{"id": "0000029162", "text": "And if Congress acts, I will sign a federal law to restrict abortion as well as president in the United States.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000029163", "text": "Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. under Trump, cast the stakes of the 2024 presidential race in near apocalyptic terms, warning that supposed weakness at home and abroad put the country at peril.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000029164", "text": "Early and mail voting have become increasingly prevalent since the onset of COVID-19 but haven't been embraced equally by both major political parties.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000029165", "text": "And two years ago, our democracy faced its greatest threat since the Civil War.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000029166", "text": "Folks, inflation -- inflation has been a global problem because the pandemic dirup- -- disrupted our supply chains, and Putin's unfair and brutal war in Ukraine disrupted ener- -- energy supplied as well as food supplies, blocking all that grain in Ukraine.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000029167", "text": "Look, the Inflation Reduction Act is also the most significant investment ever in climate change -- ever.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000029168", "text": "Unlawful migration from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela has come down 97 percent as a consequence of that.", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000029170", "text": "And I'm committed -- I'm committed to work with China where we can advance American interests and benefit the world.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029171", "text": "As we made clear last week, if China threatens our sovereignty, we will act to protect our country.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029172", "text": "Over the last few years, our democracy has been threatened and attacked, put at risk -- put to the test in this very room on January the 6th.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000029173", "text": "Again, adversaries are looking at us every minute, and China and Russia certainly were surprised that that was made public.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029174", "text": "We are making tremendous progress with this horrible disease.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000029175", "text": "Seniors have to take COVID very seriously and they're largely critical of President Trump's response.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000029176", "text": "And the more that they're talking about these issues relating to COVID, I think the more challenging of an environment's going to be.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000029177", "text": "And there's a hostility to women who are in elected office, or in business, or in any other life, by this administration and their exacerbating what is clearly a problem.", "issue": "hostility"}
{"id": "0000029178", "text": "So you know, our traditional major alliance is NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000029179", "text": "Our -- our role in Syria was not to defend land for the Kurds in historical issues.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000029180", "text": "So I don't think this is as simple as, this isn't Russia attacking the Kurds -- this is a NATO ally.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029181", "text": "The president has ended the war against businesses' success.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029182", "text": "This week the Association of the U.S. Army awarded her its prestigious Marshall Medal for sustained commitment to the men and women of America's armed forces.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000029183", "text": "In the month of September, two service members died overseas supporting operations in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029184", "text": "I don't think that the Twitter war between him and the president is very productive.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029185", "text": "The president's former strategist, Steve Bannon, was also out this week declaring war on the GOP establishment.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029190", "text": "Well, I think Iran is not right now saying death to Germany.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029191", "text": "Iran is not in material breach of the agreement and I do believe the agreement to date has delayed the development of the nuclear capability by Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029192", "text": "They can't be continuing to support terrorism around the world, like we're seeing they do.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000029193", "text": "And what they do agree is that Iran is in violation of all those things I mentioned.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029194", "text": "The president ramped up his war against the press this week.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029195", "text": "The threat of a recession is still looming.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000029196", "text": "What's -- what's interesting, though, is President Trump actually has consistently took -- taken credit for the vaccine and praised the vaccine.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000029197", "text": "But some candidates are hyper focused on appearing tough on crime and supporting police officers.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000029198", "text": "First off, I know you've been battling COVID.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000029199", "text": "And I'll tell you something, if a vet and the progressives are happy with that answer, then they've lost their way because he didn't give an answer on that.", "issue": "vet"}
{"id": "0000029200", "text": "That brazen public request from President Trump calling on China to investigate Joe Biden.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029201", "text": "He wants to make sure China quits stealing America's intellectual property.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029202", "text": "So the president asked China to investigate.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029203", "text": "But now the president makes a statement about China -- the guy who's been tougher on China than any other president, and you think this is somehow a big deal.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029204", "text": "And that in the end, the best interests of the United States and the best interests of Ukraine would be served.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029206", "text": "Those numbers haven't really changed much since COVID took over our lives, but Trump's approval rating for his response to COVID itself has slipped to 44 percent and has been falling a bit each week.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000029207", "text": "They feel about vaccines like I feel about tests, this is going to go away without a vaccine.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000029208", "text": "The President and the Senator agree on most of the Republican agenda, but Trump's past policy of family separation at the border, it's one area where Cruz broke with the administration.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029209", "text": "But with Justice Brett Kavanaugh joining remotely after testing positive for COVID-19, the term is already proving to be one of the most unpredictable and consequential in decades.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000029210", "text": "The Russian president declares large portions of Ukraine now belong to Russia, the biggest land grab in Europe since World War II.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029211", "text": "Growing concerns of a nuclear attack, Ian Pannell reports from Ukraine and former CIA director David Petraeus joins us here in the studio.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029212", "text": "And, Senator, before you go, you're obviously one of the top Republicans on the Foreign Relations Committee, ranking member on Intelligence, I want to ask you about Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029213", "text": "Yes, and we've heard from President Biden that NATO will defend every inch of NATO territory.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000029214", "text": "We turn now to Ukraine, where Russian forces have faced another critical setback, withdrawing yesterday from a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029215", "text": "The move comes amid domestic upheaval in Russia over Putin's forced mobilization of Russian men to fight Ukraine - to fight in Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029216", "text": "Jon, this was the week when the war in Ukraine took a dramatic and dangerous turn.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029217", "text": "In a ceremony at the Kremlin, Putin effectively double-downed on a war he's proven incapable of winning so far.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029218", "text": "The White House now more worried than at any point in this war that Putin, backed into a corner, could indeed use a tactical nuclear weapon against Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029219", "text": "The fear among Western officials is it could be a message from Russia that more attacks on infrastructure could come.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029220", "text": "There was not even a pretext frankly, so the Russian people weren't clamoring and rising up to go to war with their Slavic brothers in Ukraine.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029221", "text": "Trump was more at war with his own allies, with the Germans and the French and so forth than he was with the Russians, and it was remarkable to see.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029222", "text": "Because Bill Barr wouldn't authorize a criminal investigation into the president's misconduct vis-a-vis Ukraine, that's why we're having to do this.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029223", "text": "No one who makes $12, 000 pays an income tax.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000029224", "text": "And -- Abortion providers in states where abortion remains legal, are being overwhelmed by the influx of patients from out of state.", "issue": "Abortion"}
{"id": "0000029225", "text": "You're talking about suburban voters, when inflation is a big deal for, Latino voters.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000029226", "text": "When I was campaigning in the Hudson Valley in New York for House candidates, crime was a more important issue to them than inflation.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000029227", "text": "Abortion is on the ballot this November as both parties count on this divisive issue motivating voters to get out to the polls next week.", "issue": "Abortion"}
{"id": "0000029228", "text": "And across the country we're seeing that abortion providers in states where abortion remains legal are being overwhelmed by the influx of patients from out of state.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000029229", "text": "I wanted to say something about the SALT tax, because the majority of states in this country get more back in federal aid than they put in.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000029230", "text": "Why they ceded that to the Republican party and, look, on the democracy issue, yes, you look, a majority of Americans think democracy is under threat.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000029231", "text": "It's not just what -- who is in Washington, D.Sc., we're being -- this inflation is being driven by huge demand at a time we had two years of a lockdown.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000029232", "text": "Yvette, earlier in the year, Donna said that abortion would be a defining issue in the fall.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000029233", "text": "I think if we can get his energy back, maybe.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000029234", "text": "It was a terrible way to fight a war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029235", "text": "Now in their 80s and 90s, the possibility that another generation of young Americans may be called to fight in Korea is chilling.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029236", "text": "Republicans do not support science, so they disregard what we're saying about climate.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000029237", "text": "They don't support governance, so they don't want to honor what science tells us in terms of the planet, in terms of - of health care and the rest.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000029238", "text": "And as Director Comey said in the hearing, I think the most part of the hearing was that he said this is not about Republicans and Democrats, this is about our American democracy being attacked.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000029239", "text": "Iran is an enemy, Saudi Arabia is important in pushing back against Iran, that doesn't make Saudi Arabia a friend.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029240", "text": "He told the president if I get this resignation, you are in for a spiral of calamity that makes Comey look like a picnic.", "issue": "resignation"}
{"id": "0000029241", "text": "I can support some targeted sanctions against China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029242", "text": "And the president's new enthusiasm for opening up a trade war with Europe is also a gift to Russia, that loves it when the United States and Europe start to split.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029243", "text": "With an action like this on trade, he alienates the leaders in Congress, the Republican leaders in Congress who have been backing him when he needed it.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000029244", "text": "We also, though, believe the individual mandate is a tax, and it is harming middle income families the most.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000029245", "text": "The Congress appropriated money for foreign aid for Ukraine, and the president illegally withheld that money, and then threatened the Ukrainians by saying that...", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029246", "text": "And so Ukraine had a lot of concerns about corruption.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029247", "text": "The financier found dead in jail while facing charges of sex trafficking.", "issue": "jail"}
{"id": "0000029248", "text": "The Russians have been targeting infrastructure here in Ukraine, especially critical during these winter months.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000029249", "text": "And just across the border another alarming first, a missile landing in Poland, killing two civilians, prompting fears that with a NATO ally now hit, the war with Russia would soon spread.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029250", "text": "In a rare clash with the West, President Zelenskyy still convinced Russia was to blame.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029251", "text": "I think the political pressure of denying COVID is gone.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000029252", "text": "Lots of concern about Russia and Iran, and there's real concern not just about Election Day.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029253", "text": "The leadership that President Trump has shown here on getting these therapeutics developed, the vaccines -- COVID is no longer a death sentence for virtually everybody who gets it.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000029254", "text": "They want action on COVID, the economy, climate, health care, bringing down health care costs.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000029255", "text": "A repeat of those failures in 2021 further emboldens criminality by our national leaders and continues America down the path of lawlessness and authoritarianism.", "issue": "criminality"}
{"id": "0000029256", "text": "And I feel very comfortable that this vaccine, these vaccines are safe.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000029257", "text": "I will be happy to take the vaccine.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000029258", "text": "This president is going to be in a much weakened positions on issues that don't involve his personality, don't involve his corruption.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000029259", "text": "And two, from the standpoint of what it represents in terms of the civilian control of the military and the possible politicization of the military is a big worry for me.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000029260", "text": "Just to put some real significance behind that statistic you just cited about hospitalizations, we have people 1, 368 people hospitalized with COVID in Colorado.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000029261", "text": "And I think what you will see is that abortion will be criminalized not just in many states, but in entire regions of the country.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000029262", "text": "Disruptions related to the pandemic have caused challenges in our supply chain and contributed to higher prices.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029263", "text": "But above all, vaccination will be the really most important way to really prevent you from being at such a high risk that you would not want to travel.", "issue": "vaccination"}
{"id": "0000029264", "text": "Yes, less likely to have significant illness, but little children bring it home to grandmother, grandfather and to the parents.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000029265", "text": "It is the southern border which is out of control, which, by the way, is squarely in the lap of this administration that is contributing to the abundance of drugs, which is contributing to the opioid overdoses.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029266", "text": "And the pandemic has only made things worse.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029267", "text": "Under constant GOP investigations on Whitewater, Monica Lewinsky, and eventually impeachment, Bill Clinton's approval ratings actually surged from the 40s before the GOP takeover of Congress in 1994, to mostly 50s and 60s until he left office.", "issue": "takeover"}
{"id": "0000029268", "text": "I am a firm believer that a woman should have the right to choose what happens to her own body.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000029269", "text": "The FDA authorizes emergency use for the Pfizer vaccine.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000029270", "text": "After getting that emergency use authorization from the FDA, the vials filled with the lifesaving vaccine began their journey from the Pfizer facility here to states across the country.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000029271", "text": "And one of the biggest concerns now is ensuring enough residents get the vaccine to control COVID spread.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000029272", "text": "You can trust this vaccine, they're going to tell the public.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000029273", "text": "Well, you know, the senators -- the constitution prescribes a special oath for the senators when they sit as a trial in impeachment.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000029274", "text": "And he flatly states that the president is lying about Russia as multiple investigations confront Trump.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029275", "text": "Fresh off his sentencing to three years in prison on Wednesday, Cohen told me that the campaign finance felonies he committed were ordered by Donald Trump.", "issue": "prison"}
{"id": "0000029276", "text": "He pleads guilty to an individual crime, that isn't even a crime, he's going to be ripped apart on the witness stand.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000029277", "text": "He should have listened to the woman in the sitting there who is going to lead the Democrats in the House.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000029278", "text": "You have got this civil war in these Republican primaries.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029279", "text": "Donald Trump is somebody who ran as the populist and is going to fight against them.", "issue": "populist"}
{"id": "0000029280", "text": "Churchill was kicked out of England after the war because you don't need that stressful a leader in your soup every day making demands on your country.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029281", "text": "Russia unleashes a wave of missile attacks and threatens unpredictable consequences if the U.S. supplies patriot missiles to the Ukrainian military.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029282", "text": "We're not going to allow comments from Russia to dictate the security assistance that we provide to Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029283", "text": "Coming up, fresh concerns in Ukraine that Russia is preparing for a new offensive next year.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029284", "text": "Ukraine saying it shot 60 of those down with the U.S. now moving to bolster Ukraine's air defense.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029285", "text": "This week, Russia wreaking more destruction on Ukrainian power stations, in videos posted by Ukrainian officials.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029286", "text": "That senior Ukrainian defense official telling me Ukraine desperately needs a fleet of modern, Western-made tanks.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029287", "text": "Ukraine warning that if it doesn't get more advanced military aid, this war would simply grind on, or worse, Russia could retake the initiative on the battlefield -- Martha.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029288", "text": "So, in an sense, they already are on the Russian side attacking Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029289", "text": "You've been to the border more than Kamala Harris and she's supposed to be the borderer czar.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029290", "text": "They are also trying to send a message that the border is not -- this does not mean the border is open.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029291", "text": "And he had organized that war in a way that was straightforward and direct.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029292", "text": "According to the New York Times, I was under surveillance by the Obama administration in 2016.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000029293", "text": "And he was the last combat veteran, as you said, to hold the presidency.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000029294", "text": "If the House of Representatives believes this is a high crime or misdemeanor, as defined by the constitution, the House of Representatives can bring articles of impeachment which are the equivalent of an indictment.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000029295", "text": "This isn't good for democracy but this investigation may ultimately lead to Congress taking action.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000029296", "text": "And Trump escalates a trade war with China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029297", "text": "Slaps sanctions on Iran as North Korea launches new missiles.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029298", "text": "As we come on the air, the battle between President Trump and congressional Democrats has broken out into all-out war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029299", "text": "Now we're providing generous support to Ukraine, we're providing defensive weapons to Ukraine, we want Ukraine to be successful in its conflict with Russia.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029300", "text": "It looks like that trade war with China is escalating.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029301", "text": "I've said my concern is that the great benefits of the tax cut, which have low unemployment and incredible economic growth, could be raised by this tariff war as we ratchet it up with China, I'm very concerned.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029302", "text": "In life you're going to face racism and bigotry but you've got to stand up.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000029303", "text": "I'm going to move onto the trade war right now, we saw the president prove tariffs on China on Friday.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029304", "text": "Now, remember, under our constitution, the president has sole authority to conduct our foreign affairs.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000029305", "text": "In the month of November, two service members died overseas supporting operations in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029306", "text": "So to allow the president to engage in frivolous appeals so that the appeals extend beyond his term of office really is not what the constitution provides.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000029307", "text": "The constitution says, the congress shall have the sole authority when it comes to impeachment.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000029308", "text": "The fact that Giuliani is back in Ukraine is like a murder suspect returning to the crime scene to live-stream themselves moon dancing.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029309", "text": "I think he was acting on concern about Ukraine being the third most corrupt country in the world.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029310", "text": "Ukraine is fighting for their existence against Russia.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029311", "text": "We know that is an issue with any vaccine, generally at rates of about one in 500, 000 to one in a million.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000029312", "text": "If you look at the Midwest right now and the Northern plains, they have reversed their very significant outbreak despite the Thanksgiving holidays.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000029313", "text": "So the adversary very probably, as the secretary of state said, Russia, came away with a big, big haul.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029314", "text": "Or, otherwise, we're going to allow other countries, like China and others who are fighting to be able to corner this market.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029315", "text": "I think you have got a lot of energy.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000029316", "text": "But both the combination of the president's incompetent response and the Republican unwillingness to step up to the plate and provide the resources for a fulsome answer to that virus has left us where we are.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000029317", "text": "We visited the Fishers on their farm a few years back to talk about the prospect of a trade war with China.", "issue": "farm"}
{"id": "0000029318", "text": "We've defended the constitution of the United States.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000029319", "text": "We're seeing now demonstrations in the streets of Iran against the regime.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029320", "text": "There you see demonstrations in Iran overnight, taking on the regime after the downing of that Ukrainian jet liner with so many Iranians on board, angry protests in the streets of Tehran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029321", "text": "There's a sense that this attack in Iran has made American troops less safe, not more safe.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029322", "text": "If Biden's approval rating is tied to COVID, well, it's tough to predict the next turn in the pandemic, although the models tracked by the CDC do think the current wave is near its peak.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000029323", "text": "So Americans feel a certain way about crime because the crime has been going up in terms of violence.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000029324", "text": "And, Marianna, you wrote this week that this concern over crime will really haunt Democrats going into November.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000029325", "text": "It was $600 supplementary unemployment and on top of that it was $1, 200 direct payment, significant help for states and localities who desperately need that help, money for hospitals, for schools, et cetera.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000029326", "text": "I think this is retribution from his ego being hurt by the fact that all these people did not rush to his defense.", "issue": "retribution"}
{"id": "0000029327", "text": "North Korea initially threatened a -- quote -- Christmas gift for the United States that may now be a new year's surprise.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029328", "text": "And what will be the consequences if North Korea resumes either long-range missile tests or nuclear tests.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029329", "text": "President Obama warned him that there could be a war on the Korean Peninsula.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029330", "text": "The president now threatening to close the southern border.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029331", "text": "In a series of tweets, Trump made his demands clear -- We build a wall or close the southern border.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029332", "text": "We'll ask the former commander of troops in Afghanistan, retired four-star General Stanley McChrystal.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029333", "text": "In Afghanistan, the president has ordered them to start looking at drawing down half of those troops there.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029334", "text": "Coming up, the biggest protest in China since Tiananmen Square.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029335", "text": "The White House responding to mass protests in China against the government's zero Covid policy.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029336", "text": "He led China in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, mending ties with the west and overseeing the country's economic boom in the '90s.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029337", "text": "Now, it is unclear how much will change in China, but even the current easing demonstrates the extraordinary pressure that the government is feeling because of the protests.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029338", "text": "I think the -- the objective for North Korea is to see whether they want to become a normal nation.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029339", "text": "Nuclear weapons don't make North Korea safer, they don't make it more prosperous.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029340", "text": "I think we're prepared to open to trade and investment with North Korea as soon as we can.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000029341", "text": "But the president has criticized Iran and the Iran deal because it didn't address human rights.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029342", "text": "I mean, you can't say honestly that Iran didn't violate the the deal because we don't have adequate inspections.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029343", "text": "The policy of the administration is to make sure that Iran never gets close to deliverable nuclear weapons.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029344", "text": "We all share the common objective of making sure Iran never gets nuclear weapons.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029345", "text": "In this week's issue he dives into President Trump's war on Washington.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029346", "text": "And Sue, you very recently met with officials from North Korea.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029347", "text": "There's human trafficking, there's crime, there's hardened criminals, gang members coming across our border.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000029348", "text": "President Trump has stood up against Iran, the bad deal that allows Iran to get a nuclear weapon.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029349", "text": "Less than one out of three trust what Trump says about the pandemic, compared to 51 percent who trust Joe Biden.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029350", "text": "We have made an historic investment in our Latino and Hispanic paid media program, more than any presidential candidate ever.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000029351", "text": "And so I don't think it's just about COVID or any of the other issues that are very important in this race, tax policy, regulatory policy, foreign policy, where there are major differences between these candidates.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000029352", "text": "Biden again stressed to Putin that invading Ukraine would lead to swift and severe costs to Russia.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029353", "text": "And now major airlines are considering the possibility of suspending flights into Ukraine, the Dutch carrier KLM already deciding to stop flights here.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029354", "text": "And a Portuguese flight today to Ukraine was redirected in mid-flight to Moldova because the company's insurer had decided that it would not fly into Ukraine anymore.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029355", "text": "So he has to know that war is not an answer.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029356", "text": "Families are feeling the hit from the highest inflation in 40 years.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000029357", "text": "The other thing that's weighing on people right now is rising crime.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000029358", "text": "Inflation, the rising crime are both weighing down on President Biden's approval ratings.", "issue": "Inflation"}
{"id": "0000029359", "text": "And if we don't give the Iranians red lines, we could have a war on our hands pretty quickly between Israel and Iran.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029360", "text": "But I think we should always be cautious about COVID.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000029361", "text": "And the truth is that the only science that has changed, in my view, is actually around mask mandates in schools.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000029362", "text": "And I think you're right about the science right there.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000029363", "text": "If President Biden would put aside his environmental agenda for a moment, if he wants to deal with inflation, I spoke to the governor of North Dakota two weeks ago.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000029364", "text": "And we all know that inflation has been caused by the global economies shutting down all at once, reopening all at once.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000029365", "text": "A migrant woman told to drink water from a toilet.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000029366", "text": "We have a situation right now with Iran, and it's the longest period of time in American history without a secretary of defense.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029367", "text": "He came out with healthcare on Obamacare repeal and it united us at a very point.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000029368", "text": "Merriam-Webster revising the definition of racism.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000029369", "text": "First and foremost, you have to -- all on us -- what the protesters have showed is that the lack of investment in mental health, drug treatment, homelessness and housing, that is our societal failure.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000029370", "text": "I've always said that a black woman should be in every room where a decision is made.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000029371", "text": "And I think having an African-American woman in the room when decision are made in the White House is where our country needs to be.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000029372", "text": "And you know, in politics, there's always going to be retribution and blame game for losing.", "issue": "retribution"}
{"id": "0000029373", "text": "If you put together that with the vaccine, we can be able to confront this variant as it were and prevent it from taking over.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000029374", "text": "What the administration has inherited is a broken system at the border, and they are working to correct that in the children's interest.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029375", "text": "I said there's zero tolerance for sexual harassment, and we have taken measures in the House of Representatives -- very strong measures in the House under the leadership of Congresswoman Jackie Speier of California.", "issue": "tolerance"}
{"id": "0000029376", "text": "This is not supposed to be a bailout, it's supposed to be about helping get the disease behind us.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000029377", "text": "I'd really like to see bipartisanship on infrastructure because I chaired the committee in the last Congress that passed the highway bill.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000029378", "text": "And it made them suspicious about taking the vaccine.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000029379", "text": "It is going to fight inflation.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000029380", "text": "I mean, there's a war on the truth.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029381", "text": "On the economy, over 90 percent now lack reliable access to food, and that has got significantly worse.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000029382", "text": "I mean there is discussion that unemployment could reach 40 percent.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000029383", "text": "So, no, I don't think divestiture is too high a price to pay to be the president of the United States of America.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000029384", "text": "They went out to destroy critical chemical weapons infrastructure in Syria and they did exactly that.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000029385", "text": "That whole -- the whole situation in Syria will be a discussion that the two leaders will have in large part because it's getting more serious.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000029386", "text": "But you know, the phrase peer competitor has often been used to characterize U.S. relations with China, with Russia, with others.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029387", "text": "Come on, what he was saying in context was that if North Korea lives up to the commitments that it made on denuclearization, then it would no longer be a threat.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029388", "text": "I mean actually the quote was there is no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea, he didn't say anything about if they meet their commitments or any of that.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029389", "text": "I remember -- KARL directly asked Russia to -- to -- to get the e-mails and they acted.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029390", "text": "Look, selling lethal weapons to Ukraine, which Obama refused to do.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029391", "text": "On Thursday nights' discussion of Afghanistan , you said the U.S. must stop endless wars and then added this.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029392", "text": "I did not say the U.S. started the war, what I'm saying is the lesson is that wars are difficult to end.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029393", "text": "But let's be very clear -- we went to war in Afghanistan because the United States was attacked.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029394", "text": "The growing outbreak is hammering the economy, canceling major events and closing schools.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000029395", "text": "For me, the dynamics and the history of outbreaks is you are never where you think you are with the -- if you think you're in-line with the outbreak, you're already three weeks behind.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000029396", "text": "As doctors and scientists lead the health effort to fight the pandemic, Mnuchin and Pelosi are running point on the government intervention to shore up the economy.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029397", "text": "And later in the year, obviously the economic activity will pick up as we confront this virus.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000029398", "text": "Now authorities are investigating this attack as a hate crime, all while this community reels from this shooting, George.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000029399", "text": "So supply is affected by COVID and supply chain problems that we have because of COVID, and also because of the war in Ukraine.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000029400", "text": "So many families are also facing this baby formula shortage right now, dire shortage across the country.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000029401", "text": "Well, our application for membership which has been issued back in 2008 remains valid and Ukraine has been extremely precise in its expectations.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029402", "text": "But I believe because I trust the woman who was sitting here just a few moments ago, and that's my leader.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000029403", "text": "To accept the attorney's representation that no crime was committed here, you have to accept Don Jr.'s representations.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000029404", "text": "Instead he answered written questions about contacts with Russia, but he refused to answer any questions about obstruction of justice.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029405", "text": "In January and the first half of February, ten service members died overseas supporting operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and east Africa.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029406", "text": "And to Sara's point, the -- the -- the government -- Republicans can find money for the military when they need it and when it doesn't need it.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000029407", "text": "North Korea has then entered into these weak agreements and then immediately breaks those agreements.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029408", "text": "Yeah, I mean, there's a civil war inside the Republican Party.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029409", "text": "We're continuing to put pressure on North Korea to stop what is illegal activity.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029410", "text": "I mean the United States and Russia, obviously, are trying to find solutions in relation to Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000029411", "text": "People, you know, getting through between the fences that are already on the border with Mexico are not a national emergency, and they're not a major national security threat to the United States.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029412", "text": "Many economists concerned it could bring on a recession.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000029413", "text": "And if this country believes in anything, we believe in human rights, we believe in democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000029414", "text": "I mean, obviously protection against serious illness is still preserved.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000029415", "text": "If -- well, certainly, I think Russia was involved in the election.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029416", "text": "I think that Russia is very aware that they are on notice when it comes to certain issues.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029417", "text": "Russia is going to be at that table having supported Syria's President Assad in killing Syrian civilians, what you have called war crimes.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029418", "text": "At some point, we need these definitive actions by China condemning North Korea and not just calling them out for it.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029419", "text": "And we do think North Korea is one of those that they need to be held accountable for.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029420", "text": "This is a war that of -- that would have an intensity of violence associated with it that we haven't seen since the last Korean War.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029421", "text": "Well, I came up during the cold war, and during the cold war it was always possible with the then Soviet Union -- the Russian leaders behaved carefully and predictably.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029422", "text": "And it's now been reported that they discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029423", "text": "He is going to advance the cause of Russia until he hits a brick wall.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029424", "text": "President Trump facing a House divided over healthcare.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000029425", "text": "And we begin with a top Trump lieutenant on healthcare, the director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000029426", "text": "And your critics -- critics are saying this massive transfer of wealth from lower-income Americans to upper-income Americans, when you combine the tax cuts with the loss in subsidies for middle-income Americans.", "issue": "wealth"}
{"id": "0000029427", "text": "I think healthcare becomes the issue for 2018 if we can expose the broken promises.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000029428", "text": "We are battling ISIS in Syria and Iraq, al Qaeda and ISIS in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000029429", "text": "Those sanctions should remain because Russia hasn't changed its behavior.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029430", "text": "In the month of May, two service members died overseas in Syria and Somalia.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000029431", "text": "We will be urging increases on sanctions on Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029432", "text": "It makes it clear, and it names Russia, gives the IP addresses...", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029433", "text": "You also have Turkey very much at war with Kurdish militants.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029434", "text": "And if you talk with people who are around Trump, they will say, look, Russia is an important country, China is an important country.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029435", "text": "I'm not sure that he does see Russia as a big problem, but obviously Russia has made itself a big problem, that the United States has not figured out under this president how to deal with.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029436", "text": "You're going to see retribution and retaliation.", "issue": "retribution"}
{"id": "0000029437", "text": "In the month of December, one service member died supporting operations in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029438", "text": "All through last year's campaign, Candidate Trump promised to stay out of Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000029439", "text": "Well, as you know, George, the situation in Syria relative to the battlefield is quite complex because there are multiple engagements under way.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000029440", "text": "So, this is something that Russia needs to confront themselves.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029441", "text": "And I think in terms of North Korea, we have been very clear that our objective is a denuclearized Korean peninsula.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029442", "text": "I think Russia is the obstacle.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029443", "text": "Just before midnight, U.S. authorities detected an earthquake in North Korea.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029444", "text": "An hour later, the government of South Korea said it was caused by an underground nuclear test.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029445", "text": "The president Tweeting this morning that North Korea has conducted a major nuclear test.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029446", "text": "North Korea is a rogue nation, which has become a great threat and embarrassment to China, which is trying to help, but with little success.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029448", "text": "And we're backed by 100 percent by our military.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000029449", "text": "I went to Osan Air Base in South Korea and witnessed the military flying some of it's most advanced war planes.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029450", "text": "No one wants war to erupt on the peninsula.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029451", "text": "But the best way to prevent a war is to be ready.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029452", "text": "But to move forward with designating North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029453", "text": "I do think it helps for North Korea and China to understand that we have a president who is strong.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029454", "text": "And so at this point, anybody who's advocating for military action against North Korea is advocating for military action against a nuclear power who has also made threats against the United States.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029455", "text": "Well, first of all, the president -- President Obama back then and President Trump, have reiterated our commitments to South Korea and to Japan.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029456", "text": "Making enemies of South Korea.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029457", "text": "He said I think Russia did it.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029458", "text": "He focused on the cease-fire in Syria, which is a major accomplishment.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000029459", "text": "He said I think it was Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029460", "text": "And if we can't get the agreements that President Trump wants, then we'll take action on trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000029461", "text": "So, no, I don't think divestiture is too high a price to pay for the president of the United States of America.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000029462", "text": "I mean, against Russia's objections he supported Montenegro's entry into NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000029463", "text": "Over the objections of Russia, we're putting reins on the ground in Bulgaria to defend against Russian aggression in Eastern Europe.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029464", "text": "To mention the Ukraine, to reinforce Article V inside a NATO country that's actually meeting its 2 percent and, frankly, has fought with us in multiple fronts.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029465", "text": "I think the basic infrastructure of Obamacare is here to stay.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000029466", "text": "Plus, the nation's former top diplomat to NATO on the continuing threat from Russia.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000029467", "text": "If they're not successful, it will actually exacerbate the Democratic civil war, because Ossoff has run a very moderate, mainstream, kind of typically suburban race.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029468", "text": "One, it's one thing to declare war on Democrats.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029469", "text": "But declaring war on Bob Mueller, after James Comey, Rod Rosenstein, you've got a lot of Republicans on the Hill who are not going to be comfortable with following him down that road.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029470", "text": "The Senate on Thursday overwhelming passing new sanctions on Russia in response to their interference in last year's election.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029471", "text": "The candidate Trump was saying he had no business interests in Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029472", "text": "He wants to go to war with...", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029473", "text": "Russia denies everything.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029474", "text": "The civil war was fought about that.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029475", "text": "And then there's his America first trade war with China that contributed to this week's wild swings on Wall Street.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029476", "text": "Now, China's accused America of interfering, of supporting the protesters, something that they've offered no evidence for.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029477", "text": "Trump and Chinese President Xi have been locked in a trade war for over a year.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029478", "text": "I think China is going to have a second round of fiscal stimulus.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029479", "text": "But even so, suppose you even said it was mental illness.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000029480", "text": "It's not mental illness that causes nine people to die in 30 seconds.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000029481", "text": "He has requested my visits to the border.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029482", "text": "Well, and, most especially, Donna, if indeed there's a fiscal crisis this year, that could plunge us into a recession, as the president is hoping, to face re-election.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000029483", "text": "Look up the definition of domestic terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000029484", "text": "Now we Democrats are the only party that has accepted science because we believe in science and have also embraced this vision of job creation around clean energy.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000029485", "text": "In the month of July, 3 service members died overseas supporting operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029486", "text": "And unlike any president before him, Donald Trump faces the prospect of nuclear war with North Korea.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029487", "text": "We're also not talking about North Korea and the sort of danger of the idea that -- of President Trump sitting down with the North Korean leader and what could come of that.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029488", "text": "In the month of April, one soldier died overseas supporting operations in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029489", "text": "Monday he refuses to out forth the sanctions against Russia for interfering in our election.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029490", "text": "The head of the CIA says this week Russia is trying to impact the 2018 election.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029491", "text": "In the month of January, two service members died overseas supporting operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029492", "text": "No, it's not, it's about a lot of little cases that are working their way through the courts right now that deal with abortion, that deal with gerrymandering, that deal with all these things.", "issue": "gerrymandering"}
{"id": "0000029493", "text": "So in many ways, obstruction of justice is almost implicit in the constitution as well to make sure that investigations don't get thwarted for nefarious ends.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000029494", "text": "But we saw also Senator Blumenthal, I mean the line of attack, which we anticipate from -- Democrats are gearing up for a war over whoever the nominee is.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029495", "text": "The president said he wants to withdraw troops from Syria soon, but that same day three top national security officials reinforced the U.S. commitment to the country.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000029496", "text": "There are limitations to what the military can do at the border, perhaps prompting the Homeland Security secretary to later clarify.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000029497", "text": "Every European nation will agree that China has -- engages in unfair trade practices.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029498", "text": "And all we're asking China to do is play by the rules.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029499", "text": "You can't get into the financial services market in China because their government closes it out.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029500", "text": "If you take these troops out of Syria, ISIS comes back, Iran begins to dominate Syria, and that's the end of us being a reliable ally.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029501", "text": "I do think President Trumps tariffs on China, they are tactical.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029502", "text": "I've begun thinking about the conflict in Syria, particularly with regard to the fight against ISIS, like the fight against a wildfire.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000029503", "text": "I don't know that you can ask people in Syria, where there is a dysfunctional government, to give you legitimate paperwork on people.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000029504", "text": "John McCain's complaint is we're either not at war somewhere, or if we're at war, we leave too soon.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029505", "text": "And with John McCain, the neoconservative label of let's make the world safe for democracy and we're going to topple every regime hasn't worked.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000029506", "text": "I mean, our intervention to destabilize the Assad regime has really made the chaos worse in Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000029507", "text": "John Bolton still believes the Iraq war was a good idea.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029508", "text": "Coming up, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee weighs in on Michael Flynn's resignation.", "issue": "resignation"}
{"id": "0000029509", "text": "There's been no shortage of outrage over the president's statements on the press.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000029510", "text": "As long as American democracy remains healthy, there will be reporters willing to pursue the truth, even if that means incurring the wrath of the most powerful person in the world.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000029511", "text": "Plus, key intelligence committee members investigating Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029512", "text": "We have to acknowledge that Iran is a threat to American interests.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029513", "text": "And if necessary, I will fight Iran again.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029514", "text": "Let us all agree that women's healthcare is under attack and we will not stand for it.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000029515", "text": "Wages have been stagnant; inflation has caused everything to be more expensive.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000029516", "text": "When we come back, as tensions rise with Iran, questions about the quality of our intelligence and the prospect of war in the Middle East carry echoes of the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029517", "text": "Except he was drawing strength in his own view of what his falsehoods were gaining him and we cannot -- we cannot fight a pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029518", "text": "It does not make sense when you have a global pandemic -- entire countries experiencing this.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029519", "text": "We agree on infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000029520", "text": "But his legacy will live on, his voice amplified as America reckons with racism.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000029521", "text": "Our economy will not come back until we meet this virus at its head and knock it down.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000029522", "text": "You mentioned the border, you were opposed to President Trump's tariff threat on Mexico.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029523", "text": "Talking about healthcare also meaning a woman's right to make her own decisions about her own body.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000029524", "text": "In the month of January, five Americans died supporting operations in Afghanistan and Syria.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029525", "text": "Well one of the things we have to do is we have to confront the opioid epidemic, the plague in our country.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000029526", "text": "In the month of March, four service members died overseas supporting operations in Afghanistan and Kuwait.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029527", "text": "Why would you want to be a part of the war when its going so poorly.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029528", "text": "In the month of June, one service member died overseas supporting operations in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029529", "text": "In the month of August, five service members died overseas supporting operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029530", "text": "In July, four service members died overseas supporting operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029531", "text": "I don't think you should use the military to advance your agenda.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000029532", "text": "Afghanistan made it Russia because they went bankrupt fighting in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029533", "text": "The reason Russia was in -- in Afghanistan was because terrorists were going in to Russia, they were right to be there.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029534", "text": "But the young, fresh voice on the Democratic side is a woman who to eradicate fossil fuels entirely in this country in the next 10 years.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000029535", "text": "In the month of December, two service members died supporting our operations in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029536", "text": "The sanctions the president did not lift on North Korea are named after Otto and I think the president clarified that.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029537", "text": "In 2005, because the federal government didn't act along the border, two governors did take their own emergency.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029538", "text": "Most voters support - don't support the wall at the border, most voters support increased taxes on the very wealthy, so all of these things - the Democrats are much closer to where the country is than the Republican side.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029539", "text": "Over the weekend, new provocations from North Korea as Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the country's most significant military test in over a year, launching a barrage of projectiles into the Sea of Japan.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029540", "text": "That is they landed in the water east of North Korea and didn't present a threat to the United States or to South Korea or Japan.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029541", "text": "She's a noble, wonderful, gracious woman and so the tone in her voice, the sound in her voice I have enormous sympathy for.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000029542", "text": "They are everywhere around him, he doesn't trust his military.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000029543", "text": "You said the military hadn't come across, well, the leader of their intelligence service ...", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000029544", "text": "Joe voted for the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029545", "text": "But Stefanie, this does seem like we are seeing a real war for the ideological soul of the Democratic Party in this primary.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029546", "text": "In the month of April, seven service members died overseas supporting operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029547", "text": "For them those periods of economic growth has acted as an recession and as a result they can't afford the basic components of the middle class life.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000029548", "text": "Among the young people here, a majority of the population fears of war seem to be dwarfed by the crippled economy.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029549", "text": "I've said it before, threats against Iran never work.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029550", "text": "Does it mean with China, for example, he wants that short-term deal at the expense of the longer term relationship with China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029551", "text": "In the month of May, one service member died overseas supporting operations in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029552", "text": "We traveled to both sides of the border in Tijuana.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029553", "text": "I will support investment to make our country strong and safe.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000029554", "text": "The majority of the issues will be done by technology.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000029555", "text": "This week, we traveled to both sides of the border from Tijuana to San Diego to get a first-hand look.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029556", "text": "For months, COVID has made it nearly impossible for us to travel the country.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000029557", "text": "America struggling to get the coronavirus under control.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000029558", "text": "That $600 means money for rent, to put food on the table, to make ends meet.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000029559", "text": "Overwhelmingly this is making a difference, it's keeping people out of poverty.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000029560", "text": "And we have other issues that relate to food that are contentious.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000029561", "text": "We absolutely agree on the need to kill the virus.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000029562", "text": "Some of the nation's top health officials on Capitol Hill Friday testifying about why COVID is still surging in the United States.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000029563", "text": "So, again, we have to merge here and hybridize science, medicine and public health and personal behavior just as Tom Bossert just mentioned.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000029564", "text": "Several Republican groups are hoping for the same, waging war against the president of their own party.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029565", "text": "And -- but I think whatever -- whatever the science says is what we should do.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000029566", "text": "Four of the people participated, from General Kelly, Rex Tillerson, Tom Bossert himself, secretary of energy, all are gone.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000029567", "text": "And now that this outbreak has happened, I'm happy that we're taking a look at prisons in a different way, in the people that are actually in them.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000029569", "text": "And the real -- and real concern there that the virus may have been spreading for weeks.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000029570", "text": "After a big investment of time and money, I think you spent the last 17 days on a bus tour -- can you go on with a finish like that?YANG", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000029571", "text": "He's going to run on three things -- he's going to run on 3.5 percent unemployment, 3 percent wage growth, and 3 percent equity growth in your homes.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000029572", "text": "The president's order to kill Iran 's top commander draws vows of vengeance from Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029573", "text": "And on the streets of Iran and Iraq this weekend, anger and vows to retaliate.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029574", "text": "George, remember, Iran has been in war with us for 40 years, and the previous administration and Navy sailors on their knees.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029575", "text": "And on the face of this, we are seeing new threats from Iran, and a strong counter-threat overnight from President Trump.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029576", "text": "They're looking at a period where Iran had been experiencing widespread protests, is under a lot of economic stress.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029577", "text": "This for the first time since the surge in Iraq, almost ten years ago, Muqtada al-Sadr had called on the Mahdi Army to be ready to defend the country.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000029578", "text": "I also think that Iran is going to be very motivated to make Donald Trump a one-term president.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029579", "text": "Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029580", "text": "I believe that he will attack Iran sometime prior to the election because he thinks that's the only way he can get elected.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029581", "text": "And, Yvette, you saw the president threaten a war crime overnight, disavowed by the secretary of state.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000029582", "text": "In the month of December, one service member died in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029583", "text": "And we know that we have been fighting systemic racism in this country for 400 years.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000029584", "text": "And the millions of Americans who've lost their jobs during the pandemic are facing a new week without extended benefits, after the collapse of talks between the White House and Congress.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029585", "text": "The only thing we know for sure, his running mate will be a woman.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000029586", "text": "The spread of the coronavirus has brought new challenges.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000029587", "text": "This virus is demonstrating a potential that is way more significant than the flu.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000029588", "text": "Joe Biden voted for the war in Iraq, I helped lead the opposition.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029589", "text": "You brought up the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029590", "text": "Instead, Trump is kind of fighting a two-front war with problems in the Midwest on one hand, and then Arizona and Florida on the other hand.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029591", "text": "And I actually think, since the crises from COVID, to what's happened in Minnesota and around the country in the economic, swing voters have gone from exhausted to also now being angry at Donald Trump.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000029592", "text": "Well, I think -- I've always been a believer in technology.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000029593", "text": "Look, I -- I've known the border when I was chairman of Homeland Security.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029594", "text": "People want an orderly, secure, reliable border, and a generous immigration policy, and he's got neither right now.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029595", "text": "In the meantime, federal and state aid has been arriving in the way of food, water and generators delivered by military jets.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000029596", "text": "And we're going to work with school districts -- our secretary of education, this will be his first priority to do that.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000029597", "text": "And our secretary of education will work with school districts to implement that.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000029598", "text": "I strongly agree that education should be run at the local school system.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000029599", "text": "But I want -- I want to get to this question of COVID in the schools.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000029600", "text": "I think our military, our intelligence are doing a great job, present and future.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000029601", "text": "We can't just have a cold war with them.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029602", "text": "That's what democracy is supposed to be about.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000029603", "text": "And we need an administration to stand firm to China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029604", "text": "On the Syrian side of the border, it's people who've frankly been abandoned over the last 10 years.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029605", "text": "The Syrian civil war has been going on for now a dozen years.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029606", "text": "One year after the invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. escalates pressure on Russia and Ukraine's leaders push for faster aid.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029607", "text": "We seek competition, not conflict with China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029608", "text": "This as the war in Ukraine heats up, as the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion approaches.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029610", "text": "I want to ask you finally about the war in Ukraine, of course, it's the one year anniversary of Russia's invasion.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029611", "text": "And I've never been more optimistic about winning this war in Ukraine than I am right now.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029612", "text": "You say you think they'll win this war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029613", "text": "So, that's why we should designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism because if you do that under U.S. law, and China provides lethal weapons, they will get sanctioned.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029614", "text": "Congress needs to stand up to the railway lobby, and force them --", "issue": "lobby"}
{"id": "0000029615", "text": "No, George, when the penalty for having an abortion after being raped is more severe than the penalty for rape, you know it's a war on women.", "issue": "rape"}
{"id": "0000029616", "text": "Listen, what I support is an honest conversation about abortion in this country.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000029617", "text": "I don't think this isn't about the science or about what's happening.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000029618", "text": "Look, look, war is messy.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029619", "text": "By the time he was sent to Afghanistan, the U.S. was seven years into the war on terror.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029620", "text": "So, I think that mindset was there in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029621", "text": "One legacy party seems to be team democracy, supporting all the elements of democracy, and what the country wants.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000029622", "text": "I think the pandemic is number one.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029623", "text": "Despite falling short of President Biden's goal to vaccinate 70 percent of adults by July 4th, this weekend the White House is celebrating progress in the fight against the pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029624", "text": "And, Rebecca, many companies are still dealing with supply issues because of the pandemic causing shortages.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029625", "text": "And up next, my exclusive reporting from Afghanistan as the U.S. troop withdrawal marks a major milestone.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029626", "text": "Over the past 20 years, I have made countless trips to Afghanistan, and last week was the only reporter there as the commanding general made his last trip to Bagram to watch the final preparations for withdrawal.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029627", "text": "And when you have 100 -- 50 of the richest people have as much wealth as 165 million Americans, people think it's unfair.", "issue": "wealth"}
{"id": "0000029628", "text": "Hopefully it doesn't result in an actual civil war this time, although, unfortunately, some people talk about that.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029629", "text": "Each passing day that our infrastructure crumbles, that hurts our economy and it puts our safety in danger.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000029630", "text": "But, at the same time, unwilling to say word one about China because that's where the money is.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029631", "text": "Every time you try to restrict voting rights it's a threat to democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000029632", "text": "Oh, but it depends on how you define infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000029633", "text": "We need to make a significant investment, and that's why progressives are supporting the THRIVE Agenda, which is $10 million over the next....", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000029634", "text": "And now I am so happy the Army is leading the way.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000029635", "text": "But you can feel the energy, the -- frankly impatience after the idea of infrastructure week turning into a punch line again and again in Washington, about making sure that this is an infrastructure year that sets us up for a successful decade.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000029636", "text": "Congressman Schiff, you've had some tough words for the president this week, calling him the gravest threat to democracy, other Democrats have followed that up as well.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000029637", "text": "There is simply no other way to explain why he would side with this Kremlin former KGB officer rather than his own intelligence agencies, why he would continually attack NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000029638", "text": "Russia is dictating the -- the public perception -- the global public perception of what transpired in that meeting and we have no basis for countering it.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029639", "text": "The denial's effects runs counter to democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000029640", "text": "He was going to have deals on tariffs, we're now in the midst of a tariff war.", "issue": "tariff"}
{"id": "0000029641", "text": "He was going to have a deal with North Korea, that's not happening.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029642", "text": "He was going to have a deal with Russia and reset or whatever it is, that's not happening.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029643", "text": "Drastic measures to combat the coronavirus are forcing dramatic changes across the country.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000029644", "text": "I don't believe the public -- I think the public health community raised the alarm.", "issue": "public health"}
{"id": "0000029645", "text": "Donald Trump has called the fight against the coronavirus \"a war.\"", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000029646", "text": "The U.S. laid out potential areas for cooperation with Russia on Saturday and potential consequences if Russia invades.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029647", "text": "The other is through deterrence and massive consequences for Russia if it renews its aggression against Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029648", "text": "As well as NATO almost certainly having to reinforce its positions on its Eastern flank near Russia as well as continuing to provide defensive assistance to Ukraine.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000029649", "text": "Well, we have been providing significant defensive assistance to Ukraine, including as recently as the last couple of weeks.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029650", "text": "All of which would address concerns that Russia reports to have.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029651", "text": "If Russia commits renewed aggression against Ukraine, I think it's a very fair prospect that NATO will reinforce its positions along its -- the Eastern Plank, the countries that border -- that border Russia.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029652", "text": "The other thing that's so important is this, George, we've been very clear with Russia repeatedly, that we are not going to do or commit to anything about Europe without Europe.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029653", "text": "And every single person who is accused of a crime is considered innocent until proven guilty.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000029654", "text": "Well, look, the president's made clear that inflation is his top economic priority.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000029655", "text": "Since the court established that the Constitution protects a woman's right to an abortion, no issue has animated and divided our political system more than the landmark precedent.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000029656", "text": "If the final ruling does overturn Roe, 26 states are certain or likely to ban abortion, including 13 states with trigger laws that would ban it immediately.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000029657", "text": "It believes that a woman should have a right to make her own reproductive health decision when it comes to abortion.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000029658", "text": "But in the states that would almost immediately ban abortion if Roe is overturned, a majority of adults believe abortion should be illegal in most or all cases according to a New York Times analysis.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000029659", "text": "Pentagon officials telling ABC News we did not provide Ukraine with specific targeting information for the Moskva.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029660", "text": "But because the way the war has been going it's not possible for it to do that.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029661", "text": "I think many Russians do support the war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029662", "text": "And so, the challenge right now is that Vladimir Putin is waging a war that he needs to win.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029663", "text": "And what we have seen is that these bans don't necessarily stop abortion, women will go through whatever hurdle necessary in order to have a choice.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000029664", "text": "And instead that Texas bill abortion as an issue was really the dog that didn't bite.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000029665", "text": "But one thing is clear, the war that Russia started 39 days ago has changed.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029666", "text": "The national average is now $4.22 a gallon, that's up 60 cents since the war began, but up $1.34 from a year ago.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029667", "text": "Steps to bring down the price of gas, which -- already bringing down the price of oil, we'll see it at the pump in the weeks ahead.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000029668", "text": "Well, I think Russia -- I think the Ukrainians are winning the war around Kyiv and in the northern part of the country.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029669", "text": "The Ukrainian military, the Ukrainian volunteers, they're fighting this war, have shown their bravery, their tenacity, again, backed up by the generosity of the U.S. and our allies.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029670", "text": "Biden's reckless spending caused inflation.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000029671", "text": "And they've decided that sometime in late May the pandemic will be a place where we can no longer exclude people on a public health rationale.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029672", "text": "Look, the administration is supportive of being tough on Russia, particularly in putting these sanctions in place.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029673", "text": "The top three issues that the media cares about are Russia, Russia, and Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029674", "text": "There's 15 times more coverage on Russia than on the three big issues that Americans care about.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029675", "text": "It violates most fundamental norms separating military and politics.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000029676", "text": "Trump, I don't know where he is on infrastructure but we're willing to work with him on that.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000029678", "text": "Back from the brink, President Trump defends his abrupt about-face with Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029679", "text": "I'm not looking for war and if there is, it'll be obliteration like you've never seen before.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029680", "text": "So far he's approved a cyber strike on Iran and doubled down on inflicting punishing sanctions.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029681", "text": "And the last thing in the world we need right now is a war with Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029682", "text": "President Trump reversed his decision on Iran and then yesterday suddenly reversed his decision about mass deportation that he said would start tomorrow.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029683", "text": "Because you still see, even with low black unemployment now, that this administration talks about a lot, it is double white unemployment and that is real in people's lives and in their -- and -- and in their circumstances.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000029684", "text": "The issue is - and sometimes he does follow through like with China, he threatened big tariffs and he went through on those tariffs.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029685", "text": "So I think Senator Paul's health -- associated health plan, married up with our bill, changes health care.", "issue": "health care"}
{"id": "0000029686", "text": "One of the leading indicators in the economy is agriculture.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000029687", "text": "I'd just like to see ultimately denuclearization of North Korea, I think we will see that ultimately.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029688", "text": "So what happened in the last meeting took us back from the brink of war, but the president -- two presidents agreed to two mutually inconsistent future objectives, one was normalization between the north and south and the other was denuclearization of the north.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029689", "text": "And if it's this president's view that he still wants to build that tower when he is out of office, that may further compromise his policy towards Putin, towards Russia and other things.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029690", "text": "Achieving these goals, turning COVID around, is a goal that we have to undertake together as one nation.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000029691", "text": "But when you put the interest of a person and an autocracy over the interests of our democracy and our Constitution, this is the problem you get into.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000029692", "text": "One is defending the constitution and our country, the organizing principles and values of this country and also prosecuting people who committed property crimes.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000029693", "text": "He believes Russia was behind it but that he thinks other people hacked too.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029694", "text": "He thinks Russia was involved, but that others are hacking, too.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029695", "text": "With Russia meddling in our elections, that's serious, serious stuff.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029696", "text": "But the bigger issue, George, is I really believe by this fall COVID will be a less important issue to the country.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000029697", "text": "And, you know, right now, every single altercation is being presented as systemic racism, and that's just not accurate.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000029698", "text": "And one of the real reasons why people have hesitancy is concern about the safety of the vaccine.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000029699", "text": "They're making it mandatory for employment now, a number of the hospital systems in New Jersey.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000029700", "text": "And I think both the bipartisanship on infrastructure, as well as the bipartisan -- as well as the contents of the reconciliation package.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000029701", "text": "China will resolutely defend the legitimate rights and interests of the enterprise involved and retains the right to respond further.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029702", "text": "And at the same time, you have our conflict with Russia, which is very, very serious.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029703", "text": "We didn't invest enough in our state party infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000029704", "text": "There is a lot of energy out there in what they're calling the resistance.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000029705", "text": "Up next, the long-time Trump friend facing questions about contacts with Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029706", "text": "What I think you refer to the surveillance that I'm under that was referred to on page 1 of The New York Times on January 20th.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000029707", "text": "So we penalized ourselves through lost jobs while China and India didn't take steps to address the issue internationally.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029708", "text": "Somehow, we as Republicans, the party that went for the balance -- supported the balanced budget amendment of the constitution, somehow we've lost our way.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000029709", "text": "But you've heard people in the military, commanders in the military today, saying, this was the intelligence they found.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000029710", "text": "Look, North Korea's a thorny issue and I will say one good thing has come out of the changes that have happened in the kind of regional security picture in the last couple of years and it's this.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029711", "text": "We all saw that tweet about North Korea and basically supporting Kim Jong-un.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029712", "text": "So if you want to solve anything in the military, you have to have commanders more involved.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000029713", "text": "She thinks serious crime should be in the chain of command and commander, but not sexual crimes and says it just doesn't work.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000029714", "text": "We're going to make decisions on science.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000029715", "text": "There was a war against the media, and I wasn't going to be a part of that.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029716", "text": "And that's an existential threat to democracy, and he is one of the best at putting it out and hurting this country.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000029717", "text": "I went to the border with civil rights leaders, faith-based leaders to bear witness and to lift up our advocacy.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029718", "text": "In the last 48 hours, eight states have outlawed abortion, more than two dozen bans expected in the weeks to come.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000029719", "text": "On Friday morning, women in this country, like they have for nearly 50 years, woke up with a constitutional right to abortion, a right enshrined by the Supreme Court's 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade and reaffirmed again and again.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000029720", "text": "Abortion is now a matter for the states and Congress, a decision for voters and their elected leaders rather than between a woman and her doctor.", "issue": "Abortion"}
{"id": "0000029721", "text": "The United States military has begun strikes against al Qaeda terrorist training camps and military installations of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000029722", "text": "And putting it out of business, a company like ZTE, is the kind of significant consequence that China would respond to, to understand that we're serious.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029723", "text": "And I think the actual energy is going to come to the Democratic side, which is the one place that we have been lagging on the presidential.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000029724", "text": "The battle between democracy and autocracy, between liberty and repression, between a rules-based order and one governed by brute force.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000029725", "text": "So now in what may be a major change in strategy, Russia says its main goal is simply to take control of the Donbass Region in eastern Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029726", "text": "As the fighting rages there, Russia is inching closer to capturing the key port city.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029727", "text": "It's been 31 days, we are only asking for one percent of what NATO has, nothing more.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000029728", "text": "And the war might still be grinding on.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029729", "text": "But this is also something that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been insisting on all along, is that we are not part of NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000029730", "text": "We know that after Trump's victory, Russia was politically poison, a hostile power accused of undermining the foundations of our democracy.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029731", "text": "I think he's a good source of energy on the campaign trail.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000029732", "text": "To get a sense of how the immigration debate is playing outside Washington, we traveled hundreds of miles along the southern border from California to Texas, hearing your voices.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029733", "text": "We spent $42 billion, I think it was, on securing the border.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029734", "text": "We'll deal with chain migration in two phases, beginning in phase one.", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000029735", "text": "The MAGA Republicans don't just threaten our personal rights and economic security, they're a threat to our very democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000029737", "text": "Trump loves and trusts the military so much, he just kicked them out of the National Security Council and put in a Nazi in their place.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000029738", "text": "I'm opposed to lifting the sanctions against Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029739", "text": "And there is a sense that China doesn't want to be cut out of this.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029740", "text": "Our guests, two governors at the forefront of this fight, and Dr. Ashton and Tom Bossert tracking the virus, plus top Trump adviser Larry Kudlow on the White House plan for economic recovery.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000029741", "text": "New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo said he considered that an act of war on the state.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029742", "text": "So it's important to remember, we still don't know a lot about how this virus behaves.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000029743", "text": "The president had just put the travel restrictions on China and a lot of people agreed with me.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029744", "text": "And, Ian, you have been covering this war for almost two decades.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029745", "text": "And, Vivian, President Biden promised retribution.", "issue": "retribution"}
{"id": "0000029746", "text": "If you rewind, when the Biden administration said it was the risk of civil war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029747", "text": "It's the polarization that is the larger issue that's driving this debate.", "issue": "polarization"}
{"id": "0000029748", "text": "The issue on the table is North Korea and there is nothing right now facing this country and facing the region that is a bigger threat than what's happening in North Korea.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029749", "text": "We opposed him on the war in Iraq vociferously.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029750", "text": "And I would be very surprised if Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and other Democrats feel like that's -- this is not just a corporate tax but there's a lot of other elements here that I think would be more controversial on the Democratic side.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000029751", "text": "But this is a coup for Kim and the only thing Kim wants is another fake deal where he promises to give up his nukes in exchange for --", "issue": "coup"}
{"id": "0000029752", "text": "I believe on his own website, if I'm not mistaken, it says I'm decriminalizing the border.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029753", "text": "When you're in favor of federal funding of abortion and abortion in any circumstance is going to make it much, much harder.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000029754", "text": "Up next, our critical care series looks at the crisis in rural healthcare.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000029755", "text": "This week, a closer look at the crisis in rural healthcare as so many hospitals forced to close their doors, especially in states that chose not to expand Medicare under Obamacare.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000029756", "text": "Look, this country has a long history of racism and police brutality, and the protests are an understandable reaction to that.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000029757", "text": "We're now engaged in a great civil war to determine whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029758", "text": "Our actions over the past week have sharpened the choice facing Russia now.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029759", "text": "We've lined up steep consequences should Russia choose further aggressiion.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029760", "text": "It remains up to Russia to decide how to respond.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029761", "text": "Ukraine also called for this meeting.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029762", "text": "Infrastructure means things like making sure that we have drinking water that is safe in Flint.", "issue": "Infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000029763", "text": "So many Americans still struggling to pay rent or put food on the table, in need of a financial lifeline.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000029764", "text": "First of all, banking 101 is about taking care of interest rate risks.", "issue": "banking"}
{"id": "0000029765", "text": "They've been much timid in their approach to Russia, always on the -- having been pushed by Congress before they would fully support Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029766", "text": "And I think even in China they're afraid to provoke.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029767", "text": "But, you know, five, six years ago we called for better technology at airports.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000029768", "text": "Well, because we have not seen inflation meaningfully come down, despite all of the interest rate hikes so far.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000029769", "text": "A lot of people who had extra money for food are seeing that go away.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000029770", "text": "Democrats strike a secret deal on inflation and climate, a boost for President Biden's economic agenda as recession fears take hold.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000029771", "text": "It's not just China who thinks this is inflammatory if it goes ahead.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029772", "text": "Yeah, it may be deflationary by causing a recession.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000029773", "text": "You can have a disinflationary program by causing a recession.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000029774", "text": "If you can't afford not just what you want but what you need, that is by definition a recession and people are suffering right now.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000029775", "text": "If they feel like they're in a recession, they are.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000029776", "text": "I mean, when you think of recession, what comes to mind is significant unemployment.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000029777", "text": "So, I think the term recession denies the reality of a strong labor market which is as strong as it's ever been.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000029778", "text": "I think my constituents are struggling to put food on the table and pay the bills because of inflation, which is a real problem.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000029779", "text": "I mean, we cannot credibly defend democracy and then prop up candidates who are an existential threat to the very democracy that we're defending.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000029780", "text": "People are facing record inflation, a crisis at our border.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000029781", "text": "We have war in Eastern Europe.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029782", "text": "A decision was made at the outset of the pandemic, speed was the key.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029783", "text": "If the woman's movement is to be successful, you must recognize the broad variety of women they are, and the depth and range of their interests and their concerns.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000029784", "text": "The Supreme Court preserves the availability of a popular abortion drug, as the legal battle continues.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000029785", "text": "Well, I mean, this is the left's new war on women.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029786", "text": "Well, I think, first of all, we ought to commend the military and the intelligence community for getting our diplomatic personnel out.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000029787", "text": "And here, frankly, at the Supreme Court level, this decision wasn't actually about abortion, it was about who has the injury to bring this lawsuit in the first place, and conserves should be a little careful.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000029788", "text": "Coming up, as tensions rise between China and Taiwan, we were on Capitol Hill for a late-night war game.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029789", "text": "President Biden last fall saying for the first time that if China invades Taiwan, the U.S. would send troops to defend it.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029790", "text": "In the sky, on the sea, China staging combat exercises, a show of force, a warning that a potential blockade of Taiwan could be coming.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029791", "text": "Under our system, anyone who's charged with a federal crime is entitled to due process of law, to effective representation and to a presumption of innocence.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000029792", "text": "And willing to risk going to jail.", "issue": "jail"}
{"id": "0000029793", "text": "As Vladimir Putin calls the West sanctions a declaration of war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029794", "text": "Russia is thought to have hoped its shock and awe attack in the first days of the invasion would lead to a quick capitulation.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029795", "text": "Russia agreeing to humanitarian corridors for two cities that it violated almost immediately.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029796", "text": "Without a face-saving offramp, Putin may not be able to turn back and anything less than victory in Ukraine could threaten his own position.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029797", "text": "And with more people on the move and Russian tanks advancing, this crisis, this war looks almost guaranteed to get even worse.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029798", "text": "Picking up on what Ian just said there, Steve, this is not the war Putin bargained for.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029799", "text": "But we've also been very clear that we will support Ukraine in every other way possible.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029800", "text": "What Putin has faced in Ukraine, he didn't expect, as your -- as you just heard.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029801", "text": "Well, look, people are watching what's happening in Ukraine and what this man is doing to these people, what this monster is doing to human beings, and they're very angry about it.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029802", "text": "In the midst of war, bitter political opponents united by a common enemy, fighting together on the front lines.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029803", "text": "And right now Ukrainian soldiers are fighting in small cities at the border of our city, Bucha, Irpin, Hostomel.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029804", "text": "President Putin vowed yesterday to eliminate Ukraine if you keep up the fight.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029805", "text": "And so this is not just about what happens in Ukraine, which, obviously, is vitally important to Europe and important mostly to the people of Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029806", "text": "We could stop paying blood money to Russia to fund this war if we would increase domestic oil production.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029807", "text": "And those states with conceal carry permits that allow honest and decent citizens to carry a gun with them, they have less crime and the crime has fallen faster than...", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000029808", "text": "Voters also say the threat of terrorism is now second only to the economy as the most important election issue.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000029809", "text": "Da'ish says that Islam is at war with the West and the West is at war with Islam.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029810", "text": "And a majority, in spite of what many people have said, think we're at war with radical Islam.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029811", "text": "Now the president sending 50 special operations forces into Syria after the first American soldier died in Iraq since the fight against ISIS began.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000029812", "text": "I think NATO's obsolete.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000029813", "text": "And if you look at the Ukraine, we're the ones always fight on the Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029814", "text": "So let me ask you, you said that Islam is at war with us.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029815", "text": "I voted against the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029816", "text": "She voted for the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029817", "text": "Donald Trump's policy to fight the war on terror is effectively the same as President Obama's.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029818", "text": "And not just Jeb Bush; of Hillary Clinton, you said, just in 2012, She's a terrific woman, works hard and I think she does a good job.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000029819", "text": "I just don't think he has the energy -- you need energy for this job.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000029820", "text": "My promise is to truly secure the border and enforce the laws of this great country.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029821", "text": "The National Zoo's chief vet said the second cub caught them by surprise, never showing up on the ultrasound.", "issue": "vet"}
{"id": "0000029822", "text": "You know, for seven years, there was hostility when I did the endorsement of President Obama, which I stand by.", "issue": "hostility"}
{"id": "0000029823", "text": "They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000029824", "text": "So you won the ratings war in the last night.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029825", "text": "With her as our commander in chief, our international relations will not be reduced to a business transaction.", "issue": "transaction"}
{"id": "0000029826", "text": "He served as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, presidential envoy in the battle against ISIS.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029827", "text": "The war in ISIS got worse under your leadership.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029828", "text": "And I have to tell you, I don't want any more war either, George, none of us wants any more war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029829", "text": "When I hear the denigration of our military -- it was not an easy decision for me to come off the bench and make the comments.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000029830", "text": "If we're going to win this war against Islamic terrorism...", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029831", "text": "It goes to the decriminalization of marijuana, it goes to same-sex marriage, a general sense that the government is monitoring us and regulating us too much.", "issue": "marijuana"}
{"id": "0000029832", "text": "Promised unemployment would be below 8 percent, hadn't done that, promised he'd reform the entitlement programs, hasn't done that.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000029833", "text": "A third of that stimulus went to state and local governments that have to balance their budgets.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000029834", "text": "And Iran has been backed by Vladimir Putin.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029835", "text": "Iran has been backed by us.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029836", "text": "Well, and the Iranian negotiating position was backed up by Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029837", "text": "So, of course Russia wanted that deal to be made, because they're making a fortune.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029838", "text": "That tax will pay completely for public tuition, tuition at public colleges, university and substantially lower interest rates on student debt.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000029839", "text": "But listen, this is the woman who, last night, refused to answer the question about Libya.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000029840", "text": "That leads to civil war on the floor and quite honestly it could lead to civil war in the country.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029841", "text": "But, look, I am opposed to abortion in except the case of rape, incest and life of the mother.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000029842", "text": "That decision must be made by the woman, must be made by her family and her physician, not by the federal government, not by the state government.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000029843", "text": "While Washington politicians are paid over $200, 000 an hour for speeches, they oppose raising the living wage to $15 an hour.", "issue": "wage"}
{"id": "0000029844", "text": "Well, declare war is a very legal term, as you know so well.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029845", "text": "The United States will always adhere to the international standards of war, but this administration has imposed even greater challenges.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029846", "text": "Creating safe havens in Syria, a Syria safe haven so that the refugees don't feel compelled to leave.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000029847", "text": "They've declared war on us and we need to be much more serious about creating a strategy to take them out.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029848", "text": "When we talk about a war between civilizations, let's talk about a war within this country, a kind of internal civil war, where Donald Trump appears to xenophobic passions...", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029849", "text": "Sheriff Joe from Arizona, the toughest guy on the border, Sheriff Joe, Arizona, the toughest there is on the border just endorsed me and big league.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029850", "text": "The leader of North Korea is a lunatic, but he possesses long-range missiles that are probably already capable of reaching the United States, most certainly capable of reaching Guam and Hawaii and not to mention our allies like Japan and South Korea.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029851", "text": "And Marco Rubio called you out on the issue of abortion.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000029852", "text": "In the month of January, three service members were killed overseas supporting operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029853", "text": "But there's also North Korea, which he rightly so seems very concerned about.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029854", "text": "I think North Korea, that peninsula is more likely than anybody place else in the world to potentially create an explosive outcome particularly tied to the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029855", "text": "Stability there is critical, and at least North Korea historically has generated a surprise if you will for new leaders in this country.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000029856", "text": "The group now estimated to control half of Syria and taking the key Iraqi city of Ramadi.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000029857", "text": "Just days later across the border in Syria, ISIS routed government troops in the ancient city of Palmyra, home to majestic ruins more than 2, 000 years old.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029858", "text": "They took a major city in Syria and we saw them take Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000029859", "text": "One of the key players, presidential candidate Rand Paul, his actions may have big implications for the war on terror and for his own prospects in 2016.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029860", "text": "In America, we fight crime, we fight terrorism with the Constitution in mind.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000029861", "text": "Yet some in Boston had lobbied for life in prison, capital punishment, a polarizing issue with passionate feelings on both sides, exactly what they're seeing in Nebraska's difficult debate.", "issue": "prison"}
{"id": "0000029862", "text": "I think securing the border is a realistic proposal.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029863", "text": "We agree we need to strengthen our military.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000029864", "text": "First, Trump continued to wage war on his own party, taking swipes at New Mexico's popular Republican governor, Susana Martinez.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029865", "text": "It was a dangerous war in Vietnam, a foreign land where American soldiers badly needed translators.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029866", "text": "But -- unless you have a personal connection to someone who's a friend or a family member or something like that, you might be very disassociated with what our military does.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000029867", "text": "And someone certainly more than capable of leading the Department of Defense at a time when we need to get serious about ISIS and our security around the globe, whether it be China, North Korea, Syria, Libya.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029868", "text": "The current administration is holding American policy writ large towards Iran hostage to the deal.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029869", "text": "He does massive deals in Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029870", "text": "Let's begin with this issue of Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000029871", "text": "I also think regime change in Syria is a bad idea.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000029872", "text": "But I think just focusing on the wealth of these cabinet picks misunderstands Trump's economic strategy here, which is going to be equal parts traditional Republican economics.", "issue": "wealth"}
{"id": "0000029873", "text": "One, let's make sure that the border is secure.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000029874", "text": "You think there's a big technology...", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000029875", "text": "Religion might preach grace, but another thing they practice is to ridicule God's people.", "issue": "Religion"}
{"id": "0000029876", "text": "A real, I'm going to go to war with the court.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029877", "text": "Because IBM is now run by a woman, their CEO is a woman.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000029878", "text": "But conspiracy to cooperate with an attempt to defraud the United States government is a crime.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000029879", "text": "We've seen executive compensation explode.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000029880", "text": "To me, populism -- it's never anti-Semitic, it's never racist, it never pushes people down in order to lift others up, that's the phony populism of Donald Trump.", "issue": "populism"}
{"id": "0000029881", "text": "Donald Trump also hitting hard on the issue of trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000029882", "text": "His crusade against corruption, a fight that's defined his tenure as U.S. Attorney for New York's Southern District.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000029883", "text": "It's also the case that there's corruption, we believe, in the executive branches as well.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000029884", "text": "CEO Joseph Boardman, now promises that technology.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000029885", "text": "No way we would have gone to war with Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029886", "text": "And this is a good opportunity, actually, for her to say I absolutely -- I've been secretary of state, I know how important trade is to this country.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000029887", "text": "They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists, a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000029888", "text": "Because we have this corporate welfare that benefits established companies and makes it very difficult for somebody to get started.", "issue": "welfare"}
{"id": "0000029889", "text": "And got us involved in a war that you adamantly oppose.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029890", "text": "It could be a struggle, it could be a colossal failure of the technology on the plane as a result of fire from two wires connecting with each other.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000029891", "text": "Instead he withdrew troops from Iran and from Iraq, entered into a very bad nuclear deal with Iran, the whole Middle East is in terrible shape.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000029892", "text": "You took on this question of whether China's going to cause a global crisis in your column on Friday.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029893", "text": "Don't get the issue that and I, and I are both big believers in the constitution, we interpret it slightly differently.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000029894", "text": "You were in the middle of prosecuting a war with so many young people's lives at your hands and the investigation happens", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029895", "text": "I mean war is a messy business.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029896", "text": "Abu Nassir's bomb maker told me an American prisoner of war had been turned.", "issue": "prisoner of war"}
{"id": "0000029897", "text": "And what Donald Trump is focused on is a policy of trade that looks after the interests of the American worker, not just the overall GDP numbers.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000029898", "text": "When you look at the rate of inflation, a modest -- a somewhat modest increase in price for a much more robust and healthier working group of Americans, I think it's a pretty good trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000029899", "text": "And I want my energy to be put in the states where it could go either way.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000029900", "text": "In the month of June, one service member died overseas, supporting operations in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000029901", "text": "They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists and some, I assume, are good people.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000029902", "text": "One of the leaders of the effort to keep Tyson out of prison is Donald Trump.", "issue": "prison"}
{"id": "0000029903", "text": "It's extraordinarily important to our democracy that everybody or a lot of people anyway sit down and watch these people and think about them.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000029904", "text": "The belief that you can do anything you want to a woman, it is cruel.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000029905", "text": "Our democracy relies on confidence in election results and the Speaker is fully confident that states will carry out this election with integrity.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000029906", "text": "On the economy, on immigration, on terrorism, three issues that he talks about a lot.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000029907", "text": "It could be a critical turning point in the war against the terror group but it could also unleash a new wave of chaos in Iraq and beyond.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000029908", "text": "But certainly in Ukraine, certainly in NATO has taken steps to do this, for example, with positioning forces in the Baltic states and eastern Poland.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000029909", "text": "As you know, President Obama denied all along that this was a tax.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000029910", "text": "Believe me, if this was brought to the public as a tax, there's no way this law would have passed into law in the first place.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000029911", "text": "Look, tax is one of those -- the word tax is something politicians from both sides try to avoid.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000029912", "text": "Unfortunately, the risk of expensive compliance associated with Sarbanes-Oxley regulations has forced some broadband providers to redirect their energy and resources to keeping shareholder counts below a certain threshold.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000029913", "text": "We urge HHS to immediately negotiate a lower price for easy to administer naloxone combination products.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000029914", "text": "Unfortunately, despite being approved by the FDA more than 45 years ago, the price of naloxone has increased dramatically during the epidemic.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000029916", "text": "In order to fully address this pandemic, we must protect and treat those most at risk.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029917", "text": "Senator Baldwin, a member of both the U.S. Senate Competitive Caucus and the Career and Technical Education Caucus, has championed support for apprenticeship programs as an investment in Wisconsin's workforce readiness.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000029918", "text": "D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin applauded the U.S. Army for committing to reforming its policies, regulations and documentation practices in the wake of its multidisciplinary review of misconduct separations of soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000029919", "text": "In addition to reviewing past discharges, the Army committed to changing related procedures and practices going forward.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000029920", "text": "Today, more than 120, 000 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 nationwide, further straining overworked health care workers and hospitals facing severe staffing shortages.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000029921", "text": "I believe we must make it a priority to invest in education, Baldwin said.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000029922", "text": "The Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act would work to increase competition from generic drugs through better oversight of the Food and Drug Administration's citizen petition process.", "issue": "Drug"}
{"id": "0000029923", "text": "This legislation would provide resources to deter unlawful migration by enforcing consequences for unauthorized border crossings.", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000029924", "text": "While older adults with high-speed internet access benefited from telehealth and food delivery during the pandemic, those without broadband suffered.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029925", "text": "The importance of this program has been made all the more clear as the pandemic has highlighted the need for internet connectivity for access to health services, education, and connection with family and friends.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029926", "text": "America's local broadcasters applaud the bill's authors and supporters for recognizing AM's critical role in our nation's public safety infrastructure, said Curtis LeGeyt, President and CEO of National Association of Broadcasters.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000029927", "text": "The first wave in the American opioid epidemic that Purdue contributed to has ushered in a tidal wave of substance use disorder, overdoses, and death that our nation still struggles to prevent.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000029928", "text": "With the MAGA Supreme Court and Republican-held state legislatures attacking abortion rights across the country, the Women's Health Protection Act would codify the fundamental right to an abortion into federal law, said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000029929", "text": "This bill will protect the fundamental right of a woman to decide how and when she wants to start a family - a decision that should be hers alone.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000029930", "text": "When the Supreme Court struck down a woman's fundamental right to abortion health care, it didn't stop women from needing that care.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000029931", "text": "Regardless of our personal feelings about abortion, we all can agree that a woman deserves freedom to plan her own family, make her own health care decisions and access essential, affordable health care.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000029932", "text": "This $1.9 trillion investment will address the twin public health and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000029934", "text": "Our nation's vulnerable supply chains made investment in domestic PPE production necessary.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000029935", "text": "I strongly believe American workers should build our infrastructure with American products, and taxpayers' money should not be spent to support foreign workers.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000029936", "text": "While the President has touted the benefits of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, the evidence remains inconclusive.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000029937", "text": "For example, Secretary Ross has led efforts to advance trade agreements with China and other countries regarding shipments of liquid natural gas and petroleum products.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029938", "text": "You have claimed that the opioid epidemic is a top priority for your administration, but the personnel you have staffing these key agencies - and the lack of nominees to head them - is cause for deep concern.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000029939", "text": "We cannot deny or ignore the need to take action on our infrastructure any longer, Baldwin wrote.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000029941", "text": "We have not beaten this pandemic and people are still struggling in Wisconsin and across this country.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029942", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clearer than ever that we must address racial and ethnic disparities and promote health equity.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029943", "text": "More information on how the American Rescue Plan will address the major public health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is available here and included below.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029944", "text": "Even before the coronavirus pandemic, dairy farms have struggled with prolonged market uncertainty, unfair trade practices, and the Administration's chaotic trade policies.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029945", "text": "I am writing on behalf of Wisconsin-based manufacturers of hardwood plywood that have faced unfair import competition from China in recent years, wrote Senator Baldwin.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029946", "text": "But China is circumventing these lawful duties through Vietnam and other countries, threatening to undo our progress.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029947", "text": "In January 2018, antidumping and countervailing orders were issued on hardwood plywood from China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029948", "text": "The open advertisement of human smuggling and drug trafficking services and the prevalence of disinformation about the U.S. immigration system on Facebook contributes to transnational crime in the region and the challenges experienced by the United States at its Southwestern border.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000029949", "text": "We will not beat this pandemic without that trust, and allowing political interference in these processes is harmful to the trust in our world-class scientific institutions and ultimately the health of our population.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029951", "text": "Providing all service members with the dental coverage they deserve is not only an investment in our national security, it is also the right thing to do.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000029952", "text": "Every American who faces serious or life-limiting illness deserves the best care available, said President and CEO of National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Edo Banach.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000029953", "text": "Palliative care provides a critical added layer of support for people living with serious illness, said CEO of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, Brynn Bowman.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000029954", "text": "Therefore, federal investment in the palliative care workforce is critical ensure that this care is available to everyone who needs it.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000029955", "text": "Now, as the public health crisis has necessitated the continuation of stay-at-home orders for months in states across the country, we must recognize the true costs of the coronavirus on our transit systems.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000029956", "text": "States and local governments use CDBG funds for projects related to housing, community and economic development, infrastructure projects and human services.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000029957", "text": "We are facing a teacher shortage that is breaking our promise to Wisconsin families.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000029958", "text": "Title I and IDEA are vital to ensure students in poverty and students with disabilities receive the quality education they deserve, said Marc Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000029959", "text": "When doing so, Pfizer reportedly warned that demand for its vaccine would likely outpace supply.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000029960", "text": "Limited supplies of vaccines, however, will force experts to make hard decisions about who should receive the first doses of the vaccine.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000029961", "text": "This shortage has placed an unacceptable burden on parents and caregivers and has put the health of babies and infants at risk.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000029962", "text": "This shortage has been especially challenging for some of the most vulnerable infants, with particularly acute shortages of specialty formulas to address health needs such as allergies, gastrointestinal issues, or metabolic disorders.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000029965", "text": "The program, which is a partnership between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health departments, provides public education, outreach, patient navigation and care coordination to increase breast and cervical cancer screening rates and reach underserved, vulnerable populations.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000029966", "text": "The bill would not prohibit manufacturers from increasing prices, but it would, for the first time, give taxpayers notice of price increases and bring basic transparency to the market for prescription drugs.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000029967", "text": "Our Build Back Better budget makes major investments in renewable energy and we must use this once-in-a generation opportunity to support our energy workforce through this transition.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000029968", "text": "As workers across the country in all sectors of the economy face potential impacts of the disease, it is critically important the federal government is taking appropriate steps to address their needs in its response.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000029969", "text": "Data regarding opportunities to participate in single-sex sports is vital to understanding whether discrimination is occurring.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000029970", "text": "However, additional steps are needed to advance science and combat discrimination.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000029971", "text": "This is a major federal investment will help local communities in Wisconsin replace dangerous lead service lines and address PFAS contaminants so that we can provide safe and clean drinking water to people across our state.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000029972", "text": "The military has taken steps to eliminate the contamination near Ellsworth, but it's important we make sure all of our communities are safe from PFAS contamination.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000029973", "text": "This includes working with states to improve education, surveillance and treatment of opioid use-related infectious diseases like human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000029974", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the devastating domestic and international consequences that deadly infectious disease epidemics can cause.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029975", "text": "While it is not possible to identify exactly which virus may cause the next pandemic, certain viral families possess the attributes most likely to lead to large scale outbreaks.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000029976", "text": "Rebuilding our country's supply chains requires robust investment in long-neglected critical materials and manufacturing.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000029977", "text": "This proven model of workforce training and development should be expanded in the information technology, finance, healthcare, insurance, information management fields and trades to support a strong and leading American workforce.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000029978", "text": "The pandemic has made it clearer than ever that our economy is benefitting the biggest corporations and wealthiest individuals, while failing workers, and in particular women and workers of color.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029979", "text": "Throughout the pandemic, BARDA has played a significant role in development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, resulting in over 80 percent of Americans aged five and above having received at least one dose of a vaccine.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029980", "text": "When service members are assigned to duty stations either domestically or overseas, their placement is determined by the needs of the U.S. military.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000029981", "text": "This lack of vigilance... allows for egregious violations and raises broader concerns of compliance and accountability, added the senators.", "issue": "vigilance"}
{"id": "0000029982", "text": "This lack of vigilance between and its contractors allows for egregious violations and raises broader concerns of compliance and accountability.", "issue": "vigilance"}
{"id": "0000029983", "text": "Federal funding is urgently needed to help businesses, individuals, and local governments recover from the pandemic and plan for the future, said Bayfield County Administrator Mark Abeles-Allison.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029984", "text": "We faced heavy challenges before the pandemic, which have now been exacerbated because of it.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029985", "text": "After struggling with the disease for five years, Anna died at the age of 21.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000029986", "text": "Should the Court's final decision match the leaked opinion, thirteen states could immediately ban abortion and over a dozen others are likely to criminalize it.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000029987", "text": "Since then, 14 states have implemented near-total bans on abortion, with more likely to follow.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000029989", "text": "As we continue to fight this pandemic, the Postal Service is integral to keeping millions of Americans safe, especially seniors, people with chronic conditions, and people with disabilities, continued the Senators.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029990", "text": "In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is now more important than ever for Americans to have safe and timely access to their medications from their homes.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029991", "text": "As we continue to fight this pandemic, the Postal Service is integral to keeping millions of Americans safe, especially seniors, people with chronic conditions, and people with disabilities.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029992", "text": "Many county and state governments have been forced to furlough workers due to the pandemic, and without funding, these furloughs could become permanent job losses.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000029993", "text": "In the past decade, countries like China have reaped the benefits of trade deals without upholding their end of the bargain.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029994", "text": "Over the last 15 years, countries like China have reaped the benefits of trade deals without upholding their end of the bargain.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000029995", "text": "There is a significant shortage of ob-gyns and other maternity care professionals in the United States, which has a sizeable impact on women's ability, particularly in underserved areas, to access timely prenatal care, as well as labor and delivery services.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000029996", "text": "Formal equal opportunity policy in the military provides no protection or redress for service members who find themselves victims of sexual harassment or discrimination based on sexual orientation.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000029997", "text": "Conversely, an environment in which all service members can defend their country with honor and personal integrity, and without fear of discrimination, strengthens the bonds of shared sacrifice and maintains good order and discipline.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000029998", "text": "No student - whether they're gay, straight, black, white, Christian, or Muslim - should have to face discrimination and harassment in their pursuit of education.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000029999", "text": "A federal requirement that institutions of higher education have comprehensive anti-harassment policies is long overdue, and a grant program to support prevention and training programs and student services is much needed.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030000", "text": "Today, bullying and harassment are still widespread in higher education-and LGBTQIA+ students are nearly twice as likely to experience it as their non-LGBTQIA+ peers.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030001", "text": "Communities across Wisconsin struggle with this epidemic every day.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030002", "text": "However, our efforts to combat this epidemic will only be effective if we have a federal commitment to invest resources in our state and local communities.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030003", "text": "The same Vladimir Putin who illegally invaded Ukraine and actively seeks to divide and destroy NATO, our most important security alliance.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000030004", "text": "As a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, one of my highest priorities in the Senate is to support education at all levels, including increasing the affordability ofhigher education.", "issue": "Education"}
{"id": "0000030005", "text": "Keveyis is a drug that treats glaucoma and a type of rare genetic disease known as periodic paralysis, which causes attacks of muscle weakness or loss of muscle movement.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000030006", "text": "This drug was approved in the U.S. in 1958.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000030007", "text": "This decision by the Administration to change the reporting process in the midst of a pandemic is deeply troubling.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030008", "text": "These resources should help to advance the science on wolf biology, update information on human-wolf interactions and utilize high-quality population assessment tools.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000030009", "text": "Proceeding without solid science makes it even harder.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000030011", "text": "However, even if a vaccine is ready for distribution as soon as next month, many state and local governments still lack the proper funding needed to distribute vaccines.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000030012", "text": "Local law enforcement, health providers and the families who face this epidemic every day need action, support and resources.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030013", "text": "In retaliation for the death of General Soleimani, Iran struck two bases where U.S. troops were housed with ballistic missiles.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000030014", "text": "Expressing the sense of the Senate on the imminent and pervasive threat of domestic terrorism, violent white supremacists, neo-Nazis, anti-government militias, and dangerous, fringe conspiracy theories to the democratic institutions and values of the United States.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000030015", "text": "The nature of this pandemic has increased social isolation and stress, while decreasing access to treatment and harm reduction resources, with significant repercussions for individuals facing addiction.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030016", "text": "The Opioid Response Enhancement Act would provide an additional investment of $12 billion over five years for the State Targeted Opioid Response Grant, including a new Enhancement Grant for states that have been especially hard hit by the epidemic, including with high opioid mortality rates.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030017", "text": "This silent epidemic has hurt far too many lives across our state, but by pushing for bills like this one and taking other action, we can make sure our communities are strong and safe.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030018", "text": "This hostility towards the Special Counsel's investigation came on the same day new charges of conspiracy and obstruction of justice were brought against President Trump's former campaign chair, Paul Manafort.", "issue": "hostility"}
{"id": "0000030019", "text": "This bipartisan resolution reaffirms that commitment; together, we will ensure that Russia feels the harsh consequences of Putin's unprovoked invasion.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000030020", "text": "We will not back down in our steadfast support for the territorial sovereignty and rights of the people of Ukraine, said Senator Van Hollen.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000030021", "text": "Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has caused widespread destruction and substantial loss of life.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000030022", "text": "His failed maximum pressure strategy led to Iran having 14 times the level of Low Enriched Uranium it had under the JCPOA.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000030023", "text": "These missteps have made Iran a more dangerous and destabilizing force in the region, leaving our country and our allies visibly less safe than when President Obama left office.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000030024", "text": "This includes your certification every 90 days that Iran is transparently, verifiably, and fully implementing the agreement and that Iran has not taken any action to advance a nuclear weapons program.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000030025", "text": "However, with the economic duress brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, producers' businesses have been devastated which would be compounded by an increase in their federal excise taxes.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030026", "text": "Insurers often also charged an age tax or higher premiums for older Americans, making coverage unaffordable.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000030027", "text": "The outbreak of COVID-19 has led to a surge in demand for-and shortage of-many essential consumer products.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000030028", "text": "While CEOs brag about sky-high profits on earnings calls, families are struggling to put food on the table and fuel in their cars.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000030029", "text": "A college education is one of the most valuable investments a family can make, but it's also become one of the most expensive - and student loans often come with higher interest rates than mortgages, car loans and other forms of consumer lending.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030030", "text": "Since the beginning of the pandemic, Senator Baldwin has been calling for the full activation of the DPA to ramp up nationwide production of testing supplies, PPE and medical equipment.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030031", "text": "Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, America was facing a shortage of qualified early childhood and K-12 teachers because they are so often underpaid and overworked, especially in low-income communities.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000030032", "text": "Over 70 million Americans who have criminal histories are faced with the daunting task of securing employment.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000030033", "text": "Emergency Broadband Assistance for Workers and Families A new $3.2 billion program to provide a monthly broadband benefit to low-income households during the pandemic was secured in the bipartisan government funding legislation.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030034", "text": "Extreme weather poses a significant risk to infrastructure, including roads and bridges, water and wastewater systems, government buildings and power lines that provide essential services to families and communities.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030035", "text": "Programs like the National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Program and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative are incredibly important for developing the science and coordinating governmental efforts to mitigate these outbreaks.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000030036", "text": "The Child Poverty Reduction Act makes a commitment to cut child poverty in half over the next decade.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000030037", "text": "This bill will help fight the child poverty that is a root cause of so many problems in our schools and beyond.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000030038", "text": "We applaud Senator Baldwin's commitment to ending poverty, said Ken Taylor, Executive Director of Kids Forward Wisconsin.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000030039", "text": "Far too many children are living in poverty, making it much harder for them to succeed in life.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000030040", "text": "With more than 15 percent of children in Pennsylvania living in poverty, the Child Poverty Reduction Act is a critical tool to help improve economic stability and security for children and their families.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000030041", "text": "We applaud Senator Baldwin's enduring commitment to ending poverty, said Michele Mackey, CEO of Kids Forward Wisconsin.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000030042", "text": "Systemic racism compounds the problem, producing severe disparities in the proportion on Black, Brown and Indigenous children experiencing poverty.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000030043", "text": "Despite agreeing to commitments in its WTO accession protocol to transition to a market economy, China remains a nonmarket economy.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030044", "text": "China also exercises significant control over their factors of production through state owned enterprises and other measures.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030045", "text": "Monopolies within the health care system drive drug prices up, making drugs unaffordable.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000030046", "text": "This week, state health departments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have raised concerns about a looming shortage of coronavirus extraction kit reagents needed to conduct diagnostic testing.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000030047", "text": "The more commuter data our local leaders have, the more effectively they can plan investments into our communities' transportation infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030048", "text": "Across the country, inadequate or unaffordable transportation options can be a significant barrier to employment and hold potential workers back from economic opportunity.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000030049", "text": "Second, it should also ensure that workers whose employment or income is significantly jeopardized by industries who may experience the economic slowdown as a consequence of the spread of the virus are appropriately protected.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000030051", "text": "The pandemic has magnified language access issues and disparities in health care, as more than 25 million people in the United States have limited English proficiency-15 percent of whom are age 65 or older.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030052", "text": "Wisconsin National Guard members are currently deployed to Afghanistan where there are confirmed cases of coronavirus.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000030053", "text": "According to the Department's website, as of Tuesday, May 5, VA has seen 9, 691 cumulative cases of COVID-19 and experienced 582 inpatient deaths and 23 staff deaths.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000030054", "text": "There is a mismatch between the traditional high school experience and the expectations of higher education and employers, said Bob Wise, president of the Alliance for Excellent Education and former governor of West Virginia.", "issue": "Education"}
{"id": "0000030055", "text": "TRIO programs are critically important when it comes to giving students in West Virginia and across the country opportunities to pursue higher education, Senator Capito said.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030056", "text": "The coronavirus pandemic has shone a bright light on the homework gap experienced by the 12 million students in this country who do not have internet access at home and are unable to complete their homework.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030058", "text": "We really do need this sizable investment on the part of our federal government to stand us up and more importantly, to support our citizens, many of whom are without employment.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030059", "text": "In Wisconsin, the counties are charged with the responsibility of maintaining infrastructure throughout the state, including the county highways, the state roads and the interstate system.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030060", "text": "The demands that the county is receiving on its health department, as you're well aware with the pandemic, is huge.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030061", "text": "The bill has been endorsed by a diverse list of housing, state and local government, child advocacy, faith, health care, women's, civil rights, disability rights, and social welfare organizations.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000030062", "text": "Should the law be struck down as your administration has advocated, our already complex health care system would be thrown into chaos, potentially during a pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030063", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic comes after your administration has sought devastating budget cuts to key public health agencies and eliminated the global health security directorate at the National Security Council.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030064", "text": "As a Lifeline provider, you have a unique opportunity to improve the education, health and economic outcomes of your subscribers during this pandemic, the Senators continued.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030065", "text": "Republican and Democratic election officials across the country have expressed concern that this pandemic will affect their ability to administer safe elections.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030066", "text": "Drug corporations are making prescription drugs more and more expensive with no systematic transparency to taxpayers.", "issue": "Drug"}
{"id": "0000030068", "text": "The rapid increase in the price of pharmaceuticals can lead to poor health outcomes and leave a huge dent in the pockets of hardworking Americans.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000030069", "text": "While multiple policy solutions are needed to lower the costs of prescription drugs, the FAIR Drug Pricing Act is an important step in requiring basic transparency, justification and advance notice of price increases above certain threshold amounts.", "issue": "Drug"}
{"id": "0000030070", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe impacts across America's agricultural economy, and there is limited time to act in order to avert the worst shocks to America's food supply and rural communities.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030071", "text": "We are proud to be growing the food that fuels this nation, but time is critical in getting food from the farm to those who need it most.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000030072", "text": "Adequate testing for COVID-19 is a critical step to stem the tide of the pandemic, said Senator Wyden.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030073", "text": "The virus continues to spread, and tens of thousands more Americans may contract COVID-19 or may not be able return to work because they or a family member are in a high-risk group.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000030075", "text": "As we gear up for another winter, the importance of icebreaking is more vital than ever given the economic crisis caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, said Senator Peters.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030076", "text": "DAV is proud to support the bipartisan HAVEN Act in order to protect disability compensation during bankruptcy proceedings, said Joy Ilem, DAV National Legislative Director.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000030077", "text": "The United States is projected to face a shortage of up to 120, 000 doctors over the next decade, and estimates show the need for 200, 000 new nurses for each of the next several years.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000030078", "text": "HIV clinicians, many of whom areinfectious disease specialists, have been working harder than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic to take care of people living with HIV while leading thefight against coronavirus.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030079", "text": "On the 25th anniversary ofNational HIV Testing Day, theHIV Medicine Association and its Ryan White Medical Providers Coalitionstand with Senator Baldwin and her colleaguestorecommit to ending theHIV epidemic in the U.S. as we fight to conquer COVID-19.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030080", "text": "As HIV prevention and surveillance staff are shifted to work on the COVID-19 response, it is important that the infrastructure of HIV prevention remains intact.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030081", "text": "Demand for supportive housing and rental assistance will increase as the economic impacts of COVID-19 are felt.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000030083", "text": "As our country is working together to address this virus, it is crucial that mental health support is at the forefront of all of our minds.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000030085", "text": "The first known case of COVID-19 in the United States was diagnosed in Washington state on January 20, 2020.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000030086", "text": "It's been suggested in the last week that lawmakers should 'move on' from healthcare, said Senator Klobuchar.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000030088", "text": "For instance, as a result of the White House and DoD decision to withhold the $250 million of military assistance for Ukraine for two months, DoD failed to obligate over $30 million of the military aid approved by Congress.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000030089", "text": "The unanimous assessment by the U.S. intelligence community confirmed that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000030090", "text": "The EUA matters not...the drug is approved therefore can be prescribed as per doctor's orders.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000030091", "text": "Increased education, information, and preventive screenings are crucial for increasing cancer survival among women.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030092", "text": "It addresses the unemployment that has resulted from the economic crisis caused by COVID-19.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000030093", "text": "The Coronavirus pandemic has caused an economic crisis that has left millions unemployed and in particular workers who were in low wage jobs before the pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030094", "text": "Women have been slammed in this recession, with a decade's worth of our job gains wiped out in a single month.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000030095", "text": "The Jobs for Economic Recovery Act is an important investment in the families who have been hardest hit before and during this recession, and in the communities where their work will help build toward economic recovery.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030096", "text": "Program would get Americans experiencing long-term joblessness back to work by providing dollar-for-dollar federal funding of state jobs programs when unemployment rate is above 7 percent WASHINGTON, D.C. -", "issue": "joblessness"}
{"id": "0000030098", "text": "This economic crisis hit working class Americans like a wrecking ball-they have faced Great Depression levels of joblessness over the past year.", "issue": "joblessness"}
