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everyone had agreed, wto members, in order not to swamp the wto with cases, he would ease off. only after 2006 with the china -- they're all obligations. the chinese reacted as if somehow this respite that they had was the way things ought to go for a long time. now they have realized that they are better off if the united states and the europeans and japan or whoever goes to wto than the alternative, which is unilateral or some sort of combination. i'll come right here. if i miss the on and on the back -- if i miss any on the back, please raise your hand. >> i am with the department of commerce. i was very intrigued by several speakers' comments moving on the concept of the information technology agreement. the trade environment in the world is quite different than it was windy fta was imposed in implemented. what d.c. as some of the political challenges to sectorial agreements? at a think our major trading partners and bric countries would react? >> i will take a shot at it. i am skeptical of the secular approach. i am not sure that the problem is domestic problems, because y
everyone had agreed, wto members, in order not to swamp the wto with cases, he would ease off. only after 2006 with the china -- they're all obligations. the chinese reacted as if somehow this respite that they had was the way things ought to go for a long time. now they have realized that they are better off if the united states and the europeans and japan or whoever goes to wto than the alternative, which is unilateral or some sort of combination. i'll come right here. if i miss the on and on...
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everyone had agreed, wto members, in order not to swamp the wto with cases, he would ease off. only after 2006 with the china -- they're all obligations. the chinese reacted as if somehow this respite that they had was the way things ought to go for a long time. now they have realized that they are better off if the united states and the europeans and japan or whoever goes to wto than the alternative, which is unilateral or some sort of combination. i'll come right here. if i miss the on and on the back -- if i miss any on the back, please raise your hand. >> i am with the department of commerce. i was very intrigued by several speakers' comments moving on the concept of the information technology agreement. the trade environment in the world is quite different than it was windy fta was imposed in implemented. what d.c. as some of the political challenges to sectorial agreements? at a think our major trading partners and bric countries would react? >> i will take a shot at it. i am skeptical of the secular approach. i am not sure that the problem is domestic problems, because y
everyone had agreed, wto members, in order not to swamp the wto with cases, he would ease off. only after 2006 with the china -- they're all obligations. the chinese reacted as if somehow this respite that they had was the way things ought to go for a long time. now they have realized that they are better off if the united states and the europeans and japan or whoever goes to wto than the alternative, which is unilateral or some sort of combination. i'll come right here. if i miss the on and on...
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everyone had agreed, wto members, in order not to swamp the wto with cases, he would ease off. only after 2006 with the china -- they're all obligations. the chinese reacted as if somehow this respite that they had was the way things ought to go for a long time. now they have realized that they are better off if the united states and the europeans and japan or whoever goes to wto than the alternative, which is unilateral or some sort of combination. i'll come right here. if i miss the on and on the back -- if i miss any on the back, please raise your hand. >> i am with the dartment of commerce. i was very intrigued by several speakers' comments moving on the concept of the informaon technology agreement. the trade environment in the wod is quite different than it was windy fta was imposed in implemented. what d.c. as some of the political challenges to sectorial agreements? at a think our major trading partners and bric countries would react? >> i will take a shot at it. i am skeptical of the secular approach. i am not sure that the problem is domestic problems, because you can
everyone had agreed, wto members, in order not to swamp the wto with cases, he would ease off. only after 2006 with the china -- they're all obligations. the chinese reacted as if somehow this respite that they had was the way things ought to go for a long time. now they have realized that they are better off if the united states and the europeans and japan or whoever goes to wto than the alternative, which is unilateral or some sort of combination. i'll come right here. if i miss the on and on...
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commitments under the wto procurement agreement, and other agreements.rt of the difficulty at the federal level. however, $280 billion in the recovery act spending is being channeled to state and municipalities, many of which are not constrained by those international agreements. outside of road building, states and municipalities have never been forced to comply with buy american rules in the past. nonetheless, the office of management and budget has issued guidance requiring state and municipalities to comply fully with the recovery act buy american mandates. this is unprecedented. at the time of economic crisis, and in the context of a stimulus package that is intended to spend money quickly and create jobs quickly, this is a self-defeating idea. and it is retarding economic recovery. the buy american requirement for us-made steel and transportation infrastructure has not been a huge shock to the system, similar roles have been around for 30 years. but it is elsewhere we see the problem. there is a $130 billion north american market for water and wast
commitments under the wto procurement agreement, and other agreements.rt of the difficulty at the federal level. however, $280 billion in the recovery act spending is being channeled to state and municipalities, many of which are not constrained by those international agreements. outside of road building, states and municipalities have never been forced to comply with buy american rules in the past. nonetheless, the office of management and budget has issued guidance requiring state and...
