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Currently select cases when theres a drug shortage, we imported drug on a temporary basis from a foreign country when we have a shortage of that drug in the united states and in that circumstance carefully managing the import of a drug from a known facility typically a facility that might have been inspected by the united states or a foreign regulator we trust and guaranteeing the supply chain of the drug, the drug we are importing is the drug we seek to import. we are looking at a working group...

In states like connecticut, weve seen 40% reductions in homicides. were not going to symptom every bad act from happening but we have enough data to know there are policy tools at our disposal to dramatically change the trajectory of violence in this country. we are absolutely shirking our most basic foundational responsibility when we allow evil to act unabated in this country as we are with inside the debate over gun violence. >> i want to show up a tweet from your colleague senator marco rubi...

Are more gun crimes committed. in states like connecticut, weve seen 40% reductions in homicides. were not going to symptom every bad act from happening but we have enough data to know there are policy tools at our disposal to dramatically change the trajectory of violence in this country. we are absolutely shirking our most basic foundational responsibility when we allow evil to act unabated in this country as we are with inside the debate over gun violence. >> i want to show up a tweet from yo...

They seem to be building these missiles faster than the u.s. can impose sanctions that will actually matter. what are the best options? >> right now were seeing a doubling down, a tripling down, if you will. one of the things you have to realize is in the border region, there is a marketplace. in that marketplace, when you restrict quantity, price goes up. some of that smuggling is happening in the water between china and north korea as well. we have to anticipate these type of activities as wel...

The word preemption is something that we all american presidents have done or do. we, all american presidents reserve the right to take p pre-ememptive action against an imminent threat. to use that word on the korean peninsula one has to be circumspect. if its to set up enough for strong negotiation in beijing, so be it but the question is, how does it fit into the broader strategy and context moving forward. >> reporter: and john park, take that question, how does it fit in with the broader st...

How those policy tools will be interconnected and implemented by whom, where, and how i think those kind of details remain to be seen. >> reporter: is it a mistake to talk about military action, when you dont have your policy in place? >> well as ambassador lippert mentioned, the nuclear concern right now emanating from north korea merits the availability of all options, and so the iteration that the military option that preemption is an option thats on the table is a very important message, but...

Negotiation, a discussion is possible for the first time in years. he is the negotiator in chief in theory. shouldnt get personally involved. but, you know, most of our policy tools here are weak. and when we had success in restraining the program, it has been through diplomacy. so i hope he uses this opportunity to explore that as a possibility, a possibility we have not really used very often in recent years this is something he gets for free for being the new president. >> jim walsh, m.i.t. s...

Complicated reality. there arent a lot of powerful policy tools you can force the north koreans to stap testing. i am encouraged this went differently than one might have expected. the north koreans did not rush out and say were going to test an icbm. they pulled back the reins and folks in the white house sort of responded in a more measured way with a little less bluster and less tendency to acting rashly. both sides are applying it a little as she goes to test each other out. >> in your view ...

Thing to do. do you agree with that? >> yeah. i think before the trump administration decides what to do, they should have a very low profiled response. theres a lot -- and its very difficult. weve had failure over the course of decades in the united states. weve not been able to stop their missile programs. weve not been able to stop their nuke programs. we need to be a little bit humble and think through this. obviously were going to need new approaches. thats going to take time. and weve got ...

>> well, i think a lot remains to be seen here. frankly, he does have several policy tools that he can implement to help manufacturing come back in america as well as job creation. one is repatriation of taxes, repatriation of profits because they cant bring them into america. trump wants to try to change that. that will create bottom line differences for corporations to be able to hire. other is immigration. to the degree that the labor market tightens up, it will naturally result in americans ...