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Also determination that we acknowledged the problems that existed in the past with enforceability and it was a telling moment the share with the media. on the day of the break in august, with the working group i said to the trade rep the last meeting, i said nothing has fostered more disagreement about trade than the lack of enforceability. and the trade rep said to me you are absolutely right. and he said i want to tell you, this is i think im not speaking out of school, he said there have been...

Able to get as far as we did in this negotiation. it was based upon goodwill, but also a determination that we acknowledged the problems that have existed in the past with enforceability. this was shared with the media. on the day of the break in august, with the working group, i said to the trade rep the last meeting, i said nothing has fostered more disagreement about trade than the lack of enforceability. and the trade rep said to me, you are absolutely right. and he said i want to tell you -...

Every once in a great while you get to participate in a it will never happen moment. [ laughter ] and we are witnessing that today. the other value of technology i will point out was after a round of intense finishing conversations and negotiations over the weekend that started on saturday morning with the speaker and myself, and the trade rep, robert lighthizer, and mr. trump, the speaker was on a hunting ex sfa decision. we spoke with him frequently. but the speaker talked to me earnestly abou...

Line with them, he weakens president zelensky. so this is a critical moment for ukraine and im not sure that this is the right time to be getting even softer. >> senator chris murphy, i appreciate your time this morning. thank you for being with us. we want to go over to house speaker nancy pelosi on the other side of the capital taking questions from reporters. lets listen. >> but for us, we didnt know what day it would be, but the trade representative, ambassador lighthouser, who was quite rem...

Position. i think the offering that we have in front of us today is indicative of the goodwill, but some of the members on this task force and including the chairman of the sub committee, mwhat a jb they did. these were intense, argumentative, angry negotiations. this got really hot on a number of occasions. i think we set a world record for hanging up on each other, myself and the trade rep. but at the same time we also knew that this was an opportunity that we couldnt let get away from us and ...

So that could be a good win for them while theyre impeaching the president. >> and the democrats im talking to say they feel pretty good about the evidence they have. they thought the bill taylor testimony kind of put a pin in a lot of this. but the two entities they still want to talk to are omb, the white house budget office, and the pentagon because those are the two entities that would have had a direct hand in any withholding of aid. and after that, they move to public. now, pelosis getting...

Is progress, is progress. go back and forth and over this break, the stature of the between the two -- the trade rep and our negotiators are seeking clarification and where there is room for cooperation, where we may have more challenges. but its going in a forward direction so were very pleased with that, because, again, were trying to find common ground with the president. he always wanted this. we do too. and lets just find our common ground in that regard. >> another question -- >> personal ...

Relationship -- believe me, the quiet you hear is progress. we go back and forth and over this break. the stats between the trade rep and our negotiators are seeking clarification, and where theres room for cooperation, where we may have more challenges. but its going in a forward direction. so were very pleased with that. again, were trying to find common ground with the president. he always wanted this. we do, too. lets just find our common ground in that regard. >> another question on policy ...

Falling apart? most voters think we should fix our schools and our airports before we try to fix syrias. right now, trump has a stellar team in place. just to name a few, secretary of state p pompeo, attorney general bill barr, bob lighthizer a trade, never been a trade rep better than he. steve mnuchin atn treasury. alex azar at hhs, phenomenal. mark esper, acting secretary of defense, terrific. they all understand their role is to advance the presidents agenda. pats the way it works. sure, you...

Apart? most voters think we should fix our schools and our airports before we try to fix syrias. right now, trump has a stellar team in place. just to name a few, secretary of state pompeo, attorney general bill barr, bob lighthizer a trade, never been a trade rep better than he. steve minasian at treasury. alex lazar at hhs, phenomenal. mark esper, acting secretary of defense, terrific. theyll understand their role is to advance the presidents agenda. thats the way it works. sure, you offer you...