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tiger finished to wonder -- wto under -- two under. this passing shot you're about to see it -- last night, a lot of mistakes. light practice tomorrow here at redskins park as the skins prepare for an interest what scrimmage -- intersquad scrimmage. >> keep the streak going, horace. >>> the health-care debate has some people on capitol hill working overtime. who is putting in the extra time? >> the surprise hit of the summer is the congressional town meeting, this year, big on youtube. president obama's health plan is getting more and more vocal. as one leader put it, any politician loves being heckled by a fool. what hurts is the smart question. >>> here is an update on the breaking news of the pedestrian that was struck by a car in montgomery county. the 50-year-old pedestrian has died. he was taken to hospital in bethesda. the driver remained on the scene. traffic still tied up as police continue to investigate. >> we will keep an eye on that tonight. also, warming up. >>> let's go to the rooftop camera for just a second. during the
tiger finished to wonder -- wto under -- two under. this passing shot you're about to see it -- last night, a lot of mistakes. light practice tomorrow here at redskins park as the skins prepare for an interest what scrimmage -- intersquad scrimmage. >> keep the streak going, horace. >>> the health-care debate has some people on capitol hill working overtime. who is putting in the extra time? >> the surprise hit of the summer is the congressional town meeting, this year, big...
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protectionism, by the way,not only in vogue in ecuador, the wto reports protectionist measures have been enacted in 24 nations plus the additional 27 nations of the union. that's 51 nations in total. question. if the president of ecuador were to give economic add vase to president obama, what would he say? mort? >> he would say, i hope you had an economy that did as well as the protectionist pressure as mine. >> he talked all about china? >> why would he be interested in talking to obama about china. >> because of the comports. >> we have a huge export business to china as well. china's whole economy is based on it without question. >> you are exactly right. china is behaving like 19th sen typewrite america protecting its markets, sending its goods out to capture the whole world. between 1860 and 1928, the u.s. was the most protectionist in history and at the end of that, we produced 42% of the manufacturing. protectionism worked. frankly, it will destroy the country. >> bat buchanan's going to lead the cause to bring back smoot hawly. i hope the tourism board of ecuador could response t
protectionism, by the way,not only in vogue in ecuador, the wto reports protectionist measures have been enacted in 24 nations plus the additional 27 nations of the union. that's 51 nations in total. question. if the president of ecuador were to give economic add vase to president obama, what would he say? mort? >> he would say, i hope you had an economy that did as well as the protectionist pressure as mine. >> he talked all about china? >> why would he be interested in...
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china defended its rules saying it may submit an appeal to the wto. >> just a reminder, we have growth back in certain countries in france, which has meant that the overall composite gdp for the country has had its best posting since last year. that's because we've had growth in france and germany, which both posted a 0.3% rise in their second quarter gdps. on that note, let's find out what's coming up in "squawk box" in just over ten minutes. joe is with us. there you go, joe. we've got some growth over here. >> have got some growth, that's good. and i see you're going with the pattern sole left-hand. we do that sometimes, with you we don't plan it. >> i should have lut you know, today. >> you should have, yes, the memo. let me tell but the two big topics that we have today for the "squawk box" and the nation. we have the pulse of the american consumer, which becky will be handling and america's health care crisis. we call it a crisis. that in and of itself has kind of a hidden meeting that we use now. it's a crisis. but i know 90% of people have insurance and are happy with it and ge
china defended its rules saying it may submit an appeal to the wto. >> just a reminder, we have growth back in certain countries in france, which has meant that the overall composite gdp for the country has had its best posting since last year. that's because we've had growth in france and germany, which both posted a 0.3% rise in their second quarter gdps. on that note, let's find out what's coming up in "squawk box" in just over ten minutes. joe is with us. there you go, joe....
