The committee will come to orderment good morni o order. Good morning to everyone. Without objection the chair is allowed to declare a recess at anytime. Ill recognize myself for my Opening Statement. Im honored to be conveeting todays hearing, my very first as chair woman. As we continue to mourn the loss of our friend and colleague, elijah cummings. I am mindful of his life long mission to seek not only common ground, but higher ground. With that in mind, im very pleased to hold today tfs hearing on an issue we have been fighting for for many years, the need for comprehensive paid family and medical leave. Its important for people to understand the Current Situation in our country. Right now, were one of only two nations in the world that does not provide our workers with any form of paid family or medical leave. The United States and papua new guinea. I remember when i was pregnant with my first child and i asked my offices about leave policy. And do you know what they said . Leave,
A very different views over how to prop up a weakening eurozone economy. And who said ship building in europe is dead cruise ships for the Chinese Market and im feeling built in germany. Business to have your business im in berlin welcome washington appears to be making the most of the World Trade Organization ruling in a 1st step the u. S. On wednesday announced new duties on aircraft and industrial and i would cultural goods. Ruled that the u. S. Can slap tariffs on 7 and a half 1000000000. 00 of e. U. Goods because the e. U. Had illegally subsidized european plan make us it sets the stage for a further extension for its already the worlds longest and costliest trade dispute brussels is already mulling how to retaliate. The World Trade Organization. Has given the green light for the u. S. To impose sanctions on 7500000000. 00 worth of e. U. Goods u. S. President donald trump a vocal critic of the w. C. Oh appears to have softened his stance on the organization. You know winds are now
Booktv continues now on cspan2, television for serious readers. [inaudible conversations] good evening and welcome to politics and prose. Finance jack bennett. Welcome. Before we begin, just a few notes. First we ask you to silence your cell phones. You dont want to be the person whose phone rings in the middle of the talk but we do want you to be heard in recording. Lastly after the talk please help us including the space by folding up your chairs and link them against the nearest wall. The signing will begin just afterward with a line stretching towards the front of the store books are available for purchase. Todays guest is professor Ganesh Sitaraman who teaches law at vanderbilt law school. Professor sitaraman worked as an advisor to Elizabeth Warren for the 21st century run and served as a genetic counselor in the senate. Additionally, he is a senior fellow at the center for american progress. Professor sitaraman is a to talk less news book, the public option how to expand freedom
Weekend. This weekend on American History up to the 50th anniversary of the apollo moon landing, wash nasas apollo 11 prelaunch interviews, saturday el astronautse charles armstrong, buzz aldrin and michael collins. Operation of the lunar module systems and control of the vehicle during descent and ascent. We will go through the planned, twoman excursion on the surface with neil exiting the spacecraft first. As he goes down the ladder, i will be taking pictures of him with a 16mm camera through the window. A Television Camera will also be recording his activities. And should difficulties arise, my job is to rescue the lem, and then i find myself the active partner in charge of a complex vehicle with a complex job. Chair this weekend Woodrow Wilson drops in a president ial survey from sixth to 11th license bill clinton rises from 21st two the 15th spot. Where does your favorite president rank . Learn that and more about the lives and leadership skills of the 45 chief executives in cspan
National solution. Second, tens of thousands of responders and survivors are sick because the federal government in its rush to get wall street reopened ignored the evidence and the Expert Opinions of scientists. The then head of the Environmental Protection agency repeatedly assured us the air around the World Trade Center was safe to breathe. And we knew it wasnt. But the federal government kept insisting it was. And compounding the federal governments culpability was its failure to conduct a comprehensive cleanup of the environmental disaster created when the World Trade Center towers collapsed. For example, the e. P. A. Administrator told the public that asbestos could be cleaned from apartments with a damp cloth and wet mop. Based on these false assurances, students were sent back to schools that had been contaminated with the toxic dust cloud without ventilation systems being cleaned first. People kept working to clear the pile for months with no protective equipment. Quite simpl