T 7 00 a. M. Eastern on the washington journal. Meanwhile, they corporations and the wealthy, including provisions that would undermine the tax incentives that the administration relies upon to fund its public, private partnership. In this scenario, the flexibilities of the administration can just become ways to pass the buck for budget cuts to local communities and only low income families. Have seen that time and time again. Programs helping family and seniors i hope that mr. Montgomery and mr. Kurtz prove me wrong. I hope that under their these matters are far too important to too Many Americans. Thank you, senator brown. Thank you, senator brown. Any additional senator who wishes to make in a statement a do so, although we are not encouraging it. You may do so after the vote. Proceed with a rollcall vote on mr. Montgomery and separate voice votes on mr. Kurtz and missed tops. I would like to move forward on the voice votes first. , we wills point proceed to the nomination of Robert
Foreign Affairs Analyst on the u. S. Relationship with cuba and moves i the prop administration to the caribbean nation. This was hosted by the interamerican dialogue in washington, d. C. It is an hour and a half. Michael c. good morning. Welcome to the interamerican dialogue. My name is michael camilleri. Almost three years ago, president obama and castro embarked on a historic opening in terms of the relations between the u. S. And cuba. Two days ago, the Trump Administration and announced a series of regulatory changes designed to roll back the Obama Administration strategy of engaging with the people of cuba. A few months from now, cuba will undergo a historic leadership transition while reckoning with a moribund economy and a relationship with the u. S. That is rapidly deteriorating as a result of President Trumps policy changes and still unresolved attacks against u. S. Diplomats. Drawdown inic havana had a direct impact on this event as the suspension of Visa Services in havana
Designed to partially roll back Obama Administrations strategy of engaging with the people of cuba. A few months from now, cuba will undergo a historic leadership transition while reckoning with a moribund economy and a demographic challenge in a relationship with the United States that is rapidly deteriorating as a result of President Trumps policy changes and still unresolved attacks against u. S. Diplomats. In fact the diplomatic drawdown , in havana had a direct impact on this event as the suspension of Visa Services in havana prevented us from bringing a speaker from cuba to participate in todays discussion. Nevertheless, to help us make sense of what has happened and assess what the future might bring for cuba and the United States we are privileged to , welcome to the dialogue three distinguished friends and colleagues with decades of experience working on cuba. To my immediate left, Emily Mendrala is the executive director of the center for democracy in the americas. Emily serv
Tightens travel and Economic Policy with cuba, latin american academics discussed future relations between the two countries as part of an event hosted by the inner interamerica dialogue in washington, d. C. The discussion ran about an hour and a half. Michael c. good morning. Welcome to the interamerican dialogue. My name is michael camilleri. Almost three years ago, president obama and castro embarked on a historic opening in terms of the relations between the u. S. And cuba. Two days ago, the Trump Administration announced a series of regulatory changes designed to roll back the Obama Administration strategy of maximizing engagement with the people of cuba. A few months from now, cuba will undergo a historic leadership transition while reckoning with a moribund economy, demographic challenges and a relationship with the u. S. That is rapidly deteriorating as a result of President Trumps policy changes and still unresolved sonic attacks against u. S. Diplomats. In fact the diplomatic
Higher u. S. Education standards. Public support for common core standards is dropping. Live coverage begins at 10 30 eastern here on cspan. The American Bar Association continues its Homeland Security conference with a focus on Cyber Security. The government challenge and the dressing security breaches, this afternoon at 3 10 eastern. Weh friday night this month, travel to Historic Places and we hear from authors that shaped the nation. Tonight we focus on the Civil Rights Movement and focus on the 1917 race, riot, and here at the civil right movements. He witnessed a lynching when he was only 12. His father said that is what they do. So he said, i am sure he was a little bit angry and hurt. Getting away from it, getting away from mississippi, he enlisted into the army when he was only 16. He said defending america doesnt matter about the color of your skin, until he came home to mississippi. He tried to register to vote. He and his brother charles. He said a group of white men turned