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nohwest wto hagerswn. 73 in daaurtinsbl fug.y b beautiful day to be on the to inside today. ghernit tonight temperatures dropping back down into the 40s and 50s. no real rain around here. morning time upper 50 necklacee time but low 40s. and a pretty nice dry week coming up. we could use the rain still about, you know, that's all right. as long as it's not 100 degrees and raining, take that. chance of showers rolls in on friday. back into the studio. >> thanks very much, chuck. >>> well, ikea is getting a whole bunch of backlash for customers not for the way products but way that things appear in its newest catalog. the swedish furniture chain changed the font this appears in its iconic catalog. for years the typeface was futuria and now changed to verdana. v verdana. since then exploded with angry blog posts. and a romanian man started an online petition entitled "ikea please get rid of verdana." ikea calls its catalog the world's most printed book and still the company says it never expected such a reaction to such a tiny change. >>> well, speaking of change, in a recessio
nohwest wto hagerswn. 73 in daaurtinsbl fug.y b beautiful day to be on the to inside today. ghernit tonight temperatures dropping back down into the 40s and 50s. no real rain around here. morning time upper 50 necklacee time but low 40s. and a pretty nice dry week coming up. we could use the rain still about, you know, that's all right. as long as it's not 100 degrees and raining, take that. chance of showers rolls in on friday. back into the studio. >> thanks very much, chuck....
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and who can forget the wto protest flick, called battle in seattle, which made every protester hot enough to sleep with, which you know is purificationition because most resembled squeaky frohm in her prime. walgreen's, to call them, cranko old bastards waving their canes irrationally apartment a black guy, it's enough to make me want to hurl my fiberconthrough a window. and first, you're wearing a delightful black shut. >> it shows i'm dark and edgy. >> are the people showing up at the townhalls not being serious because they're uncool or is there a reason to make fun of them. >> first of all, take nancy pelosi seriously, they're being mocked because they don't agree with a liberal president. if he want to mock protesters, why don't they mock newkirk next time she protests fly swatters? >> you bring up a good point. that certain protests, the ones who are liberal, have a romantic quality to them. you're saving a poor dog or is it a goose? the animals with the wings? but tea parties, townhalls, boring boring topics. taxings and heavy. it's hard to get excited over this stuff, but somehow
and who can forget the wto protest flick, called battle in seattle, which made every protester hot enough to sleep with, which you know is purificationition because most resembled squeaky frohm in her prime. walgreen's, to call them, cranko old bastards waving their canes irrationally apartment a black guy, it's enough to make me want to hurl my fiberconthrough a window. and first, you're wearing a delightful black shut. >> it shows i'm dark and edgy. >> are the people showing up at...
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guest: the wto does not have any say in the united states. congress makes the laws, the president implements them. it is a chance for countries to come together to agree on rules for global trade. what it does is it put in place what it does is it put in place agreed upon enforceable it makes our economy more stable and allows for growth around the world. caller: under our constitution we have -- god has given as of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. one of those happy this is the right to have guns. why shouldn't we export guidance to mexico? -- export guns to mexico? host: he is not a part of the united states government. caller: he should represent the united states constitution. guest: what i think the secretary of state has spoken out against is illegal guns trafficking to mexico. host: patrick killed ride with the u.s. chamber of commerce, thank you for being with us this morning. and-- patrick killbride, thank you for being with us this morning. >> we will have live coverage of the closing news conference from guadalajara, me
guest: the wto does not have any say in the united states. congress makes the laws, the president implements them. it is a chance for countries to come together to agree on rules for global trade. what it does is it put in place what it does is it put in place agreed upon enforceable it makes our economy more stable and allows for growth around the world. caller: under our constitution we have -- god has given as of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. one of those happy this is the...
