think it would stand the test of late-night comedy if people understood how things were being done. the fact that we have concerns about trafficking, and again, on a unanimous vote we voted to end of modern slavery in this world. that somehow we will not be viewed as people who are unpatriotic. be viewed as people that somehow are not serious about this issue. today we are going to examine, read from the 2015 at state department trafficking and persons report. this year's report has attracted significant interest because of controversy over how rankings were made regarding certain -- countries including india, china, malaysia, cuba, and mexico. we thank u

to see, senator, i wish you had been there last night to hear the discussion about parching and wendy sherman said in banking she would serve how that arrangement was working. i called her early this morning if she would at least at a minimum let us have her notes from when she was briefed by the acrobatics -- iaea. this isn't about iran's confidentality. people understood how the parching thing was going done. we thank sarah sewall for being here. the fact we have concern about trafficking about again on unanimous vote we voted to end slavery in the world. and we will not be viewed as people who are unpatriotic or be viewed as people who are not serious about the issues. >> in regards to your opening comments, i think you are continuing and have been a thoughtful principled person. i know you to know that. i respect greatly your leadership on the committee in the manner we have been able to work together. >> hopefully if i disagree with you once you won't compare me to the hardliner side in iran. >> and i want to -- i am still going through the review process. i have not reached a decision o

if wendy sherman were up here, the number of briefings, hearings, i don't know a single we spend moreere time talking to congress. it's not just now as we try to make the case this hill is a good one and should be supported. through the entire process folks have volunteered to meet with any member of congress, senior staff. i think if you talk to senator menendez they offer greater insight into what is going on. i don't know if there was a sense that congress was locked out of the details. case our right to make the that it supports the deal. >> let me make one more point. under international arms control there are things the united states has to do like eliminating missiles, and there are things the russians or the soviet union has to do as well. thing happening here is the president is going through this authority to waive sanctions the congress authorized with a presidential waiver. had the congress not authorized a presidential waiver, i have good reason to believe the white house would have vetoed that legislation on principle. the have resisted imposition of sanctions. there are no

. >> on our first panel, we will hear from wendy sherman.e is the under secretary for political affairs. bash at exhibit -- adam szubin. ambassador sherman, proceed as you wish. taelor for this opportunity to discuss a plan of action the u.s. and our international partners recently concluded. to reserve as much time as possible, i will only highlight a few key points. i blocking each of the potential pathways to the materials acquired for avon, the deal ran'sved insurers i nuclear program bully peaceful over the long-term. they must remove two thirds of its installed centrifuges, reduce the stockpile of uranium , and cap far below the danger point. facility will be rebuilt so it cannot produce weapons grade plutonium. meanwhile, fuel from the reactor will be shipped from the country. i emphasize this deal is based on verification, not trust. before obtaining any relief from n mustic sanctions, ira meet its commitments. if there are suspicious, undeclared sites, no sites will be off limits. but they fail to meet the responsibilities, we can e

i want to say, senator, i usually have been there last night to hear the discussion about -- wendy sherman said yesterday, she would say how -- how that arrangement was working. i called her early this morning asterisk she would at least at a minimum that is have heard notes from when she was brief by the iaea. i am beginning to believe that one of the reasons a do not want people to know -- it is not about iran's confidentiality. i do not it withstand the test of late-night comedy if people understood how the -- was being done. i just hope we today that we thank sarah sewall for being here, the fact that we have concerns about trafficking that on unanimous vote of we ended slavery in this work, that somehow we would not be viewed as patriotic or unpatriotic, that somehow people are not serious on these issues. senator cardin: i want you to know i think you are a thoughtful and principal person. i respect your leadership on this committee in the matter that we had been able to work together. senator corker: you compare me to the hardliner syed in iran. senator cardin: i am still going thro

over the last couple of weeks, wendy sherman, assistant undersecretary of state testifying on capitolill before the senate banking committee. the headline means of obama negotiator says she didn't see final iran side deals. she says she did not see the final documents, the provisional documents, as did her experts. covered the hearing earlier and it continues now and you can follow it on c-span three. we will show it later in our program schedule. i want to let you know we will be showing the president's speech in its entirety. the president was a bit late this morning getting to american university but once it started, the hour-long speech or so, we will show you again tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. looking forward to comment on facebook. has the administration made its case for the iran nuclear deal? kind of keeping track, all of this is a head of the -- once congress returns. the senate is in session this week before they wrap up. once congress returns they will consider the iran nuclear deal. the hill has been keeping a track on the votes on that nuclear deal. here's what

want to say i wish richard binder last night to hear, to hear the discussion about parchin at wendy shermansaid yesterday and thinking she would come share with us how parchin that arrangement was working. i called her early this morning to ask her if she would at least at a minimum let us have her notes of when she was briefed by the iaea. and i'm beginning to believe that one of the reasons they do not want people to know it's not about iran's confidentiality. i don't think it would stand the test of late-night comedy if people understood how parchin thing was being done. so i just hope that today we thank sarah sewall for being here, the fact that we have concerns about trafficking. that begins on a unanimous vote. we voted to end modern slavery in this world, that somehow we will not be viewed as people who are unpatriotic. be viewed as some other people are not serious about this issue spirit first, thank you for convening this hearing. in regards to your opening comments i want you to know i think you are a continued and always have been a thoughtful principled person but i want you t