{"id": "0000030099", "text": "The pandemic-induced recession has left millions unemployed, disproportionately affecting workers of color, those in jobs paying low wages, and young adults.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000030100", "text": "While the American Rescue Plan addressed many crucial needs, we still need a large investment in subsidized employment to support the long-term recovery and redress deep-seated inequities.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000030101", "text": "With nearly 30 million Americans diagnosed with COVID-19, we should be working during this pandemic, and after, to expand quality, affordable health care that provides all of the essential benefits of the Affordable Care Act.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030102", "text": "In addition, policies that reduce barriers to investment in communications infrastructure and streamline the deployment process will play a key role in expanding economic growth.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030103", "text": "The impact of your decision is being felt in very real ways by low-income individuals who are struggling to find employment, the members of Congress wrote.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000030104", "text": "Republicans and Democrats should all agree that our nation's infrastructure should be 'Made in America.'", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030106", "text": "Congress is poised to make the most significant investment in our nation's infrastructure in nearly half a century.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030107", "text": "For nearly a decade in Wisconsin, Republicans have refused to accept a federal investment in BadgerCare that would make 91, 000 Wisconsinites eligible for high quality health care.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030108", "text": "To make our communities whole following the pandemic, we must close this persistent gap that is devastating the health, lives and economic security of Wisconsin women and their families.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030109", "text": "The pandemic is putting incredible financial strain on Americans who contract the disease and families who lose their jobs as a result of the public health crisis.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030110", "text": "Our nation's military leaders have spent decades promising 'zero tolerance' on sexual assault, but it's painfully clear that they've failed at that mission.", "issue": "tolerance"}
{"id": "0000030111", "text": "The number of women in the military who experienced sexual assault increased by 50%, from 8, 600 in FY2016 to 13, 000 in FY2018.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000030112", "text": "In the years since, incremental reforms have been implemented yet sexual assault in the military has remained pervasive and dramatically increased over the last two years, with many service members still having little faith in the military justice system.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000030113", "text": "The lack of substantive progress in addressing the pervasiveness of sexual assault in our nation's military is unacceptable and a matter that requires immediate and decisive redress.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000030114", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause severe impacts across America's agricultural economy.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030116", "text": "In their letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, the Senators write, During an outbreak, it is critical that all Americans have access to the health care services they need.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000030117", "text": "During an outbreak, it is critical that all Americans have access to the health care services they need.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000030118", "text": "My home state has been on the frontlines of this outbreak, from identifying the first cases to working with CDC to develop a specific case definition but we need additional help from the CDC.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000030119", "text": "On top of the existing challenges associated with natural disasters and trade, the pandemic caused a major disruption for loggers and timber haulers including lack of access to wood processing mills.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030120", "text": "Drug manufacturers are flouting their statutory obligations by restricting access to safe, affordable medications for low-income Americans who also are among those most affected by COVID-19, said Bruce Siegel MD, MPH, President and CEO of America's Essential Hospitals.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000030121", "text": "Drug companies must stop denying discounts on expensive outpatient drugs in violation of the 340B statute.", "issue": "Drug"}
{"id": "0000030122", "text": "Unfortunately, China is circumventing the duties, threatening to undo our progress.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030123", "text": "But China is circumventing these lawful duties, threatening to undo our progress.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030124", "text": "In the midst of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is of the utmost importance that there be stable leadership within HHS and that decisions are driven by science and the public health.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030126", "text": "Since raising concerns about the arrival of COVID-19 in the United States, Dr. Nancy Messonnier, Director of CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, has not spoken publicly about the virus.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000030127", "text": "The Trump Administration's response to the pandemic has been plagued by challenges in identifying clear leadership and lines of communication, and these latest personnel actions raise yet more concerns about those key components of the response.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030128", "text": "America must come first, and an Administration with personal financial interests that compete against American interests is ripe for corruption, said Senator Brown.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000030129", "text": "Now, Wisconsin is experiencing the worst COVID-19 outbreak since this pandemic began, breaking records for new infections, hospitalizations and deaths.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000030130", "text": "The senators wrote, The COVID-19 pandemic has made the work of our nurses, health care providers, teachers, first responders and countless other public sector workers more important than ever before.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030131", "text": "For many of these essential workers, who are disproportionately people of color, the combination of extreme job insecurity, dangerous working conditions caused by the pandemic, and unmanageable student debt has been devastating.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030132", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic has made the work of our nurses, health care providers, teachers, first responders and countless other public sector workers more important than ever before.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030134", "text": "The coronavirus pandemic has been the great revealer - underscoring the racial disparities that continue to impact communities and are a direct result of systemic racism.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030135", "text": "Systemic racism is a public health crisis and we must confront it in order to improve health outcomes for people of color in America, during this pandemic and beyond.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000030136", "text": "The Raise the Wage Act of 2021 , led by Senators Bernie Sanders and Patty Murray , would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 in five steps over the next four years.", "issue": "Wage"}
{"id": "0000030137", "text": "As I travel Indiana, one issue Hoosiers consistently tell me could use work is our infrastructure said Senator Braun", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030138", "text": "With recent severe flooding and devastating tornadoes hitting the state, rebuilding our infrastructure with resilience in mind is critical to keeping Hoosiers safe and saving taxpayer money in the long-run.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030139", "text": "This unprecedented increase in job loss in the U.S. resulting from the coronavirus has left many people unable to afford even basic necessities.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000030140", "text": "In light of the ongoing outbreak of novel coronavirus in the United States, we write to express our concern regarding the increasing rates of individuals and families who are uninsured or underinsured.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000030141", "text": "The youth e-cigarette epidemic is commanding a significant portion of FDA's energies and the e-cigarette industry should pay its fair share of user fees.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030142", "text": "The opioid epidemic is devastating families and communities throughout Wisconsin and a key way to help prevent this is to stop more illicit drugs like fentanyl, meth and illegal opioids from coming into this country.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030143", "text": "Instead, workers avoid addressing issues of COVID-19 in the workplace altogether, out of fear of retribution from employers.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000030144", "text": "America will not defeat this virus if people do not have confidence that treatments, vaccines and guidance are approved with only public health goals in mind.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000030145", "text": "The addition of these two important allies to NATO will ensure the alliance's resilience and readiness, and we look forward to welcoming Sweden and Finland to NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000030146", "text": "This equipment, along with the support from the USDA will enable the development of infrastructure that can support solutions to a variety of challenges currently facing rural Wisconsin.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030147", "text": "Reducing support for science could extinguish the spark in those fertile minds-the spark that leads to discovery.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000030148", "text": "Unfortunately, a significant drop in the number of donations during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a serious shortage of available blood.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000030149", "text": "Delays in granting benefits to DACA applicants and recipients therefore affect not just their own employment and stability, but the social and economic welfare of us all.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000030150", "text": "The pandemic has only exacerbated this crisis, tripling the number of pregnant or postpartum women struggling with these conditions.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030151", "text": "A strong signal of support for its provisions in the FY2024 budget request is vital to solidify the United States' renewed commitment to global leadership in science and innovation, wrote the Senators.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000030152", "text": "As the nation's primary sponsor of fundamental research in the physical sciences, the DOE Office of Science serves as a crucial arm of the United States' research enterprise.", "issue": "Science"}
{"id": "0000030153", "text": "Following the Supreme Court's ruling overturning the right to an abortion, millions off veterans live in states where the right to abortion remains uncertain WASHINGTON, D.C. -", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000030154", "text": "Under current VA regulations, the Veterans Health Administration is prohibited from providing abortions and abortion counseling as part of the medical benefits package.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000030155", "text": "Current regulations of the VA prohibit the Veterans Health Administration from providing abortions and abortion counseling as part of the medical benefits package.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000030156", "text": "From early childhood education through higher education and workforce training, students need access to high-speed internet in order to learn and make the most of their educational experience", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030157", "text": "From early childhood education through higher education and workforce training, students need access to high-speed internet in order to learn and make the most of their educational experience.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030158", "text": "Despite the Draft Order's claim that the Commission's current rules have stifled investment in internet infrastructure and rural communities, independent studies have found that such investments by ISPs have largely remained stable and in some cases have increased in underserved areas.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030159", "text": "In Western Wisconsin, the St. Croix Valley Food Bank serves a large portion of the state that would not otherwise have another option for securing nutritious and healthy foods, said Senator Baldwin.", "issue": "Food"}
{"id": "0000030160", "text": "Nurses were hailed as heroes earlier in the pandemic and we should treat them as such.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030161", "text": "Senator Baldwin has been a huge proponent in securing the United States' domestic PPE supply chain as we continue to face surges from the COVID-19 pandemic, said Andrew Wegner, Managing Director of US Medical Nonwovens Co.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030162", "text": "Since the onset of the pandemic, we've seen an increased demand for life-saving opioid overdose reversal drugs and devices here in Milwaukee County.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030163", "text": "Eating disorders are a serious mental illness that affect almost 30 million Americans and have the second-highest mortality rate of any psychiatric condition, accounting for one death every 52 minutes.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000030164", "text": "On February 24, Ukraine declared a state of emergency and closed its airspace to commercial flights after Russia launched a series of unprovoked military strikes against major Ukrainian cities with forces attacking by land, sea, and air.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000030165", "text": "On February 24, Ukraine declared a state of emergency and closed its airspace to commercial flights after Russia launched a series of military strikes against major Ukrainian cities with forces attacking by land, sea, and air.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000030166", "text": "As you mentioned on February 23, President Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000030167", "text": "Given the dire situation in Ukraine, the United States has closed its embassy in Kyiv and all embassy personnel and their family members have left Ukraine in recent weeks.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000030168", "text": "It is important to note that designating Ukraine for TPS will not endanger our security.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000030169", "text": "Forcing Ukrainian nationals to return to Ukraine in the midst of a war would be inconsistent with America's values and our national security interests.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000030170", "text": "For more than 55 years, Head Start programs across the country have provided vital early childhood education to children from low-income households.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030171", "text": "The United States must reject the previous Administration's cruel legacy of anti-refugee policies and return to our longstanding bipartisan tradition of providing safety to the world's most vulnerable refugees, the Senators wrote.", "issue": "refugee"}
{"id": "0000030172", "text": "TPS provides life-saving protection from deportation and permission to work in the U.S. for the duration of the designation.", "issue": "deportation"}
{"id": "0000030174", "text": "The Victims Protection Act of 2014 reshapes how the military handles assaults in its ranks and provides important protections for victims and increasing prosecutions.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000030175", "text": "The legislation reshapes how the military handles assaults in its ranks and provides important protections for victims and increasing prosecutions.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000030176", "text": "Lower income rural households often lack access to the technology associated with our nation's utilities that helps make our water safe for human consumption.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000030177", "text": "In so doing, companies could then rely on the broader designated orphan disease and block approval for any different uses or other patient populations.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000030178", "text": "Just over a century ago, the United States finally welcomed women into our democracy and extended to them its most fundamental right - the right to vote.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000030179", "text": "The life & death consequences of the opioid epidemic don't discriminate between political party, age, gender, geography, or any other classifications.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030180", "text": "Regrettably, a key reason this part of the industry was offshored pre-COVID was because price was the predominant factor in purchasing.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000030182", "text": "Unfortunately, it is not 'if' but 'when' our nation will face another pandemic and we must be better prepared than we were for COVID-19 to track new threats and mitigate the virus, said Senator Baldwin.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000030183", "text": "Genomic sequencing is a critical component of disease surveillance to detect, track, and contain emerging pathogens.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000030184", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the importance of having access to real-time data that can signal new threats early, before they become serious outbreaks.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030185", "text": "The Tracking Pathogens Act is an important step in ensuring the nation will have the capacity to confront head on the next novel infectious disease, said Sharon B. Wright, MD, MPH, FIDSA, FSHEA, President, The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000030186", "text": "As a result of this investment, CDC has dramatically scaled up its sequencing efforts, and was able to more quickly identify the Omicron variant.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030187", "text": "In leveraging existing federal funding for postsecondary education, this bill would bring much needed support for CTE educator preparation programs.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030188", "text": "Wisconsinites and Americans are indebted to the Hmong-Americans and other Diasporas from Southeast Asia for their service and sacrifice to support our troops in the war in Vietnam, said Senator Baldwin.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000030189", "text": "But thanks to people like Senators Tammy Baldwin and Jerry Moran, this legacy of war is not forgotten.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000030190", "text": "Saving lives from the scourge of the opioid epidemic is an issue that should receive support from both sides of the aisle.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030191", "text": "Since the onset of the pandemic, we've seen an increase in demand for life-saving resources from both first responders and families in neighborhoods across Milwaukee County.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030192", "text": "It also ensures we stop supporting bad actors like China with our own taxpayer-funded R&D.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030193", "text": "For too long, our government has been subsidizing the manufacturing of critical technologies in China and other countries.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030194", "text": "I strongly believe American workers should build our infrastructure with American products, and taxpayers' money should not be spent to support foreign workers", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030195", "text": "This investment raises serious concerns that Mr. Ross may have a conflict of interest as he would be negotiating trade policy with China.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030196", "text": "A member of the Wisconsin Farmer's Union, Les has witnessed firsthand as dairy farms have gone out of business throughout the state since President Trump took office, including one only three miles from his farm in Cadott.", "issue": "farm"}
{"id": "0000030197", "text": "Les is concerned about the future of agriculture for his children and family farmers as Trump's trade wars and tariffs have produced tough times for Wisconsin farmers.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000030198", "text": "A September bulletin issued to law enforcement warned that Russia is amplifying criticism of the vote-by-mail process in order to undermine the election.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000030199", "text": "At the same time, we are facing a global pandemic that is changing the way Americans vote.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030200", "text": "My legislation gives the federal government more tools to prevent these drugs from entering the US at the border through our International Mail Facilities, said Senator Baldwin.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000030202", "text": "Reliable local news and information has been critically important during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet it has become more scarce", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030203", "text": "Reliable local news and information has been critically important during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet it has become more scarce.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030204", "text": "These short term plans are not only a threat to people with HIV, but to our the nation's public health by making it harder to end the HIV epidemic in America, said Jesse Milan, Jr., JD, President & CEO, AIDS United.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030205", "text": "The coronavirus pandemic is now causing additional disruptions, driving further declines in market conditions, prices, and export demand, and some experts believe that the consequences of the pandemic could hit rural communities particularly hard.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030206", "text": "The Crime Victims Fund ensures that states can provide compensation and assistance to innocent victims of crimes.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000030207", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic has isolated many survivors with abusive partners and it's more important than ever we ensure they have access to services.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030208", "text": "These gaps mean five million American workers are taxed into or further into poverty by our current tax code.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000030209", "text": "Since the beginning of the pandemic, reports have found that your companies have struggled with limiting the spread of coronavirus and vaccine-related misinformation and disinformation in the United States.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030211", "text": "WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and Cory Booker introduced bold legislation to fight poverty in America with real solutions.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000030212", "text": "We need trade that's on a level playing field, not unfair trade deals that are stacked against American manufacturers and workers.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000030213", "text": "In the brief time since Congress passed this historic funding, we have already seen the tragic death of frontline transit workers as a result of the novel coronavirus , wrote the Senators.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000030214", "text": "In Wuhan, and across China, officials have enacted travel restrictions and canceled planned festivals to celebrate the Lunar New Year.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030215", "text": "Like voting itself, the U.S. Postal Service is vital to our democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000030217", "text": "This major investment will further enhance Downtown Milwaukee's recent renaissance, which includes $2.6 billion of public and private investment since 2005, and another $2.4 billion under construction or planned.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030218", "text": "Veterans are 50 percent more likely to experience homelessness than other Americans due to poverty, lack of support networks and dismal living conditions in overcrowded or substandard housing, said Senator Baldwin.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000030219", "text": "In contrast, Governors in Midwestern states including Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio have accepted a federal investment to expand health care coverage in their states.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030220", "text": "That is why I oppose going to war in Syria.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000030222", "text": "As you can imagine, Rachel was deeply affected by the trauma of this crime and continues to face struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000030223", "text": "This generation of Americans and lawmakers lived in trying times-winning a war and fulfilling the dream of the civil rights movement.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000030224", "text": "The fact is that state investment in higher education has declined significantly over past decades, which has exacerbated the problem.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030225", "text": "The Veterans Affairs Health Workforce Enhancement Act will be enormously helpful in alleviating this critical physician shortage, said Robert N. Golden, Dean of the School of Medicine and Public Health and Vice Chancellor of Medical Affairs at UW-Madison.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000030226", "text": "Meeting with Syrian refugees and opposition leadership, right on the Syrian-Turkish border, I gained a strong understanding of the challenges facing the Syrian people and the destabilizing impact this conflict is having on the region.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000030227", "text": "While I will not support putting American boots on the ground in Syria, I remain supportive of increased humanitarian and non-lethal assistance.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000030228", "text": "As a member of the International Monetary Fund , China has committed to avoid manipulating its currency.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030229", "text": "I urge you to hold China to its commitment and reconsider your decision to not name China a currency manipulator.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030230", "text": "This investment allows CDC to strengthen and expand the program to all 50 states and develop safe opioid prescribing guidelines.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030231", "text": "The Veterans of Foreign Wars - Department of Wisconsin supports the BRAVE ACT and believe that this bill will increase veteran employment nationwide, said Veterans of Foreign Wars - Department of Wisconsin Commander Michael B. Eggleston.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000030232", "text": "This legislation would authorize an independent review of veterans who died of suicide or a drug overdose over the last five years to ensure doctors develop safe and effective treatment plans for their veteran patients.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000030233", "text": "Currencies that reflect their true value are also vital to conduct global trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000030235", "text": "Companies like O-AT-KA and Cayuga Milk Ingredients, along with Ideal Dairy Farm, rely on trade with Canada for a significant percentage - millions of dollars - of their revenue.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000030236", "text": "The Trump Administration and Republican legislators across our country are waging a war on women, said Representative Frankel, Co-Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000030237", "text": "As we fight for abortion to remain legal, we must also fight for abortion to remain accessible.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000030238", "text": "They signed their letter , The lives and opportunities of half of Afghanistan's population, and the sacrifice that U.S. and allied servicemembers have made in Afghanistan, are too important to not prioritize women and girls' rights and leadership in a future Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000030239", "text": "Anti-competitive tactics by bad actors restrict access to generic and biosimilar drugs and drive up drug costs for consumers Today", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000030240", "text": "The day after the state tax was suspended - and it's a 25 cent per gallon tax - prices dropped by 24 cents at all but four of the hundred gas station surveyed.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000030241", "text": "My state of Connecticut has suspended its state tax, much as I have recommended that the federal government suspend the 18.4 cent per gallon federal tax.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000030242", "text": "A study by the Hearst Media Group found that the day after the state tax was suspended - and it's a 25 cent per gallon tax - prices dropped by 24 cents at all but four of the hundred gas station surveyed.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000030243", "text": "The federal government has imposed an unnecessary burden through the federal tax that can be suspended without any immediate impact on the Highway Trust Fund.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000030244", "text": "The recent Muslim Brotherhood denunciation of legal rights for women, including inheritance rights and the right to file legal complaints against their husbands for rape, was repugnant and contrary to the leadership Egypt has traditionally shown in the advancement of human rights.", "issue": "rape"}
{"id": "0000030246", "text": "Like with any crime, weak enforcement makes the problem worse.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000030247", "text": "Combatting sexual assaults on college campuses is fundamental to the goal of ensuring that all Americans have access to higher education in the 21st century, said Senator Rubio.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030248", "text": "We're grateful that so many Senate leaders are working hard, in a bipartisan way, to solve the problem of rape on campus, said Scott Berkowitz, RAINN Founder and President.", "issue": "rape"}
{"id": "0000030249", "text": "Small schooling fish like herring, sardines, and anchovies provide essential sustenance to bigger fish, whales, seals, osprey, and other treasured marine wildlife in the Long Island Sound, supporting local economies and recreation.", "issue": "sustenance"}
{"id": "0000030250", "text": "The NCAA, conferences, and colleges are coercing college athletes into playing in a pandemic in a predatory industry that refuses to enforce health and safety standards.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030251", "text": "Our courts command no army or police force.", "issue": "army"}
{"id": "0000030252", "text": "Every other critical mode of transportation infrastructure in our country has a dedicated funding stream-except for passenger rail.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030253", "text": "Iran continues to support a swath of terrorist activities by funding its terrorist proxies and partners, including Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Assad regime.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000030254", "text": "As the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism, Iran must be held accountable for its malign influence and activities.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000030256", "text": "As helicopters are an essential element in the effort to secure Afghanistan, DoD must work to address this issue before the need for aviation capability becomes even more acute.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000030257", "text": "Russia's campaign of ruthless aggression is meant to brutalize the people of Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000030259", "text": "Approving our resolution and designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism is powerful action.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000030261", "text": "Designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism would greatly enhance these military efforts.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000030262", "text": "This designation would bar more imports into Russia and punish governments that continue to trade with Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000030263", "text": "Designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism triggers an exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000030264", "text": "Russia might be forced to face justice in U.S. courts for its support of terrorism - and perhaps just as importantly, not just compensatory damages but punitive ones.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000030266", "text": "After our meeting with the Minister of Interior and the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, we are more committed than ever to supporting the International Criminal Court and the Ukrainian justice system to prosecute the high numbers of war crimes.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000030267", "text": "Designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism labels them as the pariah nation that they are - recognizing Putin's inhumanity and giving sanctions real teeth.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000030268", "text": "One of the fundamental principles of our American democracy is that everyone gets their day in court.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000030269", "text": "Last month, Blumenthal demanded that Mylan lower the price of the EpiPens to an affordable, accessible level.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000030270", "text": "Against this backdrop, Mylan has raised the price for its EpiPens by 480 percent since 2009 - without any significant improvement to the medication.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000030271", "text": "This investment will help prepare for future public health threats and combat existing public health crises.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030272", "text": "As both CBP and ICE have acknowledged, the right to peaceful protest is a bedrock principle of our democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000030274", "text": "Additionally, while contact tracing is a reliable method of reducing the spread of the virus, we are concerned about your agency's efforts to safeguard Americans' privacy rights.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000030275", "text": "Google and Apple, for example, have collaborated to enable Bluetooth technology to assist governments and health care agencies in their response to the pandemic.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000030276", "text": "FEMA Public Assistance is urgently needed to begin restoring this vital infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030277", "text": "These events have left Puerto Rico's critical infrastructure vulnerable to extreme weather.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030278", "text": "When service members are assigned to duty stations either domestically or overseas, their placement is determined by the needs of the U.S. military, the Senators wrote.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000030279", "text": "If this person is a contractor, the VA would also need to inform the veteran about the importance of obtaining legal advice as to the statute of limitations in the state in which the claim arose.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000030280", "text": "Most veteran students using education benefits seek housing in the local market, rather than in on-campus facilities.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000030281", "text": "Sprint's stock price spiked on Wall Street's belief that the meeting was an attempt to ensure that Donald Trump will look favorably on Sony's plans for expansion in the United States.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000030282", "text": "The Trump Organization has deep connections to countries like China, Libya, and Turkey, rganization officials ... have expressed interest in expanding into ... Ukraine and Russia.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000030283", "text": "As I've seen over and over again during my career, the best way to deter individual conduct is the threat of going to jail.", "issue": "jail"}
{"id": "0000030284", "text": "With Lyme disease the most commonly reported vector borne illness in the country, tick-borne diseases remain a significant public health threat.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000030285", "text": "Now more than ever, Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses represent dangers to public health.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000030286", "text": "Every American woman deserves the freedom to exercise her constitutional rights by making personal health decisions for herself and her family with a trusted doctor, and without political interference.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000030287", "text": "Every woman deserves the right to make her own health care decisions, no matter what state she lives in.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000030288", "text": "Just last month, Iran conducted a ballistic missile test in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1929, calling into question the Iranian government's willingness to abide by its international commitments.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000030289", "text": "Meanwhile, Hamas and Hezbollah are rebuilding their terrorist infrastructure in preparation for the next conflict with Israel.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030290", "text": "The Russian military has escalated its involvement in the Syrian civil war, worsening the conflict on Israel's border and exacerbating the violent extremist threat that present serious security challenges to Israel.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000030291", "text": "The stated goal for the Army's Suspension and Debarment Official is to complete referrals from an inspector general or investigative agency within 30 days; the 43 referrals of concern were sent to the Army in September 2012 and still require attention.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000030292", "text": "I applaud Senator Blackburn, Senator Blumenthal, and Senator Klobuchar for their leadership in working to rein in Big Tech, said Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Brendan Carr.", "issue": "Tech"}
{"id": "0000030293", "text": "Expanding this program to every VA medical center across the country would make this critical resource available to more veterans in need, significantly bolstering the fight against veteran suicide.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000030294", "text": "Consumers demand disclosure and truth- telling about food, and they're right.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000030295", "text": "This law will improve reporting of hate crimes by supporting the implementation of and training for NIBRS, the latest crime reporting standard, in law enforcement agencies without it.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000030296", "text": "The organization's opposition to the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell , which allows gay couples to marry, as well as its support of radical efforts to restrict women's access to healthcare, are well outside the mainstream.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000030297", "text": "One of my sons, a Marine Corps officer in Afghanistan, saw them firsthand, described them to me and worried about the effects on him.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000030298", "text": "As a former federal prosecutor, I appreciate your remarks affirming your intent to investigate this heinous attack as a hate crime and act of domestic terrorism, Blumenthal wrote.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000030299", "text": "As you stated during your remarks on August 13, Mr. Fields' actions meet the statutory definition of domestic terrorism under Section 802 of the USA PATRIOT Act.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000030300", "text": "As we mourn our brothers and sisters that we have tragically lost to this virus, our members have nevertheless shown up to work every day for the past year at great personal risk.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000030301", "text": "Since 2009, more than one million service members, veterans, and their families have financed their higher education using the G.I. Bill, and millions more will take advantage of this benefit in the years to come.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030302", "text": "Under the Hide No Harm Act , a corporate officer who conceals information about an action or product that poses the danger of serious physical injury or death would face up to five years in prison as well as potential fines.", "issue": "prison"}
{"id": "0000030303", "text": "Just this year, four states have passed bans on abortion at six weeks of pregnancy, before many people even know they're pregnant.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000030304", "text": "If Roe falls, many states will immediately take action to make abortion a crime.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000030305", "text": "Even now, with constitutional protections in place, state legislators have made it impossible to access abortion in the South and Midwest.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000030306", "text": "Restrictions on abortion compound harm for members of communities that have historically experienced barriers to health care -- namely people of color, queer and trans folks, and those working to make ends meet.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000030307", "text": "We urge you to lead the coordination among NATO and OSCE to halt trade involving military equipment with Russia immediately.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000030308", "text": "Russia violated these shared principles by disregarding its treaty obligations under the bilateral Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Partnership between Ukraine and the Russian Federation.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000030309", "text": "We should immediately halt the trade in military equipment now that Russia has reneged on its commitment to abide by international law.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000030310", "text": "Russia has clearly violated the principles of the Helsinki Final Act, and its actions are antithetical to the principles that NATO member countries like the United States seek to uphold.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000030311", "text": "Nonetheless, significant bilateral trade in military equipment continues.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000030314", "text": "Our intelligence agencies have assessed that Russia uses paid social media users or 'trolls' to conduct covert divisive influence campaigns against the United States.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000030315", "text": "Russia has for decades pushed propaganda that promotes its interests and aims to divide democracies.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000030316", "text": "The cost of war is unspeakably high, and we know that from our own work on the Armed Services Committee, on the Veterans' Affairs Committee.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000030317", "text": "The epidemic of gun violence is stoppable and we will have a vote in this body that makes sure all of us are held to answer to the American people.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030318", "text": "By establishing this fund, we are simply catching up with the longstanding investment in improving other critical American transportation infrastructure.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030319", "text": "Even though public health officials were able to determine the source of the outbreak relatively quickly, the tainted products remained on retail shelves for an additional 10 months.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000030320", "text": "The decision to have an abortion is a serious decision that a woman should make in consultation with her doctor.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000030321", "text": "And in some areas, like computer science, the demand for workers greatly exceeds the labor pool available of United States-born workers.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000030322", "text": "We ought to make a priority of stem education for young people in our country who are born here and raised in the United States.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030323", "text": "The right to privacy today is intertwined with government surveillance in the War on Terror, causing many Americans to worry that their rights are being eroded in the name of security.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000030324", "text": "And once again, the main check on government surveillance comes from secret courts and secret law.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000030325", "text": "Individuals targeted for special surveillance included opponents of the Vietnam War, journalists, a Congressional staffer and even a United States Congressman.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000030326", "text": "The FISA court subsequently narrowed the scope of permissible surveillance, but a legislative push to bolster our intelligence capabilities was born.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000030327", "text": "Then in the 2008 FISA Amendments Act, Congress tasked the FISA courts with authorizing programmatic surveillance.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000030328", "text": "The appointment of a Black woman to the Court means that your service will make the Court look more like America.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000030329", "text": "The appointment of a Black woman to the court means that your service will make the court look more like America.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000030330", "text": "Providing Compensation for Involuntary Denied Boarding Establishes that $1, 350 is the minimum level of compensation an air carrier or foreign air carrier must pay to a passenger who is involuntarily denied boarding as the result of an oversold flight.", "issue": "Compensation"}
{"id": "0000030331", "text": "While the tragic exit from Afghanistan may have moved off of the front pages, the devastating situation in Afghanistan is all too real for the hundreds of American citizens and allies who the Biden administration left behind.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000030332", "text": "When a drug is in shortage, other manufacturers are prevented from quickly producing it because the FDA must first approve the new manufacturer's drug and inspect the manufacturing site.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000030333", "text": "The bill, which would create punishments of up to five years in prison and potential fines, would also create a safe harbor from criminal liability in cases where a corporate officer notifies a federal regulatory agency and individuals subject to the danger.", "issue": "prison"}
{"id": "0000030334", "text": "This measure makes taxpayers allies of health advocates and nutritious eating, rather than aiders and abettors of junk food , Blumenthal said.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000030335", "text": "Price gouging, ' an abusive practice in which drug companies drastically increase prices, makes this problem even worse.", "issue": "Price"}
{"id": "0000030336", "text": "In the wake of the attack and as the nation came together to grieve, President Johnson called for an end to voting discrimination in America.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030337", "text": "A call to action to protect our democracy just as Congress heeded President Johnson's call in 1965.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000030338", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded Americans of all ages of the importance to have a plan in place in case of severe illness or death.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030339", "text": "The current pandemic has only served to highlight how critical it is to further support these providers and models of care.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030340", "text": "Sarah L. Hamby was honorably discharged from the Army in 1999, and intended to take advantage of benefits available to her under the G.I. Bill.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000030341", "text": "An investment of that size in new installed renewable energy could mean more than 70 percent of U.S. homes powered by clean electricity, all with an investment less than one percent the size of the current federal budget.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000030342", "text": "Clean energy should be available to all, and the unique investment approach means that the projects make financial sense over the long term.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000030343", "text": "America's founders, in fact, believed that corruption and foreign influence were among the gravest threats to our nation.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000030344", "text": "COUNTERING RUSSIAN AGGRESSION Russia continues to violate its international commitments by its 2008 invasion of Georgia, 2014 illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014, its ongoing destabilizing activities in eastern Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000030345", "text": "In Syria, Russia has provided support to the Assad regime and engaged in a devastating military campaign which has targeted hospitals and medical facilities, resulting in thousands of civilian casualties.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000030346", "text": "By giving whistleblowers like Germaine Clarno and Dr. Lisa Nee a voice, we can end the VA's culture of corruption and make sure our veterans are never again treated like second-class citizens.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000030347", "text": "Students relying on your software to further their education have put a great deal of trust in you to reserve their privacy.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030350", "text": "I enthusiastically support the concept of victory for Ukraine, which is possible with aggressive Western help, particularly in the area of weapons.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000030351", "text": "This bipartisan, bicameral resolution says what we all know to be true - that Ukrainian victory is in the best interest of every democracy on earth, said Whitehouse.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000030352", "text": "Putin's brutal war seeks to steal Ukraine's land and its future.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000030353", "text": "Ukraine is preventing an incursion into NATO and demonstrating to autocrats that borders cannot be changed by force alone-a fundamental underpinning of the peaceful international system.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000030354", "text": "In 2008, at the Bucharest NATO Summit, NATO states declared, NATO welcomes Ukraine's and Georgia's Euro-Atlantic aspirations for membership in NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000030355", "text": "Further, Iran has only strengthened its support for terrorism in Syria in the last year - supplying money, weapons, and troops to the brutal conflict that has killed and displaced tens of millions of people.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000030356", "text": "The public FCC docket for this merger raises the alarm that the proposed transaction would increase consolidation and produce a country-club market in our critical telecommunications sector.", "issue": "transaction"}
{"id": "0000030357", "text": "If the New T-Mobile raises wholesale prices or pushes MVNOs out of the market altogether by refusing them access at any price, it is low-income consumers that will suffer the most.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000030361", "text": "The right to vote is the foundation of American democracy, yet Republican legislatures across the country are continuously crafting new ways to deny access to the ballot box.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000030362", "text": "As a tsunami of voter suppression bills crashes against the shores of our democracy, my hope is that today we can renew a bipartisan commitment to protecting voting rights in this country.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000030363", "text": "The nation has been facing a shortage of saline solution since at least 2013, when the Food and Drug Administration added it to the drug shortage list.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000030364", "text": "While all three companies have publicly spoken to their commitment to ending the saline shortage, it has persisted for two years even as prices have risen.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000030365", "text": "ENDA would greatly assist Connecticut employees who are victims of discrimination by providing federal sanctions that apply regardless of where their employer is located.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030366", "text": "Unfortunately, while Connecticut and other states have promoted widespread use of Naxolone, your company has inexplicably and unconscionably raised the drug's price.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000030367", "text": "Passing legislation to require safe prescribing education is an important part of the prevention of opioid overdoses that are taking tens of thousands of American lives every year.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030368", "text": "This legislation will improve reporting of hate crimes by supporting the implementation of and training for NIBRS, the latest crime reporting standard, in law enforcement agencies without it.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000030369", "text": "Assault weapons and high-capacity magazines are deadly and dangerous weapons of war that belong on battlefields-not our streets They have no purpose for self-defense or hunting, and no business being in our schools, churches and malls.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000030370", "text": "The EPA has recognized the health harms caused by ozone pollution, and has strengthened the national ambient air quality standard for ozone over the years, most recently in 2008 and then again in 2015.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000030372", "text": "His proven record and knowledge of Connecticut agriculture make him uniquely well suited for the mission of the FSA office .", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000030373", "text": "The Army recently issued a request for proposal on a multi-year acquisition of approximately 240 AH-64 Apache helicopters from FY 2017 to FY 2021.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000030374", "text": "However, Russia's recent actions in Ukraine give us a broader reason to put an end to DoD's misguided business dealings with Rosoboronexport and sanction this agency.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000030375", "text": "Indeed, DoD's procurement of 63 Mi-17 helicopters from Rosoboronexport has created strategic vulnerabilities that could have serious implications for our own national security, should the Afghan military not reach its intended capacity.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000030376", "text": "On August 5, 2013, a number of us raised these issues regarding overreliance on Russia in a letter to DoD.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000030377", "text": "The outcome in Ukraine is critically important both to American credibility and to the future of the international order, and our actions should reflect that.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000030378", "text": "In order to qualify for federal student aid, for-profit education programs are required to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000030379", "text": "This substantial investment means safer, more convenient high speed rail service-vital to jobs and economic growth.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030380", "text": "This major federal investment is a game-changer for New Haven and a resounding endorsement of the ongoing efforts to reconnect downtown, the medical service district, residential neighborhoods and the regional rail and bus terminal.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030381", "text": "I applaud FEMA for their investment in this critical flood mitigation project.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030382", "text": "Himes said, Innovation around locally produced food and the economic revitalization of urban cities is vital to Connecticut's quality of life and future growth.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000030383", "text": "For individuals struggling with student loans, medical debt or other financial challenges, the last thing they need is another artificial, unfair hurdle standing in the way of gainful employment, Blumenthal said.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000030384", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health and economic crisis, causing tragic heartbreak and hardship, compounding the public health crisis of gun violence.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030385", "text": "During the height of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, Congress approved allowing the Army to offer generous reenlistment bonuses for certain military specialties that were in high demand.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000030386", "text": "Upgrading Connecticut's outdated transportation infrastructure has been a priority of mine since I became Governor.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030387", "text": "In return, the Federal Government promised to provide for the general welfare of reservation residents.", "issue": "welfare"}
{"id": "0000030388", "text": "Federal investment is necessary to support the preservation of Long Island Sound not only for the millions of people who currently rely on it for work and recreation, but for future generations as well.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030389", "text": "Offering 47 leases by expanding drilling into the Arctic, Pacific, Atlantic and Eastern Gulf of Mexico waters would lock us into decades of carbon pollution, and endanger future generations and livelihood simply for short-term gain of major oil companies.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000030390", "text": "Studies have shown that an inability to find employment is one of the leading causes of reoffending.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000030391", "text": "Those who have accepted the consequences of their actions and who have paid the price for their past transgressions, should have the opportunity to reenter the workplace.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000030392", "text": "The gun lobby doesn't represent the views of the majority of Americans, or even the majority of gun owners, and the only way they have to advance their deeply unpopular agenda now is through the courts-not Congress", "issue": "lobby"}
{"id": "0000030393", "text": "Last Monday, he demanded that Mylan lower the price of the EpiPens to an affordable, accessible level.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000030394", "text": "According to federal data, sexual assault is the most reported crime aboard major cruise lines, constituting about three-quarters of all reported crimes.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000030395", "text": "Since 2011, Food Recovery Network's student leaders have taken over 1.3 million pounds of food that would have otherwise gone to waste from college and university campuses and donated it to community members in need.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000030396", "text": "They have waited another 30 years to receive the restitution to which they are entitled from the government of Iran , Blumenthal said.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000030397", "text": "Currently, the Department of Treasury enforces U.S. sanctions on Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000030398", "text": "So she decided to get an abortion, Blumenthal recounted.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000030399", "text": "It is partly aggravated by the pandemic, the isolation and anxiety that has resulted from it, but also by the internet and by the tech platforms that drive toxic content at children as a result of these black box algorithms that nobody really understands.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030400", "text": "On Monday, he demanded that Mylan lower the price of the EpiPens to an affordable, accessible level.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000030401", "text": "The bill also lays the groundwork for investments in important technology like Positive Train Control and other upgrades that are proven to save lives and enhance service.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000030402", "text": "Third-party sellers are deploying cyber bot technology to game online sales systems in order to buy out inventory of hot toys.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000030403", "text": "The concerns about the transaction center on the undeniable reality that the combined Comcast-TWC would be the overwhelmingly dominant cable and broadband Internet provider in the nation and control much of the programming that Americans watch.", "issue": "transaction"}
{"id": "0000030404", "text": "Too many of our brave men and women have faced headaches and hardships in getting an education after they serve our country.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030405", "text": "Syria received a TPS designation in 2012 due to the violent conflict and the deteriorating humanitarian crisis that is ongoing in the country.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000030406", "text": "Although relatively small, it positively impacts the education of gifted and talented students in every state through the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented through competitive research and capacity-building grants.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030407", "text": "Connecticut has made that investment and we should not be skimping or cutting corners on our young people.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030408", "text": "Along with critical support for our allies in Ukraine, this comprehensive legislation will help our state address the challenges of tomorrow.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000030409", "text": "Blumenthal has exposed pregnancy discrimination in corporate America and strongly supported this provision to help put an end to such pernicious practices.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030410", "text": "These decisions should be a woman's to make.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000030412", "text": "Valid, approved education and training are necessary for veterans to have the right credentials required by employers.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030413", "text": "I ask you to forcefully hold Iran accountable for Mr. Hekmati's welfare while he is in its custody.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000030415", "text": "Following the collapse of for-profit giants Corinthian Colleges and ITT Technical Institute, thousands of students were left with a useless education and massive amounts of debt, leading many to apply to the federal government for relief from their student loans.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030416", "text": "Tobacco-related disease causes 6 million deaths each year, making tobacco the largest preventable cause of death worldwide.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000030417", "text": "Speaking with my constituents at rally after rally in solidarity with Ukraine, they are resounding in their readiness to accept and support Ukrainian refugees in need.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000030418", "text": "Connecticut has been and will continue to be a place that accepts refugees fleeing war and persecution with open arms, said U.S. Representative Jim Himes.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000030419", "text": "The Allies must provide more weapons to Ukraine in order to end this war, said Myron Melnyk, member of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000030420", "text": "The pandemic has made people acutely aware of the importance of broadband to our lives.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030421", "text": "No woman should lose access to birth control because her boss doesn't approve of it.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000030422", "text": "Our Sound faces serious challenges, like nitrogen pollution that can suffocate swimming creatures and unhealthy levels of bacteria that make our waters unsafe for people.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000030423", "text": "Despite gains in tobacco prevention and cessation efforts, cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, accounting for almost half a million deaths per year - or one out of every five deaths around the country.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000030425", "text": "Even after he returned home from Afghanistan, Justin had a long fight ahead of him.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000030426", "text": "Many governors and state attorneys general believe this powerful drug is all but certain to exacerbate the nation's addiction to opioids, which results in tens of thousands of overdose deaths each year.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000030427", "text": "The drug was approved despite lacking any abuse-deterrent properties and over strong objections from the FDA's own independent advisory committee.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000030428", "text": "America's housing foreclosure epidemic is reaching critical levels, and has shown few signs of abating.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030429", "text": "But I also think this is a moment where democracy is at risk, said Murphy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000030430", "text": "Now we are leaving them to be slaughtered, the veteran wrote to Blumenthal.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000030431", "text": "Legal safeguards protecting consumer privacy failed to keep pace with technology, and that lapse is costing us in the fight against COVID-19.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000030432", "text": "The bill smartly requires that data collected to fight coronavirus can only be used for public health purposes - and nothing else.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000030434", "text": "Anti-competitive tactics by bad actors restrict access to generic and biosimilar drugs and drive up drug costs for consumers -", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000030435", "text": "As a result of this abuse of the patent system, patients are stuck paying high costs for a drug that is substantially similar to their old one for many years to come.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000030436", "text": "Misperceptions about veterans have led some employers and landlords to hesitate when looking at a veteran's application.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000030437", "text": "Education is one of the most important investments a veteran can make after their service to our nation.", "issue": "Education"}
{"id": "0000030439", "text": "Healthy eating is especially critical to combating the growing epidemic of childhood obesity, which has nearly tripled in the past 30 years and is one of the most serious public health problems in this country.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030440", "text": "As a veteran, I take great pride in supporting my fellow veterans and their families, said Congressman Gibson.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000030441", "text": "Prospective service members should not face discrimination for having sought out treatment for mental health challenges in the past.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030442", "text": "The challenges of being a new mom are compounded when you are in the military.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000030443", "text": "Scientists are also evaluating a possible link between the Zika virus and Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a rare condition that can cause muscle weakness and paralysis.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000030444", "text": "Investing in the effort to combat the Zika virus abroad is one of the most important things we can do to prevent widespread transmission of the virus at home.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000030445", "text": "The Trump Administration and Republican legislators across our country are waging a war on women, said Frankel, Co-Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000030447", "text": "During the pandemic, surging domestic violence makes it even more urgent.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030448", "text": "Today, the median white family has eight dollars in wealth for every one dollar held by Black families, and the members of the For bes 400 wealthiest Americans hold more wealth than all Black families in the U.S. combined.", "issue": "wealth"}
{"id": "0000030449", "text": "Now more than ever, students and their families across New Jersey need our help weathering the economic storm caused by COVID-19, said Sen. Menendez.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000030450", "text": "Under the guise of a war on drugs, President Duterte has presided over a brutal campaign of extrajudicial murders that has resulted in the deaths of thousands of drug users and low-level drug dealers.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000030451", "text": "No matter what you do for a living, no one should be denied their day in court or denied accountability for racial discrimination because of forced arbitration, said Representative Allred.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030452", "text": "There are significant opportunities for reducing toxic air pollution in environmental justice communities while addressing the climate crisis.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000030453", "text": "These reckless actions severely undermine the global efforts to secure a vaccine and the U.S's historic leadership in global health diplomacy.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000030454", "text": "Brunell's stunning lack of management and government experience, fiercely partisan background and history of support for racial and partisan gerrymandering make him deeply unqualified to serve as the Census Bureau's chief operational officer.", "issue": "gerrymandering"}
{"id": "0000030455", "text": "It's an absolute tragedy that in one of the richest nations in the world, families still face a steep price tag for their child's lifesaving prescription drug, said Warner", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000030456", "text": "The Fair Drug Prices for Kids Act would give states the option of purchasing prescription drugs for their standalone CHIP through the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program.", "issue": "Drug"}
{"id": "0000030457", "text": "As a woman and as a leader elected to find solutions to problems like this one I'm committed to making that answer a resounding 'yes.'", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000030458", "text": "Understanding the impact of COVID-19 by demographic group is critical to ensure equity in our response to this virus, said Governor Murphy.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000030459", "text": "After spending six years in prison, I realized that meaningful changes to our criminal justice system demand bold and innovative solutions.", "issue": "prison"}
{"id": "0000030460", "text": "Many of them rely on Lifeline to access their education and financial benefits as well as critical health services.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030461", "text": "Diet-related illness is now the number one cause of death and disability in the United States.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000030462", "text": "New Jersey agriculture recognizes and appreciates the benefits of expanding the GusNIP program through the increase in funding being sought by Senator Booker.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000030463", "text": "Whether after disasters, in our schools, or fighting ongoing hunger in our local communities, I believe in the power of food to bring all Americans together.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000030464", "text": "In Sudan, the hope for a peaceful transition toward democracy dims as military leaders cling to power, ignoring regional condemnation and demands for a handover to civilian rule.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000030466", "text": "We should be supporting them in their pursuit of higher education, not making it more difficult.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030467", "text": "People who are in detention facilities are particularly susceptible to the spread of infectious diseases, such as the highly-contagious novel coronavirus, Booker said, citing the nature of their close confinement and conditions in detention facilities.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000030468", "text": "Greater attention to this disease will lead to more fibroids research, the discovery of new treatments, and improved care for patients.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000030469", "text": "We need more education, more research, and full commitment from our policymakers to address healthcare inequities and to understand why fibroids disproportionately affect Black women.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030470", "text": "As a first line of defense for combatting the opioid epidemic, emergency departments are well-positioned to be laboratories of new innovations to combat the crisis.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030471", "text": "While 15 states and the District of Columbia already restore voting rights upon release from prison, 35 states continue to restrict the voting rights of people who are no longer incarcerated.", "issue": "prison"}
{"id": "0000030472", "text": "Our crumbling infrastructure is also a serious safety concern.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030474", "text": "Given that the Trump Administration has taken policy positions that are hostile towards immigrants and refugees, we are concerned by press reports alleging discrimination by DHS against members of the Arab and Muslim community.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030475", "text": "Fighting air pollution is most important to give students equal opportunity.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000030477", "text": "In a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson, the lawmakers pointed out the threats that facial recognition technology pose to marginalized communities, opening the door to unchecked government surveillance.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000030478", "text": "With this proposed rule, HUD, the nation's main civil rights enforcer for housing discrimination, effectively provides a road map for landlords and lenders who wish to discriminate by algorithm.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030479", "text": "The COVID-19 virus has been classified as a pandemic, and as such, many states have issued orders to shelter in place.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000030480", "text": "For years, civil and digital rights organizations and researchers have raised concerns about racial bias within technology and how it perpetuates discriminatory harms on marginalized communities.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000030481", "text": "By prioritizing communities disproportionately impacted by food insecurity and diet-related illnesses, this bipartisan legislation would bring equitable access to food and nutrition education to children across the country.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030483", "text": "An Executive Order that halts refugee resettlement to the United States and restricts immigrants from six Muslim-majority countries, undermines the values of our democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000030484", "text": "The legislation improves voter education and voter registration at every college campus across the country, which will strengthen the health of our democracy and ensure our government is more representative of the people it serves.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030485", "text": "The latest FBI Uniform Crime Reporting data show that, although violent crime increased from 2014 to 2015, the rate still represents a five-year decrease from 2011 levels.", "issue": "Crime"}
{"id": "0000030486", "text": "Even more, a rise in violent crime in some cities in no way supports a need to charge more mandatory minimums to deter nonviolent drug trafficking crimes nationwide.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000030487", "text": "Given the breadth of available executive authority, no person who has successfully transitioned to home confinement should be required to return to federal prison.", "issue": "prison"}
{"id": "0000030488", "text": "Those in prison and jail tend to have much higher rates of underlying health issues than the general public, and the conditions of confinement make social distancing virtually impossible.", "issue": "prison"}
{"id": "0000030489", "text": "Any efforts to modify the constitution or alter presidential term limits would be counterproductive.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000030491", "text": "The right to vote is fundamental to the strength of our democracy, and the Trump Administration's efforts to undermine this right is absolutely appalling and must be stopped.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000030492", "text": "Farm Bill spending must support the infrastructure, people, and organizations needed for building climate resilient food systems that ameliorate inequities.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030493", "text": "As today's roundtable discussion highlighted, the American Rescue Plan Act has been a lifeline to local communities that were struggling due to the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Sen. Booker.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030494", "text": "In the face of ongoing international discussions to negotiate a legally binding instrument to address plastic pollution, it is more important now than ever for the U.S. to show leadership and ambition in the fight against plastic production and pollution.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000030495", "text": "While LGBT Americans are now able to marry the person they love, they continue to experience discrimination in many other aspects of their lives.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030496", "text": "South Sudan's civil war has devastated the country, and the U.N Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan suggests that ethnic cleansing has occurred.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000030497", "text": "The civil war has created the largest refugee crisis in Africa with almost two million internally displaced, and over two million having fled the country.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000030498", "text": "We share deep frustration with the lack of progress toward a political settlement and the untold levels of human suffering despite over $4.5 billion in U.S. humanitarian aid since the war began, the Senators wrote.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000030499", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the urgency of addressing these health coverage gaps as immigrant communities face heightened risks for the disease.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030500", "text": "Additionally, over two-thirds of the undocumented population are working on the frontlines of the pandemic, leaving them more vulnerable to the harms of COVID-19.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030501", "text": "Racism and xenophobia are at the root of policies that deny Asian American and Pacific Islander, Black, and Latino immigrants access to health care.", "issue": "Racism"}
{"id": "0000030502", "text": "More than 70 million Americans who have criminal histories are faced with the daunting task of securing employment.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000030503", "text": "During the height of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, Congress approved the Army to offer the most generous reenlistment bonuses in history for certain military specialties that were in high demand.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000030504", "text": "It would significantly lower the price of prescription drugs by empowering the federal government to negotiate with pharmaceutical corporations.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000030505", "text": "Meanwhile, in Canada and other major countries, the same medications, manufactured by the same companies, in the same factories are available for a fraction of the price compared to the United States.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000030507", "text": "Additionally, the move to distance education has forced MSIs invest in infrastructure that they did not previously have, and purchase expensive technology, such as WiFi hotspots, for students without Internet at home.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030508", "text": "The military recognizes the critical role that these programs play.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000030509", "text": "In April, a military coup deposed former Sudan President Omar al Bashir after decades of his regime's corrupt rule and human rights abuses.", "issue": "coup"}
{"id": "0000030510", "text": "The lawmakers concluded, Participating in our democracy is consistent with the goals of federal financial aid, and the Department should take swift action to support access to voter registration and voting for students in this rulemaking process.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000030511", "text": "Indeed, in the United States, the lack of diversity has its roots in the historic racism that denied Black people access to public pools as recently as the 1960s.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000030512", "text": "In short, withdrawing from the WHO makes our country less safe and empowers China within the organization, the senators continued.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030513", "text": "Collecting quality data is crucial to direct our vaccination and testing in the proper directions.", "issue": "vaccination"}
{"id": "0000030514", "text": "Both Congress and the American people have consistently supported more transparency around worker compensation.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000030515", "text": "While both passenger and freight railroads face challenges in implementing this important safety technology, the safety of our citizens demands that it be done without delay.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000030516", "text": "Experts have found that discrimination, bias, and diversity trainings are critical in addressing harmful inequities across American society.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030517", "text": "The War on Drugs has not been a war on drugs, it's been a war on people, and disproportionately people of color and low-income individuals, said Booker.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000030518", "text": "It is time to decriminalize marijuana, expunge past marijuana convictions and end the failed war on drugs.", "issue": "marijuana"}
{"id": "0000030519", "text": "Legalizing marijuana is the smart thing to do and the right thing to do in order to advance justice and equality for every American.", "issue": "marijuana"}
{"id": "0000030520", "text": "By outlawing marijuana, the federal government puts communities of color, small businesses, public health and safety at risk.", "issue": "marijuana"}
{"id": "0000030521", "text": "Those who committed treason against the United States of America and led our nation into its most painful and bloody war to preserve the institution of slavery are not patriots and should not be afforded such a rare honor in this sacred space.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000030522", "text": "At a time when reproductive rights and women's rights are under increasing attack by the Trump administration, protecting Americans' access to contraception is more important than ever.", "issue": "contraception"}
{"id": "0000030523", "text": "This bill will make sure that a woman has access to the birth control method she and her doctor have decided is right for her.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000030524", "text": "I'm pleased the CDC rightfully recognized that New Jersey is a state bearing one of the largest burdens of responding to this virus, said Sen. Booker.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000030526", "text": "While New Jersey has among the best school systems in the nation, this federal funding is vitally important to help our educators and students meet today's unique challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Sen. Menendez.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030527", "text": "This virus is striking in its disproportionate impact on minority populations, and it more important than ever that these populations are represented in any clinical trials.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000030528", "text": "This virus is striking in its disproportionate impact on minority populations, and it's more important than ever that these populations are represented in any clinical trials.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000030529", "text": "And there is nothing normal about a democracy that time and again fails to respond to the will of the voters who overwhelmingly support gun safety reform.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000030530", "text": "Agriculture is a billion dollar a year industry in the Garden State, with farmers across New Jersey among the nation's leading growers and sellers of crops such as blueberries, corn, tomatoes, cranberries and peaches.", "issue": "Agriculture"}
{"id": "0000030531", "text": "States that took strong actions to curb the spread of the coronavirus should not face additional budget shortfalls as a result of taking responsible action.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000030532", "text": "A coronavirus pandemic also poses significant risks to the American public.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030533", "text": "In December, Chinese officials began reporting a novel virus originating in Wuhan, China.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000030534", "text": "Increasing numbers of K-12 schools and institutions of higher education are considering school closures in order to mitigate the spread of the virus.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030535", "text": "Pregnant women face a particular threat, which is why it is so important that we take immediate action to protect against this disease, said Sen. Booker.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000030536", "text": "With the emerging Zika virus epidemic, we are committed to keeping our healthcare team and community informed and involved on all of the latest developments, screening methods, and treatment protocols for this disease.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030537", "text": "During the coronavirus pandemic, our public safety officers are risking their health to keep us safe.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030538", "text": "Prior to the outbreak, one-third of adults experienced food insecurity.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000030539", "text": "The programs funded will yield a broad array of benefits across the state, including equitable access to higher education, workforce pathways, upward socioeconomic mobility for students and families, access to healthcare, urban revitalization, scientific and technological innovation, and entrepreneurship.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030540", "text": "FEMA Individual Assistance is necessary to help New Jerseyans with housing and other critical expenses.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000030541", "text": "The lawmakers also sounded the alarm about the potential outbreak of diseases, due to exposure to contaminated water and standing water throughout the islands.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000030542", "text": "Within that allocation, $150, 000 in federal funding will be used to combat the opioid epidemic and further the coordination and development of drug control efforts among federal, state, local law enforcement officials in Atlantic County.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030543", "text": "As you know, the earthquake in Ecuador destroyed large swaths of the country's infrastructure and caused tragic loss of life.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030544", "text": "Federal funding like this is another important step toward fighting this pandemic and protecting all New Jerseyans.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030545", "text": "Our dedicated first responders and frontline workers continue to make enormous sacrifices to protect the people of New Jersey as our state and local communities battle the COVID-19 pandemic, said Sen. Menendez.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030546", "text": "This investment into our bridges will allow our country to be more competitive globally, build a 21st-century transportation system, and create jobs that will bolster the entire economy.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030547", "text": "The reality is this critical infrastructure is crumbling beneath our feet, with the century-old Portal Bridge serving as a bottleneck for the entire Northeast Corridor.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030548", "text": "The virus that causes COVID-19 can live for up to 24 hours on cardboard and up to three days on plastic and stainless steel.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000030549", "text": "In addition to necessary broader policy changes, action at the individual level to address systemic racism, is an important step in ensuring a fair and just society for all Americans.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000030551", "text": "If we hope to minimize the spread of the novel coronavirus, it is imperative that officials screen travelers entering the country from locations with a significant number of COVID-19 cases.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000030553", "text": "The Access to Birth Control Act is critical because it ensures that every woman will be able to leave her pharmacy with her medication in hand and her dignity intact.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000030554", "text": "As of today, a new strain of coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, has infected at least 201, 672 people, leading to at least 8, 008 deaths worldwide.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000030555", "text": "In China, officials have confirmed the virus spreading at a rapid pace in Chinese prisons, with over 500 reported cases as February 20, 2020, including prison staff.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000030556", "text": "The 10th District of New Jersey will benefit greatly from this nearly $15 million investment into Port Newark, said Rep. Payne, Jr.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030557", "text": "I'm proud to have fought for this vital funding that will keep our transit agencies, which are critical to our nations' economy, up and running during and after the pandemic, said Sen. Menendez.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030558", "text": "Nationally, 14 people have died of the disease caused by the virus, COVID-19, and there are over 240 cases of COVID-19 throughout the country.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000030559", "text": "Beyond the public health concerns, the outbreak has the potential to shutter businesses, disrupt transportation, and cause food shortages as well as other significant local and national impacts.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000030560", "text": "Guerrero is not a threat to public safety or national security and should not be a priority for deportation, the lawmakers wrote.", "issue": "deportation"}
{"id": "0000030561", "text": "Guerrero has a final order of deportation because he applied for asylum with the assistance of someone who was not an attorney.", "issue": "deportation"}
{"id": "0000030564", "text": "For far too long, the door of discrimination has been slammed shut on LGBTQ Americans.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030565", "text": "At a time when reproductive rights are under increasing attack throughout the country, protecting Americans' access to contraception is more important than ever.", "issue": "contraception"}
{"id": "0000030566", "text": "Establishing certain duties for pharmacies to ensure safe and equal access to contraception is a critical step in protecting women's sexual reproductive health and wellbeing.", "issue": "contraception"}
{"id": "0000030567", "text": "We won't fully recover from this pandemic until women recover-so we must address the specific health and economic burdens that women have experienced during this unprecedented time.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030568", "text": "Early intervention is key to educate our nation's children and promote healthy lifestyles into adulthood.", "issue": "educate"}
{"id": "0000030569", "text": "The STRIVE Act means peace of mind for educators across the country and will encourage our best and brightest teachers to serve in high-needs areas, so all our kids can benefit from a great education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030570", "text": "We are grateful New Jersey's Congressional Democrats have asked for science to prevail, not politics.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000030571", "text": "The bill would also permit VA doctors to prescribe veterans medical marijuana to treat serious injuries and chronic conditions.", "issue": "marijuana"}
{"id": "0000030572", "text": "Currently, 23 states plus the District of Columbia have already legalized medical marijuana.", "issue": "marijuana"}
{"id": "0000030573", "text": "As a currently classified Schedule I drug, federal law also severely restricts medical marijuana research, as well as fair and safe financial services for medical marijuana-related businesses.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000030574", "text": "A conclusion from another study through the University of California found evidence that medical cannabis can treat certain types of pain syndromes caused by injury or diseases of the nervous system, and possibly for painful muscle spasticity due to multiple sclerosis.", "issue": "cannabis"}
{"id": "0000030575", "text": "Nearly half of all states recognize marijuana as a medicine.", "issue": "marijuana"}
{"id": "0000030576", "text": "As a career law enforcement professional and mother I recognize that the federal prohibition of medical marijuana has endangered patients, providers and public safety in many ways, said Lieutenant Commander Diane Goldstein , board member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.", "issue": "marijuana"}
{"id": "0000030577", "text": "In general, a drug is eligible for Right to Try use after a Phase 1 clinical trial has been completed for that drug but prior to the drug being approved or licensed by the FDA for any use.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000030578", "text": "The recent announcement by the Department of Justice , Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia that they would begin assessing evidence of this crime is an encouraging step forward in a case where substantial actions have been delayed.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000030579", "text": "Today, the median white family has eight dollars in wealth for every one dollar held by Black families, and the members of the Forbes 400 wealthiest Americans hold more wealth than all Black families in the U.S. combined.", "issue": "wealth"}
{"id": "0000030580", "text": "Although farmers of color received assistance in the American Rescue Plan, the fight for racial equity in agriculture is far from over, and we must ensure adequate transparency and fairness in USDA programs going forward.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000030581", "text": "Diversifying the educator workforce and increasing teacher compensation are top priorities for Senator Booker.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000030582", "text": "The states are moving ahead, and not only do the overwhelming majority of American people support legalization, they now live in a state where some form of cannabis is legal said Sen. Wyden.", "issue": "cannabis"}
{"id": "0000030583", "text": "Sickle cell disease primarily affects those of African ancestry, and it results in severe health consequences and significantly lower life expectancy.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000030584", "text": "The Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act provides an important step ensuring access to services for those affected by this disease, said Representative Burgess, M.D.", "issue": "Disease"}
{"id": "0000030585", "text": "Already leaders in rural and urban communities across the country are beginning to use Opportunity Zones as a valuable new tool to drive high-impact investment into their communities, Senator Booker said.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030586", "text": "Despite being one of the most common genetic and blood diseases, and the fact that we have known about it for more than 100 years, Americans with sickle cell disease continue to face a variety of barriers when trying to access care.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000030587", "text": "Sickle cell disease is a group of rare red blood cell disorders that cause debilitating pain, severe infections, and countless other health complications, including organ damage and stroke.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000030588", "text": "As we confront this pandemic, everybody now recognizes just how essential it is to have quality internet.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030589", "text": "Right now, America is facing an alarming public health workforce shortage.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000030590", "text": "But right now we're facing a workforce shortage that's stretching many workers so thin that they're exhausted and overwhelmed.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000030591", "text": "A federal Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment program is an important investment in strengthening local, state, and tribal health departments across the country.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030592", "text": "There are credible reports of mass killings, rape being used as a weapon of war, and other atrocities committed by all sides to the conflict.", "issue": "rape"}
{"id": "0000030593", "text": "The war on drugs has systematically targeted people of color and the poor, harmed job prospects and access to housing for our nation's most vulnerable communities, and destroyed countless lives.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000030594", "text": "As we continue to battle COVID-19, World AIDS Day is an important reminder of the millions of people living with another virus-HIV, said Senator Sullivan.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000030595", "text": "Despite being one of the most common genetic blood diseases, Americans with sickle cell disease continue to face barriers when trying to access comprehensive integrative treatment.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000030596", "text": "A new national network of Sickle Cell care would redefine how we treat this disease in the United States - and ensure nobody falls through the cracks.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000030597", "text": "It's critical that the federal government ensures all public school students have access to a quality education, said Senator Lujan.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030598", "text": "The current global pandemic has made plain that our financial system is stronger and more dynamic when community development financial institutions grow and thrive.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030599", "text": "Many people face poverty and food insecurity following release from incarceration.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000030600", "text": "By denying help with food, the lifetime SNAP ban is counterproductive to successful reentry and efforts to reduce recidivism.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000030601", "text": "As a woman who spent time in federal prison, I have seen first-hand the trauma, fear, and abuse far too many women have faced prior to and during their incarceration.", "issue": "prison"}
{"id": "0000030602", "text": "According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities , the pressures on state and local finances from the pandemic will soon become severe.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030603", "text": "This pandemic will create immense pressure on States to cut from education funding in order to fund other line items in their budgets.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030604", "text": "According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities , the pressures on state and local finances from the pandemic and resulting economic fallout are mounting quickly and will soon become severe.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030605", "text": "The vast majority of educational equity issues that plagued our nation prior to the pandemic have only been exacerbated by COVID-19.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030608", "text": "Investing in STEM is an investment in our nation's future, and it is imperative that women and people of color are represented and empowered to succeed in these fields.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030609", "text": "Disaggregated data on AAPIs at institutions of higher education and federal science agencies will highlight the need for more investment in AAPIs in STEM fields, and this legislation would benefit all women and people of color in STEM.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030610", "text": "In order to keep our nation competitive in science and engineering, such legislation as this Act is essential.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000030611", "text": "In fact, at numerous times in his career, he has demonstrated a hostility toward these convictions, and has worked to frustrate attempts to advance these ideals.", "issue": "hostility"}
{"id": "0000030612", "text": "It is vitally important that our rail infrastructure can safely and reliably handle this large and growing number of passengers.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030613", "text": "As New Jersey experienced one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the nation, we believe their employees should receive compensation for their service on the frontlines.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000030614", "text": "These regulations are based in science and are backed by the courts.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000030615", "text": "Ending the federal prohibition on cannabis is becoming increasingly urgent as more and more states continue to legalize adult and medical use of cannabis.", "issue": "cannabis"}
{"id": "0000030616", "text": "Despite the fact that cannabis is illegal under federal law, the majority of Americans live in a state where cannabis is legal in one form or another and more than 90 percent of Americans believe it should be legalized for either adult or medical use.", "issue": "cannabis"}
{"id": "0000030617", "text": "While red and blue states across the country continue to legalize marijuana, the federal government continues to lag woefully behind.", "issue": "marijuana"}
{"id": "0000030618", "text": "Despite legalization under state law and broad public support for cannabis legalization, cannabis remains illegal under federal law.", "issue": "cannabis"}
{"id": "0000030619", "text": "Importantly, the legislation also ends discrimination in federal public benefits for medical marijuana patients and adult use consumers.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030620", "text": "We are experiencing a disturbing teacher shortage in many of our schools.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000030621", "text": "By 2020, the United States is expected to experience a shortage of 3 million workers with associate degrees or higher and 5 million workers with technical certificates and credentials.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000030622", "text": "While we address the racial discrimination around policing, we must also address critical needs of people that have been underfunded in our communities for far too long.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030623", "text": "Removes a barrier to investment through a temporary capital gains deferral in exchange for reinvesting in distressed communities", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030625", "text": "Yet, far too many people across the country live in communities without this vital infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030626", "text": "The pandemic has compounded the stressors on children and families.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030627", "text": "As the only National Historic Landmark in the state that honors a woman, Paulsdale is a unique site in New Jersey.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000030628", "text": "A federal jobs guarantee is a major investment in our country's most valuable asset - our workers - by getting them off the sidelines and into the labor force with a living wage and meaningful benefits, like paid sick leave and safe working conditions.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030629", "text": "Pervasive discrimination against natural hair also remains a significant barrier to the professional advancement of people of color, especially black women.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030631", "text": "This critical federal funding will help secure our state's vital infrastructure and save lives, said Sen. Menendez.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030632", "text": "I am pleased the Department of Homeland Security has continued its investment in our state's emergency preparedness efforts.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030633", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic has only increased our reliance on these critical services.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030634", "text": "Like many other organizations, the Coronavirus pandemic has dealt a serious financial blow to this critical agency.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030635", "text": "It does, however, undermine the freedom of religion guaranteed by our Constitution and promote the false notion that people of certain faiths and nationalities are inherently suspect.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000030636", "text": "In order to advance New Jersey's stability and development, it is vital that we adopt policies that invest in our transportation infrastructure, Sen. Booker said.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030637", "text": "The legislation introduced by Senator Booker supports the role infrastructure plays in driving our nation's economy.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030638", "text": "It would reduce air pollution in the direct vicinity of U.S. ports by authorizing funding for projects that will reduce emissions and increase the efficient and safe flow of goods in and out of ports.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000030639", "text": "U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Tammy Baldwin introduced bold legislation to fight poverty in America with real solutions.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000030640", "text": "She will be advising the senator on economic issues including banking, budget and small business.", "issue": "banking"}
{"id": "0000030641", "text": "So you think that Muslims in America who are in positions of leadership have a different category of obligation because of their religion, that's what I'm hearing you saying.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000030642", "text": "As a first line of defense against the opioid epidemic, emergency rooms are well positioned to be laboratories of new innovations and procedures to combat the crisis.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030643", "text": "The Climate Stewardship Act is a critical investment to seriously engage farmers, ranchers and rural communities as part of the solution to climate change.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030644", "text": "Many of the practices that make our farm more resilient also help reduce emissions and store carbon in the ground.", "issue": "farm"}
{"id": "0000030645", "text": "Businesses leaders are calling for the federal government to support a transition towards regenerative agriculture, said David Levine, President, American Sustainable Business Council.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000030646", "text": "U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, an Avon Democrat who chairs the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China, echoed Lisa Peng's calls for her father's release in a June 7 letter to Obama.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030647", "text": "Another reason the Pengs fled China was to secure official recognition of Lisa's existence.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030648", "text": "On a recent trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan, I met with our troops, military commanders, and foreign officials - escorted by an Army Major from Geauga County.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000030649", "text": "When President Roosevelt signed into the law the original GI Bill sixty-five years ago, it not only provided service members with an education, it strengthened our nation.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030650", "text": "This key investment will ensure institutions like Central State University can continue training the next generation of agricultural leaders.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030651", "text": "The Ohio Department of Education, a national leader in STEM education, intends to use the shuttle at the Museum for maximum educational benefits throughout the state, especially in lessons directly aligned with STEM.", "issue": "Education"}
{"id": "0000030652", "text": "In September, the United Steelworkers filed a petition accusing China of violating World Trade Organization rules by subsidizing exports of clean energy equipment.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030653", "text": "United Steelworkers today files a petition accusing China of violating World Trade Organization rules by subsidizing exports of clean energy equipment.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030654", "text": "Although Democrats have saved thousands of teacher jobs, state and local budget cuts have cost Ohio 4, 300 education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030655", "text": "Brown has led efforts to support local agriculture in Ohio and address child hunger through farm to school programs and locally sourced food.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000030656", "text": "China has signaled its commitment to continue this approach in its recently released twelfth Five-Year Plan and other government directives.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030657", "text": "The court ruled that because China is a non-market economy, countervailing duties imposed by the U.S. Commerce Department on certain Chinese imports are illegal.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030658", "text": "The Senators noted that should China fail to make meaningful concessions, a G-20 agreement will give way to long-term consequences for American jobs, innovation, and long-term economic prosperity.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030659", "text": "For years, we have called for a tougher approach with China on trade.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030660", "text": "We urge you to stand firm against China if meaningful concessions are not made.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030661", "text": "News reports indicate that in recent trade negotiations China has not offered to make structural reforms that are necessary for the U.S. to alter our current trade enforcement efforts.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030662", "text": "China has not made concessions on its use of massive government subsidies to boost its emerging industries.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030663", "text": "Such an exemption would undermine the vital protections against discrimination intended by Congress, threatening harm to individuals, including the outright denial of critical services to women and the LGBT community.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030664", "text": "The proposed rule would not apply to employment discrimination by a health program or activity except for discrimination in some employee health benefit programs.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030666", "text": "Even this modest benefit lifted 22 million Americans out of poverty.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000030667", "text": "Today, the median wealth of white households is 20 times that of black households and 18 times that of Hispanic households - the largest ratios since the government began publishing this data about 25 years ago.", "issue": "wealth"}
{"id": "0000030668", "text": "Brown's Leveling the Playing Field Act , which would increase the ability of U.S. industries to fight back against unfair trade, was included in the bill.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000030669", "text": "As a result of Japan's policies, trade in autos represented 70 percent of our $60 billion trade deficit with Japan in 2010.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000030670", "text": "Your Administration inherited a flawed trade agreement with South Korea that largely dismissed manufacturing by a lack of reciprocity in auto trade and unduly low domestic content rules.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000030671", "text": "Brown has long fought to hold China accountable for committing human rights and trade violations.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030672", "text": "The recent bird flu outbreak, reports of dead pigs and contaminated food products, and dangerous levels of air pollution, have raised concerns among both China's own citizens and American consumers about the Chinese government's ability to cope with these problems.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000030673", "text": "According to the U.S. Commerce Department, the trade deficit with China grew to $29.4 billion, an increase of 7.2 percent; imports from China rose 5.6 percent.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030674", "text": "This results in artificially expensive American imports to China, and artificially devalued Chinese imports to the United States.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030675", "text": "There is absolutely no reason that China should get to play by a different set of rules than hardworking Americans.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030676", "text": "This practice by China - which has artificially made American exports more expensive -- has exacerbated our trade deficit with China and hurt our economy.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030677", "text": "The Vice President's trip to discuss infrastructure investment comes as the deadline for Congress to pass critical highway funding fast approaches.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030679", "text": "More than one third of the variance in compensation between the states can be attributed to disparities in agency standards and inadequate training within the VA.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000030680", "text": "These deaths were caused either due to the preferred drug being unavailable, problems with the preparation or administration of the alternative medication, or because of dosing errors with the alternative medication.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000030681", "text": "If this practice carried over into your executive branch work, you may have further damaged faith in our democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000030682", "text": "China now produces more than half of the world's aluminum, a significant increase since 2007 when it accounted for only 30 percent of production worldwide.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030683", "text": "Each year since 2008, China has increased capacity and production beyond what its domestic market demands, leading to a 35 percent drop in global aluminum prices.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030684", "text": "Even before the pandemic, though, many families faced child care deserts where there were not sufficient affordable, high-quality child care slots for every child who needed one.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030685", "text": "The pandemic has highlighted the vulnerabilities in our childcare system and made clear that we need comprehensive investments to get the industry back on solid footing.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030686", "text": "The funding is part of a $2 billion investment that Brown secured in December to bolster the Hardest Hit Fund as part of the year-end government funding bill.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030687", "text": "NCH officials indicate that this proposal would improve pediatric healthcare, reduce costs, and enhance the health outcomes of Ohio's children and families.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000030688", "text": "Stark County is a national leader in innovative transportation solutions that get Ohioans to work or school, while reducing pollution, said Brown.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000030689", "text": "Brown - who serves as the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, which oversees the Federal Transit Administration - has championed federal investment in zero-emission buses.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030693", "text": "Defense research and development does not only support our military, it enhances the commercial viability of new technologies.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000030694", "text": "The funds will support hypersonic flight technology that reduces time-to-target for reconnaissance, strike, interception, and transport.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000030695", "text": "This funding would be used to provide housing and supportive services to domestic violence victims in Adams, Brown, Clermont, and Hamilton Counties.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000030696", "text": "This program provides education in issues such as teen prostitution, sexual assault, and domestic violence.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030697", "text": "This funding will be used to provide housing and supportive services to domestic violence victims in Adams, Brown, Clermont, and Hamilton Counties.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000030700", "text": "For too many Ohioans, cost is a major barrier to finding safe, stable housing, said Brown.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000030701", "text": "This significant investment will help the Ohio Capital Finance Corporation offer financing to housing serving low-income families throughout the state.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030705", "text": "Specifically, we are grateful to Senator Brown, who has consistently demonstrated his understanding, leadership and commitment towards ensuring children's healthcare remains a policy priority, said Nick Lashutka, President & CEO, Ohio Children's Hospital Association.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000030709", "text": "We must make sure every Ohio child receives a quality education, said Brown, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee.", "issue": "Education"}
{"id": "0000030711", "text": "The funds will support hypersonic flight technology that reduces time-to-target for reconnaissance, strike missions, interception, and transport.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000030714", "text": "These funds will support geospatial Geographic Information Systems technology combined with advanced Environmental and Public Health statistics to research a new strain of a Lake Erie virus epidemic that threatened fisheries, economic development, and tourism in the region in 2006.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000030715", "text": "This strain of virus broke out in Lake Erie and caused massive fish die-offs that threatened fisheries, economic development, and tourism.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000030717", "text": "The building will address increasing demand for early childhood education and summer camp services, which has expanded 123 percent since its inception.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030718", "text": "The program extends benefits including training for employment in another job or career, income support, job search allowances, and relocation allowances.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000030720", "text": "The funds will support the use of new mammography technology and bone density scanning equipment to reduce maintenance demands and provide timely mammography services to unreached populations.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000030721", "text": "This historic investment was made possible through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act , which Brown helped to write and pass.", "issue": "Investment"}
{"id": "0000030722", "text": "The Bridge Formula Program represents the largest investment ever made in fixing bridges - dedicating $26.5 billion to states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico over the five years of the law and $825 million for Tribal transportation facilities.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030724", "text": "With the termination of the U.S. Army's Future Combat System, the Army must continue to rely on the Abrams for ground combat operations for years to come.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000030726", "text": "As a result, all 16 airplanes were forced to crash-land in China or Russia.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030727", "text": "Antidumping duties are one tool our government has to fight back against the unfair trade practices carried out by countries like China, Brown said.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030728", "text": "If the orer is revoked, imports of tapered roller bearings from China will be dumped on the U.S. market at artificially distorted prices.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030730", "text": "In previous sunset reviews in 2000, 2006, and in 2012, the Commission found that yes, China is still cheating, and lifting tariffs would put American companies and American jobs at risk.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030731", "text": "Dakota's fight against the disease inspired her parents to create the Cure Tay-Sachs Foundation, a nonprofit in Ohio dedicated to increasing Tay-Sachs research and awareness.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000030732", "text": "These closings break trust in public education and the links between the school and the community.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030733", "text": "President Trump's refusal to disclose his business dealings makes it unclear whether he and his family may be exposed to terrorist financing, sanctions, or money laundering risks through their relationships with investors and associates from Russia and other nations, said Brown.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000030734", "text": "For example, Russia has been subjected to a number of international and US sanctions, as have many prominent Russian leaders and businesspeople.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000030735", "text": "Investors from Russia have, in the past, played a significant role in the Trump organization.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000030736", "text": "However, in order to receive the VER incentive, eligible Postmasters must now submit their resignation by Monday, July 2, 2012.", "issue": "resignation"}
{"id": "0000030737", "text": "And thank you for the work you all do as journalists - it's so important to our democracy, particularly these days.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000030738", "text": "Now, Rita and Mike carry on his fight with an army of Teamsters and Mineworkers and others alongside them.", "issue": "army"}
{"id": "0000030743", "text": "Online sales have increased substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic, and internet shopping is expected to remain a significant percentage of consumer purchases in the future.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030745", "text": "These gaps mean 5 million American workers are taxed into or further into poverty by our current tax code.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000030746", "text": "Doing so also serves as effective economic stimulus, delivering efficient results to American taxpayers.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000030747", "text": "We support fair trade not free trade, said Dan Boone.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000030748", "text": "This pandemic has revealed the importance of tracking community spread of COVID-19, including workplace-specific hotspots.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030749", "text": "Americans' reliance on packages for household items has increased during the pandemic, and Amazon has benefited spectacularly from this uptick in e-commerce.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030750", "text": "WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown and Kit Bond today led a bipartisan effort to increase investment in our nation's pediatric workforce.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030751", "text": "In urging full funding for the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program, the Senators pointed to the growing critical shortage of pediatricians and pediatric specialists.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000030752", "text": "Today, Brown outlined how targeted federal investment could assist communities facing massive job loss.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030753", "text": "I've been working with the White House on trade since day one, and we've made important progress over the past year.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000030754", "text": "The depressed value of abandoned homes robs neighbors of household wealth by lowering the values of surrounding homes.", "issue": "wealth"}
{"id": "0000030755", "text": "An OECD report this week called the Covid-19 outbreak the gravest threat since the crisis, and your inaction has invited the risk of economic calamity on top of the human suffering that the virus has already caused.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000030756", "text": "In addition to causing blight and slowing neighborhood rejuvenation, abandoned housing displaces resources from local firefighters and law enforcement.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000030757", "text": "No current mechanism allows the U.S. government to evaluate foreign investment for its long-term economic benefit to the U.S.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030758", "text": "The increasing trend of foreign investment in our food system should be met with careful scrutiny from the relevant experts in order to safeguard the security of our nation's food supply.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030759", "text": "And I urge you to immediately issue an Emergency Temporary Standard to protect these workers, their families, and the public from further spread of the coronavirus, Brown wrote.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000030761", "text": "In light of the coronavirus outbreak, I am writing to express my concern about the health and well-being of the millions of families and individuals residing in federally-assisted housing.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000030762", "text": "According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , older adults and people with serious chronic medical conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and lung disease are at higher risk of getting very sick from COVID-19.", "issue": "Disease"}
{"id": "0000030763", "text": "As servicemembers prepare to end their military careers, they often face resource gaps in healthcare and employment, Brown said.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000030764", "text": "Department of Education regulations state that an institution of higher education may participate in a Title IV program only if the institution enters into a written program participation agreement with the Secretary, on a form approved by the Secretary.", "issue": "Education"}
{"id": "0000030765", "text": "From the exposures at Camp Lejeune to the burn pits in Iraq to the emissions at Atsugi Naval Air Station, we've found a military willing to work to find the answers.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000030766", "text": "Iran remains the world's most active state sponsor through direct acts of terror and extensive support for terrorist and militant groups across the Middle East and beyond.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000030767", "text": "As Iran's isolation grows due to increasing sanctions and the hopefully imminent fall of the Assad regime in Syria, we fear further escalation of terrorist activities by Iran and Hezbollah against Western interests to include Europe.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000030768", "text": "As this incident is investigated, the United States and the EU must demonstrate our common commitment to opposing terrorism wherever it emerges.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000030769", "text": "The announcement of the resignation of the Chairman of the Board comes on the heels of a scathing series of articles in the Cincinnati Enquirer outlining the makeup and actions of this board.", "issue": "resignation"}
{"id": "0000030772", "text": "You have claimed that that the opioid epidemic is a top priority for your administration, but the personnel you have staffing these key agencies - and the lack of nominees to head them - is cause for deep concern.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030773", "text": "This crisis knows no bounds, and we are committed to working across party lines with anyone who is serious about addressing this devastating epidemic, the Senators wrote.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030775", "text": "As Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said, cutting off money from the diaspora could significantly strengthen the appeal of terrorism and piracy for young Somali men.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000030776", "text": "During the campaign, President Trump promised to get tough on China and Brown has offered to work with him.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030779", "text": "More to the point, consumers should not be responsible for making unsafe food safe.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000030780", "text": "With the complications surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is important that we focus our effort on developing additional effective options to treat all manner of SUD.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030781", "text": "If we've learned one thing from the pandemic, it's that relying on foreign supply chains for vital and lifesaving products is a bad idea.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030782", "text": "Director Kraninger also decided that a worldwide pandemic is the right time to push consumers into predatory payday loans.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030783", "text": "The findings of our review highlight how important it is that the CFPB have a dedicated office with the necessary resources and expertise to rooting out redlining and other forms of illegal discrimination, wrote the lawmakers.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030784", "text": "The risk of discrimination arises because the lender is not evaluating the applicant based on their own characteristics, but instead based on the characteristics of other students at their school or who were in the same major or program.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030785", "text": "Your decision to reduce the frequency of this critical reporting could allow discrimination in mortgage lending to go unchecked at a time when consumers are particularly vulnerable.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030786", "text": "Inaccuracies in tenant screening reports may result in landlords denying applicants rental housing or charging higher security deposits, wrote Senator Brown.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000030787", "text": "Inaccuracies in tenant screening reports may result in landlords denying applicants rental housing or charging higher security deposits.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000030788", "text": "However, other vaccines-like the shingles vaccine-often require significant folks who rely on Medicare to pay more out-of-pocket.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000030789", "text": "As the current COVID-19 pandemic rages on around the globe, researchers are racing to find a vaccine to protect and prevent further morbidity and mortality as a result of this novel virus.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000030791", "text": "Yesterday, more than 120, 000 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 nationwide, further straining overworked health care workers and hospitals facing severe staffing shortages.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000030792", "text": "As we continue to fight this pandemic, the Postal Service is integral to keeping millions of Americans safe, especially seniors, people with chronic conditions, and people with disabilities, continued the senators.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030795", "text": "But as rates have fallen, lower income and lower credit score borrowers who may disproportionately benefit from savings on their mortgage seem to be the least likely to receive low-rate refinance loans.", "issue": "mortgage"}
{"id": "0000030796", "text": "The coronavirus pandemic has been the great revealer - underscoring the racial disparities that continue to pervade public health as a direct result of systemic racism.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030797", "text": "The pandemic has highlighted the vulnerabilities in our child care system and made clear that we need comprehensive investments to get the industry back on solid footing.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030799", "text": "Ensuring Americans have access to healthcare coverage during a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic should be a top priority for any responsible elected official.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030800", "text": "At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, American hospitals faced severe shortages of NIOSH-approved surgical N95 respirators.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030801", "text": "We support FDA's actions to inform the public about the deadly consequences of smoking and believe this ruling will detrimentally affect public health.", "issue": "public health"}
{"id": "0000030802", "text": "Diabetes can be a serious disease that can sometimes lead to health complications including the amputation of toes, feet, or legs.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000030803", "text": "The OCC's reported decision not to take action in these cases is even more alarming because systemic discrimination is, by nature, difficult or impossible for an individual borrower to identify.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030805", "text": "Donald Trump with his phony populism has tried to fool people into believing he's on their side by attacking fellow Americans and demonizing immigrants.", "issue": "populism"}
{"id": "0000030806", "text": "Unemployment is low, the stock market is high - and yet millions of families are struggling to get by.", "issue": "Unemployment"}
{"id": "0000030807", "text": "Nor did you describe how an increased focus on technology would influence brick and mortar branches.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000030809", "text": "As a long-time advocate for fair trade, Brown has stood up to presidents of both parties against shortsighted trade agreements that ship U.S. jobs overseas.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000030810", "text": "China has failed to fully comply with its WTO commitments since joining the trade organization, and these violations have come at the expense of American jobs.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030812", "text": "Many of these individuals were already struggling prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and are even more financially strained now.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030814", "text": "The resolution also recognizes how the coronavirus pandemic compounds the systemic inequality that LGBTQ people face in healthcare, employment, and housing systems in the United States, leading to a disparate impact on LGBTQ people.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030815", "text": "Nobody should face discrimination because of who they are or who they love.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030816", "text": "As you know, President Trump has said the opioid epidemic is a national emergency, promising to spend a lot of time, a lot of effort and a lot of money on the opioid crisis.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030817", "text": "By paying taxes to the Russian government, American businesses could be inadvertently funding Putin's invasion of Ukraine - while also taking on significant legal risk.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000030818", "text": "The United States and our allies have taken unparalleled steps to assist Ukraine in defending itself through military, economic, and humanitarian assistance.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000030819", "text": "Furthermore, U.S. companies are at additional legal risk in Russia, where under Putin's partial mobilization order in September 2022, companies are required to facilitate conscriptions of citizens in their employ and comply with government orders to provide material support for the war.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000030820", "text": "Compliance with U.S. and allied sanctions against Russia by U.S. companies should be the floor, not the ceiling, of how they engage, or better yet disengage, with their operations in Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000030821", "text": "Long before this pandemic, millions of Americans knew that we have a system that treats them like they're expendable.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030822", "text": "Black men and women know that systemic racism puts their lives and the lives of their children at risk.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000030823", "text": "The resolution also recognizes how the coronavirus pandemic compounds the systemic inequality that LGBTQ people face in the healthcare, employment, and housing systems in the United States, leading to a disparate impact on LGBTQ people.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030824", "text": "The economic impact of this outbreak could cause financial stress on workers and families, which could ultimately place them at risk of being evicted from their homes.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000030825", "text": "These practices of discrimination stripped a generation's worth of equity from communities that had fought hard for equal access to homeownership.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030826", "text": "And that's just in the housing market - we know discrimination is a serious problem in all sorts of lending markets.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030827", "text": "After the treatment was over, her doctors advised her not to return to work quite yet - there was a flu epidemic, and her immune system was compromised from the chemotherapy.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030828", "text": "If you're taking a government salary, your job is to fight for the people who make this country work.", "issue": "salary"}
{"id": "0000030829", "text": "We know discrimination is still a major problem for people of color who want to buy cars and houses.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030830", "text": "ATVM is an investment in America's manufacturing future that we must maintain it if we hope to preserve American leadership in automotive innovation.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030831", "text": "Nearly 28 million Americans have personally experienced a sudden spike in the price of their prescription drugs over the past year according to consumer reports.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000030832", "text": "Under current law, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS, screens foreign investments coming into the U.S. and blocks those that threaten national security.", "issue": "Investment"}
{"id": "0000030833", "text": "Foreign direct investment in the United States totaled more than $373 billion in 2016, but none of this investment was reviewed to ensure it was in the long-term, strategic economic interests of the U.S.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030834", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic is causing unintended consequences for children and youth in the child welfare system.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030835", "text": "This legislation will provide critical emergency funding during this crisis created by the pandemic and the resulting severe recession, said Christine James-Brown, President & CEO, Child Welfare League of America.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030836", "text": "These dangers are exacerbated right now as workers also face the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and smoke from widespread wildfires, said Senator Harris.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030837", "text": "The combination of coronavirus and extreme heat puts farmworkers, mail carriers, warehouse workers and many others in danger every day they go to their jobs.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000030838", "text": "Workplaces where COVID-19 runs rampant", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000030839", "text": "Farm workers, who have been at the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, must also face the additional risk of suffering heat illness, said Diana Tellefson Torres, Executive Director of the UFW Foundation.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000030840", "text": "Continued federal and state investment is key to this growth.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030841", "text": "Our allies may be less willing to work with our military or host our troops, resulting in longstanding damage to our standing in the world and to our safety.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000030842", "text": "Executive action that denies entry to refugees escaping violence and oppression with an explicit preference for people of one religion over another is unconscionable and unconstitutional.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000030843", "text": "This threat is real and demands unyielding vigilance.", "issue": "vigilance"}
{"id": "0000030844", "text": "Creating Jobs in the Recession, follows the president's major speech yesterday underscoring the critical need to stimulate jobs in our economic recovery.", "issue": "Recession"}
{"id": "0000030845", "text": "China has yet to follow through on promises to reduce its production.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030846", "text": "As a result China continues to make decisions to boost its economy, even when those decisions are not good for long-term stability, and even when they violate international trade rules.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030847", "text": "China has not transitioned to a market economy and has not lived up to the commitments it made when it joined the WTO.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030848", "text": "Instead of pursuing industrial policies that boost the Communist Party, China needs to make structural economic reforms that are good for domestic and global economic stability.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030849", "text": "China should also reduce state ownership and state control in its economy.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030850", "text": "China has used state-owned enterprises to implement its industrial policies, but the consequences are sectors defined by overcapacity, inefficiencies, corruption, and excess.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030851", "text": "From that moment on, Grant's integrity and leadership propelled him to commander of the Union Army, and ultimately leader of the nation as our 18th president.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000030852", "text": "The opioid epidemic is an unprecedented public health issue that is ravaging our community.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030853", "text": "And we should incorporate robust aid to democracy and human rights advocates, journalists, civil society organizations and others there committed to preserving Hong Kong's freedoms.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000030854", "text": "Finally, we have to make clear that China will pay a real economic price for enforcing this repressive new law.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030855", "text": "Recent press reports regarding factories in China underscore the problem of harsh working conditions at factories and the lack of effective labor representation in China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030856", "text": "As we continue to fight the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever that we ensure that the families of these American heroes are able to stay on their health insurance - this is a moral imperative.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030857", "text": "The pandemic has been a painful wake-up call that we are too reliant on other nations for important manufactured goods.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030858", "text": "Heat illness affects workers in our nation's fields, warehouses, and factories, and climate change is making the problem more severe every year.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000030859", "text": "Farmworkers are working every day in extreme conditions, including extreme heat in order to put food on our tables, said Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Dr. Raul Ruiz.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000030860", "text": "Throughout this pandemic, students and educators are facing unprecedented challenges.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030861", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this challenge for states and individuals who rely on Medicaid or CHIP coverage for their health insurance.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030863", "text": "This major shortcoming in our justice system contributes to cycles of poverty and is especially harmful for families with children.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000030864", "text": "A critical part of reshaping our approach to trade is getting tough on trade enforcement.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000030865", "text": "Encouraging doctors to have honest conversations with patients about pain management and addiction is critical to combatting the opioid epidemic.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030866", "text": "As the situation in Afghanistan deteriorates, these individuals face increased danger at the hands of the Taliban that has sworn retribution.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000030867", "text": "The United States led coalition forces in Afghanistan for nearly twenty years following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000030868", "text": "Ohio's strength in agriculture along with its growing renewable energy industry positions us be a leader in the production of renewable natural gas.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000030869", "text": "The addiction epidemic has taken too many lives and caused too much devastation in Ohio.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030870", "text": "Congressional attention coupled with pressure from the Trump administration recently led to China finally subjecting all fentanyl-like chemicals to its drug laws.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030871", "text": "This bipartisan measure provides Congress with another tool to fight the heroin and fentanyl epidemic, said Toomey.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030873", "text": "This could lead to unnecessary illness and death.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000030875", "text": "This report confirms Ohio's position as a leader in clean energy, Brown said.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000030876", "text": "Israel is our most important ally in the Middle East and we must turn up the pressure on Iran, Brown said.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000030877", "text": "Whereas, in February 2012, Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei said of Israel, ''The Zionist regime is a true cancer tumor on this region that should be cut off.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000030878", "text": "In a letter to U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Barbara Mikulski , Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the senators highlighted the critical need to help Ukraine defend itself in the face of Russian aggression.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000030879", "text": "Congress can send an important message to Ukraine, the Kremlin, and the world by appropriating the authorized funding in accordance with the law.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000030880", "text": "Scientists are also evaluating a possible link between the Zika virus and Guillain-Barr e Syndrome, a rare condition that can cause muscle weakness and paralysis.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000030882", "text": "The President's decision to take funding away from our military to support his vanity project is reckless and irresponsible.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000030883", "text": "No veteran should face living on the street, exploitation by fraudulent for-profit colleges, or insufficient health care.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000030884", "text": "The IAM represents tens of thousands of members in the aerospace industry who welcome this long-term investment, said IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030885", "text": "This investment, championed by the administration, signals an understanding of the impact of one of our nation's most vital manufacturing sectors.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030886", "text": "In order to bring more investment into domestic manufacturing, Brown has urged the House to quickly pass America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength Act of 2022, the House version of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030888", "text": "The lack of Presidential leadership is intended to compromise the sanctity of our democracy and destabilize our confidence in the fall elections.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000030889", "text": "This reinforced the vital role institutions of higher education play in educating and encouraging students to vote.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030890", "text": "This reinforced vital role institutions of higher education play in educating and encouraging students to vote.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030891", "text": "Fortunately, Ohio is blessed with scores of talented union tradespeople ready to put their skills to work for the benefit of democracy, wrote the lawmakers.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000030892", "text": "In an election where many citizens' only practical option is to vote by mail, forcing Ohioans to pay postage in order to exercise this right is akin to a modern day poll tax.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000030893", "text": "And we know this pandemic is making all these issues worse.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030896", "text": "Laketran is a leader in adopting new technology that reduces emissions and lowers the cost of providing transit service.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000030897", "text": "Brown - who serves as the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, which oversees DOT's Federal Transit Administration - has championed federal investment in zero-emission buses.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030900", "text": "Heschel stayed in Cincinnati until the war ended, teaching, learning English, and writing.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000030901", "text": "Creating Jobs in the Recession, which outlined priorities to stimulate job growth and expand manufacturing.", "issue": "Recession"}
{"id": "0000030902", "text": "The report urges greater prioritization of clean energy technology and a coordinated approach to innovation.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000030903", "text": "We must ensure Ohio's children get a quality education and ultimately benefit from these funds.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030904", "text": "However, repealing the Cadillac tax without making up the difference is irresponsible.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000030905", "text": "The bill would strike the excise tax while demanding that repeal be fully offset so it does not increase the federal deficit.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000030906", "text": "The Ohio Department of Education, a national leader in STEM education, intends to use a shuttle at the Museum for maximum educational benefits throughout the state, especially in lessons directly aligned with STEM.", "issue": "Education"}
{"id": "0000030907", "text": "However, despite some of our important advances, the shortage of pediatric doctors still persists in many parts of our country.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000030908", "text": "According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , allergies are the sixth leading cause of chronic illness in the United States and carry an annual cost of $18 billion.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000030909", "text": "No one should be kicked out of their home during a pandemic, and as existing eviction moratoriums expire it's more important than ever for Congress to protect renters.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030910", "text": "As our country faces historic levels of unemployment and with another first of the month around the corner, people in my district are hurting-- the last thing they should worry about is having a roof over their head.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000030911", "text": "Nonprofit groups like food banks have been critical in helping their communities through the pandemic and economic crisis, said Sen. Wyden.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030912", "text": "Respite flexibility for caregivers - who are more often than not, family members of hospice patients - provides a necessary break from a job that requires round-the-clock vigilance, said Sen. Brown.", "issue": "vigilance"}
{"id": "0000030913", "text": "We are grateful that Senator Brown has seen the importance of supporting caregivers, who are the unsung heroes on the frontlines of healthcare, said LeadingAge Ohio president and CEO Kathryn Brod.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000030914", "text": "This overcapacity is the result of deliberate choices by China to subsidize their industries and degrade the free market in pursuit of global market dominance, all at the expense of American jobs.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030915", "text": "These combined factors are more important than just price alone.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000030917", "text": "Policies that restrict access to credit and banking, such as those that result in redlining, have perpetuated a long legacy of discrimination and disinvestment in America, and held back impoverished minority communities.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000030919", "text": "These are jobs that are too important to lose to unfair foreign competition from South Korea and Mexico, Brown said.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000030920", "text": "It's more important than ever during this pandemic that we ensure everyone is able to get the health care they need, when and where they need it.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030921", "text": "Farm bills represent a delicate balance between America's farm, nutrition, conservation, and other priorities, and accordingly require strong bipartisan support.", "issue": "Farm"}
{"id": "0000030922", "text": "The New Market Tax Credit program, administered by the U.S. Treasury Department, helps attract investment in underserved regions that would otherwise suffer from a lack of financing.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030923", "text": "Eleven Ohioans will die today of an opioid overdose, and Congress must be doing everything in our power to fight this epidemic on all fronts, Brown said.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030924", "text": "In June, Brown's bipartisan bill to support grandparents now raising children in light of the opioid epidemic passed Congress and was sent to President Trump.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000030925", "text": "Manufactured housing is home to 22 million people and meets critical affordable housing needs across the country, including in Ohio.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000030926", "text": "Earlier this week, Fed Chair Powell told this Committee that increasing investment in worker skills and training are vital to our economy.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030927", "text": "But we don't have a way to review that investment to make sure it's in our economic interests.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030928", "text": "This should mean that all forms of synthetic drugs which look and act like fentanyl will be subject to China's drug control laws.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000030929", "text": "As Ohio's steel industry knows, without strict enforcement, promises from China don't mean very much.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030930", "text": "That's the kind of data that big tech gets from data brokers, and they then combine it with your social media activity to feed into their algorithms.", "issue": "tech"}
{"id": "0000030931", "text": "No matter how much money you make or what state you live in, housing is essential - and that means our housing market and the entities that make it work are essential.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000030932", "text": "Just like roads and bridges, the payment system is critical public infrastructure - something that everyone should be able to use.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030933", "text": "I appreciate your holding this hearing on financial technology - it has been too long since our committee considered this important topic.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000030934", "text": "Taken together, the President has once again decided to side with Wall Street wealth over the dignity of work.", "issue": "wealth"}
{"id": "0000030935", "text": "But the Administration's proposal did not include funding for housing and community development, despite the Secretary's assurances that housing is part of the infrastructure of this country, and it will be treated as such.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000030936", "text": "Yesterday we heard about how China has adopted new tactics to acquire American technology in sectors that are vital to our national security.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030937", "text": "His scholarship on executive compensation and corporate governance will be useful as the SEC works to finish the executive compensation rules required under the Wall Street Reform Act.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000030938", "text": "We have enacted new sanctions on North Korea, both last year and again last month, in response to its advancing nuclear capability and its record of horrendous human rights abuses, including the tragic death of Otto Warmbier.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000030939", "text": "With over 3 million refugees and other civilians trapped by intensified bombing, the UN has described Idlib as potentially the largest humanitarian catastrophe of our new century.", "issue": "UN"}
{"id": "0000030940", "text": "Europe can contribute more to NATO, as it committed to do in 2014 and has been doing since.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000030941", "text": "Finally, while I look forward to working on the transportation bill, housing is also critical infrastructure, and there is much for our Committee to do.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000030942", "text": "Despite the fact that we are nine years removed from the recession, this Administration has embarked on a substantial fiscal stimulus, permanently slashing the corporate tax rate and providing the largest benefits to the wealthiest Americans.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000030943", "text": "We also know they will pay the price if we roll back the rules for the financial industry.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000030944", "text": "In light of the millions of Americans defrauded by Wells Fargo, the recent Equifax breach that compromised 145 million Americans' personal financial information, and the SEC breach that led to insider trading, it is no wonder the public doesn't trust our financial system.", "issue": "trading"}
{"id": "0000030950", "text": "Over the past several years, voters and legislatures in nearly every state have, to some degree, legalized or decriminalized cannabis.", "issue": "cannabis"}
{"id": "0000030951", "text": "In my home state of Ohio, medical cannabis is now legal, and dispensaries opened earlier this year.", "issue": "cannabis"}
{"id": "0000030952", "text": "No matter how you feel about marijuana itself, we have a duty to look out for all the workers and communities we represent.", "issue": "marijuana"}
{"id": "0000030953", "text": "Those remaining sanctions target Iran's sponsorship of terrorism, human rights abuses, and ballistic missile activity that is inconsistent with UN Security Council resolutions.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000030954", "text": "As we heard in our hearing yesterday, Iran has so far complied with all of its JCPOA commitments, and as a result the US, Israel and our other allies in the region are safer and more secure.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000030955", "text": "And if we don't move quickly to improve important infrastructure - not just roads and bridges, and highways and water sewer systems, but our payments systems, too.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030956", "text": "Until it does, Russia deserves no sanctions relief for the conflict it created.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000030957", "text": "Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism that destabilizes the region and violates the human rights of its people.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000030958", "text": "Contrary to opponents' dire predictions, Iran complied with its commitments under the 2013 interim agreement, and the International Atomic Energy Agency has verified that Iran has met its JCPOA obligations.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000030959", "text": "In Syria, the UN and others have charged Syrian military units and allied Russian forces with war crimes, including attacks on hospitals and an aid convoy, and indiscriminate bombing of civilian populations in eastern Aleppo.", "issue": "UN"}
