But your expectation that the Transpacific Partnership will happen this year. Professor. Lets give him a call in a minute here. We only have have a few more minutes. Im going to take your questions quickly from the back. First of all is it your expectation this will be concluded this year . Secondly, on the b. I. T. Did i understand you correctly to say that you would hope and expect that the b. I. T. Will be completed and ratifyied before the end of the Obama Administration . And my question related to that is since next year, obviously its a very Political Year in the United States, if it cannot be are the faed by the end of the administration by the end of this administration do you think its very important to have it completed by the end of the administration. Yes. And then have a completed agreement come up in the next administration . Yes. Yes. Very good. Go ahead. Four tpp, because thats very frankly yesterday treasury briefed us, enena big debate in congress. And if they can be
All of you. Ladies and gentlemen, friends. Welcome to brookings. This is a much expected event and we had trouble accommodating everybody who wanted to listen to you. Im really grateful that you took the time out of the meetings to share your perspectives with you. You are well known, many books 15 books. I dont know all of them, but i note that to articulate the global medicine, two years ago and that modest proposal for resolving the euro crisis, two years ago. You were elected to the parliament in january 2015 picks i welcome you very deeply on the part of the brookings, the whole brookings community, that there is programs better hosting you today, all of us, the whole brookings family. I welcome mr. Ambassador not yet. And also personally. And i cant help saying that i also welcome Yanis Varoufakis as a neighbor of the turks. Ok, it is your floor and then we will have a discussion. Yanis varoufakis thank you, kemal. Its with the deepest gratitude that i wish to thank you for this
Cant get in. Or you have got to be working. Three job seekers for every job. What is she going to do . So never mind reality. Somehow, republicans seem to think that denying Food Assistance will magically make people find jobs, despite the fact that jobs dont exist. Getting people into the work force will require a stronger growing economy with real jobs, with strong job Training Programs that really will help people get ahead, but promoting draconian cuts to snap benefits under this sort of benignsounding work label does not make the effect any less harsh. What we have seen in recent years with respect to the snap program are not concerted and sincere efforts to help people leave the snap program because they have gained employment or because our economy is getting stronger. Quite the contrary. Many republicans just want to eliminate Food Assistance for families without regard to the true nature of the economy or the effect on those families. In addition, to acknowledging the fundamen