physics professor who is really actually world-famous for his scientific prowess, and wendy sherman, one of mechanic's truly great -- america's truly great diplomats. we've yet to see the language of the legislative response to the accord that's been negotiated. i know that senator corker and senator cornyn are working on it, but it is not out yet. it is incumbent on congress to review this agreement, with a thoughtful, level-headed process. an agreement of this magnitude deserves it. now let's hopefully remember that we all agree, now the world agrees, that a nuclear-armed iran is unacceptable, a threat to our national security. the safety of israel and the stability of the middle east. mr. president, like many senators, i'm continuing to consider this matter. i'm looking forward to the briefing tonight. it's altogether appropriate for senators to consider this deliberately and with the understanding that this is really important. and i also admire those senators on both sides who have come to the conclusion how they feel about this. a number of us have not and are looking for more

my understanding is that wendy sherman is the individual who briefed house members in a classified settingd she has made an offer to brief members of the u.s. senate in a classified setting. that leads me to believe that she is the one who was briefed by the iaea on the contents of the agreement, but you should ask the state department directly. andrew: obviously you can't speak about confidential protocol, but can you envision a situation where the iaea would come to a broader conclusion as far as iran's nuclear intentions without access to iranian scientists? mr. earnest: my understanding is that the iaea has indicated they will have access to all the information they need to write the report. i mentioned yesterday some irony of some republicans in the united states senate who say they are not scientists and therefore cannot form an opinion about the reality of climate change, yet, all of a sudden they have the expertise of a nuclear physicist and can effectively determine what sort of access and information the iaea needs to write the report. i think it is -- that is why we don't put a

wendy sherman said yesterday in banking she would come and share with us how that arrangement was working. i called her early this morning to ask her if she would at least, at a minimum, let us have her notes from when she was briefed by the iaea. and i am beginning to believe that one of the reasons they do not want people to know -- it's not about iran's confidentiality. i don't think it would stand the test of late-night comedy if people understood how things were being done. i just hope that today we thank sarah sewall for being here. the fact that we have concerns about trafficking, again, on a unanimous vote we voted to end modern slavery in this world. that somehow we will not be viewed as people who are unpatriotic. be viewed as people that somehow are not serious about this issue. today we are going to examine, recently released 2015 state department trafficking in persons report. this year's report has attracted significant interest of the controversy over how tier rankings were made regarding certain countries including india, china, malaysia, cuba saudi arabia and mexico. we t

the first panel, we will hear from honorable wendi sherman secretary -- under secretary for political affairs here next, we will hear from mr. adam szubin, acting undersecretary of the treasury for terrorism. written testimonies will be made part of the hearing record. ambassador sherman, proceed as you wish. ms. sherman: good morning members. thank you for this opportunity to discuss the joint comprehensive plan of action that the united states and international partners recently concluded with iran. to reserve as much time as possible for questions, i will only highlight a few key points. by locking each of iran's potential pathways to get material required for a bomb the deal approved injures that iran's nuclear program will be peaceful over the long-term. under the deal of the provisions iran must remove two-thirds of centrifuges for 10 years, reduce the stockpile of enriched uranium by 98% for 15 years, and cap uranium enrichment at 3.67% far below the danger point for 15 years. the core of iran's heavywater reactor at iraq will be removed and rendered unusable, and the facility

wendy sherman will become a fellow at the harvard institute of politics.s. senate will take up that nuclear deal september 8th right after the august recess. a big concern for lawmakers, new satellite imagery suggesting the iranians are attempting to clean up a site ahead of international inspections. president obama warned that if congress rejects this deal though it could set the stage for another war in the middle east. that provoked some back and forth on twitter between the white house and congressional leaders. steve scalise complained about the secret side deals, and the president fired back important detail there are no secret deals. my staff can brief you on any question about any part of the deal. that's what the president tweeted. here is cnn's chief national security correspondent jim sciutto. >> i am stating a fact. >> reporter: today the president made an impassioned, even defiant defense of the iran nuclear deal attempting to dissuade skeptical lawmakers from blocking the agreement. >> i have had to make a lot of tough calls as president, bu

witnesses include the lead negotiator for the u.s., wendy sherman, undersecretary of state for political affairs. you can see live coverage on c-span3 tomorrow morning at 10:00 eastern. >>> president obama goes to american university here in washington, d.c. tomorrow to talk about the iran nuclear agreement. he's expected to counter criticism of the deal and explain why congress shouldn't block it. c-span will have live coverage of the president tomorrow morning at 11:20 eastern. >>> yesterday, president obama spoke to a class of 500 mandela washington fellows, part of a presidential summit for young leaders from subsahara africa. the purpose is to train them with entrepreneurial skills they can take back to their communities. president obama talked to the group for just over an hour. >> thank you. well, hello, everybody. ♪ happy birthday to you happy birthday to you ♪ ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ >> thank you. thank you. everybody, sit down. thank you so much. well. this is a good crowd here. first of all can everybody please give grace another big round of applause. you know not only does