{"id": "0000030960", "text": "The COVID pandemic has also shown how important essential workers are to our economy and how little information companies disclose about their workers.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030961", "text": "The COVID pandemic has also shown us how important it is to have local financial institutions that serve their communities.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030962", "text": "Even before the pandemic, my colleagues and I were concerned about Dr. Shelton's qualifications and commitment to helping working families, and her independence from the President.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030963", "text": "China has recognized the global demand for updated infrastructure investments and is making significant investments in infrastructure projects around the world through its Belt and Road Initiative.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030964", "text": "Another Wall Street Reform Act rule that remains outstanding would prohibit incentive compensation that could lead to excessive risk taking or significant losses at financial firms.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000030965", "text": "The threat of terrorism has not passed since we started the terrorism risk insurance program.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000030966", "text": "And we should be clear, terrorism doesn't just threaten New York City, and its perpetrators don't only come from abroad.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000030967", "text": "The cost of housing is up, wages are flat, and so many workers have trouble making rent every month without crippling stress, or turning to predatory loans.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000030968", "text": "This pandemic has exposed what millions of families in this country already knew - that too many people are struggling to get by.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030969", "text": "Rather than being driven by subprime mortgages as in past years, foreclosures now come as the result of more systemic problems like unemployment and medical bills, Brown wrote in a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000030970", "text": "Further, the Great Lakes play a vital role in transporting food, raw materials, and other goods necessary to support Ohio jobs.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000030971", "text": "In February 2015, Brown and Portman wrote to Assistant Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Engineers at USACE calling for full funding of Great Lakes navigation projects and to direct additional resources to address a significant dredging backlog. ###", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000030972", "text": "These moves to China compelled Whirlpool to file a new antidumping case covering washer imports from China produced by Samsung and LG.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030973", "text": "American infrastructure should be built with American products that support American jobs.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030974", "text": "Right now, individuals pursuing full-time education are not eligible for the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program and can lose access to scholarships and grants if they switch to part-time education in order to retain access to affordable housing.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030975", "text": "It is in all of our interests to help homeless kids and veterans find housing, said Sen. Portman.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000030976", "text": "In agreement with the findings of academic researchers, we believe that investments in R&D and manufacturing innovation will act as strong multipliers to private investment.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030977", "text": "Given that our trade remedy laws comprise the nation's first defense against unfair foreign economic practices and offshoring, especially against non-market actors like China, it is vital that the USICA include trade remedy provisions.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030978", "text": "We must never forget the human rights abuses committed during the civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, said Portman.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000030979", "text": "The dumping orders on lightweight thermal paper from China and Germany have stopped the flood of imports from those two countries.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000030980", "text": "These orders have succeeded in ending unfair trade and should be continued.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000030981", "text": "We need to modernize and rebuild this infrastructure in order to realize the full economic potential the Great Lakes provide.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030983", "text": "Unfortunately, imports of millions of washers by foreign competitors combined with the economic downturn as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, have limited the efficacy of the safeguard.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030984", "text": "We believe a fifty percent tariff on all imports will go a long way to slowing the flow of these unfair products.", "issue": "tariff"}
{"id": "0000030985", "text": "In addition to the economic recovery allocation of $11 million, matching funds provided by partners and private supporters will make the total investment in Ohio near $30 million.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030986", "text": "Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated 2.3 million Americans were without health care coverage because their states had not expanded Medicaid - a number that is sure to grow in the coming months.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030989", "text": "This legacy of pollution is no more clearly felt than in sites of extreme toxic contamination and environmental degradation known as Areas of Concern.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000030990", "text": "He had the radical idea that higher education should not just be available to the sons of the wealthy - and back then they really did only mean sons, another knock against those with their rose-colored glasses on.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000030991", "text": "We believe that our food supply is critical infrastructure that should be included in any reasonable person's definition of national security.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030992", "text": "Further, any CFIUS review of this transaction should look beyond any direct impact on government agencies and operations to the broader issues of food security, food safety, and biosecurity.", "issue": "transaction"}
{"id": "0000030993", "text": "As a result of these loan sales, borrowers could face unnecessary foreclosures during the pandemic that they may not have faced if their loan had not been sold out from under these enhanced protections.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030994", "text": "Even if existing stockpiles are deployed immediately, the coronavirus pandemic will demand greater and ongoing supply of PPE, medical devices, and other critical supplies.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030995", "text": "The investment will go toward the purchase of transit shuttles and systems, pedestrian and bicycle facilities and energy efficient technology upgrades that will help provide reliable transportation between Youngstown State University, Mercy Health Hospital, the Youngstown Business Incubator, and Eastern Gateway Community College.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000030996", "text": "FY 2018 BUILD Transportation grants are for investments in surface transportation infrastructure and are to be awarded on a competitive basis for projects that will have a significant local or regional impact.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000030997", "text": "If the pandemic is not controlled, there will be dire consequences in human and public health terms.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030998", "text": "Continuing to allow the global pandemic to run rampant will also hurt the United States' economy.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000030999", "text": "Although the company did not accept any American federal funding while developing the vaccine, the German government provided a $445 million grant to Pfizer's partner firm, BioNTech, to expand vaccine trials and production capacity.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000031000", "text": "Working to increase global access to the COVID-19 vaccine is consistent with Pfizer's Statement of Purpose, which includes a commitment to health equity in obtaining access to the vaccine.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000031001", "text": "This legislation includes key measures to prevent this institutional discrimination.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000031002", "text": "Brown recently raised the alarm on racial discrimination at some financial services institutions.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000031005", "text": "According to the National Fair Housing Alliance, over 4 million instances of housing discrimination occur each year, and the nation faces tremendous racial disparities in income, wealth, and homeownership.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000031006", "text": "A wave of evictions in the middle of this pandemic will set back millions of families, make it harder to keep people healthy, and exacerbate inequality in this country.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031007", "text": "Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States was facing a nursing shortage, but now, many of our hospitals and health systems are especially strained.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031009", "text": "However, Brown is concerned that in a time of war, four aircraft will not be sufficient for home station training and homeland security functions, and requests that the Air Force develop an alternative plan that would deliver additional aircraft to each base.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031010", "text": "His claim for service-connected disability due to radiation exposure was denied by the Veterans Benefits Administration within the Department of Veterans Affairs.", "issue": "disability"}
{"id": "0000031011", "text": "As a result, a tariff can be reduced or eliminated without securing the elimination of the real barrier or barriers that deny market access to U.S. manufacturers' exports.", "issue": "tariff"}
{"id": "0000031012", "text": "This bill would also provide enforcement authority to reinstate the tariff if the foreign government does not honor its commitment to remove its barriers.", "issue": "tariff"}
{"id": "0000031013", "text": "Americans spend far less of their income on food than most of the world, and that makes a real difference in people's lives.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000031014", "text": "And as we-hopefully-mark up the Farm Bill next month in the Senate Ag Committee, I'll be fighting to make sure Ohio agriculture has a seat at the table.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000031015", "text": "For four years now, President Trump and his administration have systematically undermined fair housing.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000031016", "text": "For decades, the federal government not only condoned housing segregation and discrimination - it actively promoted it.", "issue": "segregation"}
{"id": "0000031017", "text": "We will fight discrimination in housing and structural racism in our banking system- from Black Codes to Jim Crow, from redlining to the Trump Administration's attempts to weaken fair housing enforcement.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000031018", "text": "We also know that people can't afford housing if they don't make a fair wage.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000031019", "text": "We are still fighting the battle against the coronavirus - 500, 000 of our fellow Americans have died from COVID-19.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000031020", "text": "Most people that I talk to in Ohio and around the country aren't worried about doing too much in the battle against coronavirus; they're worried about doing too little.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000031021", "text": "And it can start to undo the systemic racism in the financial system, and make workers the central focus of our economy.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000031022", "text": "In September, the United Steelworkers today filed a petition accusing China of violating World Trade Organization rules by subsidizing exports of clean energy equipment.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031023", "text": "This infrastructure investment will create demand for domestically-produced goods, such as iron, steel, and concrete.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031024", "text": "According to an American Alliance for Manufacturing study by the University of Massachusetts , significant investment in infrastructure could also create more than 250, 000 manufacturing jobs.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031029", "text": "As a former Secretary of State of Ohio, I believe that our democracy is strengthened when more eligible voters can vote.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031030", "text": "Investment in intercity passenger rail service would bring mobility to Ohio's citizens, help revitalize Ohio's cities, and spur further rail development across the region", "issue": "Investment"}
{"id": "0000031031", "text": "Without timely ratings, veterans must wait for the compensation and benefits they have earned.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000031032", "text": "He was awarded 10 percent service-connected compensation in 2005 and immediately appealed the decision with the argument that the condition was not coded correctly by the VA.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000031033", "text": "It's time we practice trade so that it achieves real results for middle-class families and promotes lasting job creation.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000031034", "text": "More than 3, 000 workers in Cleveland are going to lose their jobs during a pandemic, while the company's executives keep making money.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031035", "text": "When foreign producers disregard the rules of international trade, there must be consequences.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000031036", "text": "When she was recently diagnosed with a serious illness, she learned that her policy only covers $5, 000 for outpatient expenses - leaving her with huge out-of-pocket costs.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000031037", "text": "U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown - ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - today told the Committee that the opioid epidemic is hurting local economies.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000031039", "text": "The consequences of failing to extend the CTC expansion are dire, particularly as families face another wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, wrote the senators.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031040", "text": "The expanded CTC represents the biggest investment in American families and children in a generation.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031041", "text": "The continuing non-market economics of solid urea production in Russia and Ukraine is a matter of significant concern for the U.S. industry.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031042", "text": "To date, this important goal has not been achieved, even as Russia seeks World Trade Organization accession.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031043", "text": "China is skilled at engaging in dialogue without making meaningful commitments or following through on promises that are made.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031044", "text": "China has violated its trade obligations for decades with impunity in large part because the WTO has not held China accountable and has instead made decisions that have eroded legitimate trade policies.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031045", "text": "China utilizes a number of national and provincial programs to subsidize and provide other forms of preferential treatment to its domestic industries, especially those with a significant degree of state-ownership.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031046", "text": "His help in securing waivers to provide more children with nutritious food has made an incredible impact during this pandemic as the need has skyrocketed.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000031047", "text": "Essential workers who cannot work from home also face high potential exposure to COVID-19 - particularly Americans living and working in long-term care facilities, prisons and other congregate care facilities.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000031048", "text": "This trend is troubling and all the more important following the onset of the COVID-19 crisis - clean and safe places of work are essential and all workers are worthy of fair and competitive compensation, the senators noted.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000031049", "text": "The recent outbreak on two bases in Okinawa led the Japanese Minister of Defense to accuse the U.S. military of lax coronavirus controls, stating that there were several problems with the U.S. military's preventive measures.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000031051", "text": "The participants discussed increased investment in rural areas and federal engagement with a variety of rural stakeholders, including agricultural organizations, small businesses, and state and local governments.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031052", "text": "Caregiving IS infrastructure - and it's time we treat it that way.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031053", "text": "Clean energy represents the future of manufacturing.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000031054", "text": "This level of surveillance would be troubling even if it were focused on troubleshooting delivery problems experienced by your workers, but the scope of the monitoring went well beyond that.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000031055", "text": "States' outdated technology is one of the most commonly cited reasons for the delays; after years of neglect, the technology is difficult to update to meet new requirements.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031056", "text": "The economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed pervasive inadequacies in state unemployment programs, which are hampered by outdated technology.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031057", "text": "This is an important investment in our families and children that needs to be made permanent. #", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031059", "text": "It is as important to trade outcomes as is the quality of the goods or services traded.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000031060", "text": "As we saw recently with the drug Makena, companies are cherry-picking medications and treatments that have been widely used but have not gone through the FDA approval process.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000031061", "text": "In recent years, tainted imports from China and other countries have led to the recall of hundreds of thousands of toys, tires, food products, and pet food products.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031064", "text": "This decision makes it clear that countries like China can't use loopholes to circumvent international law and evade anti-dumping and countervailing duties.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031065", "text": "The increases in illegal drug smuggling across the U.S.-Canada border represents a real and serious threat.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000031066", "text": "Prior to FDA action, institutions like Akron Children's had serious fears that the shortage could affect their treatment of critically ill babies.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031068", "text": "This week, the President announced a tariff on imports of large residential washing machines in response to a pattern of trade violations by companies like LG and Samsung who've repeatedly exported their washers to the U.S. at unfair prices.", "issue": "tariff"}
{"id": "0000031070", "text": "Further, the Great Lakes play a vital role in transporting food, materials, and other components necessary to support Ohio jobs.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000031071", "text": "Today's hearing follows recent interest by South Korea to join TPP negotiations, which already includes major auto producer Japan.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000031073", "text": "Only following weeks of public outrage, spurred by Brown's actions, did the company agree to reprice the drug from $1, 500 per dose to $690 per dose.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000031074", "text": "The company's repricing decision means a high-risk pregnant woman will still pay more than $10, 000 for a full course of treatment.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000031075", "text": "But it is particularly difficult to make sense of this decision given that it came after a significant increase in the company's executive compensation over the last few years, wrote Brown.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000031076", "text": "Every month and year that China stalls on its international trade commitments means more harm to our economy and workers.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031078", "text": "The STAAR Act would strengthen federal antimicrobial resistance surveillance, prevention and control, and research efforts, as well as enhances the collection of critical information on the use of antibiotics in humans and animals.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000031079", "text": "The STAAR Act would strengthen federal antimicrobial resistance surveillance, prevention and control, and research efforts, as well as enhance the collection of critical information on the use of antibiotics in humans and animals.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000031080", "text": "This results in artificially expensive American imports to China, and artificially cheap Chinese imports to the United States.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031082", "text": "Brown supports significant investments in housing infrastructure like those in the American Jobs Plan , which would invest $2.3 trillion for infrastructure, including $213 billion for building, preserving, and retrofitting homes and for community development.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031083", "text": "Maumee Valley Planning Organization is committed to improving housing for low and moderate income citizens through the local communities' awarded Community Housing Impact & Preservation funds and through collaboration with other funding agencies.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000031084", "text": "The American Jobs Plan contains several critical investments - including housing - that would benefit Ohioans and their communities.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000031085", "text": "Veterans rely on VA for consistent care by well-trained professionals who provide a continuity of care to support the whole veteran.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000031086", "text": "Brown highlighted the need to make housing more affordable and more accessible for working families.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000031087", "text": "He noted that the price of oil has risen substantially in recent months and also will rise when the state implements its 10.5 cents-per gallon tax.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000031088", "text": "Hospitals and health care workers in Ohio are facing a dire shortage of Personal Protective Equipment, or PPE - equipment like N95 face masks, gloves, and gowns - and other critical devices, like respirators.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031089", "text": "At a time when homeownership is already out of reach for too many Americans, the economic crisis created by the coronavirus threatens to displace homeowners across the nation as communities brace for an explosion of foreclosures in the months to come.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000031090", "text": "As a result of Donald Trump's failure to contain the virus, the economic recovery has completely stalled.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000031091", "text": "To create wealth in America, we make it, we grow it or we mine it.", "issue": "wealth"}
{"id": "0000031093", "text": "Too often, though, when companies decide to adopt new technology, workers are left out of the conversation.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031094", "text": "Many companies still deny their employees paid sick days, even during a pandemic, so we must pass a national paid family leave plan.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031095", "text": "Sherrod Brown, local officials talk infrastructure at roundtable discussion", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031096", "text": "Discussion topics include housing, CARES funds, minority issues He said housing is a top priority everywhere.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000031097", "text": "Brown has long been a leader in fighting for fair trade and for domestic solar manufacturers, including First Solar, which employs more than 2, 000 in Northwest Ohio.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000031098", "text": "We've heard a lot of talk in the Senate over the past year about supporting manufacturing and innovation, so we can better compete with China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031099", "text": "They need to know that they aren't a side issue to this transition to renewable energy - they're at the center of it.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000031100", "text": "During a pandemic, it also puts their health at risk.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031101", "text": "Millions of Americans continue to face financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Sen. Van Hollen.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031102", "text": "Small businesses make up the backbone of our economy and small businesses will lead us out of this recession, Brown said recently.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000031103", "text": "Our service members acquire skills in the military that can translate easily to the civilian workforce.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000031104", "text": "Ohio farmers are struggling to safely dispose of livestock waste that could be used for renewable energy, said Sen. Brown.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000031105", "text": "This tax credit will provide a significant boost to agricultural producers wanting to invest in this impactful technology, said Patrick Serfass, Executive Director of the American Biogas Council.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031106", "text": "The Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act promotes investment by making biodigesters eligible for a 30% investment tax credit that other renewable energy sources are already eligible for.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031109", "text": "Creating Jobs in the Recession. will feature testimony from economists and venture capitalists, including leaders from the Brookings Institution and The Research Triangle Park.", "issue": "Recession"}
{"id": "0000031110", "text": "When companies decide where to locate, expand, and invest, transportation infrastructure is a critical factor in the decision.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031111", "text": "Now, more than twenty states have issued disaster declarations related to the propane shortage.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031112", "text": "According to its own study in 2012, if the DOE continues to approve export facilities at this rapid a pace, the domestic price of natural gas could increase by up to 54 percent.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000031113", "text": "Promoting exports and defending against unfair trade", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000031114", "text": "Financing costs represent a major part of any solar project, so this support helps accelerate the deployment of renewable energy worldwide.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000031115", "text": "The existing antidumping order on tapered roller bearings from China has simply leveled the playing field.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031117", "text": "A good trade deal can create balanced trade that expands opportunities, increases wages, and strengthens international standards on labor, environment, and access to medicines.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000031118", "text": "Your review should also seek to determine whether China will benefit from the rules of origin for autos and other products covered by the agreement.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031119", "text": "WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown today called for sustained and continued investment in our nation's pediatric workforce.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031120", "text": "Most worrisome, however, is that China and India have higher than average import refusal rates, and it has been widely reported that the Chinese government does not always cooperate with FDA investigations.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031121", "text": "As discussed above, China accounts for a high number of pharmaceutical imports, as well as a high number of import refusals.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031122", "text": "Too many Ohioans are struggling to put food on their tables.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000031123", "text": "In the interim, the federal government falsely implicated tomatoes as the cause of the outbreak, costing the tomato industry more than $100 million in lost revenue.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000031124", "text": "Yet, employees at the Dayton VA Medical Center report that there is a chronic shortage of police officers and that the facility has significant challenges retaining experienced law enforcement personnel.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031125", "text": "For many years, Senator Brown has fought for a level playing field for the U.S. steel industry, and has stood against foreign governments that have abused the rules of free trade, said John Ferriola , Chairman, CEO and President of Nucor Corporation.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000031127", "text": "Many young people receive a top-notch education in Ohio, but then leave our state to pursue other opportunities.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000031128", "text": "These opportunities to connect with local businesses, nonprofits, government, and other community assets enrich a student's education and often lead to local employment.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000031129", "text": "OSUCCC-James has benefited from both federal and philanthropic investment - making it a model for public-private partnerships.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031130", "text": "The thought of losing these benefits, as a result of this pandemic, could also have a psychological impact; and, I worry that many Veterans may simply not reapply.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031131", "text": "Moreover, this American infrastructure should be built with American products that support American jobs.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031132", "text": "But we must not allow the pandemic to destabilize critical markets, including our housing market.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031133", "text": "Second, China keeps its currency artificially low, giving imports from China a significant competitive advantage against competitors worldwide.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031134", "text": "In addition to unfair trade practices specific to state-owned enterprises and steel on the part of the Chinese government, flagrant currency devaluation continues to give all imports from China a significant competitive advantage against competitors worldwide.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031135", "text": "This investment will allow Lima workers to continue their vital national security work while also bolstering northwest Ohio's economy.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031136", "text": "Brown wrote to U.S. Secretary of the Army John McHugh in August 2015 to request these funds.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000031138", "text": "Not a single state in the country has enough housing.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000031139", "text": "This project brings critical fuel cell technology to the U.S. and Ohio in particular.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031140", "text": "The amount of alternative energy our nation is able to produce is only limited by the amount of energy we are willing to invest, said Congressman Boccieri.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000031141", "text": "Cincinnati Children's Hospital is very excited about the potential the National Pediatric Research Consortia Act will bring to the pediatric research community as we strive to find cures for childhood illness, said Arnold Strauss, MD, and Chairman of Pediatrics and Cincinnati Children's Hospital.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000031142", "text": "This bill will improve the quality of food in the National School Lunch Program and make sure that the children who need help the most are actually getting it.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000031143", "text": "However, directing much needed funding for affordable rental housing should not wait until Congress and the President are able to agree on a new system.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000031144", "text": "Last December, a Texas judge ruled the ACA unconstitutional, threatening the healthcare of millions of Americans.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000031145", "text": "From the defense industry, to aviation, to clean energy, Ohio manufacturing strength relies on a skilled workforce, cutting edge technology, and continually updating processes.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000031146", "text": "The brave women and men who marched from Selma to Montgomery fifty years ago risked their lives to demand full and equal participation in our democracy, said Brown, who is a co-leader of the Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031147", "text": "She endured a decade in prison for her commitment to democracy.", "issue": "prison"}
{"id": "0000031150", "text": "By developing, commercializing, and producing this technology in Ohio, we can continue to position our state as the Silicon Valley for Clean Energy Manufacturing.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031151", "text": "Too many Ohio families are already struggling to put food on the table.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000031152", "text": "In 2008, a nationwide salmonella outbreak in peppers caused more than 1, 400 illnesses while a tainted peanut butter outbreak sickened 72 people in Ohio, more than in any other state.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000031153", "text": "In the case of the national Salmonella pepper outbreak, it took more than three months for FDA officials to locate the Mexican growers that supplied the contaminated jalapeo and Serrano peppers.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000031155", "text": "This EDA investment will help construct a technology business incubator in the Tuscarawas Regional Technology Park to support the region's entrepreneurs and its emerging high-tech workforce.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031156", "text": "Without these important incentives, the United States risks losing these key investment to other countries with manufacturing and clean energy initiatives.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031157", "text": "The election of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in 2012 by a new federal parliament and the approval of a provisional constitution have allowed Somalia to reestablish central governance.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000031158", "text": "I agree with President Obama that we should help those states hit hardest by unemployment and the foreclosure crisis, Brown said.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000031159", "text": "In 1941, President Roosevelt prohibited discrimination in defense contracts on the bases of race, creed, color, or national origin.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000031160", "text": "They adopted them because business leaders recognize that discrimination is bad for the bottom line.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000031161", "text": "While I believe that traditional insurance is distinct business from banking, institutions often combine regulated banking and so-called shadow banking activities.", "issue": "banking"}
{"id": "0000031162", "text": "As Senator, his advocacy on behalf of Ohio meant strengthening our infrastructure - our roads and bridges, our water and sewer systems.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031163", "text": "And as a product of Collinwood High School in suburban Cleveland, his commitment to higher education is a testament to his lasting impact on our state.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000031164", "text": "The case before you today does not involve China, but it speaks to the larger issue of competing against unfairly traded imports, particularly in consumer goods, like washers.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031165", "text": "Airbus total investment in 2008 in the U.S. amounted to $10 billion, supporting more than 180, 000 jobs.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031166", "text": "Northwest Ohio is leading the country in the production and commercialization of clean energy technology, Brown said.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031167", "text": "Studies have shown that an inability to find employment is one of the leading causes of reoffending. ###", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000031168", "text": "Small businesses make up the backbone of our economy, and small businesses will lead us out of this recession, Brown said.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000031169", "text": "This critical investment addresses the urgent need for affordable housing, and it also creates jobs and stimulates local economic development.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000031171", "text": "Clean energy will help America regain its leadership in manufacturing.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000031172", "text": "This kind of transaction raises many issues of obvious public concern.", "issue": "transaction"}
{"id": "0000031173", "text": "Regulators are apparently treating the transaction as a private matter, but the transaction raises issues of obvious public concern.", "issue": "transaction"}
{"id": "0000031174", "text": "We all benefit when we leverage federal resources into local economic development - from entrepreneurship and innovation to infrastructure and workforce investment, Brown said.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031175", "text": "But countries like China that subsidize their industries make these reductions extremely difficult to achieve.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031176", "text": "We cannot stand by as countries like South Korea unfairly dump steel in the U.S. market, putting American jobs in jeopardy.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000031177", "text": "The line represents a $100 million investment by U. S. Steel into Lorain Tubular Operations.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031178", "text": "We are united in our desire to prevent Iran from securing a nuclear weapon; through peaceful diplomacy if possible, and through other means if necessary.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000031179", "text": "Many of our colleagues have talked about how economic sanctions have brought Iran to the negotiating table.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000031180", "text": "A mortgage is the largest financial transaction most families will make in their lifetime -although financing a college education isn't far behind.", "issue": "transaction"}
{"id": "0000031181", "text": "This system includes a one-time transition tax on the roughly $2 trillion in offshore profits, which could make up the shortfall we need for a 6-year bill at the Administration's levels.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000031182", "text": "When Mr. Fairman, an Ohio combat veteran, shared the frustrations many veterans face in filing claims, I knew we could do better.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000031183", "text": "Tomorrow, nearly 40 Ohio firefighters attending the International Association of Firefighters' legislative conference will visit Capitol Hill to lobby for legislative priorities including the Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act.", "issue": "lobby"}
{"id": "0000031184", "text": "The United Steelworkers today filed a petition accusing China of violating World Trade Organization rules by subsidizing exports of clean energy equipment.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031185", "text": "Back then, advocates in both parties said WTO membership would ensure China played by the rules.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031186", "text": "Since receiving PNTR status and the benefits of WTO membership, China has fought off fair competition while building market share on wind and solar products and technologies.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031188", "text": "During these challenging economic times, more families are struggling to put food on the table.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000031189", "text": "When autoworkers in Toledo, Lordstown, and Cleveland play by one set of rules while Japanese automakers benefit from a closed market, trade is neither free nor fair.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000031190", "text": "Wall Street recklessness, aided and abetted by lax regulation, drove more than 7 million Americans into unemployment and caused nearly 6 million home foreclosures.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000031191", "text": "We can't sit idly by as China breaks every trade rule at the expense of U.S. companies and U.S. jobs.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031192", "text": "In the interest of our economic competiveness, our national security, and the strength of our middle class, we need to produce the technology of the 21 st century.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031193", "text": "The budget includes an increase of $580 million for aeronautics, nearly $4.2 billion for space exploration, and $572 million for space technology, all of which would benefit NASA Glenn.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031197", "text": "Our defined pension depended on a trust that was broken.", "issue": "pension"}
{"id": "0000031198", "text": "Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown chaired a Congressional-Executive Commission on China hearing on Food and Drug Safety, Public Health, and the Environment in China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031200", "text": "This increased reliance on China has had grave consequences for Americans.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031202", "text": "There is no right more fundamental to our democracy than the right to vote, said Brown.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031203", "text": "China remains a vital export market for American goods and services, but China must follow global trade rules, and when they don't, we'll hold them accountable every time.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031204", "text": "Further, as we recognize the ten year anniversary of China's entry into World Trade Organization this week, we are particularly concerned that China is taking this step, which could violate China's WTO commitments.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031205", "text": "In fact, over $2.2 billion of Ohio goods were exported to China last year, making it Ohio's third largest export destination.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031206", "text": "The Health Coverage Tax Credit ensures that the loss of a job doesn't mean the loss of health coverage for workers who affected by unfair trade, Brown said.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000031207", "text": "We cannot allow our doctor-patient relationships to become interrupted during treatment without cause, much like we experienced in Connecticut with United HealthCare.", "issue": "HealthCare"}
{"id": "0000031208", "text": "Housing, with supportive services, is key for getting survivors to safety and protecting potential victims from these heinous crimes.", "issue": "Housing"}
{"id": "0000031209", "text": "The U.S. Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking reported that sustainable housing is a significant issue in achieving long-term recovery and self-sufficiency for human trafficking survivors.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000031210", "text": "Too many victims of this epidemic are the infants born to mothers who struggle with addiction.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000031211", "text": "The opioid epidemic is causing real, significant damage to our communities - we must do all we can to help the most vulnerable among us suffering as a result of the cycle of addiction.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000031212", "text": "There is broad bipartisan agreement that providing traditional life, property, and casualty insurance is different from banking, Senator Brown said.", "issue": "banking"}
{"id": "0000031213", "text": "Continued unemployment leads to steep declines in revenue and adds to our deficit.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000031214", "text": "Recession at the local level is an aftershock of the federal economic crisis that can set back the clock on state and federal economic recovery.", "issue": "Recession"}
{"id": "0000031215", "text": "China, India, and Indonesia all have a demonstrated ability and interest to ship significant quantities of unfairly priced lined paper imports to the United States.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031216", "text": "Recently, the WTO-in a suit initiated by the Obama Administration-ruled that China was unfairly restricting exports of raw materials, but the WTO did not specifically address rare earths.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031218", "text": "These unfairly traded imports have led to significant losses of market share and employment for the domestic industry despite a slow recovery in demand as we exited the recession, the senators wrote.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000031219", "text": "Ten years ago, China was granted WTO membership after proponents argued the measure would create jobs and boost freedom and the rule of law.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031220", "text": "We must make sure that Russia-and any country that makes commitments to earn greater trade facilitation-does not renege at the detriment to American workers, ranchers, and producers.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031221", "text": "To do this we need to make the vital connections between education, workforce and economic development at the regional level.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000031222", "text": "Between 2000 and 2007, Ohio experienced a 24.3 percent drop in manufacturing employment, shedding nearly 230, 000 jobs.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000031223", "text": "Between 1998 and 2008, Maine experienced a 27 percent decline in manufacturing employment, which fell from a high of 81, 000 to a current level of 59, 000 jobs.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000031224", "text": "One of the key reasons that the loss of manufacturing jobs has so dramatically affected Maine is that the average annual manufacturing wage is $10, 000 more than the average annual state wage.", "issue": "wage"}
{"id": "0000031225", "text": "China is by far the leading violator of international trade rules and its actions continue to harm America's workers, farmers, industry, and manufacturing.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031226", "text": "Our nation's trade deficit with China reached $227 billion last year, which represents a 170 percent increase since 2000.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031227", "text": "The continued denial of critical training will impede private sector employment in emerging sectors of the economy.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000031228", "text": "As you know, the State of Ohio entered into a dispute resolution with the Army at the end of 2009 in hopes of resolving long standing issues at the former Erie Army Depot site in Carroll Township, Ottawa County, Ohio.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000031229", "text": "With the national unemployment rate above 9 percent, and the construction industry at a staggering 18 percent, this kind of investment is critical to getting our economy right.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031230", "text": "It is clear that we are facing an environmental and public health crisis in this country when it comes to water infrastructure, Voinovich said.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031231", "text": "At almost every one of them, I hear how important water and sewer infrastructure is to economic competiveness.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031232", "text": "The 2008 Environmental Protection Agency survey showing 86 facilities in Ohio with serious sewage overflow problems amounts to a needed investment of $6.3 billion, an increase of more than half since the 2000 survey.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031233", "text": "American workers and their families should not be forced to pay the price for executives' risky bets that don't pay off - whether they're on Wall Street or in Silicon Valley.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000031235", "text": "We know the pandemic has taken a toll on people's mental health and we know it's made the addiction crisis worse.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031236", "text": "We appreciate Senator Brown's support and advocacy for this request and helping to bring this cutting edge behavioral healthcare to Lorain County, said Don Schiffbauer, CEO of the NORD Center.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000031237", "text": "The funding allocated to this project will support the delivery of innovative behavioral healthcare.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000031238", "text": "The local access to detox services will be a game changer in battling the Opioid epidemic, said Dan Haight, President and CEO of The LCADA Way.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000031239", "text": "I want to commend Senator Brown's steadfast leadership in securing this important investment, said Kristina M. Johnson, President of The Ohio State University.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031240", "text": "Thanks to President Biden and Chairman Brown, this partnership with The Ohio State University merges the significant investment in low-emission transit vehicles, made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, with the talent and expertise of the Center for Automotive Research.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031241", "text": "Ohio's great museums and historical centers play an important role in our understanding of the world and were hit particularly hard during the Covid-19 pandemic, said Brown.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031242", "text": "As more Ohioans buy electric vehicles to save on gas and reduce pollution, it's important that they are built in America.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000031243", "text": "Funding for this investment was made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law , which Brown helped to write and pass.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031244", "text": "Provisions that Congress included in this legislation will ensure that this historic investment will benefit American workers, American industry, our domestic manufacturing base, and our Nation's energy security.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031246", "text": "The CHIPS and Science Act authorizes an historic investment $829 million investment in the Manufacturing USA program over the next five years, the largest increase in funding for the program since its inception.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031247", "text": "In 2021, Thoma Bravo, a private equity investment firm that specializes in the software industry, acquired RealPage in a transaction that valued RealPage at approximately $10.2 billion.", "issue": "transaction"}
{"id": "0000031248", "text": "In addition, Black Mauritanians reportedly face significant discrimination, forced displacement, and exclusion from full citizenship rights.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000031249", "text": "During the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, Brown called out former FDIC Chair McWilliams for approving ILC charters while on the brink of an economic crisis.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031250", "text": "Cutting off health insurance for striking or locked out workers threatens the health and wellbeing of workers, their families, and their communities, and has occurred in workplaces across the country.", "issue": "health insurance"}
{"id": "0000031251", "text": "In fact, the values of laminations and core imports from China through Canada and Mexico have increased 262 percent on an annualized basis since 2017 and 38 percent in the past year.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031252", "text": "Electric utilities and other stakeholders are raising concerns about the potential shortage of power and distribution transformers and GOES, absent efforts to address the imports of these derivative products.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031253", "text": "Robust trade enforcement must be a key piece of our strategy to support our climate goals, just as strong domestic investment in clean energy is.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031254", "text": "The lawmakers highlighted the risk to consumers when banks trade volatile crypto assets and warned that SoFi's crypto trading may be in violation of regulatory requirements.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000031255", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic caused financial hardships for millions of American families, particularly lower- and middle-income households.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031256", "text": "The number of Americans diagnosed with mental health issues has skyrocketed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031257", "text": "The mental health crisis has especially impacted older Americans, who continue to bear the brunt of the consequences of the pandemic, said Rep. Schakowsky.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031258", "text": "Approximately one quarter of all Medicare beneficiaries have a mental illness, with the COVID-19 pandemic significantly increasing the level of psychological distress across all Americans.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000031259", "text": "The lack of accessible healthcare contributes to and exacerbates health disparities experienced by people with disabilities.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000031261", "text": "People with disabilities often face discrimination and barriers-physical and social-to healthcare.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000031262", "text": "This effort must include strategies to make healthcare more affordable and addressing the social determinants of health.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000031263", "text": "Many service members and veterans have family members who are subject to deportation or who have been removed from the country.", "issue": "deportation"}
{"id": "0000031264", "text": "They need targeted, voluntary incentives to make on-farm climate action accessible, said National Farmers Union President Rob Larew.", "issue": "farm"}
{"id": "0000031265", "text": "Current law requires the RRB to reduce railroad unemployment and sickness insurance benefits by 5.7 percent beginning on May 10, 2023.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000031266", "text": "Railroad unemployment and sickness benefits are funded solely by railroads' and railroad workers' contributions.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000031267", "text": "The Budget Control Act of 2011 and subsequent implementation mandates require railroad unemployment and sickness benefits to be reduced by a certain percentage each year.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000031271", "text": "Given the damaged infrastructure, we urge you to promptly approve Governor Pierluisi's request for a Major Disaster Declaration for all of Puerto Rico's municipalities in response to Hurricane Fiona.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031272", "text": "The countervailing duty petition covers imports from China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031273", "text": "A final rule that adopts DOE's current proposal could meaningfully worsen the current supply chain shortage by requiring manufacturers to change production lines to less readily available amorphous steel.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031274", "text": "Though this has historically been true, many miners sick with black lung disease who are applying for benefits today are contracting the disease at a much earlier age.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000031275", "text": "Coal workers' pneumoconiosis, commonly known as black lung disease, is a fatal, incurable condition caused by long-term exposure to coal dust in and around coal mines.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000031276", "text": "Currently, federal black lung benefit rates are set at 37.5% of the base salary federal employees in grade GS-2, step 1.", "issue": "salary"}
{"id": "0000031278", "text": "Since these cases can last for so long, many miners die from black lung disease before they are able to confidently spend their benefits without fear of a future repayment.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000031280", "text": "AFSCME has been fighting to end this discrimination, which victimizes millions of working families, for many years.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000031281", "text": "Today, half of the materials that our women and men in uniform fight under can be made in China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031282", "text": "Yet, under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, Russia has become marked by corruption, weak rule of law, worker exploitation, and human rights violations.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031283", "text": "My experiences here - my parents, my brothers, my time in the pews at Mansfield Lutheran, my summers working on the family farm - they all shaped me and the policies I fight for.", "issue": "farm"}
{"id": "0000031284", "text": "Director Rohit Chopra and the CFPB use all of their powers to fight discrimination.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000031285", "text": "I fought to secure this investment in the bipartisan infrastructure bill because transit like RTA is ultimately about the dignity of work.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031286", "text": "In addition to being a public health threat, excess urban heat leads to increased air and water pollution as well as higher roadway maintenance, energy, and healthcare costs.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000031287", "text": "But because of climate deniers in the Senate and our collective failure to fight climate change, that investment in the infrastructure bill will not be enough.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031288", "text": "Dangerous and deadly drugs like fentanyl are coming across the southern border, poisoning our streets and causing a spike in overdose deaths.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000031289", "text": "But often the technology supported by Glenn benefits commercial partners, aiding in the development of advanced thrusters that NASA can then simply purchase.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031290", "text": "There isn't a shortage of nurses, but a shortage of nurses willing to work under current conditions.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031291", "text": "The woman in charge ran the engineering program at OU Lancaster and she was amazing.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000031292", "text": "The Biden administration has also noted that China has failed to comply with provisions in the Phase One Agreement, which the Trump administration reached with China in January 2020.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031293", "text": "Not only do the tariffs predate the current inflation by over three years, but Chinese imports make up only 2 percent of goods included in the Consumer Price Index and would not materially reduce inflation.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000031294", "text": "Indeed, much of the inflation we are seeing relates to fuel and food-sectors that are unrelated to imports from China.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000031295", "text": "Earlier this month, a ten-year-old girl - a child and a survivor of rape - was forced to travel to Indiana from Ohio to receive health care.", "issue": "rape"}
{"id": "0000031296", "text": "Before we talk about the priorities for the next Farm Bill and what I'll be fighting for on behalf of Ohio agriculture, I wanted to talk about where we've been.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000031297", "text": "But much of the new technology is dependent on reliable broadband - not only in the field, but also in your homes, as you track the weather and do your books.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031298", "text": "We also know one of the big causes of inflation has been global supply chains that are too long and too fragile.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000031299", "text": "Before we talk about the priorities for the next Farm Bill and what I'll be fighting for on behalf of Ohio agriculture, I wanted to walk through where we've been.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000031302", "text": "This investment was made possible through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.", "issue": "Investment"}
{"id": "0000031303", "text": "Brown - who serves as the chairman of the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, which oversees DOT's Federal Transit Administration - has championed federal investment to support Ohio's local transit authorities.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031304", "text": "The investment comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program, a $42.45 billion allocation that is administered by the National Technology and Information Administration.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031305", "text": "This investment will result in more than two decades of useful life for that blast furnace, supporting 2, 000 jobs at Cleveland Works.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031306", "text": "Within days of the release of the Court's opinion, nine states moved to ban abortion with virtually no exceptions, and over a dozen more states could enact additional abortion bans and restrictions in the coming weeks.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000031307", "text": "One significant source of new stock issuance is stock compensation for employees, and this netting rule creates a small incentive to share stock with the employees of a company.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000031308", "text": "To minimize this impact, this provision would exclude the stock compensation to the top executives and highest paid employees from the netting rule.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000031309", "text": "A similar rule in the tax code already makes a portion of this compensation non-deductible.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000031310", "text": "It is our top cause of crime - the reduction in quality of life and is making our neighborhoods unsafe.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000031311", "text": "The Zanesville Police Department is committed to fighting the opioid epidemic and recognizes the negative impacts fentanyl has had on communities.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000031312", "text": "But due to decades of shameful federal neglect the program now consigns millions to deep and enduring poverty, when it should instead offer a lifeline out of it.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000031313", "text": "Even before the current recession, manufacturing has faced immense challenges.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000031314", "text": "The Ohio Third Frontier has made capital investments of more than $130 million to accelerate the growth of our early-stage technology companies.", "issue": "Frontier"}
{"id": "0000031315", "text": "It continues to support a murderous regime in Syria, and to destabilize and occupy parts of Ukraine.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000031317", "text": "As you consider the demonstration of innovative technology, we urge you to consider the programs that have been developed by the Ohio Department of Transportation and its state partners.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031319", "text": "As elected officials with a responsibility to advocate for the welfare and continuity of our region's local health infrastructure, we are gravely concerned about this situation.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031320", "text": "He withheld security assistance to an ally at war with Russia in exchange for a political favor.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031321", "text": "In the middle of a war with Russia, the President froze almost $400 million in security assistance to Ukraine -assistance the country needed to fight back against Russian aggression.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031322", "text": "To address this epidemic states must balance efforts to prevent, treat, and interdict drug abuse.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000031323", "text": "Opioid addiction is a chronic disease that, when left untreated, places a large burden on our health care system and on our families.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000031324", "text": "Recent studies indicate China's currency is even more undervalued today than it was a year ago, when China promised us progress, said Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander M. Levin.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031326", "text": "Schwartzberg is a former Registered Nurse who has had to change chemotherapy drugs twice-she is now on her third treatment-as a result of drug shortages.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000031329", "text": "Opioid addiction is a chronic disease that, when left untreated, places a large burden on the health care system.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000031330", "text": "But American producers are increasingly losing sales to foreign competitors like Korea because OCTG imports are being dumped into the U.S. market.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000031331", "text": "DOC failed, though, to identify Korea as dumping despite a majority of OCTG imports deriving from Korea.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000031333", "text": "But American producers are increasingly losing sales to foreign competitors like South Korea because OCTG imports are being dumped into the U.S. market.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000031334", "text": "DOC failed, though, to identify South Korea as dumping despite a majority of OCTG imports deriving from the country.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000031336", "text": "Opioid addiction is a chronic disease that, when left untreated, places a large burden on our health care system, and on our families.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000031337", "text": "With today's release of new trade deficit figures showing an $18.3 billion increase last month in our trade deficit with China, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown today wrote to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urging him to designate China as a currency manipulator.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031338", "text": "Today, Brown urged Secretary Geithner to designate China as a currency manipulator in the Treasury Department's Semiannual Report on International Economic Exchange Rate Policies.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031339", "text": "A designation of China as a currency manipulator would give much needed certainty to the Administration's commitment to correcting this trade barrier.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031340", "text": "Body camera technology helps protect police officers while restoring trust with the community.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031341", "text": "Recent events in Cleveland, Ohio; Baltimore, Maryland; Ferguson, Missouri; and elsewhere across the nation make funding that supports investment in body-worn camera technology by state and local law enforcement all the more critical.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031343", "text": "While these prices would be challenging under the best of times, elevated levels of unemployment across our states will make this year's heating season an even greater struggle.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000031346", "text": "The Department of Health and Human Services is currently working to roll back a rule barring discrimination against transgender individuals in health care settings.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000031347", "text": "It will harm morale in the military as service members see their brothers and sisters in arms - some of whom are currently forward deployed - thrown out simply because of their identity.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000031348", "text": "Our state faces a shortage of 81, 787 rental homes affordable for low-income renters.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031349", "text": "Affordable housing is key to providing stability and economic security for Nevada families, allowing them to build wealth, and plan for the future.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000031350", "text": "This lack of vigilance... allows for egregious violations and raises broader concerns of compliance and accountability, wrote the senators.", "issue": "vigilance"}
{"id": "0000031351", "text": "Private investment in public buildings provides state and local governments with access to private capital, accelerated project development, reduced risk, and the ability to spread out payments over the length of the contractual term.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031352", "text": "Byrne JAG also leverages the massive investment that already occurs regularly in these programs at the state and local level.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031353", "text": "As a result of rape kit backlogs across the country, many survivors of sexual assault are unable to access state crime victim compensation when they need it-when their kits are finally tested and matched.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000031354", "text": "The Administration has made clear that infrastructure is not an immediate priority, and that it hopes to finance its plans through tolls and other offsets.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031355", "text": "Although abortion is protected by law in Nevada due to a 1990 referendum that enshrined it in statute, a Republican Congress could enact laws to restrict abortion nationwide.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000031356", "text": "The travel and tourism industry is a critical part of our state's economy and one that's been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, said Senator Blunt.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031357", "text": "One woman in Texas was even refused care for her ectopic pregnancy, which cannot be carried to term and must be terminated to save the patient's life.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000031358", "text": "As the Subcommittee begins crafting the Fiscal Year 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, we encourage you to support critical investments in public transportation around the country through robust funding of the Federal Transit Administration's Capital Investment Grant program.", "issue": "Investment"}
{"id": "0000031359", "text": "A critical tool for combatting congestion is federal investment in public transportation.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031360", "text": "According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, every $1 billion of federal investment in public transportation supports approximately 13, 000 jobs and an estimated $3.5 billion in economic activity.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031361", "text": "Federal investment in transit also leads to increased economic development in the areas surrounding transit stations, increasing property values of nearby homes and businesses by as much as 130 percent.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031362", "text": "However, they highlighted that before the COVID-19 pandemic the previous administration made significant efforts to depress participation in the 2020 Census, particularly in immigrant and Latino communities.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031363", "text": "In response to delays associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, she called for an extension of the 2020 Census deadline.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031364", "text": "UAS technology can provide a variety of benefits including public safety, search and rescue, and breaking down distances to our rural communities.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031365", "text": "More than 30, 000 Americans have died and the virus threatens to overwhelm our healthcare system.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000031366", "text": "However, as a federal employee who is also a disabled vet, I'm asking that you support legislation to ensure that we do not lose pay and benefits because of the shutdown.", "issue": "vet"}
{"id": "0000031369", "text": "The acute shortage of water for Western growers threatens productive farmland across our states, which are both a pillar of our rural economies and drivers of America's food production.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031370", "text": "The decision to dispense medication abortion should be made in accordance with each state's law - not by the will of its elected officials and anti-abortion groups.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000031372", "text": "While abortion remains legal in Nevada, instability in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion has sowed tremendous confusion from state to state.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000031374", "text": "It is also important to recognize that carbon pollution and climate events such as heat waves and floods have had a disproportionately negative impact on low-income, disadvantaged, and minority communities.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000031375", "text": "Your work on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic is critical to ensure that all Americans are protected.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031377", "text": "U.S. State Department research highlights that foreign government retribution towards and lack of assistance for LGBTQ individuals who face private threats of persecution is commonplace, even when the population is not expressly criminalized.", "issue": "retribution"}
{"id": "0000031378", "text": "As the people of Venezuela continue to suffer political oppression and economic deprivation at the hands of the Nicolas Maduro's regime, they now also face the alarming spread of the COVID-19 pandemic with a public health system in ruins. wrote the Democratic Senators.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031379", "text": "The travel and tourism industry - a critical part of our state's economy - has been devastated by the pandemic, said Senator Blunt.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031380", "text": "Students of color encounter significant obstacles in higher education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000031381", "text": "Response rates have been and remain low in Tribal communities in part because Tribal governments have taken extreme, but necessary, measures to keep their communities COVID-19 free, wrote the Senators.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000031382", "text": "But the technology that is the infrastructure of the call center industry has made it possible for center operators to move tens of thousands of jobs overseas, where the workforce required for these jobs is available at much lower costs.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031383", "text": "Native American reservations are experiencing an epidemic of suicide that is claiming the lives of countless young people.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000031384", "text": "His potential conflicts of interest is a travesty of American democracy and he must prove he is not above the law.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031385", "text": "And in April, in my home state of Nevada, unemployment was skyrocketing to 28%, the highest in the nation.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000031386", "text": "And if those states have more freedom to regulate abortion , it will lead to a patchwork of different laws in different states.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000031387", "text": "Health care workers not just in Nevada but across the country will need training to administer the vaccine, and the public needs education about vaccine safety and access.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000031388", "text": "Yet although Donald Trump did not serve in the military, he's felt free to criticize others who have-and their families.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000031389", "text": "To the National Guard members serving throughout the country during this pandemic, thank you.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031390", "text": "In the middle of a pandemic, people are concerned that they don't have the money to pay their rent because we've asked them to stay home.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031391", "text": "But all states and local governments have been impacted by this pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031392", "text": "Years of unchecked mortgage lending discrimination had left them victim to predatory lenders selling high-cost, low quality mortgages.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000031393", "text": "Despite research showing that racial minorities , women and some rural residents still face loan discrimination, the new law raised the reporting requirement exemption for lenders from 25 to 500 mortgages and from 100 to 500 home equity loans made per year.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000031396", "text": "Additionally, the strain placed on the immigration system at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant spike in wait times for the processing of visa applications across the board.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031397", "text": "Like millions across the country, TPS holders are facing unprecedented challenges due to the pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031398", "text": "Hundreds of thousands of TPS recipients, many of whom have lived in the United States for more than 20 years, are facing the pandemic and an economic recession while also fearing the need to leave the United States.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031399", "text": "My colleagues on both sides of the aisle are seeing the impact of this deadly drug in their states, and we will continue working together to move this critical bill forward.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000031400", "text": "This drug has serious and deadly consequences and there is currently no approved drug to reverse its effects on humans.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000031401", "text": "Three weeks ago, I traveled to the US-Mexico border in an attempt to gain access to the facilities where the Trump administration is holding immigrant children.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000031402", "text": "Last week's pardon stinks of corruption - President Trump making good on the Get Out of Jail Free card he dangled in front of Flynn right before Flynn stopped working with federal investigators.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000031403", "text": "During the COVID-19 pandemic, these clinics have provided access to critical screening services that have helped public health agencies to manage outbreaks in Southern Nevada.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031404", "text": "The magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic has called for an unprecedented response.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031406", "text": "Nevada was ground zero for the housing crisis and we are still recovering from the recession, despite making significant progress, said Cortez Masto.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000031407", "text": "Tribal communities across the country are experiencing an epidemic of violence.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000031408", "text": "I've introduced a series of bills today that will take Nevada and the entire country to the next level of leadership in renewable energy, said Senator Cortez Masto.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000031409", "text": "Children and families at the Southern border are currently facing unsafe conditions, a lack of representation, and an immigration system that undermines the independence and effectiveness of immigration judges across the country.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000031412", "text": "In order to maintain the United States' position as a global leader for innovation, we must invest to expand our broadband infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031413", "text": "The thought of my 18-month-old son being denied coverage, or potentially not being able to afford the healthcare offered to him, makes me sick to my stomach.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000031414", "text": "The events surrounding Michael Flynn's resignation raise serious questions about interactions between the President's campaign and transition teams and Russian officials.", "issue": "resignation"}
{"id": "0000031415", "text": "Science and technology are central to both the challenges and opportunities America faces in the 21st century.", "issue": "Science"}
{"id": "0000031416", "text": "The SMART Prices Act would also allow prescription drugs and biologics to be eligible for negotiation five years after its been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.", "issue": "Drug"}
{"id": "0000031418", "text": "Your clear assertion of local or even school-based discretion to set policies or employ practices empowering school personnel to report undocumented children or their family members to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for potential deportation is not only wrong, but also dangerous.", "issue": "deportation"}
{"id": "0000031419", "text": "These federal tax breaks make mortgages more affordable so that families can have security, stability, and the chance to build wealth, said Senator Cortez Masto.", "issue": "wealth"}
{"id": "0000031420", "text": "Her support for federal housing investment has helped preserve or build more than 17, 000 affordable homes in the state in the past five years.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031422", "text": "Unfortunately, the existing inequities Native communities face were compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031423", "text": "Multiple health care providers made clear that discrimination against any health care provider is wrong, and have come out opposed to legislative efforts to overturn the Title X regulation.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000031424", "text": "Later, Senator Cortez Masto and Secretary Carson discussed the importance of manufactured housing, with the HUD Secretary touting advances in the industry and the prevalence of manufactured homes among single-family units.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000031425", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic has also increased the appeal of franchising for people looking for new opportunities after losing their job or business.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031426", "text": "On January 2, 2020, the U.S. military killed Qassim Suleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force, with a drone strike at Baghdad International Airport.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000031427", "text": "As a state with over 80% public land, outdoor activities will always be a primary tourism asset that requires management through infrastructure, said Brenda Scolari, Director, Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031428", "text": "Additionally, during this pandemic they face increased barriers to accessing legal services and advocacy support.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031431", "text": "The right to vote is the foundation of our democracy - a right that generations of Americans before us have fought to secure, and a right that we must protect now.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031432", "text": "Children without connectivity are at risk of not only being unable to complete their homework during this pandemic, but being unable to continue their overall education, wrote the lawmakers in their letter to Leader McConnell and Chairman Wicker.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000031433", "text": "Moreover, our behavioral health workforce was experiencing a shortage prior to the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031434", "text": "According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness , one in five U.S. adults experience mental illness, one in 25 adults experience serious mental illness, and 17 percent of youth aged 6 to 17 experience a mental health disorder.", "issue": "Illness"}
{"id": "0000031436", "text": "In order to help prevent further spread of the virus, ICE has suspended social and legal visits.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000031437", "text": "But financing renewable energy projects presents challenges because they require significant upfront investment, as well as certainty that continued funding is available for subsequent projects.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031439", "text": "In China, officials have confirmed the virus spreading at a rapid pace in Chinese prisons, with over 500 reported cases as of February 20, 2020, including prison staff.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000031442", "text": "Providers on the front lines of this pandemic are being forced to ration care and reuse critical protective equipment in previously unthinkable ways.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031444", "text": "The COVID-19 Response Plan detailed how the pandemic could so intensely strain the U.S. health care system and medical supply chains that state, local, tribal, and territorial health officials would be unable to adequately respond without substantial federal assistance.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031445", "text": "For example, while the CDC considers older Americans more at risk of serious complications from COVID-19, states may not think they are covered under Department's guidance.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000031447", "text": "The economic impact of the coronavirus and the need to ensure our essential personnel continue their emergency responses related to COVID-19 warrant an exception to this rule", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000031448", "text": "Countries such as South Korea and Italy have employed widespread testing as part of their containment and mitigation efforts, and that approach is beginning to yield positive results, so it is critical that we do the same.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000031449", "text": "While these policy changes would be harmful at any time, finalizing this proposed rule during the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic will reduce vulnerable communities' access to health care services in the middle of a global health emergency.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031450", "text": "Specifically, the proposed rule hinders the administrative enforcement of protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000031451", "text": "Simply put, even though staying home is currently our best way to slow the spread of this deadly virus, home is not a safe place for people who experience domestic violence.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000031453", "text": "The disruptions to our daily lives because of the COVID-19 pandemic will likely have significant and long-term impacts on children.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031454", "text": "The coronavirus outbreak has caused an immense strain on businesses in Nevada and across the country.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000031455", "text": "Given the unprecedented economic disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic, we urge you to use this authority to lower EIDL rates to 0%.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031456", "text": "Manufactured housing is a critical source of affordable housing all over Minnesota, and our bipartisan bill would make sure that more communities across the country think of manufactured housing as a possible solution to their housing needs.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000031457", "text": "This legislation will ensure that manufactured housing, a significant source of affordable housing, is considered when jurisdictions develop their housing plans.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000031458", "text": "Manufactured housing is a significant source of un-subsidized affordable housing, with nearly 22 million Americans living in manufactured housing.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000031459", "text": "Indeed, temporary in the context of natural disasters or armed conflict in countries with limited infrastructure and resources could reasonably mean many years.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031462", "text": "However, she is far from the only pregnant woman who has experienced complications, inadequate treatment, or miscarriages while in DHS custody.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000031464", "text": "The Vet Centers that offer mental health services to combat veterans are critical to ending veteran suicides.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000031466", "text": "Limited access to affordable and nutritious food in Indian Country puts Native children at a high risk of hunger and nutrition-related diseases like diabetes and obesity.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000031467", "text": "This shortage of broadband connectivity highlights the amount of work still to be done to support and connect rural health care providers to 21st century technologies.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031468", "text": "As Americans face the devastating and long-lasting impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, these critical supports are needed now more than ever.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031469", "text": "But her role as head of the agency's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research nearly a decade ago, as well as decisions to allow sales of addictive medicines, have prompted lawmakers from states suffering from the epidemic to voice their opposition.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000031470", "text": "A White House official, speaking on background, said that in the midst of a pandemic, the choice of FDA commissioner is critically important.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031471", "text": "The FHLB system's explicit mission is to support housing investment and meet communities' economic development needs.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031472", "text": "The letter also urged the director to consider tying executive compensation to mission investments.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000031475", "text": "There are 19 states where abortion would be illegal the day after a Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, and others where abortion bans would likely follow.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000031476", "text": "In order to stop the spread of this deadly disease, veterans and their caregivers need increased access to personal protective equipment, cleaning products, and support systems.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000031477", "text": "To protect communities from the potential economic disruptions caused by the outbreak, the legislation provides $1 billion to support small businesses.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000031478", "text": "Nevadans not experiencing any symptoms and at a low risk for contracting the virus should still follow Governor Sisolak and the CDC's recommendations to stop the spread of COVID-19.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000031479", "text": "Our strength has been on display outside of our military as well when heroes like Frederick Douglas and Harriet Tubman risked everything to help bring an end to slavery.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000031480", "text": "Its aim is not to restrict international trade, but to rebalance production and reduce the existing trade deficit.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000031481", "text": "They are a $20bn investment and are expected to create at least 3, 000 new company jobs in the state and 7, 000 construction jobs.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031482", "text": "Democrats must embrace inclusive populism , as Leah Hunt-Hendrix, an activist and writer, laid out in a recent opinion article in Politico.", "issue": "populism"}
{"id": "0000031483", "text": "If we want to demonstrate true American leadership and stop this outbreak, we need a nationwide shelter in place order.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000031484", "text": "The 2015 introduction of U.S. military forces into hostilities in Syria was never approved by Congress, in violation of the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution of 1973.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000031485", "text": "The civil war in Yemen is a humanitarian crisis, and we have no business still being a part of it.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031486", "text": "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said of the Saudi-led war in Yemen, this conflict must end, now.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031487", "text": "Today we took a clear stand against war and famine and for Congress' war powers by voting to end our complicity in the war in Yemen, Sanders said in a tweet after the vote.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031488", "text": "Millions of people are facing starvation due to the Yemen war, which the letter emphasizes, and it's estimated to have killed roughly 60, 000 people.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031489", "text": "And I'm stopping a war in Yemen, ' Khanna said.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031490", "text": "Our biggest competitor in my view is probably China in terms of who's going to win the 21st century.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031491", "text": "But under 28 U.S.C. SS 1498, the federal government can take patents if it provides reasonable compensation to the patent holder.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000031492", "text": "The federal government has it in its power to pay a reasonable price for this drug and make it accessible, Khanna said.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000031493", "text": "The people of Yemen face the world's largest humanitarian catastrophe where 22 million people require humanitarian assistance and almost 18 million lack access to food, Rep. Khanna said in the Thursday statement.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000031494", "text": "The war went on, and months later a similar high-profile attempt to end the U.S. role in the war narrowly failed in the Senate.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031495", "text": "Democrats say a war with Iran would be a prolonged and disastrous conflict - precisely the kind of endless war that Trump campaigned against in 2016.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000031496", "text": "In October 2018, India signed a $5 billion deal with Russia to buy five units of the S-400 air defence missile systems, despite a warning from the then-Trump administration that going ahead with the contract may invite US sanctions.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031497", "text": "While India has started importing the S-400 missile defense system from Russia, US President Joe Biden is yet to take a call on CAATSA waiver sanctions.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031498", "text": "It is necessary for us to pass this in order to strengthen the relationship between the US and India and deter aggressors like China, Khanna told PTI in an interview.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031499", "text": "The war in Yemen started in March 2015 when Saudi Arabia and its regional allies - chiefly the United Arab Emirates - launched a bombing campaign to drive the Houthi rebels out of the capital Sanaa and reinstall the government of Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031500", "text": "The war has killed more than 100, 000 people, brought the already impoverished country to the verge of famine and caused outbreaks of preventable diseases, including cholera.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031501", "text": "We need the authority of the UN to come in and figure out how to have a peacekeeping presence in Yemen and a new regime.", "issue": "UN"}
{"id": "0000031502", "text": "I think the U.S. banking is secure.", "issue": "banking"}
{"id": "0000031503", "text": "Ro Khanna , a vocal opponent of the Saudi-led offensive in Yemen's civil war, called on President Biden to withdraw further support from the campaign and cut off all arms sales to Riyadh.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031504", "text": "More than 3, 000 children were separated from their parents at the southern border as the result of policy changes.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000031505", "text": "We're being explicit and bold and open to the Saudis saying, 'no, this is not a war we support, ' the congressman said.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031506", "text": "Yemen has been embroiled in a years-long civil war that has pitted a coalition backed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, a Shia political and military organization from the north of Yemen.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031507", "text": "Where we have less leverage over countries that restrict freedom and liberty, we should promote and recognize the power of technology.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031508", "text": "Our nation can only benefit from more democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031509", "text": "The experts are supporting a Saudi led war in Yemen that has led to the world's worst humanitarian crises.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031510", "text": "Congress has the power to declare war but has only done so five times in our nation's history.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031511", "text": "Unions representing airline workers and others in the transportation industry, which has been devastated by the pandemic, have also been aggressively pushing for a deal.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031512", "text": "It's important for progressives and Democrats to support the president and administration's efforts as they engage in dialogue with North Korea, Khanna said.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000031513", "text": "The U.S. promise to defend South Korea against any future attack would still be in effect.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000031514", "text": "And the future of the 28, 000 U.S. troops deployed to South Korea is for the south and the U.S. to discuss alone, whether a declaration to end the Korean war or any final peaceful settlement is achieved.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000031515", "text": "As the U.S. has sought denuclearization from North Korea, the north has asked for international recognition and the security guarantee of a peace treaty from the U.S., along with relief from sanctions.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000031516", "text": "South Korean Government's Top Priority Ending the Korean War and normalizing relations with North Korea has been the top priority of Moon's government ever since he came to office following a corruption scandal that sent his conservative predecessor Park Geun-Hye to prison.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000031517", "text": "The two leaders agreed to begin disarming their border through the removal of landmines, weapons and personnel and the destruction of guard posts.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000031518", "text": "The South and North today have agreed to remove every threat in all areas of the Korean Peninsula that can cause war, Moon said at the time.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031519", "text": "I'm hoping we end the war in Yemen and I've been encouraged by preliminary conversations with people in Biden's team.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031520", "text": "The Senate should not be making a demand that North Korea needs to agree to complete denuclearization for there to be any concessions on our side.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000031521", "text": "If anything, in Syria, President Obama had tried to seek an authorization and had failed, and so the congressional record was actually opposed to any escalation in the Middle East.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000031522", "text": "This reporting confirms what we knew all along - that Moro was a bad actor and part of a larger conspiracy to send Lula to jail, Khanna told The Intercept in an emailed statement.", "issue": "jail"}
{"id": "0000031523", "text": "While Khanna characterizes high unemployment as a market failure, Kelton calls it a feature, not a bug, of capitalism.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000031524", "text": "I think the president's numbers turned after Afghanistan, when they started to pull back.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000031525", "text": "In fact, they wrote, the danger exists that if healthcare is left to the states, the U.S. would become a nation of 50 different healthcare tiers, at war with each other over federal dollars.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000031526", "text": "Right outside the board room, a circular lobby that officials say has a capacity of 81 people was filled to the brim.", "issue": "lobby"}
{"id": "0000031527", "text": "Look, I think the US banking is secure.", "issue": "banking"}
{"id": "0000031528", "text": "Khanna, who chairs the House subcommittee on the environment, said OPEC production cuts will strengthen Russia and Vladimir Putin and weigh on consumers in the United States and Europe.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031529", "text": "We want to make China dependent on our technology.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031530", "text": "The president can't start a war with Iran without Congress' stamp of approval.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000031531", "text": "And second, they understand that our competition is China, and they want to make sure that we are being strategic in winning the 21st century for American values.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031532", "text": "Put bluntly, by running a trade deficit with Beijing, Washington creates jobs in China instead of in the United States.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031533", "text": "A new economic patriotism calls for a globalization rooted in the interests of ordinary Americans, not the unrestricted version that has shredded the United States' economic and social fabric over the past four decades.", "issue": "globalization"}
{"id": "0000031534", "text": "The campaign focused on the promise of the technology and featured images of vast pools of algae, along with a scientist looking forward to calling herself an energy farmer.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031535", "text": "A set of presentation notes that had been prepared for a September 2018 engineering talk by one of its executives stated that the technology is still decades away from the scale we need.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031536", "text": "We have the technology to bring about an American production renaissance as Andy Grove, the famous Intel CEO, called for back in 2010.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031537", "text": "The Valley is pioneering the leading technology in AI, cyber, space, long-range missiles, and unmanned vehicles that will be essential for effective deterrence in the Taiwan Strait.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031538", "text": "He and the CCP have turned China into an authoritarian, surveillance state which violates human rights.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031539", "text": "Our economists and policymakers also underestimated the negative consequences of unfettered globalism and the impact that opening China would have on America.", "issue": "globalism"}
{"id": "0000031540", "text": "To rebalance the trade deficit with China, we need to create a National Development Council to provide federal financing for our critical factories.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031541", "text": "We also need a new currency accord with China to prevent Chinese manipulation like Reagan did with Germany and Japan in the 1980s.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031542", "text": "Under the current rules, the WTO allows countries like China, to support state-owned enterprises and provide wide-spread subsidies to its economy.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031543", "text": "In the 19th Century, Britain ran a major trade deficit with China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031544", "text": "The exercise demonstrated that a military conflict with China would be catastrophic for America -both in terms of loss of life and economic devastation - and for all of humanity.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031545", "text": "Talking with China does not mean we turn a blind eye to their escalating threats in the Taiwan Strait.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031546", "text": "Because of Putin's war in Ukraine, there is a worrisome backlog for these weapons.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000031547", "text": "And unlike Ukraine, it's much harder to provide weapons to Taiwan once a conflict begins.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000031548", "text": "For the sake of both of our peoples, we need to work with China on pandemic prevention and preparedness, demanding far more transparency from the CCP.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031549", "text": "China creeps towards hegemony in Asia, threatens India's borders, and treats other countries as junior partners.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031550", "text": "We cannot refashion societies abroad with our weapons of war nor our economic treatises.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031551", "text": "It makes us different from China, Germany, and India.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031552", "text": "While the bill stalled in the 117th Congress at the hands of fossil-fuel-funded Republicans, Conservative Party leaders in the United Kingdom enacted an excess profits tax on oil companies.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000031553", "text": "The United States has military-to-military channels with every other nuclear weapons state in the world, including Russia, China, and Pakistan, and maintained these lines with the Soviet Union until its collapse.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000031554", "text": "I thank my colleagues for their partnership on this cause and will continue to be a strong and vocal advocate for a diplomatic solution to the threat of nuclear war, said Rep. Khanna.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031555", "text": "There is no military solution to the horrific war in Yemen, and the ongoing suffering within the country demands the United States do everything in its power to bring the conflict to an end.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031556", "text": "Stopping U.S. aid from funding the Saudi Arabian coalition fueling the war in Yemen is a moral imperative, as well as in our national security interests.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031557", "text": "For far too long, Congress has been missing in action on matters of war and peace, said Rep. Barbara Lee.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031558", "text": "The foundation of our partnership lies in our shared commitment to democracy and the upholding of a rules-based international system.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031559", "text": "The federal government must step up and protect manufactured housing and mobile home communities, some of the only pathways left toward home ownership in Silicon Valley.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000031560", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many of the serious weaknesses in our food system.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031561", "text": "For too long, Congress has abdicated its constitutional responsibility on matters of war and peace.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031562", "text": "Corporate profits have soared, executive compensation has exploded, but wages are flat.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000031563", "text": "Taiwan has been a global leader in monitoring infectious diseases and developed one of the most successful responses in fighting the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Waltz.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031564", "text": "As long as COVID persists in India, there is the potential for additional variants that could pose a serious threat to a vaccinated America.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000031565", "text": "At a time when local, state and federal governments are spending many billions of dollars a year dealing with the impact of the opioid epidemic, we must hold the pharmaceutical companies and executives that created the crisis accountable.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000031566", "text": "The new law authorized a major investment in the discovery, creation, and manufacturing of key technology areas in the United States.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031567", "text": "Today, the United States' position as the unequivocal global leader in scientific and technological ingenuity and innovation is eroding under pressure from China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031568", "text": "Modernize information technology and how a customer interacts with an executive agency Improve cooperation between commercial and executive agency information technology sectors", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031569", "text": "This critical bill will revolutionize healthcare as we know it and incentivize states to finally make universal healthcare a reality.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000031570", "text": "If pharmaceutical manufacturers refuse to lower drug prices below that level, the federal government would approve cheaper generic versions of those drugs, regardless of any patents or market exclusivities in place.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000031571", "text": "Stephanie Taylor, Co-Founder, Progressive Change Campaign Committee Senator Sanders and Rep. Khanna are working to bring down the price of prescription drugs for working families with this critically important bill.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000031572", "text": "As a healthcare provider to thousands of low-income people with HIV, and an advocate for universal healthcare, we support of measures like this that will put patients first.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000031573", "text": "Walmart has refused to pay its workers a living wage, resulting in costs for taxpayers of $6.2 billion for basic necessities for survival, food stamps and housing assistance.", "issue": "wage"}
{"id": "0000031574", "text": "There is no time to waste, and widespread and affordable access to rapid tests will be an integral part of our country's public health response to the Omicron variant and through the duration of the pandemic, the members wrote in the letter.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031575", "text": "But as the Omicron variant spreads and we enter an ominous and unprecedented next phase of this pandemic, it is critical that we ensure these efforts meet the severity of the moment.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031576", "text": "The coronavirus pandemic, in many ways, caught the United States inadequately prepared, and exposed the consequences of our long-term failure to sufficiently invest in scientific research.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031577", "text": "We know ensuring affordable and reliable energy is a top priority for your administration.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000031579", "text": "The UK already decided to delay the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine; they are also allowing 12-week gaps between doses of the Pfizer vaccine.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000031580", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on communities across the country and has devastated the nation's economy.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031581", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on communities across the country and devastated the nation's economy.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031582", "text": "There are many causes of unemployment.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000031583", "text": "Families are struggling to put food on the table while CEOs make record profit during a pandemic.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000031584", "text": "In 2002, Congress authorized a war with Iraq, but this time, took a historic turn to avoid another trillion dollar war in the Middle East.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031585", "text": "With more than 25 Republicans voting in favor of passage, this amendment is proof that opposition to war with Iran transcends partisan politics.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000031586", "text": "This amendment is also proof that opposition to war with Iran transcends partisan politics.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031587", "text": "The United States does not have an interest in a war with Iran, but I'm deeply concerned that the Trump Administration's unwillingness to deescalate tensions may stumble us into war anyway.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000031588", "text": "The American people do not want war with Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000031589", "text": "But, at this moment, the best chance to avoid the deaths of young Americans in another war in the Middle East is through diplomacy.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031590", "text": "It is Congress' power alone to declare war or authorize the use of military force.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031591", "text": "The disease is the leading infectious cause of death, killing more than 20, 000 Americans every year.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000031593", "text": "Given insufficient availability of mass testing and the ability for asymptomatic individuals to unknowingly spread the coronavirus, the federal government must reduce person-to-person contact to the bare minimum by issuing a two-week nationwide shelter-in-place order immediately.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000031594", "text": "At the time of writing, 43, 499 Americans in all 50 states have confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 537 have died.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000031595", "text": "There is no FDA-approved vaccine or treatment for COVID-19 and, without significant mitigating action, our already-strained health care system could be overwhelmed, leading to the deaths of tens of thousands more Americans.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000031596", "text": "Air pollution from vehicles and smokestacks cause 200, 000 early deaths every year in this country.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000031597", "text": "The United States Government should be taking every opportunity to support green technology, starting with its own travel policies.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031598", "text": "Our government should be concerned with the resurgence of anti-Semitism in Ukraine and Poland, said Rep. Khanna.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000031599", "text": "The groups and individuals extolled by Ukraine include Nazi collaborators Stepan Bandera, Roman Shukhevych, and the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists , as well as the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000031600", "text": "Such steps, combined with commensurate actions by North Korea, could help facilitate the phased denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000031601", "text": "With the sole exception of instances requiring a response to a sudden attack, our founding fathers clearly granted the power to declare war to the Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 11.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031602", "text": "Secretary of Defense James Mattis said that a U.S.-North Korea war would be catastrophic.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031603", "text": "In the event talks break down, the U.S. deterrence that was successful in avoiding nuclear war with the USSR for decades and has been successful with North Korea for years, remains the only policy for which you have constitutional authority.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000031604", "text": "A plan to end new permitting must be accompanied by a very generous state investment to ensure economic security for these workers and also future work.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031605", "text": "The introduction of the No Unconstitutional War with North Korea Act of 2020 comes on the heels of conflicting press reports regarding the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the possibility of a contested succession of power.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000031606", "text": "The No Unconstitutional War with North Korea Act prohibits making funds available to be used to engage militarily with North Korea without the prior approval of Congress or in response to an armed attack against the United States.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000031607", "text": "Unauthorized, reckless military action in North Korea would put the lives of tens of thousands of U.S. armed service members and millions of our South Korean allies at great risk.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000031608", "text": "While photo ops and summits represent initial steps, the Trump administration needs to conduct deep diplomacy with North Korea and the region.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000031609", "text": "During this pandemic, essential workers should also be paid robust premium pay to recognize the critical contribution they are making to our health and our economy.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031610", "text": "Workers' rights to vote for representation in a National Labor Relations Board election in a fair and safe manner must also be protected during the pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031611", "text": "The pandemic has highlighted the longstanding problem of employers misclassifying workers as independent contractors in order to avoid providing the full suite of benefits and protections available to employees.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031612", "text": "This is an entirely separate war from the fight against Al Qaeda, yet Congress has never authorized it.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031613", "text": "This time around, our coalition to end the war has expanded and the call for withdrawing U.S. involvement is louder.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031614", "text": "The world's worst humanitarian crisis has been triggered by our secretive, illegal war in Yemen waged alongside the Saudi regime.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031615", "text": "The Saudi-Emirati coalition has unleashed unthinkable horrors on the civilians of Yemen, and it is shameful that the U.S. is participating in this war, said Rep. Barbara Lee.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031616", "text": "This war was never voted on by Congress.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031617", "text": "For too long, the United States has turned a blind eye to the horrifying atrocities committed against Yemeni civilians by the Saudi-U.S. coalition, killing, maiming and starving innocent civilians since the start of this genocidal war in 2015, said Rep. Gabbard.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031618", "text": "As a result of American support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, millions are facing starvation and the country is battling what may be the worst cholera epidemic in history, said Kaili Lambe, Organizing Director at CREDO Action.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000031619", "text": "We applaud Representatives Ro Khanna, Adam Smith, and Mark Pocan for their bipartisan initiative to reassert Congress' constitutional authority to end this illegal war, said Diane Randall, Executive Secretary, Friends Committee on National Legislation , a Quaker lobby in the public interest.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031620", "text": "The war in Yemen being waged by the Saudi and Emirati-led coalition is brutal, bloody, and a humanitarian disaster of immense proportions--and the coalition is losing.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031621", "text": "The second, Rebuilding trust in tech was a conversation with Microsoft CEO Brad Smith.", "issue": "tech"}
{"id": "0000031622", "text": "Today, the question of technology should run throughout government.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031623", "text": "Dear Secretary Pompeo, We are deeply concerned by rising threats to democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Brazil.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031624", "text": "The bombing campaign supports a blockade that prevents food and medicine reaching the people of Yemen resulting in a devastating humanitarian crisis.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000031625", "text": "The war in Yemen is an entirely separate war from the fight against Al Qaeda, yet Congress has never authorized it.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031626", "text": "Fighting inflation requires we support bold policy solutions that increase workforce participation and economic productivity.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000031627", "text": "However, independent family farmers, while still facing a loss from the pandemic, have been able to adapt to the changing market conditions without major supply chain disruptions.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031628", "text": "As housing costs skyrocket in our community and across the country, I will continue fighting in Congress to secure affordable housing as a basic economic and human right for every American.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000031629", "text": "The new homes we bring to market will help to address a serious housing shortage in California.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031630", "text": "The Council's most recent approval allows construction of affordable housing to move forward on its own separate, deed-restricted parcel and promises to be the largest residential development in Cupertino in more than five years.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000031633", "text": "As a leading provider of customer service solutions to governments around the world, ServiceNow knows first-hand how technology can change the digital government experience.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031634", "text": "But right now, going to war with Iran is not necessary, said Congressman Moulton.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000031635", "text": "Replacing the word 'handicap' with 'disability' in the Foreign Service Act sends a strong message to members of our own agency, those we serve, and those with whom we work around the world that inclusivity is a priority.", "issue": "disability"}
{"id": "0000031636", "text": "Ensuring everyone is guaranteed access to the same rights and opportunities is a fundamental aspect of our democracy, said Rep. Titus.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031637", "text": "As states across the country experience a worrying climb in COVID-19 infection rates, it's time to take masks seriously as one of the most effective interventions we have against the virus, the Members wrote in their letter.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000031638", "text": "I have visited North Korea several times to talk with their leadership and study the best path forward for peace.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000031639", "text": "The resolution clarifies that ending the war does not necessitate a withdrawal of US troops from Korea oranacceptance of North Korea as a legitimate nuclear power.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031640", "text": "In Canada and other major countries, the same medications, manufactured by the same companies in the same factories, are available for a fraction of the price compared to the United States.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000031641", "text": "Health officials now say there is not a N95 shortage.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031645", "text": "From clean technology to sustainable agriculture to biotechnology, startups create high-paying jobs and make important contributions to America's economy.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000031646", "text": "With regional tensions high, the risk of the U.S. entering into war with Iran without authorization remains acute.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000031647", "text": "As a result, we believe that the final conference report for the FY 2020 NDAA must include the bipartisan amendment to prohibit an unauthorized and unconstitutional war with Iran, the lawmakers wrote.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000031648", "text": "But under our constitution, any war requires congressional authorization.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031652", "text": "The Covid-19 pandemic was a wake-up call about the critical need for a strong public health infrastructure to prevent illness and stop outbreaks.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031653", "text": "We commend President Hollande's decision today to suspend delivery of a Mistral-class warship to Russia, the Senators said in a joint statement.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031654", "text": "This announcement sends another clear message to Russia that its continued violation of Ukraine's sovereignty will lead to severe consequences from the international community.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031655", "text": "Since your visit, Russia's aggression toward Ukraine and other neighboring states has challenged the international community to take a principled stand against those who wish to disrupt the international rule of law and the rights of sovereign nations.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000031656", "text": "Any further arms sales from the French government to the Russian military would enhance Russia's power projection, ability to intimidate neighboring countries, and illegally seize sovereign territory.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000031657", "text": "The pandemic continues to restrict travel and mail service in many countries around the world.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031659", "text": "A critical issue here is whether this transaction would increase Charter's incentive and ability to interfere with online video distribution services.", "issue": "transaction"}
{"id": "0000031660", "text": "Relatedly, it is important that this transaction does not make it harder for regional cable companies to compete.", "issue": "transaction"}
{"id": "0000031661", "text": "Amazon should rank products based on price and quality, not because of who owns them.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000031662", "text": "American Indian, Alaska Native, Hispanic, and Asian American communities are also facing disproportionate rates of COVID-19.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000031663", "text": "We have also heard about a shortage of supplies to run COVID-19 diagnostic tests in labs across Minnesota.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031664", "text": "This is a substantial investment and signals to Minnesota communities that the federal government takes its responsibility to enhance the safety and economic competitiveness of our state seriously.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031665", "text": "Improving rail infrastructure is vital for our Minnesota communities and businesses, who depend on railways to bring Minnesota ag products to the global market said Peterson.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031666", "text": "I am pleased to see more of our federal tax dollars returned to Minnesota - especially to enhance our rail infrastructure and safety, said Phillips.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031667", "text": "Combined with Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company's matching investment, these improvements mean that our communities will be safer and our farmers and businesses will be better able to move their goods by freight rail well into the future.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031669", "text": "As we rapidly approach the 2018 election, intelligence officials have warned that Russia is currently working to disrupt our elections again.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031670", "text": "For example, the Rural Energy for America Program , supports nearly every form of renewable energy, as well as energy efficiency on farms, ranches, and at rural small businesses.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000031671", "text": "BCAP uniquely develops a new homegrown source of energy that can also provide conservation and water quality benefits while producing new farm income.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000031672", "text": "As we work to address the coronavirus pandemic, my top priority is protecting the health of Michiganders.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031673", "text": "Adequate testing for COVID-19 is a critical step to stem the tide of the pandemic, Wyden said.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031674", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic and related mitigation efforts have crippled small businesses, causing mass layoffs and closures nationwide.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031675", "text": "Given the unprecedented scale and nature of this outbreak, is it critically important that we support the development of safe and science-based treatments.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000031676", "text": "People who've recovered from COVID-19 -- such Senator Klobuchar's husband, John Bessler -- have antibodies to the disease in their blood, which may help fight the virus.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000031678", "text": "As you know, the shortage of accessible, affordable child care was both a major challenge for American families and a strain on our national economy even before the coronavirus pandemic.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031679", "text": "Too often, these drug overdoses are the result of drugs purchased illegally on the dark web.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000031681", "text": "Even before the pandemic began, unintentional injuries were the leading cause of death for children in the United States.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031683", "text": "U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and a bipartisan group of her colleagues in the Senate and House called on the U.S. Army this week to allow female World War II pilots to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000031684", "text": "The Army currently does not permit Women Airforce Service Pilots to be interred at Arlington.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000031685", "text": "As a member of the Senate Commerce Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee, I understand that consumers are utilizing more mobile technology and this is spurring growth in our economy.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031686", "text": "Ensuring that families can fly together is a consumer and safety issue that predates the coronavirus pandemic, Markey said.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031687", "text": "In the midst of a pandemic, such a requirement would also help keep family members who have already exposed each other to the coronavirus together instead of dispersing them among other passengers.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031688", "text": "As recently as February of this year, intelligence officials warned that Russia was already interfering in the 2020 election.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031689", "text": "Last week, she, Senator Tina Smith , and Governor Tim Walz visited International Falls, near the Canadian border, to survey the damage caused by recent storms and flooding.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000031690", "text": "Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, our country has faced widespread shortages of PPE.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031691", "text": "Elections are the bedrock of our democracy and we must ensure safe elections so that all voters can exercise their constitutional right to cast a ballot.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031692", "text": "Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, our country has faced widespread shortages of PPE.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031693", "text": "Health care workers, first responders, and many others on the front lines of the pandemic have been significantly impacted by the lack of this critical equipment.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031694", "text": "The lack of federal coordination created a bidding war among states and local governments for the limited supply of PPE available, leading New York and other states to establish a regional consortium to buy PPE in May 2020.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031695", "text": "Elections are the bedrock of our democracy, and we must ensure safe elections so that all voters can exercise their constitutional right to cast a ballot.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031696", "text": "While these adversaries pose a direct threat to our elections, they also work to undermine our critical infrastructure, economy, and military.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031697", "text": "In the 2019 Worldwide Threat Assessment Report, former Director Coats detailed the threats that influence operations from Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea pose for the United States' economic, military, and political activities.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031699", "text": "Hazing is a serious crime, and full transparency of these incidences should be made available to parents and students.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000031700", "text": "Russia attempted to influence the 2016 presidential election by buying and placing political ads on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031701", "text": "Russia attempted to influence the 2016 presidential election by buying and placing political ads on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Google.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031702", "text": "If nothing is done to change the trajectory of Alzheimer's disease, our country will not only face a mounting public health crisis, but an economic one as well.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000031703", "text": "Unless access to additional pasturelands is made available, the scarcity and high cost of hay could force farmers and ranchers to liquidate their herds.", "issue": "scarcity"}
{"id": "0000031705", "text": "Earlier this month, I held a forum in Edina where a woman by the name of Mary McHugh Morrison shared her story of how she struggled with the shortage of the chemotherapy drug - Doxil.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000031706", "text": "This is about really making people understand through education, and yeah, some sticks with tickets and the like.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000031707", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that connectivity is more important than ever.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031708", "text": "The ongoing pandemic has led to financial hardships for millions of Americans.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031709", "text": "That enemy we face right now, it is racism, it is injustice.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000031710", "text": "Six of our top intelligence officials confirmed Russia interfered in the 2016 election by attempting to hack into our cyber networks.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031711", "text": "Intelligence officials also affirm that Russia and other foreign actors will continue to target U.S. cyber networks.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031712", "text": "The unilateral trade embargo on Cuba blocks our own farmers, ranchers and manufacturers from selling into a market only 90 miles from our shoreline, while foreign competitors such as China benefit at our expense, Moran said.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031713", "text": "Yet, like other important national infrastructure, our armories are deteriorating and require significant maintenance.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031714", "text": "We must tackle every obstacle, from partisan gerrymandering, to massive sums of dark money, to voter suppression, that are keeping us from fully realizing the promise of an equal and just America.", "issue": "gerrymandering"}
{"id": "0000031715", "text": "Similarly the Asclepias incarnate milkweed plant - the sole source of food for monarch caterpillars - has suffered a similar rate of decline.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000031716", "text": "This important bill would help nursing homes purchase technology so residents can virtually visit their loved ones and safely stay connected.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031717", "text": "Access to high speed internet is critical for students and their families during the coronavirus outbreak, Klobuchar said.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000031718", "text": "And as we know, this year marks an important milestone in our democracy, the centennial of the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031719", "text": "In addition, these funds have helped develop new industries, build vital infrastructure, and enhance economic drivers like tourism.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031720", "text": "The EDA's record of investing in vital infrastructure is another reason for why this funding is so necessary.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031721", "text": "The transition to clean energy is happening, the question is whether our country leads or follows.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000031722", "text": "Heat and hot water make up the majority of the energy a household uses, said Whitehouse.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000031723", "text": "Because heat pumps transfer rather than generate energy, they represent an energy-efficient, affordable alternative to traditional heating and cooling systems.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000031724", "text": "By incentivizing manufacturers to produce more heat pumps at a lower cost, we can make this critical technology more affordable, leading to cleaner, climate-friendly buildings.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031725", "text": "With our nation's buildings responsible for around 40 percent of all carbon emissions, we simply must make our buildings more efficient while using energy from clean, renewable sources if we hope to reach our climate goals.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000031726", "text": "This bill has the opportunity to change that by making this technology more affordable and accessible, said Carbon Switch.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031727", "text": "In addition to being the largest public health crisis of our lifetime, the COVID-19 pandemic is proving to be the most significant economic challenge since the Great Depression.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031728", "text": "As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, nearly 450, 000 Alabamians have filed for unemployment in the last two months alone.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000031729", "text": "If we are defending our elections, then we must protect our democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031730", "text": "As cases of coronavirus in this country rise, it's vital that all voters be able to cast their ballots from home.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000031732", "text": "Since our elections were attacked by Russia in 2016, Congress has given states $805 million to modernize our election systems and protect them from future attacks.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031733", "text": "In the words of Bob Dole, 'No first-class democracy can treat people like second-class citizens.'", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031734", "text": "These attacks on our democracy demand a federal response.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031735", "text": "U.S. intelligence officials and independent researchers have warned of ongoing malign influence campaigns from Russia, China, and Iran and other foreign adversaries seeking to undermine the U.S., our allies, and partners.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031737", "text": "As we continue to confront the coronavirus pandemic, it is crucial that we effectively counter attempts to compromise institutions and trust in our government.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031738", "text": "Our democracy works best when all citizens can make their voices heard at the ballot box.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031739", "text": "Our democracy works best when every eligible voter can cast their ballot and have their votes counted.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031740", "text": "And it is wrong to shortchange our election officials as we provide relief to address the effects of this global pandemic, Klobuchar said.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031741", "text": "No matter the severity of the threat facing our country the most fundamental part of our democracy - our elections - must go on.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031742", "text": "Those rights-and our constant drive to do better-are what defines our country's democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031743", "text": "Our democracy was tested this year when an angry mob attacked our Capitol.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031744", "text": "Providing a path for young men and women who want to start a farm or ranch is critical to the continued viability of the agricultural sector and the vitality of rural America", "issue": "farm"}
{"id": "0000031746", "text": "The pandemic has also made it more difficult for service providers to respond to the increased need for crisis intervention, legal services, and transitional housing.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031747", "text": "Like many of the consequences of this pandemic, the continued shortage of resources disproportionately impacts Black and Latino communities, rural communities, and Alaskan Native and American Indian communities.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031749", "text": "I am proud to join my colleagues on this important trip to Ukraine, Portman said.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000031750", "text": "This will be my seventh trip to Ukraine as a Senator, and I look forward to reconnecting with President Zelenskyy and other Ukrainian officials to complement the administration's diplomatic work and protect U.S. national security interests", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000031751", "text": "The Rural Wind Energy Modernization and Extension Act will drive greater investment in our state and make these turbines more affordable and accessible for rural communities and energy consumers alike.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031752", "text": "The Rural Wind Energy Modernization and Extension Act will unlock the necessary investment to grow our global leadership role in distributed wind energy.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031753", "text": "As you know, these rail service delays have impacted a variety of industries, including agriculture, a critical economic driver in both of our home states.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000031754", "text": "As the COVID-19 pandemic has shown, America has become far too vulnerable because we have lost the manufacturing capacity to make critical goods.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031755", "text": "Democracy is happening right now and we in this room are supposed to be stewards of this democracy.", "issue": "Democracy"}
{"id": "0000031757", "text": "The Army currently does not permit Women Airforce Service Pilots to be buried at Arlington.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000031758", "text": "Last week, Klobuchar and a bipartisan group of her colleagues in the Senate and House called on the Army to allow WASPs to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000031759", "text": "WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Klobuchar announced major federal funding for new infrastructure, including millions dedicated to rural broadband deployment.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031761", "text": "During the 2016 election, intelligence reports established that Russia hacked presidential campaign accounts, launched cyberattacks against at least 21 state election systems, and attacked a US voting systems software company.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031763", "text": "As a result of the pandemic, live performance venues were among the first to close.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031764", "text": "But as a result of the pandemic, live performance venues were among the first to close.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031765", "text": "Even before the pandemic, industry participants had complained about Live Nation leveraging its significant presence up and down the live entertainment value chain to advantage its affiliate businesses.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031766", "text": "The financial stress of the pandemic could force many to close or sell out to large buyers, if not to Live Nation itself.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031767", "text": "Media literacy education is also an important way to empower young people to make educated decisions about advertisements, controlled substances, nutrition, and physical and mental health.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000031768", "text": "Effective media literacy education teaches students to access, analyze, and evaluate information.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000031769", "text": "As advanced communications technology becomes more accessible, policymakers at all levels must elevate media literacy education as a priority to ensure that these important life skills become an accepted element of education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000031771", "text": "Our upstate communities are facing unique challenges from the COVID-19 outbreak that exacerbate existing challenges for our rural populations.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000031772", "text": "Our military members risk their lives to protect us; it is unacceptable for their healthcare to be at risk as well.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000031773", "text": "The cheap steel China produces is unfairly dumped on our shores, hurting U.S. producers.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031774", "text": "Understanding the full impact of COVID-19, including its effects on consumer safety and home injuries, is critical to protecting public health during this pandemic, Davis said.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031775", "text": "Last winter, the Midwest experienced a major shortage in propane that caused a drastic spike in price.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031776", "text": "The Community Oriented Policing Services program has yielded significant returns on investment.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031777", "text": "That's why it's critical that the Department of Homeland Security is acting on our call to prioritize funding for election security and strengthen our election infrastructure, said Klobuchar.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031778", "text": "Since designating election infrastructure as part of our nation's critical infrastructure, the Department has done important work to improve election security.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031780", "text": "From neighboring states, we often teamed up on agriculture and other issues to find common ground and get things done for Iowans and Minnesotans.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000031782", "text": "Klobuchar has been a leader in the fight against coronavirus and vaccine-related disinformation.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000031786", "text": "American prosperity was built on a foundation of open markets and fair competition, but right now our country faces a monopoly problem, and American consumers, workers, and businesses are paying the price, said Klobuchar.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000031787", "text": "This steady, long-term investment would allow these vital research agencies to plan and manage strategic growth while maximizing efficiencies.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031788", "text": "By facilitating travel we can show the Cuban people the great benefits of democracy, Peterson said.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031789", "text": "Minnesota would benefit from increased federal investment in transportation infrastructure on tribal lands.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031790", "text": "Several hundred American families have been approved and matched with children in China, but the pandemic has indefinitely halted many of these adoptions.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031791", "text": "Consumers should not be denied a mortgage, passed over for a job, or forced to pay a higher interest rate because of a reporting error.", "issue": "mortgage"}
{"id": "0000031792", "text": "Dear Mr. President; As the nation continues to focus on policies to help move our economy forward, infrastructure investment must be an important part of our agenda.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031793", "text": "Now, with the global economy bracing for the full consequences of the coronavirus, upholding this court decision is a small step that will have a resounding benefit for farmers and ethanol stakeholders who are on the ropes.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000031794", "text": "Though the dangers of head injuries are real, the science around prevention is still developing.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000031795", "text": "After a lot of thought and discussion I have concluded that an Iran in possession of a nuclear weapon would make an already volatile situation much worse by greatly increasing the danger to Israel and our other allies in the Mideast.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000031796", "text": "As we turn the corner on the coronavirus pandemic, let's make sure that housing affordability and availability is at the center of our economic recovery efforts.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031797", "text": "It's critical that we eliminate barriers that keep Americans from accessing safe and affordable housing, said Kaine.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000031798", "text": "Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we've seen the critical need for housing supply and affordability.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031799", "text": "As a result of price fixing, consumers pay higher prices, competition suffers and innovation is stifled.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000031800", "text": "Both thoughtful jurists, each defended women's rights in their own way and changed the how the law views gender, discrediting ancient notions about woman's roles in society.", "issue": "gender"}
{"id": "0000031801", "text": "As was shown in the USDA August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, demand for wheat for food use has been negatively affected by COVID-19, given a drop in food consumption away from home.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000031802", "text": "Following the 2020 elections in which more Americans voted than ever before, we have seen unprecedented attacks on our democracy in states across the country.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031803", "text": "Any threat to the democratic process is a threat to democracy itself, said King.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031804", "text": "In the face of state-level threats that undercut the fundamental right to vote for millions of Americans, we must act now to protect our democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031805", "text": "Our democracy is under attack from Republican state legislatures across the country hellbent on suppressing the right to vote.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031807", "text": "In order to sell their software within Russia, these companies allowed Russian authorities to review their source code for flaws that could be exploited.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031808", "text": "The U.S. intelligence community has confirmed that Russia interfered with the 2016 presidential elections.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031810", "text": "This heinous crime demands that we take action immediately to help bring these girls home and bring their kidnappers to justice.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000031811", "text": "Despite the recent increase in shipments of propane by truck to Minnesota and Wisconsin, the National Propane Gas Association expects the supply shortage to continue in the near term, which will only increase the hardship this shortage is causing for families in our states.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031812", "text": "As a result of delays in care due to the pandemic, doctors continue to see patients who have developed more serious conditions that could have been caught earlier.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031813", "text": "The coronavirus pandemic caused many Americans to miss or delay cancer, chronic health condition and mental health care appointments.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031815", "text": "Ensuring transparency and accountability remain encoded into our democracy in the 21st century has taken on new importance and relevance in the wake of the 2016 election.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031816", "text": "Common Cause commends Senators Klobuchar, Warner and McCain for their strong bipartisan leadership in introducing this important bill to bolster the integrity of our democracy, said Karen Hobert Flynn, President of Common Cause.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031817", "text": "And while our National Guard and Reserve Component members often serve with their active duty counterparts on the exact same missions, they are not always ensured the same compensation and benefits for their service.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000031818", "text": "That same democracy demands we fight for our servicemembers as they fought for us.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031819", "text": "Following the 2020 elections in which more Americans voted than ever before in the middle of a public health crisis, we have seen unprecedented attacks on our democracy in states across the country.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031820", "text": "People feel like they're part of the democracy, because we make it easier for them to vote.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031821", "text": "And making sure that people have a voice by ending partisan gerrymandering, that stops the chaos.", "issue": "gerrymandering"}
{"id": "0000031822", "text": "New reports indicate that carfentanil, a drug from China that is 100 times more potent than the already dangerous fentanyl, has caused five overdose deaths in Minnesota this year, with potentially more undetermined deaths also linked to the drug.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031823", "text": "TPS recipients get life-saving protection from deportation and permission to work in the U.S.", "issue": "deportation"}
{"id": "0000031825", "text": "Border ports of entry play a critical role in the success of Minnesota's economy by facilitating trade and tourism, said Klobuchar.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000031827", "text": "As the country reopens, more evidence has emerged that the pandemic caused the rates and severity of incidents of domestic violence to increase across the country.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031829", "text": "The parties to the transaction state that their combination will not result in anticompetitive effects, but rather will create efficiencies that will benefit consumers.", "issue": "transaction"}
{"id": "0000031830", "text": "We thank the Administration for their concern and willingness to explore tougher enforcement against illegal trade, Nolan said.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000031831", "text": "No matter the magnitude of the threat facing our country, the most fundamental part of our democracy - our elections - must go on.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031832", "text": "In light of the threats that this virus poses, every American should be able to cast a ballot by mail without excuse.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000031834", "text": "In response to Russia's unprecedented interference in the 2016 election and repeated harassment of U.S. diplomats in Moscow, the U.S. government enacted sanctions against Russia, revoked diplomatic credentials to 35 Russian officials, and seized the two Russian compounds.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031836", "text": "This immediate funding will help states to replaces outdated technology and improve cyber-defenses ahead of the 2018 and 2020 elections.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031838", "text": "According to the USPS, as of July 10, 92 countries were experiencing mail disruptions related to the pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031840", "text": "Dear President Trump, As lawmakers who have led efforts to support the creation of a universal influenza vaccine, we appreciate reports that you expressed strong interest in this issue in a recent meeting with Bill Gates.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000031841", "text": "A number of us were just in Ukraine, standing up for democracy, standing up for the right of people across the world to be able to debate issues and make decisions on the most pressing issues of this time.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000031842", "text": "Minnesotans in rural communities and larger cities all benefit from a strong farm economy that provides jobs on the farms, mills, processing plants, equipment manufacturers, and a diverse range of high tech jobs in today's modern agriculture, Klobuchar said.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000031843", "text": "Providing a path for young men and women who want to start a farm or ranch is critical to the continued viability of the agricultural sector and the vitality of rural America.", "issue": "farm"}
{"id": "0000031844", "text": "At a time when homeownership is already out of reach for too many Americans, the economic crisis created by the coronavirus threatens to displace homeowners across the nation as communities brace for an explosion of foreclosures in the month to come.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000031845", "text": "Promoting a 21 st century infrastructure is a core duty of the federal government, which is why I have been working with my colleagues across the aisle on a resolution calling attention to these ongoing communications challenges.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031846", "text": "In a letter to FDA's Acting Commissioner Norman Sharpless, Klobuchar highlighted recent news reports about the Vincristine shortage in the United States and asked several questions regarding the FDA's actions leading up to the shortage.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031847", "text": "In a May 2018 statement about drug shortages, the agency reiterated a willingness to explore importation of a product from a foreign manufacturing source until the shortage is resolved.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031848", "text": "It is crucial that Vincristine's current drug shortage is quickly addressed.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031849", "text": "Throughout the last year and a half, students have experienced great difficulties because of the COVID-19 pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031850", "text": "Since that time, we have seen a rapid spread of the virus in state and federal correctional facilities.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000031853", "text": "This easy access to comparison shopping has encouraged companies to provide the lowest advertised price, benefitting consumers and encouraging tourism and travel.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000031855", "text": "Even still, Ada has been unable to secure housing because so few landlords are willing to rent to those using HUD housing vouchers, despite her having no history of eviction, poor rental history, or bad credit.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000031856", "text": "Today, Commissioner Matt Petersen's resignation will take effect, leaving only three remaining commissioners at the FEC and resulting in the first loss of a quorum since 2008.", "issue": "resignation"}
