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Currently select cases when there's 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 and looking at whether or not in select circumstances where there's a problem getting access to a ...

In states like connecticut, we've seen 40% reductions in homicides. we're 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 rubio talking about this. he said it was a day i believe if i'm not mistaken, a day that you pray neve...

Are more gun crimes committed. in states like connecticut, we've seen 40% reductions in homicides. we're 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 rubio talking about this. he said it was a day i believe if i'm not mis...

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 we're 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 well. but the pace of development of north korea's program is far outpacing these policy tools. that i...

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 it's 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 strategy? is there a broader strategy? >> well i think andrea we're looking at the effort by secretar...