I was there a quid pro quo as i testified previously with regard to the requested white house call and the white house meeting the answer is yes the suggestion that we were engaged in some irregular rope diplomacy is absolutely false mr giulianis requests were a quid pro quo for arranging a white house visit for president selenski we worked with mr giuliani because the president directed us to do so everyone was in the loop. It was no secret. Also coming up a nazi memorabilia going once going twice a controversial auction where hitlers history goes to the highest bidder all these emblems that all these not see the flags of whatever they are they sell all of a body of being the voice of and still is not separate and the so in moral and ethical terms i think its highly problematic. To our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we begin the day with a witness who may have saved himself and at the same time put a presidency in peril today a top diplomat u
A government like that still does the support of the west. Welcome to called lets go right last april donald trump challenged complements on your main rival in libya only for half that which clearly shocked you and yet you claim to come back with a message that the us was still behind you whats the evidence for that well be we believe that weve been a us ally for quite a long time we were fighting side by side to fight and isis and libya times change the kurds as well where time of change because we cannot apply what happened in syria and libya and im talking about how alliance is coming up. Mr. Trump said that he appreciated mr have to a significant role in fighting terrorism their shared vision for libyas transition to a stable democracy high praise from the leader of the western world for your main enemy isnt that standing by you its a pretty lukewarm way of standing by and. We say those things about you know we still believe that. The administration of United States that mr ation o
A prominent businessman in connection with the murder of investigative journalist daphne zia the tycoon and his yacht were detained by the military today while apparently trying to flee the. Time burnt off its good to have you with a star witness has given the most explosive testimony so far in the impeachment hearings against u. S. President donald trump gordon song the u. S. Ambassador to the European Union had already given evidence behind closed doors about the alleged attempt to pressure ukraines president selenski into starting an investigation into trumps democratic rival joe biden but at todays public hearing his online gave even more explosive details. U. S. Ambassador to golden sunderland now writing for the impeachment hearings the question Everyone Wants him to answer did President Trump hold back financial 80 ukraine in exchange for a corruption probe into his democratic rival joe biden and his links to energy fund the reason the own said he was following instructions from
Future. And the Nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has told us that the houses proposal will not generate sustainability of Pension Plans or the sustainability of the pbgc. So we better not spend time on something the Congressional Budget Office just isnt going to bring a solution and definitely not a longterm solution. In contrast, the proposal that senator alexander and i are releasing today addresses the immediate needs of the few multiemployer plans facing immediate crisis in a manner that protects participant benefits and also ensures a sustainable multiemployer Pension System for the long haul. And it does this all in a fiscally responsible way. Our proposal is not a giveaway to corporations or to unions, and its a better deal for the taxpayers at the same time than a future that even with a larger problem and a pbgc funding needs that will almost surely be met with a taxpayer bailout. All participants in the system would make a sacrifice. Let me make that clear. All partici
Intelligence impeachment inquiry wraps up with testimony from u. S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland. Also a major fundraiser for President Trumps inauguration in 2017. We will stay outside the hearing room. This is the Longworth House Office building. Its possible well now hear from some democratic members on that impeachment inquiry hearing. But were only halfway done through the set hearings for today. Another one, we understand, scheduled for 5 30 eastern coming up with two witnesses. Laura cooper, the Deputy Assistant defense secretary for ukraine and also david hale, who is the under secretary for Political Affairs. That hearing 5 30 eastern. Well have that live here on cspan 3. As we wait for that to get under way, well continue as we look live in the hearing room itself in Longworth House Office building. We continue to take your reaction, your thoughts on the testimony today from ambassador sondland. The lines are 2027488920 for democrats. Republicans its 20274