Ruii Hill s Energy Battle Has Barely Begun
Sen. John McCain said Tuesday that President Trumprsquo decision to back away from the Trans-Pacific Partnership TPP is harmful to the U.S. and will empower China more economically. I have talked to leaders of Asian countries who have all said that this will cede the field to China. That, to me, is not good for the United States of America, the Arizona Republican said in an interv
stanley cup iew on CBS This Morning.I believe this is harmful and over time, this will give the Chinese a greater domination economically and with some of their behavior patterns, he added. McCain said hersquo concerned that the U.S. is now ldquo tepping back at a time when he said 60 percent of the worldrs
stanley cup quo economy is in the Asia-Pacific region. In a largely symbolic move on Monday, Mr. Trump signed a presidential memorandum that withdrew the U.S. from TPP. On Mr. Trumprsquo desire for better relations with Russia, McCain said that the U.S. must still stand up to its government. All of that is fine, but it has to be done from a position of strength, McCain said. It cannot acknowledge and legitimize Russian behavior such as the taking or Crimea and partitioning of Georgia. McCain added that the U.S. must stand against Russia in Syria where
stanley cup he said its warplanes are using precision weapons to strike hospitals in Aleppo, killing thousands of people.Asked to ex Hysc Former U.S. presidents respond to Russia s assault on Ukraine
House Republican leaders demanded Tuesday that embattled Rep. Charles Rangel be removed from his post as chairman of a tax-writing committee while an ethics panel reviews his personal finances.The GOP s latest thrust against Rangel came as his advisers acknowledged he will pay back federal, state, and city taxes for unreported rent collected on a vacation home. The episode is particuarly emb
stanley termosy arassing for a legislator with oversight of the nation s tax code, and one who has been in Congress for nearly four decades.Rangel, D-N.Y., has been besieged for months by reports raising questions about his finances and living arrangements. In his home district of Harlem, he had four rent-regulated apartments in the same building, including one that was used for campaign work. That arrangement was already under investigation by the House ethics committee last w
stanley thermobecher eek when new revelations surfaced that he had an unusual financial deal for his beach vacation home in the Dominican Republic. Given Chairman Rangel s continuing ethical lapses, he cannot effectively carry out his duties as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, top House Republicans wrote House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday. You, as the speaker of the House, must insist that Rep. Rangel step down from his Ways and Means chairmanship pending an investigation of his ethical lapses, said the letter signed by Minority Leader John Boehner
stanley cup and his top deputies, and laced with criticis