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the broad policies, across the world in terms of the world bank, the wto, the imf, and how much role. how much is that going to play in the solution of this? >> you know, i always say we have to fight thi on all guns all the time in this battle. the credit rescue and the recession and stimulus package. and i began adding a fourth got, and that was some kind of global coordination, both in the regulation and stimulus. china says they are stepping up. we are not so sure. the eu hasn't stepped up. eastern europe does not have the money. i think in global coordination has been serious for a long time. i think it is even more serious now. >> i strongly agree. one of the problems is that as the world has gotten a more integrated the bang for the box, how much stimulus he did at home is much less because we have become a more -- more of our income we spend abroad. and that is true of every other country. so if they look at this each from their own point of view there will be a tendency not to have a very effective stimulus. the prime minister of one country, very small country, said why shou
the broad policies, across the world in terms of the world bank, the wto, the imf, and how much role. how much is that going to play in the solution of this? >> you know, i always say we have to fight thi on all guns all the time in this battle. the credit rescue and the recession and stimulus package. and i began adding a fourth got, and that was some kind of global coordination, both in the regulation and stimulus. china says they are stepping up. we are not so sure. the eu hasn't...
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it was wto compliant. it was not something that i thought was necessary, but it was introduced at a time when we had a very severe economic situation. it was important for us to act quickly. and not to get bogged down in debates around this particular provision. prime minister harper and i have discussed this. there may be mechanisms whereby states and local jurisdictions can work with the provinces to allow for cross border procurement practices that expand the trading relationships. but i do think it is important to keep this in perspective. this in no way has endangered the billions of dollars traded between our two countries. it is not a general provision. it was restricted to a very particular aspect of our recovery package. with respect to the health-care debate, we are having a vigorous debate in the u.s.. that is a healthy thing. the reason it is necessary is because we are currently on an unsustainable path. we spent far more per person on health care than any nation on earth. are out comes in ter
it was wto compliant. it was not something that i thought was necessary, but it was introduced at a time when we had a very severe economic situation. it was important for us to act quickly. and not to get bogged down in debates around this particular provision. prime minister harper and i have discussed this. there may be mechanisms whereby states and local jurisdictions can work with the provinces to allow for cross border procurement practices that expand the trading relationships. but i do...
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if you makeit, then you'll have cess to the medialhave visibilik abt your country as much as you wto. n get a break. >> charlie: as authentic voic one of yo greatelationships of your life. >> right. was adear friend. >> charlie: you said lover, friend. >> i met miriam whei was7, she was about 24. and we becameery, veryclose. we were anchore in to to ship life isouth africa. both had greatmbition, we dn't know who would go overseas firs but we knew we were going to go. when she got here, we' been rresponding, she introduced me toizzy to, j.j. johnson to, miles and all. finally she sai come over re. even when we parted we worked gether on many tours all over the world. the thing that i w most admirable about miriam she educated so many of us. sent so many of us to school. she would tour all the refugee camps in africa, buy the medicines,ring bundles of clothes and sheaised money for the patriot front of zimbwe, for mozbique and others. for the anc and i dot think anybody did for africa in the history of africa as much as miriam did. every president the world bowed ater feet. when she op
if you makeit, then you'll have cess to the medialhave visibilik abt your country as much as you wto. n get a break. >> charlie: as authentic voic one of yo greatelationships of your life. >> right. was adear friend. >> charlie: you said lover, friend. >> i met miriam whei was7, she was about 24. and we becameery, veryclose. we were anchore in to to ship life isouth africa. both had greatmbition, we dn't know who would go overseas firs but we knew we were going to go....
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it was wto compliant. it was not something that i thought was necessary, but it was introduced at a time when we had a very severe economic situation and it was important for us to act quickly and not get bogged down in debates around this particular provision. prime minister harper and i have discussed this and there may be mechanisms whereby states and local jurisdictions can work with the provinces to allow for cross-border procurement practices that expand the trading relationship, but i do think it's important to keep this in perspective. this is in no way has endangered the billions of dollars of trade taking place between our two countries. it's not a general provision, but it was restricted to a very particular aspect of our recovery package. with respect to the health care debate, we are having a vigorous debate in the united states and i think that's a healthy thing. the reason it's necessary is because we are on a currently unsustainable path. we spend far more per person on health care than any
it was wto compliant. it was not something that i thought was necessary, but it was introduced at a time when we had a very severe economic situation and it was important for us to act quickly and not get bogged down in debates around this particular provision. prime minister harper and i have discussed this and there may be mechanisms whereby states and local jurisdictions can work with the provinces to allow for cross-border procurement practices that expand the trading relationship, but i do...