{"id": "0000031858", "text": "The pandemic has had significant negative consequences on the mental health of so many Americans and especially on frontline healthcare providers.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031859", "text": "Tens of millions of Americans live with disabilities, often facing loneliness and discrimination due to their disability.", "issue": "disability"}
{"id": "0000031860", "text": "Precision agriculture describes the use of mobile devices, robotics, field sensors, remote monitoring, and other technologies to manage agricultural production.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000031861", "text": "American families are facing a multitude of difficulties during this pandemic-from unemployment to child care concerns.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031862", "text": "Understanding the full impact of COVID-19, including its effects on consumer safety and home injuries, is critical to protecting public health during this pandemic, said Congressman Rodney Davis.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031863", "text": "For example, our bipartisan legislation calls for ending the economic embargo against Cuba while also maintaining sanctions against the Cuban government for human rights abuses and property rights violations.", "issue": "embargo"}
{"id": "0000031864", "text": "The report also emphasizes importance of STEM education in high schools and elementary schools.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000031865", "text": "At a critical juncture in American history, our bill recognizes that our democracy is at its strongest when every voice is heard.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031868", "text": "I never supported indefinite American troop presence in Afghanistan, but I shared the concerns about the lasting negative impact that complete withdrawal would have.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000031869", "text": "They should not have to wage war against the federal bureaucracy to receive proper medical care.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031870", "text": "In August, Blumenthal demanded that Mylan lower the price of the EpiPens to an affordable, accessible level.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000031871", "text": "At a 2022 Midwest Agriculture Summit panel titled Strengthening Our Voice in Washington, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar , a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, highlighted her bipartisan efforts to support Minnesota agriculture.", "issue": "Agriculture"}
{"id": "0000031872", "text": "Our democracy is facing unprecedented challenges and our top priority is to make sure people are safe.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031873", "text": "Administering a national election while navigating the COVID-19 pandemic is made even more challenging because of foreign interference by Vladimir Putin.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031874", "text": "From addressing the threats of domestic terrorism and cybercrime, to major domestic challenges, to challenges on our border during a global pandemic, to welcoming thousands of Afghan refugees and helping them find a home.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000031875", "text": "This epidemic needs to be addressed head on and that includes the proliferation of illegal gun conversion.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000031876", "text": "Additional legislation has given the Administration the authority to sanction Russia for interfering in our allies' elections, which happened in France and Italy, as well as during the Brexit vote in the UK.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031877", "text": "At the time, Secretary McHugh expressed the Department of the Army's commitment to providing professional military funeral honors, in accordance with service tradition, to every eligible veteran when they are requested by the veteran's family.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000031879", "text": "Across our state, families are gathering to remember the members of our military we've lost.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000031880", "text": "It was a war that thousands of Minnesotans had a part in - Minnesotans like Sergeant Louis Cukela.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000031881", "text": "That same democracy demands that we fight for our servicemembers as they have fought for us.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031882", "text": "This week, every one of our top intelligence officials confirmed Russia interfered in our 2016 election, and today Special Counsel Mueller indicted 13 Russians for interfering in our elections.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031884", "text": "The fact that Medicare can't negotiate for the best possible price on prescription drugs makes no sense.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000031885", "text": "Local news organizations play a vital role in American democracy, reporting on stories that matter to local communities.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031888", "text": "Local news organizations play a vital role in American democracy, but an industry-wide transition to digital media and the pandemic's impacts on the economy has led to a rapid decline of the local news industry.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031889", "text": "Local reporting that engages citizens, shapes communities, and holds local governments accountable is foundational to our democracy, and I'm concerned that if we do not take action soon, we could be headed for an America without local news.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031890", "text": "In light of the potential implications of this transaction for American consumers, we write to reiterate that the Department's decisions should be based on an impartial analysis of the facts and the law, and must be entirely free of improper political influence.", "issue": "transaction"}
{"id": "0000031892", "text": "It would make everything from voting to finding employment easier.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000031893", "text": "A promise was made that the pension these workers have earned through their decades of hard work will be there when they retire.", "issue": "pension"}
{"id": "0000031894", "text": "When many businesses started shutting down in March, commodity futures prices tumbled given the lower demand for food and fuel.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000031895", "text": "While farmers and livestock producers need emergency relief, we also must recognize that the pandemic has placed a significant strain on workers and consumers.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031896", "text": "The Army must provide clear guidance and direction in order for the National Guard to effectively provide these services authorized by Congress.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000031897", "text": "The Army recently published new directive expanding some SVC services to members of the National Guard in Title 32 state duty status by Army-trained SVC Judge Advocates.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000031898", "text": "As members of the Minnesota Congressional delegation, and strong supporters of the Minnesota National Guard, we are focused on ensuring the military has the tools to prevent sexual assault and assist survivors.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000031900", "text": "Our free and fair elections are central to what makes America's democracy an example to the world.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031902", "text": "Two weeks ago, when an angry violent mob staged an insurrection, and desecrated this temple of our democracy, it awakened us to our responsibilities as Americans.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031903", "text": "We pledge today never to take our democracy for granted as we celebrate its remarkable strength.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031904", "text": "With rural areas already experiencing a physician shortage, they will be disproportionately affected by the coming wave of COVID-19 infections.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031905", "text": "We need to expand broadband in Tribal communities because it's the infrastructure of the 21st century, said Smith, Indian Affairs Committee member and Rural Development Subcommittee chair.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031906", "text": "The COVID pandemic has highlighted the disparities between the internet haves and have-nots, and has amplified the harm caused by lack of internet access.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031907", "text": "The recent outbreak in Hopkins, Minnesota has affected 20 people, leading to 16 hospitalizations and one death.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000031909", "text": "In order to define a clear path forward to combating outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease Thank you for your attention to this important matter.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000031910", "text": "In January, Klobuchar traveled to Ukraine with a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues to meet with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and reaffirm the U.S.' strong bipartisan commitment to a sovereign Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000031911", "text": "He is promising stronger sanctions against Russia in response-but still no US boots on the ground.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031912", "text": "I mean, sanctions were supposed to deter him from invading Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000031913", "text": "The effect when all of these countries where Russia has holdings, where Russia does business-it is a major, major gut punch.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031917", "text": "But over the past few years, election officials and poll workers have faced a barrage of threats and intimidation and we're now facing a serious worker shortage, said Klobuchar.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031918", "text": "Election workers are crucial to the strength of our democracy, said Whitehouse.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031920", "text": "Each and every day Vladimir Putin, hostile nations, and criminal forces devise new schemes to muck up our democracy and other infrastructure.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031921", "text": "A subpar vaccine not only impacts our ability to respond to the seasonal flu, but it leaves us at continued risk for a pandemic flu.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000031923", "text": "In a letter to the president, Klobuchar, Collins, and a bipartisan group of senators urged increased investment in Alzheimer's research in the fiscal year 2018 budget request and support for efforts to meet the research investment objective set forth in the National Plan.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000031924", "text": "Klobuchar is a leader on combating Alzheimer's disease.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000031927", "text": "In an effort to defend this cornerstone of our democracy, our bipartisan bill would help provide training and support to election officials who are on the frontlines to ensure our elections are safe and secure.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031929", "text": "Mothers, fathers, grandparents, and siblings in Ukraine are crying out for their family members and I cannot imagine the devastation they are feeling as they have no idea where the children are.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000031930", "text": "In August, Klobuchar and former Senator Rob Portman went to Ukraine, where they met with senior Ukrainian leaders, including Zelenskyy and Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, to receive a firsthand account of Russia's unprovoked and brutal war on Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000031931", "text": "In January 2022, Klobuchar went to Ukraine with a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues to meet with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and reaffirm the U.S.' strong bipartisan commitment to a sovereign Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000031932", "text": "As our nation faces grave threats to our election system from determined adversaries, we must work together to protect our democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031933", "text": "Regardless of where children are within the adoption process, protecting vulnerable children should remain a top priority for Ukraine and the United States.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000031935", "text": "Recognizing the significance of this year's feed shortage, we urge you to take similar actions again.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031936", "text": "The coronavirus has caused unprecedented disruptions in the daily lives of Americans.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000031937", "text": "In order to protect voters and poll workers, this pandemic has forced us to make changes to how we vote.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031938", "text": "While it is important that individual states are taking action to protect voters during this pandemic, we must remember that in the end this is a national pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031939", "text": "As a result voters were disenfranchised and some even contracted the coronavirus.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000031940", "text": "But during the pandemic, 13 of these states are allowing all voters to cast a ballot by mail without needing to provide an excuse.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031941", "text": "Now we're going to assist states because of the pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031942", "text": "So when the exercise of monopoly power results in a market failure in our news industry, it's critically important for our democracy that we act.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031943", "text": "This winter's outbreak of listeriosis underscored the critical importance of ensuring the safety of our country's food supply.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000031944", "text": "The investigation into the listeriosis outbreak involved the FDA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , and state officials.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000031945", "text": "In late December, public health officials began to investigate an outbreak of listeriosis linked to prepackaged caramel apples.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000031946", "text": "This outbreak highlights the critical importance of effective collaboration between FDA, CDC and state and local partners to protect Americans from harmful food products.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000031947", "text": "The bulk of federal funding must be used for employee compensation-paying the wages, salaries and benefits of either existing employees or new employees.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000031948", "text": "Our bill provides $100 billion towards broadband infrastructure to help ensure that all communities have reliable and affordable access to the internet.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031949", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic has provided a stark reminder of how difficult it is for families to remain connected to school or work if they lack reliable internet.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031950", "text": "The worlds of information that the internet opens are key to education, health, small business, and other essential parts of our communities across Nevada.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000031951", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the fault lines in broadband connectivity our nation has faced for far too long, leaving millions of Americans unable to participate in our democracy and economy.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031953", "text": "As an example of how important it is to include biologics without delay, we would point you to the bladder cancer drug, Bacille Calmette-Guerin, or BCG, which is currently listed on FDA's shortage list.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000031954", "text": "This important legislation recognizes the critical role that precision agriculture technology, such as machine section control, auto guidance, variable rate technology, telematics, and precision irrigation, plays in promoting climate-smart agriculture.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000031955", "text": "Nationally, almost 30, 000 cases of Lyme disease are reported, making it the sixth most commonly reported infectious disease in the United States.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000031956", "text": "Lyme disease is a tick borne illness that can cause headache, fever, fatigue, Bell's palsy, and rashes at the infection site.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000031957", "text": "Nationally, almost 30, 000 cases of Lyme disease are reported, making it the sixth most commonly reported infectious disease in the U.S.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000031958", "text": "We are also concerned that this shortage has led to significant price increased prices for Doxycycline, potentially limiting the accessibility of this important treatment to those who need it most.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031959", "text": "Seventeen intelligence agencies have confirmed that Russia, an autocratic foreign government attempted to influence our most recent election.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031960", "text": "Other questions about your views in money and politics are raised by your opinion in Hobby Lobby.", "issue": "Lobby"}
{"id": "0000031969", "text": "Finally, we request that you ensure that any vaccine or therapeutic drug trials related to COVID-19 includes women, minorities, and LGBTQ+ persons.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000031972", "text": "Russia invaded our democracy in 2016, and our top intelligence and military officials are sounding the alarm bells that Russia is at it again and other adversaries are following suit.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000031974", "text": "Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Klobuchar and Smith have worked to support Minnesota's rural communities.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031975", "text": "It is critical that women recovering from heart disease have access to cardiac rehabilitation, said Celina Gorre, CEO of WomenHeart.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000031976", "text": "Then we had the steel dumping going on from China and other countries and that really spread through the country and led to the closure of many of our mines.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000031977", "text": "In light of increased reports of domestic violence during the pandemic, the Senators are calling on the FTC to provide opportunities for victims to remove their data from people-search sites.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031978", "text": "As reports of domestic violence, sexual violence, and stalking have increased during the pandemic, the threat of the virus has made it even more difficult for victims to find safety and support.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000031980", "text": "We applaud Senator Klobuchar for her leadership in addressing the economic fallout from nearly a million mothers leaving the workforce because of the pandemic, said Erika Moritsugu, Vice President for Congressional Relations at the National Partnership for Women and Families.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031981", "text": "The two of them shared not only an unshakeable belief in democracy and human rights, but also a dry wit and a rare ability to self-reflect on their lives, flaws and all.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031982", "text": "Reports of domestic violence have increased during coronavirus pandemic Klobuchar has been leading push to secure additional funding for organizations helping domestic violence victims during crisis WASHINGTON -", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031984", "text": "This year, we celebrate an important milestone in our democracy-the centennial of the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women in America the right to vote.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031985", "text": "That's the kind of democracy that women suffragists struggled and sacrificed for 100 years ago.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031986", "text": "Today, our democracy faces threats that would have seemed unbelievable not long ago.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000031987", "text": "She has also opposed cabinet members who doubt the science of climate change and deny that it is occurring.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000031992", "text": "The coronavirus pandemic puts into sharp focus the urgent imperative to ensure that critical medications are actually available to patients in need.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031993", "text": "They continued, The coronavirus pandemic led to an increase in online activity, which has magnified the need to protect consumers' privacy.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031994", "text": "The coronavirus pandemic led to an increase in online activity, which has magnified the need to protect consumers' privacy.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031995", "text": "We are facing a workforce shortage in the aviation industry, which is why our bipartisan legislation is needed in order to help make these vital jobs more accessible.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000031996", "text": "In America, infrastructure means more than just roads and bridges-it includes critical technologies.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000031997", "text": "As Americans have gone to buy groceries during this pandemic, they have often been confronted by higher prices for beef and pork products, or in some circumstances, nearly empty meat cases.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000031998", "text": "In more recent weeks, the spread of the virus has forced closures at major meat packing facilities.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000032001", "text": "Investment will be used to strengthen critical shoreline infrastructure WASHINGTON -", "issue": "Investment"}
{"id": "0000032002", "text": "This funding will make shoreline infrastructure more resilient to storms and other weather disasters while allowing for greater access to waterfront services.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032003", "text": "This investment is a win-win -- helping boost the tourism industry integral to Duluth's economy while bolstering critical shoreline infrastructure, said Klobuchar.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032004", "text": "Klobuchar and Smith have long prioritized supporting Minnesota tourism through strengthening infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032005", "text": "Foreign interference in U.S. elections poses a direct threat to our democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032006", "text": "In response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Congress passed a variety of economic relief measures providing crucial support for small businesses, workers, and families to mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032007", "text": "This critical investment will ensure our farmers and livestock producers are better able to respond to a potential outbreak.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000032008", "text": "Throughout our nation's history, Minnesotans have proudly served in our military-from World War I to World War II, to the Korean War and Vietnam, to the battles in Afghanistan and Iraq.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000032009", "text": "We need to figure out how to keep Russia out of our computer networks, not invite them in.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032010", "text": "Agriculture supports over 16 million jobs in our country and is the heart of many rural economies across the United States.", "issue": "Agriculture"}
{"id": "0000032012", "text": "In response to these attacks on our election system, in January 2017 the DHS determined that election infrastructure should be designated as a subsector of the existing Government Facilities critical infrastructure sector.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032013", "text": "In response to these attacks on our election system, in January 2017 the Department of Homeland Security determined that election infrastructure should be designated as a subsector of the existing Government Facilities critical infrastructure sector.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032014", "text": "Unfortunately, the FCC's USF rules have not kept pace with changing technology and shifting consumer preference.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000032015", "text": "In light of the Dow-DuPont transaction, Bayer's acquisition of Monsanto raises important concerns about innovation, a recent focus of the Department of Justice.", "issue": "transaction"}
{"id": "0000032016", "text": "Although these statistics are not conclusive of the ultimate economic impact of the transaction, they raise important issues that deserve careful consideration.", "issue": "transaction"}
{"id": "0000032017", "text": "Others take a different view of the proposed transaction.", "issue": "transaction"}
{"id": "0000032019", "text": "While school closures and distance learning have helped keep students safe throughout the coronavirus pandemic, disruptions in learning are leading to significant consequences for students.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032021", "text": "The fishery at Red Lake has experienced economic impacts due to the pandemic and deserves similar assistance to that which was provided under the CARES Act.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032024", "text": "But changes in the farm economy have put small family farms under increasing financial pressure, and they need bankruptcy laws that are up to date.", "issue": "farm"}
{"id": "0000032025", "text": "To date, 41 states have closed their schools due to the virus, while nearly 12 million students still do not have access to high-speed internet at home.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000032026", "text": "As online misinformation about the coronavirus vaccine runs rampant, two-thirds of people who are not vaccinated against the virus believe common myths about vaccine", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000032027", "text": "Klobuchar has been a leader in the fight against coronavirus and vaccine-related misinformation.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000032028", "text": "The letter describes the enormous industry growth, including investment and job creation, and the development of new types of renewable fuels, thanks to stable policy.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000032032", "text": "As food prices remain elevated, too many American families are struggling to put food on the table for their families.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000032034", "text": "As far as private lands conservation programs go, few are more critical to conserving waterfowl habitat than CRP, said Julia Peebles, manager of agriculture and sustainability for Ducks Unlimited.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000032035", "text": "The Department of Homeland Security has warned that Russia is amplifying these claims in an effort to undermine public trust in the electoral process.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032037", "text": "These deadly devices turn ordinary handguns into lethal weapons of war, threatening the safety of our communities.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032038", "text": "Even before this pandemic, folks were feeling the impacts of disruptive economic change.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032039", "text": "This pandemic has left millions of Americans out of work and accelerated automation and digitalization trends in our economy.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032040", "text": "Discrimination in voting is happening - as the Fourth Circuit noted in a North Carolina decision on gerrymandering - and these are the words of a judge's - with surgical precision.", "issue": "Discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032041", "text": "Drug makers distribute cancer fighting drugs in vials that hold too much for most patients.", "issue": "Drug"}
{"id": "0000032042", "text": "When examining a drug for approval the FDA should explore additional tools to manage the dosage amount contained in a vial or other packaging.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000032043", "text": "This critical investment will help accelerate progress toward fully delisting the St. Louis River Area of Concern in Duluth-Superior, while also combatting threats such as environmental degradation and invasive species.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000032044", "text": "Late last year, Congress invested in broadband connectivity to help fight the pandemic through the Emergency Broadband Benefit, said Geoffrey Starks, FCC Commissioner.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032045", "text": "The global pandemic has highlighted the critical necessity of all-fiber networks and the role they play in closing the widening urban and rural digital divide gap for all Americans.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032046", "text": "The COVID pandemic has forced many online, but the digital divide has left behind the nation's low-income communities and communities of color.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032047", "text": "INCOMPAS supports additional federal investment in our broadband future.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000032048", "text": "This bill will improve coordination and utilize infrastructure already in place to allow our airlines and our law enforcement to better combat human trafficking.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032049", "text": "Now, more than ever, we must do everything we can to support our nation's food banks, shelters and other charitable groups that are serving as a critical lifeline to so many families during this pandemic, said Carper.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032050", "text": "The majority of federal funding must be used for employee compensation-paying the wages, salaries and benefits of either existing employees or new employees.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000032051", "text": "This alarming new report from the CDC illustrates just how widespread this disease actually is and makes clear the immediate need for improved diagnostic tools and prevention efforts.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000032052", "text": "As you know, Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness that could cause numerous symptoms including headache, fever, fatigue, arthritis, Bell's palsy, memory problems, and even death.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000032053", "text": "When gas builds up in a building, it can quickly lead to illness or even death.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000032054", "text": "Election officials across the country have expressed concern that this pandemic is affecting their ability to administer safe elections.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032055", "text": "The right to vote is the foundation of our democracy - a right that generations of Americans before us have fought to secure, and a right that we must protect.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032057", "text": "Republican and Democratic governors and secretaries of state have expanded voting by mail during the pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032059", "text": "The United States has faced a saline shortage since at least 2014, when the FDA added saline solution to the drug shortage list.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000032060", "text": "In light of this shortage, I called for an investigation of possible collusion by saline manufacturers and have supported efforts to determine the causes of the shortage and whether anticompetitive behavior has increased healthcare costs.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000032061", "text": "Preserving our scientific infrastructure will help protect our innovation pipeline and ensure U.S. leadership in the world.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032062", "text": "In fact, every county in Nevada is experiencing a shortage of medical professionals, said Rosen.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000032063", "text": "To me, that just feels like a fundamental part of our democracy, but okay.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032064", "text": "If approved, a federal disaster declaration would mean repair and replacement of public infrastructure would be funded at a rate of 75 percent by the federal government.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032066", "text": "The terms of the Consent Decree make this transaction fundamentally different than what was originally proposed by the parties and reviewed by the FCC.", "issue": "transaction"}
{"id": "0000032068", "text": "Although each of your companies has a combination of older legacy machines and newer systems, vulnerabilities in each present a problem for the security of our democracy and they must be addressed.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032069", "text": "Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy, but in recent years we have seen a barrage of threats seeking to undermine our elections.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032070", "text": "I'll keep fighting to make our democracy work for every American.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032072", "text": "WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar is calling for Do Not Disturb technology to block telemarketing and unwanted robocalls.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000032073", "text": "It is also critical that Do Not Disturb technology does not inadvertently block public safety notifications or calls and texts that consumers wish to receive.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000032074", "text": "Second, the FCC and phone companies should make consumers aware of Do Not Disturb technology and their right to opt out of telemarketing communications.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000032075", "text": "Our democracy works best when all citizens are able to participate, and this bill is an important step forward in making that a reality.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032078", "text": "American businesses from industries such as tourism and hospitality, landscaping, fairs and carnivals, seafood processing, golf courses, reforestation, contractors and horse racing depend on seasonal employment to meet the demand across many industries.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000032079", "text": "As we work to safely reopen the country, with all adults expected to be eligible for vaccines by May, we must also evaluate the impact of the pandemic on international travel.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032080", "text": "The Army currently does not permit Women Airforce Service Pilots to be interred at Arlington National Cemetery", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000032081", "text": "U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar is calling on the U.S. Army to allow female World War II pilots to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000032082", "text": "The Army currently does not permit Women Airforce Service Pilots to be interred at ANC.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000032083", "text": "It's important because it would improve our democracy by protecting voting rights, getting dark money out of our elections, and putting in place anti-corruption reforms.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032084", "text": "Voting is how Americans hold their elected leaders accountable-free and fair elections are central to our democracy, Klobuchar said.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032085", "text": "The stability of our policy has led to billions of dollars of investment in the biofuel sector.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000032086", "text": "COVID-19 has not driven away threats to competition, far from it.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000032087", "text": "In addition, the pandemic has caused unprecedented volatility in American commodities markets, such as cattle, pork, and crude oil.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032088", "text": "Members of the military are particularly affected by issues related to casting a ballot from abroad.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000032090", "text": "Not only can it be physically and emotionally damaging to students in search of a sense of belonging at school, it also undermines the mission of higher education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032091", "text": "It is critical that the Department address the shortage of behavioral health providers and expand access to these services for our veterans.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000032093", "text": "Access to high speed internet is more critical now than ever for students and their families during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond, said Senator Klobuchar.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032094", "text": "Such work to improve the integrity of online advertising is critical to strengthening American democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032095", "text": "After this week, it is more important than ever that Congress take action to protect our democracy, Klobuchar said.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032096", "text": "As we rely more on technology in our everyday lives, we have to make sure that every family has access to broadband, regardless of their zip code.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000032097", "text": "He never stopped fighting for our democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032098", "text": "This means that veterans have access to the education and other benefits they have earned.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032099", "text": "The ITC later voted to approve antidumping duties against Korea.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000032100", "text": "A January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment concluded that Russia obtained and maintained access to elements of multiple U.S. state and local electoral boards.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032102", "text": "For example, intelligence reports confirm that nefarious actors-connected to Russia-targeted two state voter registration databases.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032103", "text": "This supplemental grant brings the total GLRI investment in the project to $7, 770, 000 and represents a larger effort to restore and protect the Great Lakes through the GLRI.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000032104", "text": "Minnesota has long been a national leader in healthcare and medical innovation and is one of only two states that has established a BHP.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000032106", "text": "They also need help weathering the economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Klobuchar said.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032107", "text": "The STOCK Act redefines insider trading to include knowledge gained from Congressional work and service and creates new rules and reporting requirements.", "issue": "trading"}
{"id": "0000032108", "text": "This common sense bill will strengthen our democracy by ensuring no federal employee or member of Congress can profit from nonpublic information they've obtained through their position.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032110", "text": "First and foremost, the legislation clarifies and strengthens laws for regulating insider trading by members of Congress and their staff.", "issue": "trading"}
{"id": "0000032111", "text": "But the fact of the matter is that insider trading by members of Congress and their staff is currently not prohibited by the Securities Exchange Act or Congressional rules.", "issue": "trading"}
{"id": "0000032112", "text": "President, trust is the tie that binds our democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032114", "text": "One of the most significant examples of the growth of foreign OCTG exporters is South Korea, which has a large steel industry but has virtually no domestic market.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000032115", "text": "Entrepreneurship and innovation are key to our economic prosperity and are needed more than ever as we rebuild our economy and put the pandemic behind us , said Senator Klobuchar.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032116", "text": "Expanding our supply of the vaccine is crucial in light of recent reports that we may face vaccine shortages in the future due to manufacturing constraints and global competition for limited vaccine doses.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000032118", "text": "The spread of African Swine Fever to Haiti from neighboring Dominican Republic has rightfully left Minnesota pig farmers nervous about the virus spreading to the continental United States.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000032119", "text": "And the reason violent crime is important to the federal government is because it makes it impossible for people to go about their ordinary lives and carry out their civic responsibilities and their family responsibilities without fear.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000032121", "text": "Unfortunately, the current Public Safety Officer Benefits system denies law enforcement earned benefits simply because science has not caught up with this reality.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000032122", "text": "More than 50 years of isolating an island just 90 miles from our border has not secured our interests and has disadvantaged American business owners and farmers.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000032124", "text": "On that dark day, enemies of our democracy sought to exploit the provisions of this antiquated law to subvert the results of a free and fair election.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032125", "text": "In the weeks leading up to Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, intelligence officials and disinformation experts began warning about an increase in Russian disinformation and the potential for cyberattacks against targets in the United States.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032126", "text": "Our democracy has been a shining beacon for the world and as we continue to assist Ukraine and our European allies, we must also be vigilant in guarding against threats to our own system of government.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032127", "text": "This shortage of broadband connectivity highlights the amount of work still to be done to support and connect rural health care providers to 21 st century technologies.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000032128", "text": "When brand-name drug makers and generic manufacturers enter into agreements to keep more affordable medicines out of the marketplace, all of us are left to pay the price.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000032130", "text": "However, there is still serious uncertainty about whether Russia was successful in hacking VR Systems, and if any successful hack might be related to the problems Durham County experienced in 2016.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032131", "text": "As you know, the coronavirus pandemic continues to pose a significant public health threat in the United States.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032132", "text": "Given the unprecedented and persistent nature of this outbreak, it is critical that HHS and other federal agencies take all possible actions to safeguard the health of Americans and combat the spread of preventable diseases during this public health crisis.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000032133", "text": "Klobuchar is a leader on combatting Alzheimer's disease.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000032134", "text": "Before the pandemic, drowning was the leading cause of death for children ages 1-4 and the second leading cause of death for children ages 5-9, and most children drownings take place at home during the summer months.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032135", "text": "Before the pandemic, drowning was the leading cause of death for children ages 1-4 and the second leading cause of death for children ages 5-9, and most child drownings take place at home during the summer months.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032136", "text": "Election workers are facing a barrage of threats from those seeking to undermine our democracy, said Klobuchar.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032137", "text": "In a recent survey, one in six election officials reported receiving threats because of their jobs on the frontlines of democracy, said Durbin.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032138", "text": "Recognizing the sacrifice of those heroes to defend our democracy is the least we can do.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032140", "text": "However, delays of three to five months before voluntary recalls are initiated put consumers at serious risk of illness or death.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000032142", "text": "COVID-19 has made it even more clear that reliable broadband is necessary for telehealth, distance learning, remote work and more.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000032143", "text": "In other words, the NIMS drug must face an FDA-approved competitor.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000032144", "text": "This challenge in court, backed by President Trump's Department of Justice, to take away health insurance from millions of Americans and these protections for every American comes in the middle of the pandemic-when we need our health care the most.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032145", "text": "And earlier this year in Houston, the head of a brothel was sentenced to life in federal prison for her role as the leader of an international sex trafficking ring that forced women and girls into prostitution.", "issue": "prison"}
{"id": "0000032146", "text": "In this time of chronic food insecurity, it is critical that we increase access to foods that nourish and promote good health and well-being, particularly for our nation's most vulnerable people.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000032147", "text": "Klobuchar has long led efforts to combat the opioid epidemic.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000032148", "text": "They are at a higher risk of serious illness if infected and account for 80 percent of all coronavirus-related deaths.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000032149", "text": "The progress made in developing multiple safe and highly effective vaccines to fight the coronavirus in less than a year is nothing short of a medical marvel.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000032150", "text": "While it poses minimal risk to human health, the disease has serious implications for poultry producers.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000032151", "text": "The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service , in partnership with the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and state and local agencies, has responded quickly to the avian influenza outbreak.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000032152", "text": "Given that reported instances of domestic violence have risen sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical that survivors of domestic violence be able to shield their physical address from any voter registration forms and public databases.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032153", "text": "Portman, who continues to tour the state meeting with those in recovery and those on the front lines dealing with this epidemic, has been a leader in the fight for more funding to combat the drug crisis.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000032154", "text": "Even before this pandemic, TSA checkpoints could be a major bottleneck in airports as passengers wait to be screened.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032155", "text": "AT&T may likewise find it beneficial to increase the price of popular Time Warner content to rival MVPDs in an effort to benefit AT&T, and this behavior may raise antitrust concerns.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000032156", "text": "Over the last 15 years, the Conrad 30 program has brought more than 15, 000 physicians to underserved areas, filling a critical need for quality care in our rural communities - a need that was highlighted during the coronavirus pandemic, said Sen. Klobuchar.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032157", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the importance of rural and underserved areas having sufficient access to physicians and quality health care.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032158", "text": "As one court in North Carolina once said about previous efforts to suppress the law, it is discrimination with surgical precision, state by state by state.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032160", "text": "WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar's legislation with Senator Roger Wicker that will help raise awareness about the importance of donating plasma during the coronavirus pandemic was introduced in the House of Representatives by Representatives Scott Peters and Brad Wenstrup.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032161", "text": "The coronavirus pandemic is a national public health crisis, and it's critical we work together to fight the virus, Klobuchar said.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000032162", "text": "People who have recovered from COVID-19 -- such Senator Klobuchar's husband, John Bessler -- have antibodies to the disease in their blood, which may help fight the virus.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000032163", "text": "Small cities and towns across the country are under incredible stress right now, and face major financial challenges as we battle the coronavirus pandemic, Klobuchar said.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032165", "text": "For the severe and complex illness of eating disorders, relapse leads to increased and costly emergency room admissions and a need for more intensive treatment, resulting in an exorbitant cost to our economy and American families.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000032170", "text": "Although Daraprim faced no competitors in the United States, generic versions of the drug were available in Europe for as little as $1 a pill.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000032171", "text": "As schools and businesses close and members of the public shelter in their homes to limit the spread of the virus, certain unscrupulous actors are taking advantage of the crisis to make money off of the suffering of others.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000032172", "text": "Intelligence officials have confirmed that our elections were attacked by Russia in 2016, and that our elections continue to remain a target of foreign adversaries.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032173", "text": "During the coronavirus pandemic, intelligence officials have warned against disinformation campaigns from Russia, China, and Iran that seek to undermine the United States and our allies.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032177", "text": "The severe drought that we're experiencing right now is devastating for Minnesota agriculture, Smith said.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000032178", "text": "However, federal investment in medical research has stagnated over the last decade, and as a result of sequestration, NIH funding was further slashed.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000032179", "text": "And I think that the pandemic really exposed what their vulnerabilities are, what their needs are, and what's required so they can be full participants in the American work life.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032180", "text": "We know, again, another big magnifying glass during the pandemic, about the issue of child care.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032181", "text": "Nearly two thirds of LGBTQ Americans report experiencing discrimination in their personal lives.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032182", "text": "It has not halted its disinformation war against Ukraine and the West, nor stopped its economic and political pressure aimed at undermining the Ukrainian government.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032185", "text": "People are grappling with mental health conditions and addiction all across the country and it is critical that we support them- especially as we confront the coronavirus, Klobuchar said.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000032186", "text": "As COVID has shown, the country now realizes the need for and is calling for mental health and substance use disorder treatment particularly in the COVID and Post-COVID era.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000032187", "text": "It is an appropriate expression of democracy for Congress to enact pro-competitive statutes to maintain the vibrancy of the online economy and allow for continued innovation that benefits non- platform businesses as well as end users.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032188", "text": "Passing a long-term transportation bill is critical to our nation's infrastructure and road safety.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032189", "text": "During his time in the Senate, Franken has fought for stronger investments in transportation infrastructure in Minnesota and across the country.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032191", "text": "We face a serious shortage of physicians in rural America.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000032192", "text": "The Founding Fathers knew that our democracy would face obstacles.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032194", "text": "I've heard from countless Minnesotans about the pain and struggle of losing a loved one to this devastating disease, said Klobuchar.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000032195", "text": "In this context, direct investment in transportation infrastructure, particularly our bridges, will play a critical role in ensuring our local communities can thrive.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032198", "text": "Trump's anger towards North Korea and its leader came as the Washington Post first reported that the Defense Intelligence Agency's July 28 report noted that North Korea had produced nuclear weapons for ballistic missile delivery.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000032199", "text": "Trump also threatened to send the military into states.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000032200", "text": "President Trump is not a dictator & he doesn't have the right to unilaterally deploy U.S. military across American states, she said.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000032201", "text": "The U.S. military fights America's enemies.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000032202", "text": "The president cannot declare war without Congress's approval, and to many, the use of a nuclear weapon is an act of war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032203", "text": "Markey and Lieu are clearly hoping this war of words between Trump and North Korea will give their bill momentum, something it seriously lacks.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032204", "text": "The ongoing assessment from the US intelligence community in recent months has been that North Korea has accelerated its intercontinental range ballistic missile program.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000032205", "text": "The US believes that North Korea will be able to launch a reliable nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile by early 2018, a US official familiar with the latest intelligence assessment confirmed to CNN Wednesday.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000032206", "text": "Trump has often cited China, North Korea's longtime ally, as a key player in reining in North Korea's quest to have long-range nuclear missiles.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032207", "text": "Earlier this week, I voted to increase sanctions against North Korea.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000032208", "text": "Last month, CNN reported that the US military updated its options for North Korea with the goal of giving Trump plans for a rapid response, according to two US military officials at the time.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000032209", "text": "No sitting US president has ever met with the leader of North Korea while in power, and the idea is extremely controversial.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000032210", "text": "Pressure cannot bring North Korea to the table until we are willing talk to them.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000032211", "text": "No U.S. President, certainly not Trump, should have sole authority to initiate an unprovoked nuclear war, wrote Sen. Ed Markey.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032212", "text": "Don't provoke a war with North Korea.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032213", "text": "The growing threat of nuclear war comes as Wednesday marks the 72nd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan by the U.S.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032214", "text": "A group of House Democrats, many of whom have served in the U.S. military, condemned President Donald Trump on Friday for his reported remarks disparaging veterans as losers and suckers.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000032215", "text": "Over five years, McCain was tortured and held as a prisoner of war in Vietnam after his plane was shot down.", "issue": "prisoner of war"}
{"id": "0000032216", "text": "The children of plaintiffs deserve a quality education, but every child in a Californian public school also has a fundamental right to privacy guaranteed by the California Constitution.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032217", "text": "Markey said in a statement that nuclear war is the gravest risk to human survival, and he is concerned that Trump suggested in the past that he would consider a launch against terrorists.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032218", "text": "While some building unions - a small element of the traditional Democratic coalition - have shown particular willingness to collaborate with Trump due to his talk about infrastructure investment, for the most part there are few cracks in the Democratic facade.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000032219", "text": "Some are on the frontlines fighting this pandemic as paramedics and health care workers.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032220", "text": "But critics point out that South Korea implemented its testing much quicker , flattening the curve of cases so fewer tests were required.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000032221", "text": "By the same token, the Qataris and the Gulf countries as a whole face certain threats from Iran, from other sources but primarily from Iran, that they need to address through means that we can assist them with.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032222", "text": "Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2012 blocked adoptions from Russia by U.S. citizens in response to sanctions imposed on Moscow over human rights violations.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032224", "text": "Dan Sullivan , who serves on the Armed Services Committee and comes from a state that could be a top North Korean target, said preemptive war on the Korean peninsula would require the authorization of Congress.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032225", "text": "It lets North Korea know we mean business.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000032226", "text": "The War Powers Act of 1973 gives the president the power to wage war for 60 days before an authorization from Congress is needed.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032227", "text": "Donald Trump actually threatened North Korea with a nuclear attack if their egomaniacal leader continued to threaten the United States.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000032228", "text": "The idea that the United States of America would seriously consider launching a nuclear war over a verbal taunt is simply unthinkable.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032229", "text": "If the Congress does not have the authority to declare war in those circumstances, the Constitution is meaningless.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032230", "text": "What is needed in Korea is the same approach that curtailed the Iranian nuclear program - strong sanctions and then negotiations that provide security for both parties.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000032231", "text": "We avoided nuclear war mainly because the self-confidence and moral compass of President John Kennedy, who rejected the recommendations of some of his top Generals and chose a course that led to resolution and peace.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032232", "text": "I guarantee that nuclear war is not a politically popular policy option.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032233", "text": "The Chamber of Commerce has called for raising the gas tax.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000032234", "text": "Congress is authorized to declare war under Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032235", "text": "But, he said an attack from North Korea would change the calculus - and make Congress more likely to give him the go-ahead, anyway.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000032236", "text": "President Trump's speech to the UN will be remembered... for threatening another nation with annihilation.", "issue": "UN"}
{"id": "0000032237", "text": "The Constitution rests the power to declare war with Congress.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032238", "text": "That in turn increases the chances of nuclear war by accident or design.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032239", "text": "It has been the policy of the United States to extend its nuclear umbrella to friends and allies, and thereby to contribute to the deterrence of conflict and the deterrence of war, he said.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032240", "text": "Amendments from Rep. Ruben Gallego endorsing the U.S. intelligence community's assessment that the Kremlin was behind the 2016 digital assault and to set limits on cybersecurity information sharing with Russia were also omitted.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032241", "text": "I have some strong reservations as to whether Iran can be trusted and will approach any deal with a healthy sense of skepticism.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032242", "text": "There is no question that Iran is a destabilizing actor in the region, funding terror groups and threatening to wipe Israel off the map.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032243", "text": "The outbreak at FCI Terminal Island is particularly egregious given that it has been more than a month since Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to expand the Bureau of Prisons' authority to place inmates in home confinement.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000032244", "text": "In Portland, officers have been using violent tactics against protests over racism and police brutality, facing off with demonstrators around the federal courthouse every night for about two months now.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000032245", "text": "Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000032246", "text": "The second seems to be targeting Ukraine, causing the same sort of havoc but with a couple of particularly nasty twists.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032248", "text": "They're bringing crime.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000032249", "text": "A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation to ramp up sanctions on Russia for its election meddling and other destabilizing behavior.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032250", "text": "By providing weapons systems like A-10s and drones, the United States can help Ukraine in the airpower arena as Ukraine's valiant military fights Russia's aggression.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032251", "text": "We don't doubt that members of the Ukrainian military will be highly motivated to learn how to use different systems as quickly as possible while they fight for their lives.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000032252", "text": "In addition, the mere fact that the Air Force is planning for the possibility of sending different weapons platforms to Ukraine sends the signal to Vladimir Putin that the U.S. will not back down, whether this is a quick war or a long war.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032253", "text": "But with the survival of a democratic Ukraine at stake, we're sure you'd agree that we have little other choice.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032254", "text": "In 2014, in an effort to reduce costs, the Army consolidated the program's administration under GSA, which promised annual savings of $4 million.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000032255", "text": "As a result of those transition-planning deficiencies, the Army has had to spend an additional $4.4 million to keep the program afloat-above and beyond the original $4 million contract price.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000032256", "text": "Going forward, the Army and GSA must immediately identify and implement concrete measures to correct these serious flaws.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000032257", "text": "Nuclear war poses the gravest risk to human survival.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032259", "text": "A nuclear first strike, which can kill hundreds of millions of people and invite a retaliatory strike that can destroy America, is war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032261", "text": "Arts education in prisons has a history of proven results in improved behavior among inmates, fewer disciplinary actions, cost savings, and reduced recidivism.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032262", "text": "In sharp contrast to President Trump's proposed collaboration with Russia, H.R. 1997 would solidify U.S. cyber cooperation with our close ally Ukraine, which has been the target of significant Russian cyber attacks.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032263", "text": "The pandemic rages on and it's urgent that Congress take up and pass this legislation, along with protections for immigrant youth, TPS holders, farmworkers, and other members of the undocumented community.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032264", "text": "This manufactured crisis at the border may lead to even more unnecessary deaths in the weeks and months to come as asylum seekers attempt to cross between ports of entry.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000032265", "text": "Providing an opportunity for more Americans to seek health coverage is an important step in assuring public health during this crisis.", "issue": "health coverage"}
{"id": "0000032266", "text": "A particular form of this discrimination has disproportionately affected the Asian American and Pacific Islander community, which is the false belief that somehow Americans of Asian descent are disloyal.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032267", "text": "As a veteran, I know firsthand how important it is to ensure our veterans receive the support and care they need.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000032268", "text": "Increasing capacity for supportive housing is essential to any solution to this crisis.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000032269", "text": "This vaccine is backed with nearly 40 years of scientific research, proving it is humane and effective.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000032270", "text": "In response to her death, women and young people in Iran began to bravely protest to secure their basic rights.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032271", "text": "Iran is a current member of the CSW, the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032272", "text": "I previously served on active duty in our military because I believe America is an exceptional country, the most amazing nation in the world.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000032273", "text": "The risk of homelessness - a reality that too many overwhelmed Americans are facing - is unfortunately only growing as the pandemic continues to devastate our nation.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032274", "text": "Being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or gender non-conforming is not a mental illness to be cured and should never be treated as such.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000032275", "text": "A national consensus of professionals in education, health and counseling agrees that so-called 'conversion therapy' puts LGBT people, especially vulnerable LGBT youth, at risk of depression, self-harm and even suicide.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032276", "text": "Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000032277", "text": "Through this technology, CCTA detects blockages - both hard and the more difficult to find soft plaques - which may be more likely to cause heart attacks and death.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000032278", "text": "Some Americans are facing increased discrimination as a result of the pandemic.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032279", "text": "Asian Americans are not responsible for the spread of coronavirus in the United States; yet, since the start of the pandemic they have experienced continued harassment, violence, and discrimination.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000032280", "text": "As Veterans, we have defended this nation in war and we remain committed to this country's security.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032281", "text": "It is our intent to have a full public accounting of the potential cost of war, so the American people understand the commitment we would be making as a nation if we were to pursue military action.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032282", "text": "We're still engaged in the longest war in U.S. history in Afghanistan with no end in sight.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032283", "text": "With that in mind, the thought of sending troops into harm's way and expending resources on another potentially unwinnable war is chilling.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032285", "text": "The American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and several other physician societies that treat patients with coronary artery disease collaborated to publish new guidelines for the evaluation and diagnosis of chest pain.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000032286", "text": "This interference is a direct threat to our democracy, and it is critical that we have a full understanding of Russia's tactics so that we can hold those involved accountable and safeguard future elections.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032287", "text": "That's why our bill requires housing to be paired with services to address those root causes.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000032288", "text": "In California, more than 1.4 million units are needed to address the affordable housing shortage, and more than 161, 000 people experience homelessness in the state each night - including families with young children, veterans, and victims of domestic violence.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000032289", "text": "The pandemic only worsened the economic and societal factors that contribute to homelessness, which is why it is so important that we address this issue head-on now.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032290", "text": "However, I remain concerned about many reports of institutional discrimination against religious minorities, continued gender inequality, and the arbitrary detention and trumped-up persecution of political and human rights activists.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032291", "text": "This technology allows for court hearings to occur while at the same time complying with CDC and presidential guidelines.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000032292", "text": "As you know, however, we are no longer facing a potential pandemic but rather - per the World Health Organization designation - a true pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032293", "text": "As you know, testing patients is critical to containing the pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032294", "text": "Instead, AG Jeff Sessions would rather waste federal dollars by attacking marijuana, which has been legalized either for medical or recreational use in the majority of states in the U.S.", "issue": "marijuana"}
{"id": "0000032296", "text": "The civil war and loss of territory and infrastructure continues to render the Yemeni government unable, temporarily, to handle adequately the return of its citizens.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032297", "text": "In 2016, he asked Russia to find and release Hillary Clinton's e-mails.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032298", "text": "This week, Representatives Ted W. Lieu and Chrissy Houlahan urged the President to provide Ukraine with advanced drones to support its fight against Russia.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032299", "text": "The Russian military is facing challenges including a high death toll and poorly trained soldiers.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000032300", "text": "Despite these challenges, Vladimir Putin aims to wait out this war in the hopes that support for Ukraine will falter.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032301", "text": "The U.S. and our NATO allies have provided Ukraine with significant amounts of military equipment.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032302", "text": "Though we understand India's relationship with Russia, we are disappointed with your government's decision to abstain from the UN General Assembly's March 2 vote.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032303", "text": "Children are set back a generation without access to education, families are stuck in waiting, and countries that neighbor conflict zones struggle to accommodate for the sudden influx of people.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032304", "text": "If there is something positive to come out of the Trump Administration's culture of corruption, it's that we now have an acute understanding of the loopholes in our current anticorruption protections.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000032305", "text": "Russia is threatening our democracy.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032306", "text": "Russia is an active adversary of the United States and this legislation aims to counter their ability to conduct information warfare on the American people.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032307", "text": "The interference, delay, and outright blocking of commercial goods and humanitarian assistance shipped to Yemen's ports is a principal cause of price inflation, food insecurity, economic collapse, and the failure of public services in Yemen.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000032308", "text": "Adopting reliable renewable energy should be a priority across the nation and the world, but the need is far more crucial for areas such as the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico which will continue to be affected by storms that are increasing in strength and frequency.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000032309", "text": "The United States has long been a beacon of hope to refugees and it's critical we retain our moral authority and global leadership on refugee resettlement.", "issue": "refugee"}
{"id": "0000032310", "text": "As a former refugee myself, I know how critical the refugee program is to our country.", "issue": "refugee"}
{"id": "0000032311", "text": "This special day honors and celebrates refugees and reminds us to reflect on the importance of the refugee resettlement program.", "issue": "refugee"}
{"id": "0000032312", "text": "These unnecessary warheads will increase the risk of nuclear war and further fuel a dangerous arms race.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032313", "text": "When a government is designated as a state sponsor of terrorism, the Secretary of State may curtail aid or trade to that country.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000032314", "text": "This partnership will enable both countries to collaborate on technology that can offer the countries a non-lethal defense against advance missiles and unmanned aerial systems.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000032315", "text": "Directed energy has extraordinary potential for defending against missile and drone attacks.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000032316", "text": "Lieu introduced the bill, which will deem Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism for invading and attacking Ukraine, with Reps. Joe Wilson , Jared Golden , Adam Kinzinger and Tom Malinowski.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032317", "text": "Russia supports proxies conducting terrorism against civilians around the globe, from Syria to Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032318", "text": "By designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, this legislation increases consequences on Putin's murderous behavior.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000032319", "text": "Drawing on sanctions authority originally created by Congress, the bill further isolates Russia and inflicts more economic consequences on Putin's regime.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032320", "text": "Not only has Russia committed countless crimes against humanity in its unlawful war against Ukraine, it has bolstered paramilitary such as the Wagner Group, Chechen terrorists, and Ukrainian separatists.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032321", "text": "Russia's atrocities against civilians in Ukraine makes clear that the use of terror is a recurring feature of Vladimir Putin's Russia and Congress must respond with decisive action.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032322", "text": "The war in Yemen has ravaged that country for four years.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032323", "text": "This tech can misidentify people and without safeguards, can result in pervasive surveillance not unlike that seen by authoritarian regimes around the globe.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000032324", "text": "As a 34 year law enforcement veteran and seasoned criminal investigator, it is refreshing to see proactive legislation governing the use of potentially flawed facial recognition technology.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000032325", "text": "More important is the governance of such technology that's known to have been used in violating the Constitutionally protected rights of citizens during lawful protest.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000032326", "text": "The privacy threats posed by modern technology have long outpaced the law.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000032327", "text": "For an immigrant, the consequences of this can be devastating, resulting in deportation and family separation.", "issue": "deportation"}
{"id": "0000032328", "text": "Facial recognition technology has been a valuable tool to identify those who have committed serious crimes, yet, nationwide, there have been multiple instances where it has contributed to the wrongful detention of innocent individuals.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000032329", "text": "The warrant and serious predicate crime requirements, notice and reporting provisions, and bar on untargeted surveillance, are consistent with the recommendations of the Special Commission to Evaluate Facial Recognition in the Commonwealth.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000032330", "text": "It was a woman you saw only on video at Mitch McConnell`s office hoping to explain to the majority leader what was at stake for her in the shutdown.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000032331", "text": "China understands that it is not just federal policymakers that have influence and that the future leaders of America are found in mayors and governors offices.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032332", "text": "Internationally, China is touting its local leaders' response to COVID-19 through global forums that hold up China's governing model as an example for the world.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032333", "text": "Some states and cities are already engaged globally on issues of trade and investment, climate, public health, and urban planning, but the problem is that this current engagement is episodic and based on luck and circumstance rather than strategy.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000032334", "text": "Right now, mayors and governors across the country are hearing more from China than from their own State Department.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032335", "text": "America's diplomatic leadership has completely atrophied under President Trump and China has eagerly swooped in to fill the void we left behind.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032336", "text": "At the foundation of American democracy is the right to make your voice heard.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032337", "text": "The right to cast a ballot safely and free from intimidation is fundamental to our democracy , said Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of ADL.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032338", "text": "This type of voter suppression is a grave threat to our democracy and as we've seen increases in armed intimidation across the country, taking preventative action is more important than ever.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032339", "text": "This bill would impose crippling, crushing sanctions if Russia acts on its threats to invade Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032340", "text": "We cannot stand idly by while Russia threatens a sovereign neighbor with military force.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032341", "text": "This legislation makes it absolutely clear that the U.S. Senate will not stand idly by as the Kremlin threatens a re-invasion of Ukraine, said Menendez.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032342", "text": "Authorizes $500 million in supplemental emergency security assistance to Ukraine in the event Russia re-invades for fiscal year 2022 and authorizes $3 million international military and education training for Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032343", "text": "Annually, serious mental illness costs the United States over $193 billion in lost earnings and productivity.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000032344", "text": "Many have their first episode of major mental illness between the ages of 15 and 25, starting down a path that ends with their life and their family's lives being tragically altered.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000032345", "text": "Patients with serious mental illness and their families deserve comprehensive mental health reform, and we will work with members of both parties to get this needed legislation through the Senate in an expeditious manner.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000032346", "text": "I think that Russia delights in some way shape and form in our obsession over the two percent threshold.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032347", "text": "Our evaluation of whether countries in NATO are standing up capabilities necessary to defend themselves is essentially limited to their investment in military hardware.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000032348", "text": "And NATO has struggled from day one of its existence in getting all allies to ensure that they are making a proportionate contribution to that military readiness.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000032349", "text": "The coaches are making more money in salary than the total amount of scholarship for the 45, 000 athletes.", "issue": "salary"}
{"id": "0000032350", "text": "States like Tennessee and local governments are on the forefront in treating mental illness and substance abuse, and this legislation will support their efforts so people can get the help they need.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000032351", "text": "Because as dangerous as Iran is today, it becomes twice as threatening to the security of the United States, Israel, and the world if its regional provocations were to occur under the cover of a nuclear weapons arsenal.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032352", "text": "The United States and Europe hold the power to reinstitute sanctions if Iran cheats, notwithstanding the objections of other P5+1 partners.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032353", "text": "Iran would be able to resume its nuclear program and our inspectors would be kicked out of the country, causing us to lose visibility of their potential progress toward a weapon.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032354", "text": "And, ultimately, the experts agree that if Iran decides to race toward a nuclear weapon, with or without this deal, the only foolproof way to halt this path is a large scale military strike.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032357", "text": "From ISIS, to al Qaeda affiliates, to Iran, our two countries confront common threats.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032358", "text": "In order to isolate and eliminate these threats in Yemen, we must bring the civil war to an end, and the only way to accomplish that is through a political settlement.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032359", "text": "This legislation demonstrates to Ukraine, and to Russia, that the United States will stand by its friend throughout its democratic transition and in defense of its sovereignty and territorial integrity.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032360", "text": "Our relationship with Ukraine is strategic and this bill makes clear statements regarding a whole of government strategy focused on enhancing all elements of Ukrainian security.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032361", "text": "The United States Congress will continue to make sure the Ukrainian military has the capabilities it needs to defend its sovereign territory-on the land, sea, and air.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000032362", "text": "Our bipartisan legislation provides Ukraine with key military and diplomatic resources to help secure a peaceful, democratic future for their country.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032364", "text": "The Jersey Shore attracts millions of visitors each year and our coastal waters support everything from fishing and recreation to the flow of trade through our ports and harbors, said Menendez.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000032366", "text": "Through policies of fear and cruelty, this administration has caused irreparable damage to children at the border by separating families, denying them access to basic hygiene, and disregarding proper health and nutrition standards.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000032367", "text": "I am especially excited about the creation of an off-shore wind port, which will help launch Connecticut forward as a leader in renewable energy, said Himes.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000032370", "text": "In fact, a number of states, including those with large veteran populations, already face a shortage of critically-needed clinicians.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000032375", "text": "As the Senator from the state with the second most victims on September 11th, 2001, I have and will always support victims of terrorism in their pursuit of justice, said Menendez.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000032376", "text": "We will never be successful in battling a global pandemic if we leave every country to fend for itself.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032377", "text": "The consequences of the pandemic demand bold action, and we must prioritize getting students and schools the help they urgently need.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032378", "text": "The new grant created by this bill will support students hit hardest by the pandemic, said Blumenthal.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032379", "text": "China is also an attractive partner to dictators in the region who are looking for more tools of repression and surveillance that the Chinese have perfected.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032380", "text": "And let's face it - if a war erupted between the Arab Gulf countries and Iran, the Chinese navy is not sailing to anyone's defense.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032382", "text": "For example, both China and the United States have a shared interest in secure shipping lanes in the Gulf.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032384", "text": "Russia's invasion of Ukraine has accelerated geopolitical competition that was already underway in the region, as Central Asian states seek to balance their dependence on any one regional power.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032385", "text": "Russia's brutal war of aggression in Ukraine reminds us that the words, these principles, of sovereignty and independence, they have real meaning- especially for a region long dominated by Moscow.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032386", "text": "This is a region where Russia and China are still deeply invested and engaged, and where we saw time after time, the limits of our influence during the war in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032387", "text": "A few weeks ago, the UN released an appeal to international donors for $4.4 billion to meet the humanitarian need in Afghanistan.", "issue": "UN"}
{"id": "0000032388", "text": "The overnight collapse of the Afghan army and the government was to me proof that twenty years of nation building had failed, and another twenty years frankly was not going to end in a different result", "issue": "army"}
{"id": "0000032390", "text": "I think the best way to compete with China is not to try to beat China in a race to the human rights bottom.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032392", "text": "While China was missing in action from the most recent climate summit India made a significant pledge to become net zero by.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032393", "text": "Of course, it is in our interest to have China, right now, before they acquire the same number of arms and warheads as the United States agree to some limitation.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032394", "text": "Russia faces a far more formidable challenge from China's presence on its southern border than the United States does.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032395", "text": "The history between Russia and China is one of significant tension and the fact that it's papered over today because of a shared adversarial relationship with the United States is not an enduring basis for China-Russian relations.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032396", "text": "I begged the woman who took my children to keep them together so they could at least have each other.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000032397", "text": "As Putin's unprovoked war in Ukraine rages on, we must not forget the hard won peace in the Balkans, which suffered terrible violence after the breakup of Yugoslavia.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032398", "text": "Despite Putin's intent, his bloody war in Ukraine has not weakened our global alliances, but bolstered them.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032399", "text": "One thing we all agree on here is that Iran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032400", "text": "This belief in the omnipotent unfailing power of the U.S. military is simply not based in reality.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000032401", "text": "I won't say that war isn't an option, but I know that it is more likely to be successful and effective in the context of this agreement than without it.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032402", "text": "There are plenty more diplomatic agreements to avert war that went right rather than those that went wrong.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032403", "text": "Although Murphy has been a vocal critic of this administration's foreign policy and America's involvement in Syria, he cautioned members from supporting the amendment, which he believes is the wrong way to correct what is already an illegal war in Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000032404", "text": "The president does not have congressional authorization to use United States troops to fight ISIS in Syria or anywhere else, Murphy said.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000032405", "text": "Second, the language of this bill suggests that our mission inside Syria is not just to fight ISIS.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000032406", "text": "The language of this bill suggests that our troops are in Syria to fight Iran as well.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000032407", "text": "But if this budget or a version of it negotiated with Republicans doesn't pass, the result is catastrophe at the border.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000032408", "text": "That significant investment at the border cannot happen if we have a continuing resolution.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000032409", "text": "So if that conflict does come, China doesn't sort of have that sword of Damocles sitting over the West.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032411", "text": "Condemning efforts to undermine democracy in Hungary and urging President Trump to defend the universal human rights and democratic norms under attack by the Orban government.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032412", "text": "All I ask is that you don't do nothing, that you stop your absolute silence in the face of this epidemic of slaughter, said Murphy.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000032413", "text": "States that have the background checks, there's 30% less gun crime, less gun homicide than in states that don't have the universal background checks.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000032414", "text": "I think in general Russia can't remain as a member of the world community in good standing.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032415", "text": "The same is happening in Ukraine today, and it is just another sobering reminder of how difficult it is for foreign powers to move their armies into lands they don't truly understand amidst hostile intent from local citizenry.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032416", "text": "I want a deal done with or without Russia because I've been in Intel briefings that are absolutely bone - chilling.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032417", "text": "Because no deal is Iran on the brink of having a nuclear weapon and a nuclear arms race being set off in the Middle East.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032418", "text": "Russia uses its dominance of the energy market, along with bribery, corruption, and propaganda, to undermine Western institutions and install pliant governments that are unable or unwilling to counter Russia or its president, Vladimir Putin.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032419", "text": "Press freedom is a hallmark of democracy, and journalists must be allowed to report the news in the public interest without fear of harassment or harm.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032421", "text": "The announcement with China is an enormous credit to your leadership, and hopefully a template which can be employed with Indian leaders as well.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032422", "text": "This pandemic has made it clear just how much we need the Affordable Care Act.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032423", "text": "For those of us who have watched the executive branch, administration after administration, expand its authority to make war without congressional authorization the intent was clear.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032424", "text": "The era of permanent war and non-state antagonists makes declaring war more difficult and nuanced.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032425", "text": "While the issue of climate change remains a partisan battleground here on Capitol Hill, the science has spoken.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000032426", "text": "The coronavirus has highlighted the continued potential for mayors, governors, and other local leaders as avenues of international outreach and trade in critical situations.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000032427", "text": "If you make a commitment that would be traditionally viewed as a classical case for war, then the Constitution so requires.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032428", "text": "Others of us around the table were of the opinion that had Ukraine and Georgia been inside the alliance, that we would have sovereign and independent countries without Russian invasion or interference.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032429", "text": "The fact of the matter is the tools Russia is using to try to do damage to the alliance are often are met with capabilities that are outside of the formal defense structure.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032430", "text": "The coronavirus pandemic has made the global threat of infectious diseases clearer than ever - COVID-19 anywhere is a threat to everyone in the world.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032431", "text": "The federal government should subsidize higher education, but if we're giving $140 billion in financial aid to institutes of higher learning, we need to make college more affordable, not less.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032432", "text": "Right now, if a college fails to deliver on the promise of a quality education, students and taxpayers still pay the price, said Senator Warren.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000032433", "text": "The tens of thousands teachers in the Teach Plus Teacher Leader Network understand that teacher leadership is a smart investment that yields gains in student success.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000032434", "text": "As security conditions in Ukraine become increasingly precarious, transatlantic unity is the strongest defense we have to combat Russian belligerence and aggression.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032435", "text": "The Baltic states and Poland have provided invaluable assistance to Ukraine so that the country can better defend itself in the event of an attack.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032436", "text": "Ukraine is a close ally of the United States - and the buildup of Russian troops along their border is alarming and unacceptable, said Peters, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senate Ukrainian Caucus.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000032437", "text": "Inadequate sanitation, emergency shelter, and consistent supplies of food and water are of critical concern in this open desert environment, and there is essentially no medical care available.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000032438", "text": "In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Murphy specifically asks whether ties between the Libya National Army and the Wagner Group could trigger mandatory sanctions as required under law through the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000032439", "text": "We cannot get involved in another civil war in the Middle East.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032440", "text": "The long-term objectives of increased involvement in Syria are vague, as are the necessary commitments and costs.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000032441", "text": "Our troop presence in Syria is not authorized by Congress.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000032442", "text": "He was always going to win this war because the folks that were on his side had much bigger equities, Russia and Iran, than the folks that were on the side of the rebels.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032443", "text": "A national green infrastructure bank would provide states like Rhode Island with capital to make strategic long-term investments in clean energy and sustainable infrastructure, said Whitehouse.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000032444", "text": "Earlier this month, the Treasury Department explicitly authorized non-governmental organizations in Afghanistan to make salary support payments directly to healthcare workers and teachers.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000032445", "text": "All three senators have strongly opposed deploying American troops to Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000032446", "text": "After the administration's troop announcement last week, I'm even more concerned that our policy is putting the United States on a potentially dangerous downward slope into a civil war with no end in sight, said Murphy.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032447", "text": "We have not been invited by Syria, as we have in Iraq, to provide support for groups opposed to ISIL.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000032448", "text": "The White House's decision to put boots on the ground is just the latest dangerous escalation of our nation's involvement in Syria, Lee said.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000032450", "text": "It's unfair, and it makes it even more difficult for folks to get back on their feet and put food on the table, said Murphy.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000032451", "text": "He says Trump and the Trump movement is a threat to democracy, you say that Joe Biden is an enemy of the state.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032452", "text": "And now we're begging everybody for energy.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000032453", "text": "We demand investments in the education, health and safety of Black people, instead of investments in the criminalizing, caging, and harming of Black people.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032454", "text": "We demand investment in our communities and the resources to ensure Black people not only survive, but thrive.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000032455", "text": "Maloney in a statement on Tuesday said There is no democracy if women do not have control over their own bodies and decisions about their own health, including reproductive care.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032456", "text": "Having been both a public defender and a prosecutor, I have seen first-hand how cannabis law violations can foreclose a lifetime of opportunities ranging from employment to education to housing, said Joyce.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000032457", "text": "The economic upheaval and added financial strain of this pandemic makes the added cost of funerals and burials unbearable for so many who have already lost so much.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032458", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic has brought overwhelming grief to many.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032459", "text": "As Toni Morrison put it, The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000032460", "text": "When a refugee is able to flee oppression and come to America - that benefits all of us.", "issue": "refugee"}
{"id": "0000032461", "text": "As Muslims around the world embark on this season of charitable giving, and as the urgent need for humanitarian aid continues amid the coronavirus pandemic, it is imperative that we address the issue of banking discrimination, the lawmakers went on to write.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032462", "text": "Ensuring that people can practice their faith without fear of discrimination or violence is one of our nation's core values, and we must continue our urgent work to safeguard religious freedoms at home and abroad.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032463", "text": "Students of color deserve equitable access to education and a complete sense of safety in school.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032464", "text": "Our mission at YWCA Columbus urges us to call out racism in all its forms, and we know that the overcriminalization of young girls of color only exacerbates inequality in education and negative economic outcomes.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000032465", "text": "That same year, we faced a humanitarian crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000032466", "text": "Weeks after that, the nation nearly went to war with Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032467", "text": "My MEALS Act, a critical bill to provide 22 million kids with federally subsidized school lunches during the coronavirus pandemic was signed into law as part of Families First Coronavirus Response Act.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032468", "text": "In order to tackle the inherent inequities in our education system, I co- led the End PUSHOUT Act to end discrimination and unfair punishment against Black students.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032470", "text": "Every single student deserves a quality education, and the support to make that possible.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032471", "text": "When we put an officer in a school, we're sending a message that our children require surveillance.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000032472", "text": "Our Black and brown students have shouldered a disproportionate burden during the pandemic, and we know they face a disproportionate amount of policing and criminalization in school.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032473", "text": "A recent study of Honduras migration to the United States revealed a link between drought in the Dry Corridor and increased migration to the United States, which leads to higher rates of violence as well.", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000032474", "text": "In a particularly troubling development, the Trump administration levied additional sanctions against Iran on March 18.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032475", "text": "These sanctions are not changing the behavior of the government of Iran, they are punishing innocent civilians who are suffering during this pandemic.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032476", "text": "Iran is facing a catastrophic toll from the coronavirus pandemic.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032477", "text": "It is cruel to enforce sanctions that devastate economies and hurt healthcare systems, especially during a global pandemic, said Erik Sperling, Executive Director of Just Foreign Policy.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032478", "text": "Stubbornly imposing harsh sanctions in the face of this deadly pandemic is inhumane.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032479", "text": "U.S. sanctions policy is badly broken, and this global pandemic shows the cruelty of these policies.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032480", "text": "The Trump Administration's 'maximum pressure' sanctions campaign is blocking vital medicines and medical equipment from reaching the Iranian people during a global pandemic, said Congresswoman Barbara Lee.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032481", "text": "It's critical we have a moratorium on the approval and construction of new natural gas pipeline projects until this pandemic ends, said Congresswoman Omar.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032482", "text": "The vulnerable communities that lack the resources and privileges to adopt adequate public health measures will ultimately face the disproportionate burden of coronavirus.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000032483", "text": "An issuance of SDRs on the order of trillions of dollars will be required to avert major increases in poverty, hunger and disease.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000032484", "text": "All public housing should be equipped with up-to-date sprinkler systems, which is why I support my colleagues in introducing this critical legislation to prevent similar tragedies.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000032485", "text": "The International Association of Fire Chiefs thanks Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman and Rep. John Rutherford for their leadership in protecting residents of public housing from the dangers of fire, said Fire Chief Ken Stuebing, IAFC Acting President and Chairman of the Board.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000032486", "text": "Student Debt cancellation is a racial justice issue since Black and Brown borrowers face the greatest hurdles when it comes to access, affordability, and retention in higher education, said Tiffany Loftin, National Director, Youth and College Division, NAACP.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032487", "text": "Those who try to escape this horror face extrajudicial killings at the border.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000032488", "text": "The situation facing our city stems from a long history of discrimination, prejudice and violence in the community.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032489", "text": "Climate change does not stop at the border of a reservation or a state or a country.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000032490", "text": "The bill will authorize construction of 12 million new public housing and private, permanently affordable rental units, driving down costs throughout the market and creating a new vision of what public housing looks like in the U.S.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000032491", "text": "Not only does the legislation create 12 million units of affordable housing, it also makes sure that all future funding needs are fully met so that public units do not fall into disrepair.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000032492", "text": "Further, if the intention of using white phosphorous was to employ its incendiary effects on a civilian population, this use might well have been a war crime.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000032493", "text": "There have also been reports of federal surveillance by the Department of Homeland Security, raising additional concerns of the extent of law enforcement response.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000032494", "text": "The package also lowers the price of prescription drugs and makes health care more affordable for families and seniors - dramatically lowering out-of-pocket expenses for Medicare recipients and capping their monthly insulin costs at $35.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000032495", "text": "But the causes of the attempts to overturn our democracy run much deeper than Donald Trump.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032496", "text": "As a Black woman living in Minneapolis, I have experienced some of these violations firsthand.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000032497", "text": "The current COVID-19 crisis once again illustrates the legacy that racism and white supremacy has had in our country, and the desperate need to address the inequality that continues today.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000032498", "text": "No-knock warrants and quick-knock raids are legacies of the racist drug war that need to end , said Maritza Perez of the Drug Policy Alliance.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032499", "text": "The U.S. war in Afghanistan has caused irreparable harm to Afghans as well as to the Americans who served there.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000032501", "text": "As women in politics-and women of color-we are all too familiar with the vitriol and constant threats of violence that come with claiming our rightful place in the world and a seat at the table of our democracy, said Congresswoman Pressley.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032502", "text": "Eight million additional people are in poverty now as a result of this government's failure to meet their basic human needs.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000032503", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major shocks to the U.S. economy and public health system in our modern history.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032504", "text": "As someone who has faced childhood hunger, I have made combating this epidemic a major priority since taking office.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000032505", "text": "With the news that an ICE employee at the detention center in Elizabeth, NJ has been tested for coronavirus, it has become paramount that your plans are made clear and public.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000032507", "text": "By any reasonable standard, the human rights and environmental impacts of the Jilamito hydropower project and the record of both Ingelsa and the Honduran state should have prevented this investment from going forward.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000032508", "text": "The company in charge of the project has been credibly accused by local community leaders of corruption, intimidation, and violence.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000032509", "text": "The company in charge of the project, Inversiones de Generacion Electricas, S.A. , is credibly accused by local community leaders of corruption, intimidation, and violence.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000032511", "text": "It's absurd that one-time checks were ever on the table, when we know people are not facing one-time costs during this pandemic, said Peoples Actions Campaigns Director Sondra Youdelman.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032512", "text": "Because that's what this child survivor of war would have wanted.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032513", "text": "A core progressive principle is opposing war, and it should go without saying that I strongly oppose the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032514", "text": "As someone who survived war, I know the devastating consequences of military conflict and the impact it has on millions of lives and entire societies.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032515", "text": "The hard truth about America's longest war is that for 20 years, we made promises we couldn't keep.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032516", "text": "The simple fact is that prolonging a war indefinitely would not have delivered a stable, peaceful Afghanistan.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032517", "text": "War and conflict never produce peace and stability.", "issue": "War"}
{"id": "0000032518", "text": "The President has been clear that the end of the war does not mean the end of our commitment to the Afghan people.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032519", "text": "For far too long, Congress has been missing in action on matters of war and peace, said Rep. Lee.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032520", "text": "The resolution requires that any hostilities with Iran must be explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or specific authorization for use of military force, but does not prevent the United States from defending itself from imminent attack.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032524", "text": "Even in states that have legalized medicinal marijuana, non-citizens cannot receive medicinal marijuana without facing potential deportation.", "issue": "deportation"}
{"id": "0000032525", "text": "The financial distress caused by coronavirus shouldn't be compounded by the crushing burden of student loan debt.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000032526", "text": "But those who espouse discrimination should not be given a platform and especially not in an organization that aims to represent America's promise of liberty and justice for all.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032527", "text": "Republican and Democratic administrations have repeatedly granted Temporary Protected Status to Somalia, and the country is still suffering from terrorism, poverty and environmental disaster, said Rep. Jayapal.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000032528", "text": "Massive flooding is causing displacement, loss of agriculture and livestock, and lack of clean water.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000032529", "text": "School meal programs, which have suffered severe financial losses due to the pandemic, are struggling to maintain services for students.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032530", "text": "Deportation would not only threaten the safety of these individuals but would also have devastating consequences for U.S.-citizen children of Somali TPS holders.", "issue": "Deportation"}
{"id": "0000032531", "text": "Working people who stand up to corporate bosses and get fired as a result face loss of income, loss of housing, loss of medical care, and food insecurity.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000032533", "text": "The members of Congress propose imposing a small Wall Street speculation tax of just 0.5 percent on stock trades , a 0.1 percent fee on bonds, and a 0.005 percent fee on derivatives, which would raise up to $2.4 trillion over the next decade.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000032534", "text": "More than 1, 000 economists have endorsed a tax on Wall Street speculation and some 40 countries have already imposed a similar financial transactions tax.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000032535", "text": "Last November, the American people overwhelming made clear their desire to bring the war in Iraq to a responsible end.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032536", "text": "These critical funds will provide more than 600 units of permanent housing for chronically homeless families, Pelosi said.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000032537", "text": "As we unite in our efforts to combat climate change, we must recognize the role agriculture plays - both as a challenge and an opportunity.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000032538", "text": "The purpose of our visit to China was to listen and learn from the Chinese leadership and members of the business community, non-governmental organizations, students, across the spectrum of opinion on climate change.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032539", "text": "We come to China at the invitation of the Chairman of the National People's Congress and with the hospitality extended to us by the Chinese government.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032540", "text": "We all agree it's important for North Korea to come back to the table for the six-party talks.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000032541", "text": "Also, last December, China tabled a proposal at the United Nations that called for each nation to put 1 percent of their GDP into the clean development fund.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032542", "text": "On our way to China, we stopped in Alaska and spent a day talking to tribal leaders there, scientists, others who are aware of what is happening to Alaska - one of the 50 states.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032543", "text": "We've heard very discordant views on what China should be doing in Copenhagen.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032544", "text": "We now know that China is playing in the major leagues.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032545", "text": "Now, as Speaker of the House, I could sit across from the President of China and express to him the concern in Congress in bipartisan basis of the concern for human rights in China and Tibet.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032546", "text": "When we arrived in China - of course the issue of North Korea emerged as the larger issue in terms of a possible nuclear test and short-range missiles testing and so that became an important issue on our agenda as well.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000032548", "text": "I was impressed with the progress that China has in fact made environmentally.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032549", "text": "My knowledge of the fund is that it does not support abortion in China.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000032550", "text": "A new America that declares our energy independence, promotes domestic sources of renewable energy, and combats climate change.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000032551", "text": "Whether it's health care, whether it's energy, we have a clear position on these issues and the Speaker has been so instrumental in making sure that those issues were front and center in our debate.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000032552", "text": "We are faced with cynics who deny science and reject the evidence of climate change.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000032553", "text": "Our Founders had fought for a democracy - a government of the many, not a government of the money.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032554", "text": "Our Founders created a democracy - a government of the many, not a government of the money.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032555", "text": "As a testament to his childhood curiosity, His Holiness still uses the watch today and his teaching about the connection between science and religion is a significant and relevant part of his message on this visit to the United States.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000032556", "text": "From the very start, our Founding Fathers, they declared American independence, won a war against the greatest naval power of the time, wrote a constitution making us the freest country in the world.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032557", "text": "He saw how important globalization was.", "issue": "globalization"}
{"id": "0000032558", "text": "Today America faces the threat of terrorism, a war in Iraq, a ballooning budget deficit, and a society where too many people go without jobs, health care, educational opportunity, or retirement security.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000032559", "text": "The rapid emergence of the Zika virus represents a significant danger to expectant mothers in many parts of the United States.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000032560", "text": "And that's about early childhood education - it's many more young people getting Pell Grants and a higher rate of Pell Grants and just making higher education more affordable.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032561", "text": "This legislation is as immediate to them as the price at the pump they face when they fill up their tanks.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000032562", "text": "And we are cleaning up corruption and ensuring that public officials again work for the people's interests.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000032563", "text": "We never paid for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000032564", "text": "Speaker, right now, across the country, families, workers, and small businesses are feeling the pain of the price at the pump.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000032565", "text": "Poverty in America seems to be a word that people get nervous about.", "issue": "Poverty"}
{"id": "0000032566", "text": "His legacy will live on through his contributions to education, to music, to civic life, and the memory we all happily have of him being such a model athlete, something he took great pride in.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032567", "text": "I mentioned his interest in the education and the arts.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032568", "text": "Right now, children no longer face discrimination on the basis of a pre-existing.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032569", "text": "President Washington, when he was leaving office, he cautioned against political parties who were at war with their own government.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032570", "text": "Bipartisan support is there to fight the opioid epidemic.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000032571", "text": "Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey spent her career fighting to improve the education of our children, the economic security of their families, the protection of our workers, as well as our coastline, as Congresswoman Eshoo mentioned.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032573", "text": "For centuries, Americans have fought - and died - to defend democracy For The People", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032574", "text": "Today, we are here to defend democracy for the people.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032575", "text": "And that doesn't mean a democracy like - it means democratic freedoms, human rights and the rule of law in the face of Beijing's crackdown.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032576", "text": "It protects children at the border who are facing an appalling situation that is beyond the pale of civilized behavior.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000032577", "text": "Yet, a half century later, the constitutional right of all Americans to determine their leaders and destiny of our democracy is under grave assault from a brazen, nationwide voter suppression campaign.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032578", "text": "No longer will cynical politicians and states with dark histories of discrimination have the greenlight to freely continue their systemic suppression campaign.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032579", "text": "Honoring and strengthening that legacy is essential to our democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032580", "text": "Earlier this year, I received a letter from a trans woman living in San Francisco who faced threats, stalking and harassment because of who she is.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000032581", "text": "Some of the most critical infrastructure of our democracy itself, we must protect it.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032582", "text": "There is no appetite for war in our country.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032583", "text": "I, like many of my colleagues, have traveled to Afghanistan and Iraq and other places and seen that our NATO partners have shed blood in the name of Article Five and our common fight against terrorism.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000032584", "text": "While the White House caters to Putin, Congress must hold Russia accountable for its actions by passing the Iran-Russia sanctions bill.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032585", "text": "They fought a war of independence and bravely succeeded.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032586", "text": "Only the vote to declare war would be something more serious than this.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032587", "text": "Yet, his pension faces a 55 percent cut.", "issue": "pension"}
{"id": "0000032588", "text": "Hundreds of millions for critical education, nutrition assistance, electric grid recovery and strong tax relief for Puerto Rico and other territories, including permanent changes to the earned income tax credit and child tax credit.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032589", "text": "My colleagues, a horrible virus has made a vicious attack on the lives and the livelihood of the American people, and indeed on the life of our democracy.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000032590", "text": "We think this is a major investment in the lives of the American people and in the budgets of our states and localities.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000032591", "text": "The broad international sanctions moved Iran to enter this historic agreement, ' and they urge support.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032592", "text": "Instead of toughening the sanctions, a decision by Congress to unilaterally reject the deal would end a decade of isolation of Iran and put the United States at odds with the rest of the world.'", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032593", "text": "As CARES 2 protects the lives and livelihoods of the American people, it must also protect the American democracy, safeguarding the integrity of our elections, and supporting voting by mail.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032594", "text": "In short, Iran is feeling the bite of our sanctions, but we must keep the pressure on.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032595", "text": "Equal pay, a structure basic to democracy, enlarging the issue to our great democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032596", "text": "We're supporting survivors with protection against discrimination in the workplace and supporting their financial security.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032597", "text": "We must be relentless in the defense of our democracy, fighting on all fronts to keep America safe.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032598", "text": "For many of us, the fight to protect human rights in China has been a long-term commitment - as I acknowledged with Mr. Smith, as well as Frank Wolf, our former Member who worked with Chris Smith so closely.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032599", "text": "Not escalation of hostility where that can be avoided.", "issue": "hostility"}
{"id": "0000032600", "text": "And the Chinese government is brutally trying to erase their religion, culture and language of the Tibetan people.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000032601", "text": "President Obama, last week in Kansas, made a glorious speech harkening back to President Roosevelt's speech about the middle class and its importance to America's democracy, how it is the backbone of our democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032602", "text": "Yes, the President has called for investments in infrastructure - to build the infrastructure of America and to create jobs, to grow our economy.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032603", "text": "Toxic exposure are a cost of war, and we must treat it as such.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032604", "text": "Again, we say that when our troops go to war on the battlefield, we leave no soldier behind.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032605", "text": "And if we're going to be true to those young people, those 18 year olds, we must have to, recognize how important their education is, but also how important caring for their grandparents is to the economic success of their entire family.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032606", "text": "As our nation has battled the pandemic, our communities have relied on our Guardsmen to help protect our nation from the deadly virus.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032607", "text": "And, when they come home, we pledge that we will leave no veteran behind.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000032608", "text": "To just review some figures, nearly 70 percent of American Muslims have personally experienced anti-Muslim discrimination since September 11th.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032609", "text": "We must confront Islamophobia - or any form of racism - wherever it is found around the world, in our country or even in these very halls.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000032610", "text": "If we didn't have such strong beliefs in ourselves, in our own religion, it would be OK, easy to believe, 'Well, somebody might be frivolous about respecting someone else's devotion.'", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000032611", "text": "Secondly, it ends partisan gerrymandering, so that the restricting - redistricting process will meet the standards of the Constitution, of the Voting Rights Act and keep communities of interest together.", "issue": "gerrymandering"}
{"id": "0000032612", "text": "As Putin desperately accelerates his campaign of horror and brutality, Mr. Speaker, horror and brutality in Ukraine, time is of the essence.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032613", "text": "If we could end war by using economic sanctions, all the better - all the better to spare human life on both sides of it.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032614", "text": "The Ukrainian people are fighting the fight for their democracy and for ours as well.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032615", "text": "So maybe this horrible, heinous crime will give the attention that human trafficking needs in order for us to end it.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000032616", "text": "Using their authority to establish a Family Fairness program by executive action, they offered spouses and children indefinite protection from deportation and gave them work authorization.", "issue": "deportation"}
{"id": "0000032617", "text": "If you have a family member who's dependent on long-term healthcare, whether in a nursing home or at home, most likely, you will pay a price.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000032618", "text": "If you have a family member that's on Medicare or you are, Social Security, disability, you will be affected by it.", "issue": "disability"}
{"id": "0000032619", "text": "The law plays a vital role in our democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032620", "text": "The entire nation and this Congress stand with the members of our military every day.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000032621", "text": "At the birth of our democracy, amid war and revolution, Thomas Paine said, 'The times have found us.'", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032622", "text": "This is a grave threat to our democracy, but the President calls it a 'hoax' and refuses to protect our democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032623", "text": "From severing normal trade relations, to banning the import of Russian energy, our strong actions in the House and Senate have made Russia weaker in every way.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032624", "text": "Madam Speaker, you know education is the single most important investment a nation can make in its future and a family can make in its children.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032625", "text": "It doesn't honor our Founders' commitment to a democracy which calls upon an educated population.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032626", "text": "Speaker, as we gather here, the war continues in Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032627", "text": "Putin's Price at pump is exacerbating the skyrocket costs weighing heavily on our families.", "issue": "Price"}
{"id": "0000032628", "text": "The war in Ukraine has restricted the supply of fertilizer also, as I mentioned, and sent the cost through the roof.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032629", "text": "He has an agreement with China, which is almost - could not have been foreseen, except for his leadership and the cooperation between our two countries.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032630", "text": "Since the Republican-captured Supreme Court eviscerated Roe v. Wade, at least nine Republican-controlled states have already banned abortion.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000032631", "text": "Republicans are waging a war on the Consumer Bureau, a bureau that has returned nearly $12 billion to 29 million wronged Americans, many of them seniors, veterans, and members of the armed forces.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032632", "text": "Speaker, on this day, July 26, 1948, President Harry Truman signed the executive order desegregating the U.S. military.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000032633", "text": "The Chinese government started a war with America's manufacturing sector a long time ago.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032634", "text": "We recognize that trade is very important to us.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000032635", "text": "In addition to that, we have the fight on the war on terrorism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032636", "text": "The fight against terrorism wherever it may exist.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000032637", "text": "To take a step to end this war in Iraq and to have a vision of a strategic plan for stability in the Middle East.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032638", "text": "The war is not making our military stronger to protect our interests, the American people safer, or the Middle East more secure.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032639", "text": "Contrary to that policy, President Bush started a war based on a false premise.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032640", "text": "Five years later we are still engaged in the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032641", "text": "The Heritage Foundation said the war will cost $2.75 trillion.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032642", "text": "This war has diminished the capability for American military forces to protect our interests where ever they are threatened in the world.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032643", "text": "Every year, mental illness results in 1.3 billion lost days of work or school.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000032644", "text": "A, A News reports of 2009 compensation suggest how important Mr. Feinberg's review will be.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000032645", "text": "For the agriculture and life sciences graduates, we need you to cure disease, feed the world and minister to all that is God's beautiful creation.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000032646", "text": "I understand the importance of an all-women's education; I'm a beneficiary of one myself.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032647", "text": "Bringing us all together is a woman who has made history as one of the few women to chair a full committee of the House, Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, who is now the Ranking Democrat on the Small Business Committee.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000032648", "text": "As soon as I completed my general requirements, I decided to further my education at a university.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032649", "text": "Just as our soldiers pledge to leave no one behind on the battlefield, so we must leave no veteran behind once they come home.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000032650", "text": "Since then, his family of four has struggled to live on the salary of his wife, who serves as a public school teacher.", "issue": "salary"}
{"id": "0000032651", "text": "We tell them to value education, that it is critical to their self-fulfillment and crucial for our country.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032652", "text": "The latest International Atomic Energy Agency report makes clear that Iran has made determined progress in its pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032653", "text": "Please know you can continue to count on bipartisan support in Congress for policies that hold the Iranian regime accountable for its pursuit of weapons of mass destruction, its support for terrorism, and its appalling human rights record.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000032654", "text": "If freedom-loving people around the world do not speak out for human rights in China and Tibet, then we lose moral authority to talk about it any other place in the world.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032655", "text": "Our leadership in science and in industry, ' he said, 'our hopes for peace and security, our obligations to ourselves as well as others all require us to make this effort.'", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000032656", "text": "Speaker, the war in Iraq is the greatest ethical challenge facing our nation.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032657", "text": "With the U.S. focus on Iraq, the war in Afghanistan has intensified because of the resurgence of the Taliban and al-Qaeda in the absence of the fullest effort on our part there.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000032658", "text": "It winds down the war by providing for the responsible redeployment of our combat forces based on benchmarks endorsed by the Iraqi government and by President Bush.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032659", "text": "Plus tens of thousands of our soldiers have suffered grievous injuries and the war will cost well over a trillion dollars if the war ended today.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032660", "text": "The sacrifices demand a plan for bringing the war to an end.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032661", "text": "Last year, Congress took major steps to reduce global warming pollution, passing sweeping legislation to increase vehicle fuel efficiency to 35 miles per gallon by the year 2020.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000032662", "text": "In the 21st century, we face scarcity of any number of natural resources.", "issue": "scarcity"}
{"id": "0000032663", "text": "And after eight years under the Bush Administration, we face a scarcity of federal financial resources for investment in infrastructure.", "issue": "scarcity"}
{"id": "0000032664", "text": "To finance this infrastructure, these early Americans had the great foresight to see that the long-term benefit of these investments far outweighed the costs.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032666", "text": "In the 21st century, we will face scarcity of any number of resources.", "issue": "scarcity"}
{"id": "0000032667", "text": "The hearing highlighted the experience of pay discrimination by American women in the workforce and underscored the critical need for passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032668", "text": "We in agriculture believe we will have a significant role in getting to energy independence in this country.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000032669", "text": "The Administration is fighting a global war on terror, but not yet a global war on WMD.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032670", "text": "On Iran, to achieve any deal the U.S. government must settle on a course of action.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032671", "text": "And, having just fought a war of independence, they specifically feared the prospect of a king president corrupted by foreign influence.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032672", "text": "Both our countries endured the traumatic experience of civil war and the satisfaction of rebuilding our nations.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032673", "text": "And all of the leaders that you have in small business, manufacturing, academia, and government focused on high-tech and clean technology and energy.", "issue": "tech"}
{"id": "0000032674", "text": "And so, when President Obama took office in 2009, with an even greater army of allies in Congress, we upheld our promise to invest in clean energy.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000032675", "text": "Under President Obama's leadership, we are already taking critical steps forward to make more energy here at home.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000032676", "text": "The cost of energy as a factor of production is a big one, and to the extent that we can reduce those costs, of course, we make our policy more competitive.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000032677", "text": "When we came out of the White House the other day, we had this very serious meeting on Iran with the President.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032678", "text": "The American Society of Civil Engineers' last assessment of our nation's infrastructure rated America at a D+.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032679", "text": "American made, B: build the infrastructure of America, C: community leadership to get this done.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032680", "text": "We must remember, because China still tries to deny history.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032681", "text": "If we do not speak out for human rights in China because of economic concerns, we lose all moral authority to talk about human rights in any other place in the world.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032682", "text": "In 2012, Congress made clear that trade and human rights are firmly linked - passing Chairman McGovern's Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act, as part of the Russian PNTR.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000032683", "text": "During Vasquez' annual evaluation in 2002, she was cited as the top recruiter in the Army and told she should be promoted ahead of her peers.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000032684", "text": "And so, it's always been - our country has always been a series of ever-expanding democracy, honoring the vows of our Founders for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032685", "text": "I know of special interest to you but of grave concern to our country is also the cost of higher education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032686", "text": "And the reaction to it is to go to Afghanistan and then to Iraq, and all of the failures - the serious mistake that was for our country to do that.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000032687", "text": "All Americans, I think, agree that the best investment a family and a nation can make is in the education of our children for their own self-fulfillment, but also for the competitiveness of our nation.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000032688", "text": "Using their authority to establish a Family Fairness program, they offered spouses and children indefinite protection from deportation and work authorization.", "issue": "deportation"}
{"id": "0000032689", "text": "As the whole world knows, one week ago Trump sold out our democracy, in behavior that was damaging, destructive and disgraceful in his presentation with Putin.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032690", "text": "So, with their excellence we are able to attract resources to the research, that research, in order to attract the talent, the Nobel Laureates and those who would be, need labs, need the infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032691", "text": "He left because of his corruption, but what's more important that we have to fight is the pollution that this Administration is pouring into the air.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000032692", "text": "As well as I remember years ago - I remember in order for a woman who was a victim of domestic violence to receive legal assistance, they tested the income of the abuser.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000032693", "text": "Clean air, clean water, reducing air pollution by making these changes, but also by building mass transit so we take more cars off the road.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000032694", "text": "Right now, we must have order on the border.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000032695", "text": "We worked together on many issues relating to energy, passing the biggest energy bill in the history of our country.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000032696", "text": "Any reading of the constitution will say that the full faith and credit of the United States of America shall not be in doubt.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000032697", "text": "They are channeling their energy and their grief into promoting better opportunity for women and indigenous people.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000032698", "text": "We, Democrats, believe in infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032699", "text": "He has made the issue of ending discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions his clarion call, along with fighting for our seniors and Medicare and the rest.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032700", "text": "And one of the things that was one of the top priorities for myself was training to be in Olympian and hopefully become an Olympic medalist someday was my education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032701", "text": "Hispanic Caucus Members represent every single district across the U.S.-Mexico border except district 23, Congressman Will Hurd's district in Texas.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000032702", "text": "Texas has the longest border with Mexico, roughly 12, 000 miles, larger than any state in the nation.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000032703", "text": "And, many of our Members, as Congressman Castro said, represent the border.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000032704", "text": "In A Better Deal, what we're talking about is an investment in education and training which is a lifetime proposition and, I'll tell you this, because we are going into some fights on the budget now, as we go back into Congress.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032705", "text": "In 2015, transgender Americans can still be denied housing, employment and access to public services.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000032706", "text": "Our issue is what have you spent on coronavirus and what is the opportunity, revenue lost in coronavirus.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000032707", "text": "Lower health care costs, bigger paychecks by building infrastructure in America in a green way, and cleaner government", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032708", "text": "The economic security of our country, national security, economic security, the issues that relate to energy and the rest, they are women's issues.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000032709", "text": "No woman should be made to choose between obtaining contraceptives and paying for groceries, utilities and other daily needs.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000032710", "text": "Threatening this agreement does not isolate Iran; it isolates America.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032711", "text": "In passing the Affordable Care Act, benefits for healthy young adults, we talked about that, and all Americans, we made the largest, largest investment in college higher education aid in our nation's history.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000032712", "text": "My 15 year old sister, who was diagnosed with celiac disease, can also not be denied coverage because of her pre-existing condition.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000032713", "text": "She is a young woman who is going to be the next entrepreneur that helps to solve a major problem in this country.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000032714", "text": "He knows issues that relate to infrastructure better than anyone.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032715", "text": "The benefit no longer gave our veterans the four year education they had been promised.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032716", "text": "Educating our nation's veterans is a cost of war, and it is a promise we make to our troops for their courageous service to our country.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032717", "text": "Just as our troops pledge to leave no one behind on the battlefield, we will leave no veteran behind when they come home.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000032718", "text": "So if we're to have policies that support the great middle class of our country, which is the backbone of our democracy, we have to change the politics.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032719", "text": "The central issue when we were in Italy meeting with our troops and with the Italian government was the situation in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000032720", "text": "Our ability to function as a democracy is that we must sustain the confidence of the American people that we're doing things in their best interest, not in our own financial interest over some other gain.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032721", "text": "I know you will be hearing from health care professionals and we heard from the American Academy of Pediatrics that family separation and detention poses serious dangers to children's health.", "issue": "health care"}
{"id": "0000032722", "text": "That is where people make their decisions about how they're going to - how much they can spend on food, how they can spend on rent, car payments, credit card bills, the education of their children, their own retirement and the rest.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000032723", "text": "Well, one of the reasons this program is so important is - don't forget, some laws were instituted that cut back on welfare that basically relieves people of welfare for five years or so.", "issue": "welfare"}
{"id": "0000032724", "text": "People are feeling the pain of COVID.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000032725", "text": "Two-parter for you - I don't think you guys mentioned affordable housing and thinking about the loss of private activity bonds and it's so much for affordable housing in San Francisco.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000032726", "text": "When it comes to housing, the bill repeals the mortgage tax credit certificates which are only available for first-time home buyers under certain income thresholds - this is a very important initiative, but of course, they repeal that.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000032727", "text": "He promised infrastructure, he gave us a train wreck.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032728", "text": "We saw there the importance of infrastructure in the Virgin Islands as well.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032729", "text": "As has been said, the American Society of Civil Engineers defined our deficit in infrastructure in trillions of dollars.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032730", "text": "Well, Mr. Neal is a mayor and Mr. Stanton was a mayor, and infrastructure was a very important part of his leadership then and is now and will be as we part as we go forward.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032731", "text": "Congressman Raul Grijalva in terms of some of the natural resources issue that are affecting - will be affected by how we go forward with infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032732", "text": "The government of China continues to detain him.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032733", "text": "Those in the military don't want the money taken out of the defense budget for a purpose that is not a defense purpose.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000032734", "text": "And, about the Border Patrol, also it's important to reinforce with some infrastructure the ports of entry.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032735", "text": "So, we at the Federal level are fighting for additional affordable housing, but we're having some difficulty on the state level despite our representation's best efforts to fight for that.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000032736", "text": "And in that capacity, he was invited by the Ukraine to participate in this meeting, and he had some valuable perspectives from NATO to add to the conversation.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032737", "text": "We have been witnessing the growing involvement of Iran in the conflict in Ukraine.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032738", "text": "As regards Croatia, our attitude is that whoever helps Russia in its aggression is making a bad move, and this is how we also judge the Iranian assistance and the provision of critical infrastructure to Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032739", "text": "This will, actually, it's providing weapons to Russia that helped Russia destroy critical infrastructure of Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032740", "text": "I think Iran is making a big mistake.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032741", "text": "The Prime Minister - the President of Ukraine called me to make sure I accepted the invitation of Speaker Stefanchuk to come here.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032742", "text": "For me, the most important aspect in this situation where energy is used is weapons.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000032743", "text": "One of the issues that affects every Member of Congress all across the country and the strength of our country is the opioid epidemic.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000032744", "text": "Notwithstanding infrastructure and security, that is the last statement he made to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032745", "text": "It's no way to run a military to go from CR to CR.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000032746", "text": "The enemy who made an assault on our democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032747", "text": "We tell children that education is important to them.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032748", "text": "The most important investment a family can make is in the education of their children.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032749", "text": "The most important investment a country can make is in the education of our children and that future.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032750", "text": "That faith, that confidence is a treasure that is fundamental to a democracy - that people believe - they believe that the actions taken here will be in their interest.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032751", "text": "We're supporting survivors with protections against discrimination in the workplace and unjust evictions.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032752", "text": "All of those things cause migration, competition for habitat and resources.", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000032753", "text": "Last week, the Trump Administration radically expanded its war on the Affordable Care Act - on America's health care - asking the court to strike down every last provision of the ACA.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032754", "text": "When Medicare was passed, they said it would lead to a socialist dictatorship.", "issue": "dictatorship"}
{"id": "0000032755", "text": "Ed Roberts was a person with disabilities that was a very strong advocate and he taught us on issues that relate to disability, is that we respect people for what they can do, rather than judge them for what they cannot do.", "issue": "disability"}
{"id": "0000032756", "text": "But what were here to talk about today is affordable higher education, our commitment to a key rung in the ladder of opportunity for the American people.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032757", "text": "In passing this legislation, we can restore confidence in the democracy and honor the vows of our Founders.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032758", "text": "To defend our democracy, the House will pass Congressman Castro's privileged resolution to terminate the emergency declaration tomorrow.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032759", "text": "Raising the minimum wage is a very important stimulus to the economy.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000032760", "text": "So again, this election is very important in terms of our democracy, and what that means in terms of individual freedoms is on the ballot.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032761", "text": "During the pandemic, the ACA has been a vital lifeline for struggling families because of job losses.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032762", "text": "That - again, the American Rescue Plan was specific to the pandemic, and these benefits go through 2022.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032763", "text": "And it has been important in terms of the science, in terms of the distribution of clinics, in terms of the receptivity that people will have to something new.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000032764", "text": "I've been to Afghanistan nine times, many times led by Susan Davis of California for a Mother's Day visit.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000032765", "text": "We're very proud that NATO elected an American head of the summit - of the Assembly.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000032766", "text": "The Congress condemns the actions of Iran in supplying these kamikaze drones.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032767", "text": "Attacking civilian infrastructure is a war crime.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032768", "text": "Putin's latest attack is to escalate a war that he began and that he is losing.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032769", "text": "The Ukrainian people are fighting for their democracy, and in doing so, are making the fight for democracy for us all.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032770", "text": "So this is very important to our democracy and I thank our co-sponsors of the bill and the leadership of Congressman Clyburn, Assistant Leader Clyburn, on this important subject as fundamental to our democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032771", "text": "They don't believe in science.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000032772", "text": "I don't believe in science, and I don't believe in government telling me what to do.'", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000032773", "text": "LGBT families are denied access to housing and health care; denied access to credit and education; denied freedom from discrimination.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000032774", "text": "We have no illusions about Iran in terms of their ballistic missile transfers, about who they support in the region and the rest.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032775", "text": "And as Mr. Leader Schumer has just protested on this, it's about the outlays for the coronavirus, yes, but it's also about the revenue loss.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000032776", "text": "I don't think at this time of the coronavirus that there is any interest in having any less protection for our workers, in fact, even more.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000032777", "text": "So, as we're doing these things, we want our decisions to be based on science and what is really about the health and safety of the American people.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000032778", "text": "They don't believe in science, and they don't believe in - some of them - in governance.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000032779", "text": "All this we're saying about state and local and FMAP and Medicaid money and the rest that goes to the states, this is all a stimulus.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000032780", "text": "I urge my colleagues to end discrimination wherever it exists in our country.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032781", "text": "I urge them to end discrimination in the military to make America safer.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032782", "text": "With the first Levi Strauss manufacturing plants in southern States, Mr. Haas took a stand against segregation, refusing to allow separate working areas for black and white workers and demanding equal treatment for all employees.", "issue": "segregation"}