. >> hear testimony from under secretary of state, wendy sherman, the lead negotiator for the u.s., see comments live at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span 3, and after that, more about iran with replarks from palm and american university in washington speaking about the nuclear agreement as he continues to argue for congressional and public support on the deal. the president begins live at 11:00 eastern on c-span. we'll feature programming weeknights on c-span2 beginning at 8:00 eastern, and at the end of the summer, two booktv special programs, september 5th, live from the nation's capital for the book festival followed by our in-depth program at the american enterprise institute. booktv on c-span2. television for serious readers. >>> now testimony from health and human services secretary on her department's policy priorities. she spoke last week in front of the house education and work force committee for a little more than two hours. >> good morning, secretary. >> good morning. >> thank you for joining us to review the policies before us. as is often the case when a cabinet secretary

witnesses include the lead negotiator for the u.s., wendy sherman, under secretary of state for political affairs. you can see live coverage here on c-span 3 tomorrow morning at 10:00 eastern. >>> sunday night on q & a. talking about detroit's financial issues and his job overseeing the largest municipal bankruptcy in u.s. history. >> if detroit had taken that $1.5 billion that it borrowed in 2005 and 2006. dow jones industrial index, stock market's trading at 18,000, almost three times what it was. not only would've tripled their money, they could have paid the prejudices in full and gotten back in the business of declaring what's called the 13th check. used to be a practice of giving pensioners a 13th check at the end of the year in addition to the 12 they're due. so it could have fixed itself if there'd been some sort of sober management going forward just like any organization in the united states, as well. if you have some strong leadership and some focused leadership, you can resolve these problems. but it takes a lot of effort. >> sunday night on c-span's q & a. >>> the panel discu

icbms and an economy with pressure and it learned from wendy sherman that the iaea inspectors will not get physical access to all military sites. now as iran grows more powerful america's ability to use peace leverage is in a fatal flaw in the agreement that provides aun cha i call the nuclear snap back. the agreement notes that if sanctions are reimposed in whole or in part in response to nuclear noncompliance, iran will void the deal. and it contained a requirement for the u.s. and eu to do nothing to interfere with the normization of trade and economic relations with iran. i call this the nuclear snapback because iran will use these provisions to threaten to walk away from the deal and engage in nuclear escalation. iran will target the europeans to intimidate them, not to imposition the sanctions on any grounds or risk nuclear aspiration or war. and this is likely to provoke disagreements between rauch and the european allies on the credibility and the seriousness of in fractions and.appropriate level of response and level of iranian retaliation. administration assumes that even if

we'll hear comments from wendy sherman. see her comments live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. and after that more about iran with remarks from president obama at american university here in washington. he'll speak about the nuclear agreement as he continues to argue for congressional and public support on the deal. the president begins live at 11:20 eastern on c-span. >>> c-span radio takes you to the movies. hear four supreme court cases from "woman in gold." >> concerns mr. chief justice. the can of worms argument. we recommend opening the can. and extracting just the one little worm with a pair of tweezers and quickly closing it shut again. >> to "the people versus larry flunt flint." >> if jerry falwell can sue when there has been no libel

. >> and wendy sherman said you don't have to be physically there.. is that good enough? >> and lift the sanctions to thrive and raise money to support syria and the assad regime. maria: to be clear we know that iran is the supporter of terrorism in the middle east and we know that they are the destructor in the region and we know that the supreme leader after the deal was apparently done, tweeted out a picture of president obama with a gun to his head and continues to chant death to america. so, again, i ask you, why was this so necessary? >> this is why israel hates the deal. they have cut through the b-s and say this is the path to evil and for whatever reason i think that jenna hit on the point maybe to preserve the legacy or enhance the legacy of the obama administration they want to push this through before he's out of office. >> we heard from republican candidate and carly fiorina as well, the first thing she would do in office is make sure that this deal doesn't stay in place. what the white house is saying is that we will never come back fro

. >> on our first panel will hear from the honorable wendy sherman. she is the under secretary for political affairs and next we will hear from mr. adam zubin. he is currently the acting undersecretary. both of your written testimonies we made part of the hearing record today. ambassador sherman you may proceed as you wish. >> good morning to chairman shelby, ranking member round and members of the committee. thank you for this opportunity to discuss the joint copperheads a plan of action that the netted states and our international partners recently concluded with iran. i will only highlight a few key points. by locking each of their potential pathways to the material required for a bomb. the deal and shores that iran's nuclear program will be peaceful over the long-term. under the provisions iran must move two thirds of its installed centrifuges for 10 years, reduce its stockpile of enriched uranium by 98% and cap enrichment at 3.67 percent, far below the danger point for 15 years. reactor be the heavy removed and rendered unusable in the facility r