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guest: the wto does not have any say in the united states.ongress makes the laws, the president implements them. it is a chance for countries to come together to agree on rules for global trade. what it does is it put in place agreed upon enforceable rules that we all live by. it makes the economy more stable around the world. . is illegal arms trafficking to mexico that supports criminal cartels that operate on both sides of the border and endanger both mexicans and americans everyday. >> thanks for being with us. >> thanks, bill. >> we'll turn our attention to healthcare next with keith epstein. he is in the role of lobbying on capitol hill. also this morning, brad sherman of california will talk to us about afghanistan and pakistan. he is with the foreign affairs committee. we'll wrap up the morning talking with felipe and alexandra cousteau and their series on planet green's "blue august." >> the president is in mexico, secretary of state hillary clinton continues her travels in africa. in angola, she signed new agreement to fight hiv-aid
guest: the wto does not have any say in the united states.ongress makes the laws, the president implements them. it is a chance for countries to come together to agree on rules for global trade. what it does is it put in place agreed upon enforceable rules that we all live by. it makes the economy more stable around the world. . is illegal arms trafficking to mexico that supports criminal cartels that operate on both sides of the border and endanger both mexicans and americans everyday....
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you take care of your kids, now it's time to take care of yourself. wto control my diabetes, to staywith my life. it comes from liberty medical. and now, it's not only where i get my diabetes testing supplies - but it's where i get my prescription drugs as well. see if you're on medicare, the cost of your diabetes testing supplies as well as your prescription drugs may be covered. liberty takes care of all the paperwork with medicare and sends the prescription forms directly to your doctor for approval. then, on your schedule, packs up this box and sends it right to your door with no charge for shipping. and liberty assures you have everything you need to manage your diabetes, including most brand name meters. call now and we'll send you a free meter. plus, a free cookbook when you join. call liberty. they can help you live a better life. call the number on your screen. jon: we want to take you to connecticut where christopher dodd is addressing reporters about the death of ted kennedy. he also has prostate cancer himself. >> look, the country has lost a great advocate. there are mil
you take care of your kids, now it's time to take care of yourself. wto control my diabetes, to staywith my life. it comes from liberty medical. and now, it's not only where i get my diabetes testing supplies - but it's where i get my prescription drugs as well. see if you're on medicare, the cost of your diabetes testing supplies as well as your prescription drugs may be covered. liberty takes care of all the paperwork with medicare and sends the prescription forms directly to your doctor for...
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it was wto compliant. it was not something that i thought was necessary, and but it was introduced at a time when we had a severe economic situation and it was important for us to act quickly and not get bogged down in the day to around this particular provision. prime minister harper and i discussed this, and there might be mechanisms whereby local states and jurisdictions can work with provinces to allow possible -- cross border procurement practices that expands the trading relationship, but i think it is important to keep it in perspective. this has in no way in danger the billion dollars in trade taking place between our two countries. it is not a general provision but was restricted to a particular aspect of our recovery package. with respect to the health-care debate, we are having a vigorous debate in the united states and that is a healthy thing. the reason it is necessary is because we are currently on an unsustainable path. we spend far more per person on health care than any other nation on ear
it was wto compliant. it was not something that i thought was necessary, and but it was introduced at a time when we had a severe economic situation and it was important for us to act quickly and not get bogged down in the day to around this particular provision. prime minister harper and i discussed this, and there might be mechanisms whereby local states and jurisdictions can work with provinces to allow possible -- cross border procurement practices that expands the trading relationship, but...