{"id": "0000032783", "text": "Marla's courageous work on behalf of civilian victims of war demonstrated the compassion of the American people and extended a hand in friendship to the people of Iraq and Afghanistan.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032784", "text": "Among African American women, the disease has become so rampant that it is this group's leading cause of death between the ages of 25 and 34.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000032785", "text": "Today, under this temple of democracy, we observe the 60th anniversary of President Truman's executive order desegregating the United States Armed Forces.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032786", "text": "While defending America, these patriots confronted racism that conflicted with the ideals for which we fought that war.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000032787", "text": "Their experiences in war led black World War II African American veterans to continue to the fight for freedom here at home, including civil rights leader Medgar Evers.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032788", "text": "China has clearly decided to meet its growing energy demand by obtaining control of energy assets around the world.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032789", "text": "Among those other serious national security concerns is the transfer of technology associated with the Unocal acquisition.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000032790", "text": "With the Chilean President Gabriel Boric and Foreign Minister Antonia Urrejola, our delegation discussed the importance of advancing democracy and human rights, and addressing issues related to indigenous people and women.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032791", "text": "Our national security delegation to Afghanistan follows President Obama's recent announcement of a modified schedule for U.S. troop withdrawal and the earlier announcement of new authorities for U.S. forces operating in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000032792", "text": "Under the leadership of General John Nicholson, Jr., Commander of NATO Resolute Support Mission and U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, the delegation received a comprehensive series of national security and intelligence briefings.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000032793", "text": "The discussions focused on ways our military is leveraging new authorities granted by President Obama and resources against terrorist elements to ensure international security and stability.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000032794", "text": "We also discussed key issues related to trade and business investment.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000032795", "text": "Maybe science and technology will one day make that feasible and we should always keep our minds open to that.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000032796", "text": "On the battlefield, the military pledges to leave no soldier behind.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000032797", "text": "A, A The war was fought on our shores and continued until the War of 1812.A", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032798", "text": "A And so they knew that in order to have a democracy, to have freedom, to have liberty, and to ensure it, you had to create that balance.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032799", "text": "Under FISA, the Attorney General can approve surveillance in minutes.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000032800", "text": "Surveillance can begin immediately and approval of the FISA Court can be obtained within three days.", "issue": "Surveillance"}
{"id": "0000032801", "text": "This bill increases funding to fight the global AIDS pandemic to $2.7 billion, including $400 million for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032802", "text": "We have concerns about human rights in China and Tibet; we want to work with the Chinese government to fight global warming.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032803", "text": "While meeting with Minister Michaeli, we discussed the importance in building infrastructure and transportation regionally, environmentally and with equity.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032804", "text": "In December, the House defended democracy by passing two articles of impeachment to hold the President accountable for abusing his office for his own personal, political gain at the expense of our national security and the integrity of our elections.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032805", "text": "Sadly, because of the Republican Senate's betrayal of the Constitution, the President remains an ongoing threat to American democracy, with his insistence that he is above the law and that he can corrupt the elections if he wants to.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032806", "text": "Democrats will continue to defend our democracy For The People.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032807", "text": "At the time, the war was rationalized on intelligence estimates of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction capabilities that were wrong, and on suggestions that Iraq was somehow connected with the September 11 al-Qaeda attacks on our country that were never true.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032808", "text": "The President now says that the war is really about the spread of democracy in the Middle East.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032809", "text": "Envoys of the Dalai Lama have traveled to China and Tibet three times in recent years to continue discussions with Chinese authorities on a permanent negotiated settlement.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032810", "text": "So while they may have saved the second quarter from a technical definition of a recession, the fact is that we are into a third quarter and we need to have another stimulus package.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000032811", "text": "Freeing political prisoners in China and Tibet has been a priority for me throughout my congressional career.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032812", "text": "They will protest the human rights situation in China; they will protest the crackdown and repression in Tibet; and they will protest China's support for the genocidal regime in Sudan and the military junta in Burma.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032813", "text": "In order for our country to be pre-eminent in science, we must have the most talented, the most excellent scientists.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000032814", "text": "And we didn't agree with him on the war in Iraq, we didn't agree with him on privatizing Social Security, but where we could find agreement.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032815", "text": "But, if Congress does something on water - for many of us in California, there's a price for water in a lot of places, including in the state of California.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000032816", "text": "Many of us have visited the border and seen the early stages, which were deplorable, and expressed our - more than dismay, deep concern to the Administration.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000032817", "text": "You are fighting for Democracy there - but it is a fight for Democracy worldwide.", "issue": "Democracy"}
{"id": "0000032818", "text": "Just weeks after the invasion, we, the G7 Speakers, convened virtually to condemn Russia's heinous war of aggression, and express our full support for the Ukrainian people.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032819", "text": "As we gather today, Putin's war of aggression rages on.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032820", "text": "As we just heard, the realities of this war are heartbreaking.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032821", "text": "And then the worst refugee crisis in Europe since World War II, with millions of European - Ukrainian refugees forced to leave their homes, over seven million outside the country, millions more displaced, and then many stuck in the path of the war.", "issue": "refugee"}
{"id": "0000032822", "text": "Here, winning the war against the Persians for the democratic and Christian country that Armenia has been.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032823", "text": "Build Back Better celebrates investments in infrastructure - again $10 billion for new transit initiatives to support access to affordable housing.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032824", "text": "This is a cost of war that we should recognize when we go.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032825", "text": "And let - again - just as Jon said at the end - if we're not willing to pay the price of war, we shouldn't go.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000032826", "text": "It is clear that this war must be won.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032827", "text": "How we strengthen democracy, not just by fighting to preserve it, but strengthening it internally.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032828", "text": "But thank you for this timely forum on Ukraine, so that we can make a difference, to congratulate you on the changes that are happening now, Mr. Speaker.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032829", "text": "Ukraine has been asking for more military support, especially heavy armor.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032830", "text": "I have - as I said, over $50 billion we have sent so far in economic, humanitarian and military assistance, in addition to sanctions, as much of the war continues.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032831", "text": "This week - in the next two weeks in September, we will be voting on more funding for the war that President Biden requests.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032832", "text": "But again, we all know people of Ukraine are fighting to preserve not only their democracy, but ours.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032833", "text": "But in doing so, a real recognition that education, transportation, safety issues, first responders are largely provided by the state and local government.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032834", "text": "But as Tanis said, this is not an issue that has - it's been exacerbated by COVID, but it existed long before, before that.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000032835", "text": "The Women's Engagement Team was one way, there was a woman who led a convoy that took 55 hours across very dangerous terrain.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000032836", "text": "I think of the young woman who graduated from the high school I graduated from and she's a sergeant in the Army, she has a one-year-old and a four-year-old here at home out in Prince George's County.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000032837", "text": "That there were at least two women who would qualify in every province, that there would be a back-up plan if for some reason a woman were not able to serve.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000032838", "text": "It is about corruption-a decision to end corruption, to have more accountability and more transparency in their government.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000032839", "text": "And, of course, my good friend, and dogged supporter of good government, and making sure this institution gains the respect from the American people, that the democracy deserves.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032840", "text": "We talked about difficult issues of trade, and we came to the understanding together in that discussion - it was reinforced, we had it before - the fact that neither the EU or the United States can be effective alone.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000032841", "text": "You mentioned trade and that clearly has been a bone of contention for the two sides and you even touched on security because security was a justification for the President's tariffs.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000032842", "text": "The European Union still represents a large percentage of world GDP, a market of almost 500 million people.", "issue": "GDP"}
{"id": "0000032843", "text": "We think trade is important.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000032844", "text": "Since that time, we invited the Secretary General of NATO to speak to a Joint Session of Congress, highly unusual to, in this case, observe the 70th anniversary of NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000032845", "text": "And, my focus in talking to you for a minute is to just focus on Afghanistan, which, as you know, is of great concern to our country and to their future.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000032846", "text": "And fighting terrorism is a common goal that we all have and relationship between fairness in the economy and security.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000032847", "text": "It was democracy that made technology possible.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000032848", "text": "There are a lot of threats to democracy right now and a lot of threats to human rights.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032849", "text": "Certainly one of the paramount threats comes from Russia - its intervention in our democratic affairs and the democratic affairs of Europe and elsewhere - the export of its malign influences and operations.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032850", "text": "I mean China hasn't been in a war since 1979.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032851", "text": "And, you know, I have supported lifting the embargo since I was elected 25 years ago.", "issue": "embargo"}
{"id": "0000032852", "text": "Whether it was agriculture - I had the opportunity of taking a bipartisan delegation seven years ago to Cuba on the issue of agriculture.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000032853", "text": "And so, Democracy must be forever defended from forces that wish it harm.", "issue": "Democracy"}
{"id": "0000032854", "text": "I believe that science is an answer to our prayers.'", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000032855", "text": "And the extraordinary heroes in Ukraine, fighting on the front lines in the battle for Democracy.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032856", "text": "As we do, war rages in Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032857", "text": "And by the way, every other speaker of the G7, every other speaker from the G7 - or they call them heads of parliament in some countries - spoke out strongly in favor of democracy in Ukraine.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032858", "text": "Alongside this critical package for Ukraine, this legislation directs significant funding to help American families devastated by disaster.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032859", "text": "These investments will fight inflation and lower costs for American families while setting the stage for strong, stable and broadly-shared long-term economic growth.'", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000032860", "text": "And we are harnessing the power of clean energy to ensure our defense facilities and vehicle fleets are resilient to climate change.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000032861", "text": "President Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine for fighting for their Democracy, they are fighting for ours and the Democracies of their neighbors in Europe as well and really throughout the world.", "issue": "Democracy"}
{"id": "0000032862", "text": "Speaker, today we are confronting threats to Democracy here and around the world.", "issue": "Democracy"}
{"id": "0000032863", "text": "No longer will we have to face higher premiums for just simply being a woman; insurers cannot drop someone because she is pregnant and that women can have access to a high range of preventive services.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000032864", "text": "Leader Pelosi and House Democrats highlighted the budget's callous cuts to education, from Head Start to K-12 initiatives to job training, threatening our nation's competitiveness for generations to come.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032865", "text": "That's why law enforcement supports early childhood education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032866", "text": "The believe that education is key to a successful person and a successful country.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032867", "text": "Well, I think it demonstrates a poverty of their own ideas.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000032868", "text": "I could stand around here and talk about the leadership, certainly Susan Davis, women in the military has been her issue for a long time.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000032869", "text": "You mentioned that Republicans are waging a war on Women, I wanted to get your take on the... Leader Pelosi.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032870", "text": "We, the first bill we sent the President to sign was Lily Ledbetter - to end discrimination in the workplace, issues that relate to women's health in the health bill.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032871", "text": "So he has to know that war is not an answer, there are very severe consequences to his aggression, and that we are united in using them.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032872", "text": "Families are feeling a hit from the highest inflation in 40 years.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000032873", "text": "And part of the consequences of all of that investment and infrastructure bill and the rest is that more people have jobs and, therefore, inflation goes up.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000032874", "text": "The other thing weighing on people right now is rising crime.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000032875", "text": "Inflation and rising crime are both weighing down on President Biden's approval ratings right now.", "issue": "Inflation"}
{"id": "0000032876", "text": "So supply is affected by COVID and supply chain problems that we have because of COVID and also because of the war in Ukraine.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000032879", "text": "They don't support governance, so they don't want to honor what science tells us in terms of the planet, in terms of health care and the rest.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000032880", "text": "Well, first of all, government spending does - we had a pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000032881", "text": "Well, on the issues that voters tell CBS News are important to them, abortion ranks number seven.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000032882", "text": "And he's the one who's paying the price, I mean we all are, but he's the one who's really paying the price.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000032883", "text": "So that's why I say that defending our democracy is on the ballot, in so many ways.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032884", "text": "We want to make sure that our democracy is strong, our planet is safe and our values are intact.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032885", "text": "The Secretary of the Army was supposed - it's really a tragedy that they did not send the National Guard earlier.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000032886", "text": "Now, we participated in some of it with COVID and the rest, but we didn't participate in giving a tax scam, 83 percent of the benefits to the top one percent that added $2 trillion to the debt.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000032887", "text": "The World Health Organization is there to fight disease, pandemics and all of this throughout the world.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000032888", "text": "Or, and God willing we get a virus - excuse me, vaccine or a therapy soon and that would be helpful to opening up.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000032889", "text": "He doesn't believe in science.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000032890", "text": "We all salute and pray for the people of Ukraine, and, again, we are united in our respect and work and cooperation with the European Union and the - NATO as well as the G7.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032891", "text": "To see his courage now, to stay there with the threat of Russia coming in and attacking civilian sites, it's just - it is a war crime.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000032892", "text": "But to see the former president on the ground there, helping to lead the people of Ukraine, is a remarkable thing to see.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032893", "text": "One of the issues that's obviously going to be at stake on this election is democracy and the end of the January 6th investigation.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032894", "text": "The - our democracy is at stake, when you define democracy as integrity of the vote.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032895", "text": "Food stamps are stimulus, even though we can't get them to agree with us on that.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000032896", "text": "So if you want to help education, state and local.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032897", "text": "The President said, 'We are at war against a pandemic.'", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032898", "text": "Ukraine has handled our contribution to their fight for democracy - which is a fight for all of us - with great integrity, with great transparency, with great accountability.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032899", "text": "The Chinese government may not have, but China will not be allowed to isolate Taiwan.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032900", "text": "I don't think there should be a tax, a payroll tax cut for the middle class.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000032901", "text": "Some would say that the years in war have eroded the moral ground from which you can criticize democracies.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032902", "text": "We do not do that by making cuts in science.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000032903", "text": "I support gay marriage, I don't believe in discrimination of any kind.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032904", "text": "And in the meantime, make America more American by ending discrimination by overturning, overturning the ill-conceived DOMA.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032905", "text": "Their manipulation impacts their prices on the world market and makes us uncompetitive in terms of price.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000032906", "text": "We appreciate that the President is winding that war down and we won't have many more anniversaries of the longest wars in our country's history.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032907", "text": "We need to confront poverty in America with fresh eyes, new thinking, be entrepreneurial in how we go forward.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000032908", "text": "Trump has said about immigrants, Mexican immigrants are bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000032909", "text": "In terms of Syria, I think that the amount of information, and I would not be completely aware of all of it, that has been conveyed to Congress.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000032910", "text": "Any initiatives that we take in terms of trade have a consequence for us.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000032911", "text": "Instead of focusing on creating jobs, they've declared war on the health of our country.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032912", "text": "This will lead to suffering, death, disability.", "issue": "disability"}
{"id": "0000032913", "text": "Prosecutorial discretion relates more to serious violent crime.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000032914", "text": "They make us pay for any investments in education that we might make.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032915", "text": "Because undermining democracy is their major, major goal.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032916", "text": "This week there was an instance of mad cow disease found in your home state.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000032917", "text": "And what he was stating was fact, that perjury is a crime and there are consequences to it.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000032918", "text": "I barely went into his budget where he promised infrastructure and cuts billions of dollars from the Transportation Department.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032919", "text": "In terms of Syria, what I said after Syria is, we're very sad about those children and families that were affected by the sarin attack.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000032920", "text": "This agreement creates safeguards that reduce the pollution that sickens and kills tens of thousands of people each year.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000032921", "text": "When we were asked by the President of Ukraine to be aggressive in terms of sanctions on Russia, the Speaker said, 'Oh, yes, the Senate passed the bill; it's just a blue slip problem.'", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032922", "text": "Instead of defending the integrity of American democracy, instead of holding the Trump White House accountable for its complicity, instead of showing Russia that there will be consequences the House Republican majority does nothing.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032923", "text": "On another subject, in terms of Russia, I am also pleased to join Whip Hoyer and Ranking Member Engel to introduce the strong Russia sanctions bill, overwhelmingly passed in a bipartisan way, 98 to 2, in the U.S. Senate.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032924", "text": "So I'm concerned about really South Korea because they have proximity and the threats of Kim Jong Un.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000032925", "text": "Leader Pelosi, many of the people that are opposed to gay marriage cite their religion as the reason why they are opposed.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000032926", "text": "I think that what the President of North Korea is doing is about deterrence, but I think it's also - I think it's also about a road show.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000032927", "text": "But in order for all of these institutions to succeed, it's important for them to have infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032928", "text": "Infrastructure is an important part of that, and I'll get to it.", "issue": "Infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032929", "text": "Madam Leader, the President seems to have started a culture war against a lot of Black athletes who are protesting police brutality and racial injustice in the country.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032930", "text": "We are there in this agreement with Iran, unless Iran violates the agreement.'", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032931", "text": "They don't believe in contraception.'", "issue": "contraception"}
{"id": "0000032932", "text": "We were concerned about fighting terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000032933", "text": "You name it, everybody pays a price in this budget, because its priority is to help the wealthy.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000032934", "text": "A fourth woman has come out accusing Conyers - Leader Pelosi.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000032935", "text": "So a fourth woman has come out accusing Conyers and more in your Caucus are calling on Conyers to resign.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000032936", "text": "However, zero tolerance means consequences for everyone.", "issue": "tolerance"}
{"id": "0000032937", "text": "And then in Beijing, of course, the suppression of legal representation in China, but manifested in Beijing.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032938", "text": "And as much as we support our military, you can't just say we're doing that and we're not doing the domestic agenda.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000032939", "text": "By threatening to hold the full faith and credit of the United States of America hostage, Republicans are risking another deep recession.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000032940", "text": "Our Founders had in mind a democracy where the government of the many, the vote of the many and the voice of the many determined our government.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032941", "text": "So, it is in the interest of our democracy that we have accountability and transparency.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032942", "text": "Interestingly, while the Citizens United decision created big problems for our democracy, there was one issue on which eight of the nine Justices agreed; and that was that disclosure is not only constitutional but good for the health of our democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032943", "text": "It is not a question of redefining wealth, it was a question of seeing just where the Republicans would support an expiration of tax cuts.", "issue": "wealth"}
{"id": "0000032944", "text": "It wasn't redefining wealth, it was about finding out where the Republicans were.", "issue": "wealth"}
{"id": "0000032945", "text": "So, if you think that there should be more spending than reaching the debt limit, then if you do that a couple of times, pretty soon you have no public investment in the future.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000032946", "text": "Secretary Lew has asked for and received the resignation of the Acting Commissioner.", "issue": "resignation"}
{"id": "0000032947", "text": "The President has asked for and received the resignation of the top person there.", "issue": "resignation"}
{"id": "0000032948", "text": "He is a Vietnam war vet, a wounded Vietnam war vet, a person who has used assaultweapons in combat and knows that they should be banned.", "issue": "vet"}
{"id": "0000032949", "text": "For them to decide to disrespect a judgment a woman makes about her reproductive health is reprehensible.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000032950", "text": "Technology demands that we - what we're talking about now is something that could not even have been imagined a couple of decades ago.", "issue": "Technology"}
{"id": "0000032951", "text": "It's very exciting in terms of the technology and the rest that is available to us to make real time information available for everyone to make our country healthier.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000032952", "text": "And so, again, I don't believe in discrimination of any kind, and I don't believe in - and I think what you're describing is discriminatory.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032953", "text": "So that's the trade off here, and we just need to make it clear, and then people need to make their choice.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000032954", "text": "Well, as I mentioned to you, I'm a big believer in technology and science, but I am not an expert at it.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000032955", "text": "Ninety-five percent of our Caucus supports ENDA, ending discrimination in the workplace for people in the LGBT community.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032956", "text": "You would think in this time, in this day, in this age that it would be shameful to say, I oppose ending discrimination in the workplace for people because of their gender identity.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000032957", "text": "I am a big believer in technology, so I believe that it's possible for that to happen in a short period of time.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000032958", "text": "When it comes to the economy, it is very important to have this stimulus.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000032959", "text": "And they are about securing our border, protecting our workers, uniting our families, and having a path to citizenship.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000032960", "text": "And now as one, they have entered into this agreement with Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032961", "text": "And God bless the people of the Ukraine for coming out and making their priorities known in terms of what their country is.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032962", "text": "As our vets return, as our soldiers return home from Afghanistan, it's very important that we be in a job-creating mode for them and for our entire economy.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000032963", "text": "In my state of California, we have high tech, we have agriculture, we have tourism, to name three.", "issue": "tech"}
{"id": "0000032964", "text": "We want to build infrastructure - significant infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032965", "text": "But we are not opposed to trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000032966", "text": "But I am glad to see that they might be willing on one half of that equation to - actually, the decrease in gas tax is a tax decrease - the decrease in the price of gasoline is a tax break for the middle class.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000032967", "text": "And, again, the price of oil, the price of the gas tax relate to the Highway Trust Fund, which is really important for building that infrastructure.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000032968", "text": "It not only affects their health, it affects the personal decisions of how they spend their own money for health insurance.", "issue": "health insurance"}
{"id": "0000032969", "text": "We all agree that Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032970", "text": "It marks the ending of the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032971", "text": "With this act, because of the bravery of our troops, the sacrifices of their families, and the leadership of President Obama, we are able to say the war in Iraq is over.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032972", "text": "President Obama promised to end the war in Iraq responsibly.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032973", "text": "And some of them were never going to vote for the war anyway.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032974", "text": "She's been fighting corruption, terrorism, human trafficking, fighter for civil rights.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000032975", "text": "And the people they represent, in my district, it's a mixed bag because trade is really important to our State of California.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000032976", "text": "Because when you look at who Iran is supporting, they're supporting Hamas, Sunni.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032977", "text": "I don't mean a guerilla war, I don't want to overstate it that way, but actions taken by some that are a departure from the normal responsibilities of a police officer.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032978", "text": "And in order to have safety in infrastructure, you have to have strong infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032979", "text": "In the history of our country, if you go back and read about Henry Clay when he was Speaker, the issue of infrastructure was controversial in our country then.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032980", "text": "Their bill that they put on the floor attacks science and surrenders U.S. leadership in innovation.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000032981", "text": "Anyone can tell you that this earliest childhood education is a very important investment with a very big payoff, but are cutting it by nearly a half a billion dollars.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000032982", "text": "The Administration has been reluctant to blame China publicly, but The New York Times writes this morning that in a classified setting they're telling Members of Congress that this is clearly China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032983", "text": "Every major country has such a facility to accommodate trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000032984", "text": "This agreement is precisely about intensifying our vigilance over every aspect of the Iranian nuclear program.", "issue": "vigilance"}
{"id": "0000032985", "text": "And to think that Russia and China plus some other members of the P5 are such strong partners in all of this, and this is a partnership, is quite remarkable, and I commend the President and all involved.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000032986", "text": "Again, this agreement was precisely about intensifying our vigilance over every aspect of the Iranian nuclear program.", "issue": "vigilance"}
{"id": "0000032987", "text": "Overwhelmingly, Democrats voted against the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032988", "text": "And many of those people, they have no trust for the government of Iran, don't get me wrong.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032989", "text": "China still continues to be a major focus, whether it's trade barriers, whether it's proliferation of weapons of mass destruction technology, and whether it's human rights violations in China and Tibet.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000032990", "text": "So early on, they did not have, this was not indigenous to Iran, and many of these countries that are now in agreement were part of transferring technology, perhaps unwittingly as to what the intent was of Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032991", "text": "But that's not what a democracy is about, and everyone represents their constituents in their legislative bodies.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000032992", "text": "We have all paid the price in our countries, more than in the U.S., in terms of sanctions on Iran.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000032993", "text": "This agreement is the pathway to stop Iran from having a nuclear weapon.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000032994", "text": "The best way to respect a woman's decision making on the size and timing of her family is to respect her access to family planning.", "issue": "family planning"}
{"id": "0000032995", "text": "And President Washington, as he was leaving office, cautioned against political parties which were at war with their own government.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000032996", "text": "I recently, in August, was in a delegation in Ukraine and saw the concern there.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000032997", "text": "We could confront the epidemic and report back in a short period of time.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000032998", "text": "The strength of our infrastructure - President Eisenhower did the Highway Act, Interstate Highway Act, as a defense issue in the late '50s.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000032999", "text": "Supply is going up, demand is going down, and the price is going up.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000033000", "text": "And as a Catholic, I support the right of a woman to make that decision.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000033001", "text": "So paying for higher education and - empowers hardworking American families with issues that relate to child care, paid leave, and comprehensive immigration reform.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033002", "text": "The commander of the Marine Corps and chief of staff of the Army testified in the Senate Armed Services Committee last week that young women should be required to register for the draft.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000033003", "text": "But I have supported women in every role in the military, including Commander in Chief.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000033004", "text": "And with their refusal to act on the Voting Rights Act, they are obstructing our democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033005", "text": "As I say all the time, if I had to describe four words to describe our legislative agenda, it would be science, science, science, and science.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000033006", "text": "Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Ranking Democrats held a press conference today on the resignation of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and to call for the FBI to accelerate their investigation into Russian influence on the Trump administration.", "issue": "resignation"}
{"id": "0000033007", "text": "In terms of infrastructure, the American Society of Civil Engineers' last assessment of our nation's infrastructure rated America at a D+, D+.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000033009", "text": "Russia's unprovoked, illegal invasion of Ukraine poses a direct threat to every nation.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033010", "text": "This includes supporting the people of Ukraine and condemning Russia for its unprovoked and senseless brutality, which is essential to our building security.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033011", "text": "So how do we judge the content of the character of a child who doesn't have - thank God we passed the health bill, now we have that - health, education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033012", "text": "And one of the fights that we have is on funding for education, higher education, public, higher education and community colleges being a very important part of it.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033013", "text": "The Congressman mentioned climate investment, and that's a health issue - clean air, clean water for our children.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033014", "text": "Together, we work very hard in order to help Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033015", "text": "After the aggression from Russia, we work very hard in order to address the direct and indirect consequences of this war regarding food security and energy.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033016", "text": "During her twelve-year tenure on Capitol Hill, she offered bold, progressive - she was a champion of early education, leading the enactment of Head Start, bilingual education opportunities, special education programs and more.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033017", "text": "Next, we went to South Korea, to pay our respects to our 28, 000 troops who are there and their families, to thank them for their courage and thank the government for their hospitality.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033018", "text": "Their democracy, which was hard in the making - it doesn't start out with a free and open democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033019", "text": "So, again, we have - we must work with China on issues that relate to the climate crisis, being two of the biggest emitters, and we can learn a lot from China in that regard.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033020", "text": "Many of them have friends on both sides of China and the United States.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033021", "text": "We fight all the time not to take food out of the mouths of babies, as some initiatives might result in.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000033022", "text": "So it - the crux of this is providing infrastructure, if you will, in order to do what needs to get done.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000033023", "text": "Whether we're talking about science that benefits from diversity, whether we're talking about education in our schools, where our children benefit from that diversity.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000033024", "text": "And in Korea, we had the privilege, led by the General LaCamera, to go to the DMZ to get an up-to-date, current report of the North-South dynamic in Korea.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033025", "text": "Well, the - I think what we saw with China was they were trying to establish sort of a new normal.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033026", "text": "So I think that China now has to take a different viewpoint on it, because we are unequivocal on what our positions will be with reference to our friends and our allies.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033027", "text": "I think that whatever China was going to do, they will do in their own good time.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033028", "text": "Raja was closing our meeting by commending Korea for the actions they took condemning Russia for their cruel invasion of Ukraine.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033029", "text": "It's about fighting the pandemic, its about saving the planet.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000033030", "text": "In Texas, doctors now face life in prison for providing care to their patients. For doing their jobs.", "issue": "prison"}
{"id": "0000033031", "text": "Again, we've done - had legislation to make contraception accessible to women.", "issue": "contraception"}
{"id": "0000033032", "text": "And now Republicans have made freedom, democracy a kitchen table issue for women, because it is a decision that has cost both in terms of health, in terms of opportunity for other children, and also in terms of dollar amounts.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033033", "text": "And if they took the leadership in the Congress, they would make it a national ban on abortion.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000033034", "text": "Indeed, President Truman's commitment to democracy did not cease at the water's edge.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033035", "text": "He knew that a threat to democracy anywhere was a threat to democracy everywhere.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033036", "text": "And doing so with clarity and honesty will encourage the government of China to be more responsible global citizens.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033037", "text": "If we do not speak out against human rights abuses in China because of commercial ties, we lose all moral authority to speak out against humans rights, anywhere.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033038", "text": "And unleashing America's science and technology to maintain our leadership for the future.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000033039", "text": "Health care and all that science leads to.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000033040", "text": "That we were blessed, Ukraine was blessed, we are blessed by the representation of Ambassador Markarova.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033041", "text": "We're refreshing it for now to help with Ukraine, as well as other Eastern European countries who are helping in this fight for democracy.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033042", "text": "While Republicans in the Senateblocked the bill yesterday, Democrats will never relent inour fight for our democracy, andwe will find a path forward.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033043", "text": "The survival of our democracy weighs on the shoulders of our Servicemembers and their families.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033044", "text": "The fact that it's about our national security, it's about our Democracy, they did so in a way that I think that was done with dignity and with a factual basis and in a totally non-partisan way.", "issue": "Democracy"}
{"id": "0000033045", "text": "The fight that the people of Ukraine are making for their Democracy is a fight for all Democracy.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033046", "text": "The challenge of an autocratic - wrong violation of the border of a country, trying to undermine the government of that country.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000033047", "text": "Indeed, it is a worthwhile investment, and our bipartisan, bicameral support must continue, because the battle for Ukraine is a battle for Democracy itself.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033048", "text": "It is a consequence of war, it is a part of our security, but it is not included in the defense budget.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033049", "text": "At that time, October 24th, in a meeting with the delegation from Ukraine, they asked for a Joint Session.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033050", "text": "Today, the world faces a choice between democracy and autocracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033051", "text": "No, I myself have been one who has criticized the richness of the Medicare Advantage in terms of its benefits to the insurance companies.", "issue": "richness"}
{"id": "0000033052", "text": "We must honor the pledge the military makes.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000033053", "text": "The war takes a terrible, terrible toll as war, but the aftermath - and we really have to be prepared for the aftermath.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033054", "text": "The war in Afghanistan is ending, in my view, responsibly.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033055", "text": "After more than a decade of conflict comes to a close, we must remember this endless war abroad, again, has its cost here at home.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033056", "text": "But to understand the cost of war - and that cost of war involves the care that goes with it.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033057", "text": "And the upside that many people survive war because of equipment and the rest ended up with some unseen scars of war that we have to deal with.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033058", "text": "Let's deal with farm and then we'll go to DACA.", "issue": "farm"}
{"id": "0000033059", "text": "I've seen poverty throughout America - I mean throughout the world.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000033060", "text": "August 30, the next day he said, the President must get Congressional approval before attacking Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033061", "text": "But again, we really have to face the reality of science.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000033062", "text": "As important as infrastructure is, and we support that, it is not the totality of his vision.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000033063", "text": "We knew this problem existed, but COVID made it even more apparent.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000033064", "text": "To commend them for their work - the Israelis have been in the lead on COVID.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000033065", "text": "They had a march to support science.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000033066", "text": "The other piece was about inflation, and we had the experts' opinions - and in fact, very recent, today from Moody's - that the bill was paid, since it is paid for it would not increase inflation.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000033067", "text": "One of them that will make all the difference in the world to policy here, we believe, is the Better Deal to Protect Our Democracy.", "issue": "Democracy"}
{"id": "0000033068", "text": "The list goes on and on of the price that people pay in their lives because of the commitment to special interests that the Republicans have.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000033069", "text": "Again, at the same time, their relentless war on affordable health care especially has cruel consequences for people struggling with the opioid epidemic, especially with their cuts proposed in Medicare.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033070", "text": "It does violence to our democracy, and it does violence to the benefits and job security of millions of America's working families.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033071", "text": "The U.S. was running a record trade deficit with China, $152 billion in the first five months of this year.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033072", "text": "Well, I have been highlighting this issue and fighting China on the trade deficit for decades.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033073", "text": "When I started my campaign on the fight on Most Favored Nation status for China about 20-some years ago, the trade deficit with the United States with China was $5 billion a year.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033074", "text": "Certainly, if somebody has committed a crime that is a serious crime, then that's something to be considered.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000033075", "text": "And it is a manifestation of corruption, cronyism - cronyism, just having your friends around you, incompetence of some of the people who are advising him, so that others, the adult supervision has to weigh in.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000033076", "text": "And I'm going to give you a chance to commend Michael Capuano for being a progressive champion in the Congress on the Financial Services Committee, he's a champion for affordable housing.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000033077", "text": "Many of the authorities that President Obama used as president to address the issues of pollution and climate were authorities that were in that legislation.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000033078", "text": "Unfortunately, in stark contrast, the Trump Administration radically expanded its war on America's health care this week.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033079", "text": "Yesterday, we passed bipartisan legislation to reduce the price of prescription drugs by making it easier for generics to come to the market.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000033080", "text": "Already we have addressed issues like raising the funding for the National Institutes of Health, investing further in early childhood education, we are talking about.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033081", "text": "As many of you know, or some of you do anyway, the issue of China has been an important one for me since Tiananmen Square, even before, but in terms of public policy here in the Congress since Tiananmen Square.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033082", "text": "And now, to invite further involvement of foreign governments into our election - there was an assault on our democracy, an assault on our country by the Russians.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033083", "text": "And to do so in a way - infrastructure is a national security issue, as President Eisenhower so beautifully demonstrated in the '50s when he instituted the Interstate Highway System as a national security issue to unify America.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000033084", "text": "We'll talk about other things, including trade, I'm sure, but we have to settle up first.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033085", "text": "There's no appetite for going to war in our country.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033086", "text": "There's nobody who has any illusions about Iran, their bad behavior in terms of who they support in the region, their spreading of ballistic missiles, and we have sanctions on all of that.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033087", "text": "The President placed some doubt about our commitment to NATO right from the start of his Administration.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033088", "text": "So, I think that the war in Iraq was one of the worst mistakes in our country.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033089", "text": "In terms of the prescription drug, that's a very big issue in our Caucus and we hope that we can resolve that.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000033090", "text": "We see our mission as defending democracy For The People.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033091", "text": "The House Floor is debating war powers around Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033092", "text": "We had disagreed with President Bush on the war in Iraq and privatizing Social Security, but we worked with him on many things.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033093", "text": "We tell children that education is important, they should study, it's important to their own self fulfillment and to that of our country, and yet we send some of them to schools that are so substandard that it sends a different message to children.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033094", "text": "At a time of - imagine - imagine, when the whole world is fighting the coronavirus, the President cuts out $1.2 billion from the Center for Disease Control, whose job it is to fight the coronavirus and others like it.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000033095", "text": "Well, the power to declare war is, in the Constitution, a power of the Congress of the United States.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033096", "text": "This would be a vaccine that is developed with taxpayer dollars to, again, prevent, and we think that should be available to everyone, not dependent on Big Pharma.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000033097", "text": "If schools are closed, we have to make sure that the food gets to the children.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000033098", "text": "So, we're providing the technology, the training and all the rest to make sure that everybody is up to par on that.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000033099", "text": "Under the leadership of Mr. Clyburn and Mr. Pallone, we will include an extra investment for the community health centers that are on the front lines of the fight against coronavirus.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033100", "text": "Broadband - telemedicine, teleworking, tele-schooling, and the increased use of social media and video conferencing by Americans connecting with loved ones during this epidemic have made access to high speed broadband more critical than ever.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000033101", "text": "For a strong recovery, we must have smarter, safer infrastructure that is made to last.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000033102", "text": "We face a deadly virus and a battered economy with millions of Americans suddenly out of work.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000033103", "text": "I mean, they were busy people before the coronavirus, meeting the needs of the people in their cities and states and municipalities.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000033104", "text": "In order for us to do what we want, though, we have to have a bigger allocation for education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033105", "text": "But, in order to do what we need for higher education, we need a bigger allocation of money in order to have a realistic discussion of how we can be helpful on the student loan front.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033106", "text": "Well, Title X is really an important part of this and among the initiatives that the President talked about last night, the idea of our training Syrian moderates to fight ISIS in Syria is an important part of it and it is very timely.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033107", "text": "At this time, at this time with the coronavirus, vote by mail is so important as a health issue, but also medicines and all the rest that people are depending on.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000033108", "text": "It described the science of climate change as, and I quote the advertisement, 'scientifically irrefutable.'", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000033109", "text": "Well, we recognize the importance of China in how we go forward.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033110", "text": "It's important for China to make a statement that ensures that the rest of the world knows that the transparency in their system will be one that can be realized.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033111", "text": "And in the President's first bill in the Recovery Act, we have brought $67 billion for investments in energy and science that together, will help us make investments which will reap benefits not only for our country, but for the world.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000033112", "text": "If Russia is not listed as a state sponsor of terrorism, tear up the list.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000033113", "text": "He's fighting - instead of fighting a war, he's fighting against civilians.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033114", "text": "We call it a decision as a woman, as a family, with her doctor, her family - and make those decisions.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000033115", "text": "And that has something to do with the war in Ukraine - but not everything, but a good deal of it.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033116", "text": "And we know there will be a COVID 4 because President Trump has been demanding a COVID 4.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000033117", "text": "Their delay and denial caused death because they didn't respect science and they don't favor governance.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000033118", "text": "They are fighting for democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033119", "text": "Our security experts tell us migration, drought, rainfall, all different aspects of climate have an impact on access to habitat and resources and the rest, and our cause for conflict.", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000033120", "text": "When you go to war, this is really part of the combat that - it could affect up to 3.5 million American heroes.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033121", "text": "Before we went in to see the President of Ukraine, we had a prayerful moment among those of us who were privileged to be on that visit, each according to his own faith tradition.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033122", "text": "Ukraine - the people of Ukraine are fighting for democracy, their democracy, and everyone else's, because Putin has invaded them because they were a democracy.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033123", "text": "And he didn't - couldn't handle a democracy at the doorstep of Russia, where people thrived, loved their democracy, were willing to fight for it in previous times and then now.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033124", "text": "And that was a victory for a democracy and Ukrainian people that they pushed him away from Kyiv, but now the fight is elsewhere.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033125", "text": "So anyway, the purpose of our trip was to thank the people of Ukraine for their strength and courage - for their courage to fight against totalitarianism - well, dictatorship.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033126", "text": "We're together in the fight against terrorism posed by Iran, both in the region and also its nuclear development.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000033127", "text": "And it is for the general welfare of our country, which we promise in our Constitution.", "issue": "welfare"}
{"id": "0000033128", "text": "We must make real the promises of democracy for families lacking affordable health care, child care, lacking good-paying jobs with dignity and justice.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033129", "text": "We must make real the promise of democracy for Americans denied their right to vote and have equal justice under the Constitution.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033130", "text": "We must make real the promise of democracy for communities of color facing police violence and racial injustice.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033131", "text": "We must make real the promise of democracy for our children, who deserve a safe, secure, healthy housing and a future and who face environmental injustice.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033132", "text": "From the earliest days of our democracy, freedom-loving people have struggled to create change for our nation.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033133", "text": "Everything we're talking about affects that woman putting a sick child on the bus and what that means to the child and the other children.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000033134", "text": "And as you may have seen overnight, public officials in San Francisco - and I commend them for their vigilance, recognizing the variant and their leadership in addressing it.", "issue": "vigilance"}
{"id": "0000033135", "text": "Under the leadership of the Chairman of the Intelligence Committee, Adam Schiff, we will be passing legislation to secure our American democracy, the Protecting Our Democracy Act.", "issue": "Democracy"}
{"id": "0000033136", "text": "For the People, we will continue to fight for our democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033137", "text": "Our Chairman, Bennie Thompson, of the Homeland Security Committee, for years, has been talking about the issue of domestic terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000033138", "text": "So that - if I ruled the world, we wouldn't have COVID, and we certainly would have treated it differently two years ago when it reared its ugly head.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000033139", "text": "The inflation issue is related to COVID.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000033140", "text": "Even three of the authors of the - sponsors of the bill on the Republican side didn't vote against domestic terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000033141", "text": "But inflation has gone up, and we must address that because the cost of food and the price at the pump - now, the price at the pump is affected by shortages, some of it caused by Putin.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000033142", "text": "The war has contributed enormously to that.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033143", "text": "Look, we had the war in.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033144", "text": "If you are a woman, if you care about women, if you respect women, you know that this is a disgraceful, disgraceful judgment that they made.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000033145", "text": "So again, these, shall we say, other consequences of war have to be recognized, not just war - wounds from combat, but wounds from exposures.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033146", "text": "They belong to a woman, her family, her God, her doctor, her loved ones.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000033147", "text": "The war in Ukraine has increased cost at the pump, and food costs in terms of the - hopefully won't continue for too much longer, but the blocking of food being exported from Ukraine to the rest of the world.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033148", "text": "So hopefully those - if that war could come to some closure, it would be a good thing for Democracy.", "issue": "Democracy"}
{"id": "0000033149", "text": "You know, war brutalizes people.'", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033150", "text": "The tragedy of what is happening to children and women and the rest in the course of this war, how the Russians have used rape as a weapon of war when it is indeed a war crime.", "issue": "rape"}
{"id": "0000033151", "text": "Congress will continue to stand with Ukraine in their fight to defend Democracy not only for their own people, but for the world.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033152", "text": "Would such a concern on the part of the U.S. military deter you from going -", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000033153", "text": "We have a war in Ukraine that has increased Putin's price at the pump.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033154", "text": "And this legislation, as the economists said and the Nobel Laureates said, will help with fighting inflation.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000033155", "text": "Again, attacking our Democracy, making it harder for people to vote.", "issue": "Democracy"}
{"id": "0000033156", "text": "But again, part of this election has to be to rescue our Democracy from big, dark, special interest money.", "issue": "Democracy"}
{"id": "0000033157", "text": "As you see today - this takes me to my next subject of COVID - that the President is enlisting some of that talent and those resources in the fight against COVID.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000033158", "text": "And some of the protesters being sent to jail.", "issue": "jail"}
{"id": "0000033159", "text": "So public opinion in Russia is an important element of how long this lasts.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033160", "text": "Pretty exciting, honoring his commitment to democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033161", "text": "All of us who spoke - Democrats and Republicans - talked about President Truman's commitment to democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033162", "text": "Securing our border is part of our security to protect and defend our country, let there be no doubt.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000033163", "text": "The sadness of the death - the murder, as we have seen the description of her death - of this brave woman is heartbreaking, but it has provoked a response.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000033164", "text": "If that leads to a change in government in Iran, we'll see what happens there.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033165", "text": "And many of the same people who fought so hard against - for removing the Shah ended up in jail by these same leaders who are there now.", "issue": "jail"}
{"id": "0000033166", "text": "But at some point - let's win this war - but I would be for them being - having a security - a security guarantee.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033167", "text": "But let's just win the war now.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033168", "text": "Next, we have Select Committee on COVID, under the leadership of Mr. Clyburn, our distinguished Whip.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000033169", "text": "Fighting inflation is an important part of our Democratic agenda - economic agenda.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000033170", "text": "Ukraine made it even more so, because now we're talking about sanctions and the rest.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033171", "text": "This is the same tyrant who attacked our democracy in 2016.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033172", "text": "Vladimir Putin has invaded Ukraine, and it is now upon all of us, as global democracies, to unite and make sure that he fails.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033173", "text": "And I think the costs on Russia and the Russian people are sadly going to go up and up and up the longer that Putin persists with this naked aggression.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033174", "text": "If his intention was to divide NATO and the West - not just NATO, but other countries - in fact, he has instead unified them even further in terms of their commitment to sovereignty, democracy and peace.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033175", "text": "And then the third part, which is about education and research and STEM research - science, technology, engineering, and math - in order to have more diversity and more - everyone participating in the economic security and prosperity of our country.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033176", "text": "I thought it was a threat to our democracy, our Constitution and the Capitol building and all that entails.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033177", "text": "And in this case, we have a pandemic to address and the challenge that we face in Ukraine.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000033178", "text": "A separate funding package to continue the battle about coronavirus that we are taking out of the omnibus.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000033179", "text": "So the Ukrainians are not only defending their country; they're defending democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033180", "text": "Local governments do not - have not had the benefit of unemployment going down and so many other things that have given states a little more flexibility in all of this.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000033181", "text": "We got a war going on in Ukraine, we have important legislation to bring to the Floor for humanitarian.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033182", "text": "But what he did ask for was help in rebuilding of Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033183", "text": "So lowering cost at a time of inflation is a reality that must be faced and must be addressed and must be lowered.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000033184", "text": "The President of Ukraine has made it clear.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033185", "text": "And one of the things that I would say is that we want to fight inflation.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000033186", "text": "This is really something very, very important that he has done for democracy, recognizing that part of Russia's goal is to diminish democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033187", "text": "The United States and the European Union helped bring an end to the summer 2006 war between Lebanon and Israel, aided in particular by substantial European Union member state contributions to the UNIFIL peacekeeping force in Lebanon.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033188", "text": "We called on Syria to end its interference in Lebanon and urged full implementation of UN Security Council resolutions 1680 and 1701.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033189", "text": "We have participated in dialogue with Russia on many political matters, including democratic freedoms and the need for the application of the rule of law, an independent judiciary, human rights, a free and independent media, and a strong civil society.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033190", "text": "As demonstrated by the high-level U.S. and EU participation in the February 2007 Liberia Partners Forum, we are committed to ensuring the success of important infrastructure, community reintegration, and good governance initiatives in Liberia.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000033191", "text": "We will continue support for Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and the Central Asian states to promote democracy, the rule of law, and economic development.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033192", "text": "We note the importance of our relationship with Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033193", "text": "We seek in our relations with Russia to promote common values such as political pluralism, the rule of law, and human rights, including freedom of media, expression and assembly, and note our concerns in these areas.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033194", "text": "We underline the importance of close cooperation with NATO in advancing these efforts.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033195", "text": "Our approach to Syria will be based on concrete steps by the Syrian government on all of these fronts, including full Syrian cooperation with the Special Tribunal for Lebanon once it has been established.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033196", "text": "We will work with the U.N., the Sudanese government and other partners to ensure humanitarian access and broaden disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants, including child soldiers.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000033197", "text": "Nonetheless, too many Latin Americans still live in poverty and the full benefits of democracy and social justice are still a distant reality.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000033198", "text": "Ensuring secure, affordable supplies of energy and tackling climate change are central, interlinked global challenges facing the international community.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000033199", "text": "We call upon the Government of Iran to cooperate in the fight against terrorism.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033200", "text": "We stand ready to work together with Russia on major regional and global issues of mutual concern as we recognize the important and constructive role that Russia should play on the international stage.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033201", "text": "We encourage Russia to meet its international commitments on human rights and democratic development, including in the Council of Europe and the OSCE.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033202", "text": "In Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan we will continue to promote democracy, the rule of law, and respect for human rights.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033203", "text": "We will support in the UN more effective peacekeeping, disarmament, and delivery of development assistance, and food assistance.", "issue": "UN"}
{"id": "0000033204", "text": "We agree that the fight against international terrorism raises important legal questions.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000033205", "text": "China feels the winds of change.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033206", "text": "The war was over, and we wanted to get out and make it on our own.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033207", "text": "Barack Obama will transform our economy by making alternative energy a genuine national priority, creating 5 million new jobs and finally freeing us from the grip of foreign oil.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000033208", "text": "Now, after seven years of denial, even the Bush administration recognizes that we should talk to Iran, because that's the best way to advance our security.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033209", "text": "As secretary of state, she implemented tough sanctions against Iran to pave the way for a diplomatic breakthrough to curtail a nuclear weapons program.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033210", "text": "Joe will bring us together to end this pandemic and make sure that we are prepared for the next one.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000033211", "text": "I suspended the state fuel tax, and championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000033212", "text": "America needs more energy ... our opponent is against producing it.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000033213", "text": "After four years of government trying to divide up the wealth, we will get America creating wealth again.", "issue": "wealth"}
{"id": "0000033214", "text": "And we're experiencing a moral reckoning with racism and systemic injustice that has brought a new coalition of conscience to the streets of our country demanding change.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000033215", "text": "He worked to help write a new state constitution.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000033216", "text": "It has led to high unemployment and anemic job growth.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000033217", "text": "And it means investing in the science, research, and technology that will lead to new medical breakthroughs, new discoveries, and entire new industries.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000033218", "text": "The same broad national view must direct our dealing with the tariff.", "issue": "tariff"}
{"id": "0000033219", "text": "He will tell the truth and trust science.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000033220", "text": "We are confronting systemic racism and the enormous threat to our planet of climate change.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000033221", "text": "This president is not just a threat to our democracy, but by rejecting science, he has put our lives and health in jeopardy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033222", "text": "Joe will rebuild our crumbling infrastructure and fight the threat of climate change by transitioning us to 100 percent clean electricity over the next fifteen years.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000033223", "text": "Through civil war and bitter struggles, we improved this Constitution to include the voices of those who'd once been left out.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033224", "text": "They believe that in a democracy, the right to vote is sacred, and we should be making it easier for people to cast their ballot, not harder.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033225", "text": "This administration has shown it will tear our democracy down if that's what it takes to win.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033226", "text": "China doesn't flinch at buying oil from the genocidal Sudanese government or selling nuclear technology to the Iranians who threaten genocide.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033227", "text": "Placing caps and taxes on the U.S. alone just drives manufacturers to China and India, and does little more than make Washington politicians feel welcome at the embassy cocktail parties.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033228", "text": "And, here's a novel idea, education of our children should come ahead of the interests of the teacher's union.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033229", "text": "Now let me be clear, I strongly support free trade, but free trade has to be fair in both directions.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033230", "text": "Instead, I see vital infrastructure, a skilled workforce, and an innovative spirit, all worthy of an optimistic vision, and deserving of a leader who will work tirelessly to deliver the power and potential of Michigan and the American people.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000033231", "text": "But China and other nations aren't going to just cede permanently our leadership in innovation and technology.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033232", "text": "Now you know that where America invests in technology we lead the world.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000033233", "text": "He had the energy and enthusiasm for who should lead this nation.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000033234", "text": "When I speak to members of the military, despite sacrificing time with their families, the fear of war or suffering loss, they have no regrets about serving our country.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033235", "text": "And if you are struggling with addiction, there is no shame in your illness.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000033236", "text": "Like my husband and the administration I will continue to encourage education that supports a child's individual needs.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033237", "text": "There are some who may feel that religion is not a matter to be seriously considered in the context of the weighty threats that face us.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000033238", "text": "I do not define my candidacy by my religion.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000033239", "text": "Religious tolerance would be a shallow principle indeed if it were reserved only for faiths with which we agree.", "issue": "tolerance"}
{"id": "0000033240", "text": "No religion should dictate to the state nor should the state interfere with the free practice of religion.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000033241", "text": "The founders proscribed the establishment of a state religion, but they did not countenance the elimination of religion from the public square.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000033242", "text": "The National Guard of the United States has defended this nation at war, kept our citizens safe at home, and rushed into danger wherever it has threatened our people.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033243", "text": "People who support the police, and who want crime reduced, are not prejudiced.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000033244", "text": "Russia and the oil states are siphoning more than $500 billion a year from us in what could become the greatest transfer of economic wealth in the history of the world.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033245", "text": "And I witnessed firsthand the shameful evil of racism.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000033246", "text": "Three years later, you adopted a constitution, a brave declaration of your freedom and independence, even under the imminent threat of an attack.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000033247", "text": "And we call upon Russia to honor its international commitments clearly specified in the 12 ceasefire agreement, including withdrawal of all forces to their pre-conflict positions, and ultimately out of Georgia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033248", "text": "A decade and a half ago, war tore this country apart and left at least 100, 000 dead... and millions homeless.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033249", "text": "The genocide at Srebrenica brought home the unspeakable savagery of that war to the world.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033250", "text": "With our European partners, through the combined use of NATO's military power and diplomacy in an American city called Dayton, the war was brought to a halt.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033251", "text": "Advanced technology has divorced productivity from labor-meaning we're making more than ever, but with fewer workers.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000033252", "text": "This movement is principally led by Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033253", "text": "Ari, on free trade, the government of Chile has already rejected the idea to have a free trade with the United States in the same frame that the United States has with Jordan.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033254", "text": "And that of course--the issue of free trade--is an issue where people on both parties have strong passions.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033255", "text": "Improving access to affordable energy services and thereby reducing energy poverty is an important objective in which a clean energy agenda can play an important role.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000033256", "text": "We support the diversified production of food to increase balanced diets for better nutrition.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000033257", "text": "The attack on poverty must rely on local initiative and leadership; and the resources of the local, State, and Federal Governments must be mobilized to support these efforts.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000033258", "text": "Bills enacted last year for Federal assistance to higher education and enlarged Federal support for vocational education mark important milestones in efforts to improve our educational system on a national scale.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033259", "text": "This budget proposes a reduction in Federal employment in 1965--from 2, 512, 400 to 2, 511, 200 civilian employees--and I have directed the heads of all departments and agencies to work toward reducing employment still further.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000033260", "text": "In the decade from fiscal year 1955, Federal civilian employment in the executive branch will rise by 6%, while the population of the United States will increase by 17%.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000033261", "text": "Extend the war against poverty.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000033262", "text": "Receipts from the existing 2-cent tax on aviation gasoline should be kept in the general fund rather than transferred to the highway trust fund, and the 5% ticket tax on air passengers should be made permanent.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000033263", "text": "Grants for projects to reduce water pollution caused by combined storm and sanitary sewers.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000033264", "text": "It is our primary weapon in the war on poverty and the principal tool for building a Great Society.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033265", "text": "Federal aid to meet critical needs in elementary and secondary education has not been enacted.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033266", "text": "Continue our war on excessive paperwork.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033267", "text": "Inflation need not be the price of social progress; nor should it be a cost of defending freedom.", "issue": "Inflation"}
{"id": "0000033268", "text": "Since 1962, private demands for investment and consumption have been stimulated by several major tax revisions.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033269", "text": "Between 1964 and 1967, combined expenditures on major programs directed toward the aims of the Great Society-- * in health * in education * in the war on poverty * in manpower training * in housing and community development will rise by $6.2 billion.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000033270", "text": "These projects represent a national investment in land, water, and power resources which will yield dividends for years to come.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033271", "text": "More than 3 million additional jobs were found in nonagricultural employment, the largest yearly gain experienced since 1942.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000033272", "text": "This budget provides for continued investment in the development and improvement of our vital water resources.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033273", "text": "New obligational authority for education will total $5.2 billion in 1968, $622 million more than in 1967.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033274", "text": "Our commitment to democracy demands no less.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033275", "text": "We can choose to accept the arbitrary and capricious tax levied by inflation, and high interest rates, and the likelihood of a deteriorating balance of payments, and the threat of an economic bust at the end of the boom.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000033276", "text": "Nation's leadership in advanced technology was challenged 10 years ago by Sputnik and again 7 years ago by the first Soviet manned flight.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000033277", "text": "The result has been a massive migration to the cities, limited job opportunities for people remaining in rural areas, and widespread rural poverty.", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000033278", "text": "Other, less fortunate members of our society must depend on welfare.", "issue": "welfare"}
{"id": "0000033279", "text": "Funding improvements and consolidation efforts.--To overcome the serious problems of planning education programs at the State and local level caused by grant delays, I am seeking early appropriations for elementary and secondary education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033280", "text": "Foster continued growth in employment and real income; * Contain inflationary pressure; * Ease the upward pressure on interest rates; and * Continue the improvement in our balance of payments position.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000033281", "text": "While this administration has made education an urgent national priority, it is highly undesirable to restrict in this way the actions which a future President might find necessary for prudent management of the Government.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033282", "text": "But among the most rapidly growing Federal programs have been those which represent investment in human resources--through education, manpower training, improved health care, and aid to the needy.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033283", "text": "We must bring an end to discrimination against prospective homebuyers or renters based on race, color, religion, or national origin.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000033284", "text": "A major weapon in the fight against poverty is a growing economy, with full use of our human and physical resources.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000033285", "text": "There is no single cause of poverty, nor is there a single cure.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000033286", "text": "In 1964, the Nation launched a war on poverty designed to strike at its causes.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000033287", "text": "The investment involved will return many times its cost, with benefit for all of us.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033288", "text": "Budget proposals for District agencies concerned with crime are necessarily made without benefit of the recommendations by the Commission on Crime in the District of Columbia which I appointed last July.", "issue": "Crime"}
{"id": "0000033289", "text": "The war against poverty has begun; its prosecution is one of our most urgent tasks in the years ahead.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000033290", "text": "Should unfavorable developments in the private economy during 1965 unexpectedly make this budgetary stimulus inadequate to maintain a strong pace of expansion I shall be prepared to consider additional fiscal action.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000033291", "text": "A time of prosperity with no recession in sight is the time to plan our defenses against future dips in business activity.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000033292", "text": "To reduce human costs, raise productivity, and make possible full employment without inflation, this Administration is developing an active manpower policy.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000033293", "text": "We value education and health for their direct benefits to human understanding and happiness.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033294", "text": "With the tax cut, business fixed investment should rise more in 1964 than in 1963, and housing and automobile demand should remain strong.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033295", "text": "In the State of the Union Message, I announced that this Administration was declaring unconditional war on poverty in America.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033296", "text": "In the Great Depression mass unemployment made poverty all too common an experience.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000033297", "text": "Of families headed by a person with only a grade school education, 37 percent are poor.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033298", "text": "Largely as a result of the ill health that grows out of poverty, we rank below many other countries in the conquest of infant and maternal mortality, in average life expectancy and nutrition.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000033299", "text": "My budget will add $3.2 billion to our war against poverty, ignorance, and disease.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033300", "text": "For irresponsible action can only bring on an inflation that would damage all--labor, business, and the national interest.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000033301", "text": "The resulting growth of world trade and world income will benefit all countries, developing as well as industrial.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033302", "text": "Our means for attacking the shameful pollution of our environment were strengthened in the first session of this Congress by important new standard-setting authority over water quality and automotive exhausts.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000033303", "text": "The danger of inflation from increased demand would be too great, and any special tax reduction now would postpone the time when we can achieve a meaningful general tax reduction.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000033304", "text": "Early in 1961, more than two-thirds of our major labor markets were areas of substantial unemployment ; today only 8 of the 150 are so classified, and 66 have unemployment below 3 percent.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000033305", "text": "Tight money and high interest rates concentrated the burden of restraint on housing.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000033306", "text": "Yet, with old weapons and new, the war on poverty will not be won in 1967--or 1968.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000033307", "text": "Higher payroll taxes, the restoration of some excise taxes, the institution of graduated withholding, and the suspension of tax incentives to investment all represented new measures that were draining off more than $9 billion of spendable incomes by year-end.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033308", "text": "Moreover, to ensure against possible anticipatory increases in foreign borrowing, I am also requesting that the tax be imposed at rates which provide an impact of 2 percent on interest costs while the legislation is under consideration by Congress.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000033309", "text": "Inadequate transportation and discrimination in housing make it difficult for them to follow the jobs; and deficiencies of education, health, and skills compound their disadvantages.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000033310", "text": "Despite all our efforts for an honorable peace in Vietnam, the war continues.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033311", "text": "The resources now being claimed by the war can be diverted to peaceful uses both at home and abroad, and can hasten the attainment of the great goals upon which we have set our sights.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033312", "text": "Only 18 months later, the sharpest recession of the entire postwar period began-which also led to the largest peacetime budget deficit in our history.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000033313", "text": "Inventories were excessive, housing was in a slump, and business spending on new plant and equipment threatened to drop away from a level that seemed too high to be sustained.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000033314", "text": "The war on poverty must go forward.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000033315", "text": "While housing was still recovering from the aftereffects of tight money, and private demand was sluggish--during the first half of last year--the stimulus from Federal spending was welcome.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000033316", "text": "We are organizing major efforts to encourage foreign investment and travel in the United States.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033317", "text": "A highly restrictive fiscal and monetary policy could throttle the economy and create widespread unemployment and idle capacity in order to dampen upward pressures on wages and prices.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000033318", "text": "We lead the world in technology.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000033319", "text": "UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE Even when there are enough jobs to go around and manpower is better matched to jobs, some will inevitably experience unemployment in our dynamic economy.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000033320", "text": "Today the war in Vietnam is costing us 3 percent of our total production.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033321", "text": "The major problems of unemployment do not show up in these aggregate national figures.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000033322", "text": "Second, under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, the war on poverty puts high priority on providing useful work experience, education, and skill development for disadvantaged youth and undereducated, jobless adults.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000033323", "text": "I urge that we now --increase investment in education to build basic abilities for all.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033324", "text": "The educational program I have urged will bring better education to those who need it most.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033325", "text": "The war on poverty must now be enlarged.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000033326", "text": "In 1963, high rates of unemployment also increased racial tension, aggravated difficulties in labor relations in major industries, and heightened doubts among many workers about automation's benefits.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000033327", "text": "Unemployment did not improve in step with the strong economic advance in 1963 because our labor force grew more rapidly than in earlier years, at the same time that new technology was raising productivity and changing demand for skills.", "issue": "Unemployment"}
{"id": "0000033328", "text": "Each year more than 100, 000 high school graduates with high aptitudes and interest in college fail to continue their education because of financial inability.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033329", "text": "The increasing complexity of many technical and managerial occupations makes education beyond college essential.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033330", "text": "Already this year we have taken a major economic step to greater employment.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000033331", "text": "Poverty must be attacked through new and intensive combinations of varied Federal, State, and local government and private programs.", "issue": "Poverty"}
{"id": "0000033332", "text": "But our very success in banishing the spectre of mass unemployment from our land has brought new problems.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000033333", "text": "Our success in reducing unemployment brings out more clearly than ever the fact that there is poverty in the midst of plenty.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000033334", "text": "But the requirements of new technology demand continuing adjustments in our work force.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000033335", "text": "To make those adjustments as smoothly as possible, every worker needs a first-rate education and opportunities for continuing education and training.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033336", "text": "Effective manpower policies can reduce unemployment and at the same time head off manpower shortages.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000033337", "text": "As they help themselves and their families, they are helping the nation meet its critical shortage of health workers.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000033338", "text": "It was the result of gradually improving education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033339", "text": "In slums and depressed rural areas, joblessness ran close to ten percent.", "issue": "joblessness"}
{"id": "0000033340", "text": "As citizens and supporters of public education, we should be as concerned about assisting them in their transition from school to job as we are about preparing others for college.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033341", "text": "For thousands of mentally and physically handicapped Americans, employment has too long been considered an exclusive concern of charity.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000033342", "text": "The eighteen landmark educational measures I proposed and you in the Congress enacted are symbols of our belief that education is the most important investment we can make in the nation's future.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000033343", "text": "We are convinced that globalization is a powerful vehicle that stimulates economic growth, and holds great promises for delivering higher living standards to people and improving social well-being for our communities.", "issue": "globalization"}
{"id": "0000033344", "text": "Reflecting the diversity of APEC's membership, it incorporates trade and investment as well as economic and technical cooperation as two mutually supportive and reinforcing elements.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033345", "text": "Since the Bogor Declaration, trade in services has become a much more significant component of regional and global trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033346", "text": "APEC will also further address behind-the-border issues by facilitating structural reform.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000033347", "text": "The rise of the digital economy has also had a dramatic impact on international trade, as companies of all sizes have improved access to global markets as a result of the significant innovations in information and communication technologies that have occurred over the past 15 years.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033348", "text": "Brownback serves as the secretary of agriculture in the State of Kansas.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000033349", "text": "Her interest in the improvement of housing in South Carolina has afforded her the opportunity to serve as a member of the board of the South Carolina Low Income Housing Coalition and as an appointee to the South Carolina Affordable Housing Council.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000033350", "text": "Caldwell, William B., IV, of Columbus, GA, serves as a major in the U.S. Army assigned to the 82d Airborne Division stationed at Fort Bragg, NC.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000033351", "text": "Major Caldwell received a master of science degree in systems technology from the Naval Postgraduate School and a master of arts degree in combined operations from the Army Command and General Staff College.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000033352", "text": "Gordon, Robert L., III, of Colorado Springs, CO, is a major in the U.S. Army and presently serves as the executive officer of the department of social sciences at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000033353", "text": "Iran is waiting to take over our oil reserves because our leaders are stupid.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033354", "text": "And indeed, we received agrement from the government of Afghanistan this morning in a conversation between President Karzai, who obviously knew him then, and the United States representative talking to him today.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033355", "text": "And it shows in the energy and enthusiasm he brings to leading the organization.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000033356", "text": "Basically that China agreed that even though there's currently a large deficit, it does not treat -- does not seek a permanent surplus in its trade with the U.S.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033357", "text": "We're not here to govern Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033358", "text": "I thought at Lisbon the agreement was among Afghanistan, NATO and the U.S. that the U.S. would pull out all its combat forces by 2014.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033359", "text": "There were questions raised by Russia and others after the Yanukovych government collapsed and he fled town.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033360", "text": "Now the people of Ukraine have spoken, and I don't think there can be any questioning the legitimacy of a result that reflects such a broad cross-section of the Ukrainian public.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033361", "text": "And I think he expressly indicated that Russia and Iran have a particular influence on the Assad regime.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033362", "text": "The President and Vice President came to office committed to ending the war in Iraq responsibly, and that's exactly what we're marking now with the end of the military mission in Iraq and the start of this new relationship.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033363", "text": "They talked about regional issues including Syria, Turkey, for example.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033364", "text": "But two, to the extent that's a concern what the Vice President said is the source of instability in Syria right now is President Asad.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033365", "text": "Yes, Iran was discussed in -- I think it came up in most of the meetings.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033366", "text": "It wasn't, but the Iraqi constitution provides mechanisms for the various governments to form regions if they choose.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000033367", "text": "You said earlier, on North Korea, the focus is on being able to contain and confront the threat from North Korea.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033368", "text": "On Iraq, the President expressly thanked the allies for the contribution that NATO makes to the training of Iraqi security forces.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033369", "text": "And enough to get the threat assessment by NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033370", "text": "And frankly, you know, it's hard to get NATO as a whole to move if we don't have a common threat understanding.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033371", "text": "President Obama is traveling to Afghanistan today to sign an historic strategic partnership agreement between the United States and Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033372", "text": "But I want to make one thing additionally clear -- the strategic partnership is a crucial component to bring the war to an end responsibly.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033373", "text": "Instead, this agreement commits Afghanistan to provide U.S. personnel access to, and use of, Afghan facilities through 2014 and beyond.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033374", "text": "The U.S. will also designate Afghanistan what we call a major non-NATO ally to provide a long-term framework for security and defense cooperation.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033375", "text": "In this document, Afghanistan makes significant commitments to strengthen its electoral processes and to conduct free, fair and transparent elections, which will obviously be critical in 2014.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033376", "text": "Afghanistan also makes robust commitments to ensure the essential role and rights of women, and to forbid discrimination and distinction between citizens.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033377", "text": "In this section of the agreement, Afghanistan has agreed to provisions reinforcing the core principles of the Istanbul Process, launched with our support in November 2011, all of these around the fundamental concept of Afghanistan and its full sovereignty.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033378", "text": "Afghanistan committed to fostering responsible management of its natural resources and to building a strong financial system -- obviously two issues we spent a lot of time on.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033379", "text": "We agreed to help Afghanistan develop its human capacity through improved access to education and health care.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033380", "text": "In this document, Afghanistan makes a binding commitment to promote efficiency and accountability at all levels of government to ensure the fair and objective provision of services.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033381", "text": "Even in Iraq, where I think anybody would say the United States is no longer at war, there are occasional acts of violence.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033382", "text": "The Afghans want to end the war too.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033383", "text": "Osama bin Laden came to Afghanistan and set up a safe haven and established a terrorist organization that caused great suffering for the Afghan people.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033384", "text": "From within Afghanistan one year ago, American troops launched an operation to kill Osama bin Laden -- again, someone who had been an enemy of both the Afghan people and the American people.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033385", "text": "And I think whatever we do, Afghanistan is still going to be the third poorest country in the world with a 70 percent illiteracy rate and some huge sectarian schisms in it, and so they are operating at a great disadvantage.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033386", "text": "In order to sustain that objective, we believe that Afghanistan needs to be sufficiently stabled.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033387", "text": "At the start of the war, some of the generals were saying more troops were needed, and the President, at that time, did not listen to that advice.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033388", "text": "What it does is it makes it clear to Iran and Syria the importance of playing constructive roles.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033389", "text": "In Bagram, last year, the President laid out a strategy for Afghanistan and how we could responsibly and successfully end the war there that had five pillars.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033390", "text": "So, yes, the statement about not supporting international terrorism from the soil of Afghanistan is that first step.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033391", "text": "We've also cancelled military exercises and joint consultations with Russia on those specific issues, while providing additional reassurance to our European allies about our commitment to their security.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033392", "text": "We believe, number one, that Russia has already paid a cost in terms of seeing its stock market contract, seeing significant instability with its currency.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033393", "text": "We believe it's very important that Iran not be able to make progress with its nuclear program during the course of the negotiation.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033394", "text": "Iran has committed to neutralize its stockpile of near 20 percent uranium, and this is, of course, what has been of principal concern to us in terms of their stockpile.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033395", "text": "Furthermore, Iran has committed to no further advances of its activities at Arak, and to halt progress on its plutonium track.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033396", "text": "Furthermore, Iran has agreed to provide design information for the Arak reactor that we have sought for a long time.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033397", "text": "We will suspend U.S. sanctions on Iran's trade in gold and precious metals.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033398", "text": "Iran cannot use restricted oil earnings to buy gold.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033399", "text": "Second, the relief that Iran gets under this agreement is insignificant economically.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033400", "text": "Compare that to the economic distress that Iran currently faces.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033401", "text": "So just looking at oil revenue alone, Iran will actually be worse off at the end of this six-month deal than it is today.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033402", "text": "First of all, Israel has expressed concern that Iran could use the cover of negotiations to advance their program.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033403", "text": "So again what that means is Iran cannot point to anything in this first step agreement as some type of permanent acknowledgement of their current nuclear capability.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033404", "text": "Let me just add to that, keep in mind, we can individualize orders with each target surveillance with the FISA court.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000033405", "text": "Now, Iran has continued to build that facility despite a number of U.N. Security Council resolutions demanding that they completely suspend all activity there.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033406", "text": "The Security Council -- several Security Council resolutions since 2006 has demanded that Iran suspend all enrichment-related activities.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033407", "text": "The safeguards agreement between Iran and the IAEA requires Iran to declare nuclear facilities as soon as they begin construction.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033408", "text": "Now, in March of 2007, Iran unilaterally said it did not feel bound by that element of its safeguards agreement.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033409", "text": "This is going to be a critical opportunity for Iran to demonstrate that it's willing to address the very serious concerns that have been raised about its intentions in the nuclear area.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033410", "text": "It's up to Iran to respond in a concrete way to the offers that are on the table and to address the concerns of the world community.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033411", "text": "Sir, yesterday a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing spoke against the idea of sanctions for Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033412", "text": "Now, how quickly they get into the facility, that's a decision for Iran to make.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033413", "text": "In response, the IAEA has requested Iran to provide specific information and access to the facility as soon as possible.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033414", "text": "The letter that Iran sent to the IAEA was very sparse, almost no detail and no promise of a follow-up.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033415", "text": "Even despite being in Afghanistan today, he was on the phone with the foreign ministers of France, UAE, Turkey, Jordan, and many others to discuss the situation.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033416", "text": "The U.S. military conducted a successful airdrop of food and water for thousands of Iraqi citizens threatened by ISIL near Sinjar.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000033417", "text": "U.S. military will continue to work with State, our international partners, the Government of Iraq, the U.N., NGOs and others to assess the humanitarian needs going on there.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000033418", "text": "And again, the military has been authorized to act as necessary.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000033419", "text": "In Korea, again, economics will be a key area of discussion, where President Trump and President Moon have already committed to foster expanded and balanced trade while creating reciprocal benefits and fair treatment between the two countries.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033420", "text": "So you can certainly expect the President to talk about trade in this speech as part of engagement with the world and with the global economic order.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033421", "text": "He will talk about principles of trade, but I think it unlikely to -- he's unlikely to have time to get down into a great deal of specificity of any particular trade arrangement or trade agreement or trade enforcement action.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033422", "text": "Talking to Cecilia Malmstrom yesterday, who's the EU's lead person on trade, she responded to Wilbur Ross's comments about a trade war already being underway, and said talk of a trade war was irresponsible.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033423", "text": "Again, the call is on background, there's no embargo and our speakers are to be referred to as senior administration officials from hereon.", "issue": "embargo"}
{"id": "0000033424", "text": "Now, after those upfront conditions are in place, the government feels that it can protect taxpayers' investment by managing its ownership stake as a hands-off in a commercial manner as possible.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033425", "text": "I would imagine NATO is committed for as long as it takes to accomplish the mission.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033426", "text": "I think that the thought is that NATO will keep looking at this issue, but we'll work it from the inside.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033427", "text": "And then the next is, no security in Afghanistan without development, no development without security; speaks about the importance of PRTs.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033428", "text": "Also this new strong sense that NATO has got to work very well with the U.N., the EU, other international actors in our theaters -- you see that later, as well.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033429", "text": "Some have argued that NATO had no business having an opinion about North Korea and having opinion about Iran.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033430", "text": "You say what guides us is the concern for democracy; we have enormous trade with China, but certainly they're not a democracy.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033431", "text": "Migration, for instance, is a big issue that I don=t believe we've had recent talks with Cuba about.", "issue": "Migration"}
{"id": "0000033432", "text": "So by the end of 2014, as we wind down the war in Afghanistan, we will not have the same need for force protection and those types of strikes that are designed to protect our forces in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033433", "text": "So, in other words, we are defining this more narrowly than a global war on terrorism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033434", "text": "The second question, over the past several months, as you know the President, among others, has raised concerns about the state of democracy in Russia.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033435", "text": "We understand that Russia has made tremendous progress over the past 15 years, that consolidating democracy is a very difficult challenge, particularly after the break-up of the Soviet Union and 70 years of communist totalitarian rule in Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033436", "text": "The issue of democracy is one that has been a topic of discussion between the two Presidents from the first time they met in Slovenia five years ago.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033437", "text": "So I think the IAEA and IEA are there because of the energy issues; the WHO there because of the health issues; and UNESCO there because of the education issues; and I think the U.N. because of its cross-country interests.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000033438", "text": "The concerns we have regarding how the Russians have been using energy are well-known.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000033439", "text": "Obviously, energy is also an important element in the relationship, and you saw some public discussion of that, as well.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000033440", "text": "We support moves to consolidate democracy in Georgia, market reform.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033441", "text": "And as I said, I expect the issue of the status of democracy in Russia to be raised at some point during the bilateral meetings.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033442", "text": "And look, so this is not an exact science, but the President has to make calls on different issues related to declassification.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000033443", "text": "That obviously speaks to our interest in countering terrorism and also stabilizing democratic governance in that region.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000033444", "text": "And frankly, this discussion is not limited to addressing concerns around surveillance, although that is part of it.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000033445", "text": "But on the matter of Ukraine specifically, we feel very allied with the French in our position.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033446", "text": "Well, on Syria, I think what we have sought to do is work on a number of lines of effort with countries like France that share a common view of the situation with us.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033447", "text": "Syria was one of them where he, of course, was quite outspoken about the need for there to be consequences for the use of chemical weapons and that helped I think bring about the agreement to remove Syria's chemical weapons.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033448", "text": "What we've made clear here in Afghanistan and to the Pakistanis is that the United States has no design beyond, of course, an end to al Qaeda safe havens and respect for Afghan sovereignty.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033449", "text": "In 1989, the international community abandoned Afghanistan to years of civil war followed by Taliban rule.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033450", "text": "We are working with groups that we believe are committed to taking Syria into a better place, that is a political transition towards of more inclusive, more accountable, more just element.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033451", "text": "I just have one more question about Turkey-Ukraine because Turkey is the basically only NATO member in the Black Sea situation.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033452", "text": "On North Korea, you've been pretty clear that you want to draw a distinction between the last administration and this one.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033453", "text": "In a category of tougher measures toward North Korea, would you consider secondary sanctions -- i.e. sanctions that target Chinese entities --", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033454", "text": "So to start with the second one first, because of the amount of leverage that China has economically, the best outcome would be one in which China very thoroughly implements those U.N. sanctions and resolutions.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033455", "text": "China is economically retaliating on the THAAD deployment in South Korea.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033456", "text": "And the other, religious persecution in China, which many of the President's supporters in the last campaign had hoped he would bring up when he engaged the Chinese.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033457", "text": "Today, we have moved to impose additional sanctions on Russia for its actions in violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and my Treasury colleague will speak to that.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033458", "text": "Since the beginning of this crisis in Ukraine, we have worked at the same time to impose costs on Russia for its actions while also providing support to the Ukrainian government and people.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033459", "text": "But what we have seen time and again from Russia is a refusal to follow through on necessary commitments and conditions for de-escalation.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033460", "text": "And the Secretary of the Treasury determination to open the financial sector and the energy sectors of Russia for sanctions will remain in place.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033461", "text": "The Central Bank of Russia has spent nearly $51 billion -- about 10 percent of its foreign exchange reserves -- in an effort to defend the value of the ruble since the start of this year.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033462", "text": "So the concern has been that not only has Russia not availed itself of the diplomatic openings to deescalate, but the support for separatists has increased.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033463", "text": "But there should be no mistake that Russia is far more vulnerable and would be severely isolated were we to move forward with these sector sanctions in response to further Russian escalation.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033464", "text": "In terms of support for the Ukrainian military and Ukrainian government, it is our view that, as the President said yesterday, further escalating the conflict through the introduction of U.S. military forces in the Ukraine is not something that anybody is suggesting.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000033465", "text": "The second point I'd make is that Russia has no interest in nuclear proliferation or an escalation of the situation in the Persian Gulf.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033466", "text": "The last thing I'd say with respect to Iran is that the Iranian government is not in these negotiations to gain access to Russian sanctions relief.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033467", "text": "We have never judged that Russia participates in the P5-plus-1 as a favor to us.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033468", "text": "There may have been some in Russia who mistakenly believed that we would stop with the sanctions authorities announced on Monday.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033469", "text": "Similarly, on Iran, Russia would only be further isolating itself were it to cease cooperation through the P5-plus-1, and Russia has its own interests in avoiding an escalation of events in the Persian Gulf or nuclear proliferation.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033470", "text": "China, a traditional supporter of Russia on the Council, abstained, which is a very unusual action for them to take.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033471", "text": "The fact that both the United States and the European Union are acting together today to make very clear that what has transpired in Ukraine is illegitimate is a critical point.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033472", "text": "First, consistent with our transition plan, our combat mission in Afghanistan will conclude by the end of the year so Afghans will be fully responsible for securing their country.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033473", "text": "Of course, more broadly, we will continue our commitment to Afghanistan in other areas -- diplomacy, financial support, development assistance, as an international effort as agreed to, for instance, in Tokyo.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033474", "text": "As I've said, the threat from al Qaeda's core leadership in Afghanistan and Pakistan has been significantly addressed through the efforts to dismantle the al Qaeda leadership in that part of the world.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033475", "text": "Of course, there continues to be threats emanating from Afghanistan and Pakistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033476", "text": "So, today, he is announcing how we are bringing our war in Afghanistan to a responsible end and continuing to support the Afghan National Security Forces.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033477", "text": "And what we imagine would come out of this decision would be a formalization within NATO of their basic operational concept for the post-2014 mission, and that could occur next week when Defense Ministers convene in Brussels for their next meeting.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033478", "text": "On your first question about the troop numbers in NATO, the 9, 800 figure represents the total U.S. contribution.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033479", "text": "In addition to the issues that my colleague discussed, we had an obviously broad discussion about North Korea and Iran.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033480", "text": "In addition, we're also calling on China to avoid any further destabilizing actions such as creating a new ADIZ over contested territory without any kind of prior consultation with other potentially affected parties.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033481", "text": "The Vice President, by virtue of his extensive interactions with the senior leadership in China, has the ability to have that kind of candid conversation.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033482", "text": "And Prime Minister Koizumi reiterated how critical it is to Japan, the United States and the entire international community that in both Iraq and Afghanistan the rebuilding process, reconstruction, movement of democracy succeed; that failure is not an option.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033483", "text": "We did this in Korea, and we, with our force structure changes in Korea, I think we have a much more -- will have a much more capable, mobile, flexible force that's much less of a burden on the communities.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033484", "text": "In the case of the Republic of Korea, we agreed with the Korean government to reduce numbers, about 12, 000 over several years.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033485", "text": "And the process that's been set out -- which is to write a constitution and follow that with elections -- is an orderly process that makes a great deal of sense.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000033486", "text": "And yet, at the same time, you have the President at the U.N. calling for reengagement, saying the door to diplomacy is open.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000033487", "text": "We're interested in Iran taking actions that demonstrate that it's willing to live up to its obligations.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033488", "text": "I think that what you see out of Iran is lots of different statements about their interest in diplomacy and not a lot of concrete follow-through.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033489", "text": "They're the ones facing sanctions that have significant bite into the Iranian economy, that are sparking a significant debate within Iran about the wisdom of the approach that they're taking.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033490", "text": "But, in sum, he made clear that he wanted to -- China wants to make progress.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033491", "text": "If these sorts of indications are reliable bellwethers to the direction that China is moving, it would be a positive thing.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033492", "text": "They asked to focus the discussion on Syria and CT, but it's entirely possible that it may come up on the margins.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033493", "text": "The French Army had sustained horrendous losses over three years of war; Russia had just fallen out of the war because of the Bolshevik Revolution, so a million German forces were being transferred to the Western Front.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033494", "text": "And so while we certainly didn't win the war by ourselves, the American contribution was decisive in the outcome of the war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033495", "text": "I think our position about an EU Army can be pretty simply summed up.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000033496", "text": "There's agreement in NATO, with Karzai, with the United States that early this year we'll look at the beginnings of transition.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033497", "text": "In terms of the effort in Afghanistan, dealing with sanctuaries is an important piece.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033498", "text": "Azerbaijan has been an important partner in the war on terror, not only through its cooperation on counterterrorism, but in contributing troops in both Afghanistan and Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033499", "text": "I also expect that energy will be a major topic of conversation, obviously, especially in light of the global energy situation, currently.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000033500", "text": "Well, I mean, the immediate -- beyond simply energy, the most important is that Russia has just taken a military action against one of its neighbors.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033501", "text": "In fact, Russia has probably the most important choices to make on how all this unfolds going forward.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033502", "text": "You talked about the opportunity cost that Russia faces here.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033503", "text": "Clearly, North Korea is an important issue on which the U.S. and Japan cooperate very closely.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033504", "text": "And I think that the issue of the Japanese constitution is one best addressed by the Japanese themselves.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000033505", "text": "But there is some available technology, some off-the-shelf technology that will allow them to make some progress without dramatically changing the mix of the fleet.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000033506", "text": "That is, of course, on top of the well over 1, 000 designations that we've issued since the beginning of this administration in a wide range of programs, Russia being among the most significant.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033507", "text": "The government has a major investment in this company and it is overseeing its investment.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033508", "text": "And second, as far as manufacturing is concerned, China is dumping in the U.S.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033509", "text": "So the simple answer to your question is while we will compete with Russia where we think that our interests are at odds with them, we are looking for areas that we can cooperate.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033510", "text": "As you know, our nation's critical infrastructure, both physical and cyber, is the backbone of America's national security and economic prosperity.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000033511", "text": "But that infrastructure faces a variety of risks to its functionality, including acts of terror, natural disasters and cyber attacks.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000033512", "text": "We, of course, spent a substantial amount of time on Syria and the situation there, and Jordan's interest in Syria, on collaboration in Syria, our thoughts on the trajectory and role of various regional actors.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033513", "text": "Well, certainly Russia has a critical role to play.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033514", "text": "Clearly, every day that the conflict in Syria goes on brings with it new challenges for the region as a whole.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033515", "text": "And so, again, we have been shouldering a disproportionate share of defense expenditures and, of course, those are not contributions to NATO, those are all national budgets.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033516", "text": "Well, of course, national defense budgets we know are not owed to NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033517", "text": "Again, we saw what Russia did -- and I mentioned previously our concern about the reports of Russian interference in the election in Montenegro in October and credible reports of Russian support for an attempted election day attack.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033518", "text": "Another very important area in which we will be easing restrictions is increasing communication and access to communication technology for the Cuban people.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000033519", "text": "And he's been in a Cuban prison for nearly 20 years, and so our ability to recover him was an important principle for us in those discussions.", "issue": "prison"}
{"id": "0000033520", "text": "Just to reiterate the ground rules on -- the embargo on this call is now lifted.", "issue": "embargo"}
{"id": "0000033524", "text": "And the EU oil embargo, in that regard, is going to be critically important in ratcheting up the pressure on the Iranian government.", "issue": "embargo"}
{"id": "0000033525", "text": "And at that point, we really do believe that Iran will face a degree of pressure that is above and beyond anything that it has ever experienced before with regard to sanctions.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033526", "text": "It's increasing, particularly with the EU oil embargo and these sanctions coming into force.", "issue": "embargo"}
{"id": "0000033527", "text": "So as you know, this evening, our time, overnight in Syria, the United States military delivered weapons, ammunition and medical supplies to the forces fighting against ISIL on the ground in Kobani.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000033528", "text": "And what we have seen as a community is this group move to Syria and bring their experience and their skillsets, and frankly, to exploit the conflict in Syria and the safe haven that that conflict has provided.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033529", "text": "On the airstrikes in Syria last night, there's been a lot of conversation as to whether the leaders of ISIS in Raqqa might have gotten a heads up just by the talks that have been going on in Washington about airstrikes on Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033530", "text": "And clearly, the Iraqi side of the border is an area where we have a significant amount of activity, both in terms of our support for Iraq.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000033531", "text": "Partners who urged Iran to come to the negotiating table.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033532", "text": "The only adjustment we will make to those sanctions at the implementation date will be to allow the import of food and carpets from Iran and the export of civilian aircraft and parts to Iran, which has one of the worst airline safety records in the world.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000033533", "text": "Indeed, we have made clear to Iran that we will continue to impose sanctions aggressively to combat these activities.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033534", "text": "We don't believe they belong in jail in Iran now.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033535", "text": "And we think that this is a moment where Iran has a really important opportunity to make a humanitarian gesture and bring the Americans home.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033536", "text": "Because all the other things that Iran does that concerns us would be far more dangerous if they had a nuclear weapon.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033537", "text": "He's worked on issues related to Iran, Iran sanctions, for decades.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033538", "text": "In contrast, the IRGC Commander Qassem Soleimani will not be delisted at the United Nations at Phase 1; he will be delisted at the UN at Phase 2 when the underlying designation authority terminates.", "issue": "UN"}
{"id": "0000033539", "text": "Shortly thereafter, the President ordered the military to take some action to accomplish essentially two goals.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000033540", "text": "You've also seen the United States military and our intelligence capabilities being used to support the efforts of these security forces as they take the fight to the terrorist organizations in their countries.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000033541", "text": "Clearly, there's a significant refugee outflow from Syria that is in part due to ISIL, in addition to the Assad regime.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033542", "text": "And secondly, in Iraq, Secretary Kerry was asked today about the fact that Iran is also fighting ISIL in Iraq.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033543", "text": "First of all, we do not think that our efforts in Syria will provide an opening to Assad because, frankly, the areas where ISIL has a stronghold in Syria would simply not accept Assad's rule.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033544", "text": "So again, if you look at where ISIL strongholds are in Syria, these are not areas that are hotly contested for Assad to go back and essentially reestablish authority and legitimacy.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033545", "text": "There are currently 30, 000 Americans in Afghanistan, the number is coming down, and our combat mission will end at the end of the year.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033546", "text": "Fighting terrorism is also one component in fighting the ideas that make it attractive to young people and to join an organization like ISIS or al Qaeda.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000033547", "text": "He's made it clear that we're at war with terrorist groups and he's taken scores of high-level terrorists off the battlefield.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033548", "text": "So we are not treating these people as part of a religion.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000033549", "text": "So again, starting from Treasury, on the first part of that question is -- I think we'd be concerned about corruption across the board.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000033550", "text": "And I think we are concerned, with respect to corruption, is that this whole executive order is about the idea of protecting democracy, democratic principles and processes, and it's also about protecting the Venezuelan people.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000033551", "text": "And this executive order gives us the tools to go after corruption in all of its forms.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000033552", "text": "One of the issues that threatens to damage U.S.-China relations, as well as potentially damage the international economy and China's reputation, is the use of cyber technology -- particularly as a means of obtaining intellectual property from American companies and institutions.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000033553", "text": "And so, therefore, we have, for instance, had pretty constructive cooperation with China as it relates to North Korea in recent weeks, even as we've been raising concerns on cyber.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033554", "text": "Frankly, I will say that on this issue, Russia has been at the forefront as a supporter and longstanding ally of the Assad regime, and so this is something that we do discuss with the Chinese.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033555", "text": "There is no doubt that North Korea is of concern in the forefront of the minds of both President Obama and President Xi.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033556", "text": "The starting point for both leaders is security and stability in the region -- that directly affects the welfare and national security of the U.S., of our allies, but also of China.", "issue": "welfare"}
{"id": "0000033557", "text": "The key driver of instability and the principal threat from the region is the North Korea continued dogged pursuit of a nuclear weapon and a ballistic missile capability.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033558", "text": "We welcome signs that Europe's long recession is ending and their critical steps to restore financial stability.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000033559", "text": "And finally, the European Union has curtailed Russian access to sensitive technology by restricting the export of such technologies in the field of the oil sector.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000033560", "text": "At the outset, you described the military buildup along the border and inside Russia in a way that obviously raises the question of whether expanded military action may be ahead.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000033561", "text": "Canada has been very strong in imposing sanctions on Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033562", "text": "We have a far greater ability to affect Russia and impose a cost on Russia by imposing sanctions rather than by that type of provision of assistance.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033563", "text": "I do believe that if Russia continues down this path, they will severely regret the decision to take a path of international isolation, politically and economically.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033564", "text": "We recognize that Russia cares deeply about its interests in that part of the world, and we have sought to address those interests through dialogue and a process of de-escalation.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033565", "text": "And Russia refused to add that line and has continued to pass doubt on whether elections are possible or advisable.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033566", "text": "So my question to Russia is how do you aspire to get legitimacy in government if not by elections.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033567", "text": "And so I think another question to be asked in Russia is whether the cost to the Russian economy as a whole, to the Russian people, is worth it when there is a clear and legitimate path to deescalate the situation in Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033568", "text": "As the President referenced today, when there are refugees or conflicts over basic resources like food and water, that ultimately can have a bearing on national security.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000033569", "text": "The surge of unaccompanied Central American children crossing the U.S.-Mexican border is an issue of great concern to us.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000033570", "text": "China itself has voted on four different occasions to impose sanctions on Iran.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033571", "text": "Some analysts think that China may have received some clandestine cargo from Iran.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033572", "text": "I think the military has spoken to the fact that they do prudent planning in terms of preparing a range of options for different contingencies.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000033573", "text": "First of all, we're already doing a significant amount in Syria, and we recently doubled our assistance to the opposition, including direct assistance to the Syrian military coalition on the ground.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033574", "text": "And frankly, we feel like even with the chaotic situation in Syria, there are ways for us to establish the facts.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033575", "text": "And the people in Syria and the Assad regime should know that the President means what he says when he set that red line.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033576", "text": "So, faced with the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the President took the decision to surge our forces there.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033577", "text": "On the threat side, we haven't seen a terrorist threat emanating from Afghanistan for the past seven or eight years.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033578", "text": "Again, we don't see a transnational threat coming out of Afghanistan in terms of the terrorist threat and it's not going to affect at all the threat in Pakistan either.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033579", "text": "Thanks to the Lisbon Summit last November, NATO agreed with President Karzai on a pattern that takes us from where we are today at the very beginning of this transition process all the way through its completion at the end of '14.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033580", "text": "Our allies, of course, have increased their own commitments in Afghanistan, along with our own commitments.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033581", "text": "And our strategic aim in Afghanistan in short is to make Afghanistan resistant to their return so that in fact they choose not to come back.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033582", "text": "Not recently -- very recently, we were charged with having started an additional war in Yemen, suggesting that, in fact, we're too aggressive against al Qaeda.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033583", "text": "As we squeeze that threat by al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan, they're going to look for other opportunities, be that in Yemen, be that in the Horn of Africa, be that in Southeast Asia.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033584", "text": "And trade has increased from that period by about 15 percent since our trade promotion agreement went into effect in October of 2012.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033585", "text": "And we're very pleased with the type of trade that we engage in throughout the Americas, a very diversified level of -- type of trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033586", "text": "And just to add to what my colleague said, I think science, technology, and innovation are incredibly central features of U.S. engagement across the hemisphere.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000033587", "text": "My question has to do with the war on drugs, drug strategy, the new strategy that has been billed on this part of the trip, Colombia, a very important ally in this fight in Brazil, one of the main players in the region.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033588", "text": "Education is obviously a crucial issue in both our countries, and we see opportunities here to deepen cooperation.", "issue": "Education"}
{"id": "0000033589", "text": "And it really represents an investment in the incredible potential that exists in Mexico.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033590", "text": "As a result of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which, as you all know, overturned Roe v. Wade, more than 26 million women in the United States currently live in a state that has banned abortion.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000033591", "text": "And in some states, Republican officials are openly considering limits on contraception.", "issue": "contraception"}
{"id": "0000033592", "text": "These two states share a long border but have diverged dramatically in a post-Roe world.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000033593", "text": "Minnesota leaders are taking action to protect access to abortion, while Wisconsin has allowed for government interference in deeply personal medical decisions.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000033594", "text": "Just last year, Florida -- in Florida, Republican officials passed an abortion ban without exceptions for rape or incest, and threatens to imprison healthcare providers for doing their job.", "issue": "rape"}
{"id": "0000033595", "text": "And so, fundamentally, this is the result of Russia and Putin being in bad shape, not in good shape, when it comes to their military campaign in Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033596", "text": "Second, we are not looking to end up in a direct war with Russia.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033597", "text": "And we are sending very clear and strong messages to Russia about the consequences of escalation.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033598", "text": "That didn't stop Ukraine from fighting on the territory of those two oblasts, Luhansk and Donetsk.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033599", "text": "Second -- and I think we've been very clear about this -- is that Russia has failed.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033600", "text": "For seven years, war and suffering have reigned in Syria.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033601", "text": "Now, chemical weapons are banned internationally; their use is a war crime.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000033602", "text": "Russia was the guarantor in 2013 of the regime's compliance with the Geneva agreement that was, in theory, to rid Syria of chemical weapons.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033603", "text": "The international community, through the Joint Investigative Mechanism by the U.N. and OPCW, has again made clear, by an independent group, that the Assad regime has used chemical weapons on multiple instances.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000033604", "text": "And if I could just a point to my colleague's piece about in Syria, to defeat ISIS -- it's evident that the Assad regime lacks legitimacy.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033605", "text": "On the issue of engagement with Russia, Russia has a significant role to play, both for good and not for good in the world, and not just in the Middle East.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033606", "text": "It's not in their interests for North Korea to threaten the international community.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033607", "text": "With the current prioritization of defense spending by the administration, it would appear that the commitment to NATO is going up and not down, even as the President says money is pouring in from other countries.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033608", "text": "I think trade will be an issue that may well be on the agenda, and as I said, we recognize there's a trade surplus and there may be a discussion around that as well.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033609", "text": "On the issue of Ukraine, you mentioned that the U.S. and President Trump recognizes France and Germany's leadership goals in resolving the conflict.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033610", "text": "The Vice President will express his gratitude to the Romanian military for their strong support in Afghanistan and Iraq and really across the full range of our military and defense cooperation.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000033611", "text": "The challenge of cybercrime is something that we are consulting with all of our European partners on, because we view it as a growing challenge both to governments and businesses in the region, in the United States.", "issue": "cybercrime"}
