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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations committee to discuss the president's 2018 State Department budget request. At the top of the hearing, he confirmed the release of an American college student arrested, tried and imprisoned in North Korea. Committee members pressed the secretary on several issues, including how proposed budget cuts would impact the diplomatic efforts in the department, imposing sanctions on countries doing business with North Korea, and resolving tense relations with Russia. Mr. Tillerson also previewed President Trump's upcoming policy speech on Cuba.
Defense Secretary James Mattis and General Joseph Dunford, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on President Trump's fiscal year 2018 budget proposal for the Defense Department. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), the committee's chair, chastised the two witnesses for not yet delivering a comprehensive strategy for winning the ongoing war in Afghanistan, saying it was difficult to appropriate funding for a military with no definitive plans.
President Trump met with several Republican senators at the White House to discuss the status of the Senate Republican bill to replace the Affordable Care Act. In a brief statement to reporters before the meeting, the president criticized the current federal health care law. He also commented on the state of the economy and other initiatives of his agenda that include changes to the tax code and rebuilding the nation's infrastructure.
President Trump met with families who expressed concerns about the current health care law. He delivered brief remarks upon arrival in Milwaukee, reiterating that his administration will come up with a solution to replace the current law.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations committee to discuss the president's 2018 State Department budget request. At the top of the hearing, he confirmed the release of an American college student arrested, tried and imprisoned in North Korea. Committee members pressed the secretary on several issues, including how proposed budget cuts would impact the diplomatic efforts in the department, imposing sanctions on countries doing business with North Korea, and resolving tense relations with Russia. Mr. Tillerson also previewed President Trump's upcoming policy speech on Cuba.
President Trump met with several Republican senators at the White House to discuss the status of the Senate Republican bill to replace the Affordable Care Act. In a brief statement to reporters before the meeting, the president criticized the current federal health care law. He also commented on the state of the economy and other initiatives of his agenda that include changes to the tax code and rebuilding the nation's infrastructure.
President Trump met with families who expressed concerns about the current health care law. He delivered brief remarks upon arrival in Milwaukee, reiterating that his administration will come up with a solution to replace the current law.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections. He called accusations of collusion with Russian officials "a detestable lie," and said nothing improper happened during his meetings with the Russian ambassador in 2016.
