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Vote tha n much bigger majority in the second vote than it did in the second. So we know that labour mps were under orders to vote against the bill. They did not want a second reading. We know that other opposition parties had also told mps that they should vote against the bill being given a second reading, as well. But in spite of that, the government ended up winning the vote 326 votes to 290. That is a government majority of 36. We should remember that this is a government that copper on paper at least, does not have a majority in the house of commons. But the bottomline, though, is the second readings are usually about broad brush principle is, not about the detail. That comes later in the Committee Stage and so forth. I suppose a lot of the conservative mps who do have concerns, ken clarke, anna soubry, Dominic Grieve and so on, they agree with the general principle th ....
Therefore is expected to remain cautious about raising Interest Rates too quickly. If trump had his way this man would head of the most influential central bank in the world Jerome Powell a former private equity executive has been sitting on the governing board of the Federal Reserve for years Analysts Expect him to hold on to the policies of his predecessor janet yellen that means hell adopt a cautious approach to raising Interest Rates but the president s pick still has to be confirmed by the Senate Powers employment would be considered a good compromise when acceptable to the democrats and republicans would assume his post in february twenty. Third and ....
Years ago this month, and the occasion was the first day of permanent television of the United States senate. We are going to use the opportunity of the 30th anniversary to look back at the senate and how it is changed in the era of television. We have two guests that have been with the senate for 40 years and their careers there, theretired, and they span age of the television before senate and after, so they are ideally suited to help us understand how the institution adapted to the coming of Television Cameras. Let me introduce them to you. Alan frumin is a Senate Parliamentarian emeritus, and as i mentioned he spent 40 years in , the Parliamentarian Office rising to the chief parliamentarian position. Thank you for being with us. Mr. Frumin i ....
Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. First, President Trump is continuing to cast doubt on the results of the upcoming election in the United States, telling reporters that hes not sure the vote can be honest. In the past 2a hours, Senior Republicans distanced themselves from his reluctance to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses in november. Mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate, tweeted the winner of the november 3rd election will be inaugurated on january 20th. There will be an orderly transition just as there has been every four years since 1792. Well, speaking a short while ago, heres what the us president said. We wa nt we want to make sure the election is honest and im not sure that it can be. I dont know that it can be, with this whole situation, unsolici ....
National security, must not be charmed by wolves in sheeps clothing. When innocent syrian civilians were measureslessly attacked by chem mercilessly attacked by chemical weapons, the Obama Administration was caught on its heels in a Foreign Policy quandary. America was reminded again that the United States must always be vigilant and embrace an International Relations framework which enables proactive engagement rather than merely reactionary crisis response. Mr. Speaker, i desperately hope that these discussions will proceed in the context of the grave reality the human family will face if Nuclear Weapons fall into the handles of jihadists in iran. To use the slight hely altered words of our sec ....