{"id": "0000033612", "text": "The Swiss protect U.S. interests in Iran and Cuba and are working with us on everything from global health security to nonproliferation to development.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033613", "text": "If you look to NATO expansion and so on, and so on forth, those have been interpreted as threatening to Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033614", "text": "The people of Ukraine obviously have made their voices heard loud and clear about the kind of future that they are looking for.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033615", "text": "Certainly, one of the big challenges facing Ukraine is its economic situation.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033616", "text": "And this military-to-military engagement is a very important part of our overall bilateral relationship and a place where we are seeking to maintain continuous and open dialogue.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000033617", "text": "And the Vice President will take up with China how much we see it to be in China's interest as well as in the interest of the United States and the global economy for China to have strong and balanced growth going forward.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033618", "text": "And, naturally, in talking about close economic relations in the region, the issue of trade will be important.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033619", "text": "Ukraine has made significant strides in this regard, but there is a long history of corruption and of basically Ukraine oligarchs getting their way in the Ukrainian system.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033620", "text": "The situation in Syria is obviously extraordinarily complex and has increased in complexity as a consequence of the Russian intervention.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033621", "text": "I was wondering if you think the events in Syria have made the Europeans slightly squishy with regards to linkage between Minsk and lifting sanctions.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033622", "text": "The last time that EU foreign ministers met, the Foreign Affairs Council's met on Ukraine, they specifically and explicitly stated that sanctions will be tied to full-on implementation of the Minsk Agreement.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033623", "text": "Yes, I mean the only other thing I would say on the $3 billion debt from Russia is that Russia has apparently made some proposals via the media.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033624", "text": "We've already imposed a cost on Russia in the sanctions that we've issued in coordination with Europe, Canada, and Japan as well.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033625", "text": "We can work with Europe, we can work with Ukraine, on dealing with issues associated with energy security.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033626", "text": "On the war on terrorism, the two Presidents exchanged views.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033627", "text": "You said it was critical -- that China and the U.S. agreed that it was critical to get the parties back to the table as soon as possible.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033628", "text": "In fact, the one mention of the U.N. was when the Chinese said that they had worked with us on the Iraq issue in the U.N. in the past, and they looked forward to cooperating in the reconstruction of Iraq in the future.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000033629", "text": "The SARS epidemic has made the transition in China fairly complicated.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000033630", "text": "And then third, Ukraine faces substantial urgent challenges right now on a number of different levels.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033631", "text": "Yeah, clearly, trade will be on the mind of folks in the room on Monday, and I think you'll hear the President touch upon that.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033632", "text": "In multiple parts, part of the connecting to the global economy, certainly, relates to -- you have to have trade in order to do that, in order to be effective.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033633", "text": "In 2016, French investment supported a bit over 26, 000 jobs in the United States.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033634", "text": "And just to follow up on China -- the French and EU officials have a lot of the same concerns that President Trump talks a lot about on Chinese economic practices.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033635", "text": "The U.S. and Egyptian militaries have built close relationships, and many military officers from Egypt have trained at U.S. military installations.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000033636", "text": "It's a core principle of NATO and many other organizations in which we're a part, and certainly one that we believe in and the Vice President strongly believes in.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033637", "text": "And that's, in fact, one of the core points that, regardless of what happens, we, in this Alliance, believe we will emerge stronger and Russia will emerge weaker.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033638", "text": "We're bolstering Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033639", "text": "We're trying to defend Ukraine against an invasion, and have no ill will towards the Russian people.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033640", "text": "One is about investment in the United States manufacturing -- semiconductor manufacturing -- and the benefits of that, how it will work under the CHIPS Act, and the associated incentives.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033641", "text": "It has, again, we think, many benefits for American workers, for American jobs, for American exporters, but also for other countries, including South Korea and Japan will be able to benefit from this.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033642", "text": "But the issue of Ukraine and Russia's unjust and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine certainly came up.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033643", "text": "No, I think our commitment to the Republic of Korea and its security and our concerns about -- you know, there have been a lot of ballistic missile tests recently.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033644", "text": "The war hadn't broken out yet, but we saw what was coming and, sadly and tragically, it did come.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033645", "text": "So as a result, China and Singapore are excepted from the NDAA sanctions for the next 180 days.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033646", "text": "Now, just with respect to the exceptions today, in particular the exception for China -- China has made clear that it is opposed to Iran developing and possessing nuclear weapons, and it supports our dual-track approach of diplomacy and pressure as well.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033647", "text": "China has been an important partner in the P5-plus-1, and China has voted on four occasions to impose sanctions on Iran in the U.N. Security Council.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033648", "text": "The sanctions that the U.S. and its international partners have imposed on Iran are having a severe and growing impact.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033649", "text": "So Russia of course has been an essential member of the diplomatic effort to get Iran to comply with its international obligation, including recently hosting talks in Moscow.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033650", "text": "This President is rebuilding our military and leading the way toward respecting our military as well.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000033651", "text": "Looking forward to 2018 -- infrastructure, welfare reform, obviously the budget, finishing on some of these issues that we've previewed", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000033652", "text": "The outbreak scuttled more than a year of negotiations to resume civilian rule and extinguished the hope and promise of the Sudanese revolution.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000033653", "text": "The request includes a historic investment in high-poverty schools, with a total of $36.5 billion in Title I grants.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033654", "text": "For the U.S. event, we've decided to dedicate our event to advancing technology for democracy.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000033655", "text": "As a result of our historic coordination, Russia has become a global economic and financial pariah.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033656", "text": "We're all imposing the most severe costs on Russia and the most severe financial sanctions that have ever been imposed in economic history.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033657", "text": "But with a lot of -- a lot of very quiet diplomacy and very hands-on diplomacy from the President, the war ended in 11 days.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033658", "text": "We have prison facilities in Northeast Syria with tens of thousands of people, including thousands of ISIS fighters and foreign fighters, and so that remains a very important objective.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033659", "text": "Few partners around the world have the F-35 technology, and we're -- we feel proud that UAE can be one of those countries.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000033660", "text": "We also, of course, do support the U.N. Security Council process in Syria -- 2254.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033661", "text": "And if we can stabilize the pandemic, we know it will have a positive impact on global supply chains and benefit the global economy as well as this economy.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000033662", "text": "So, those of you who have reported on critical infrastructure know that federal cybersecurity regulation in the U.S. is sectoral.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000033663", "text": "Securing our critical infrastructure requires a whole-of-nation effort, and industry has to do their part.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000033664", "text": "You know, almost 90 percent of critical infrastructure in the U.S. is owned and operated by the private sector.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000033665", "text": "And securing critical infrastructure needs a whole-of-nation effort.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000033666", "text": "The first is that it must demand that Iran allow timely, sufficient, and immediate inspections at all sites that are requested by international inspectors from the IAEA.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033667", "text": "And so, it's either vaccination or an exemption under the rules outlined.", "issue": "vaccination"}
{"id": "0000033668", "text": "And third, a very strong message of support for NATO -- reaffirming the U.S. commitment to Article 5 and the steps that the United States, in partnership with other Allies, had taken in recent weeks to reinforce the security of the eastern flank.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033669", "text": "Third, very strong admiration for the Ukrainian military and the Ukrainian people in terms of everything they are doing to defend their country from Russian aggression.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000033670", "text": "Frankly, for NATO, this is an important part of strengthening our longer-term defense and deterrence postures.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033671", "text": "And the consequence is that Russia is now looking at a contraction in its economy of 15 percent this year, according to private sector estimates.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033672", "text": "That is three times larger than the contraction Russia faced after it defaulted in 1998.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033673", "text": "We want to shut down any ability for Russia to use its gold to support its currency.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033674", "text": "So, as you know, we have collectively denied the inputs for foundational technologies to Russia, whether it's semiconductors or artificial intelligence or quantum or hypersonic flight.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033675", "text": "Russia's war of aggression threatens to disrupt the supply of critical agricultural commodities from the Black Sea region, which jeopardizes global food security, particularly for vulnerable populations in the Middle East and Africa.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033676", "text": "On the first, what I'll say is that the issue of combating corruption, the issue of democracy and governance, the issue of the importance of a free press are issues that have been discussed between both leaders in the past.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000033677", "text": "They also will be pledging to intensify discussions toward expanding bilateral trade and investment between our two countries.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033678", "text": "The Ukraine -- the war on Ukraine, and the need to help the Ukrainians in the face of Russia's aggressive war is a theme.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033679", "text": "So, Israel has notably been reluctant to send weapons to Ukraine at risk of alienating Russia and jeopardizing its freedom of movement in Syria, even though it's a large source of humanitarian aid.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033680", "text": "And obviously, it has developed in this extraordinary technology in which 90 percent of threats -- yeah, sorry -- nine- -- I'm talking on an iPhone here, so sometimes it looks like it's off, but it's not.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000033681", "text": "We will be unapologetic in calling out Russia for its brutal war.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033682", "text": "And in the current context, I would expect that Ukraine is going to be a significant part of that discussion as well.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033683", "text": "The President is directing Secretary Austin to mobilize 1, 000 members of our military -- these are doctors, nurses, medics, and other military medical personnel -- to deploy overburdened hospitals in January and February.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000033684", "text": "And the second is a $15 million investment to support disaster risk reduction and emergency response efforts.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033685", "text": "On the question of China, the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit made clear that our relationship with Africa cannot and should not and will not be defined by competition with China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033686", "text": "Right now, there's a clear demand for infrastructure investment.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033687", "text": "But as I said in the opening remarks, our investment in Africa is more a positive and affirmative agenda of generating growth that benefits Africans and Americans alike.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033688", "text": "African countries have condemned -- many have condemned Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine and recognize it as a violation of the U.N. Charter.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033689", "text": "They also understand that the war has created grave economic hardship for many Africans, exacerbating current conditions on the ground by rising food -- food and fuel prices.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033690", "text": "You know, I already underscored that investment will be a major focus of the trip.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033691", "text": "So, yesterday, the Russian government said it was withdrawing troops from the border with Ukraine.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000033692", "text": "We've made clear to Russia we are open to diplomacy.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033693", "text": "Many of you are aware of the fact that she's issued a call to action to many CEOs of American and regional companies; generated $1.2 billion of pledged investment in the region.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033694", "text": "Look, as senior administration official number one laid out clearly, the Vice President's leadership on addressing the root causes of migration have a number of pillars that are consistent across these countries.", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000033695", "text": "We have made very clear that corruption is -- countering corruption is a top priority for us.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000033696", "text": "It, kind of -- the way the G7 leaders have committed, in February 19th, in the virtual meeting, to do more coordination around China, and then had some discussions in the interim about some ways to do that", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033697", "text": "Anti-corruption is another thing that's being discussed as a live issue and, kind of, really trying, again, to, kind of, put values in action.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000033698", "text": "We've also shared information regarding individuals operating from within Russia who have conducted disruptive attacks against U.S. critical infrastructure.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033699", "text": "And right now, there should be a lot of energy put into dialogue aimed at a ceasefire that can try to bring this conflict to a better place.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000033700", "text": "The Ruble will fall even further, inflation will spike, and the Central Bank will be left defenseless.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000033701", "text": "Over 30 countries representing well over half the world's economy have announced sanctions and export controls on Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033702", "text": "So, as I mentioned at the outset, you heard about Fortress Russia -- the war chest of 630 billion of foreign reserves.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033703", "text": "The two sides discussed Russia's invasion of Ukraine and cross-Strait issues among other topics.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033704", "text": "It meant isolating North Korea diplomatically, and marshaling not only our resources, not only the resources of our allies and friends, but really of the entire world to resolve something that is destabilizing to the region and really to the world at large.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033705", "text": "They have often led to concessions being made to North Korea in return for talks.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033706", "text": "You may attribute any quotes to him to a senior administration official, and the embargo -- the call being concluded, the embargo is now lifted.", "issue": "embargo"}
{"id": "0000033707", "text": "You know, Russia is obviously very skilled at this hybrid warfare game.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033708", "text": "The one thing that I would say that the President made crystal clear to Zelenskyy in his call today was that if Ukraine is on the agenda, then Ukraine is at the table.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033709", "text": "President Biden made clear the implication and consequences of China providing material support -- if China were to provide material support -- to Russia as it prosecutes its brutal war in Ukraine, not just for China's relationship with the United States but for the wider world.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033710", "text": "You know, I think our view is that China will make its own decisions, and so I'd describe that as sort of the nature of the call.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033711", "text": "Second, the two leaders exchanged views on Russia's war in Ukraine and the global impacts it is having.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033712", "text": "So one question is about the criticism that China is putting out on the CHIPS Act.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033713", "text": "Factories across Russia are struggling to maintain production.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033714", "text": "A consistent theme that will carry over from the G7 to NATO is our commitment not just to the transatlantic alliance but also to our focus on the Indo-Pacific.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033715", "text": "To your second point, obviously, getting grain out of Ukraine to global markets is at the very top of the list of priorities that leaders have, with respect to addressing the food security challenge.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033716", "text": "Russia has put its concerns on the table and we are prepared to discuss them.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033717", "text": "So, for example, Russia has put forward an entire proposed agreement between Russia and NATO.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033718", "text": "And issues related to Ukraine naturally fit well in the OSCE context because, of course, Ukraine is a member of the OSCE and will be present at the table there.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033719", "text": "We know that Russia has concerns -- we know that India has concerns about the links between Russia and China.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033720", "text": "Our commitment to continue tightening the screws on Russia remains as strong as it was last year.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033721", "text": "We took significant steps economically to isolate Russia and to weaken its ability to wage war.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033722", "text": "Because some of the countries were worried that by naming China in that separate statement, you could actually trigger economic retaliation from China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033723", "text": "On China, G7 leaders are going to make clear that we are all united around a set of principles that underpin all of our approaches to China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033724", "text": "Second, tomorrow we'll also reaffirm our commitment to scale up investments in low- and middle-income countries through the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment, or PGII, which is a signature G7 initiative.", "issue": "Investment"}
{"id": "0000033725", "text": "The President's EO will also launch a new initiative to address the discrimination that children and parents face in the foster care system.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000033726", "text": "And in particular, to assess where we are with the war in Ukraine a year on.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033727", "text": "Ukraine, I think, will be a major topic of conversation in this meeting.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033728", "text": "Russia's war in Ukraine has put China in a difficult position, and every step that China takes toward Russia makes it harder for China with Europe and with others around the world.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033729", "text": "And we have been clear with China from the beginning about our concerns and the implications of providing this kind of support to Russia.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033730", "text": "And that was true before the pandemic, but it's been even more reinforced as a result of our experiences during the pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000033731", "text": "In addition, we recognize that, you know, infrastructure and particularly transportation infrastructure remains a critical need in the region.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000033732", "text": "And I think trade with the United States is particularly important in terms of higher value-added products for many of these countries.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033733", "text": "I mean, naturally, you know, the countries that are closest to China have a significant interest in expanding their trade ties.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033734", "text": "I mean, obviously, North Korea, the DPRK, is a very significant challenge in many ways, both in terms of being a threat to the ROK as well as its destabilizing activities.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033735", "text": "And now the outbreak probably makes it even more significant.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000033736", "text": "And second, Secretary-General Guterres expressed some concern about China and the United States needing to repair what he called a completely dysfunctional relationship before problems between the two spillover even further into the rest of the planet.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033737", "text": "She'll give remarks on the devastating impact of COVID on Americans and the steps that we're taking to manage threats of new variants.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000033738", "text": "So less about Russia and more about how we, as a set of countries, make it harder, costlier, and riskier for ransomware actors to operate.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033739", "text": "I was also going to ask about Russia, so I think it'd probably be redundant for me to throw my question into the mix.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033740", "text": "Another has been to adjust our approach to trade so that we put the middle class at the center of it, rather than multinational corporations or making the world safe for corporate investment.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033741", "text": "Iraq has also reached out to NATO -- NATO training mission and other coalition partners to train and support Iraqi forces.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033742", "text": "But we have answered the call through the U.N. and with our leadership in the U.N. Security Council, which took a lot of diplomacy, for a unanimous U.N. Security Council resolution to provide the U.N. support for the election that Iraq requested.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000033743", "text": "I would just add, as you know, just in Syria, we're supporting Syrian Democratic Forces in their fight against ISIS.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000033744", "text": "From the Atlantic to the Pacific, we must all redouble efforts to support Ukraine and preserve a world in which borders cannot be changed by force.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033745", "text": "However, even as we address Putin's war of choice against Ukraine, the United States remains a proud Indo-Pacific nation.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033746", "text": "We're not asking countries to choose; we're not asking countries not to have relations with China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033747", "text": "So, any serious conversation with Russia about European security is going to have to address those issues, which, of course, are not referenced in Russia's draft documents.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033748", "text": "It is not up to Russia, for example, to decide for other countries who they can to be allies with.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033749", "text": "We would not make any commitments to Russia that address security assistance -- sorry -- security interests of our allies without that.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033750", "text": "Starting in Ukraine, Russia has said it feels threatened by the prospect of offensive missile systems being placed in Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033751", "text": "Russia has also expressed an interest in discussing the future of certain missile systems in Europe along the lines of the INF Treaty, which Russia violated and the previous U.S. administration withdrew from.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033752", "text": "Russia says its security is threatened by U.S. and NATO exercises as well.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033753", "text": "We are willing to see whether or not Russia comes to these talks with a spirit of seriousness, willing to discuss these issues in a concrete, results-oriented way.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033754", "text": "They will face increased security assistance to Ukraine to help Ukraine in its ability to defend its own territory.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033755", "text": "So none of the measures are designed to disrupt the flow of energy to global markets, and we are now executing a plan in coordination with major oil consumers and oil producers towards our collective interest to secure the stability of global energy supplies.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000033756", "text": "In both cases, we're denying something to Russia that they need and they can't replace from anywhere else or produce at home.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033757", "text": "David, so this -- we've designed these sanctions so that Russia cannot raise money from U.S. investors.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033758", "text": "It's important to remember that this shortage exists because one manufacturer, Abbott Nutrition, closed a facility in Michigan due to safety concerns from the FDA.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000033759", "text": "The report identifies migration as an important form of adaptation to the impacts of climate change and, in some cases, an essential response to climate threats -- response to climate threats, to livelihoods, and wellbeing.", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000033760", "text": "And that climate change-related migration could cause greater instability among U.S. Allies and partners, and therefore could cause a relative strengthening in adverse -- in adversarial conditions.", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000033761", "text": "A fourth vaccine, AstraZeneca, has not been authorized for use in the United States.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000033762", "text": "And when a new vaccine or treatment becomes available, it's important for us to have the funding to secure enough doses for the American people.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000033763", "text": "We see democracy as about being more than just a single leader or single party or a single moment in time.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033764", "text": "To bolster democratic reformers and activists, the Department of Labor made a significant investment over $120 million to support workers and labor rights.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033765", "text": "The rial is tanking, unemployment in Iran is rising, and there are widespread protests over social issues and labor unrest.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033766", "text": "The regime's systematic mismanagement of its economy and its decision to prioritize a revolutionary agenda over the welfare of the Iranian people has put Iran into a long-term economic tailspin.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033767", "text": "Widespread government corruption and extensive intervention in the economy by the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps make doing business in Iran a losing proposition.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033768", "text": "Specifically, we are re- imposing sanctions on Iran that have been listed under the JCPOA.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033769", "text": "Today's executive order and the snapback of sanctions on Iran, again, is part of the President's broader strategy to apply unprecedented financial pressure on the Iranian regime.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033770", "text": "I mean, it would have been the opposite if China was going to rescue them and somehow make this into a big success.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033771", "text": "They're thrown in prison, and all kinds of terrible things happen to them when they are thrown in prison, as our sanctions actions have likewise exposed in recent months.", "issue": "prison"}
{"id": "0000033772", "text": "And in line with these sanctions are the fact that Iran will not be getting, for instance, commercial airlines -- new planes for its commercial airline.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033773", "text": "This is the first time NATO has condemned PRC cyber activities.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033774", "text": "I mentioned it's the first time NATO has condemned PRC cyber activities.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033775", "text": "And the last Hamas-Israel war went on for almost 57 days.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033776", "text": "Look, on Iran, I think I've kind of addressed this.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033777", "text": "I think -- look, this question on Afghanistan, we get it a lot.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033778", "text": "And then, separately, on China, I know this administration is still undergoing its broad policy review.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033779", "text": "It's not a situation where you have to identify a shortage; it can also be used to make things faster.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000033780", "text": "So, today, in alignment with the G7 and the EU, we're announcing a ban on new investment in Russia, which President Biden will implement with an executive order.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033781", "text": "And this will make sure that the mass exodus from Russia that we're seeing from the private sector, which is now over 600 multinational companies and growing -- that it will endure.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033782", "text": "And so, this combination of sky-high inflation and interest rates will cripple Russia's long-term growth potential and so will the exit of the more than 600 companies that I referenced earlier.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000033783", "text": "And the sad reality is Putin's war will make it harder for Russians to travel abroad.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033784", "text": "So, we deny capital, we deny technology, we deny talent that can flow into Russia.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000033785", "text": "This fund and its leadership are symbols of deep-seated Russian corruption and influence peddling globally.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000033786", "text": "And our directive also makes clear that Russia can't turn to other banks or companies and use them as agents to evade these prohibitions.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033787", "text": "As a result of today's coordinated announcement, Russia will experience even further economic consequences.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033788", "text": "Russia is taking unprecedented actions to try and support their economy.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033789", "text": "After the invasion of Crimea, Russia decided to move a great deal of its assets out of the United States -- but to keep them in dollars but to move them into other jurisdictions.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033790", "text": "And over the long term, that requires critical technology inputs that allow -- that would allow Russia to remain a leader in energy production.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033791", "text": "So I'd note that we believe foreign investment is key to supporting American workers, businesses, and growth in the United States.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033792", "text": "As you all know, what the committee does is look at transactions on a transaction-by-transaction basis to assess national security risks.", "issue": "transaction"}
{"id": "0000033793", "text": "In addition to coordinating the G7 response on Ukraine, the President will undoubtedly recognize the Chancellor's leadership on other shared challenges, including climate change and economic resilience.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033794", "text": "That, obviously, hasn't happened and neither has the war really slacked off.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033795", "text": "The President has said that anti-corruption is going to be a priority for his administration everything.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000033796", "text": "President Biden has said that the fight against corruption will be at the center of his foreign policy agenda.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000033797", "text": "But trade is a huge priority for Kenya, as you know.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033798", "text": "But under the -- given what North Korea had undertaken, thought it was extremely important to have a clear statement of vigilance and purpose.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033799", "text": "And obviously, in the backdrop of what's going on in Afghanistan, I think that's quite important.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033800", "text": "Cancer vaccines, like the HPV vaccine, that go to the heart of protecting you against those cancers -- at least seven of them -- that are caused by a specific virus.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000033801", "text": "Following that year, she launched the Biden Breast Health Initiative to educate Delaware high school girls about the importance of cancer prevention.", "issue": "educate"}
{"id": "0000033802", "text": "But, well, you even learned from the pandemic that clinical trials can happen out in community hospitals, and telehealth and local sample collection can make a big difference.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000033803", "text": "As I said, progress will be informed by people directly experiencing this disease -- cancer patients, caregivers, and families -- and contributed by all parts of the oncology community and beyond.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000033804", "text": "When it comes to Ukraine, we have made clear our deep concern by evidence that Russia is stepping up its planning for significant military action against Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033805", "text": "Then, as now, they intensified disinformation in an effort to portray Ukraine as the aggressor and use that in an effort to justify what was a preplanned military offensive.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033806", "text": "We will, of course, support discussions between NATO and Russia to address larger issues of concern on both sides -- Russia's concerns with NATO activities, and NATO and American concerns with Russian activities.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033807", "text": "But despite the pandemic, we are determined to fully celebrate the holiday in recognition, both of the holiday as well as our strong bilateral ties with Ireland.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000033808", "text": "In terms of the question on COVID, I think certainly COVID is going to be a top topic of conversation for the President and, I would assume, for the Taoiseach in the meeting tomorrow.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000033809", "text": "Since day one of his administration, President Biden has been making sure that we can outcompete China in the long term.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033810", "text": "But none of the countries' representatives at the summit have really sanctioned Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033811", "text": "The South Korean event will focus on the fight against corruption.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000033812", "text": "The second is focused on catalyzing private sector investment, finance, and action to conserve critical carbon sinks.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033813", "text": "Through the , over 30 companies have signed letters of intent to procure renewable energy to offset electricity demand for multiple sectors, including technology, manufacturing, retail, health, and many more.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000033814", "text": "And, look, you've got movement on clean energy and the solutions that are going to drive down CO2 from our energy demand all around the world.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000033815", "text": "And President Biden and President Yoon of South Korea issued a joint statement on this agreement early this morning, D.C. time.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033816", "text": "And then, in terms of COVID, there will be a discussion -- and I think you should expect some announcements with regard to COVID-19 boosters and pediatric doses for countries in the greatest need, and obviously including in the Indo-Pacific.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000033817", "text": "Finally, I will say that beyond COVID, the Secretary will be speaking to a couple of other priorities for us and for the region.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000033818", "text": "I think in that vacuum is where China has made the recent inroads that it has.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033819", "text": "Looking back at the last 24 months of the Biden-Harris administration and especially over the last year as we recently hit the one-year mark of the war in Ukraine, we've seen the cyber threat be at the forefront of geopolitical crises.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033820", "text": "And as we know, the threat is not only Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033821", "text": "A lot of the work we've done on critical infrastructure is already underway.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000033822", "text": "But the government will agree that cooperating with Russia would certainly help in this space.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033823", "text": "And so, we're hopeful that Russia understands the consequences of malicious activity in cyberspace and will continue to be restrained.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033824", "text": "Second, we will address the impact of Putin's war on prices rising at home and all over the world, including on energy security and food security.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033825", "text": "As we're seeing with the upcoming summit, key partners around the world are eager to strengthen their cooperation with NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033826", "text": "Because, as I said, our assessment is that NATO is more strong and united than ever.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033827", "text": "Russia obviously continues to be the most serious and immediate threat to the Alliance.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033828", "text": "It's also showing how Ukraine is not causing us to take our eye off the ball on China.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033829", "text": "Speaking of Ukraine, leaders will have a chance to hear from President Zelenskyy.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033830", "text": "With respect to China, I don't want to get ahead of anything that would be discussed and agreed to this weekend.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033831", "text": "With respect to your question about energy, again, there too, you know, I think we expect energy to be very much at the heart of the discussions the G7 leaders have.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000033832", "text": "We are obviously not looking to make China the overriding issue while we're in Europe.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033833", "text": "And for him, that is not an abstract question of political science or even purely a moral or values-based question -- although I think he does have strong feelings about the values element of democracy.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000033834", "text": "So far, what we're seeing and receiving is a lot of energy, a lot of welcome and embracing for this event, its goals, and U.S. leadership and President Biden's leadership to host it.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000033835", "text": "The focus with our discussion -- our bilateral discussion with Mexico related to migration will be a lot on root causes not only in Central America but also in southern Mexico.", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000033836", "text": "The digital infrastructure here is not agreeing with me.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000033837", "text": "So, the initial document, of course, was signed before the U.S. entered the war in 1941.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033838", "text": "On the issue of China, climate is still an area where we continue to cooperate with China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033839", "text": "I think we have a few things on infrastructure and health that we're going to wait until tomorrow.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000033840", "text": "This -- you know, we very clearly identify China as one of the challenges that is -- that the region faces and, in particular, the rise of China and China's much more assertive and aggressive behavior.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033841", "text": "We have extensive trade that supports millions of jobs in the United States as well as in other countries in the Indo-Pacific.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033842", "text": "On democracy and security dividends, we explicitly made the linkage between the two because that is the reality that countries that are struggling with insecurity are probably also struggling with governance and developing services.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033843", "text": "Africans have different views on China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033844", "text": "And so, the best way for us to engage with Africans on China or on Russia is to make sure it's a free conversation.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033845", "text": "You know, so often, I think folks think of clean energy as the thing that folks from STEM backgrounds do in the labs.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000033846", "text": "Number one is that I think Russia seeks a Cold War-like response from the United States, when we're dividing the region into those who are friends and our allies.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033847", "text": "You know, that war had all the ingredients to last for months.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033848", "text": "Yeah, what message this trip sends to China, as far as the U.S. commitment to the region.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033849", "text": "And beyond COVID, the global community is concurrently fighting outbreaks of monkeypox, of polio, Ebola in Uganda, highly pathogenic avian influenza right here in the United States, and other infectious diseases.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000033850", "text": "And the executive branch actually turned to them just before the COVID-19 pandemic with a task to offer the government recommendations on how to strengthen oversight of this important area of research.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000033851", "text": "You know, the requests that have been made in the supplementals are specific to COVID or specific to monkeypox.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000033852", "text": "So we think that investment needs to scale up and continue here.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033853", "text": "Previously in 2014, Russia decided to spend some of its foreign reserves to defend the currency.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033854", "text": "And, as I mentioned before, the velocity of that feedback loop really is a function of what Russia decides to do next.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033855", "text": "We've also told Russia that it's clear to us that substantive progress in these talks can only be made in an environment of de-escalation, not escalation.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033856", "text": "Russia will make its own decisions about all of this, and I was very clear about that in my opening comments.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033857", "text": "Indeed, just in the last hour, we've seen Russia order troops to deploy into the DPR and LPR for so-called peacekeeping functions.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033858", "text": "We will continue to consult with our Allies and partners about both diplomatic solutions and the consequences we will impose on Russia should it further invade Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033859", "text": "One being - one critical one being that Russia does not take further military action inside Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033860", "text": "So, much like financial sanctions which restrict foreign capital, export controls deny something to Russia that it needs and can't easily replace from anywhere else.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033861", "text": "And the export control would deny to Russia a sophisticated input that it can't replace through domestic production or alternate supplies.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033862", "text": "And that would further remove an opportunity for Russia to earn revenues on the export side and on the budget.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033863", "text": "In terms of an impact on inflation relative to today, our view is that those steps largely offset.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000033864", "text": "In 2007, as you all know, Iran abducted former FBI agent Bob Levinson, and Iranian authorities have yet to account for Bob's fate.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033865", "text": "And in our review of what caused SolarWinds, we saw significant gaps in modernization and in technology of cybersecurity across the federal government.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000033866", "text": "The U.S. government largely does not have visibility into U.S. infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000033867", "text": "With the conclusion of this call, the embargo was lifted and friendly reminder that we are on background, attributable to a senior administration official.", "issue": "embargo"}
{"id": "0000033868", "text": "You know, since the beginning of the administration, we've made clear our strategy of competing with China from a position of strength.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033869", "text": "These include promises that China made in the phase one deal that benefit workers, farmers, and manufacturers across America.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033870", "text": "Instead, under President Biden, the U.S., working closely with major democracies, will set rules of the road for trade and tech.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033871", "text": "Third, in the coming days, Ambassador Tai will resume direct engagement with her counterpart in China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033872", "text": "Secondly, I think our engagement with China will focus on the phase one agreement.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033873", "text": "The American Families Plan makes the critical investment in ensuring that the premium reductions that were provided for -- for two years under the American Rescue Plan are made permanent.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033874", "text": "And then, finally, on the submarine industrial base, as you all know, the Biden administration made a substantial investment in that submarine industrial base last year with, of course, the hardy support of Congress.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033875", "text": "They have stood next to us in no shortage of events, and we feel very confident that they will take this unique capability in a responsible fashion.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000033876", "text": "So, what we've seen is a series of provocative steps that China has undertaken under the leadership of Xi Jinping over the last 5 to 10 years.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033877", "text": "The rule of law, transparency, an independent and fair judiciary combating corruption -- all of these elements are strong and vital to that climate.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000033878", "text": "Pillar number two is combating corruption, strengthening democratic governance, and advancing the rule of law.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000033879", "text": "And then, of course, we will be engaging in debriefing China on our results and our proposed way forward in due course.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033880", "text": "Some believe that this was a result of COVID and a reevaluation inside North Korea.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000033881", "text": "We'll also talk about bilateral issues between two -- you know, the -- Secretary Blinken was just in South Korea and in Japan.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033882", "text": "With these steps, the United States and our allies and partners make clear to Russia that its actions have consequences.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033883", "text": "I am really excited to be speaking to all of you about the President's anti-corruption agenda in advance of our rollout later this morning of a national security study memorandum -- that's NSSM -- on the fight against corruption.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000033884", "text": "So, with the memorandum, President Biden is formally establishing the fight against corruption as a core national security interest of the United States.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000033885", "text": "So, of course, the U.S. government has its own internal methods, but, largely, the way that corruption is exposed is through the work of investigative journalists and investigative NGOs.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000033886", "text": "We've seen, over many years, how corruption oversea- -- the proceeds of corruption overseas make their way into the U.S. and international financial systems through anonymity.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000033887", "text": "And our job really and our mandate from Congress since 1976 and from the President is to maximize the benefits of science and technology to advance health, prosperity, security, environmental quality, and justice for all of the American public.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000033888", "text": "I think the potential for distributed ledger technology to -- for more broader consumer uses is still being tested.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000033889", "text": "And we think that investment of time is what will lead to the results.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033890", "text": "Okay, so, indeed, of course the most important thing will be the additional protocol which Iran will undertake provisionally, virtually at the start of a joint comprehensive plan of action.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033891", "text": "The work of federal law enforcement, as well as our state, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement partners, is critical to countering domestic terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000033892", "text": "And then, finally, their commitment to shoring up democracy at home and defending human rights, democratic institutions, and the rule of law around the world.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033893", "text": "On the security side, the U.S. cooperates closely with Germany in NATO to ensure the prosperity and security of citizens on both sides of the Atlantic.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033894", "text": "I -- like I said, I think China very much is going to be part of the agenda between the two leaders tomorrow.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033895", "text": "Americans have experienced the tragic human cost of this virus, and we want to do everything we can to prevent more tragic loss of life around the globe.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000033896", "text": "Antiquated payment infrastructure leaves the United States and its consumers with options that are slow, costly, or altogether inaccessible.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000033897", "text": "I will say, on Russia, in particular, the use of cryptocurrency we do not think is a viable workaround to the set of financial sanctions we've imposed across the entire Russian economy and, in particular, to its central bank.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033898", "text": "As mentioned, quantum information science is the quintessential emerging and critical technology.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000033899", "text": "The first is getting the science right, investing in building our workforce, which will be critical in this new area.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000033900", "text": "And you can do that because of just classical technology; you don't need anything quantum to make that happen.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000033901", "text": "If you're joining this call, you're agreeing to the terms of the embargo.", "issue": "embargo"}
{"id": "0000033902", "text": "Well, you know, the main thrust of the international effort to end the current pandemic is not traveling principally through the G20.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000033903", "text": "Second, on the reform side, as I mentioned earlier, there's a recognition that Ukraine has already made tremendous progress on governance, rule of law, and anti-corruption reforms since 2014.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033904", "text": "And as you alluded to in your question, part of the messaging on that and the action around that is the need for the government of Ukraine to continue implementing the deep, comprehensive, and timely reforms that are laid out in its Annual National Program.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033905", "text": "We have interests to protect in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033906", "text": "We know that the secondary consequences of the pandemic and the proliferation of illegal guns have led to increased violence in the past year and a half, including a 30 percent increase in homicides and 8 percent increase in gun assaults in large cities in 2020.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000033907", "text": "The Justice Department is announcing a new policy to underscore zero tolerance for willful violations of the law by federally licensed firearms dealers that put public safety at risk.", "issue": "tolerance"}
{"id": "0000033908", "text": "As part of the Justice Department's comprehensive strategy for reducing violent crime, the Justice Department is committed to supporting law enforcement in local communities and addressing gun violence.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000033909", "text": "On the first question, the President has been forthright and clear about the challenges facing democracy here at home throughout his presidency.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033910", "text": "We see Taiwan as a leading democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033911", "text": "And so, the summit for democracy is really an important opportunity to demonstrate that, to come together, to learn together, to stand together.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033912", "text": "And then the last but not least is -- continuing on the theme of the democracy summit from December -- is helping to -- making democracy deliver in the Americas.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033913", "text": "We have made making democracy deliver -- or renewing the consensus -- the hemispheric consensus in favor of democracy, really, a top priority.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033914", "text": "I wanted to talk to you about the root causes of migration, as well as -- you mentioned a little bit about democracy.", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000033915", "text": "Why is that relevant to China is that, for us, the issue of democratic self-determination is emblematic, and those countries that are supporting authoritarian leaders are working against this -- these goals.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033916", "text": "One, kind of, specific issue the Vice President has been driving is the use of technology to address rural poverty.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000033917", "text": "And we have provided robust military and other assistance to Ukraine as it sought to defend its territory from an outrageous and unlawful Russian attack.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033918", "text": "This war will not end easily or rapidly, but the free world is united against this brutal invasion and we must continue to be in the best position possible to respond to a variety of scenarios.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033919", "text": "And certainly the issues with China, as my colleague said, are longer-term, but this is a great step forward in our relationship with Mexico and Canada.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033920", "text": "In the area of digital trade, we've achieved a much stronger, more ambitious commitment on data localization, cross-border data flows, as we well as intermediate liability.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033921", "text": "With respect to China, I think the President would welcome a conversation on China with President Ramaphosa.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033922", "text": "They have experience dealing with China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033923", "text": "And then also programs that will protect critical water infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000033924", "text": "Together, the U.S. and the EU account for a quarter of global trade and almost half of global GDP and that represents a huge driver of economic prosperity for citizens on both sides of the Atlantic.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000033925", "text": "And along the lines of the semiconductor supply chain issues you mentioned, if there was any stuff afoot shore up neon supplies, which is such a key ingredient for semiconductors, and a lot of it comes from Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033926", "text": "Look, I think you're going to see Russia as a focus across a number of areas of the TTC's work.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033927", "text": "So I think you'll see us look at Russia in the supply chain space; Russia, obviously, in the Russian disinformation kind of space.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033928", "text": "Obviously, Russia has implications for trade, but I don't think we're losing our focus.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033929", "text": "As you know, countering corruption is a longstanding priority of President Biden and a priority for the Biden-Harris administration.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000033930", "text": "So, accordingly, President Biden was the first President to establish combatting corruption as a core U.S national security interest via his first National Security Study Memorandum titled, on the Fight Against Corruption.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000033931", "text": "To guide implementation, the strategy organizes U.S. government efforts to fight corruption under five mutually reinforcing pillars.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000033932", "text": "That can also mean addressing the domestic nexus for corruption.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000033933", "text": "Corruption allows bad actors to abuse their authority and extract unfair gains at the expense of others.", "issue": "Corruption"}
{"id": "0000033934", "text": "The second objective the President outlined in the op-ed is that we do not seek a war between NATO and Russia.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033935", "text": "We do not seek to prolong the war just to inflict pain on Russia.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033936", "text": "Russian forces continue to terrorize much of Ukraine and have committed war crimes and atrocities against the Ukrainian people, as we have described many times.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033937", "text": "Overall, the IMF estimates that Afghanistan faces an economic contraction of up to 30 percent.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033938", "text": "Our goal ultimately is to make sure that Afghanistan is a place where economic activity can happen and investments can happen in the long-term future of Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033939", "text": "What we're saying is that the government of Afghanistan, as well as the country of Afghanistan isn't blocked.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033940", "text": "Yesterday marked 11 months since this war in Ukraine started.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033941", "text": "As you all heard Chancellor Scholz announce, Germany has committed to sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033942", "text": "At this point, as we stand 11 months since Russia launched its brutal and barbaric war against Ukraine, the United States has been the leading provider of weapons and equipment to support Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033943", "text": "Across all of these infrastructure investments, there will be a focus on making our infrastructure of the future more resilient to climate change and meeting the President's commitment to target 40 percent of the benefits of these clean infrastructure investments to disadvantaged communities.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000033944", "text": "This plan would do a generational investment in upgrading and reorienting our power infrastructure in this country for the carbon-free electric future that we are -- we're headed toward, investing in transmission, in storage, in grid resilience.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000033945", "text": "But it remains unclear whether Russia is interested in pursuing its goals diplomatically as opposed to through the use of force.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033946", "text": "And Russia is finding itself on defense in the information space, given our own transparency about its intention.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033947", "text": "Russia may decide to proceed with military action anyway.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033948", "text": "The President's personal relations with leaders in the region and his very hands-on diplomacy helped end that war, one that had all the ingredients to last for months, in 11 days.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033949", "text": "But ending the Yemeni war was a priority for the President from the earliest days of the administration.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033950", "text": "I cannot speak to what happened in the Yemen war years ago.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033951", "text": "Russia expected that this war would be quick work, that they would be in Kyiv and dominating the country within a matter of days.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033952", "text": "On the second question, Russia could, of course, end the war tomorrow by pulling out of Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033953", "text": "So Russia has shown no signs of abating its widespread and barbaric attacks against Ukrainian cities and towns, Ukrainian civilians, Ukrainian critical infrastructure.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033954", "text": "That was the premise for cutting off Russia from the leading financial centers of the world -- New York, London, Tokyo, Switzerland, Singapore.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033955", "text": "Boeing has halted major operations in Russia and ended all exports of spare parts to Russian airlines, as has Airbus.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033956", "text": "One, we would never do a deal on sanctions rollback without Ukraine at the head of the table.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033957", "text": "He will be going -- he will be going to South Korea to meet the new President who has just been sworn in.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033958", "text": "I understand that the issue of Russia and Ukraine will be brought up.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033959", "text": "We've acknowledged all along that the drivers of migration from Central America and elsewhere are long-term issues that can't be resolved quickly.", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000033960", "text": "She supports her efforts to support democracy and, indeed, fight anti-corruption -- the issue I mentioned a minute ago.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000033961", "text": "We've said that corruption is a core part of the Root Causes Strategy that President Biden put out an executive order on fighting corruption around the world, and we've been following up on that.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000033962", "text": "As President Biden has consistently said, we will not allow Afghanistan to become a safe haven for terrorists who might bring harm to Americans.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033963", "text": "This Strategy recognizes racism as a serious public health threat.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000033964", "text": "Tomorrow, the Biden-Harris administration will announce new actions to promote women's employment and support working families across the country.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000033965", "text": "There's a tailwind here for clean energy, and it's because of the President's leadership and the Inflation Reduction Act and the infrastructure law we're going to be better able to harness that tailwind because of these improvements to the way the government operates.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000033966", "text": "Yeah, so the definition of critical technology in FIRRMA is tied, first and foremost, to existing things that are subject to export controls.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000033967", "text": "Obviously, there are specific concerns with China that have been raised.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033968", "text": "But on the individual side, features like the child tax credit - you know, that they have very important impacts on welfare, social welfare, but not necessarily the growth effect that you'd see on the corporate side.", "issue": "welfare"}
{"id": "0000033969", "text": "In addition to North Korea, I think we will also discuss other strategic and regional and economic goals.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033970", "text": "Currently, Korea is discussing whether Biden administration's North Korea policy will be focused on engagement or sanctions or other pressure options, and we really would like to balance this.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000033971", "text": "I mean the vaccine.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000033972", "text": "As you all know, Putin's war has highlighted an urgent need to reduce our dependence, Europe's dependence on Russian fossil fuels.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033973", "text": "So we -- as we support our European partners in the face of Putin's unprovoked and unjustified war of choice, we're also strengthening their ability to meet their long-term objectives.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033974", "text": "And a couple of the primary concerns that have been raised involved potential surveillance of European consumers by our intelligence agencies.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000033975", "text": "We may not find agreement in terms of priorities on energy with Mexico.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000033976", "text": "Secondly, supporting the people of Ukraine with humanitarian and other assistance.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033977", "text": "As the President said earlier, there will be no victory in Ukrai- -- Russia will have no victory in Ukraine, and the strategic defeat that he is facing is going to be profound.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033978", "text": "As I think I mentioned earlier, we have been in conversations with the Poles, as well as with all of our Allies, about how best to get security assistance into Ukraine, what are the things that can be most helpful.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000033979", "text": "Southeast Asia was important before recent developments in Afghanistan; it's important now, and it's going to remain important, as is the broader Indo-Pacific, which this administration has been making clear from the start.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000033980", "text": "And that's the genesis of the 1990 Memorandum of Understanding that gave access to facilities in Singapore for the U.S. security presence, and also has long -- also supported China's -- greater engagement with China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033981", "text": "At NATO, President Biden and leaders endorsed a new cyber defense policy to ensure the NATO Alliance is resilient against malicious cyberactivity perpetrated by state and non-state actors, including disruptive ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000033982", "text": "And then, secondly, we've talked about Russia, but North Korea is obviously a big player in ransomware just to support the operations of their government.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000033983", "text": "The trade war with China that was 'easy to win' drags on with no end in sight.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000033984", "text": "When President Bush puts the words Iran and World War III in the same sentence or when the Senate votes to designate a large part of Iran's military a terrorist organization the main result is to increase tensions with Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033985", "text": "But like all of Iraq's neighbors, Iran has no interest in Iraq's civil war turning into a regional war.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033986", "text": "We must avoid war with Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033987", "text": "I will end the war in Iraq instead of starting war with Iran.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033988", "text": "In my view, getting the Republicans to break with the President is the only way to end this war before a new President is elected.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000033989", "text": "This group of community leaders reveals the grassroots energy behind Sen. Biden that's spreading across Iowa.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000033990", "text": "T he first was on the topic of Iran; the second was on an issue that he admitted seems somewhat parochial, but I think, as you'll see, is of concern across the world.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000033991", "text": "There's no question that in a Trump economy, Iowa workers and families suffer - and it's been going on well before the pandemic, said Biden for President Iowa State Director Lauren Dillon.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000033992", "text": "Such a system, which Iraq's constitution already provides for, would give Iraq's people local control over their daily lives -- the police, education, jobs, government services, etc.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000033993", "text": "Now public health officials leading our response to the virus are sounding the alarm in a new letter to the CDC, saying they're incredibly concerned by the Trump administration's guidelines.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000033994", "text": "Even six months into this pandemic, America faces persistent testing shortages and delays, with one recent survey showing that 40% of tests are clinically unusable because of how slowly results are processed.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000033995", "text": "Only then can the United States once again lead the world effectively and defeat international terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000033996", "text": "Joe Biden has dedicated his career to fighting crime and protecting families.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000033997", "text": "He will outline the progress on healthcare, energy, homeland security and education we could make if we weren't spending $100 billion a year on the war in Iraq.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000033998", "text": "America's 15 year-olds recently ranked 25th in mathematics and 21st in science among the 30 member countries that make up the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000033999", "text": "The strength of his character, his ideas and his truth-telling about the war in Iraq are winning over Granite State families.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034000", "text": "Tanya Bjork, Strategic Advisor Tanya is a veteran of the last three presidential campaigns in Wisconsin having served in senior leadership in both Obama campaigns and as a Senior Advisor to the Clinton campaign.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000034001", "text": "I think the constitution, the Iraqi constitution, with all its shortcomings, serves as a good starting point for dialogue.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000034002", "text": "He has pursued economic policies that reward wealth over work and benefited corporations and his buddies over working families.", "issue": "wealth"}
{"id": "0000034005", "text": "This report should be received as a wake up call by the Administration and by Congress that we are failing in one of our most important responsibilities - to protect American families and American communities from crime, said Sen. Biden.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000034006", "text": "The issue that weighs on everyone's mind - no matter where I am - is how we are going to end this war said Sen. Biden.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034007", "text": "Joe Biden's highest priorities - along with ending the war in Iraq - are universal health care and education.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034008", "text": "Like federal investment in health information technology, the federal government should help states in their efforts to reduce administrative costs in medical billing.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000034009", "text": "As a veteran I think his plan for Iraq is the best way to support our troops because it lays the foundation for a political solution.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000034010", "text": "End the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034011", "text": "Compete and prevail in the war of ideas.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034012", "text": "Pay for it by ending the war in Iraq, putting part of the Bush tax cut for millionaires into a homeland security trust fund and cutting Star Wars.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034013", "text": "The Security Council has twice imposed sanctions on Iran and called on the regime to cease enriching uranium.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034014", "text": "Iran's active pursuit of technology that could lead to nuclear weapons threatens to put a region already known for instability and violence under the shadow of a nuclear holocaust.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000034015", "text": "The war in Iraq is not the only war this President has waged said Sen. Biden.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034016", "text": "He has waged a reckless war on labor's house - the house that built the middle-class and the house that built our neighborhoods.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034017", "text": "As president, Joe Biden will put a stop to George Bush's war on labor.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034018", "text": "This war in Iraq must end.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034019", "text": "Today the war in Iraq is not the only war being waged by this Administration.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034020", "text": "There is also a war being waged on labor, and it is a key reason why I am running for president.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034021", "text": "And his tariff war with China has devastated American farmers, businesses, consumers, and workers.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034022", "text": "From the party's point of view, Trump is a rolling advertisement for how bad democracy could be, ' said Kevin Rudd, the former prime minister of Australia, who maintains close ties to Chinese officials.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000034023", "text": "Trump's trade war with China drove American manufacturing into a recession, then he struck a failed trade deal with China that the Chinese government is not even living up to.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034024", "text": "Puerto Rico's infrastructure is significantly deficient and in need of major investments, which is having a direct impact on its economic growth and development.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034025", "text": "It also means providing steady employment and providing critical support to dramatically improve the living standards of residents in Puerto Rico.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000034026", "text": "This investment will enable Puerto Rico to make significant progress towards all students attending school in safe, healthy learning environments.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034027", "text": "Because homeownership is key to building wealth, he'll create a $15, 000 down-payment tax credit for first-time home buyers.", "issue": "wealth"}
{"id": "0000034028", "text": "It's about fighting systemic racism throughout this country in which we are not treated as equals....", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000034029", "text": "Joe Biden understands what it means to fight racism.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000034030", "text": "President Trump's handling of the pandemic has brought about the focus on the state, according to a Biden campaign official, and that message was broadcast briefly last month via a six-figure ad buy on Texas television.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034031", "text": "It is critical for business leaders that we have a strong democracy, Burch continued.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000034032", "text": "Since taking office in January 2017, President Trump along with Betsy DeVos, his secretary of education, have been on a crusade to break public schools and move money to private education corporations that have little accountability to communities, families and students.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034033", "text": "The pandemic is threatening to wipe out decades of economic progress women have made.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034034", "text": "Anthony's business was negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic under the Trump Administration and Anthony Jefferson feels he and his small business are indivisible under the current administration.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034035", "text": "An international pandemic has left families mourning, the public panicking, small businesses shuttering, and it has placed our essential workers severely at risk.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034036", "text": "One president isn't going to eradicate the systemic racism our country has faced since the beginning.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000034037", "text": "Currently, 29 states haven't outlawed the discrimination of LGBTQ+ people.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000034038", "text": "We also cannot forget the importance of keeping abortion safe and accessible for the individuals who need it.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000034039", "text": "We trust science.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000034040", "text": "Seeing a Black woman in this leadership position is something Women of Color, young and old, can look up to.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000034041", "text": "Republicans defend the President saying his target is China, not Asians in this country.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034042", "text": "The woman is largely defined by the mainstream media as Black, but Harris has consistently referred in her speeches to the influences on her life of her mother, Shyamala Gopalan.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000034043", "text": "We've been under constant attack from this president and there's another threat our community's been facing that's been dire-it's COVID, said Cristobal Alex.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000034044", "text": "We've fought in every war and if you are willing to die for this country then you should be able to live in this country.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034045", "text": "The pandemic hasn't exactly made life easier, though it has given the women more time with their families, and, for Karine Jean-Pierre, a senior advisor and Harris's chief-of-staff, a new skill.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034046", "text": "There is a legacy of racism and inequality that lives still in our institutions, our laws, and in too many people's hearts that makes it harder for Black people to succeed.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000034047", "text": "Right now, in the midst of a pandemic, Donald Trump is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obamacare-all of it.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034048", "text": "Back in February, the president knew this disease was a very serious risk for us.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000034049", "text": "We'll make education beyond high school more affordable.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034050", "text": "Our country is at a crossroads, facing a pandemic, a recession, and an election that will decide our futures for a very long time.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034051", "text": "But faced with the deadly pandemic, Donald Trump panicked.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034052", "text": "He doesn't believe in science or respect experts like Dr. Fauci.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000034053", "text": "The U.S. and India will stand together against terrorism in all its forms and work together to promote a region of peace and stability where neither China nor any other country threatens its neighbors.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034054", "text": "With more than one million of our veterans on food stamps and millions of children dependent on school lunches to avoid hunger, my administration will recognize that poverty and economic injustice hurts us all.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000034055", "text": "While Donald Trump cozies up to autocrats and dictators around the world, and attacks our democracy here at home, I've fought against dictators my entire career--on the left and the right.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000034056", "text": "All at once, we are experiencing a deadly pandemic, an economic recession, a climate crisis, and an overdue reckoning with systemic racism.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034057", "text": "Once a safe vaccine is available, we would make sure it is free for everyone.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000034058", "text": "In every single budget proposed, the Administration has made draconian cuts to special education and the programs our children need to be included in their schools and communities.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034059", "text": "They have no plan to support education for students with disabilities.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034060", "text": "Joe Biden supports fully funding education for children with disabilities.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034061", "text": "This pandemic has really brought that to light.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034062", "text": "Many cited a concern about the state of democracy and civility.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000034063", "text": "Vice President Biden has denounced LGBT discrimination as not only immoral but fundamentally bad for business in his long career.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000034064", "text": "The gratuitous diminishment of NATO by President Trump threatens us - Americans - and our security, but no one is more directly threatened ... than the people of Central and Eastern Europe whom our parents and grandparents did a lot to see free.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034065", "text": "And his lack of moral leadership and support in helping mayors end systemic racism has made our jobs more difficult.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000034066", "text": "Biden proposals are strongest to support U.S. agriculture", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000034067", "text": "State directors of agriculture are working day in and day out to ensure safe food and vibrant rural communities.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000034068", "text": "On top of an increase in racial violence, Asian American communities have also faced the direct consequences of this pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034069", "text": "And he promised to win the trade war against China but the trade deficit is at a record high.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034070", "text": "First and foremost, he will get the virus under control by trusting science, facts and expertise rather than flouting CDC guidelines on a daily basis.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000034071", "text": "This approach also recognizes the reality that U.S. public investment in R&D is at its lowest level since 1955; this investment is not just critical to breakthrough discoveries but to American leadership.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034072", "text": "Under Joe Biden's leadership, we will stand up to China by fortifying the entrepreneurs and innovators that make up the fundamental architecture of America's tools for growth, rather than pursuing an incoherent, bellicose trade strategy in a game of chicken without any winners.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034073", "text": "PL+US Action is making a historic investment of resources in engaging voters on paid leave and endorsing a slate of top Paid Leave Champions in the 2020 election.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034074", "text": "He lauded the merits of democracy and citizenship as human values that the United States must again embrace.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000034075", "text": "Today, in an open letter, 81 U.S. Nobel Laureates in science and medicine endorsed Joe Biden for president- the largest number of Nobel Prize winners ever to endorse a candidate for office.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000034076", "text": "Today, in an open letter to the American people, 81 U.S. Nobel Laureates in science and medicine endorsed Vice President Joe Biden for president of the United States.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000034077", "text": "The multiple crises facing our country, including one of misinformation, requires a leader with profound admiration for science and truth, said Roger Kornberg, 2006 Nobel Prize in chemistry.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000034078", "text": "We need a strong leader who will listen to science and combat the crises of COVID and climate change, said David Gross, 2004 Nobel Prize in physics.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000034079", "text": "In the midst of this pandemic, it's more important than ever that the millions of law-abiding immigrants who've made this country home have a chance to succeed here.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034080", "text": "Biden, by contrast, believes in science, and names the existential threat we are facing in global warming.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000034081", "text": "From the start, Donald Trump lied to us about how serious this pandemic would be.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034082", "text": "And they'll double the investment of community health centers so more women in underserved communities can access primary, prenatal, and other important types of care.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034083", "text": "They face discrimination in nearly every aspect of their lives, from housing to starting a family to obtaining a driver's license with their correct gender on it.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000034084", "text": "And given that we're in a pandemic and health care is top of mind for so many women and men, that has become one of the very chief issues in this campaign.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034085", "text": "We've been fighting the pandemic, and Donald Trump has been fighting us.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034086", "text": "The other pandemic that I think we see that is truly everywhere is the pandemic of systemic racism.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034087", "text": "With millions of ballots cast, and Native communities disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the senators argue that placing Barrett on the court could lead to the destruction of the Affordable Care Act, and with it, the health care of many in Indian Country.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034088", "text": "Women are bearing the brunt of this pandemic, and we need leaders who will recognize this reality and respond.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034090", "text": "Under the leadership of Joe and Kamala, America is going to defeat the virus and build back better--for women, for working families, for communities of color, and for people everywhere.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000034091", "text": "As the pandemic has worsened, we have seen an abject failure to protect nursing home residents and workers, who represent 40% of all COVID deaths.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034092", "text": "And while Trump claims he wants to make abortion illegal, he is just plain wrong on the church's views on climate change, capital punishment, helping the poor, immigration and a laundry list of issues from Catholic social teaching.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000034093", "text": "He supported research for solar energy, the management of forests and said we must focus on how to deal with climate change.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000034094", "text": "A Biden administration would follow the science and build trust in emerging vaccines.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000034095", "text": "Given Trump's refusal to guarantee a peaceful transfer of power if he loses, so, too, is the future of America's democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000034096", "text": "Millions of women have lost their jobs since the pandemic began causing a she-session.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034097", "text": "The Biden immigration platform has clear policies for immigration reform, labor protections, access to testing for all people, and real economic relief for workers and their families struggling during this pandemic, said Christine Neumann-Ortz, Executive Director of VDLFA.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034098", "text": "Joe Biden's commitment to creating a revolutionary infrastructure of care is proof that he is a leader who listens to the needs of the American people, many of whom are suffering in an economy that doesn't work for us.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034099", "text": "On Trump's handling of COVID, Harris says he has failed at the most basic and important job of a president.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000034100", "text": "Under the leadership of Joe and Kamala, America is going to defeat the virus and build back better - for women, for working families, for communities of color and for people everywhere.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000034101", "text": "We have to get these weapons of war out of our communities - and hold accountable the gun manufacturers who do so much damage with impunity.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034102", "text": "President Obama and Vice President Biden also strengthened our cooperation with India to fight terrorism in each of our countries and across the region.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034103", "text": "Biden believes there can be no tolerance for terrorism in South Asia - cross-border or otherwise.", "issue": "tolerance"}
{"id": "0000034104", "text": "The HOPE VI program finances the rehabilitation of severely distressed public housing, tearing down unsafe projects and replacing them with homes.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000034105", "text": "The steadiness of leadership, and the health and survival of our democracy - those things far supersede any policy issues on which we might disagree.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000034106", "text": "Today during the Des Moines Register presidential debate, Bill Richardson said he would pass and implement universal healthcare in his first term.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000034107", "text": "We must end the war in Iraq, finish the job in Afghanistan, secure loose weapons around the world, redouble our diplomatic efforts and immediately make our homeland security efforts a national priority.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034112", "text": "We pay more for gas because the price of oil now takes into consideration the extra risk -- that a new conflict in that part of the world will interrupt the supply of oil.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000034113", "text": "The extraordinary growth of China and India insures that demand in the world will outpace the discovery of new supplies.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034114", "text": "Expand Use Of Renewable Energy We can meet a much greater share of the nation's energy demand through renewable resources like wind, solar, biomass and geothermal.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000034115", "text": "To meet the nation's growing demand for energy we must use more renewable resources.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000034116", "text": "Using energy more efficiently is crucial to reducing US electricity demand which is projected to grow by more than 30 percent by 2025.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000034117", "text": "He will increase the federal minimum wage to $15 across the country and eliminate the minimum tipped wage, disproportionately benefitting Latino workers.", "issue": "wage"}
{"id": "0000034118", "text": "Approximately one in three Latino workers have experienced employment discrimination and nearly one in two Latino workers do not have access to any paid leave.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000034119", "text": "A major focus of this investment will be to upgrade the infrastructure and job opportunities in Latino communities and other communities of color.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034120", "text": "The current Administration's racist and wrong-headed immigration policies have created a humanitarian crisis on our border, undermined a key source of our economic strength, and weakened our moral standing in the world.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000034121", "text": "A major focus of this investment will be to upgrade the infrastructure and job opportunities in Black and Brown communities.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034122", "text": "This data infrastructure will facilitate sealing of records in a manner that is precise, complete and efficient - so those records are not used to deny people jobs, housing, voting rights, school loans and other opportunities to rebuild their lives.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034123", "text": "Within its existing mandate of promoting maximum employment and stable prices, the Fed should aggressively enhance its surveillance and targeting of persistent racial gaps in jobs, wages, and wealth.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000034124", "text": "President Trump has a devastating pattern of denying science and leaving our country unprepared and vulnerable.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000034125", "text": "Just as with COVID-19, Donald Trump has denied science and failed to step up in the face of the climate crisis.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000034126", "text": "We need infrastructure that supports healthy, safe communities, rather than locking in the cumulative impacts of polluted air and poisonous water.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034127", "text": "President Trump's failure to take action to control the coronavirus has worsened all of these challenges facing families across the country.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000034128", "text": "Even before the pandemic, our country was experiencing a caregiving crisis.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034129", "text": "The pandemic has also reminded parents around the country just how valuable caregivers and educators are - and how challenging and important their jobs are.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034130", "text": "Our nation faced a massive shortage of child care facilities before the pandemic, and the shortage has only intensified since then.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000034131", "text": "The current COVID-19 pandemic reminds us how profoundly the energy and environmental policy decisions of the past have failed communities of color - allowing systemic shocks, persistent stressors, and pandemics to disproportionately impact communities of color and low-income communities.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034132", "text": "Throughout human history disruption on this scale almost always and everywhere meant war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034133", "text": "As America approaches 100, 000 new COVID-19 cases each day because of the Trump administration's decision to surrender to the virus , new polling shows that Americans widely condemn Donald Trump's reckless campaign events.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000034134", "text": "First of all, there is an ongoing reintegration effort in Afghanistan that's focused on, of course, lower-level fighters, and then there's a question of reconciliation with more senior members of the Taliban.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000034135", "text": "Secondly, China itself benefits from a Burma that is stable, that is prosperous, and that is -- they're integrated into the international community.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034136", "text": "And thirdly, engagement with Burmese leaders by the United States does not come at the expense of China or China's relationship with Burma.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034137", "text": "Without question, the President's proposals represent the most significant commitment to renewable energy that's ever been proposed in farm legislation.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000034138", "text": "There is no question that American agriculture has an important role to play in the renewable energy field and in achieving the 20-in-10 goal.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000034139", "text": "The package also accelerates and increases production of the smallpox vaccine, strengthens the Health Alert Network and the early surveillance programs in coordination with state and local public health systems.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000034140", "text": "The fourth thing is we are negotiating a price, and I think you would be very satisfied with that price once I get done, and the price may be very much in line with the generics, but those negotiations are going on.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000034143", "text": "And that means critical infrastructure, health facilities, water and sanitation systems.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034144", "text": "Defense ministers agreed that any military action by NATO to respond to a demonstrable need had a sound legal basis.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034145", "text": "Second point, the range of options that are on the table at NATO are the ones that we outlined, and I think they're really important.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034146", "text": "And on the international basis, the range I outlined to you and that Secretary General Rasmussen talked about today have been assessed at NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034147", "text": "Clearly China and Russia do not represent our biggest adversaries in the world today, or the nations that we perceive to pose the greatest threat in terms of their intent to harm U.S. interests.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034148", "text": "All three countries the Vice President will visit are members of NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034149", "text": "And, of course, we have a strong partnership for trade and investment, and these partnerships are all the more important as we emerge from the global economic downturn.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000034150", "text": "You've talked about the reset with Russia, and we've talked about the missile defense situation.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034151", "text": "When the President submitted his supplemental, he requested $92.2 billion for the global war on terror and Katrina for that supplemental requirement.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034152", "text": "The focus of the President's budget request and the emergency supplemental for it here is on gaining control of the border.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000034153", "text": "Despite many appeals, including from Syria's fellow Arab states, the leaders in Damascus continue to support terrorism and to destabilize Iraq and their neighbors.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034154", "text": "He leads the Mahdi Army.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000034155", "text": "Iran is, of course, an issue that both we and Israel -- and of course, many of our other international partners have deep concerns about its pursuit of nuclear weapons.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034156", "text": "And secondarily, that the proposals on the table on derivatives Republicans say will push the trading of those instruments overseas, make them less transparent, and cost American jobs.", "issue": "trading"}
{"id": "0000034157", "text": "When Donald Trump thinks about renewable energy, he sees windmills somehow causing cancer.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000034158", "text": "Its existing mandate promotes maximum employment and stable prices.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000034159", "text": "My plan makes a bold investment so that states can clear that waiting list.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034160", "text": "Whether in rural North Carolina or central Philadelphia, people of color in economically distressed communities face punishing health disparities from systemic discrimination.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000034161", "text": "To raise productivity and growth potential in our economies, we support structural reforms, and investments in education and in modern infrastructure, as appropriate.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034162", "text": "Recognizing that unnecessary differences and overly burdensome regulatory standards serve as significant barriers to trade, we support efforts towards regulatory coherence and better alignment of standards to further promote trade and growth.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000034163", "text": "We strongly condemn recent terrorist attacks in Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000034164", "text": "We also call on Iran to continuously comply with its obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, including its safeguards obligations.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034165", "text": "We condemn transnational organized crime and terrorism in all forms and manifestations.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000034166", "text": "In fact, this plan represents the biggest American jobs investment since World War II.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034167", "text": "The hostility toward gun rights is palpable and enthusiastically reinforced by the media.", "issue": "hostility"}
{"id": "0000034168", "text": "Governor Christie is the commander-in-chief America needs in the war against terrorism, said Chevalier, who served as the New Hampshire chair of Veterans for McCain in 2000 and 2008.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034169", "text": "Thanks to President Peruggi - your decades of work on behalf of higher education have been vital to the field and have helped turn Kingsborough into one of the top community colleges in America.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034170", "text": "So Jerrilene, the youngest of 11, decided to enlist in the Army.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000034171", "text": "Claiborne Pell believed in the transformative power of education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034172", "text": "I also want to recognize members of the military who are graduating today.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000034173", "text": "So to the folks who showed up to your school on that January day back in 1865, education meant nothing less than freedom.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034174", "text": "Today, getting an education is as important if not more important than it was back when this university was founded.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034175", "text": "The biomedical science major who was born in Afghanistan and plans to be a doctor, a policy maker and an educator.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000034176", "text": "An education meant having real power.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034177", "text": "Graduates of this university have gone on to become generals in our military, some of our nation's best CEOs and educators and law enforcement officers.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000034178", "text": "What defines you is the same commitment to education, to hard work, to setting high standards for yourselves that has made this country great.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034179", "text": "Just since you were in middle school, you've witnessed terrorism touch our soil, you've seen the cost of war reach into our communities.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034180", "text": "But during the pandemic, they had to spend their entire life savings supporting their family.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034181", "text": "And by end of July, Woolworth's -- one of the biggest chain stores in the world -- was forced to end their policy of discrimination.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000034182", "text": "Yes, we outlawed segregation in our public schools nearly sixty years ago, but we all know that every child is not getting the same quality of education today.", "issue": "segregation"}
{"id": "0000034183", "text": "Four short years later, I sat in the Cabinet room -- five years later -- across from President Ford and Dr. Henry Kissinger -- along with colleagues on the Foreign Relations Committee demanded that the war end.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034184", "text": "We see this in Ukraine, where Russia's invasion threatens international rules and norms that have provided unprecedented peace and security in Europe since World War Two.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000034185", "text": "And the challenges we face are broader than Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034186", "text": "And Russia launched the first major ground war in Europe since World War Two.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034187", "text": "In Ukraine, Russia's aggression is an attack on the lives and freedom of the Ukrainian people and an attack on international rules and norms that have served as the foundation of international security and prosperity for generations.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000034188", "text": "In the Indo-Pacific, China is rapidly modernizing its military and threatening both the freedom of the seas and rules of international commerce.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034189", "text": "All across the world, the soldiers of the United States Army defend these ideals.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000034190", "text": "In South Korea, at the DMZ, I met with members of the Eighth Army who are standing shoulder-to-shoulder with our South Korean allies, protecting their democracy and international rule of law.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000034191", "text": "Because to protect our ideals in the 21st century, the United States military must remain the most innovative fighting force in the world.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000034192", "text": "President Obama and I came to office determined to end the war in Iraq responsibly, and today our troops are home.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034193", "text": "Prepare those we send to war and care for their families and them when they come home.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034194", "text": "And the Marine Corps and the Navy are leading on making the connection between the pandemic and medical readiness of our fighting forces for the future.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034195", "text": "Good jobs are hard to find, two wars are being waged on the other side of the globe, there's a global recession, a planet in peril, and a world in flux.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000034196", "text": "Deep-rooted poverty will not be reversed overnight, and will require both money and reform at a time when our federal and state budgets are strapped and Washington is skeptical that reform is possible.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000034197", "text": "Korea is a place where our market share of their imports has declined from 23 percent to 9 percent over the last 20 years.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000034198", "text": "First on the military-to-military issue, the issue was discussed.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000034199", "text": "And of course, most recently, Russia joined the United States in the U.N. Security Council resolution that passed the toughest sanctions to date on Iran for its failure to live up to its international obligations as it relates to its nuclear program.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034200", "text": "Similarly, just as we'll be discussing the 2013 transition, the two leaders will be discussing any potential support for Afghanistan from the United States beyond 2014.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000034201", "text": "The presence, international presence in Afghanistan was authorized by the Security Council.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000034202", "text": "And so that does require a larger investment, but it also requires a great deal of more commitment on the part of all the governments involved.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034203", "text": "I think Ben covered the substance of Syria very well.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000034204", "text": "And so, education and literacy were very, very obvious interests of mine and expertise of mine, so what's I started with.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034205", "text": "But my parents believed in the value of education, even though they were not educated themselves.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034206", "text": "These endorsements show the strength of the grassroots army coalescing behind Cruz, and represent a wide range of regions throughout the Sunshine State from the Panhandle, to northeast Florida, down to central and south Florida.", "issue": "army"}
{"id": "0000034207", "text": "Our grassroots army across the state of Florida is energized and mobilized for Tuesday's primary.", "issue": "army"}
{"id": "0000034208", "text": "These individuals are leaders in the areas of education, healthcare, faith, and governance, and can speak to how the policies of the current Administration disproportionately harm minorities in this country.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034209", "text": "I have watched Ted Cruz boldly stand against president Obama's appeasement of those who would threaten our security, from Iran to ISIS to Russia, Congressman Bridenstine says in the video.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034210", "text": "Bridenstine continues, Ted Cruz will rebuild our military, take the fight to radical Islamic terrorists, and never apologize for America.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000034211", "text": "Ted Cruz will rebuild our military, take the fight to the radical Islamic terrorists, and never apologize for America.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000034212", "text": "Our border will be made secure, and sanctuary cities will end.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000034213", "text": "The assertion that we can now not access the phone records of individuals that we either suspect of being involved in terrorism or who carry out an attack is patently false.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034214", "text": "When Putin invaded Ukraine, I called on President Obama to do two things.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000034215", "text": "We are seeing the chaos in Syria and the chaos in Iraq is also a direct consequence of the failed foreign policy of this administration.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000034216", "text": "Putin is supporting Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034217", "text": "Iran is the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034218", "text": "Politico this morning talks about the President urging strategic patience with Russia, says Vladimir Putin is playing a psychological game.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034220", "text": "Ted Cruz is a constitutional conservative who has made enemies in both parties standing up to the bipartisan corruption in Washington, said Carly Fiorina.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000034221", "text": "That he may have been tired of war, but our enemies are not tired of killing us.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034222", "text": "As we're releasing people from Guantanamo, a substantial percentage of them are returning to wage war against us.", "issue": "wage"}
{"id": "0000034223", "text": "You look at the Bowe Bergdahl trade where we traded senior terrorist leaders for someone who is right now being tried for effectively deserting his troops.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000034224", "text": "James is an U.S. Air Force veteran and continues to volunteer his time as the immediate Past Commander of his local American Legion Post.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000034225", "text": "One who appreciates and supports our military.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000034226", "text": "We are building a grassroots army all across the state of Tennessee and I am honored to have the support of so many courageous conservatives.", "issue": "army"}
{"id": "0000034227", "text": "We are building a grassroots army all across the state of Minnesota and I am honored to have the support of so many courageous conservatives.", "issue": "army"}
{"id": "0000034228", "text": "We are building a grassroots army all across the state of Wisconsin that endorses our vision for jobs, freedom, and security , and I am honored to have their support.", "issue": "army"}
{"id": "0000034229", "text": "Education is a state and local issue and parents should have direct input and control of what's being taught to their children.", "issue": "Education"}
{"id": "0000034230", "text": "The single most important thing in a child's education is parental involvement, Cruz said.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034231", "text": "Ike Skelton, Lebanon Skelton is a locksmith by trade and serves as chairman of the Lebanon Tea Party and founder of Missourians Against Agenda 21.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000034232", "text": "A patriot and lover of our country, Brumbaugh is a decorated US Army Veteran with the 101st Airborne Division and is a member of the American Legion.", "issue": "Veteran"}
{"id": "0000034233", "text": "This is one of the most important issues of our time as we have lost more than 55 million lives to abortion, Cruz said.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000034234", "text": "The Millennials for Cruz coalition is bringing together a grassroots army of Millennials at colleges and universities throughout the U.S. which will be a crucial asset in helping to elect Cruz in 2016.", "issue": "army"}
{"id": "0000034235", "text": "Yet, to this day, this administration refuses to acknowledge this is radical Islamic terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034236", "text": "The decisions that have deformed our constitutional order and have debased our culture are but symptoms of the disease of liberal judicial activism that has infected our judiciary.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000034237", "text": "He is a proud veteran who bravely served our nation, and he was an extraordinary governor of Texas.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000034238", "text": "In light of the federal government's failure to secure our southern border with Mexico, Gov. Perry allocated state funds to stop the surge of illegal immigration.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000034239", "text": "And the most potent reason to support a flat tax is it reduces the power of Washington politicians.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000034240", "text": "The Cruz campaign has built out extensive infrastructure in the first four early states, as well as in all of the states that vote up through March 15.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034241", "text": "As a combat veteran, I am convinced Ted Cruz is the leader who will keep us safe, support our troops, and defend our nation.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000034242", "text": "Mr Obama refused to confront the vicious Castro dictatorship over its brutal torturing and jailing of political prisoners.", "issue": "dictatorship"}
{"id": "0000034243", "text": "And we need their help in the war on terrorism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034244", "text": "Yet in the wake of another attack in the name of radical Islamic terrorism, it is unfortunate that we have already seen so many officials bow down to political correctness rather than recognize the existential threat of radical Islamic terrorism to our very way of life.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034245", "text": "Cruz invokes Reagan in call to strengthen military", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000034246", "text": "In S.C., Ted Cruz turns his focus to the military Speaking aboard the USS Yorktown, Cruz promised more troops, more planes and more ships.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000034247", "text": "The Export-Import Bank is a classic example of corporate welfare, and it appears now that leadership cut a deal to reauthorize this cronyism.", "issue": "welfare"}
{"id": "0000034248", "text": "And as you know, I support free trade - I'm a longtime supporter of free trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000034249", "text": "I campaigned on free trade in the state of Texas.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000034250", "text": "Now as you know, Mark, the Export-Import Bank is a classic example of corporate welfare, it is hundreds of billions of dollars of loan guarantees that taxpayers give that benefit primarily a handful of giant corporations.", "issue": "welfare"}
{"id": "0000034251", "text": "Their republican vision was a democracy in which the business of government is conducted by elected delegates, who are accountable to the law, tempered by an independent judiciary.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000034252", "text": "And while fighting both sides of a civil war is bad enough, these mistakes are doubly harmful when we don't carefully watch who is coming into our own country.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034253", "text": "Yet our President continues to deny that radical Islamic terrorism is the enemy.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034254", "text": "The single greatest threat facing the national security of Israel and the national security of America is the threat of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons, said Cruz, who received standing ovation.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034255", "text": "But the UN, likewise, lacks the authority to create binding U.S. law.", "issue": "UN"}
{"id": "0000034256", "text": "President Obama's proposed deal makes military conflict with Iran a virtual certainty.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034257", "text": "Peace through strength is the only way both to avoid war and to prevent a nuclear Iran.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034258", "text": "There is a war on faith in America today, Cruz said, later noting that 54 million evangelical Christians stayed home during the 2012 election.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034259", "text": "Cruz spoke about his experience defending freedom of religion at the Supreme Court and what he said were the threats facing religious liberty.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000034260", "text": "There is a war on faith in America today.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034261", "text": "That the very day he was sworn in, our hostages who were languishing in Iran would be released.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034262", "text": "And that within a decade, we would win the cold war and tear the Berlin wall to the ground.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034263", "text": "Access to affordable, reliable energy is something we all take for granted.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000034264", "text": "Reagan's nomination battles in both 1976 and 1980 summoned a virtual army of supporters who had previously never spent a day in politics.", "issue": "army"}
{"id": "0000034265", "text": "In the book, Cruz pointedly identifies the underlying fundamental corruption of Washington's power players or as he has recently described them, 'the Washington Cartel'.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000034266", "text": "To re establish economic growth, he supports a simple flat tax, rolling back burdensome regulations through regulatory reform and repealing Obamacare- every last word of it.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000034267", "text": "More than 150 people visited David and Lydia Scott's farm off Back Road in Dover on a misty, perfect Sunday morning, to meet Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz.", "issue": "farm"}
{"id": "0000034268", "text": "As he led the battle against ObamaCare, while fighting for the right and ability to choose our own best healthcare, Ted demonstrated principled leadership.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000034270", "text": "Taking account of the science, we recognize that deep cuts in global emissions will be necessary to achieve the Convention's ultimate objective, and that adaptation will play a correspondingly vital role.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000034271", "text": "We affirm the critical role of technology and the need for technological breakthroughs in meeting the interlinked global challenges of energy security and climate change.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000034272", "text": "Also as a result of this cooperation and political will, a number of the principal drug lords who were actively engaged in the drug trade two years ago are in prison in several countries.", "issue": "prison"}
{"id": "0000034273", "text": "The Countries recognize that education is fundamental in the upbringing of the individual and the creation of positive values and attitudes toward life, and that the educational system at all levels and in all its forms is a suitable tool to reach most of the people.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034274", "text": "We remain resolute in supporting Afghanistan as its security institutions take on increasing responsibility.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000034275", "text": "The UN and other international actors have a key role in this process.", "issue": "UN"}
{"id": "0000034276", "text": "We also stress the importance of Afghanistan standing by its Constitutional and international obligations on human rights, particularly regarding the rights of women, and the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000034277", "text": "Afghanistan is increasingly capable of exercising its leadership across the inter-linked domains of governance, development and security.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000034278", "text": "NATO re affirms its long-term commitment to a sovereign, independent, democratic, secure and stable Afghanistan that will never again be a safe haven for terrorists and terrorism, and to a better future for the Afghan people.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034279", "text": "NATO and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan will strengthen their consultation on issues of strategic concern.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000034280", "text": "The co-operation programme resulting from this declaration should be approved between NATO and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on a regular basis through a jointly-owned process.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034281", "text": "Consistent with these commitments, government must be based on democracy through free and fair elections, and on the rule of law.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000034282", "text": "The president has made education an important part of his agenda, and, in this, he has our support.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034283", "text": "All across America, too many people have lost faith in the fundamental principle of democracy, the principle of one person, one vote.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000034284", "text": "Many state governments are slashing education and other services and raising taxes.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034285", "text": "So we will propose a new commitment to civilian technology and research.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000034286", "text": "Over and over we have said we can fight this recession, and we will.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000034287", "text": "It is true the cold war is over; the old world is past; the ways of thinking and leading will not do.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034288", "text": "Before the war began, we debated openly, as democracy demands.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034289", "text": "Now that war has begun we'll work to see that it's swift and decisive, with the least possible loss of life.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034290", "text": "Our hearts go out to the prisoners of war who've endured brutality and exploitation.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034291", "text": "In just two weeks, this war has shown us the enormous potential of our people and of our technology.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034292", "text": "We must combat pollution, before it makes much of the earth unfit for life.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000034293", "text": "The top priority for the U.S. military should be training the Iraqi army.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000034294", "text": "With respect to foreign policy, this country has patiently endured a mismanaged war for nearly four years.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034295", "text": "On the political issues those matters of war and peace, and in some cases of life and death we trusted the judgment of our national leaders.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034296", "text": "The President took us into this war recklessly.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034297", "text": "The majority of the nation no longer supports the way this war is being fought; nor does the majority of our military.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034298", "text": "Every Democrat running for president has a plan to expand healthcare for all Americans.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000034299", "text": "It's pretty simple, Democrats are trying to make your healthcare better, Republicans in Washington are trying to take it away.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000034300", "text": "Instead, President Trump has all but declared war on refugees and immigrants.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034301", "text": "But we must all embrace that from agriculture, to health care, to entrepreneurship, America is made stronger by the presence of immigrants, not walls.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000034302", "text": "This is the next battle for our democracy, one where all eligible citizens can have their say about the vision we want for our country.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000034303", "text": "Yet we continue to confront racism from our past and in our present, which is why we must hold everyone from the highest offices to our own families accountable for racist words and deeds, and call racism what it is, wrong.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000034304", "text": "Now, I think that - I'm against discrimination against anyone; African-American, Latino, gays and lesbians.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000034305", "text": "To Secretary Mike Blumenthal I accept your resignation with great appreciation for the excellent service you have rendered at the Treasury, both for me and for the country.", "issue": "resignation"}
{"id": "0000034306", "text": "First and foremost is the issue of inflation, which I hope will remain the major preoccupation of your economic policy.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000034307", "text": "I had so many gaps in my education, and I was so embarrassed because of it.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034308", "text": "Just today, Mattel had to recall 9 million toys from China because they put our children at risk.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034310", "text": "The campaign will also ask Americans to speak out against the war by donating money to air the ad.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034311", "text": "The 37 million Americans living in poverty and the hundreds of millions of others who know in their hearts that America can do better deserve a president who will lead on this issue.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000034312", "text": "President Bush's decision to adopt the McCain Doctrine and escalate the war in Iraq is terribly wrong.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034313", "text": "In order to curb our dependence on foreign oil and address global warming, the United States needs a major investment in energy innovation, on a scale that this President isn't talking about.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034314", "text": "We welcome NATO's new cooperation with Russia, Ukraine, and other members of the Partnership for Peace.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034315", "text": "We cannot sacrifice our commitment to democracy to purchase security, for in that case we shall have neither.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000034316", "text": "Continue the fight against international terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034317", "text": "We recognise the importance of education and gender equality for life expectancy and agree to intensify efforts in this regard.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034318", "text": "The five priorities are, first, enhancing global competitiveness; second, smart and secure borders; third, sustainable energy and environment; fourth is safe food and products; and the fifth is emergency management and preparedness.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000034319", "text": "That does not in any way sidestep the issue that our military, of course, has an engagement and interaction with the Mexican military.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000034320", "text": "Lately, some of the enemies of democracy think that we speak loudly and carry a small stick.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000034321", "text": "One woman last night stood up and asked you at the debate why should we trust either one of you with our money.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000034322", "text": "Corruption causes the people to suffer.", "issue": "Corruption"}
{"id": "0000034323", "text": "Corruption corrodes public trust and drives away investment.", "issue": "Corruption"}
{"id": "0000034324", "text": "Together with our allies, civil society, and the private sector, the United States will prioritize the fight against corruption to preserve democracy.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000034325", "text": "The fight against corruption is a fight won through accountability, through transparency.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000034326", "text": "The embargo appears to be having a considerable effect.", "issue": "embargo"}
{"id": "0000034327", "text": "And then there are the issues of eliminating discrimination, fairness in the workplace, safety in the workplace, pensions.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000034328", "text": "According to the records of officials of A.T.B. there are any number of different programs for housing in the Federal Government today in different departments, in different agencies.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000034329", "text": "Spending Plans for Housing Vice President, you seem to be dancing around just how much your administration would - will spend on housing.", "issue": "Housing"}
{"id": "0000034330", "text": "I don't want to wage war on programs that can work.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034331", "text": "I'm talking about drug interdiction of narcotics coming into this country, I'm talking about education so that we can cut down on the demand for drugs in this country.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034332", "text": "We can and must win that war and I'm delighted that Bill Bennett will be here to help me lead that campaign.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034333", "text": "Our countries have stood together in war and in peace, and I believe that our continued cooperation can make a vital contribution to the welfare of both our peoples.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034334", "text": "Members of the Committee who are officers or employees of the Federal Government shall receive no additional compensation by reason of such membership.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000034335", "text": "The Secretary of the Army may redelegate any of the authority delegated to him by subsection of this section.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000034336", "text": "Two members shall be selected by the Secretary of the Army.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000034337", "text": "For each member of the Board, the Secretary of the Army shall appoint an alternate member, who shall be a civilian nominated or selected in the same manner as the Board member for whom he is an alternate.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000034338", "text": "The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Army shall each appoint one person as a United States member of the Permanent Engineering Board established by Article XV of the Treaty.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000034339", "text": "Each public member of the Review Committee may receive compensation for each day he is engaged in meetings of that Committee or is with the approval of the Chairman of the Review Committee engaged in other work in pursuance of the provisions of this order.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000034340", "text": "Federal officials shall receive no additional compensation by reason of their service on the Commission.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000034341", "text": "Members of the Council who are officers or employees of the Federal Government shall receive no additional compensation by virtue of membership on the Council.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000034342", "text": "Members of the Commission who are officers or employees of the Federal Government shall receive no additional compensation by virtue of membership on the Commission.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000034343", "text": "The contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000034344", "text": "Pursuant to 2 C.Z.C. 31 and 62, respectively , the Secretary of the Army is designated as the officer of the United States to supervise the administration of the Canal Zone Government by the Governor, and to act as stockholder of the Panama Canal Company.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000034345", "text": "In performing his functions under SS 3.2 , the Secretary of the Army shall act as the direct representative of the President of the United States, and not in his capacity as the head of the Department of the Army.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000034346", "text": "No compensation shall be paid to appointive members of the Committee by the United States by reason of this order.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000034347", "text": "No additional compensation shall be paid to designated members of the Committee by reason of this order.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000034348", "text": "If the registrant claims that he is, by reason of religious training and belief, conscientiously opposed to participation in war in any form and by virtue thereof is conscientiously opposed to participation in both combatant and noncombatant training and service in the armed forces", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034349", "text": "Federal members of the Council shall receive no additional compensation for such service.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000034350", "text": "The contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000034351", "text": "The authority vested in the President by section 123 of title 10, and section 111 of title 32, United States Code, to suspend in time of war or national emergency those provisions cited therein relating to promotion of reserve officers.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034352", "text": "Members of the Commission who are otherwise employed by the United States shall receive no additional compensation by reason of their service to the Commission.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000034353", "text": "Members of the Council who are officers of the Federal government shall receive no additional compensation by reason of this order.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000034354", "text": "No employee who is appointed by the President to a full-time noncareer position in the executive branch , shall receive any earned income for any outside employment or activity performed during that Presidential appointment.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000034355", "text": "Any outside employment must comply with relevant agency standards of conduct, including any requirements for approval of outside employment.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000034356", "text": "The members of the Commission shall serve without compensation, but may receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000034357", "text": "Members of the Council who are not otherwise officers or employees of the Federal Government shall serve without any compensation for their work on the Council.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000034358", "text": "Employees shall not engage in outside employment or activities, including seeking or negotiating for employment, that conflict with official Government duties and responsibilities.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000034361", "text": "Adequate and well-maintained infrastructure is critical to economic growth.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034362", "text": "Changes in technology are causing the convergence of much of telephony, data relay, and internet communications networks into an interconnected network of networks.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000034363", "text": "For purposes of this order, the term mass migration means a migration of undocumented aliens that is of such magnitude and duration that it poses a threat to the national security of the United States, as determined by the President.", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000034364", "text": "Such officer shall have the education, training, and experience required to administer the necessary functions of the position for the particular agency.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034365", "text": "The Secretary of State shall not permit the exportation or reexportation to Syria of any item on the United States Munitions List.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000034366", "text": "If authorized by the regulations of the Secretary concerned, the military judge may order the use of audiovisual technology, such as videoteleconferencing technology, between the parties and the military judge for purposes of Article 39 sessions.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000034367", "text": "Use of such audiovisual technology will satisfy the presence requirement of the accused only when the accused has a defense counsel physically present at his location.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000034368", "text": "If authorized by regulations of the Secretary concerned, for purposes of Article 39 sessions solely, the presence of the military judge at Article 39 sessions may be satisfied by the use of audiovisual technology, such as videoteleconferencing technology.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000034369", "text": "If authorized by regulations of the Secretary concerned, for purposes of Article 39 sessions solely, the presence of counsel at Article 39 sessions may be satisfied by the use of audiovisual technology, such as videoteleconferencing technology.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000034370", "text": "That the accused was engaged in the or a woman; That the woman was then pregnant; and That the accused thereby caused bodily injury to the unborn child of that woman.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000034371", "text": "That the accused was engaged in the or a woman; That the woman was then pregnant; and That the accused thereby caused the death of the unborn child of that woman.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000034372", "text": "That the accused was engaged in the or a woman; That the woman was then pregnant; and That the accused thereby intentionally killed the unborn child of that woman Explanation.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000034373", "text": "Upon completion of a review or investigation of a transaction, the lead agency shall prepare for the approval of the chairperson the appropriate certified notice or report to the Congress called for under the Act.", "issue": "transaction"}
{"id": "0000034374", "text": "Despite significant efforts by Federal, State, and local governments and other interested parties, water pollution in the Chesapeake Bay prevents the attainment of existing State water quality standards and the fishable and swimmable goals of the Clean Water Act.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000034375", "text": "Over the last decade, the United States has experienced a decline in employment in the auto industry and among part suppliers.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000034376", "text": "The AAPI communities have made important contributions to science and technology, culture and the arts, and the professions, including business, law, medicine, education, and politics.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000034377", "text": "The AAPI community also continues to face barriers to employment and workplace advancement.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000034378", "text": "Members of the Board shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000034379", "text": "These nonfederal members shall have diverse perspectives and expertise in science, technology, and innovation.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000034380", "text": "The members of the Council shall serve without compensation for their work on the Council.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000034381", "text": "Disability shall be defined as set forth in the ADA Amendments Act of 2008.", "issue": "Disability"}
{"id": "0000034382", "text": "No organization should be discriminated against on the basis of religion or religious belief in the administration or distribution of Federal financial assistance under social service programs.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000034384", "text": "Continued law of war detention is warranted for a detainee subject to the periodic review in section 3 of this order if it is necessary to protect against a significant threat to the security of the United States.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034385", "text": "Currently, States and cities are competing against foreign governments to attract business investment.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034386", "text": "The mission of this Initiative shall be to facilitate business investment in the United States in order to create jobs, spur economic growth, and promote American competitiveness.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034387", "text": "The Working Group shall coordinate activities to promote business investment and respond to specific issues that affect business investment decisions.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034388", "text": "Over the last decade, the United States has experienced a decline in employment in the automotive industry and among part suppliers.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000034389", "text": "In prioritizing and allocating its limited resources, the FDA should consider both the severity of the shortage and the importance of the affected drug to public health.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000034390", "text": "The members of the Council who are appointed from outside the Federal Government shall serve without compensation for their work on the Council.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000034391", "text": "Investing in the Nation's infrastructure provides immediate and long-term economic benefits for local communities and the Nation as a whole.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034392", "text": "The quality of our Nation's infrastructure depends in critical part on Federal permitting and review processes, including planning, approval, and consultation processes.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034393", "text": "Despite these benefits, independent studies have pointed to under-investment in industrial energy efficiency and CHP as a result of numerous barriers.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034394", "text": "Repeated cyber intrusions into critical infrastructure demonstrate the need for improved cybersecurity.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034395", "text": "The cyber threat to critical infrastructure continues to grow and represents one of the most serious national security challenges we must confront.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034396", "text": "In making such determination, these agencies shall consider the identification of critical infrastructure required under section 9 of this order.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034397", "text": "Addressing the domestic HIV epidemic is a priority of my Administration.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000034398", "text": "Compensation discrimination also can lead to labor disputes that are burdensome and costly.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000034399", "text": "NIST will focus on measurement science to support future computing technologies.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000034400", "text": "The U.S. Trade Representative, with the advice and assistance of other executive departments and agencies involved in international programs to reduce poverty and eliminate hunger, shall perform the reporting function under section 701 of the Act. 3.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000034401", "text": "The recent surge of illegal immigration at the southern border with Mexico has placed a significant strain on Federal resources and overwhelmed agencies charged with border security and immigration enforcement, as well as the local communities into which many of the aliens are placed.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000034403", "text": "Each of these countries is a state sponsor of terrorism, has been significantly compromised by terrorist organizations, or contains active conflict zones.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034404", "text": "Iran has been designated as a state sponsor of terrorism since 1984 and continues to support various terrorist groups, including Hizballah, Hamas, and terrorist groups in Iraq.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034405", "text": "Iran has also been linked to support for al-Qa'ida and has permitted al-Qa'ida to transport funds and fighters through Iran to Syria and South Asia.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034406", "text": "Sudan has been designated as a state sponsor of terrorism since 1993 because of its support for international terrorist groups, including Hizballah and Hamas.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034407", "text": "Syria has been designated as a state sponsor of terrorism since 1979.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034408", "text": "At the same time, Syria continues to support other terrorist groups.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000034409", "text": "The executive branch operates its information technology on behalf of the American people.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000034410", "text": "Sec No aircraft in which a foreign person has an interest that has landed at a place in North Korea may land at a place in the United States within 180 days after departure from North Korea.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000034411", "text": "Accordingly, our Government must improve mental healthcare and access to suicide prevention resources available to veterans, particularly during the critical 1-year period following the transition from uniformed service to civilian life.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000034413", "text": "The vast majority of this sum is consumed in maintaining legacy IT infrastructure that is often ineffective and more costly than modern technologies.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034414", "text": "Credentialed United States merchant mariners support domestic and international trade, are critical for strategic defensive and offensive military sealift operations, and bring added expertise to Federal vessel operations.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000034415", "text": "Unfortunately, the United States faces a shortage of qualified merchant mariners.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000034416", "text": "The purpose of this order is to enhance the quality of postsecondary education by making it more affordable, more transparent, and more accountable.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034417", "text": "Strengthening critical infrastructure to withstand the effects of EMPs.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034418", "text": "By promoting the development of new energy infrastructure, the United States will make energy more affordable, while safeguarding the environment and advancing our Nation's economic and geopolitical advantages.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034419", "text": "The Nation is experiencing a shortage of cybersecurity talent and capability, and innovative approaches are required to improve access to training that maximizes individuals' cybersecurity knowledge, skills, and abilities.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000034420", "text": "Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have made important contributions to science and technology, culture and the arts, and the professions, such as business, law, medicine, education, politics, and economics.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000034421", "text": "To make fully informed decisions about their healthcare, patients must know the price and quality of a good or service in advance.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000034422", "text": "Kidney disease was the ninth-leading cause of death in the United States in 2017.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000034423", "text": "The 2019 novel coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing outbreaks of the disease COVID-19, has significantly disrupted the lives of Americans.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000034424", "text": "The COVID-19 outbreak and these necessary mitigation measures have taken a dramatic toll on the United States economy and critical infrastructure.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000034425", "text": "Just as we continue to battle COVID-19 itself, so too must we now join together to overcome the effects the virus has had on our economy.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000034426", "text": "It also established research partnerships in China that provide direct benefits to the Chinese military.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034427", "text": "Communication through these channels has become important for meaningful participation in American democracy, including to petition elected leaders.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000034429", "text": "My Administration has also supported investment in economically distressed communities, including through Opportunity Zones, and economic opportunities for small and minority-owned businesses.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034430", "text": "China has since followed through on its threat to impose national security legislation on Hong Kong.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034431", "text": "Under this law, the people of Hong Kong may face life in prison for what China considers to be acts of secession or subversion of state power-which may include acts like last year's widespread anti-government protests.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034432", "text": "For example, in the European Union, a market characterized by price controls and significant barriers to entry, the parallel trade of drugs has existed for decades and has been estimated to reduce the price of certain drugs by up to 20 percent.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000034433", "text": "The 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic, which originated in the People's Republic of China, continues to pose a significant threat to the health of Americans throughout the United States.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034434", "text": "Increased shared housing is also potentially problematic to the extent it results in increased in-person interactions between older, higher-risk individuals and their younger relatives or friends.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000034435", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic has also led to an increase in food prices, straining budgets for many of America's seniors, particularly those who live on fixed incomes.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034436", "text": "The economic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic only increase the burdens placed on America's seniors and other Medicare Part B beneficiaries.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034437", "text": "Training materials from Argonne National Laboratories, a Federal entity, stated that racism is interwoven into every fabric of America and described statements like color blindness and the meritocracy as actions of bias.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000034438", "text": "Executive departments and agencies , our Uniformed Services, Federal contractors, and Federal grant recipients should, of course, continue to foster environments devoid of hostility grounded in race, sex, and other federally protected characteristics.", "issue": "hostility"}
{"id": "0000034439", "text": "These critical minerals are necessary inputs for the products our military, national infrastructure, and economy depend on the most.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000034440", "text": "The United States imports over 75 percent of the barite it consumes, and over 50 percent of its barite imports come from China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034441", "text": "The pandemic has also exacerbated mental- and behavioral-health conditions as a result of stress from prolonged lockdown orders, lost employment, and social isolation.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034443", "text": "Students whose families pay tuition for their education are also facing significant hardships due to the economic disruptions caused by the pandemic.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034444", "text": "And the Department of Justice indicted members of the Chinese military for the 2017 Equifax cyber intrusion that compromised the personal information of almost half of all Americans.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000034445", "text": "UAS have tremendous potential to support public safety and national security missions and are increasingly being used by Federal, State, and local governments.", "issue": "UAS"}
{"id": "0000034446", "text": "Furthermore, the manufacturing of UAS involves combining several critical components, including advanced manufacturing techniques, artificial intelligence, microelectronic components, and multi-spectral sensors.", "issue": "UAS"}
{"id": "0000034447", "text": "The Nation's capability to produce UAS and certain critical UAS components domestically is critical for national defense and the security and strength of our defense industrial base.", "issue": "UAS"}
{"id": "0000034448", "text": "The heads of all agencies shall consider the replacement of covered UAS to be a priority when developing budget proposals and planning for the use of funds.", "issue": "UAS"}
{"id": "0000034449", "text": "This promise, which was already out of reach for too many, has been further threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034450", "text": "These non-Federal members shall have diverse perspectives and expertise in science, technology, and innovation.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000034451", "text": "Accordingly, ensuring that Federal contractors pay their workers an hourly wage of at least $15.00 will bolster economy and efficiency in Federal procurement.", "issue": "wage"}
{"id": "0000034452", "text": "In the end, the trust we place in our digital infrastructure should be proportional to how trustworthy and transparent that infrastructure is, and to the consequences we will incur if that trust is misplaced.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034453", "text": "A widely used, machine-readable SBOM format allows for greater benefits through automation and tool integration.", "issue": "automation"}
{"id": "0000034454", "text": "Tragic acts of anti-Asian violence have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, casting a shadow of fear and grief over many AA and NHPI communities, in particular East Asian communities.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034455", "text": "In addition, barriers to equity in education can compound and intersect for Hispanic and Latino students who are women and girls, LGBTQ+ individuals, English language learners, and individuals with disabilities.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034456", "text": "Hispanic and Latino workers often face discrimination in hiring, pay, and consideration for promotions among other challenges.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000034457", "text": "During the global COVID-19 pandemic, Tribal Nations raced to protect Tribal members and their way of life.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034458", "text": "The spike in gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified safety concerns for Native American women and girls, who were already victimized at higher rates than other women in the United States.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034459", "text": "Barriers to equity in education can compound for Black students who are also LGBTQ+ students, English-language learners, Dreamers, or students with disabilities.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034460", "text": "Educational inequities have only widened throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, as Black students are more likely to experience remote learning challenges and greater learning loss as compared to their White peers.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034461", "text": "Previous executive action has not achieved changes sufficient to reverse the epidemic of missing or murdered indigenous people and violence against Native Americans.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000034462", "text": "This lost time operates as a kind of tax-a time tax -and it imposes a serious burden on our people as they interact with the Government.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000034463", "text": "Transnational organized crime poses a direct and escalating threat to public health, public safety, and national security.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000034464", "text": "My Administration has made significant progress in making healthcare more affordable and accessible to millions of Americans.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000034465", "text": "Since early 2020, communities around the country have faced rising rates of violent crime, requiring law enforcement engagement at a time when law enforcement agencies are already confronting the challenges of staffing shortages and low morale.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000034466", "text": "In spite of this historic progress, LGBTQI+ individuals and families still face systemic discrimination and barriers to full participation in our Nation's economic and civic life.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000034467", "text": "Reportedly, a healthcare provider, citing a State law restricting abortion, even temporarily stopped providing emergency contraception.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000034468", "text": "The term bioenergy means energy derived in whole or in significant part from biomass.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000034469", "text": "Review of foreign investment is an important tool as part of broader United States efforts to ensure the cybersecurity of the United States.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034470", "text": "Vaccination remains an important tool to protect individuals from serious illness, but we are now able to move beyond these Federal requirements.", "issue": "Vaccination"}
