Or broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our International Im sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us. Our millions of weapons are made in serbia have reportedly fallen into the hands of islamic fighters in yemen and syria after they were bought by the United States and its allies this is according to documents seen by a bulgarian investigative journalist. This in ca i anonymous there was a. Document about. The cleaning off serbia not actively receiving and the u. S. Soccer moms tracking oh the. War or so on those contrasts im also able to identify one particular lot lot of electrons in the sand. They hear it in their stuff again in the video a. T. M. And. If those documents prove to be genuine then weapons seen on the Islamic State video in yemen could well be serbian made after being sold to u. S. Military contractors corresponding but ive got to have explained how the weapons could have ended up interesting. Its a remarkable trail from the arms factories
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] this hearing will come to order. Today we are joined by the leading voices within the administration on reforming and strengthening the housing and finance some. The secretary of the treasury and the secretary of housing and urban development, both of whom have justice at Housing Finance reform proposals to the president as well as the director of the federal Housing Finance agency who serves as the regulator and conservatory of fannie mae and freddie mac. I want to thank each of you for coming to the committee this morning. Last friday marked 11 years since the government bailed out and put fannie mae and freddie mac in the conservatorship, where they remain today. Prior to 2008, the two governmentsponsored enterprises helped 45 cents in capital for every 100 in mortgages they guaranteed. Now, they hold just 19 cents. After a historic 200 billiondollar bailout from the taxpayers. 11 years later, the systemically Important Companies c
Threatening International Security with its latest missile test. Brazilian federal prosecutors have begun an investigation into the recent spike in fires burning across vast areas of the amazon rain forest. Jair bolsonaro ask for International Help saying his government lacked the resources to tackle the flames alone. Hisonaro repeated accusations that Environmental Charities started the fire to make him look bad. Amazon is bigger r than euro. How can you fight criminal fires in such an area . It is clearly criminal. How can you do it . You need to catch them in the act. Otherwise there is nothing you can do. Nongovernmental organizations are losing money. Money they came from germany and norway. They are unemployed, so they are trying to overthrow me. The number of fires currently burning is the largest since records began, up 84 on the same time last year. Theamazon produces 20 of worlds oxygen. Emmanuel macron has described the fires as an international emergency. Fires engulfing la
Unprecedented repeat election and more tension over the future of syrias last rebel stronghold turkeys president says he fears a new wave of refugees from it to the province and hes repeating his threat to throw open the doors to your. I bring coffee its good to have you with us or oil prices have soared today on the back of 2 drone attacks on major Saudi Arabian Oil Facilities the weekend strikes sold the worlds crude oil output drop by 5 percent and washington has hinted at a military retaliation it is blaming iran for the strikes but who the rebels based in yemen say theyre the ones responsible. These oil tanks are exhibit a as the world tries to assess who is responsible for attacks on saudi facilities they show almost identical impact points which u. S. Officials say indicates a high degree of sophistication in the attack hoochie rebels in yemen have claimed responsibility theyve been fighting the saudis and their proxy forces for years in yemen civil war. But some analysts doubt
[inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Good morning, and welcome to our witnesses, several of whom have traveled the considerable distances to be here today for this important hearing on paid family and medical leave. Before we move to our scheduled committee business, i want to take a moment to acknowledge the recent tragic passing of pamela moomau, a valued member staff of the staff of the joint committee on taxation for over 28 years. A reminder, again, of the considerable talent that exists sometimes outside of the glare of publicity. Pamela began her career at the joint committee on taxation in may of 1991, and over the years applied her skill on many legislative issues, both large and small. Her colleagues on the joint committee on taxation have said that pam was tireless in her dedication to the work of the joint committee, and that she readily accepted projects that were analytically difficult and often data deficient. She was in her office cheerfully worki