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reports, still unconfirmed, that india plans to sue the euro union at the world trade organization at the wtofor allowing big pharmaceutical companies to detain engine nettic drugs in transit to developing countries. that is one important development. meantime, more reports coming in. capital major has written to the power minister to impose a duty. get actually a cost advantage over indian suppliers. so that is one thing which is really playing out in the market right now. they have, indeed, asked the company to offset high sales tax on volumes. meantime, it's back to you. >> ayesha, thank you very much for that. >>> well, whether it's india, china, anything moving markets, news, videos and blogs, with you can find them all in one spot, cnbc.com. >>> still to come, u.s. jobs and services data fuel concerns about the strength of the recovery. so just how difficult will it be to get off the bottom? >>> plus, also the dollar is somewhere bopping around the nine-month low level against the pound. we'll get the latest on the currency market. eeeeeeee >>> the dollar is nearing lows to ster
reports, still unconfirmed, that india plans to sue the euro union at the world trade organization at the wtofor allowing big pharmaceutical companies to detain engine nettic drugs in transit to developing countries. that is one important development. meantime, more reports coming in. capital major has written to the power minister to impose a duty. get actually a cost advantage over indian suppliers. so that is one thing which is really playing out in the market right now. they have, indeed,...
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across the border and restrictions on imports of chinese chicken which they have challenged at the wtoach case congress took the lead. in some of the cases the president expressed his discomfort, but signed them into law nonetheless. this pattern seemed to repeat itself on a more threatening scale when the house passed its cap and trade bill. the administration was deeply inlved. presumably the administration has some clout in said. the legislation emerged from the house with a strong protectn. the president quickly denounced those but apparently had not. now, there have been positive signs of the administration. this bike explicit campaign promises the administration chose not to label china. and in may a series of speeches in which he advocated moving forward. shortly after the speeches the white house clarified it was ready to do nonesuch than trying criticism from both senators bacchus. the third category, to be fair to the presidency is fairly him down on trade. here i would just not by the way as a card-carrying economist that the reluctance to go for trade and in our mental mast
across the border and restrictions on imports of chinese chicken which they have challenged at the wtoach case congress took the lead. in some of the cases the president expressed his discomfort, but signed them into law nonetheless. this pattern seemed to repeat itself on a more threatening scale when the house passed its cap and trade bill. the administration was deeply inlved. presumably the administration has some clout in said. the legislation emerged from the house with a strong protectn....
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it was wto compliance. it was not something that i thought was necessary, but it was introduced at a time when we had a very severe economic situation and it was -- and it was important for us to act quickly and not get bogged down in debates around this particular provision. prime minister harbor and i have discussed this and there may be mechanisms whereby states and local jurisdictions can work with the provinces to allow for cross-border procurement practices that expand the trading relationship. but i did think it is important to keep this in perspective. this is no way has -- it has no way endangered the billions of dollars of trade between our two countries. it is not a general provision but it was restricted to a very particular aspect of our recovery package. with respect to the health-care debate, we are having a vigorous debate in the united states and i think that that is a healthy thing. the reason it is necessary because -- is because we are currently on a sustained -- unsustainable path. we s
it was wto compliance. it was not something that i thought was necessary, but it was introduced at a time when we had a very severe economic situation and it was -- and it was important for us to act quickly and not get bogged down in debates around this particular provision. prime minister harbor and i have discussed this and there may be mechanisms whereby states and local jurisdictions can work with the provinces to allow for cross-border procurement practices that expand the trading...
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. >> federal news radio and wto radio here in washington one of the questions that came to mind to me when you were talking about the need to continue research funding beyond 2011 when that your of funding from out is the need to continue to keep young durham researchers in the pipeline all throughout the federal government there's concern about the retirement wave that's going to be moving through as more baby boomers reach retirement age and decide to move on to another phase of their lives how do you understand the challenge here at nih in that regard and how might that in turn into the discussion about chongging to keep funding levels up here to keep researchers working? >> so the demographics are complex and somewhat different from my understanding and again i need to know more about this since this is my first day i can keep saying that. i think it's certainly true that within the nimh extramural staff and the administrative staff that we have serious concerns about the likelihood of retirements finning work force in the curse of the coming years with a lot of the people who hav
. >> federal news radio and wto radio here in washington one of the questions that came to mind to me when you were talking about the need to continue research funding beyond 2011 when that your of funding from out is the need to continue to keep young durham researchers in the pipeline all throughout the federal government there's concern about the retirement wave that's going to be moving through as more baby boomers reach retirement age and decide to move on to another phase of their...