{"id": "0000034471", "text": "NATO will affirm that the door to Alliance membership remains open to European democracies that seek it and who meet the standards of membership.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034472", "text": "Since NATO took over the International Security Assistance Force in 2003, NATO's presence in Afghanistan has grown from a small force operating only in Kabul to a force of over 47, 000, leading operations throughout the country.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000034473", "text": "Over the past seven years, NATO has taken decisive action to transform the capabilities of the NATO alliance.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034474", "text": "These investments highlight the ability to leverage the Administration's work to encourage private investment in the health and restoration of our natural resources and the significant opportunities for the private sector to invest in conservation across the country.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034475", "text": "The National Mitigation Banking Association expects its members to double investment in advanced mitigation projects over the next few years by more than $300 million which will result in ecological restoration and long-term preservation over more than 200, 000 acres.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034476", "text": "The G-8 Leaders met today with Leaders of Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Jordan, Turkey, Yemen, and the new President of Iraq to discuss how to support efforts in the broader Middle East to pursue democracy, freedom, and prosperity.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000034477", "text": "The G-8 were united that Iran must comply fully with its Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and IAEA obligations.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034478", "text": "Transnational organized crime is a multi-billion-dollar enterprise that transcends geographical boundaries and threatens global stability.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000034479", "text": "It fuels corruption, unbalances economies, preys on the most vulnerable, and calls into question the very foundations of legitimate governance, all of which lead to internal population displacement and migration.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000034480", "text": "Low-income households, which spend four times greater proportion of their income on energy than the national median, can see significant benefits from community solar.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000034481", "text": "They have critical infrastructure already in place and feature rail and road access, and water, sewer, and transmission lines, and therefore hold the potential for commercial redevelopment and subsequent economic diversification and job creation.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034482", "text": "As a result of this investment, community teams will develop local economic diversification strategies.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034483", "text": "This investment will support several Healthcare Provider Organizations , a Data and Research Support Center, and a Participant Technologies Center.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034484", "text": "This infrastructure will allow participants to contribute their clinical and lifestyle information in a secure environment, and receive individual and aggregated study results in return.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034485", "text": "Since 2010, OpenIDEO has run 32 challenges on topics like refugee education, youth employment, and Ebola.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034487", "text": "In Michigan, the Army will open a new 30, 000-square-foot lab to develop cutting edge energy technologies for the next generation of combat vehicles.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000034488", "text": "On April 11, the Army will open a new lab at Detroit Arsenal that will develop cutting edge energy technologies for the next generation of combat vehicles.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000034489", "text": "Renewable energy is critical to making our bases more energy secure.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000034490", "text": "This real-time open data will help researchers and city officials reduce air pollution, improve traffic safety, and more.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000034491", "text": "Launched a year ago, RAD is already saving nearly 18, 000 units of housing at no cost to taxpayers by generating nearly $800 million in private sector investment which will support about 10, 000 local jobs.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000034492", "text": "Seventy-five percent of neighborhoods with concentrated NSP investments have seen vacancies decline and 72% have seen home prices increase compared to similarly distressed neighborhoods without the NSP investment.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034493", "text": "As a consequence of HPRP and investments in affordable rental housing, this economic downturn saw no net increase in families experiencing homelessness.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000034494", "text": "For example, due to the economic crisis caused by the pandemic, some homeowners are earning less than they were before the pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034495", "text": "The Administration has made free COVID-19 testing widely available and easily accessible.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000034496", "text": "Combatting the monkeypox outbreak is a top priority of the Biden-Harris Administration.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000034497", "text": "The EUA now allows for 0.1ml of the JYNNEOS vaccine to be administered between layers of the skin , as opposed to 0.5ml of the vaccine that is administered under the skin.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000034498", "text": "The FDA also authorized use of the vaccine, using the standard dosing route, in individuals younger than 18 years of age determined to be at high risk of monkeypox infection.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000034499", "text": "Since the start of the outbreak, HHS has distributed more than 670, 000 JYNNEOS vaccines to states and jurisdictions from the Strategic National Stockpile.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000034500", "text": "This agenda includes historic investments to make our aging infrastructure more resilient in the face of increasingly severe floods, wildfires, droughts, hurricanes, and other risks.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034501", "text": "The Administration has procured enough vaccine to support vaccination for the country's 28 million children ages 5-11 years old.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000034502", "text": "The vaccine will have packaging available in smaller configurations that will make it easier for physicians' offices and other smaller, community-based providers to offer the vaccine to kids and their families.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000034503", "text": "The Administration will make vaccination accessible and conveniently located to families across the country, including vaccination clinics at doctors' offices, hospitals, pharmacies, community health centers, and school- and community-based sites.", "issue": "vaccination"}
{"id": "0000034504", "text": "President Biden's plan to fight inflation addresses this problem head on.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000034505", "text": "The pandemic has led to a surge in e-commerce, with sales increasing 39 percent in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter of 2020.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034506", "text": "At the same time, COVID has disrupted workers in key transportation and logistics nodes - the jobs of 1, 800 Southern California port workers were disrupted because of COVID earlier this year.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000034507", "text": "The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to tackling this epidemic and ensuring support for the full continuum of prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery support services.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000034508", "text": "Part of that plan is donating vaccine from our domestic supply, and the President has pledged 80 million doses to be allocated by the end of June.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000034509", "text": "In addition, the U.S. is committed to expanding local production of vaccines , and through our Quad partnership and the International Development Finance Corporation's support for vaccine manufacturing, more than 1 billion doses will be produced in Africa and India in 2021 and 2022.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000034510", "text": "The U.S. is experiencing a severe shortage of health care professionals, especially in rural and underserved communities.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000034511", "text": "A year of rising energy and fuel prices, disruptions from the global pandemic, climate change, and the impact of Putin's unprovoked war in Ukraine, are challenging food prices across the world and in the Western Hemisphere.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000034512", "text": "Many of our neighbors rely significantly on imports for food and are particularly vulnerable to rising food costs.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000034513", "text": "Many states also used funds to help boost compensation of the child care workforce.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000034514", "text": "The order also eliminates the subminimum wage for workers with disabilities.", "issue": "wage"}
{"id": "0000034515", "text": "As the President has repeatedly said, we are experiencing an epidemic of gun violence in this country.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000034516", "text": "Today, the Justice Department is announcing a new policy to underscore zero tolerance for willful violations of the law by federally licensed firearms dealers that put public safety at risk.", "issue": "tolerance"}
{"id": "0000034517", "text": "But employment is a key to formerly incarcerated individuals' successful reentry into their communities.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000034518", "text": "Modern and resilient infrastructure strengthens our supply chains, supports U.S. competitiveness and economic growth, and protects communities from the accelerating impacts of climate change.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034519", "text": "Manufactured housing is constructed in factories and installed on site without the additional costs associated with traditional homebuilding, providing a vital affordable housing option.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000034520", "text": "Because cities across the country are experiencing a historic spike in homicides, the Biden-Harris Administration is taking a number of steps to prioritize investment in community violence interventions.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034521", "text": "Communities living near ports and other transportation corridors are exposed to toxic pollution which can cause respiratory and cardiovascular harm, especially in children.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000034522", "text": "To support these and other efforts, President Biden's FY 2023 budget request calls for a historic investment of $42.5 billion for National Drug Control Program agencies, a $3.2 billion increase over the FY 2022.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034523", "text": "With this investment, since 1993, HUD has made more than $2.7 billion available to protect children, families, and individuals from exposure to lead and other hazards in their homes.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034524", "text": "In the 21st century, affordable, reliable high-speed internet is key to opportunity - to access education, healthcare, work, precision agriculture and keep in touch with loved ones.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034525", "text": "Addressing the mental health crisis requires that we confront the severe shortage of mental health professionals and strengthen the capacity of the behavioral health care system.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000034526", "text": "While these steps will help address some of the most acute challenges at the Southwest border, they will not solve all of the problems in an immigration system that has been broken for far too long.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000034527", "text": "Companies across the nation will be rewarded for cutting carbon pollution across their entire value chains while supporting good American manufacturing jobs.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000034528", "text": "The lack of digital infrastructure and transparency makes our supply chains brittle and unable to adapt when faced with a shock.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034529", "text": "President Biden's American Rescue Plan -which represents the largest single-year investment in ending homelessness in U.S. history-helped prevent a surge of homelessness.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034530", "text": "This investment will enable the U.S. government to equip partner countries' governments and communities with the skills and resources for improved health, diets, and nutrition by supporting communities in crisis with critical emergency food and nutrition assistance.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034531", "text": "These storied institutions have excelled, in the face of discrimination, and their strength and convictions will not be compromised by these violent bomb threats.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000034532", "text": "These efforts are critical because, as the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis have shown, structural weaknesses in both domestic and international supply chains threaten America's economic and national security.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034533", "text": "But that infrastructure cannot be created or sustained without the support and leadership of the federal government.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034534", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the critical importance of a resilient U.S. healthcare manufacturing sector.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034535", "text": "China and India are estimated to control substantial parts of the supply chain where there have been issues with shortages due to a range of disruptions that have impacted supply as well as quality and safety.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034536", "text": "These growing demands have exposed longstanding cracks in our care infrastructure while compounding many other domestic policy challenges, from criminal justice to homelessness to the labor shortage.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034537", "text": "Homeownership is the primary contributor to wealth building for Black and brown households and continues to hold promise for building multigenerational wealth and housing stability for households of color.", "issue": "wealth"}
{"id": "0000034538", "text": "Food and agriculture systems and supply chains are designated as critical infrastructure, primarily owned and operated by private sector and non-Federal entities, and can be vulnerable to disruption and damage from domestic and global threats.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034539", "text": "In addition to a growing pool of available private capital, the federal government, local and state governments, and philanthropists are announcing a number of investments and commitments to support U.S. infrastructure investment.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034540", "text": "Today, the Ford Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation are announcing an initial joint investment of over $1 million to support innovations in U.S. infrastructure.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034541", "text": "After announcing the coup, Niyombare ordered the closure of Burundi's land borders and its primary airport in an attempt to stop Nkurunziza from returning from Tanzania.", "issue": "coup"}
{"id": "0000034542", "text": "With only three states attracting the majority of venture capital, the Administration has focused on incentivizing investment in startup communities across the country.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034543", "text": "At the 2010 Lisbon Summit, NATO leaders adopted a Strategic Concept that committed NATO to meeting the security challenges of the 21st century, from terrorism to ballistic missile and cyber attacks to nuclear proliferation.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034544", "text": "At the Lisbon Summit in November 2010, NATO made the historic decision to endorse a missile defense capability whose aim is to provide full coverage and protection for all NATO European populations, territory, and forces against ballistic missile attack.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034545", "text": "NATO also agreed in Lisbon to expand its current missile defense command, control, and communications capabilities to be able to effectively integrate additional voluntary contributions from other Allies.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034546", "text": "In Chicago, NATO declared the achievement of an Interim Capability for NATO ballistic missile defense, an important step towards fulfilling the commitment made at Lisbon.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034547", "text": "With NATO Forces 2020 the Alliance has taken an important first step toward providing NATO with the tools it needs to tackle 21st century challenges.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034548", "text": "At the 2010 NATO Summit in Lisbon, NATO Heads of State and Government agreed to an enduring partnership between NATO and Afghanistan that would last beyond the transition of full security responsibility for Afghanistan from ISAF to Afghan forces by the end of 2014.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034549", "text": "Afghanistan also is negotiating a long-term partnership agreement with the European Union.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000034550", "text": "In a strong demonstration of the truly global nature of this effort, representatives from Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Pakistan -- important regional stakeholders -- joined the meeting in Chicago with Afghanistan and the 50 nations contributing to ISAF.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000034551", "text": "NATO supports the aspirations of the people of the region for political and economic reform.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034552", "text": "Our critical infrastructure - such as the electricity grid, financial sector, and transportation networks that sustain our way of life - have suffered repeated cyber intrusions, and cyber crime has increased dramatically over the last decade.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000034553", "text": "For example, a key tool for fighting organized crime is the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000034554", "text": "Our safety and way of life depend upon our critical infrastructure as well as the strength of our economy.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034555", "text": "We are also working with NATO on developing defenses against short- and medium-range attacks from the Middle East.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034556", "text": "These efforts have become even more critical during the COVID-19 pandemic, as risk for gender-based violence has increased in the United States and around the world.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034557", "text": "By definition, corruption serves the interests of those few who engage in it, lining their own pockets and accountable only to their own personal interests, not the interests of a country or its people.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000034558", "text": "Iran is providing material support to the Syrian government related to cracking down on unrest in Syria.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034559", "text": "On June 3, 2021 President Biden declared efforts to curb corruption a core U.S. national interest, and issued a National Security Study Memorandum on the Fight Against Corruption to elevate this vital work.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000034560", "text": "Corruption corrodes public trust; makes government less effective; wastes public resources; and eats away at the foundations of democratic societies.", "issue": "Corruption"}
{"id": "0000034561", "text": "These schools, also supported by USAID, will provide three years of paid secondary education for each girl.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034562", "text": "Organizations awarded funds through this investment will be supported by Project Beacon, a training and technical assistance project that will help service providers' work to promote the healing of sex trafficking victims.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034563", "text": "OVC will support Project Beacon through an additional investment of $450, 000.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034564", "text": "The President's actions focus on the deportation of people who threaten national security and public safety.", "issue": "deportation"}
{"id": "0000034565", "text": "All nations that are party to the NPT are permitted full access to nuclear technology for peaceful purposes but are prohibited from pursuing or possessing nuclear weapons.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000034566", "text": "Until 2005, health care programs for state employees in Ohio focused on disease management and improving the health of high-risk groups.", "issue": "health care"}
{"id": "0000034567", "text": "The American Association of University Women has been leading the fight for education and equity for women and girls since 1881.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034568", "text": "Coalition strikes and nonlethal assistance have also helped a variety of other forces in Syria, many of whom played critical roles clearing ISIL from all but approximately 68 miles of the Turkey-Syria border.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000034569", "text": "In Syria, ISIL has contributed to the crisis that has forced nearly 12 million people from their homes, including more than 4 million refugees, 7.6 million internally displaced persons and 5.5 million children.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000034570", "text": "His visit to the UN highlights how the United States has partnered closely with other nations to address global challenges and how we have made remarkable progress.", "issue": "UN"}
{"id": "0000034571", "text": "Nations in the UN have supported the efforts of dissidents, reformers, and civil society advocates in newly free societies through the new UN Democracy Fund.", "issue": "UN"}
{"id": "0000034572", "text": "Many in the UN have answered the call to help alleviate hopelessness by addressing its causes - poverty, disease, and ignorance.", "issue": "UN"}
{"id": "0000034573", "text": "Tomorrow, President Bush is participating in a meeting on free trade with leaders of Western Hemisphere nations.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000034575", "text": "In addition, NATO will further develop the Alliance's ballistic missile defense capabilities, and ensure its nuclear deterrent remains credible, safe, secure, and effective.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034576", "text": "NATO does not seek confrontation, but will defend all allies against any threat.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034577", "text": "NATO is also focusing and intensifying its defense capacity building and other areas of security cooperation with regional partners, such as Iraq, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, and Mauritania to address the root causes of instability.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034578", "text": "The agreement would also offer incentives to spur business investment.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034579", "text": "Also, the Army plans to set aside additional research funding over the next two years to evaluate HFC-free fire suppressants and refrigerants for military applications.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000034580", "text": "This commitment was kicked off yesterday by the Army, which is hosting a two-day information exchange at Aberdeen Proving Ground for researchers interested in HFC-free systems and methods for military unique fire and explosion protection.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000034581", "text": "Genetic and other information can help identify the best depression drug for each patient and speed effective treatment, a critical advancement as patients often do not respond to the first drug they are prescribed.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000034582", "text": "But in spite of SNAP's success, hunger remains a stubborn problem, in part because for many benefits are inadequate to provide enough healthful food to children and families living on a tight budget.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000034583", "text": "Collectively, the members of the CREO Syndicate have invested over $1.5 billion into clean energy and the environment and plan to invest an additional $2 billion over the next five years.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000034584", "text": "Investments in advanced technologies are important in order to modernize the grid and facilitate reliable and flexible expansion of clean energy, and are part of Goldman Sachs' longstanding commitment to deploying capital to scale up clean technology and renewable energy.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000034585", "text": "Today, many services or products airlines previously included in the price of a ticket such as checked baggage, advance seat assignments and priority boarding are sold separately.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000034586", "text": "Today's new action is the kind of investment we need to build on this progress, creating the foundation for American manufacturing leadership for years to come.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034587", "text": "The President has made clear that addressing this epidemic is a priority for his Administration.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000034588", "text": "As part of our efforts to respond to Russia's strikes against Ukraine's critical energy infrastructure, the United States is preparing to deliver the Department of Energy's third shipment of critical electrical transmission grid equipment to Ukraine by early March.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034589", "text": "And today, exactly one year since the start of Russia's brutal invasion, Secretary Blinken will reaffirm our unwavering commitment to Ukraine at a ministerial-level meeting of the UN Security Council on the Maintenance of Peace and Security of Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000034590", "text": "But a remaining legacy of the recession is the crisis of long-term unemployment.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000034591", "text": "In addition to his broader efforts to support job growth through investment in areas like infrastructure and manufacturing, the President has called for new, targeted efforts to train the long-term unemployed and connect them to jobs.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034592", "text": "PG&E's PowerPathway program provides the education and skills training necessary to support individuals seeking not just jobs, but careers in these sectors.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034593", "text": "Millions of people living far from the conflict face an increased risk of poverty, hunger, and malnutrition as a result of Putin's war.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000034594", "text": "G7 leaders will endorse a strong global minimum tax of at least 15 percent.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000034595", "text": "Our COVID-19 efforts will always be guided by science and the step-by-step approaches to get Americans back to the important people and activities in their lives that they have been missing.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000034596", "text": "CDC guidance and other CDC messaging will make the benefits of vaccination clear to encourage more Americans to get vaccinated.", "issue": "vaccination"}
{"id": "0000034597", "text": "This funding will be used to assist rural residents in accessing vaccinations as well as education and outreach efforts around the benefits of vaccination.", "issue": "vaccination"}
{"id": "0000034598", "text": "Launch a comprehensive plan to vaccinate the nation's adolescents, should the FDA authorize a vaccine for younger ages.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000034599", "text": "The Administration has directed states to make adolescents eligible for vaccination immediately, should the FDA choose to issue an Emergency Use Authorization of the Pfizer vaccine for individuals age 12-15.", "issue": "vaccination"}
{"id": "0000034600", "text": "This mismatch between housing supply and housing demand grew during the pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034601", "text": "Our vaccines are the most powerful tools we have-they work to protect people from serious illness and death, and boosters provide people optimal protection.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000034602", "text": "During the Summit, the President will reaffirm the enduring Transatlantic bond through NATO and underscore the United States' ironclad commitment to Article 5 - an attack on one is an attack on all and will be met with a collective response.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034603", "text": "NATO faced down the Communist bloc in the Cold War and today provides security for approximately one billion people in Europe and North America.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034604", "text": "As NATO winds down its military presence in Afghanistan after nearly 20 years, the United States and our NATO Allies and partners will continue supporting the people of Afghanistan through civilian and security assistance.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000034605", "text": "This assistance is saving lives and proves that defense investment and capacity building increase our nations' resilience in the face of all kinds of crises, not only against military threats.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034606", "text": "Allies will commit to enhance political coordination at NATO on all matters related to their individual and collective security.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034607", "text": "Right now, the federal government charges an 18 cent tax per gallon of gasoline and a 24 cent tax per gallon of diesel.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000034608", "text": "The Trump Administration's policies at the border have caused chaos, cruelty and confusion.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000034609", "text": "First, the Administration will address the underlying causes of migration through a strategy to confront the instability, violence, and economic insecurity that currently drives migrants from their homes.", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000034610", "text": "Fully implementing this investment is projected to benefit five million families and save the average American family $13, 000 per year.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034611", "text": "Education beyond high school is increasingly important to succeed in the 21st century economy, even as it has become unaffordable for too many families.", "issue": "Education"}
{"id": "0000034612", "text": "Even before the pandemic, our schools faced an estimated teacher shortage of 100, 000, undermining the education of our children and students of color in particular.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000034613", "text": "The United States is leading the way toward ending the pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034614", "text": "Reliable and affordable access to health insurance doesn't just benefit families' health; it is a critical source of economic security and peace of mind for all.", "issue": "health insurance"}
{"id": "0000034615", "text": "President Biden believes that no one should face discrimination because of who they are or whom they love.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000034616", "text": "For too long, LGBTQ+ employees have faced discrimination and harassment in the workplace.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000034617", "text": "For far too long, communities across our country have faced persistent environmental injustice through toxic pollution, underinvestment in infrastructure and critical services, and other disproportionate environmental harms often due to a legacy of racial discrimination including redlining.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000034618", "text": "The peaceful uses of nuclear technology provide considerable economic, medical, and environmental benefits.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000034619", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the United States economy into an economic crisis.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034620", "text": "This executive order, combined with the President's historic relief package and forthcoming jobs package will help Americans persevere through the pandemic and lay the foundation for a strong and equitable recovery.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034621", "text": "Americans face rising prices at the pump because of Putin's Price Hike.", "issue": "Price"}
{"id": "0000034622", "text": "Because of Putin's war of choice, less oil is getting to market, and the reduction in supply is raising prices at the pump for Americans.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034623", "text": "From day one, President Biden has mobilized investment in these critical technologies.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034624", "text": "Without major steps by Cuba to open up its political system and its economic system, trade with Cuba will not help the Cuban people - it will merely enrich Castro and his cronies and prop up their dictatorship.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000034626", "text": "With reform, trade can benefit the Cuban people and allow them to share in the progress of our time.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000034627", "text": "Without major reform, trade with Cuba will only help the Castro regime, not the Cuban people.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000034628", "text": "Through FTA negotiations, the United States will aim to eliminate these tariffs as well as substantially reduce Thailand's significant non-tariff barriers, creating new and substantial opportunities for American businesses.", "issue": "tariff"}
{"id": "0000034629", "text": "An FTA would particularly benefit American farmers, who currently face tariffs in Thailand averaging 35 percent in addition to an array non-tariff barriers.", "issue": "tariff"}
{"id": "0000034630", "text": "President Bush believes that democracy and Islam can coexist.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000034631", "text": "We are committed to pursuing freedom and promoting democracy and human rights, through both words and deeds, as a member of the international community.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000034632", "text": "Contact with the region after September 11 focused on war on terror and engagement on human rights practices of countries in the region.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034633", "text": "This trade agreement will reinforce democracy by helping in the fight against corruption, and encouraging transparency, accountability, and the rule of law.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000034634", "text": "And, they'll take steps to prevent workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, and revoke President Trump's damaging executive order which limited critical diversity and inclusion training in the workplace.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000034635", "text": "The Clean Power Plan will drive significant new investment in cleaner, more modern and more efficient technologies, creating tens of thousands of jobs.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034636", "text": "The program also prioritizes early investment in energy efficiency projects in low-income communities by the Federal government awarding these projects double the number of credits in 2020 and 2021.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034637", "text": "UNLOCKING LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN CLEAN ENERGY AND JOBS Solar is a vital component of the Administration's all-of the above energy strategy.", "issue": "INVESTMENT"}
{"id": "0000034638", "text": "Supported by historic investments in research, development, and deployment, the price of solar technologies has decreased and the U.S. solar market has experienced rapid growth since President Obama took office.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000034640", "text": "Galvanize , an education company focused on data science, web development and entrepreneurship, and IBM are announcing a new partnership to support women in data science and data engineering.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000034641", "text": "University student and faculty leaders commit to cross-campus entrepreneurship education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034642", "text": "The President will announce new commitments to improve pathways to employment for AmeriCorps alumni, encourage community service by young people and expand national service opportunities.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000034643", "text": "These women veterans struggle to find employment and short and long-term housing, and subsequently may be faced with the unthinkable possibility of losing their children.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000034644", "text": "Expanding investment in the Materials Genome Initiative to ensure U.S. leadership in inventing and manufacturing advanced materials.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034645", "text": "Across Federal agencies, the Administration has supported an increase in federal investment in manufacturing R&D by 35 percent in just three years - from $1.4 billion in 2011 to $1.9 billion in 2014.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034646", "text": "More than 1, 900 superintendents pledged to more effectively leverage education technology in their schools.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000034647", "text": "NSF, which supports basic research in science and engineering, will connect its network and vast knowledge base to SBST.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000034648", "text": "Much of our domestic critical infrastructure is owned and operated by the private sector, and those private sector companies make their own determination regarding cybersecurity investments.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034649", "text": "During the Year of Action following the first Summit for Democracy in December 2021, the United States and over 100 partner governments around the world have taken meaningful steps to build more resilient democracies, combat corruption, and defend human rights.", "issue": "Democracy"}
{"id": "0000034650", "text": "And, while our nation's longest war is over, our commitment to support our veteran continues.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000034651", "text": "RUSSIA AND UKRAINE G-7 leaders discussed the situation in Ukraine and stand united in support of the efforts of the people of Ukraine to build a deeper and stronger democracy that accommodates the rights and aspirations of all people in all regions of Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000034652", "text": "The crisis in Ukraine has brought energy security to the forefront of the G-7's agenda.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000034653", "text": "Dealers, other major swap participants, hedge funds, and other private funds must keep records and report every standardized trade to regulators.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000034654", "text": "Addressing Climate Change and Boosting Clean Energy G-20 leaders met two weeks before world leaders will convene in Paris, France, to launch the Paris Climate Conference.", "issue": "Energy"}
{"id": "0000034655", "text": "G-7 Leaders welcomed the significant steps Ukraine has taken in recent weeks to advance its reform agenda in line with this new IMF program.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000034656", "text": "The G-7 has led the response to end the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, with a combined G-7 contribution of over $2.6 billion in assistance to date.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000034657", "text": "Recognizing the detrimental effects of corruption and illicit finance, G-20 leaders reinforced a wide range of ongoing efforts through the adoption of a new two-year G-20 Action Plan.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000034658", "text": "In response to the more dangerous European security environment caused by Russia's aggression against Ukraine, NATO activated its defensive plans and over 40, 000 troops are now under direct NATO command.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000034659", "text": "In order to better support Ukraine's short and long-term needs, Allies will launch with Ukraine at the Summit an updated NATO Comprehensive Assistance Package for Ukraine, the mechanism by which NATO provides non-lethal assistance and support for defense reforms in Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000034660", "text": "For the first time ever, the leaders of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and the Republic of Korea will participate in a NATO Summit.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000034661", "text": "The report also tasks NATO to continue working with Allies and partners to address good governance and the impact of corruption as key elements of the Alliance's broader political and security agenda.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034662", "text": "Building on last year's adoption of a new Cyber Defense Policy for NATO, Allied leaders will endorse a new action plan to strengthen cyber cooperation across the political, military, and technical levels.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034663", "text": "As an operational domain for NATO, cyber will also be a key component of NATO's strengthened deterrence and defense posture.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034664", "text": "United on Ukraine G7 Leaders set forth a powerful statement of unity strength and commitment in our response to Russia's war of aggression.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000034665", "text": "United on China G7 Leaders affirmed that G7 countries are not decoupling from China or turning inwards.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034666", "text": "Tennessee plans on blending traditional infrastructure and nature-based approaches in an effort to build resilience in communities along the Mississippi River.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034667", "text": "The Justice Department announced a new policy to underscore zero tolerance for willful violations of the law by federally licensed firearms dealers that put public safety at risk.", "issue": "tolerance"}
{"id": "0000034668", "text": "G-7 leaders also noted their intent to promote quality infrastructure investment, including through effective resource mobilization in partnership with the private sector.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034669", "text": "In January 2012, the Justice Department modernized the FBI's definition of rape in the Uniform Crime Reporting Program used to collect our nation's crime statistics.", "issue": "rape"}
{"id": "0000034670", "text": "OCR is currently investigating more than 130 institutions of higher education, and has reached 7 resolution agreements with institutions.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034671", "text": "Despite these advances, there is still an HIV epidemic and it remains a significant health issue for the United States.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000034672", "text": "President Obama in his Prague remarks identified the risk of nuclear terrorism as the most immediate and extreme threat to global security, and he called for a worldwide effort to secure all vulnerable nuclear materials in four years.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034673", "text": "Since the first Summit in April 2010 in Washington, DC, President Obama and more than 50 world leaders have been working together to prevent nuclear terrorism and counter nuclear smuggling.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034674", "text": "Today, in response to the President's call to action, the President and First Lady are joining with leaders in higher education to announce over 100 new commitments to expand college opportunity.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034675", "text": "Such corruption inhibits opportunities for the underprivileged, undermines sound public financial management, deters foreign investment, stifles economic growth and development, and undermines democracy and the rule of law.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034676", "text": "Beyond Afghanistan, we must define our effort not as a boundless 'global war on terror' - but rather as a series of persistent, targeted efforts to dismantle specific networks of violent extremists that threaten America.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000034677", "text": "Under domestic law, and international law, the United States is at war with al Qaeda, the Taliban, and their associated forces.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034678", "text": "So this is a just war - a war waged proportionally, in last resort, and in self-defense.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034679", "text": "As President Bush said today, Libya must also fully engage in the war against terror.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034680", "text": "This announcement marks a commitment from China to match the proposed timeline for the introduction of new heavy-duty vehicle standards in the United States.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034681", "text": "Consistent with the ambitious early peaking targets announced by Chinese cities last week at the U.S.-China Climate Leaders Summit in Los Angeles, China is also affirming that 50 percent of new buildings in urban areas will meet green building standards by 2020.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034682", "text": "Additionally, China has affirmed that the share of public transport in motorized urban travel will reach 30 percent by the same year.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034683", "text": "Today, China - one of the largest providers of public financing for infrastructure worldwide - agreed to work towards strictly controlling public investment flowing into projects with high pollution and carbon emissions both domestically and internationally.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034684", "text": "The G7 will issue a statement of support for Ukraine, which will include significant new sanctions commitments to further intensify our economic measures against Russia.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000034686", "text": "The effectiveness of our measures will only compound over time to further isolate Russia from the world economy.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034687", "text": "This will support improving girls' access to education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034688", "text": "Champion the Cause of Adolescent Girls' Education and Affect Social Change by promoting public-private partnerships with public and civil society leaders in Pakistan.", "issue": "Education"}
{"id": "0000034689", "text": "Investing in girls' education will help the many adolescent girls in Pakistan who still face barriers to education from an early age due to poverty, cultural norms, violence, insecurity, and geographic isolation.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034690", "text": "Empowering girls and ensuring them access to quality education has long-term, transformational benefits for their future, for their families and communities, and for Pakistan's economic prosperity overall.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034691", "text": "With counterpart governments around the world, the U.S. and Japan will increase focus on girls' education in respective bilateral assistance programs.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034692", "text": "SS The Department of Housing and Urban Development is committed to reducing barriers to quality housing and enhancing opportunities for home ownership for New Americans.", "issue": "Housing"}
{"id": "0000034693", "text": "Together with similar actions by the G7, following our respective national processes, this collective action by more than half of the global economy will deliver another serious economic blow to Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034694", "text": "The G7 Leaders will agree to ensure Russia cannot obtain financing from the leading multilateral financial institutions, such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034695", "text": "Russia cannot grossly violate international law and expect to benefit from being part of the international economic order.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034696", "text": "Our economic competiveness depends on our shared commitment to education, inclusive economic growth, and engagement with the private sector and civil society.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034697", "text": "Together we are working to enhance the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034698", "text": "In 2015, the Republic of Korea hosted the second high-level event to bring together countries and organizations participating in the GHSA to highlight new commitments and progress.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000034699", "text": "Over the longer-term, vaccines and therapeutics will be a key tool in our arsenal, and we have significantly ramped up development and clinical trials of vaccine and drug candidates.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000034700", "text": "APEC Leaders endorsed an action plan on energy to help ensure the long-term growth of regional economies.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000034701", "text": "DFI promotes transfer of information and communications technology to benefit entrepreneurs and small businesses in developing countries.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000034702", "text": "Reflecting the fact that transparency is integral to democracy, this new commitment parallels an existing commitment to hold consultations in the event of a breakdown of the democratic process in any Summit country.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000034703", "text": "President Bush stressed the importance of trade -- including intra-regional trade -- for Sub-Saharan Africa's development.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000034704", "text": "President Bush also welcomed Leaders' commitment to fight corruption and promote transparency.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000034705", "text": "At U.S. urging, APEC Leaders also agreed to develop specific actions to combat corruption.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000034706", "text": "The G-8 leaders also endorsed action plans on science and technology, famine relief, and water, which build on U.S. policies.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000034707", "text": "The G-8 Leaders stressed that trade represents the optimum path to global growth.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000034708", "text": "The United States has been a leader in fighting foreign official corruption.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000034709", "text": "In support of U.S.-ASEAN Health Futures, the United States and ASEAN are taking swift action to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, strengthen health systems, and promote health security.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034710", "text": "The joint announcement marks the first time China has agreed to peak its CO2 emissions.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034711", "text": "This initiative will eventually include demonstrations of new technologies for smart infrastructure for urbanization.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034712", "text": "The United States and the European Union recognize the threat of terrorism to our freedom and basic liberties, and are resolved to defeat it.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034713", "text": "The two leaders affirmed Russian-American partnership against terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034714", "text": "The United States and Russia are committed to achieving WTO accession for Russia as soon as possible and on commercially meaningful terms.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034715", "text": "The United States offers to work with the UN to double its contribution of military staff officers serving in UN missions.", "issue": "UN"}
{"id": "0000034716", "text": "The United States recently concluded an international agreement with the UN that will enable the provision of airlift, sealift, and other logistic support, supplies, and services around the world.", "issue": "UN"}
{"id": "0000034717", "text": "The U.S. military intends to offer specialists to conduct strategic and operational-level assessments in select UN peacekeeping operations where there is an urgent need for such expertise.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000034718", "text": "As Director General of SEBIN, he was associated with the surveillance of Venezuelan government opposition leaders.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000034719", "text": "Also, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides the first-ever dedicated investment in our transit workforce to support the transition to new clean technologies like battery electric buses.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034720", "text": "This pollution makes it difficult to breathe, triggers asthma and other lung diseases and is associated with premature death.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000034721", "text": "To advance the build-out of our nation's network of 500, 000 EV chargers, DOT's recent EV charging guidance to states includes eligibility to support charging infrastructure for trucks.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034722", "text": "Through major advances in zero-emissions technology, clean trucks are becoming cheaper and more readily available.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000034723", "text": "These programs will support secondary education, digital access, entrepreneurship, and environmental conservation, including scholarships to tutor 40, 000 students in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras in Math and Spanish, which will promote financial inclusion.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034724", "text": "The investment includes new innovative texturing technology that will increase the company's polyester yarn production in El Salvador by 40% and support continuous training and job growth in the region.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000034725", "text": "These investments will help address the root causes of migration by creating economic opportunity in the region.", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000034726", "text": "Youth service programs harness the energy of young people to meet critical local development needs, while providing them a pathway to education, employment, and a sense of civic responsibility and belonging.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000034727", "text": "Together, we can work to overcome obstacles to investment, promote economic opportunity, and support long-term development in the region.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034728", "text": "WFP redirected hundreds of tons of food to the Suruc border district in response to the sudden recent influx of refugees and continues to work in close coordination with the Turkish government to feed hundreds of thousands of refugees daily.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000034729", "text": "Inside Syria, U.S. government partners keep people alive by reaching millions of people per month-often at great risk to partner staff-with household food rations and flour for bakeries.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000034730", "text": "The investment is intended to support roughly 500 employees at each location and increase indirect job growth in Honduras and in the United States, particularly in the U.S. cotton industry across 18 states.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034731", "text": "NATO assumed command of the ISAF mission in August 2003.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034732", "text": "Employment - Increasing employment opportunities for refugees, supporting refugee entrepreneurship, and assisting refugees' reentry into the workforce.", "issue": "refugee"}
{"id": "0000034733", "text": "The executive announcements today altogether will cut carbon pollution by nearly 300 million metric tons through 2030 - equivalent to taking more than 60 million cars off the road for one year - and will save homes and businesses more than $10 billion on their energy bills.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000034734", "text": "Citi has closed six major new renewables transactions, including an innovative, $160 million transaction that will fund 40 systems averaging 1.1 megawatts per project.", "issue": "transaction"}
{"id": "0000034735", "text": "The action means that each vial of vaccine can be used for up to five doses, since the appropriate dose for intradermal administration is 0.1mL versus 0.5mL required per dose administered subcutaneously.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000034736", "text": "Jurisdictions that are adopting the intradermal administration of vaccine and have used 90% of their current supply of vaccine will be able to order additional doses.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000034737", "text": "The Administration is also encouraging intradermal administration of vaccine and providing technical assistance, support, and resources to jurisdictions in the process of adopting and expanding intradermal administration.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000034738", "text": "The pilot program is setting aside 50, 000 doses of vaccine from the Strategic National Stockpile that jurisdictions can request to order on top of their existing vaccine allocations and supply.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000034739", "text": "As part of this commitment, we believe that discrimination has no place in our workforce, which is why we have a no-tolerance policy.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000034740", "text": "Investing to bring out the best in everyone, regardless of gender or background, contributes to the success of the business and the most important asset - our people.", "issue": "gender"}
{"id": "0000034741", "text": "The pandemic exposed the fragility and importance of our care economy.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034742", "text": "Supervisor Holly Mitchell will describe LA County's American Rescue Plan investment to enhance training programs in high-demand sectors such as construction, transportation and warehousing, manufacturing, technology, and more with an American Rescue Plan investment in High Road Training Partnerships.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034743", "text": "O Employment - Increasing employment opportunities for refugees, supporting refugee entrepreneurship, and assisting refugees' reentry into the workforce.", "issue": "refugee"}
{"id": "0000034744", "text": "Technology can be a key enabler to reaching this goal by providing unstandardized ways of learning.", "issue": "Technology"}
{"id": "0000034745", "text": "As part of the equity intervention pilot, the Biden-Harris Administration will set aside 10, 000 vials of vaccine that health departments can request for use as part of smaller-scale equity interventions.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000034746", "text": "A $200 million investment by Oracle to support CS education for an additional 125, 000 students in the United States.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034747", "text": "STEM education has been incorporated into the priorities of the Department of Education -as illustrated by the Administration's signature Race to the Top competition-and into the bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act that the President signed last year.", "issue": "Education"}
{"id": "0000034748", "text": "I remember the mothers who have battled the disease of Opioid addiction, and have overcome incredible hardships for love of their children.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000034749", "text": "Whether the territory within the limits of those States should be held as conquered territory, under military authority emanating from the President as the head of the Army, was the first question that presented itself for decision.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000034750", "text": "The chief persons who would have followed in the train of the Army would have been dependents on the General Government or men who expected profit from the miseries of their erring fellow-citizens.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000034751", "text": "The relations of the General Government toward the 4, 000, 000 inhabitants whom the war has called into freedom have engaged my most serious consideration.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034752", "text": "From the moment of the establishment of our free Constitution the civilized world has been convulsed by revolutions in the interests of democracy or of monarchy, but through all those revolutions the United States have wisely and firmly refused to become propagandists of republicanism.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000034753", "text": "Experience has proved its sufficiency in peace and in war; it has vindicated its authority through dangers and afflictions, and sudden and terrible emergencies, which would have crushed any system that had been less firmly fixed in the hearts of the people.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034754", "text": "At the inauguration of Washington the foreign relations of the country were few and its trade was repressed by hostile regulations; now all the civilized nations of the globe welcome our commerce, and their governments profess toward us amity.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000034755", "text": "In 1847 the expenditures growing out of the war with Mexico reached fifty-five millions, and the population about 21, 000, 000, giving only $2.60 per capita for the war expenses of that year.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034756", "text": "In the spring of 1861 our civil war commenced.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034757", "text": "Costa Rica, with the earnestness of a sincerely friendly neighbor, solicits a reciprocity of trade, which I commend to the consideration of Congress.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000034758", "text": "The Emperor of Russia has acceded to the treaty negotiated here in January last for the security of trade-marks in the interest of manufacturers and commerce.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034759", "text": "In many countries, higher investment in education, innovation and infrastructure can support the creation of jobs now while raising productivity and future growth prospects.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034760", "text": "Recognizing the importance of investment for boosting economic growth, we commit to maintaining a supportive business environment for investors.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034761", "text": "Intensifying the fight against corruption 77.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000034762", "text": "To help facilitate international cooperation among G20 and non-G20 governments in their investigation and prosecution of corruption, we will publish a guide on Mutual Legal Assistance from G20 countries, as well as information on tracing assets in G20 jurisdictions.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000034763", "text": "On 1 December, 2012, Russia will start chairing the G20.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034764", "text": "U.S. financial reform will give shareholders a vote on the compensation of senior executives at the companies they own and require that the compensation committees of corporate boards uphold high standards for independence.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000034765", "text": "We will judge Russia by its deeds.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034766", "text": "We call on Russia to seize the opportunity which Ukraine's proposals represent for the diplomatic path.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034767", "text": "Russia must de- escalate and fulfil its commitments in implementing the Minsk Agreements.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034768", "text": "Sustained economic growth world-wide requires a renewed commitment to free trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000034769", "text": "We welcome the fact that negotiations with China are now almost completed and that progress is being made towards Russia's accession.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034770", "text": "Terrorism continues to represent one of the greatest challenges to international peace, stability and security.", "issue": "Terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034771", "text": "We recognize that globalization means our infrastructure is inter-independent and, as a result, we will promote dialogue and collaboration between specialists in the area of critical infrastructure protection.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034772", "text": "All our actions against terrorism have been, and will always be, based on the fundamental principles set by the UN system.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034773", "text": "In addition, we emphasize the importance of education, science and technology as a means to facilitate development.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034774", "text": "We are committed to addressing the issues of shortage, retention and management of teachers in Africa as well as improving learning outcomes.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000034775", "text": "We recognize the important role of renewable energy in tackling climate change and in the long term reducing our dependency on fossil fuels.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000034776", "text": "Efforts in the WTO negotiations to eliminate tariffs and non-tariff barriers to environmental goods and services should be enhanced with a view to disseminating clean technology and skills.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000034777", "text": "We support the key role of the UN, including the Security Council and peace support operations, and work towards enhancing the effectiveness of the Peacebuilding Commission.", "issue": "UN"}
{"id": "0000034778", "text": "We, the Leaders of the G-8, reiterate our absolute condemnation of terrorism in all of its forms and manifestations, and our commitment to work together to eradicate this threat.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034779", "text": "As highlighted at the Washington Summit on Nuclear security, nuclear terrorism is one of the most challenging threats to international security.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034780", "text": "We reiterate the central role of the UN in the fight against terrorism and stress the importance of full implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and relevant UN Security Council resolutions.", "issue": "UN"}
{"id": "0000034781", "text": "Still, terrorism remains one of the most serious threats affecting all countries and peoples in the world.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034782", "text": "Today in Hokkaido Toyako, we reaffirm our commitment to countering terrorism with every means at our disposal, while ensuring the rule of law and respect for human rights and international law.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034783", "text": "Today, we reaffirm our unshakable belief that terrorism cannot and will not succeed.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034784", "text": "The negative impacts of this recent trend could push millions more back into poverty, rolling back progress made towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000034785", "text": "We also ask our ministers of agriculture to hold a meeting to contribute to developing sound proposals on global food security.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000034786", "text": "On Iran, our position is as it was, which is we absolutely share Israel's concern about the threat posed by Iran's nuclear ambitions.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034787", "text": "Presently, he supports keeping the payroll tax on employees at 4.2% while the economy is still weak.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000034788", "text": "The Romney plan supports returning the payroll tax on employees to 6.2%.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000034790", "text": "The industry that is highly subsidized and receives corporate welfare under the Obama administration is the green energy industry-companies like Solyndra.", "issue": "welfare"}
{"id": "0000034791", "text": "In cooperation with NATO and OSCE, we have responded quickly and firmly to threats to peace in the region.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034792", "text": "The U.S. and EU strongly support an independent, sovereign Ukraine with close ties to the transatlantic community but are concerned about domestic developments affecting democratic and free market reforms.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000034793", "text": "We remind Ukraine of the need to send a strong signal to the international community by responding positively and transparently to concerns over human rights, independent media and free elections.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000034794", "text": "Obama claimed 'the tide of war is receding' and many Republicans and conservative pundits became anti-interventionists of convenience.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034795", "text": "In addition to the lifting of the embargo, Graham said lawmakers in both parties will be put off by the fact that the restrictions on Iranian enrichment expire over time.", "issue": "embargo"}
{"id": "0000034796", "text": "It also reportedly calls for a UN arms embargo and missile sanctions to remain in place for five or eight years, respectively, and that sanctions can be restored in 65 days if Iran violates the deal.", "issue": "embargo"}
{"id": "0000034797", "text": "I would not lift inspections until there was a certification they are no longer the largest state sponsor of terrorism, he said.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034798", "text": "The whole thing in Syria, when the President ignored the red line, when he overruled his major advisors on providing weapons and training to the Free Syrian Army...", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000034799", "text": "Of all the mistakes we could make as a world and as a nation, getting a bad deal with Iran is the worst possible outcome...", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034800", "text": "I I would form a regional army made up of Arabs and Turkey, and American forces would be part of that army.", "issue": "army"}
{"id": "0000034801", "text": "You're only going to win this war if you go on offense.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034802", "text": "You'll never win the war from the air....", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034803", "text": "Russia's continued presence in Syria will make the current conflict longer and bloodier and radicalize moderate Sunni forces and populations.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000034804", "text": "Syria is the source of the world's most acute refugee and IDP crisis, in the midst of a conflict that has already resulted in over 200, 000 dead, half of which are civilians.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000034805", "text": "The destabilizing impact of this crisis is not only felt in Syria, but also in partner nations like Jordan, posing further threats to our security.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000034806", "text": "You're infusing the largest state sponsor of terrorism with more money and more weapons.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034807", "text": "I am ready to lead the finest military in the history of the world.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000034808", "text": "Three years ago, we all begged him to help the free Syrian army when they were intact, impose a new fly zone.", "issue": "army"}
{"id": "0000034809", "text": "If Assad doesn't leave, the war never ends.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034810", "text": "We're all in it together and to those American Muslims who have joined the American military to fight radical Islam, God bless you.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000034811", "text": "The reason we'll win this war is because very few fathers and mothers want to turn their daughters over to ISIL.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034812", "text": "The Russians supporting Assad, Joe, means the war never ends.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034813", "text": "So, Russian involvement on behalf of Assad means he doesn't go, means the war continues.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034814", "text": "With Assad being propped up by Russia and Iran, it means the war never ends.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034815", "text": "We're at war and I want to approach this as a wartime problem not a criminal enterprise.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034818", "text": "Expand and stiffen sanctions against Russia, including personal sanctions against Putin and his top lieutenants, such as visa bans and asset freezes.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034819", "text": "If you want an enrichment program large in nature that will lead one day to a nuclear breakout, like North Korea, you will not have it.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000034820", "text": "I've got a plan to win this war against ISIL.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034821", "text": "He said he was OK with Russia being in Syria militarily and fighting ISIL.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034822", "text": "Russia is supporting Assad, and Assad is the magnet of this war.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034823", "text": "What I think we've accomplished with the deal with Iran is to give the Ayatollah's regime power in perpetuity.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034824", "text": "Let them lead this war, but we have to be part of the effort...", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034825", "text": "There's two places you can fight this war; on the streets of Raqqa or on American streets or European capitals.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034826", "text": "I would have a no fly zone in Syria so we could train Syrians who are willing to fight against ISIL.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000034827", "text": "I don't believe abortion, five months into pregnancy, makes us a better nation.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000034828", "text": "Russia's entry into the Syrian war marks a dangerous new phase in this conflict, escalating the threat level against the United States and highlighting the consequences of President Obama's failure to project leadership in the Middle East.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034829", "text": "Syria is now the perfect launching pad for devastating attacks against our homeland that could make the September 11 attacks pale in comparison.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000034830", "text": "However, the heart of the fight will be in Syria, where ISIL is headquartered.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000034831", "text": "The net effect of these repeated blunders has been to threaten the gains of our military, both past and future.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000034832", "text": "It is always better than war, as long as you're dealing with the worst people with a philosophy and goal to make the world safer.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034833", "text": "In doing this he traveled throughout Afghanistan to support prisons and courts in every province in the country, placing himself at considerable risk.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000034834", "text": "Declare war on them.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034835", "text": "On Iran, Graham said he wants the U.S. to negotiate a good deal on the country's nuclear program.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034836", "text": "No Arab Army will commit to fighting ISIL while leaving Assad in power, and America should not take on this fight without regional support.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000034837", "text": "Under the failed leadership of President Obama and former Secretary Clinton, Syria and Iraq have become the perfect base from which to launch attacks directly against our nation by seasoned fighters holding Western passports.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000034838", "text": "This is a religious war for the heart of Islam, even though most of them want to live in peace ...", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034839", "text": "Nothing's changed inside of China to make you believe they're a better nation when it comes to democracy.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034840", "text": "So 500, 000 person Army versus 420, where we're headed by 2021, allows you to have an Army that can be more present in Europe...", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000034841", "text": "He says let Russia fight ISIL.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034842", "text": "Russia and Iran will fight for Assad.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034843", "text": "Russia and Iran will say who runs Syria.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034844", "text": "Worst of all, Iran, the largest state sponsor of terrorism, will receive more than $100 billion in sanctions relief in short order.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034845", "text": "The raid last month by U.S. commandos that killed a senior IS official in Syria should be replicated, he said.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000034846", "text": "More U.S. advisers on the ground would also expedite the training of Iraqi forces and Sunni Muslim tribal fighters from the western Anbar province, who remain distrustful of the Shiite-dominated government in Baghdad and its ties to Iran, he said.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034847", "text": "Turning to Syria, he said the chaotic civil war there makes Iraq look like a cakewalk.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034848", "text": "Republican presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham on Wednesday night called Syria hell on Earth in a fiery, breakout debate performance in which he touted his military experience.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000034849", "text": "Here, four women take on the complex issue of abortion, Donald Trump's comments, the potential impact of the Texas case, and the importance of protecting women's health and rights in the upcoming presidential election.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000034850", "text": "And when candidates like Donald Trump call for criminalizing abortion, it matters.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000034851", "text": "In the last five years alone, lawmakers across the country have enacted 231 restrictions on abortion.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000034852", "text": "All of the Republican frontrunners for president want to make abortion illegal.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000034853", "text": "And when politicians put up barriers that make it all but impossible for low-income women to get an abortion, they're jeopardizing women's health, economic security, and futures.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000034854", "text": "I come to this issue as a woman, a mother, a grandmother, and a former lawyer.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000034855", "text": "So defending women's health and rights means defending access to abortion-not just in principle but in practice.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000034856", "text": "Trump painting the entire community as living in poverty with no jobs continues to show he is completely out of touch with the African American community.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000034857", "text": "Trump's business interests in Russia run deepand present HUGE conflicts of interest.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034858", "text": "They viewed Mr. Trump's comments on NATO as an abandonment of America's most significant alliance relationship.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000034859", "text": "The pioneering program attracted $10 billion in private investment and drew praise for its innovative use of public-private partnerships.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034860", "text": "With many Americans facing the threat of foreclosure, the high profile bankruptcies of several nationwide mortgage lenders, and investment funds suffering significant losses from their mortgage investments, it is no small surprise that these conditions have led to broader concerns about the availability of credit.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034861", "text": "Corporate special interests first, middle class families last, borrow from China and stick our children and grandchildren with the bill.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034862", "text": "The people of faith I know don't cling to religion because they're bitter.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000034863", "text": "And by the way, when I say no more trade, once you -- once they know that you are really willing to go that extra length, there will always be trade, but we'll make good deals.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000034864", "text": "He was pretty much a brazen apologist for anything Moscow did, said one U.S. official who served in Russia at the time.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000034866", "text": "He gave a speech opposing the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034867", "text": "He didn't introduce legislation against the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034868", "text": "No one disputes that Sen. Obama opposed the war from his vantage point as a part-time state senator in Illinois.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034869", "text": "Obama didn't introduce legislation to end the Iraq war until he started running for president.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034870", "text": "Hillary's trip to Kosovo in May 1999 took place during the air war over Kosovo.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034871", "text": "Despite concerns about security, she traveled to the international border on the edge of the war zone, and visited with refugees.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000034872", "text": "Senator Clinton will end the war in Iraq the right way.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034873", "text": "A historic nuclear deal will prevent Iran from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon-yet many Republican candidates have boasted they'll tear it up a year into implementation.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034874", "text": "Whether it is health care, the environment or getting us out of this war, Senator Clinton has the experience to bring the change we need in this country.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034875", "text": "Mayor Newsom has also committed to studying new alternative sources of energy that exist - such as tidal, wave, and wind power - because of San Francisco's unique placement at the gateway to the Golden Gate and Pacific Ocean.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000034876", "text": "Bank's ties to terror U.S. sanctions against Iran date back to the Iranian Revolution in 1979, when Islamic fundamentalists seized power and held more than 50 Americans hostage for more than a year.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034877", "text": "After briefly lifting restrictions when the hostages were released, President Ronald Reagan designated Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism and imposed new sanctions in 1984 and 1987.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034878", "text": "In the years that followed, Iran stepped up its support for international terrorist attacks, according to authorities in the U.S. and other Western nations.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034879", "text": "President Bill Clinton approved a sweeping embargo in 1995 that banned Americans from conducting trade with Iranian businesses.", "issue": "embargo"}
{"id": "0000034880", "text": "The Quds Force was designated as a supporter of terrorism by President George W. Bush weeks after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, for providing support to the Taliban, Hamas and Hezbollah, groups that the U.S. has labeled as terrorist organizations.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034881", "text": "As a presidential candidate, Trump has been a fierce critic of Iran, denouncing its government as the world's top state sponsor of terrorism.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034888", "text": "Trump vowed to maintain the embargo and never spend his or his companies' money in Cuba until Fidel Castro was removed from power.", "issue": "embargo"}
{"id": "0000034889", "text": "That fall, as critics pressured Clinton to further loosen the embargo, Trump Hotels saw an opportunity.", "issue": "embargo"}
{"id": "0000034890", "text": "On the military, you raise an important issue.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000034891", "text": "The night of the failed coup, Dogan's flagship television network became the venue through which Mr. Erdogan appealed to citizens to oppose the putsch.", "issue": "coup"}
{"id": "0000034892", "text": "Since the failed coup, Dogan's media group has taken on a more pro-government line, including broadcasts supporting Mr. Erdogan's claim that Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen was responsible for the putsch.", "issue": "coup"}
{"id": "0000034893", "text": "The frustration over the economic recovery that benefits too few Americans, the shortcomings of health care reform and the high cost of college education is genuine.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034894", "text": "We welcome unreservedly the spread of multiparty democracy, the practice of free elections, the freedom of expression and assembly, the increased respect for human rights, the rule of law, and the increasing recognition of the principles of the open and competitive economy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000034895", "text": "We encourage the OECD to strengthen its surveillance and review procedures, and to find ways of making its work operationally more effective.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000034896", "text": "The outcome of the GATT negotiations on agriculture should lead to a better balance between supply and demand and ensure that agricultural policies do not impede the effective functioning of international markets.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000034897", "text": "Serious problems are caused by marine pollution, both in the oceans and in coastal areas.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000034898", "text": "For the countries that make such a choice, nuclear energy will continue to be an important contributor to our energy supply and can play a significant role in reducing the growth of greenhouse gas emissions.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000034899", "text": "We support a strategy for attacking the cocaine trade as outlined in particular in the Cartagena Declaration.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000034900", "text": "Now more than ever, America needs a commander-in-chief focused on the global war on terrorism, instead we have a community organizer focused on global warming.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034901", "text": "Huckabee quit early due to a shortage of cash, so we never got to see how well he could run in a great number of states.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000034902", "text": "In a similar way, politicians in both parties have refused to secure the border.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000034903", "text": "Undoubtedly, Iran would be a winner in this scenario - rendering the whole world vulnerable.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034904", "text": "In response to what he would do about Common Core in education, Huckabee said education should not be governed at the federal level.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034905", "text": "The federal government should have zero role in education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034906", "text": "You don't want the federal government dictating education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034907", "text": "One audience member asked his views on renewable energy.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000034908", "text": "He told the workers, We want to run with every ounce of energy...but put your safety first.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000034909", "text": "Taking a strong stand against abortion, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee told the audience Sunday at an Iowa Right to Life event that he isn't satisfied with just ending government funding for Planned Parenthood.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000034910", "text": "The war on poverty isn't fought and won with a monthly check from the government.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000034911", "text": "Huckabee called for a fair tax to transform our economy ...", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000034912", "text": "Leading a Huckabee Huddle session with voters at a local diner in Clinton, was confronted by an angry woman who accused him of supporting child abuse.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000034913", "text": "In a question about Afghanistan, Huckabee referred to the country as the land of the Flintstones and said that radical Islam must be destroyed, calling it a threat to every civilized person on this Earth.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000034914", "text": "Empowering Iran with sanctions relief is like Neville Chamberlain writing a $150 billion check to Adolf Hitler before WWII hoping he'll behave.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034915", "text": "Empowering Iran with sanctions relief is like Neville Chamberlain writing a $150 billion check to Adolf Hitler hoping he'll play nice and behave.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034918", "text": "His fair tax plan - a national consumption tax that would replace most federal taxes on income - would bring trillions of dollars in offshore investment back to the U.S. and regenerate manufacturing jobs in this country", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034919", "text": "Iran should immediately release our sailors or face serious consequences.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034920", "text": "Iran has reportedly promised to return the sailors, but there is no specific time yet known for their return.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034921", "text": "Iran accused the sailors of trespassing.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000034922", "text": "Huckabee also believes in rebuilding the military and the country's moral compass.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000034923", "text": "He also chided the president on issues of terrorism and immigration.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000034924", "text": "In addition, here on the homefront, we must continue our vigilance in the war on terror -- and insist on the best possible care for veterans, their spouses and their dependents -- beginning with my Veterans Bill of Rights.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034925", "text": "In the late 80's and early 90's we were still learning about the virus that causes AIDS.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000034926", "text": "We now know that the virus that causes AIDS is spread differently, with a lower level of contact than with TB.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000034927", "text": "Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, said there is an industry of poverty that relies on the federal government to sustain itself.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000034929", "text": "Jean-Pierre also briefed on the importance of journalism to democracy and its recently strained relationship with the public.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000034930", "text": "The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare the consequences of decades' worth of underinvestment in our communities, dealing a devastating blow to American workers, families, and small businesses - particularly in communities of color.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034931", "text": "Despite changes in technology, federal regulations that define what a firearm is have not been updated in more than 50 years.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000034932", "text": "In addition to reducing pollution, the funding will support the creation of new, good-paying jobs related to the cleanup.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000034933", "text": "The EPA had the courage to follow the science, something we've been demanding for years.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000034934", "text": "Biden administration partners with job firms to address teacher shortage", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000034935", "text": "Education is an exciting and worthwhile profession, and I believe that today's conversations, alongside members of the talent industry, will take us far as we lead collaborative and solutions-based work.", "issue": "Education"}
{"id": "0000034936", "text": "As a former public school teacher, I know how important education is to prepare kids for their future.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034937", "text": "The Democratic administration wants to ensure that poverty, race and ethnic status do not lead to worse exposure to pollution and environmental harm.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000034938", "text": "And, despite the achievement of developing vaccines, we've all seen how difficult it is to administer the vaccine efficiently.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000034939", "text": "We've been sounding the alarm for months that big cities and small towns everywhere are struggling as a direct consequence of this pandemic, said USCM President and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034940", "text": "Although some states and cities have experienced greater revenue intakes than forecasted last spring in the early weeks of the pandemic, local leaders said they are still crunched.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034941", "text": "Sadly, nearly one million local government jobs have already been lost during the pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034942", "text": "Our nation's reliance on manufacturing key products and components in China and other foreign nations has hampered our ability to make up for the production gaps.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000034943", "text": "Our reliance on foreign-made semiconductors is not only an issue of rising inflation and scarcity, but also our national security.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000034944", "text": "This pandemic laid bare many of the challenges we already faced and exacerbated others.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034945", "text": "As many American families have experienced first-hand, access to goods - whether that be a phone, a new car, or a packaged food - is highly dependent upon our physical infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034946", "text": "The most vulnerable Americans - including women, people of color and low wage workers - are experiencing the worst of the pandemic, with unprecedented job loss, childcare burdens and food insecurity.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034947", "text": "The bill also includes the largest investment in electric vehicle infrastructure in history to build a national network of 500, 000 chargers along highways and in rural and disadvantaged communities, including $7 billion to bolster domestic EV supply chains.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034948", "text": "That means fighting the pandemic with vaccines, gloves, masks and help for opening schools safely.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034949", "text": "But they, not the federal government, are on the front lines in the war against Covid, waging expensive campaigns while wrestling with revenue shortfalls and balanced-budget requirements.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000034950", "text": "When business was a bust, families in our community struggled to put food on the table.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000034951", "text": "Federal investment to address these serious and complex infrastructure issues is welcome, especially when investment benefits frontline communities and creates good-paying union jobs across Ohio.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034952", "text": "Biden plan invests in infrastructure to benefit Iowans", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034953", "text": "A crucial component of infrastructure in today's interconnected world is broadband.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034954", "text": "But it is wrong to cast these bills as stimulus.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000034955", "text": "EPA outlines $7.4B for water infrastructure headed to states he", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034956", "text": "The Financial Times adds, The investment in semiconductor and clean tech investments is almost double the commitments made in the same sectors in the whole of 2021, and nearly twenty times the amount in 2019.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034957", "text": "The investment in semiconductor and clean tech investments is almost double the commitments made in the same sectors in the whole of 2021, and nearly twenty times the amount in 2019, according to data compiled by the Financial Times.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034958", "text": "Relief from the economic hardship caused by COVID-19.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000034959", "text": "Hanwha Q Cells' investment will also bring about 2, 500 jobs to the state, according to an announcement made by U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and other Biden administration officials.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034960", "text": "The investment not only plans to bring 2, 500 jobs to Georgia, but represents the largest single investment in solar manufacturing in the U.S.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034961", "text": "We are fighting algorithmic discrimination against protected groups and have released a straightforward set of best practices for government and industry.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000034962", "text": "His plan recognizes that investment today will lead to increased technological research and development, innovation, job creation, sustainable supply chains and advanced manufacturing for tomorrow.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034964", "text": "The benefits for Alabamians are clear; infrastructure investment can't wait any longer.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034965", "text": "Infrastructure investment has been at the forefront of political campaign promises for years and has received much attention in Congress in recent months.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034966", "text": "In the early part of the 20th century, major projects like the Hoover Dam helped provide the infrastructure that allowed us to win World War II.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034967", "text": "Although Birmingham has started to steadily recover from the pandemic, we need a federal infrastructure agreement to safeguard our long-term economic prosperity and growth.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034968", "text": "Infrastructure investment would have real benefits for Alabama families, too.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034969", "text": "The benefits of investing in infrastructure are clear-now, it is time for Congress to act.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034970", "text": "Because of systemic racism, Black, brown and immigrant Kentuckians face unequal opportunities and outcomes in education, employment, health and housing -- disparities that have glared in the pandemic.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034971", "text": "Republicans, Democrats and independents from Paducah to Pikeville, from the Tennessee Valley to the Ohio River agree we need investment in broadband, in our waterways, our railways and our highways.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034972", "text": "That means significant federal investment in Kentucky would stand to benefit many workers and businesses in the commonwealth and across the U.S.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034973", "text": "This week, the Eli Lilly company - the largest insulin manufacturer in the United States - decided to adjust the price of its product.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000034974", "text": "A generational investment in America, the Jobs Plan commits $115 billion to repair our highways, bridges and main streets, which will spur the creation of millions of good-paying, union jobs.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034975", "text": "Over the past 35 years, the United Front has brought millions of dollars of federal investment to our region, including funding for major infrastructure projects, health care systems and payments in lieu of taxes from federally managed forests, to name a few.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034976", "text": "Our region was experiencing financial challenges before the COVID-19 pandemic, and we need support to continue building our momentum toward recovery and long-term community stability.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034977", "text": "Significantly more investment is needed, as we still are far from the goal of making sure every Virginian has access to broadband.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034978", "text": "Finally, the plan calls for a major investment in weatherization assistance to reduce energy loss and increased tax credits for efficient home energy upgrades.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034979", "text": "The mayors of many of Maine's largest cities have witnessed firsthand the struggle the COVID-19 pandemic has caused.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034980", "text": "Arlington mayor highlights need for city COVID-19 aid during White House meeting Williams said during the meeting he highlighted the need for direct financial assistance for cities.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000034981", "text": "Hogan Sees Bipartisanship Hope After Oval Office Meeting on COVID-19 Aid Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. participated in an Oval Office meeting with President Biden and a small, bipartisan group of governors and mayors on Friday.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000034982", "text": "Seattle and the country cannot afford to wait on investing in infrastructure to make our economy more competitive, sustainable, and just.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034983", "text": "Roughly 179, 000 Black men enlisted in the Union Army on behalf of their freedom, making up 10 percent of the force by the war's end.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000034984", "text": "And these investments will also support the momentum of our local economic trajectory with Volkswagen's investment in electric mobility and the recent expansion of a key battery component supplier, PUREGraphite.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000034985", "text": "To lead the way in the fight against climate change and rebuild our economy, we must prioritize the infrastructure of the future - like clean, rapid transit and electric vehicle charging.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034986", "text": "The pandemic is not yet in the rearview mirror, the mayors acknowledge, but vaccination rates are on the rise, and federal funding from the Rescue Plan to state and local governments will help foment a bottom-up recovery.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000034987", "text": "Infrastructure is a job worth doing, and local governments are ready to put in the work to rebuild America's infrastructure, wrote the NLC.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034988", "text": "Infrastructure is a job worth doing, and local governments are ready to put in the work to rebuild America's infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034989", "text": "Broadband - Provide new financing and funding for broadband infrastructure, adoption and affordability that directly reaches communities of all sizes and remove state legal barriers to local broadband decision-making.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000034990", "text": "The vaccine Though six in 10 Americans think the vaccine rollout has been too slow in their states 73% of Americans think the process has been fair, including majorities of both non-white and lower-income Americans.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000034991", "text": "Republicans, lower-income Americans, those with lower levels of education, and non-White Americans are relatively more reluctant to get it than Democrats, those with higher income and educational attainment levels and White Americans.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000034992", "text": "Our efforts to sustain other critical elements of the public health response, from Covid-19 surveillance to the global vaccination campaign, are also now at risk.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000034993", "text": "More Americans could experience serious illness, leading not only to preventable loss of life but also to overwhelmed hospitals and burned-out health workers, which will reduce access to health care.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000034994", "text": "Against the backdrop of migrants in overcrowded conditions along the border, officials refused to call the situation a crisis, describing it instead as a challenge.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000034995", "text": "Across America, more than 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered and vaccinations are proceeding at a relatively rapid rate.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000034996", "text": "Slightly less than three months after administering our first dose of the vaccine, the Chickasaw Nation gladly opened vaccinations to all Oklahomans at our locations in Ada, Ardmore, Purcell and Tishomingo.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000034997", "text": "When limited supplies of vaccine first became available, we placed a high priority on Chickasaw Nation health care workers and other front-line workers, as well as our elders.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000034998", "text": "As we vaccinated more and more of those facing the highest risk of exposure and those most vulnerable to the disease, we were able to expand availability to all educators and their family members in Oklahoma.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000034999", "text": "While vaccinations are a significant part of our comprehensive efforts to contain the pandemic, we must continue efforts to contain the spread of the virus.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035000", "text": "Vaccination is an individual milestone that makes a very real difference in our collective battle against this disease, so I invite you to join me in taking that positive step for yourself and your neighbors.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000035001", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic is only the latest challenge facing our community and its impact has been catastrophic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035002", "text": "Many Tribal Nations have endured the worst of this pandemic, but have shown great leadership in supporting their citizens and surrounding communities.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035003", "text": "Chronic underinvestment in new housing means we simply have too few homes in America, and the consequence has been that affordable housing is out of reach for too many families.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000035004", "text": "The pandemic worsened this challenge, with an increased demand for housing during the pandemic coupled with constraints on the ability to scale up housing supply quickly.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035005", "text": "And today, inadequate housing supply is a major driver of inflation, with rents contributing significantly to recent inflation.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000035006", "text": "All five nominees are committed to fighting inflation, fostering financial stability, full employment, and recovery through the pandemic, and equitable economic growth that removes barriers faced by workers of color.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000035007", "text": "From labor unions in Iowa to Arizona associations representing local governments to national policy centers, the organizations emphasized the economic costs of the pandemic in states, cities, counties, Tribes, and territories across America.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035008", "text": "This pandemic and the resulting economic crisis are not partisan issues.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035009", "text": "As Texas combats the third and largest surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, we once again write to request that Congress provide direct and flexible fiscal assistance to local governments of all sizes.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035010", "text": "Vibrant metropolitan areas with strong, fiscally stable local governments will be key to defeating the pandemic and managing the reopening of the Texas economy.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035011", "text": "President Biden promise promised to tackle inflation, address the climate crisis, and reduce costs for the American people.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000035012", "text": "Georgia officials 'helped save our democracy' by standing up to 2020 pressure", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035013", "text": "The fact that your poll workers, your election workers, your volunteers, your local officials, your state officials, your courts stood up to the immense pressure with character and honesty and integrity helped save our democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035014", "text": "For years, the people of Jackson, Mississippi, have suffered the consequences of aging water infrastructure, said President Biden in a statement released to theGrio.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035015", "text": "For years, the people of Jackson, Mississippi, have suffered the consequences of aging water infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035017", "text": "President Joe Biden allocates $115 Million to Rebuild Jackson's Water System $115 million to support crucial investments in the reconstruction of Jackson, Mississippi's water infrastructure, the Grio reveals.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035018", "text": "The majority of North Carolinians - moms and dads, sons and daughters in working families across our state - were either feeling the pain of the virus itself, or the pain of missed paychecks and crippling economic anxiety.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000035019", "text": "Despite our best efforts, the fiscal challenges the pandemic has caused for local governments are unprecedented.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035020", "text": "For years, local leaders have heard promises of investments in infrastructure without Congress passing significant legislation to repair our nation's crumbling roads, bridges, water systems and more.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035021", "text": "When it comes to funding our nation's water infrastructure, local governments are quite literally carrying the water, providing over 95 percent of funding for water delivery and treatment systems across the country.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035022", "text": "Throughout the pandemic, local governments led the way in closing the homework gap, distributing mobile hotspots and laptops to needy households and providing public Wi-Fi access points in parks.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035023", "text": "Infrastructure is a 'must do' that Americans expect their government can get done.", "issue": "Infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035024", "text": "This pandemic has hurt all of us, said Mike Vandersteen, mayor of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, a manufacturing city along Lake Michigan with water attractions that normally draw tourists.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035025", "text": "This pandemic has taken far too many lives and wreaked havoc on the economic stability of far too many families.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035026", "text": "Modern infrastructure is critical to U.S competitiveness, and the ability of small businesses, their workforce and entrepreneurs to operate effectively and productively.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035027", "text": "Over the course of the pandemic, these mayors and cities have worked together to tackle COVID-19 and protect their communities.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035028", "text": "Local governments from across Ohio have been working together throughout this pandemic to respond to the unprecedented challenges our communities have faced.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035029", "text": "Our ability to leverage public infrastructure investment to foster economic growth will be a key component of a successful rebound.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035030", "text": "Over the past few years, VA has seen significant advancements in veteran healthcare and benefits.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000035031", "text": "Yesterday, the Biden-Harris administration announced new actions to promote women's employment and support working families across the country.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000035032", "text": "White House reveals plan to fight racism in home appraisals", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000035033", "text": "Biden administration rolls out plan to fight discrimination Home appraisals are meant to be fair and objective estimates of the market value of a property.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000035034", "text": "Harris unveils White House plan to tackle water scarcity as national security priority", "issue": "scarcity"}
{"id": "0000035035", "text": "Selma, the future of our democracy is being decided now.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035036", "text": "In what Harris described as a discussion on abortion, the Vice President made an opening statement, then listened as the lawmakers described the situation in their states.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000035037", "text": "State Senator Diane Sands says she will fight to keep abortion the law of the land in Montana following meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000035038", "text": "Continuing its efforts to promote renewable energy, the Biden administration on Thursday announced what it says will be the largest community solar effort in U.S. history, enough to power 140, 000 homes and businesses in three states.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000035039", "text": "With Baker by her side, Kamala Harris makes case that abortion is not a partisan issue", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000035040", "text": "As part of her role addressing the root cause of migration, Vice President Harris secured a new round of commitments to promote economic opportunity in Central America", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000035041", "text": "We see this in Ukraine, where Russia's invasion threatens international rules and norms that have provided unprecedented peace and security in Europe since World War II.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035042", "text": "And the challenges we face are broader than Russia, Harris said.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035043", "text": "During her address, Harris touched on Russia's war in Ukraine and the recent mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035044", "text": "And the challenges we face are broader than Russia, ' Harris said.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035045", "text": "The 1983-84 boom, which came after a deep recession, led to Ronald Reagan's declaration of morning in America -and his smashing 1984 electoral victory.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000035046", "text": "The Federal Reserve fired all its weapons at the Covid recession, the most obvious of which was dropping interest rates to the floor.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000035047", "text": "Third, a few economists worry that fiscal stimulus combined with extraordinarily easy money will lead to inflation-and then to a clampdown by the Fed.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000035048", "text": "The refugee crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine could lead to outbreaks in Eastern Europe.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035049", "text": "Every four to six months since the beginning of the pandemic, we have seen the emergence of a significant variant, including Delta in the spring of 2021 and Omicron in late fall of 2021.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035050", "text": "Easier access to effective treatments is critical to preventing severe illness, keeping our hospitals functional and saving lives.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000035051", "text": "Our democracy can deliver results for the American public.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035052", "text": "The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal represents the largest investment in American infrastructure in over 100 years, improving our collective safety, security and opportunity.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035054", "text": "The struggle of deferred infrastructure investment is real.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035055", "text": "We face the tremendous challenge of rebuilding our infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035056", "text": "I've visited and served in Afghanistan and the Middle East more than 20 times gaining first-hand knowledge about terror groups that threaten our way of life.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035057", "text": "And I think it will be very healthy for democracy and the Democratic Party when we have the debate, the platform debates, the policy debates at the convention.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035058", "text": "I helped lead the opposition to the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035059", "text": "I think the women of this country, the people of this country, understand that it would be a great idea to have a woman as vice president and something I would give very, very serious thought to.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000035060", "text": "So I think we need trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035061", "text": "My understanding, talking to many economists is, NAFTA, PNTR with China, other trade agreements have cost this country millions of jobs.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000035062", "text": "In other words, I do believe in trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035063", "text": "I think we have got to adequately fund education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000035064", "text": "No, let me just say that I think education is an enormously important topic.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000035065", "text": "She supported the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035066", "text": "And the war must be won by Muslim troops on the ground with the support of the United States and other major powers.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035067", "text": "We've seen the Iraqi army maybe, maybe God willing , show some fighting spirit, being able to take back Ramadi.", "issue": "army"}
{"id": "0000035068", "text": "And I think education can build self-esteem.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000035069", "text": "Now, after September 11th, were in the midst of a war, we're involved in a war on terror.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035070", "text": "The recession has significantly reduced the amount of revenue that's going to come in over the course of the next several years, but it's a slowdown in the economy that caused that.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000035071", "text": "I think the refusal to move the war supplemental to support the troops until after the first of the year is a mistake.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035072", "text": "When he announced the war was lost, he was clearly wrong.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035073", "text": "Well, a lot of people are saying, well, look Iran was not the threat that you said it was, or it isn't the threat going forward.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035074", "text": "And as I have said many times, Andrea, in terms of our foreign policy, I think that the war, the invasion of Iraq, was a horrendous mistake.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035075", "text": "I believe that in a democracy, what elections are about a serious debate over serious issues, not political gossip, not making campaigns into soap operas.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035076", "text": "And that's not what American democracy is supposed to be about.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035077", "text": "Look, there's no winning the Taliban war unless Pakistan cracks down on the guys that are in Pakistan.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035078", "text": "So they're using the military aid that we use to Pakistan, they're preparing for a war against India.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035079", "text": "Teddy Roosevelt supported a progressive income tax.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000035080", "text": "Now, NATO doesn't fight in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035081", "text": "But Bill, you and I probably agree on the fact that Iran's one of the biggest beneficiaries of us going into Iraq in the first place.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035082", "text": "Maybe it's not in a recession nationwide, but a lot of people think it's very close to that.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000035083", "text": "In fact, war has got to be and military strike a last option.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035084", "text": "In terms of making public colleges and universities -- not all colleges -- public colleges and universities tuition free, we impose a tax on Wall Street speculation.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000035085", "text": "But ultimately, this war will be won and ISIS will be destroyed with our support and other great nations' support taking on ISIS on the ground with Muslim troops.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035086", "text": "Today -- and let the American people make this decision -- the top 0.1 percent owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent.", "issue": "wealth"}
{"id": "0000035087", "text": "In 12 seconds or less, look it's not -- I voted against the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035088", "text": "I think war is the last option of a great military power like us.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035089", "text": "Yes, I am more than aware of what Iran is doing in supporting terrorism.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035090", "text": "You opposed the embargo for a long time.", "issue": "embargo"}
{"id": "0000035091", "text": "Hillary Clinton voted for the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035092", "text": "I helped lead the opposition to the war in Iraq, voted against the war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035093", "text": "I think that on issues of education, I have been very clear about the fact, and sometimes I have gotten in trouble with the teachers union on this, that we should be experimenting with charter schools.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000035094", "text": "On partial birth abortion, I strongly believe that the state can properly restrict late-term abortions.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000035095", "text": "That we've got issues with Iran and Pakistan and Afghanistan and our singular focus on Iraq I think has distracted us.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035096", "text": "I helped lead the opposition to this disastrous war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035097", "text": "And I think the same thing is true in Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000035098", "text": "I think the agreement to make certain Iran does not get a nuclear weapon was a huge step forward.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035099", "text": "She was a very, very progressive woman, a socialist, who organized working people and the poor to stand up to the wealthy and the powerful and to fight for social justice.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000035100", "text": "When you have that kind of greed and illegal behavior, bringing our economy into the worst economic recession since the '30s, I think the immediate response must be to break up these large financial institutions.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000035101", "text": "I think the problems of terrorism and groups that are resisting modernity, whether because of their ethnic identities or religious identities, and the fact that they can be driven into extremist ideologies, is one of the severe threats that we face.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035102", "text": "I think it allows Iran to more effectively engage in mischief in the region.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035103", "text": "We've got to talk about energy and climate change, which I think is going to be extraordinarily important not just for our economy and our environment, but also for our national security.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000035104", "text": "And finally, I don't want the war in Iraq to be forgotten.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035105", "text": "What I can tell you is I oppose discrimination on the basis of race, gender, but also sexual preference.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000035106", "text": "The president announced a nuclear deal with North Korea this week.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035107", "text": "And we had agreements with North Korea, they decided not to honor.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035108", "text": "I think Iranian military has been involved in the conflict in Iraq.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000035109", "text": "We have no interest in going into Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035110", "text": "We don't need a government takeover of healthcare.", "issue": "takeover"}
{"id": "0000035111", "text": "They don't want a war -- a war in a world where, every day, somebody has to just be vaporized.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035112", "text": "But I voted against the war in Iraq, one of the differences that I have with Secretary Clinton.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035113", "text": "One of the reasons I am running for president of the United States is to try to revitalize American democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035114", "text": "It's widely agreed that housing is at the root of the economic problem that we're facing right now.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000035115", "text": "We've got a significant threat in Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035116", "text": "And any issues related to Afghanistan were always dealt with in the full committee, precisely because it's so important.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035117", "text": "And the fact that I didn't visit Afghanistan doesn't detract from my accurate assessment that this has been the central front on terror.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035118", "text": "Because we can't afford to lose in Afghanistan, as we cannot afford to lose in Iraq, either, these central fronts on the war on terror.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035119", "text": "Specifically, we will make every effort possible to help spread democracy for those who desire freedom, independence, tolerance, respect for equality.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035120", "text": "That is the whole goal here in fighting terrorism also.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035121", "text": "John McCain, who supported the war from the start, said we'd be greeted as liberators, has really focused on the tactical issues in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035122", "text": "That's why I want to bring this war to a close.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035123", "text": "You know, we've been fighting this war for 15 years--", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035124", "text": "Well, I think my foreign policy would be very fair but very, very tough and I would strengthen up our military, I'll take care of our vets.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000035125", "text": "And I certainly wouldn't be making deals like we did with Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035126", "text": "We've got security concerns about terrorists crossing that border with Canada, worries about terror cells in large cities like Minneapolis.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000035127", "text": "So for people who think there's free trade, free trade is only good when you have smart people on your side.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035128", "text": "But the -- the leaders in China always turn out to be smart, and he's certainly one of them.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000035129", "text": "Iran has shown no inclination to back off of their support of Shia militias as a consequence of the threats that they've been receiving from the Bush and Cheney administration.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035130", "text": "And that's going to require a significant investment by the federal government in research and development, helping our automakers retool.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035131", "text": "But be perfectly clear, I will bring this war to an end as quickly as can be done with the safety of the troops in mind, and my belief is that we can get that done in 16 months.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035132", "text": "We have to make sure the North Korea abides by the future aspects of this agreement.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035133", "text": "We're going to have to make a serious investment in basic research and technology around electric cars, plug-in hybrids and our electricity grid so that all those things are fitting together.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035134", "text": "She has been involved in these issues of energy in many unique ways, including being on the board that oversights the natural gas and oil resources, and other resources in the state of Alaska.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000035135", "text": "What they're doing, of course, is fighting terrorism and protecting us, protecting our country.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035136", "text": "But think of how this war has been politicized through the prism of your experience in Vietnam.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035137", "text": "Any nation this is a member of NATO - there's a clause that says an attack upon - on one has to be responded to.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000035138", "text": "And I support it for Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035139", "text": "Quote, please remember and support our troops in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035140", "text": "When I was in prison and he was in the commander in the Pacific and he ordered the bombing of Hanoi.", "issue": "prison"}
{"id": "0000035141", "text": "I think the corruption on Wall Street.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000035142", "text": "I did because the price of a barrel of oil is so high right now that state coffers are growing but the family's checkbook is being disseminated because of the high cost of energy.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000035143", "text": "And our constitution up there mandates that as you develop resources it's to be for the maximum benefit of the people, not the corporations, not the government, but the people of Alaska.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000035144", "text": "You don't want to start a war with Russia as what was reported.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035145", "text": "We do not want -- we do not want to start a war with Russia, no cold war.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035146", "text": "How important is religion and your faith, because I've read a lot about you, and obviously, religion and faith is an important part of your life.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000035147", "text": "Now I'm talking about poverty, and in this campaign I'm talking about the fact that we have the highest rate childhood poverty of almost any major country on Earth.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000035148", "text": "That short term, the most important thing is that we avoid a deepening recession.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000035149", "text": "I think, for a lot of people, they've been feeling like we've been in a recession for years now.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000035150", "text": "I think that a nuclear armed Iran is not just a threat to us, it's a threat to Israel.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035151", "text": "If you look at the sermons, even the most offensive ones that are at issue, he is condemning white racism, as he defines it, but he is not condemning the white race.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000035152", "text": "His job was not to focus on Afghanistan or Pakistan or the other strategic issues that we faced in the region.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035153", "text": "At every juncture in this war there have been risks and judgments that had to be applied.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035154", "text": "You did give a speech opposing the war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035155", "text": "Look, I was opposed to this war in 2002, 2003, four, five, six and seven.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035156", "text": "And I told her at that point, we need to wind this war down.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035157", "text": "The president now is talking about the grave threat that Iran faces, and he's absolutely right that Iran is a serious threat if they develop nuclear weapons, their support of Hezbollah and Hamas.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035158", "text": "The issue of terrorism needs to be on the table.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035159", "text": "He's in the midst of a civil war with the objective of-a flawed objective of establishing a strong central government.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035160", "text": "That was in order to stop a civil war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035161", "text": "Once the civil war began I was on the program after that saying all the troops in the world cannot settle a civil war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035162", "text": "And the mission that he has us on is to settle a civil war through establishing a central democratic government in Baghdad.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035163", "text": "President, don't go to war, try to get a deal here.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035164", "text": "I think we have to be focused on Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035165", "text": "Shifting his position on issues like abortion, 51 percent of Republicans say that's why they haven't embraced your candidacy.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000035166", "text": "There was a woman who was running for political office, U.S. Senate.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000035167", "text": "Well, you know, Tim, I was always personally opposed to abortion, as I think almost everyone in this nation is.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000035168", "text": "Some states would allow abortion, others wouldn't.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000035169", "text": "We've got to seal our border, something our government has been dysfunctional and failed to do.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000035170", "text": "And I think you don't punish the woman, first of all, because it's not about--I consider her a victim, not a, not a criminal.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000035171", "text": "Our military is stretched extraordinarily because of trying to fight two wars at the same time.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000035172", "text": "Countries like Germany are doing important functions in Afghanistan, and it's not as if there's not work to do in the north.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035173", "text": "The biggest problem that we have in terms of race relations, I think, is dealing with the legacy of past discrimination which has resulted in extreme disparities in terms of poverty, in terms of wealth and in terms of income.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000035174", "text": "And that involves investing in early childhood education, fixing the schools in those communities, being willing to work in terms of job retraining.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000035175", "text": "What we are interested in is making sure that Afghanistan cannot be used as a base for launching terrorist attacks.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035176", "text": "Russia is a country that has made great progress economically over the last several years.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035177", "text": "I think her judgment on the war on Iraq was bad.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035179", "text": "Well, I voted against the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035180", "text": "In terms of trade, right now I'm helping to lead the opposition against the TPP.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035181", "text": "John McCain was dead wrong on the war, John McCain's been dead wrong in Afghanistan, John McCain's been dead wrong in his judgment supporting Bush's shredding national regulations to control Wall Street.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035182", "text": "And, so, we can talk about the slogans of tax and spend or fiscal conservatism, but the fact of the matter is, this -- we have had an administration that's been profligate, that has raised our national debt to a record level.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000035183", "text": "I think the way we have run this war in Iraq has lessened our ability to move our allies.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035184", "text": "Well, I favor the elimination of any discrimination of gays and lesbians.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000035185", "text": "The country's massive heroin and illicit drug epidemic is compounded and fueled by sharp increases in the abuse of prescription painkillers.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000035186", "text": "I've successfully fought this epidemic as a Governor, but more importantly, I've experienced it as a father.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000035187", "text": "Jeb understands that education and economic empowerment are the civil rights issues of our time.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000035188", "text": "The National Institutes of Health plays a critical role in developing basic science for new cures, but it lacks the resources to fund the most promising research.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000035189", "text": "As part of the transition away from worldwide taxation, firms with deferred foreign income would face a deemed repatriation tax of up to 8.75 percent.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000035190", "text": "Some government leaders label the drug epidemic just a criminal justice issue, and some try to make it just a health care issue.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000035191", "text": "The nation's failure to reduce poverty is a consequence of a confusing, poorly designed social safety net.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000035192", "text": "SNAP includes an effective tax on working where every extra dollar in earnings above certain levels reduces benefits by 24 cents.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000035193", "text": "Promoting Work Full-time employment is key to permanently exiting poverty.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000035194", "text": "But too often in discussions of poverty, this vital issue is left out of the discussion.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000035195", "text": "Maybe today each one of us can make sure we let at least one veteran know how grateful we are.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000035196", "text": "But veterans are 45 percent more likely to be self-employed than non-veterans, and $1.2 trillion in sales is generated from 2.4 million veteran-owned businesses - which represent nearly 9 percent of all U.S. small businesses.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000035197", "text": "One obstacle to a successful transition from military to civilian life is the stereotype of the wounded, helpless vet overcome with issues like anxiety and post-traumatic stress.", "issue": "vet"}
{"id": "0000035198", "text": "Free us from the Chokehold of Federal Regulations Overreaching federal regulations stifle the potential of American agriculture and make a mockery of state authority and private property rights.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000035199", "text": "Today, in the wake of President Obama's devastating defense cuts, that military is atrophying.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000035200", "text": "Israel has also faced radical Sunni terrorism, such as Hamas' campaign of terror, which at times has included daily rocket strikes against civilian areas, bombings, and other attacks against Israel.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035201", "text": "I will actively combat Iran's support for terrorism, and aggressively work to interdict and impose consequences for its provision of weapons and support to Hezbollah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic jihad.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035202", "text": "And we reformed workers' compensation to make our small businesses more competitive.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000035203", "text": "The government will base its payments on the average price of those competing plans.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000035204", "text": "And we will assess a one-time tax of 8.75%, payable over 10 years, on the more than $2 trillion in corporate profits sitting overseas.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000035205", "text": "Even though they rightfully lost the case, the union last week appealed the decision, proving the war on parental choice in Florida continues.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035206", "text": "Unlike Trump, I have offered strategies to confront Iran and combat the growing terrorist threat to our country.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035207", "text": "As a veteran myself, I've supported Governor Bush since day one, and I'm glad to see his message of optimism resonating.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000035208", "text": "Forty-three years ago on January 22, the Supreme Court took the issue of abortion out of the people's hands in order to impose its own view.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000035209", "text": "Today she opposes banning late-term abortions, again siding with the most extreme advocates of abortion.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000035210", "text": "The best way for America to show compassion and protect our homeland would be to provide safe zones in Syria and destroy the root causes of the refugee crisis in the region - ISIS and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000035211", "text": "The liberal Left in America, however, is unwilling to practice this kind of tolerance.", "issue": "tolerance"}
{"id": "0000035212", "text": "Under this proposal, private health care plans, like Humana and Kaiser, other innovators and traditional Medicare will compete on the best price to offer Medicare benefits to seniors.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000035213", "text": "It is the war of our time, and a struggle that will determine the fate of the free world.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035214", "text": "And ISIS can't be defeated without ending Assad's brutal war against his own people, creating a political solution that allows for a stable Syria.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035215", "text": "Radical Islamic terrorists have declared war on the West.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035216", "text": "Jeb has condemned the recent terrorism directed at Israelis.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035217", "text": "Today Israel is threatened from without by Iran through Hezbollah and the Iranian Quds forces in Syria and from within by a coordinated effort by Abbas and Hamas to terrorize Israelis with seemingly random attacks inside Israel.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035218", "text": "With ISIS on the rise and radical Islamic terrorism threatening our homeland, America needs a strong and steady leader in the White House.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035219", "text": "In the wake of Obama's disastrous nuclear agreement with Iran, Putin has moved quickly to expand Russia's influence in the Middle East.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035220", "text": "Ballard's heroic actions and selfless concern for the welfare of his companions served to inspire all who observed him and prevented possible injury or death to his fellow Marines.", "issue": "welfare"}
{"id": "0000035221", "text": "As Governor, I made the allotted salary for the state's chief executive and also had additional income that came from investments in stocks and mutual funds that my financial advisor had made during those years.", "issue": "salary"}
{"id": "0000035222", "text": "In lieu of using it for education, they should have the option to borrow against their GI benefits for a small business loan.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000035223", "text": "To help low-income families save for their children's education, Governor Bush would foster charitable giving directly to the Education Savings Accounts of low-income children by making those contributions tax-deductible.", "issue": "Education"}
{"id": "0000035224", "text": "More than that, technology can make securing the border safer for our agents who will not have to respond to false alarms.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000035225", "text": "The people who protect our systems are just as important as the technology itself.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000035227", "text": "Their plans were severely disrupted when a 2007 cyberattack sourced to Russia temporarily crippled the small country's internet-reliant government and economy.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035228", "text": "An America where states serve only in the shadow of the federal government restrains our energy and keeps bottled up the full power of state engines of innovation.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000035229", "text": "To address the unconventional threats Russia poses, we should return a U.S. Army Special Forces Group to Europe.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035230", "text": "No service's soldiers have carried a heavier burden recently than the Army, who have borne the most casualties in war over the past fifteen years.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000035231", "text": "Balance budgets, cut taxes, rebuild reserves, reform education and make the state's government more efficient and more accountable.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000035232", "text": "Spain and the United States condemn Russia's unjustified and unprovoked war of choice against Ukraine, which has fundamentally altered the global strategic environment.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035233", "text": "The United States and Canada benefit from shared critical and cyber infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035234", "text": "The United States and Canada intend to establish a Beyond the Border Working Group composed of representatives from the appropriate departments and offices of our respective federal governments.", "issue": "Border"}
{"id": "0000035235", "text": "We will respect the essential values of democracy, human rights, free speech and free media, tolerance, the rule of law, and economic opportunity.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035236", "text": "We stressed that the members of NATO and Russia are increasingly allied against terrorism, regional instability, and other contemporary threats.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000035237", "text": "In the Balkans, we will promote democracy, ethnic tolerance, self-sustaining peace, and long-term stability, based on respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the states in the region and United Nations Security Council resolutions.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035238", "text": "We stress the importance and desirability of graduating Russia from the emigration provisions of the U.S. Trade Act of 1974, also known as the Jackson-Vanik Amendment.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035239", "text": "The United States and Russia acknowledge the great potential for expanding bilateral trade and investment, which would bring significant benefits to both of our economies.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035240", "text": "We believe that international terrorism represents a particular danger to international stability as shown once more by the tragic events of September 11, 2001.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035241", "text": "In less than seven years, trade between the five member states has increased by almost 700 percent, with an equally impressive increase in the size of the investments generated by the Common Market.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035242", "text": "During this time, the U.S. Government and the American people have demonstrated a commitment to an Afghanistan that is democratic, free, and able to provide for its own security.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035243", "text": "Afghanistan confronts important challenges to its security and its efforts to build a government based on democratic principles, respect for human rights, and a market economy.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035244", "text": "The United States remained steadfast in its belief that democracy and freedom must come to Czechoslovakia.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035245", "text": "The U.S., through its technical assistance programs in areas like defense conversion and food distribution, will help Ukraine in these efforts and encourage the international community to do likewise.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035246", "text": "A critical feature of this cooperation will be a special effort by Ukraine to lower barriers to trade and investment in order to allow greater access for American firms.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035247", "text": "We do so because democracy and respect for universal rights is a good for the people of the region, and also because it's a key part of the antidote to the instability and extremism that threatens our security.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035248", "text": "We're committed to expanding the trade and investment that support millions of jobs in our two countries.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035249", "text": "We supported progress in the multilateral effort against corruption and welcomed the completion of Comprehensive Anti-Corruption Compacts with Georgia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, and Peru.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000035250", "text": "These programs will address the critical role science and technology plays in raising agricultural productivity in an environmentally sustainable way consistent with local needs.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000035251", "text": "President Trump and President Moon committed on the need for China to exert its unique leverage to make a diplomatic solution possible.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000035252", "text": "The two leaders also discussed the crisis in Syria and other regional issues.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000035253", "text": "Finally, the United States and CARICOM reaffirm our commitment to promoting and defending democracy and the rule of law, as enshrined in the Inter-American Democratic Charter.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035254", "text": "We condemned Russia's unprovoked aggression on Ukraine and Russia's repeated attacks on civilian energy and electricity infrastructure, and the risks to humanitarian conditions caused by these attacks.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035255", "text": "Russia has acutely disrupted global energy markets leading to sharp increases in prices and threatening food security, with disproportionate consequences for the developing world and the most vulnerable populations.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035256", "text": "Russia has taken unilateral decisions to disrupt natural gas supplies to several European countries and attack critical infrastructure in disregard of the international legal order pertaining to safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear energy technologies.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035257", "text": "Building on this progress, the EU-U.S LNG trade should aim to achieve significant reductions in flaring, venting, and leakage of methane across the oil and gas value chains to the fullest extent practicable.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035258", "text": "We commit to work together against corruption and deny safe haven for corrupt officials and their illicitly-acquired assets.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000035259", "text": "The American people serve as our strongest defense against terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035260", "text": "Mindful of the role that rule of law, good governance, transparency, and public sector accountability play in building democracy and prosperity, the two presidents welcomed Mongolia's recent ratification of the UN Convention Against Corruption.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035261", "text": "President Bush and President Enkhbayar underscored their strong commitment to fight terrorism, which undermines international peace and security.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035262", "text": "The two Presidents highlighted education as an increasingly important strategic priority for both countries, focusing particularly on science, technology, innovation, and competitiveness.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000035263", "text": "The United States has demonstrated its commitment to Afghanistan, providing U.S. forces to combat terror and secure stability, and granting over $900 million in assistance since 2001.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035264", "text": "Working together, Afghans, Americans, and our international partners have made great progress in ridding Afghanistan of Al Qaida and Taliban elements.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035265", "text": "The United States will work with Afghanistan to extend the accomplishments of the Bonn Accord of December 2001 and the Emergency Loya Jirga of June 2002 so that Afghans can build a democratic, constitutional government within the context of Afghanistan's unique culture and history.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035266", "text": "The President and the Prime Minister agreed that the economic transformation underway in China will have a major impact on the region and the world.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000035267", "text": "They emphasized that agriculture must be a core element of the next trade round in order to level the playing field.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000035268", "text": "India and the United States agree that trade is essential to promoting global economic growth, development, freedom and prosperity.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035269", "text": "President Bush welcomed Mongolia's commitment to combat international terrorism and applauded Mongolia's participation in the stabilization and reconstruction of Afghanistan and Iraq, including its peacekeeping commitment to the Multinational Force in Iraq.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035270", "text": "The two Presidents agreed to actively promote bilateral trade and investment and noted signing of the United States-Mongolia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement during President Bagabandi's visit.", "issue": "Trade"}
{"id": "0000035271", "text": "The two leaders recommitted themselves to the global war on terror, declaring terrorism a threat to all civilized societies and the exploitation of religion to promote violence an abomination.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035272", "text": "The two leaders also recognized the importance of promoting tolerance and understanding amongst the diverse cultures, societies, and religions.", "issue": "tolerance"}
{"id": "0000035273", "text": "However, the President and the Prime Minister agreed that the war against terrorism in Southeast Asia is far from over.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035274", "text": "We agree that representative democracy and the rule of law are indispensable to building modern economies and political systems that promote growth, accountability, transparency, and stability, and encourage economic opportunity without favor or prejudice.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035275", "text": "We agree that free trade furthers prosperity and development, contributes to the promotion of entrepreneurial initiative and to the strengthening of the private sector, with positive social impact.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035276", "text": "The two leaders agreed that the scourges of terrorism, narcotics trafficking, and other transnational threats demonstrate the continued need for a robust alliance into the 21st century.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035277", "text": "Prime Minister Thaksin emphasized Thailand's openness to foreign direct investment and continued commitment to liberalization and reform.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035278", "text": "In the spirit of the long history of warm relations between their nations, the two leaders resolved to work closely to expand trade bilaterally, regionally, and globally, particularly in the context of the Doha Development Agenda.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035279", "text": "While noting that substantial progress has been made in eliminating terrorist threats from the region, the two leaders agreed that the war on terror is far from over.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035280", "text": "The Presidents recognized that the democracies of the Americas have now forged a consensus on the vital link between security and prosperity as well as democracy and prosperity.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035281", "text": "They agreed that terrorism threatens not only the security of the United States and India, but also our efforts to build freedom, democracy and international security and stability around the world.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035282", "text": "Prime Minister Vajpayee and President Bush agreed that developments in Afghanistan have a direct impact on its entire neighborhood.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035283", "text": "Both Presidents denounced the linking of terrorism with religion.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000035284", "text": "They stressed that terrorism is a violation of the true teachings of all religions, and agreed to work together to promote inter-faith dialogue in their respective countries and abroad.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035285", "text": "President Bush underscored that the war on terrorism is not in any way a war on Islam and expressed great admiration and respect for Indonesia's long history of religious tolerance and moderate Islamic thought.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035286", "text": "Both Presidents expressed deep concern regarding the ongoing terrorism and violence in the Middle East, which has claimed the lives of far too many innocent civilians.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035287", "text": "During that meeting, President Bush expressed great respect for Indonesia's religious tolerance, moderation, and commitment to democracy.", "issue": "tolerance"}
{"id": "0000035288", "text": "All agreed on the need to combat international terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035289", "text": "She underscored that terrorism also increasingly threatens Indonesia's democracy and national security.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035290", "text": "President Bush recognized the important role of the Indonesian military as a national institution and both leaders observed the importance of military reforms in Indonesia's democratic transition.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000035291", "text": "President Bush and President Megawati agreed that military-to-military relations, while important, should constitute only one aspect of the bilateral security relationship and that the two countries should cooperate to increase civilian participation in Indonesian defense and security issues.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000035292", "text": "President Bush and President Yudhoyono underscored their strong commitment to fight terrorism, which threatens the people of both nations and undermines international peace and security.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035293", "text": "President Bush and President Yudhoyono reaffirmed the importance of education in U.S.-Indonesia relations and agreed to continue placing a high priority on cooperation in this field.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000035294", "text": "The Presidents highlighted the importance of education for democracy, tolerance and economic progress and reaffirmed their commitment to working together to revitalize their cooperation in education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000035295", "text": "The two leaders also reviewed progress and cooperation in the war on terror, noting the contribution of ROK forces to Operation Enduring Freedom and Afghan reconstruction.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035296", "text": "They stressed that escalatory moves by North Korea will only lead to its greater isolation and a more desperate situation in the North.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035297", "text": "They agreed that the Republic of Korea and Japan are essential for a successful and comprehensive settlement and that Russia and other nations can also play a constructive role in multilateral diplomacy.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035298", "text": "The two leaders agreed that progress on open trade, investment, and transparency are essential to making this hub concept a reality, and recognized the important role of the private sector in this effort.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035299", "text": "Presidents Macapagal-Arroyo and Bush reviewed recent successes in the war on terrorism, noting with satisfaction that a number of terrorist killers have been brought to justice.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035300", "text": "In recognition of the strength and vitality of the alliance, as well as its vital role in promoting regional security and combating global terrorism, President Bush informed President Macapagal-Arroyo that he had designated the Philippines as a Major Non-NATO Ally.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035301", "text": "The two Presidents agreed that the war against terrorism should be fought in parallel with the war against poverty, and that the most effective and least-costly anti-poverty bilateral cooperation measure would be to work together to open markets worldwide.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035302", "text": "The two Presidents agreed to work to increase American investment in the Philippines, considering the close partnership between their countries.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035303", "text": "Afghanistan today represents an enormous strategic success for the United States and the world and a political and economic success for the Afghan people who have endured a quarter century of conflict.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035304", "text": "We recognise that the pandemic has left no one untouched, impacting not only physical health but also mental health and social wellbeing.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035305", "text": "This will be based on the principles of open trade and transparency, including through terminating unnecessary trade restrictive measures and supporting open, diversified, secure and resilient supply chains.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035306", "text": "We commit to establishing the necessary market infrastructure for private finance to support and incentivise the net zero transition.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035307", "text": "We reaffirm our call on Russia to stop its destabilising behaviour and malign activities, including its interference in other countries' democratic systems, and to fulfil its international human rights obligations and commitments.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035308", "text": "We call on Russia to alleviate tensions and act in accordance with its international obligations, and to withdraw the Russian military troops and materiel at the eastern border of Ukraine and on the Crimean peninsula.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035309", "text": "We remain firmly of the view that Russia is a party to the conflict in Eastern Ukraine, not a mediator.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035310", "text": "We condemn in the strongest terms the military coup in Myanmar, and the violence committed by Myanmar's security forces, and we call for the immediate release of those detained arbitrarily.", "issue": "coup"}
{"id": "0000035311", "text": "We call on Iran to stop all ballistic missile activities and proliferation inconsistent with UNSCR 2231 and other relevant resolutions, refrain from destabilising actions and play a constructive role in fostering regional stability and peace.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035312", "text": "They believe that terrorism poses a direct threat to the rule of law and to human rights and democratic values.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035313", "text": "They stress that the fight against terrorism requires the unity of the entire international community to counter new challenges and threats on the basis of international law and the full use of the United Nations and other international organizations.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035314", "text": "The Presidents emphasize that the current situation in Afghanistan is a direct consequence of the policies pursued by the Taliban, which turned that country into an international center of terrorism and extremism.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035315", "text": "Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will work to further enhance regional infrastructure to support additional U.S. and NATO rotational deployments and exercises in the region.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035316", "text": "We recognize that the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on Pacific economies.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035317", "text": "We condemn all wars of aggression, including Russia's brutal war against Ukraine.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035318", "text": "Signing a strategic cooperation document with the United States conforms with the national interest of Afghanistan and is of significant importance.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035319", "text": "When signing this document Afghanistan and the United States must be considered as two sovereign and equal countries , in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035320", "text": "Afghanistan and the United States go forward in this partnership with confidence because they are committed to seeking a future of justice, peace, security, and opportunity for the Afghan people.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035321", "text": "Underscoring the central importance of the values and principles of the Afghan Constitution, Afghanistan reaffirms its strong commitment to inclusive and pluralistic democratic governance, including free, fair, and transparent elections in which all the people of Afghanistan participate freely without internal or external interference.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035322", "text": "Reaffirming its commitments made at the 2011 Bonn Conference, Afghanistan shall strengthen and improve its electoral process.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035323", "text": "Afghanistan reaffirms its commitment to protecting human and political rights under its Constitution and international obligations, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035324", "text": "To help provide a long-term framework for mutual security and defense cooperation, the United States shall designate Afghanistan a Major Non-NATO Ally.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035325", "text": "Afghanistan affirms that in all state actions and understandings with regard to peace and reconciliation, it shall uphold the values of the Afghan Constitution.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035326", "text": "The Parties agree on the importance of Afghanistan having cooperative and friendly relations with its neighbors, and emphasize that such relations should be conducted on the basis of mutual respect, non-interference, and equality.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035327", "text": "The Parties shall fight decisively against all forms of corruption.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000035328", "text": "The United States also supports Afghanistan's efforts to encourage international investment and support for the Afghan private sector, which is crucial to developing a secure, prosperous, peaceful Afghanistan and region.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035329", "text": "U.S. assistance to Afghanistan should be based on the priorities of the Afghan Government and mutually identified needs.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035330", "text": "President Trump and Prime Minister Najib recognized the grave threat posed by North Korea to security and stability across the Asia-Pacific region.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035331", "text": "The two countries affirmed the importance of promoting bilateral trade and creating favorable conditions for the businesses of both sides, particularly through the effective use of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement to address issues in United States-Vietnam relations in a constructive manner.", "issue": "Trade"}
{"id": "0000035332", "text": "The United States and Vietnam pledged to work together to combat terrorism as well as transnational and cyber-enabled crimes.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035333", "text": "In agriculture it was agreed that special effort would be made to move agricultural know-how--particularly new species of highly productive rice and corn and vegetable seed--from the experimental station to the farmer in the fields.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000035334", "text": "They reaffirmed the continuing importance of NATO to the defense and cohesion of the West.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000035335", "text": "The planning of the common defense in the years to come must remain in the hands of NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000035336", "text": "The two Presidents agreed that an expansion of trade between the Philippines and the United States would also contribute to the development and stability of both countries.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035337", "text": "The two Presidents reviewed the actions of the Republic of Korea in the international field under President Park's leadership since their last meeting in May 1965.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035338", "text": "AT THE INVITATION of President Lyndon B. Johnson of the United States, President Chung Hoe Park of the Republic of Korea visited Honolulu on April 17 and 18 to exchange views on the current international situation and matters of common interest and mutual concern.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035339", "text": "The two Presidents agreed that continued private investment from the United States and other friendly countries was desirable, and should be encouraged.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035340", "text": "PRIME MINISTER I1 Kwon Chung of the Republic of Korea arrived in Washington on March 14 at the invitation of President Johnson.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035341", "text": "They agreed on the need for maintaining constant vigilance against the threat of renewed aggression against the Republic of Korea.", "issue": "vigilance"}
{"id": "0000035342", "text": "They noted the fact that Communist China is developing its nuclear arsenal and agreed on the importance of creating conditions wherein Asian nations would not be susceptible to threats from Communist China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000035343", "text": "The President and the Prime Minister exchanged views on trade and economic policies following the successful conclusion of the Kennedy Round negotiations.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035344", "text": "They considered that a continued expansion of world trade would be in the best interests of both countries and pledged continued close cooperation in pursuit of this objective.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035345", "text": "Making available to Korea $ 150 million in development loan funds for programs and projects to be proposed by the Korean Government and to be agreed to by the United States Government.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035346", "text": "They expressed their faith in representative democracy, and in that connection they pointed out with special satisfaction that their peoples will have the opportunity within a few months freely to elect those who are to govern them.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035347", "text": "AT THE invitation of President Johnson, Prime Minister Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal of Afghanistan visited Washington from March 28-30, 1967.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035348", "text": "Such cooperation has advanced the state of science not only to the benefit of both countries but to mankind generally.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000035349", "text": "The defense commitments which both countries share with their allies in NATO will be maintained.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000035350", "text": "HIS EXCELLENCY Yen Chia-kan, Vice President and Prime Minister of the Republic of China, has concluded a two-day visit to Washington at the invitation of President Johnson.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000035351", "text": "The President expressed his gratification with the Republic of China's contributions to the development of Vietnam's economy, noting especially the work of Chinese technicians in assisting the Republic of Vietnam to increase her food production.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000035352", "text": "Vice President Yen spoke of the need to strengthen science and technology in the Republic of China as a vital force in national and regional development.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000035353", "text": "We, the leaders of the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States condemn Putin's war of choice and attacks on the sovereign nation and people of Ukraine.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035354", "text": "Russia's war represents an assault on fundamental international rules and norms that have prevailed since the Second World War, which we are committed to defending.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035355", "text": "We will hold Russia to account and collectively ensure that this war is a strategic failure for Putin.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035356", "text": "This year, we have also witnessed the war in Ukraine further adversely impact the global economy.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035357", "text": "We are committed to reinforce international trade and investment cooperation to address supply chain issues and avoid trade disruptions.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035358", "text": "We recognize the importance of revitalizing infrastructure investment in a sustainable, inclusive, accessible, and affordable way.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035359", "text": "We will continue the dialogue on migration and forced displacement in future Presidencies.", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000035360", "text": "As women and girls continue to be disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises, we reaffirm our commitment to put gender equality and women's empowerment at the core of our efforts for an inclusive recovery and sustainable development.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035361", "text": "Japan's growth will be supported by its near-term fiscal stimulus, bold monetary policy and recently announced strategy for promoting private investment.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000035362", "text": "Russia is experiencing low unemployment and a favourable fiscal position, but more moderate global growth and volatile commodity prices will be a challenge.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035363", "text": "Trade in services also makes a growing contribution to the global economy, and is increasingly bound up with trade in goods.", "issue": "Trade"}
{"id": "0000035364", "text": "Russia and Japan support the goal of EITI and will encourage national companies to become supporters.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035365", "text": "We will continue to support greater trade, investment and economic integration in the region, including through ambitious bilateral trade and investment agreements and improved access to capital for governments and businesses.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035366", "text": "We reiterate our condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, and wherever it occurs.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035367", "text": "We recognise the valuable leadership role of the UN, including through its Global Counter Terrorism Strategy, the work of the Roma Lyon Group and the importance of the Global Counter Terrorism Forum.", "issue": "UN"}
{"id": "0000035368", "text": "We endorse the work done to improve agriculture and livelihoods through the leadership of the Alliance Globale pour l'Initiative Resilience-Sahel process.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000035369", "text": "Syria must belong to all Syrians, including its minorities and all religious groups.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000035370", "text": "We strongly urge Iran to fully respect its human rights obligations.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035371", "text": "We urge North Korea to address the concerns of the international community over its human rights violations, including the abductions issue and treatment of refugees returned to North Korea.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035376", "text": "G7 members also provide substantial amounts of additional finance for infrastructure in developing countries through Multilateral Development Banks and their development finance institutions.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035377", "text": "The Covid-19 pandemic and the energy crisis have laid bare vulnerabilities in our supply chains, with significant impacts within and beyond our borders.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035378", "text": "While broader than clean energy, this evolution is an essential component of our strategy to ensure that economies beyond the G7 are well positioned to fully realize the benefits of the transition to the clean energy economy of the future.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000035379", "text": "We once again condemn in the strongest possible terms the war of aggression by Russia against Ukraine, which constitutes a serious violation of international law, including the UN Charter.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035380", "text": "Russia's brutal war of aggression represents a threat to the whole world in breach of fundamental norms, rules and principles of the international community.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035381", "text": "We reaffirm our unwavering support for Ukraine for as long as it takes to bring a comprehensive, just and lasting peace.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035382", "text": "We will also promote trust and security in critical infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035383", "text": "In particular, Russia's illegal war of aggression against Ukraine has drastically aggravated the global food security crisis.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035384", "text": "Given Ukraine's essential role as a major exporter of food to the world, we are seriously concerned about the current and future impact of Russia's deliberate disruption of Ukraine's agricultural sector on food security in the most vulnerable countries.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000035385", "text": "Recent crises have led to decreased access to education and increased learning loss amongst children and youth, especially girls, and those in the most marginalized and vulnerable situations.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000035386", "text": "We acknowledge the importance of investment in support of human resources that can contribute to resolving social issues while simultaneously achieving economic growth through education.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035387", "text": "We reaffirm our shared belief that democracy is the most enduring means to advance peace, prosperity, equality and sustainable development.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035388", "text": "We urge North Korea to respect human rights, facilitate access for international humanitarian organizations, and resolve the abductions issue immediately.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035389", "text": "We call on Iran to take prompt and concrete actions to fulfill its legal obligations and political commitments, including nuclear non-proliferation and safeguards obligations.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035390", "text": "Iran must stop supporting Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035391", "text": "Enhancing global economic resilience Building resilient supply chains The COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine has laid bare vulnerabilities in supply chains in countries around the world.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035392", "text": "Building resilient critical infrastructure", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035393", "text": "We discussed that such infrastructure requires a rigorous evaluation of equipment, consistent with existing measures such as those outlined in the Prague Proposals, and the EU's 5G toolbox.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035394", "text": "We will continue our work to build resilient critical infrastructure by sharing information and best practices gained through our respective efforts.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035395", "text": "As a result of geopolitical and geo-economic upheavals, global business value and supply chains, especially those of our critical infrastructure, are exposed to risks.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035396", "text": "In this context, we reiterate our position that threats by Russia of nuclear weapon use, let alone any use of nuclear weapons by Russia, in the context of its aggression against Ukraine are inadmissible.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035397", "text": "We call on China and Russia to engage substantively in relevant multilateral and bilateral forums, in line with their obligations under the NPT, including Article VI.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000035398", "text": "We demand North Korea refrain from any other destabilizing or provocative actions, including any further nuclear tests or launches that use ballistic missile technology.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035399", "text": "We reiterate our clear determination that Iran must never develop a nuclear weapon and we call on all countries to support the implementation of UNSCR 2231.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035400", "text": "We call on Iran to fulfill its legal obligations and political commitments regarding nuclear non-proliferation without further delay.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035401", "text": "We call on Iran to uphold its safeguards obligations and stated commitments with prompt and concrete action.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035402", "text": "We will stand with the government and people of Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035403", "text": "We will continue efforts to support Ukraine in defending its networks against cyber incidents.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035404", "text": "More immediately, President Putin's war places global food security under increased pressure.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035405", "text": "Seventy-seven years later, President Putin and his regime now chose to invade Ukraine in an unprovoked war of aggression against a sovereign country.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035406", "text": "His actions bring shame on Russia and the historic sacrifices of its people.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035407", "text": "We will continue to support Ukraine in increasing its economic and energy security.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035408", "text": "Our unprecedented package of coordinated sanctions has already significantly hindered Russia's war of aggression by limiting access to financial channels and ability to pursue their objectives.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035409", "text": "We have already severely impaired Russia's ability to finance its war of aggression by targeting its Central Bank and its largest financial institutions.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035410", "text": "President Putin's war is causing global economic disruptions, impacting the security of global energy supply, fertiliser and food provision, and the functioning of global supply chains in general.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035411", "text": "President Putin's war against Ukraine is placing global food security under severe strain.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035412", "text": "Together with the United Nations, we call on Russia to end its blockade and all other activities that further impede Ukrainian food production and exports, in line with its international commitments.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035413", "text": "This year in the face of Russia's illegal, unjustifiable and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine, we stood more united than ever, together with Ukraine and in unwavering commitment to our shared values, the rules-based multilateral order and international cooperation.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035414", "text": "We are determined to help Ukraine repair, restore and defend its critical energy and water infrastructure.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035415", "text": "We are determined that Russia will ultimately need to pay for the restoration of critical infrastructure damaged or destroyed through its brutal war.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035416", "text": "Russia's war of aggression must end.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035417", "text": "Russia can end this war immediately by ceasing its attacks against Ukraine and completely and unconditionally withdrawing its forces from the territory of Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035418", "text": "Russia's war in Ukraine is exacerbating existing fragilities in the global economy, with direct impacts on the cost of living of people in our own countries, and on the world's most vulnerable.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035419", "text": "We will continue to support science to develop safe and effective vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000035420", "text": "Russia started this war and Russia can end this war.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035421", "text": "We call on Russia to stop its ongoing aggression and to immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw its troops from the entire internationally recognized territory of Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035422", "text": "Russia has destroyed hospitals, schools, and energy and critical infrastructure, and left historic cities in ruins.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035423", "text": "At the same time, we will continue to support the determination of Ukraine to build a society free from corruption.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035424", "text": "Russia bears full responsibility for the war and the damage it has caused, including to Ukraine's critical infrastructure.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035425", "text": "Any resolution to the conflict must ensure Russia pays for the damage it has caused.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035426", "text": "We recognize the importance of the EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes, President Zelenskyy's Grain from Ukraine Initiative and the UN and Turkiye- brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035427", "text": "In line with international law, in particular the UN Charter, Ukraine has the legitimate right to defend itself against Russian aggression and to regain full control of its territory within its internationally recognised borders.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035428", "text": "We are committed to supporting Ukraine in meeting its winter preparedness needs.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035429", "text": "No country wants peace more than Ukraine, whose people have suffered death, displacement and countless atrocities as the result of Russian aggression.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035430", "text": "Russia started this war and can end this war.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035432", "text": "We welcome the key role that Ukraine plays in the European Political Community.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035433", "text": "Support for recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine We reaffirm our strong commitment to ensuring that Ukraine has the economic support it needs.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035434", "text": "Under the leadership of Japan's G7 Presidency, together with the international community, we have ensured Ukraine has the budget support it needs for 2023 and early 2024.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035435", "text": "We will starve Russia of G7 technology, industrial equipment and services that support its war machine.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000035436", "text": "Parallel to our support to Ukraine, we reaffirm our commitment to address the growing needs of vulnerable countries which have been aggravated by Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035437", "text": "In particular, we stress that Russia's weaponization of food has compounded economic vulnerabilities, exacerbated already dire humanitarian crises, and escalated global food insecurity and malnutrition to unprecedented levels.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000035438", "text": "A UK exit from the EU would reverse the trend towards greater global trade and investment, and the jobs they create, and is a further serious risk to growth.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035439", "text": "We are committed to using trade to create economic opportunities for workers, consumers and firms.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035440", "text": "The global demand-supply gap of infrastructure investment is a serious bottleneck to the current growth including job creation and development challenges the world faces.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035441", "text": "We are also committed to work with the UN and others to advance the Women, Peace and Security agenda.", "issue": "UN"}
{"id": "0000035442", "text": "We strongly condemn terrorism in all forms and manifestations.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035443", "text": "The lifting of nuclear-related economic and financial sanctions as provided for in the JCPOA represents an opportunity for Iran to reengage with the global community.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035444", "text": "We expect Russia to live up to its commitments and use its influence over the separatists to meet their commitments in full.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035445", "text": "However, we also stand ready to take further restrictive measures in order to increase cost on Russia should its actions so require.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035446", "text": "We urge Ukraine to maintain and enhance the momentum in its fight against corruption and its judicial reform, including the Prosecutor General's office.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035447", "text": "We stand firm in our longstanding commitment to Afghanistan and its people and our continuing support for the government, as it counters terrorism and undertakes reforms.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035448", "text": "In the context of the ongoing crisis between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, we reiterate that energy should not be used as a means of political coercion or as a threat to security.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000035449", "text": "The current downturn in commodity price underlines the importance of negotiating good contracts to help developing countries secure fair revenues from their natural resources.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000035451", "text": "We expect Russia to stop trans-border support of separatist forces and to use its considerable influence over the separatists to meet their Minsk commitments in full.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035452", "text": "We urge Iran to respect the human rights of its citizens and to to contribute constructively to regional stability.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035453", "text": "In light of the Foreign Terrorist Fighters phenomenon, the fight against terrorism and violent extremism will have to remain the priority for the whole international community.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035454", "text": "Women's economic participation reduces poverty and inequality, promotes growth and benefits all.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000035455", "text": "Yet women regularly face discrimination which impedes economic potential, jeopardizes investment in development, and constitutes a violation of their human rights.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000035456", "text": "We, the Leaders of the Group of Seven, acknowledge that the COVID-19 pandemic is a human tragedy and a global health crisis, which also poses major risks for the world economy.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035457", "text": "This week, we have all announced additional coordinated sanctions on Russia, including sanctions on specific companies operating in key sectors of the Russian economy.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035458", "text": "Russia still has the opportunity to choose the path of de-escalation, which would lead to the removal of these sanctions.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035459", "text": "We welcomed the positive steps taken by Ukraine to meet its commitments under the Geneva accord of April 17 by Ukraine, Russia, the European Union, and the United States.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035460", "text": "We urge Russia to join us in committing to that path.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035461", "text": "The governments and people of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone are making tremendous efforts to fight the outbreak, with the support of the African Union and other African countries.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000035462", "text": "This outbreak illustrates the urgency of addressing longer-term systemic issues and gaps in capability, preparedness and response capacity that expose the global economy to the impacts of infectious disease.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000035463", "text": "Tackling global investment and infrastructure shortfalls is crucial to lifting growth, job creation and productivity.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035464", "text": "The war in Ukraine has further aggravated the ongoing food security crisis around the world, especially in developing and least developed countries.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035465", "text": "Establishment of infrastructure to support the presence of an armored brigade combat team, a combat aviation brigade, and a combat sustainment support battalion.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035467", "text": "Seventh, Russian entities directly or indirectly supporting the war should not have access to new debt and equity investments and other forms of international capital.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035468", "text": "As our societies and economies become more reliant on networked technology, we recognize the growing importance of an open, interoperable, secure, and reliable Internet.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000035469", "text": "Russia's war against Ukraine has shattered peace in Europe and is causing enormous human suffering and destruction.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035470", "text": "We condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine in the strongest possible terms.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035471", "text": "We also condemn attacks against civilian infrastructure, including those endangering nuclear power plants.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035472", "text": "Russia needs to show it is serious about negotiations by immediately implementing a ceasefire.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035473", "text": "Ukraine has a fundamental right to self-defence under the United Nations Charter.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035474", "text": "Massive sanctions and heavy political costs have been imposed on Russia in order to bring an end to this war.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035475", "text": "Russia's unprovoked war against Ukraine represents a fundamental challenge to the values and norms that have brought security and prosperity to all on the European continent.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035476", "text": "President Putin's choice to attack Ukraine is a strategic mistake, with grave consequences also for Russia and the Russian people.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035477", "text": "Countering nuclear and radiological terrorism demands international cooperation, including sharing of information in accordance with States' national laws and procedures.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035478", "text": "They affirmed the importance of combating terrorism within the framework of the rule of law and of supporting Yemen's efforts to build capable, effective, and professional security forces.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035479", "text": "Terrorism has emerged as one of the greatest threats to global peace and security in the 21st Century.", "issue": "Terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035480", "text": "We call on Iran to fully implement the relevant U.N. Security Council and the IAEA Board of Governors resolutions including provision of required cooperation with the IAEA.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035481", "text": "We, the leaders of Russia and the United States, are ready to move beyond Cold War mentalities and chart a fresh start in relations between our two countries.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035482", "text": "At the same time efficient capital markets and openness to international trade and investment are fundamental for an effective innovation strategy, and are key to supporting the development of innovative products and ventures.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035483", "text": "A key component of our global competitiveness is creating a border for the Twenty-First Century.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000035484", "text": "Both countries recognized that fighting against corruption emanating from any source in Afghanistan remains a top priority.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000035485", "text": "The Leaders discussed the significant development gains in Afghanistan over the past decade and the need for continued progress on a foundation of sustainable economic growth and fiscal self-reliance from Transition in 2014 and through the Transformation Decade that follows.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035486", "text": "Both Presidents paid tribute to the sacrifices made by Afghanistan, the United States, and our international partners in efforts to achieve a stable, prosperous, peaceful, sovereign and democratic future for Afghanistan, as well as security for the international community.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035487", "text": "In the sphere of education, both Presidents expressed their interest in expanding the already existing bilateral programs in English education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000035488", "text": "They agreed that close cooperation on education and training are critical elements to the next phase of the relationship.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000035489", "text": "With the successful implementation of bilateral and multilateral transit arrangements, Russia has made a significant contribution to international efforts to promote stability in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035490", "text": "The United States and Russia resolutely condemn terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035491", "text": "The United States will continue to help Ukraine affirm its sovereignty and territorial integrity.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035492", "text": "As part of its support for this effort, the United States committed in 2010 to work with Ukraine to construct a Neutron Source Facility at the Kharkiv Institute for Physics and Technology.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035493", "text": "The facility, equipped with the most up-to-date technology to operate at the highest safety standards, provides Ukraine with new research capabilities and the ability to produce industrial and medical isotopes for the benefit of the Ukrainian people.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035494", "text": "With regard to the situation in Syria, we strongly condemn any and all use of chemical weapons.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000035495", "text": "As the two largest democracies, both countries also reaffirmed their strong commitment to the UN Democracy Fund.", "issue": "Democracy"}
{"id": "0000035496", "text": "In addition to their own independent assistance programs in Afghanistan, the two sides resolved to pursue joint development projects with the Afghan Government in capacity building, agriculture and women's empowerment.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035497", "text": "Embracing the principles of democracy and opportunity, the leaders recognized that the full future potential of the partnership lies in the hands of the next generation in both countries.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035498", "text": "Prime Minister Sharif highlighted his keen interest in expanding bilateral trade and investment, and the two Leaders reaffirmed their commitment to this end.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035499", "text": "Both President Obama and Prime Minister Sharif condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035500", "text": "Nonproliferation, Nuclear Security and Strategic Stability President Obama and Prime Minister Sharif emphasized that nuclear terrorism is one of the most challenging threats to international security.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035501", "text": "They committed to work together to combat international terrorism and extremism and to promote peace and prosperity.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035502", "text": "They welcomed the ongoing security transition in Afghanistan and Afghan-led preparations for next April's presidential elections.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035503", "text": "The U.S. and Iraqi delegations discussed Iraq's position as an emerging democracy in the region, leading energy producer, and a nation representing a diversity of social customs, religions, and ethnicities.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035504", "text": "Our governments are committed to developing a North American Competitiveness work plan, focused on investment, innovation and increased private sector engagement.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035505", "text": "North American trade is a vital component of our economic well being and we pledge to abide by our international responsibilities and avoid protectionist measures.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035506", "text": "Fulfilling the promise of the 1998 Baltic Charter, they have become valued members of NATO and the European Union.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000035507", "text": "Recognizing the benefits and risks of our increasing dependence on information technology and cyberspace, we will strengthen our engagement on cyber issues regionally and globally.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000035508", "text": "The Baltic states make significant contributions to NATO missions in Afghanistan and elsewhere, and we are committed to maintaining and expanding Alliance capabilities-----for collective defense, cooperative security, and crisis management-----within Europe and beyond.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035509", "text": "As NATO transitions to a post-2014 non-combat mission in Afghanistan, it will be crucial to maintain the Alliance's ability to provide for collective defense and contribute to global security.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035510", "text": "Both the United States and the Republic of Korea are determined to achieve the peaceful denuclearization of North Korea and are working with other Six-Party Talks partners and the international community to insist that North Korea adheres to its international obligations and commitments.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035511", "text": "We must act now to demonstrate that democracy delivers for our people at home and that democratic leadership delivers for the world.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035512", "text": "NATO will remain the cornerstone of this effort, and our commitment to Article 5 is ironclad.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000035513", "text": "The impact of the war in Ukraine The United States and Egypt underlined that peace, security and a multilateral, rules-based order lie at the heart of their longstanding partnership.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035514", "text": "The Presidents strongly condemn Russia's illegal war of aggression against Ukraine and stress that intentionally targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure constitutes war crimes whose perpetrators must be held accountable.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035515", "text": "In that spirit, they continue to promote bilateral trade and investments that support supply chain resilience and our high-tech and innovative industries, including aerospace, information technology, pharmaceuticals, and finance.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035516", "text": "The United States and the Republic of Korea share a vision for a region governed by democratic norms, human rights, and the rule of law at home and abroad.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035517", "text": "The United States and the Republic of Korea have been critical allies in the COVID-19 pandemic and on longstanding global health challenges, and President Biden expresses his gratitude for the ROK's donation of critical medical supplies to the United States at its time of dire need.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035518", "text": "We agree to expand cooperation to combat corruption, and ensure the freedoms of expression and religion and belief.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000035519", "text": "We are deeply concerned by how Putin's war in Ukraine has caused major disruptions to international food and agriculture supply chains and the threat it poses to global food security.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035520", "text": "The proposed EU Emergency Support Programme for Ukraine of EUR 330 million will secure access to basic goods and services for the Ukrainian population and also support Ukraine's agricultural sector.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035521", "text": "Russia violated this ground rule in Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035522", "text": "Despite Russia's continuing aggression, Ukraine has made progress in implementing comprehensive democratic and human rights reforms.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035523", "text": "Both leaders express concern over the recent COVID-19 outbreak in the DPRK.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000035524", "text": "The two leaders recognize the importance of nuclear energy as a critical and reliable source of carbon-free electricity, an important element to grow our clean energy economy, and an integral part of enhancing global energy security.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000035525", "text": "The two Presidents resolutely condemn the coup in Myanmar and the military's brutal attacks on civilians, and commit to press for the immediate cessation of violence, the release of those who are detained, unfettered countrywide humanitarian access, and a swift return to democracy.", "issue": "coup"}
{"id": "0000035526", "text": "The United States and the ROK stand with Ukraine as it defends its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and the two Presidents condemned in the strongest possible terms Russia's actions against civilians and critical infrastructure.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035527", "text": "The two leaders affirmed the importance of nuclear energy as a key means for overcoming the energy security crisis and achieving their goal of net zero emissions.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000035528", "text": "In late August 1950, U.S. forces in Korea were primarily located along the Pusan Perimeter, a defensive formation around the towns of Pusan and Yeongsan, South Korea, along the eastern shore of the Naktong River.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035529", "text": "It is anchored in shared values of democracy, the rule of law, and the protection and promotion of human rights.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035530", "text": "Russia's war violates international law, including the UN Charter, and is driving global food and energy insecurity- the effects of which are reverberating in the Indo-Pacific region.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035531", "text": "Both countries recognise that trade, when done right, can support our mutual interest in sustainable and green growth, good jobs for our workers, new opportunities for our innovators and businesses, and high labour and environmental standards.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035532", "text": "Enhancing global surveillance is critical to achieving our collective ambition to deliver safe, effective and affordable vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics within 100 days of a future pandemic threat being identified.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000035533", "text": "We will strengthen financial stability and transparency, fight corruption and illicit finance, and innovate and compete through high labour and environmental standards.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000035534", "text": "In Europe, meanwhile, Russia continues to wage its unjust and brutal war of aggression against Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035535", "text": "This investment will bolster security across the Indo-Pacific and beyond and modernize the U.S.-Japan relationship for the 21st century.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035536", "text": "And we will continue to support Ukraine in the face of Russia's abhorrent attacks on critical infrastructure.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035537", "text": "Responding to an Increasingly Challenging Regional Security Environment Prime Minister Kishida and President Biden called on China to stand with the international community and unequivocally condemn Russia's actions in Ukraine.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000035538", "text": "They underscored the importance of candid communication with China, including at the leader level, and expressed the intent to work with China where possible on areas of common interest.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000035539", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak a human and economic toll, even as the climate crisis becomes ever more urgent.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035540", "text": "In Europe, meanwhile, Russia continues to wage its unjustified and unprovoked war in Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035541", "text": "We condemn the coup in Myanmar and the military's brutal attacks on civilians.", "issue": "coup"}
{"id": "0000035542", "text": "Even as we address the dangers of misuse of technology, we are committed to working together to protect and amplify its benefits.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000035543", "text": "The war in Ukraine has a negative impact on the Indo-Pacific region, which already faces many complex challenges.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035544", "text": "The leaders reviewed ongoing efforts to facilitate regional trade and increase supply chain resilience and looked forward to the implementation of the U.S.-ASEAN Economic Futures initiative.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035545", "text": "The historic new agreements between Iraq and the GCC Interconnection Authority will bring affordable energy to Iraq and help meet the needs of the Iraqi people.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000035546", "text": "The President and the Prime Minister highlighted the importance of fighting corruption to both build public trust in Iraqi institutions and to support economic growth.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000035547", "text": "As we emerge from the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, we also recognize that resilient health systems, including a strong health workforce, are the foundation upon which effective pandemic preparedness and response will be built.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035548", "text": "Iran has no credible civilian need for either measure, but both are important to nuclear weapons programs.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035549", "text": "To accelerate clean energy transitions across the archipelago, Indonesia also benefits through a major $20 billion investment, the new Just Energy Transition Partnership supported by the International Partners Group.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035550", "text": "Strong and inclusive partnerships between host countries, developed country support, and the private sector are critical to developing sustainable infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035551", "text": "With the COVID-19 pandemic still inflicting human and economic pain around the world, tendencies for unilateral actions among states and a tragic conflict raging in Ukraine, we are steadfast.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035552", "text": "We urge North Korea to abide by all of its obligations under the UNSCRs, refrain from provocations, and engage in substantive dialogue.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035553", "text": "We condemn unequivocally terrorism and violent extremism in all its forms and manifestations and reiterate that there can be no justification for acts of terror on any grounds whatsoever.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035554", "text": "We reaffirm that in our fight against global terrorism, we will take concerted action against all terrorist groups, including those individuals and entities designated pursuant to the UNSC Resolution 1267.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035555", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us how important health security is to our societies, our economies, and the stability of our region.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035556", "text": "We recognise the transformative power of technology, including digital public infrastructure, to support sustainable development in the Indo-Pacific and deliver economic and social benefits.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000035557", "text": "In this context, today we express our deep concern over the war raging in Ukraine and mourn its terrible and tragic humanitarian consequences.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035558", "text": "We will continue to render humanitarian assistance to Ukraine for its recovery.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035559", "text": "We urge North Korea to abide by all its obligations under the UNSCRs, refrain from further provocations and engage in substantive dialogue.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035560", "text": "We urge North Korea to resolve the abductions issue immediately.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035561", "text": "We unequivocally condemn terrorism and violent extremism in all its forms and manifestations including cross-border terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035562", "text": "The Leaders affirm their commitment to stand with Ukraine against Russia's unprovoked and brutal war of aggression against Ukraine that has shaken the foundation of the international order.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035563", "text": "In this regard, leaders also reject Russia's false claims that Ukraine is preparing a radiological dirty bomb.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035564", "text": "Our highest priority today is managing and ending the COVID-19 pandemic and driving an equitable and inclusive economic recovery.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035565", "text": "Our world has been rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic, and in North America the impact has steeled our resolve to fight this and future pandemics together.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035566", "text": "In addition, we are experiencing a public health epidemic of gun violence, in part due to the diversion of firearms into illegal markets.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000035567", "text": "The complex factors causing an extraordinary increase in irregular migration throughout the hemisphere underscore the need for bold regional cooperation.", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000035568", "text": "Our countries are determined to reinforce democracy at home and inspire democratic development around the world.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035569", "text": "In our aim to fight against impunity and address inequality, we recognize that fighting corruption is an essential element of the health of our democracies.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000035570", "text": "As long-standing supporters of Myanmar and its people, we emphasize the urgent need to restore democracy and the priority of strengthening democratic resilience.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035571", "text": "We urge North Korea to abide by its UN obligations, refrain from provocations.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035572", "text": "We share a fundamental commitment to free trade as an engine of economic growth and development that leaves nobody behind.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035573", "text": "Migration is one of the major ties that bind our societies.", "issue": "Migration"}
{"id": "0000035574", "text": "Both our nations have witnessed the horror of terrorism on our homelands by violent individuals and groups who indiscriminately kill people of all faiths and nationalities in order to further their extremist agenda.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035575", "text": "We must act decisively to win the war against global terror.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035576", "text": "NATO must develop improved capabilities and be able to respond, rapidly and flexibly, to threats from wherever they arise.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000035577", "text": "At its Prague Summit, NATO will extend invitations to those European democracies ready to share in the responsibilities of NATO membership, and the United States and Poland have agreed on the desirability of a broad round of enlargement.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000035578", "text": "The prospects for overcoming the most serious challenges of the day are enhanced significantly when NATO and the EU cooperate in achieving common solutions.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000035579", "text": "We affirm that NATO will remain the essential foundation of Transatlantic security.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000035580", "text": "We recognize that the threats of terrorism, trafficking of narcotics, and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction endanger the security not only of the United States and the Kyrgyz Republic, but also of the Central Asian region and the world at large.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035581", "text": "Recognizing the essential role that the Kyrgyz Republic plays in the war against terrorism, we declare our intention to cooperate in this war to its conclusion and within the framework of the international coalition.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035582", "text": "We agree that the expansion of trade and economic ties among the states of Central Asia, and deepening of regional integration in important areas such as the environment, water resources, and transportation systems, are a basis for regional security and prosperity.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035583", "text": "Further, we pledge to continue the war against terror to a successful conclusion, both in Afghanistan and worldwide.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035585", "text": "These goals further reflect our recognition that the threats of terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction endanger the security not only of the United States and Kazakhstan, but of the world at large.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035586", "text": "We reiterate our intent to cooperate in the war against terrorism to its conclusion and within the framework of the international coalition.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035587", "text": "We agree that the expansion of trade and economic ties among the states of Central Asia, and deepening of regional integration in important areas, such as the environment, water resources, and transportation systems are a basis for regional security.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035588", "text": "Both leaders commit to working together with Afghanistan to make Pakistan and Afghanistan a land bridge linking the economic potentials of South Asia and Central Asia.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035589", "text": "President Bush and President Musharraf reaffirm their condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035590", "text": "The two leaders recognize the need to promote tolerance, respect and mutual understanding, and inter-faith harmony to strengthen appreciation of the values and norms common to the world's religions and cultures.", "issue": "tolerance"}
{"id": "0000035591", "text": "We applaud Ukraine's commitment to curb corruption, promote the rule of law and improve the business climate.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000035592", "text": "U.S. assistance to Ukraine will particularly focus on solidifying democratic advances through anti-corruption and rule of law programs, media and NGO development, nonpartisan party and election monitor training and other steps to improve electoral institutions and practices.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035593", "text": "The United States appreciates Moldova's support in the global war on terrorism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035594", "text": "Today nuclear energy is a proven technology for providing reliable electric power without emissions of greenhouse gases, and is an essential part of any solution to meet growing energy demand.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000035595", "text": "We share the view that nuclear energy has an essential role in the promotion of energy security, which is an issue of special concern for the leaders of the G-8.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000035596", "text": "Proceeding from our national interests and common goals, and recognizing the benefits of civil commercial nuclear trade, we express our intent to develop bilateral cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035597", "text": "We stress that initiatives against terrorism must be conducted in an atmosphere of rule of law and with respect for universal human rights.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035598", "text": "An important step for ensuring their security is to eradicate terrorist activities in Afghanistan once and for all and to assist in the prevention of their reoccurrence.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035600", "text": "In line with our desire to enhance the role of the American and Russian business communities in developing our commercial relations, we note the successful visit to Russia of an American business delegation led by United States Commerce Secretary Donald Evans.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035601", "text": "As the foundations of the rule of law and free market economy strengthen in Russia, small and medium enterprise will expand.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035602", "text": "Our priorities are fighting such infectious diseases as tuberculosis, improving maternal and child health in order to reduce maternal and child mortality, and combating cardiovascular disease.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000035603", "text": "The President and the Prime Minister acknowledge progress in the war on terror.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035604", "text": "A sustainable, secure and affordable supply of energy is key to fueling the North American economy.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000035605", "text": "The further development of clean and sustainable energy is critical to reduce the effects of climate change and air pollution, while fuelling the North American economy.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000035606", "text": "They called upon Iran to meet its international obligations under the Nuclear Nonprolilferation Treaty and relevant United Nations Security Council and International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors resolutions.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035607", "text": "The President also noted with appreciation the significant investment by the UAE in the United States, including in a semiconductor manufacturing facility in upstate New York scheduled to open later this year.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035608", "text": "The two leaders underscored the importance of confronting terrorism and violent extremism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035609", "text": "President Rousseff underscored the importance of investment in infrastructure--including in view of the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympic and Paralympics Games--as well as in the energy sector, in particular the development of technology and productive capacity in Brazil.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035610", "text": "They highlighted education as an increasingly important strategic priority for strengthening and supporting all aspects of the U.S.-Brazil partnership, particularly science, technology, innovation, and competitiveness.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000035611", "text": "The JCM also addressed cooperation in ocean science, technology and observation, disaster management, basic science, measurement standards, including for advanced biofuels, and the importance of access to Earth Observation data.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000035612", "text": "The Leaders noted their commitment to promote democracy, respect for human rights, cultural awareness, and social and economic inclusion around the world.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035613", "text": "The leaders identified areas for future cooperation on energy, including through the East African Geothermal Partnership.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000035614", "text": "Both Presidents underlined the importance of improving maritime infrastructure to enhance connectivity and enable freer flow of commerce in the region and between the two countries.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035615", "text": "The United States-Republic of Korea alliance remains committed to countering the threat to peace and security posed by North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs as well as other provocations.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035616", "text": "We strongly urge North Korea to immediately and fully comply with its international obligations and commitments.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035617", "text": "We oppose any actions by North Korea that raise tensions or violate UN Security Council resolutions.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035618", "text": "The United States and the Republic of Korea maintain no hostile policy towards North Korea and remain open to dialogue with North Korea to achieve our shared goal of denuclearization.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035619", "text": "The Republic of Korea and the United States join the international community in condemning the deplorable human rights situation in North Korea as documented in the 2014 UN Commission of Inquiry report.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035620", "text": "The two presidents welcomed the significant expansion of bilateral trade and investment, benefitting both countries' economies.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035621", "text": "Both countries pledged to promote bilateral trade and investment, and would continue to work toward access for industrial, agricultural, and aquacultural goods.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035622", "text": "China reaffirms its readiness, upon the request of respective countries, to convert all remaining Chinese-origin MNSRs worldwide.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000035623", "text": "The two leaders underscored the threat that terrorism poses to Iraq, the region, and the global community.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035624", "text": "He lauded Tunisia's efforts to advance its democracy through the adoption of a progressive constitution that protects the rights of all its citizens.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035625", "text": "An Enduring Partnership President Obama and Prime Minister Sharif reaffirmed that a mutual commitment to democracy is a key pillar of the U.S.-Pakistan partnership.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035626", "text": "The President commended Prime Minister Sharif's commitment to education as a priority, demonstrated through the doubling of Pakistan's higher education budget since 2013 and the government's goal of doubling expenditures for education from two percent to four percent of gross domestic product by 2018.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000035627", "text": "President Obama and Prime Minister Sharif discussed the continuing threat of nuclear terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035628", "text": "Both leaders welcomed efforts to promote tolerance and inter-faith understanding and counter violence and extremism.", "issue": "tolerance"}
{"id": "0000035629", "text": "The two leaders reaffirmed the longstanding military-to-military cooperation between Malaysia and the United States which provides a solid foundation for enhancements across a broad front.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000035630", "text": "The President and Prime Minister welcomed cooperation in the area of military education and training, and endorsed plans for the United States to cooperate with India's planned National Defence University.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000035631", "text": "They also decided to expand military-to-military partnerships including expert exchanges, dialogues, and joint training and exercises.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000035632", "text": "Recognizing the importance of their respective strategic partnerships with Afghanistan, the leaders asserted the importance of a sustainable, inclusive, sovereign, and democratic political order in Afghanistan, and committed to continue close consultations and cooperation in support of Afghanistan's future.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035633", "text": "Noting the importance of ongoing cooperation in higher education, the President and Prime Minister welcomed ongoing efforts to extend a knowledge partnership for supporting the Indian Institute of Technology at Gandhinagar through USAID.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000035634", "text": "Reaffirming the importance of their strategic partnerships with Afghanistan, the Leaders asserted the importance of a sustainable, inclusive, sovereign, and democratic political order in Afghanistan and they agreed to convene further high-level consultations on Afghanistan in the near future.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035635", "text": "We will oppose terrorism, piracy, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction within or from the region.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035636", "text": "We will address the consequences of unchecked pollution through cooperation by our governments, science and academic communities.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000035637", "text": "We unequivocally support access to nuclear technology and energy for peaceful purposes by states that comply with their non-proliferation obligations.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000035638", "text": "He further reaffirmed the enduring U.S. support for democracy in Thailand and welcomed the Royal Thai Government's commitment to strengthen Thailand's parliamentary democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035639", "text": "In this context, the two leaders agreed jointly to promote region-wide trade and investment, sustainable human development, economic opportunity for women, and people-to-people connectivity, including through the U.S.-ASEAN Five Year Work Plan.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035640", "text": "We also affirm our commitment to cooperating on energy, including the development of clean and renewable energy sources, peaceful, safe, and secure uses of nuclear energy, and on energy security.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000035641", "text": "The Presidents affirmed that innovation and investment in science and technology, and associated human capital are keys to sustained economic growth and competitiveness.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000035642", "text": "The COVID-19 pandemic further underscores the importance of these values and the urgency to defend and promote them.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035643", "text": "We are proud that trade between the United States and Poland has grown by more than 50 percent since 2016 and commit to jointly fight against abusive trade practices.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035644", "text": "President Trump and President Moreno committed to explore new areas in trade, investment, and job creation, which will benefit both countries.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035645", "text": "Both countries look forward to working together on trade, security, and regional priorities and to further discussions at the next United States-Ecuador Bilateral Expanded Political Dialogue in May 2020.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035646", "text": "The two leaders focused on increasing economic prosperity and strengthening democracy and the rule of law.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035647", "text": "President Donald J. Trump hosted President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea at the White House on June 29 and 30 in order to advance the comprehensive strategic Alliance between the United States and the ROK and to deepen the two countries' friendship.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035648", "text": "They noted the important role China could play to this end.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000035649", "text": "Recognizing the importance of high-quality infrastructure, President Trump and President Kenyatta welcomed the proposal by United States engineering and construction firm Bechtel Corporation to build a modern superhighway from Nairobi to Mombasa.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035650", "text": "Together, we address security at our shared border and throughout our two countries, while expediting legitimate and vital cross-border trade and travel.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000035651", "text": "In the spirit of a more efficient and secure border, we will also examine ways to further integrate our border operations, including analysis of the feasibility of co-locating border officials in common processing facilities.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000035652", "text": "Together we have tapped new sources of energy and provided hope in the battle against life-threatening diseases.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000035653", "text": "The two leaders underscore their commitment to expanding trade and investment.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035654", "text": "Continued sanctions against Russia must remain in force until the Minsk Agreements are fully implemented.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035655", "text": "The United States and Slovak Republic believe in fair and reciprocal trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035656", "text": "We commit to explore opportunities for increasing investment between our countries and to strengthen our trading relationship further.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035657", "text": "The United States and Japan also strongly condemn terrorism in all forms and manifestations and will enhance our cooperation to fight against terrorist groups that pose a global threat.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035658", "text": "Recently, in our response to the devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we joined together to expand safe, affordable and effective vaccine production and equitable access.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035659", "text": "We recognized the importance of science and technology as enabling factors for sustained economic development.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000035660", "text": "We also acknowledge the critical importance of agriculture as a source of millions of jobs and livelihoods across the continent, including among youth and women.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000035661", "text": "Education has historically been, and should remain, a state responsibility and a local function, which works best when there is also strong parental involvement in the schools.", "issue": "Education"}
{"id": "0000035662", "text": "Third, the requirements that children who benefit from Federal funds for compensatory and special education be taught separately often undermines their achievement.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000035663", "text": "We will in particular continue to coordinate our efforts to promote democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights in Belarus.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035664", "text": "We call on all parties in Afghanistan to work in good faith to establish an inclusive and representative government, including with the meaningful participation of women and minority groups.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035665", "text": "For the last twenty years, we have successfully denied terrorists a safe haven in Afghanistan from which to instigate attacks.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035666", "text": "We will remain committed to fighting terrorism with determination, resolve, and in solidarity.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035667", "text": "President Putin's decision to attack Ukraine is a terrible strategic mistake, for which Russia will pay a severe price, both economically and politically, for years to come.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035668", "text": "Massive and unprecedented sanctions have already been imposed on Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035669", "text": "In the fight against corruption, the Secretariat of Transparency and Anti-Corruption presented more than 150 cases of alleged corruption in public administration to the Attorney General's Office.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000035670", "text": "The government continues to fight corruption and strengthen the Public Prosecutor's office.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000035671", "text": "The ongoing implementation of the Better Life program combats poverty throughout the country.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000035672", "text": "The two leaders anticipated an even greater amount of bilateral trade and investment, benefiting the people of both nations.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035673", "text": "They acknowledged the common threat that international terrorism poses to regional and global security.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035674", "text": "They condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and declared that there could be no justification for terrorism anywhere.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035675", "text": "The two leaders agreed that strengthening high technology trade between their countries is in the spirit of their strategic dialogue and partnership.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035676", "text": "Both leaders welcomed the potential for further expanding trade and investment between their countries, including in sectors such as infrastructure, information and communication technologies, healthcare services, education services, energy and environmentally friendly technologies.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035677", "text": "They agreed that access to and development of technology was a cross-cutting requirement to meet the challenges that their two countries face.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000035678", "text": "At the same time our nations are making meaningful progress in addressing air pollution and greenhouse gases from our power and transportation systems.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000035679", "text": "The Government of the United States and the Government of Japan declare that it remains vital for North Korea and Iran to uphold and adhere to their respective international obligations.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035680", "text": "Our common fight against organized crime must be accompanied by cooperative actions in other areas which will also promote the security, prosperity and well-being of our border communities.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000035681", "text": "The Presidents recognized that immigration across our common border vitally links both countries, involves shared responsibilities, and represents one of the most critical issues for the future well-being of both our peoples.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000035682", "text": "President Bush and Prime Minister Gilani reaffirmed their condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035683", "text": "They acknowledged that terrorism and violent extremism pose a common threat to Pakistan, the United States, and the international community.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035684", "text": "At the invitation of President Hu Jintao of the People's Republic of China, President Barack Obama of the United States of America is paying a state visit to China from November 15-18, 2009.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000035685", "text": "China welcomed this decision by the United States.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000035686", "text": "The two sides recognize the importance of open trade and investment to their domestic economies and to the global economy, and are committed to jointly fight protectionism in all its manifestations.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035687", "text": "The two sides agreed that Iran has the right to peaceful uses of nuclear energy under the NPT and it should fulfill its due international obligations under that treaty.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035688", "text": "China attaches importance to the U.S. initiative to hold a nuclear security summit in April 2010 and will actively participate in the preparations for the summit.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000035689", "text": "The ECP will include collaborative projects on renewable energy, smart grid, clean transportation, green building, clean coal, combined heat and power, and energy efficiency.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000035690", "text": "We will deepen our cooperation in fighting international terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035691", "text": "The United States supports efforts to promote democracy, strengthen religious freedoms, and bolster civil society in Kazakhstan.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035692", "text": "The United States commends Kazakhstan's traditions of religious tolerance and its efforts to promote inter-ethnic harmony and cooperation.", "issue": "tolerance"}
{"id": "0000035693", "text": "We pledge to support legal trade by improving border crossings and customs procedures, the implementation of transportation and infrastructure projects, and the use of cross-border resources.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035694", "text": "In advancing the bilateral plan for restructuring the Alliance, the Republic of Korea will take the lead role in the combined defense of Korea, supported by an enduring and capable U.S. military force presence on the Korean Peninsula, in the region, and beyond.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035695", "text": "They further concurred that democracy and democratic governance are the right and responsibility of all, and that an educated, engaged citizenry is the foundation for strong democratic institutions.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035696", "text": "The two leaders agreed that trade and economic ties are significant to the bilateral relationship.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035697", "text": "With regard to the situation in Syria, we strongly condemn any and all use of chemical weapons, and we are convinced a strong international reaction is required.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000035698", "text": "The leaders reaffirmed their strong commitment in the global war on terrorism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035699", "text": "The leaders applauded the enhanced military to military cooperation between the two countries especially in joint exercises, training and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000035700", "text": "In condemning in the strongest terms Russia's further invasion of Ukraine, we express our solidarity and support for Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035701", "text": "On Iran, we share deep concern about activities relating to the possible military dimensions of Iran's nuclear program, as highlighted in the latest International Atomic Energy Agency Director General's report and the November 18 Board of Governors' resolution.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035702", "text": "We reaffirmed our shared values of democracy, individual freedom, the rule of law and human rights, and a common commitment to open societies and economies.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035703", "text": "We strongly condemn the illegal annexation of Crimea to Russia and will not recognise it.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035704", "text": "We urge Russia to engage in a meaningful dialogue with Ukraine with a view to finding a political solution.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035705", "text": "Further steps by Russia to destabilise the situation in Ukraine would lead to additional and far reaching consequences for the EU's and United States' relations with Russia in a broad range of economic areas.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035706", "text": "The 2015 agreement must be consistent with science and with the goal of limiting the global temperature increase to below 2degC, and should therefore include ambitious mitigation contributions, notably from the world's major economies and other significant emitters.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000035707", "text": "Energy is a key component in the transition to a competitive low-carbon economy and achieving long-term sustainable economic development.", "issue": "Energy"}
{"id": "0000035708", "text": "Agreements such as the Passenger Name Record and Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme that prevent terrorism while respecting privacy are critical tools in our transatlantic cooperation.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035709", "text": "The Internet has become a key global infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035710", "text": "We welcome the adoption of a new constitution respectful of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Tunisia , following an inclusive national dialogue.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000035711", "text": "In response to Russia's violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to demonstrate our determination to respond to these illegal actions, individually and collectively we have imposed a variety of sanctions against Russia and those individuals and entities responsible.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035712", "text": "NATO remains key to transatlantic and European security, and the contributions of Sweden and Finland, including those they make as NATO enhanced opportunity partners, are highly valuable.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000035713", "text": "The Nordic countries and the United States strongly support closer cooperation between NATO and the EU, and consider new areas of practical cooperation between the two to be a priority for the NATO Summit in Warsaw in July.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000035714", "text": "Our Crimea-related sanctions are also to remain in force until Russia returns this territory to Ukrainian control.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035715", "text": "We call on Russia to ensure that its military maneuvers and exercises are in full compliance with its international obligations and commitments to security and stability.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035716", "text": "Achieving a negotiated settlement to the war in Syria is an immediate and pressing issue.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035717", "text": "The United States and the Nordic countries reaffirm our support for the UN and for mediation, conflict prevention and peacebuilding, as well as for the development of peacebuilding and peacekeeping operations.", "issue": "UN"}
{"id": "0000035718", "text": "The United States and the Nordic countries acknowledge the foundational role energy plays in our economies and that energy security is key for overall security.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000035719", "text": "Jobs, Growth and Trade Economic freedom, open markets, and free trade are fundamental to maintaining prosperity and promoting welfare for our citizens.", "issue": "welfare"}
{"id": "0000035720", "text": "We also look forward to exploring ways to bolster trade and investment among the United States, Norway, and Iceland.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035721", "text": "The United States and the Nordic countries have committed to promote productive employment and decent work as key elements to spreading the benefits of globalization and reducing poverty.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000035722", "text": "The United States and the Nordic countries are committed to leading by example to fight corruption and promote transparency and accountability.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000035723", "text": "Recognizing the importance of their respective strategic partnerships with Afghanistan, the leaders committed to continue close consultations and cooperation in support of Afghanistan's future.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035724", "text": "The Leaders stressed that terrorism is a global scourge that must be fought and terrorist safe havens rooted out in every part of the world.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035725", "text": "Promoting Peace, Human Rights and Democracy Worldwide We recognize that the advance of democracy is a strategic priority of our age.", "issue": "Democracy"}
{"id": "0000035726", "text": "Noting the need for tolerance of diverse cultures, beliefs and religions and the importance of dialogue while emphasizing respect for universal human rights, we will sustain our efforts to advance democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035727", "text": "We will strongly urge Syria to refrain from any attempt at destabilizing Lebanon.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000035728", "text": "We have agreed that if Iran decides not to engage in negotiations, further steps would be taken in the Security Council.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035729", "text": "Building on the success of the London January 2006 conference on Afghanistan, we will support Afghan efforts to build a democratic, accountable and sustainable state.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035730", "text": "Ukraine has made remarkable progress in democratic and economic reforms.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035731", "text": "We will help Ukraine pursue economic reforms, combat corruption and reform the energy sector.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035732", "text": "We attach great importance to our relationship with Russia and are pursuing deeper cooperation on a range of issues of common interest, including some important foreign policy issues, non-proliferation and counterterrorism.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035733", "text": "We will address obstacles to transatlantic investment with a view to promoting closer economic integration.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035734", "text": "We pledge to address addictions based on science and with a public health focus.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000035735", "text": "We pledge to create better education, social programs, and alternatives for young people.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000035736", "text": "We pledge to fight organized crime and its new methods and business models, with shared information and new technology.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000035737", "text": "They also reaffirmed the importance of combating corruption and security cooperation.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000035738", "text": "Beijing, China The United States of America and the People's Republic of China have a critical role to play in combating global climate change, one of the greatest threats facing humanity.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000035739", "text": "Our leadership in this area encompasses trade and investment through the Trans-Pacific Partnership , development cooperation, and internet governance.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035740", "text": "The United States and Japan are leading efforts to set the rules for trade and investment, both in the dynamic and fast-growing Asia-Pacific region and around the world.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035741", "text": "We will reinforce our commitment to democracy, the rule of law, and human rights.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035742", "text": "We share the view that Russia can make an important contribution to maintaining peace and stability in Europe and the world.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035743", "text": "As was said in the Hyannis Port Communique, Close cooperation across the border can enhance rather than diminish the sovereignty of each country by making it stronger and more prosperous than before.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000035745", "text": "The three leaders called upon North Korea to dismantle this program in a prompt and verifiable manner and to come into full compliance with all its international commitments in conformity with North Korea's recent commitment in the Japan-North Korea Pyongyang Declaration.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035746", "text": "The three leaders noted the potential for North Korea to benefit from greater participation as a member of the international community.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035747", "text": "First elected to the Massachusetts legislature in 2010, State Representative Kimberly Ferguson - a speech pathologist by trade - is a legislative leader on issues impacting children, the elderly, and those with developmental disabilities.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035748", "text": "The U.S. has neglected both our military and our alliances and has apparently decided, instead, to try to lead from behind.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000035749", "text": "Energy has a massive impact on our nation's economy and national security, and in West Virginia, coal is a critical part of our lives.", "issue": "Energy"}
{"id": "0000035750", "text": "He staunchly opposes abortion and stands up for Second Amendment rights.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000035751", "text": "Although Ohio voters have indexed the state minimum wage to inflation, he stands against hiking the federal minimum of $7.25.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000035752", "text": "The U.S. has been leading an air coalition in Syria, in cooperation with France, Turkey and several other international allies, conducting anti-ISIS bombing campaigns.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000035753", "text": "America's unwillingness to lead in the fight against terrorism has wrongly signaled to opponents with expansionist agendas, such as Russia and China, that belligerent actions will be tolerated.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035754", "text": "As America's commitment to security leadership has withered, our military has been neglected.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000035755", "text": "We must develop new strategies for fighting the war of ideas over the Internet, social media, and video, as well as the traditional tools of television, radio, and satellite.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035756", "text": "Saudi Arabia has stated that Mr. Putin's actions in Syria may cause it to intervene militarily in Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000035757", "text": "On Sunday Kasich, who in November 2002 voiced clear support for going to war with Iraq, said that with the information available today he would not have committed ourselves to Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035758", "text": "At a Rotary Club meeting in Laconia, N.H., on Thursday, a woman confided that she feared whether the United States would be safe for her children and grandchildren, citing dangers like the Islamic State.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000035759", "text": "In a meeting with The State's editorial board, he said the country's welfare is more important than adhering to Republican Party ideology.", "issue": "welfare"}
{"id": "0000035760", "text": "By attacking Paris, ISIS declared war not just on France but on the West.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035761", "text": "It is vital that we rebuild our military to meet the threats of the 21st century.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000035762", "text": "Education is a local issue, and decisions should be made by parents, our communities and our local educators.", "issue": "Education"}
{"id": "0000035763", "text": "Your keen and perceptive interest in science and technology has made my work with you most stimulating and rewarding.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000035764", "text": "As one who began his career as an enlisted member of the United States Army, you have a long and distinguished record of compassion and support for those who have so ably defended our Nation.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000035765", "text": "I hereby tender my resignation as Secretary of Veterans Affairs so that I may devote my full energies to this vital role and uphold your determination to keep VA free of any political label.", "issue": "resignation"}
{"id": "0000035766", "text": "As you know, the law does not permit me to accept employment with a member bank where my experience would naturally lead me.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000035767", "text": "As I announced on April 14, 2021, after almost 20 years, it is time to end America's longest war and bring our troops home.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035768", "text": "As a Senator, I supported sending our military to Afghanistan for those reasons.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035769", "text": "Keeping thousands of troops concentrated on the ground in Afghanistan no longer makes sense as the most effective counterterrorism strategy when the threat has metastasized across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035770", "text": "This Nation, which has fundamental commitments to the Republic of China, has for many years sought the renunciation of force in the Taiwan Strait.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000035771", "text": "Recent demolitions of low income housing and informal markets have caused 700, 000 people to lose their homes, jobs, or both.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000035772", "text": "This partnership has resulted in unparalleled growth in world trade and huge economic benefits for the United States.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035773", "text": "The order is not targeted at the people of North Korea, but rather is aimed at the Government of North Korea and its activities that threaten the United States and others.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035774", "text": "Although there is no question that fluctuating quantities of drugs do flow through these countries en route to the United States, the bulk of the drug traffic has shifted away from land routes.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000035775", "text": "While Iran was once a traditional opium-producing country, the Government of Iran appears to have been successful in eradicating significant illicit opium poppy cultivation.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035776", "text": "Important quantities of opiates reportedly continue to transit Iran en route to Europe, but I have no evidence that these drugs significantly affect the United States, a requirement for designation as a major drug-transit country under section 481 of the FAA.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035777", "text": "Syria and Lebanon were removed from the list of major drug producers 4 years ago after the United States Government determined that there was no significant opium poppy cultivation in Lebanon's Biqa' Valley.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000035778", "text": "At the same time, the opening of major container ports in southern China has diminished Taiwan's importance for the drug trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035779", "text": "To address that threat and to implement section 570 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Appropriations Act, 1997 , the President in Executive Order 13047 prohibited new investment in Burma by United States persons.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035780", "text": "Nuclear energy is the second largest source of U.S. electricity generation and must remain a major component of our national energy policy in the years to come.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000035781", "text": "Iran remains the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, and provides assistance to Lebanese Hizballah, Hamas, Kata'ib Hizballah, the Taliban, al-Qa'ida, and other terrorist networks.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035782", "text": "Iran also continues to fuel sectarian tension in Iraq, and support vicious civil wars in Yemen and Syria.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035783", "text": "This supplemental report covers operations in support of the war on terror, Kosovo, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035784", "text": "The mission of the ISAF under NATO command is to assist the Government of Afghanistan in creating a safe and secure environment that allows reconstruction and the reestablishment of Afghan authorities.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035785", "text": "This supplemental report covers operations in support of the global war on terrorism, Kosovo, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035786", "text": "United States Armed Forces, with the assistance of numerous coalition partners, ended the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and are actively pursuing and engaging remnant al-Qaida and Taliban fighters.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035788", "text": "On October 9, 2001, I reported the beginning of combat action in Afghanistan against al-Qaida terrorists and their Taliban supporters.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035789", "text": "UNSCOM continues to face a shortage of funds.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000035792", "text": "With the firm support of the Congress, we are developing assistance to Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan to support the safety and security of the dismantlement of nuclear weapons in the former Soviet Union.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035793", "text": "Pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 757, specific licenses have also been issued to authorize exportation of food, medicine, and medical supplies intended for humanitarian purposes in the FRY.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000035794", "text": "On October 9, 2001, I reported the beginning of combat action in Afghanistan against terrorists and their Taliban supporters.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035795", "text": "This supplemental report covers operations in support of the war on terror and Kosovo.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035798", "text": "The mission of the ISAF under NATO command is to assist the Government of Afghanistan in creating a safe and secure environment that allows for continued reconstruction and the exercise and extension of Afghan authority.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035799", "text": "This supplemental report covers operations in support of the war on terror and in Kosovo.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035800", "text": "The mission of ISAF under NATO command is to assist the Government of Afghanistan in creating a safe and secure environment that allows for continued reconstruction and the exercise and extension of Afghan authority.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035805", "text": "Unless exempt, all imports into the United States from North Korea must be authorized.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000035807", "text": "United States Armed Forces, with the assistance of numerous coalition partners, ended the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and are actively pursuing and engaging al-Qaida and remnant Taliban fighters.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035808", "text": "Since the last report, eight bank syndicates have completed negotiations with Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran and have been paid a total of $4, 393, 148.93 for interest accruing for the period January 1 - 18, 1981.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035809", "text": "Recently, Iraq has refused to permit the U.N. to base helicopters inside Iraq for these purposes, contrary to an explicit Security Council demand contained in Resolution 707.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000035811", "text": "The superiority of U.S. science and technology was manifested in the weapons systems that performed so admirably in Desert Storm, allowing us to win the war with minimal loss of life.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000035812", "text": "Since October 7, 2001, the United States has conducted combat operations in Afghanistan against al-Qa'ida terrorists and their Taliban supporters.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035813", "text": "Since October 7, 2001, the United States has conducted combat operations in Afghanistan against al-Qa'ida terrorists, their Taliban supporters, and associated forces.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035814", "text": "The mission of ISAF, under NATO command and in partnership with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is to prevent Afghanistan from once again becoming a safe haven for international terrorists.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035815", "text": "The U.S. military has also been working closely with the Yemeni government to operationally dismantle and ultimately eliminate the terrorist threat posed by al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula , the most active and dangerous affiliate of al-Qa'ida today.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000035821", "text": "Since October 7, 2001, the United States has conducted combat operations in Afghanistan against al-Qa'ida, the Taliban, and associated forces.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035822", "text": "The U.S. military has also been working closely with the Yemeni government to dismantle operationally and ultimately eliminate the terrorist threat posed by al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula , the most active and dangerous affiliate of al-Qa'ida today.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000035824", "text": "Maintaining these forces in Afghanistan would be for the purposes of training, advising, and assisting Afghan forces and supporting counterterrorism operations against the remnants of al-Qa'ida.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035829", "text": "The nations contributing to ISAF will continue to support Afghanistan on its path towards self-reliance in security, improved governance, and economic and social development.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035830", "text": "This path will prevent Afghanistan from again becoming a safe haven for terrorists that threaten Afghanistan, the region, and the world.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035833", "text": "These forces in Afghanistan will be for the purposes of training, advising, and assisting Afghan forces and supporting counterterrorism operations against the remnants of al-Qa'ida.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035834", "text": "Since October 7, 2001, U.S. Armed Forces, including special operations forces, have conducted counterterrorism combat operations in Afghanistan against al-Qa'ida, the Taliban, and associated forces.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035835", "text": "The United States remains in an armed conflict in Afghanistan and against the Taliban, and active hostilities remain ongoing.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035836", "text": "As reported in February 2021, I directed a targeted military strike against infrastructure in eastern Syria used by Iran supported non-state militia groups.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035837", "text": "The United States military continues to work closely with the Republic of Yemen government and regional partner forces to degrade the terrorist threat posed by those groups.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000035838", "text": "United States military personnel remain postured outside Afghanistan to address threats to the U.S. homeland and U.S. interests that may arise from inside Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035841", "text": "United States Armed Forces are also conducting airstrikes in Syria against operatives of al-Qa'ida, including members of the al-Qa'ida element known as the Khorasan Group, who are involved in al-Qa'ida's plotting against the West.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000035844", "text": "Since October 7, 2001, U.S. Armed Forces, including Special Operations Forces, have conducted counterterrorism combat operations in Afghanistan against al-Qa'ida, the Taliban, and associated forces.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035845", "text": "As I previously reported, on April 6, 2017, at my direction, United States forces in the Mediterranean Sea operating beyond the territorial sea of any state struck the Shayrat military airfield in Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000035846", "text": "Since the last periodic update report, United States Armed Forces participating in the Defeat-ISIS campaign in Syria have undertaken a limited number of strikes against Syrian government and pro-Syrian government forces.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000035847", "text": "Since the last periodic update report, United States Armed Forces participating in the Defeat-ISIS campaign in Syria have taken a limited number of strikes against pro-Syrian government forces.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000035848", "text": "To further respond to that threat, Executive Order 12959 of May 6, 1995, imposed comprehensive trade and financial sanctions on Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035849", "text": "It includes safeguard arrangements to ensure that our trade with Albania will grow without causing disruption to the U.S. market and consequent injury to domestic firms or loss of jobs for American workers.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035850", "text": "It includes safeguard arrangements to ensure that our trade with the Republic of Bulgaria will grow without causing disruption to the U.S. market and consequent injury to domestic firms or loss of jobs for American workers.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035851", "text": "It includes safeguard arrangements to ensure that our trade with the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic will grow without causing disruption to the U.S. market and consequent injury to domestic firms or loss of jobs for American workers.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035852", "text": "It includes safeguard arrangements to ensure that our trade with the Mongolian People's Republic will grow without causing disruption to the U.S. market and consequent injury to domestic firms or loss of jobs for American workers.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035853", "text": "It includes safeguard arrangements to ensure that our trade with Romania will grow without causing disruption to the U.S. market and consequent injury to domestic firms or loss of jobs for American workers.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035856", "text": "United States efforts in the campaign in Afghanistan continue to meet with success, but as I have stated in my previous reports, the U.S. war on terror will be lengthy.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035857", "text": "NATO has agreed to reduce the size of the force to 7, 000 personnel by June 2004.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000035858", "text": "Efficient operation of our airspace requires significant investments in rapidly evolving technology.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000035859", "text": "As the Congress continues its deliberations on the way ahead in Afghanistan and Pakistan, I want to continue to underscore our Nation's interests in the successful implementation of this policy.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035861", "text": "Finally, these actions, policies, and circumstances include the link between the illicit trade in round logs and timber products and the proliferation of and trafficking in illegal arms, which perpetuate the Liberian conflict and fuel and exacerbate other conflicts throughout West Africa.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035862", "text": "Building a strong S&T infrastructure will help provide a solid foundation for a stable transition away from Communist rule and centrally planned economies.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000035863", "text": "Science and technology are critical tools in protecting against transnational threats such as global change, ozone depletion, and loss of biological diversity.", "issue": "Science"}
{"id": "0000035864", "text": "At my direction, on March 23, 2023, United States forces conducted targeted strikes against facilities in eastern Syria in response to this series of attacks and continuing threats of future attacks.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000035865", "text": "United States military personnel remain postured outside Afghanistan to address threats to the United States homeland and United States interests that may arise from inside Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035867", "text": "Only the Federal Government can provide the necessary coordination to address a pandemic of this national size and scope caused by a pathogen introduced into our country.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035868", "text": "This pandemic has the potential to cause severe consequences for our country's national and economic security.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035869", "text": "Globally, the pandemic has fueled increased economic insecurity for women and girls, and in far too many places-including, far too often, here in America-their fundamental rights remain at risk.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000035870", "text": "This new information will drive the next phase in our war against this invisible enemy.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035871", "text": "My intense personal concern for those women who are victims of the crimes of rape and incest is as strongly felt as my position on abortion.", "issue": "rape"}
{"id": "0000035872", "text": "At a time when California has already experienced energy shortages, and other Western states are worried about price and availability of energy this summer, we must be very careful not to take actions that could harm consumers.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000035873", "text": "Third, Israel will retain its right to defend itself against terrorism, including to take actions against terrorist organizations.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035874", "text": "In the crucial last weeks of the campaign, UNO is desperately short of funds needed for campaign rallies, distributing campaign literature, and media time.", "issue": "UNO"}
{"id": "0000035875", "text": "This result would undermine our bipartisan commitment to democracy in Nicaragua and frustrate the aspirations of the Nicaraguan people.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035876", "text": "If democratic peoples and organizations do not stand together to make democracy work, they can only blame themselves if democracy does not flourish.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035877", "text": "We also believe that the segregation or racial isolation of children in schools, whatever the causes, does serious harm to all children--harm that demands the urgent attention of the Nation.", "issue": "segregation"}
{"id": "0000035878", "text": "So we must attack the root causes of the inflation in health care.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000035879", "text": "Irrespective of how cooperation with Russia develops, the Alliance alone bears responsibility for defending NATO's members, consistent with our Treaty obligations for collective defense.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000035880", "text": "Thus a significant part of the economic stimulus from the tax program will be delayed until taxpayer refund claims are processed sometime in late winter or early spring of 1965*", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000035881", "text": "The most recent assaults include the repugnant hostility directed toward selfless ICE employees in Portland, Oregon, and the verbal abuse suffered by ICE employees in Louisville, Kentucky.", "issue": "hostility"}
{"id": "0000035882", "text": "Success in combating and conquering crime depends upon cooperation among all levels of government and most significantly on public understanding, support and cooperation.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000035883", "text": "The war against crime must be waged with all the vigor and strength we possess.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000035884", "text": "Nuclear energy will fill an important role in partnership with fossil fuels in meeting the growing energy requirements of our Nation.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000035885", "text": "Yesterday the House of Representatives acted to bring democracy closer to the citizens of the District of Columbia by making them responsible for the election of their own school board.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035886", "text": "An emboldening of autocrats who believe that democracy and multilateralism cannot deliver in the 21st century.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035887", "text": "It is, in short, an investment in global peace and security-one which will deliver critical returns not only in the nations with whom we'll be working, but, most of all, here in the United States.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035888", "text": "These appropriations will fund measures to fight crime that can be undertaken without delay.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000035889", "text": "Prompt consideration of them by the Congress will demonstrate our mutual determination that crime can and will be brought under control.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000035890", "text": "More than 60, 000 American troops are deployed around the world in the war on terrorism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035891", "text": "Individual volunteers must channel their energy and commitment in support of the national and local strategies.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000035892", "text": "It's an education that led me to organize a voter registration project in Chicago, stand up for the rights of Illinois families as an attorney and eventually run for the Illinois state Senate.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000035893", "text": "As your letter makes clear, crime within our cities is basically a responsibility for local authorities, but one in which the Federal Government must be helpful and cooperative.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000035894", "text": "Under present law, the pay received by enlisted personnel while serving in a combat zone is fully exempt from Federal income tax.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000035895", "text": "In our times, as always, vigilance remains the price of liberty and we stand today as a strong, ready and vigilant nation, prepared and determined to defend our freedom and the freedom of those who stand with us.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000035896", "text": "Initial demonstration projects utilizing present railroad technology would be conducted with Federal participation.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000035897", "text": "It represents existing new developments in electric power technology.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000035898", "text": "At the very least, one out of every ten active miners--and one out of every five retired miners--suffers from a serious respiratory disease.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000035899", "text": "On the contrary, TVA is paying back the original U.S. investment in power facilities, with interest, and is making payments to State and local governments in lieu of taxes.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035900", "text": "We reaffirm our faith that poverty can be eliminated from this country, and our solemn commitment to prosecute the war against poverty to a successful conclusion.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000035901", "text": "As long as children are untrained, men without work, and families shut in gate-less 'poverty, that promise is unkept.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000035902", "text": "It is now clear that the war against poverty has touched the hearts and the sense of duty of the American people.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000035903", "text": "We pledged ourselves to the elimination of poverty in America.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000035904", "text": "On January 16, Prime Minister Pearson of Canada and I signed an important agreement looking toward freer trade in automotive products between our two North American countries.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035905", "text": "The men and women who work in the plants on both sides of the border are members of the same international union.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000035906", "text": "Tariffs and other restrictions involving Canadian-United States trade in automotive products have been the cause of significant inefficiency in this great industry.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035907", "text": "They will save the price of the tariff, and, over the longer run, we will benefit from the faster growth in the Canadian market which lower prices will make possible.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000035908", "text": "For remarks of the President and Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson of Canada on January 16 upon signing the U.S.-Canadian agreement on trade in automotive products, see Item 21.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035909", "text": "Pollution has already caused serious problems in many of our streams and lakes, and, with a growing population, pollution problems could extend to almost all of our water sources.", "issue": "Pollution"}
{"id": "0000035910", "text": "The principle of government by consent of the governed is the foundation of democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035911", "text": "The Congress has abundantly demonstrated its concern with education, and I hope that the proposed bill will receive its prompt and favorable consideration.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000035912", "text": "Increased travel in many areas will mean new opportunities for tourism and for investment.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035913", "text": "As the process of election becomes more complex and costly, we must make it possible for those without personal wealth to enter public life without being obligated to a few large contributors.", "issue": "wealth"}
{"id": "0000035914", "text": "It seeks, in short, to enlarge democracy, and I urge its prompt enactment.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035915", "text": "The investment I ask the Congress to make is as rooted in fiscal common sense as it is in human compassion.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035916", "text": "Through our exploration of the sea, we can move toward a new era in which science can fulfill its creative promise to bring a better and happier life to all the peoples of the world.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000035917", "text": "Finally, there is the anti-inflation tax--the most critical measure of all.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000035918", "text": "This tax--one penny on every dollar earned--is the best investment Americans can make for fiscal responsibility at home and for a strong economic position abroad.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035919", "text": "There is no sane description of a nuclear war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035920", "text": "President Bush believes democracy is first and foremost about the rights of individuals to express their views.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035921", "text": "The Rent Supplement Program responds to the critical shortage of decent low-income housing in many of our cities.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000035922", "text": "The coup began when rebel forces, apparently under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Gregorio Honasan, seized Villamor Air Force Base adjacent to Aquino International Airport in Manila.", "issue": "coup"}
{"id": "0000035923", "text": "On December 15, 1989, at the instigation of Manuel Noriega, the illegitimate Panamanian National Assembly declared that a state of war existed between the Republic of Panama and the United States.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035924", "text": "These acts of violence are directly attributable to Noriega's dictatorship, which created a climate of aggression that places American lives and interests in peril.", "issue": "dictatorship"}
{"id": "0000035925", "text": "Many meetings have been held between representatives of Ukraine and our country.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000035926", "text": "We face a security situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan that demands urgent attention.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035927", "text": "The threat of terrorism in Iraq has been dealt a serious blow.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035928", "text": "One of his top priorities will be to control crime.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000035929", "text": "During my visit to China last fall, we forged clean energy partnerships, and at Copenhagen we made important commitments to confront climate change.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000035930", "text": "Indeed, the United States welcomes China as a strong, prosperous and successful member of the community of nations.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000035931", "text": "However, so long as Qaddafi is in power, NATO must maintain its operations so that civilians remain protected and the pressure on the regime builds.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000035932", "text": "Our aim is to underpin democracy, human rights, the rule of law and sound economic management, which together provide the key to prosperity.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000035933", "text": "A favourable environment for private investment, both foreign and domestic, is crucial for sustained growth and for avoiding dependence on external assistance from governments.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035934", "text": "We reaffirm our condemnation of all forms of terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035935", "text": "In their discussion, the leaders reviewed the problem of prisoners of war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035936", "text": "Even as the conflict continues, the effort goes forward to overcome the tyranny of poverty, disease, illiteracy and social injustice.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000035937", "text": "However, the Vietnamese leaders reaffirmed that only by constant effort could inflation be kept under control.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000035938", "text": "It was clearly understood that the settlement of the war in Vietnam depends on the readiness and willingness of the parties concerned to explore and work out together a just and reasonable solution.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035939", "text": "Gramm, a principal author of the 1999 Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which broke down the walls between banking, insurance, and securities, left Congress in late 2002 to become vice chairman of UBS Warburg.'", "issue": "banking"}
{"id": "0000035940", "text": "I am not a defender of the status quo with respect to welfare, ' Obama said on the floor of the Illinois state Senate on May 31, 1997.", "issue": "welfare"}
{"id": "0000035941", "text": "Under this compromise legislation, an important tool in the fight against terrorism will continue.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000035942", "text": "I think that the rape of a small child, 6 or 8 years old, is a heinous crime.", "issue": "rape"}
{"id": "0000035943", "text": "And if a state makes a decision that under narrow, limited, well-defined circumstances, the death penalty is at least potentially applicable, that that does not violate our constitution.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000035944", "text": "On trade, they oppose new free-trade agreements and want to renegotiate NAFTA with Canada and Mexico.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035945", "text": "Two long and persistent critics of the Bush administration's handling of the war today wrote a column in the 'New York Times' saying that after a recent eight-day visit to Iraq, they find significant changes taking place.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035946", "text": "The military announced last week that this air strike killed top al Qaeda leader Abu Usama al-Tunisi.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000035947", "text": "A windfall profits tax is the ultimate act of economic masochism because it taxes only domestic production, while imports and foreign oil subsidiaries bear almost none of the cost.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000035949", "text": "In order to end this war responsibly, I will immediately begin to remove our troops from Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035950", "text": "Facing criticism from John McCain that his tax plan constitutes 'welfare, ' Barack Obama recently added a work requirement to one of his proposals.", "issue": "welfare"}
{"id": "0000035951", "text": "Facing criticism from John McCain that his tax plan constitutes welfare, Barack Obama recently added a work requirement to one of his proposals.", "issue": "welfare"}
{"id": "0000035952", "text": "The original tax rule had it been indexed for inflation that number would be about $11, 000 right now.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000035953", "text": "The economists that I know and trust and the history that I study ... says that free trade is the best thing that can happen to our nation.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035954", "text": "The reason ... we lost jobs was not from trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035955", "text": "With polls showing concern over gas prices a prime concern of Americans, Obama has been depicting energy as the nation's most pressing national security and economic issue.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000035956", "text": "Actually, Palin initially requested Emmons' resignation in October 1996, four days before the public discussion of censorship.", "issue": "resignation"}
{"id": "0000035957", "text": "They're applying for membership to NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000035958", "text": "At Town Hall Meeting In Reno, Nevada May 28, 2008 I think you all know that this war has been long and hard and tough.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035959", "text": "And let's face it, this war was very badly mishandled for nearly four years.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035960", "text": "He could see that the Iraqi military is leading the fight in these places with the support of American troops.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000035961", "text": "They deserve a real debate about a war that has overstretched our military and cost the U.S. thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars without making the U.S. safer.'", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035962", "text": "Senator Obama claimed that the threat Iran poses to our security is 'tiny' compared to the threat once posed by the former Soviet Union.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035963", "text": "But that does not mean that the threat posed by Iran is insignificant. ...", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035965", "text": "But that does not mean that the threat posed by Iran is insignificant.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035966", "text": "And ultimately that direct engagement led to a series of measures that helped prevent nuclear war, and over time allowed the kind of opening that brought down the Berlin Wall.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035967", "text": "It's the most important stimulus we have now, far more important than any new stimulus proposals that are coming out.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000035968", "text": "Now, if you look at the words and the deeds of Ahmadinejad and the leadership in Iran, it's pretty clear what their agenda is.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035969", "text": "Last month Solana presented Iran with the revised package of economic, technical, and political incentives on behalf of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035970", "text": "He said that Iran was not a serious threat.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035971", "text": "It includes moves to normalization of trade, WTO membership and foreign investment.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000035972", "text": "And Lee Hamilton said that the war in Iraq was one of the central battlefronts.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035973", "text": "So for Senator Obama to suggest that it never has been a key battle in the war on terror, I think misunderstands what would happen if we had lost.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035974", "text": "So Afghanistan is an important battle, an important front in the war on terror and I will talk about that in a moment.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035975", "text": "When Republicans would come back from Iraq almost all of them said the war is going fine it is just the media's fault.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035976", "text": "The best way to protect our security and pressure Iraqi leaders to resolve their civil war is to me to immediately begin to remove our combat troops, not in six months, or one year, but now.'", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035977", "text": "A country in chaos, that would have been a major loss in the greater war on terror, and would have hurt our international security interests in the region and throughout the world.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035978", "text": "My trip to Afghanistan and a number of briefings here suggest some serious concerns.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035979", "text": "The strategy that Senator McCain is calling for in Afghanistan actually applies the principles of the counter-insurgency that has proven successful in Iraq, to carry those lessons into Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035980", "text": "Indeed, at the current rates of inflation, that'd be about a $15, 000 mandate at the time it expired.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000035981", "text": "He described Ayers as a professor of education at the University of Illinois-Chicago and a former aide to Mayor Richard J. Daley, ' referring to printed reports that he had advised Daley on school reform.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000035982", "text": "This war was wrong at the start, but now we have to win it -- and we can win it, politically and militarily.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035983", "text": "Secretary Rice has said repeatedly that she would meet with Iran if it agreed to suspend its enrichment program.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035984", "text": "While McClellan echoes Obama's criticism of Bush and McCain's judgment on Iraq, it is Obama's judgment on ending the war on which voters will increasingly focus if the Iraq news continues to be positive.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035985", "text": "First, of course, is his decision as a Vietnam prisoner of war to refuse freedom out of concern that he would be exploited for propaganda purposes.", "issue": "prisoner of war"}
{"id": "0000035986", "text": "He took that position when the war was enormously popular, the president who initiated it was even more popular and critics of both were slandered as unpatriotic.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035987", "text": "The International Atomic Energy Agency reports that Iran is running at least 3, 800 centrifuges and that its uranium enrichment capacity is rapidly improving.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035988", "text": "The United Nations Security Council has demanded that Iran suspend its illegal nuclear enrichment activities.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035989", "text": "Iran has armed and trained terrorists who have killed our soldiers in Iraq, and it is Iran that would benefit from an American defeat in Iraq.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035990", "text": "Iran has many vulnerabilities, including a regime weakened by sanctions and a population eager to embrace opportunities with the West.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000035991", "text": "For the sin of being a Christian personally opposed to abortion, Palin is being pilloried by the inside-the-Beltway Democrat feminist establishment.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000035992", "text": "If you only vote on how a person personally feels about abortion, you will never want her to darken your door.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000035993", "text": "Also on Afghanistan, Biden insisted - repeatedly - that our commanding general in Afghanistan said the surge principle in Iraq will not work there.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000035994", "text": "It's a sexist example of reducing a woman to an object - a wink - and denying her a voice.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000035995", "text": "In winning the war in Iraq, John McCain will bring our troops home with victory and honor, while remaining ever vigilant against threats around the world.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000035996", "text": "Economic development in key countries around the world is a long term investment in American national security, intended to build the political and economic foundations of peace and stability.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000035997", "text": "To secure America's economic prosperity and leadership in the world, John McCain believes that globalization is an opportunity for American workers today and in the future.", "issue": "globalization"}
{"id": "0000035998", "text": "The first guy to support solar energy was me, 26 years ago.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000035999", "text": "China is gonna burn three hundred years of bad coal unless we figure out how to clean their coal up.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036001", "text": "That cost would be passed along in forgone investment in new production, lower dividends for pension funds and other shareholders, and higher prices at the pump -- thus socking it to the consumers whom the plan is supposed to help.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000036002", "text": "Unlike Barack Obama and Joe Biden, the McCain-Palin all of the above energy plan will invest critical resources into developing clean coal technology and creating jobs.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000036003", "text": "Obama does not support uncapping the full payroll tax of 12.4% rate.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000036004", "text": "In other words, it is possible to bring down today's price of oil with policies that will have their physical impact on oil demand or supply only in the future.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000036005", "text": "That fall in the current price would induce an immediate rise in oil consumption that would be matched by an increase in supply from the OPEC producers and others with some current excess capacity or available inventories.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000036007", "text": "I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody.", "issue": "wealth"}
{"id": "0000036009", "text": "And I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody.", "issue": "wealth"}
{"id": "0000036011", "text": "Unlike Senator John McCain, I opposed the war in Iraq before it began, and would end it as president.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036012", "text": "Barack Obama must disavow his comments equating American forces in Afghanistan to war criminals.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036013", "text": "Barack Obama accuses Americans of war crimes in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036014", "text": "Governor Sarah Palin defended America's service members in Afghanistan from Barack Obama's reckless accusations.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036015", "text": "We're fighting terrorists and securing democracy, and building schools for children there, so that there is opportunity in that country, also", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036016", "text": "Obama friend William Ayers accused American military of terrorism.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036017", "text": "Senator Obama says that ending the war will not be easy, that ' there will be dangers involved.'", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036018", "text": "He's a supporter of a war that Senator Obama believes should have never been authorized and never been waged.'", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036019", "text": "If Iran abandons its nuclear program and support for terrorism, we will offer incentives like membership in the World Trade Organization, economic investments, and a move toward normal diplomatic relations.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036020", "text": "Seeking this kind of comprehensive settlement with Iran is our best way to make progress.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036021", "text": "She offered more substance on issues like healthcare, energy policy, taxes and even Darfur by explaining how her role as Governor played a part.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000036022", "text": "In a state known of late for the corruption of its Republican politicians, Palin has challenged corruption at all levels.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000036023", "text": "I think he really doesn't understand agriculture.'", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000036024", "text": "The benefits of American leadership in agriculture extend well beyond our borders -- America's contribution to meeting the food, fiber, feed and energy needs of a growing world population through efficient production and technology innovation are critical to our national security.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000036025", "text": "As a nation, we face a shortage of qualified workers in the coming years.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000036026", "text": "The Trade Representative also requested consultations with the Government of China, under section 303 of the Act.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036027", "text": "My Administration has made combating the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, and guiding the Nation through the worst public health crisis in more than a century, our top priority.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000036028", "text": "Individuals experiencing long COVID report experiencing new or recurrent symptoms, which can include anxiety and depression, fatigue, shortness of breath, difficulty concentrating, heart palpitations, disordered sleep, chest and joint pain, headaches, and other symptoms.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000036029", "text": "The control of air pollution is a matter of highest priority, and I intend to continue the battle for clean air with all the resources at my disposal.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000036030", "text": "Drought jeopardizes the integrity of critical infrastructure, causes extensive economic and health impacts, harms ecosystems, and increases energy costs.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000036031", "text": "The Administrator of USAID shall also continue to promote the use of communication technology to improve connectivity and safety for commercial fishing vessels and support ethical and sustainable fishing practices.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000036032", "text": "During the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, inflammatory and xenophobic rhetoric has put Asian American and Pacific Islander persons, families, communities, and businesses at risk.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000036034", "text": "Despite concerted efforts by the United States and a growing number of like-minded governments to address this problem, greater, sustained energy and attention is needed worldwide.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000036035", "text": "Recognizing the significant erosion of those rights and freedoms in Hong Kong by the People's Republic of China , I am directing the deferral of removal of certain Hong Kong residents who are present in the United States.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036036", "text": "The 2019 novel coronavirus that originated in the People's Republic of China has caused significant, sudden, and unexpected disruptions to the American economy.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036037", "text": "The legislation prohibits employment discrimination on the grounds of religious belief or political opinion.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000036038", "text": "This Act makes employment discrimination on the grounds of religious belief or public opinion illegal.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000036039", "text": "Indeed, last June I exercised my authority to provide opportunity for employment to a wider class of Chinese aliens than the statute would have required.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000036040", "text": "Maintaining flexibility in administering our productive student and scholar exchange program with China is important.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036041", "text": "Despite my strong support for the basic principles of international family planning, the United States cannot condone any policy involving forced abortion or coercive sterilization.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000036042", "text": "I believe that China, as its leaders state, will return to the policy of reform pursued before June 3.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036043", "text": "Human smuggling operations, smuggling of drugs and other contraband, and entry of gang members and other criminals at the border of the United States threaten our national security and public safety.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000036044", "text": "The Federal Government pays an important part of the compensation of its employees in the form of benefits under staff retirement plans.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000036045", "text": "Our current infrastructure is increasingly challenged by transformations in energy supply, markets, and patterns of end use; issues of aging and capacity; impacts of climate change; and cyber and physical threats.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000036046", "text": "In certain regions of the Nation and in certain communities they provide a significant share of total employment and income.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000036047", "text": "Although schools have made progress in addressing rape and sexual assault, more needs to be done to ensure safe, secure environments for students of higher education.", "issue": "rape"}
{"id": "0000036048", "text": "With crude oil prices controlling about three-quarters of gasoline prices, the most important driver of the price here at home is the world oil price-making our economy vulnerable to events halfway around the globe.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000036049", "text": "The 2014 outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease caused a tragic loss of life and economic damage to the country, but Liberia has made tremendous progress in its ability to diagnose and contain future outbreaks of the disease.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000036050", "text": "Thermal renewable energy means energy generated from renewable heat sources, including biomass, solar thermal, geothermal, waste heat, and combined heat and power processes.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000036051", "text": "This system as a whole is critical infrastructure that plays a key role in the functioning of all facets of the U.S. economy, and maintaining its stability and reliability is of critical importance.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000036052", "text": "On January 3, 2023, the FDA, after an independent and comprehensive review of the risks and benefits of the drug, modified the REMS for mifepristone.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000036053", "text": "A college education is the single most important investment that Americans can make in their futures.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036054", "text": "The degradation, destruction, or malfunction of systems that control this infrastructure could cause significant harm to the national and economic security of the United States.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000036055", "text": "Under the leadership of President Karzai, the Government of Afghanistan has made some progress in combating narcotics.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036056", "text": "With proper planning, technology can make these records less burdensome to manage and easier to use and share.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000036057", "text": "Piracy is a universal crime, and all states are obligated to cooperate to the fullest possible extent in the repression of piracy.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000036058", "text": "Advance compensation means a form of compensatory mitigation for which measurable environmental benefits are achieved before a given project's harmful impacts to natural resources occur.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000036059", "text": "Investing in our Nation's infrastructure serves as an engine for job creation and economic growth, while bringing immediate and long-term economic benefits to communities across the country.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000036060", "text": "The quality of our infrastructure is critical to maintaining our Nation's competitive edge in a global economy and to securing our path to energy independence.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000036061", "text": "In taking steps to improve our infrastructure, we must remember that the protection and continued enjoyment of our Nation's environmental, historical, and cultural resources remain an equally important driver of economic opportunity, resiliency, and quality of life.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000036062", "text": "Challenges include water pollution and degraded coastal water quality caused by industrial and commercial activities both onshore and offshore, habitat loss, fishing impacts, invasive species, disease, rising sea levels, and ocean acidification.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000036063", "text": "Further, to ensure that these activities produce the broadest possible benefits and provide the greatest return on investment of Federal resources, it is the policy of the United States to support these activities, when appropriate, in collaboration with non-United States Government entities.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000036064", "text": "I have asked nondefense agencies to wage a war against waste, like Secretary McNamara has done in the Department of Defense.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036065", "text": "These standards will reduce the Nation's carbon pollution and dependence on oil, and also lead to greater innovation, economic growth, and cost savings for American families.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000036066", "text": "CRSV may include rape, sexual slavery, sex trafficking, forced pregnancy, forced sterilization, and any other form of sexual violence of comparable gravity, against individuals of all gender identities.", "issue": "rape"}
{"id": "0000036067", "text": "Such assessment may include current and future trends in pollution from foreign sources; regional trends in exceptional events, including wildfires, stratospheric ozone intrusions, and volcanic seismic activities; and other events, as appropriate and consistent with law.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000036068", "text": "Agencies shall only collect information using UAS, or use UAS-collected information, to the extent that such collection or use is consistent with and relevant to an authorized purpose.", "issue": "UAS"}
{"id": "0000036069", "text": "During the 20th Century, the Federal Government invested enormous resources in water infrastructure throughout the western United States to reduce flood risks to communities; to provide reliable water supplies for farms, families, businesses, and fish and wildlife; and to generate dependable hydropower.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000036070", "text": "Unless addressed, fragmented regulation of water infrastructure will continue to produce inefficiencies, unnecessary burdens, and conflict among the Federal Government, States, tribes, and local public agencies that deliver water to their citizenry.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000036071", "text": "Reliable, affordable energy is essential for running our homes, businesses, farms, factories, health care facilities, and schools, and is critical to every sector of our economy, including our energy-intensive and trade-exposed industries.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000036072", "text": "The Phase One Agreement requires important structural reforms from China related to issues such as intellectual property theft, forced technology transfer, and exchange rate manipulation.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036073", "text": "As part of the Phase One Agreement, China made binding commitments to purchase large quantities of United States manufactured goods, agricultural products, and services.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036074", "text": "Seafood, including lobsters, is one of the agricultural products China agreed to purchase.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036075", "text": "To help fulfill this purchase commitment, China has made available exclusions from its retaliatory tariffs for imports of United States lobster.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036076", "text": "It is both wrong and dangerous for China to benefit from our capital markets without complying with critical protections that investors in those markets rightfully expect and deserve.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036077", "text": "To date, 50 States, the District of Columbia, 3 territories, 4 tribes, and 1 tribal nation have also declared emergencies as a result of the outbreak.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000036078", "text": "Ongoing legacies of residential segregation and discrimination remain ever-present in our society.", "issue": "segregation"}
{"id": "0000036079", "text": "Throughout much of the 20th century, the Federal Government systematically supported discrimination and exclusion in housing and mortgage lending.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000036080", "text": "The construction industry has long been plagued by unemployment of labor and other critical resources during off-season periods.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000036081", "text": "These costs are substantial and persistent--seasonal unemployment represents a substantial proportion of all construction unemployment.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000036082", "text": "To that end, much progress has been made toward strengthening our democracy and improving how Government operates.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036083", "text": "All Federal Agencies must wage a relentless and continuing war against red tape.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036084", "text": "All too often, unaddressed legal issues push people into poverty.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000036085", "text": "The public must be able to trust the science and scientific process informing public policy decisions.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000036087", "text": "The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall continue to discourage dangerous, unlawful migration that puts Cuban and American lives at risk.", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000036088", "text": "Purposeful interference with space systems, including supporting infrastructure, will be considered an infringement of a nation's rights.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000036089", "text": "Infrastructure is critical to driving a society's productivity and prosperity.", "issue": "Infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000036090", "text": "The pandemic has highlighted the need for expanded investments in and high-quality financing for strengthened health systems to both fight the current pandemic and prepare for future health crises.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000036091", "text": "In order to meet the enormous infrastructure needs in the developing world, a new approach to international infrastructure development that emphasizes high-standards investment is needed.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000036092", "text": "Military reservists and members of the Air and Army National Guard who are returning to their Federal civilian employment should be restored to the same jobs they left, and the legal flexibility of placement in equivalent jobs should be used only when absolutely necessary.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000036093", "text": "Leading and supporting efforts at the UN for systemic reform.", "issue": "UN"}
{"id": "0000036094", "text": "The Internet, as vital infrastructure, has become central to the daily economic life of almost every American by creating unprecedented opportunities for small businesses and individual entrepreneurs.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000036095", "text": "Countries that deny or unreasonably delay the acceptance of their citizens, subjects, nationals, or residents from the United States during the ongoing pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 create unacceptable public health risks for Americans.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000036097", "text": "Reflecting both the evolving needs and wants of the American people and the rapid advance of technology, some industries and regions experienced much more robust job growth than others.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000036098", "text": "Low inflation is essential to lower interest rates and strong economic growth.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000036099", "text": "Inflation and interest rates are expected to decline.", "issue": "Inflation"}
{"id": "0000036100", "text": "U.S. firms gain from access to global markets; U.S. workers benefit from foreign investment in America; and U.S. consumers can buy goods and services from around the world.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000036102", "text": "The American Competitiveness Initiative will help us remain a world leader in science and technology, which means good high-paying jobs for the American people.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000036103", "text": "Growth in spending on health care has been more rapid than general inflation, straining consumers, employers, and government budgets.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000036104", "text": "We will increase the use of health information technology that will make health care more efficient, cut down on mistakes, and control costs.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000036105", "text": "To make our energy supply more secure, we must explore for more energy in environmentally friendly ways in our own country, develop alternative sources of energy, and encourage conservation.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000036106", "text": "Despite these challenges, the economy's underlying fundamentals remain solid-including low inflation, low interest rates, and strong productivity gains.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000036107", "text": "As we plan for a reinvigorated infrastructure, we must also plan for the future of American energy by renewing our commitment to energy dominance.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000036108", "text": "Trade and the International Sphere International trade offers an opportunity to grow the economy, but it must be pursued with American interests in mind.", "issue": "Trade"}
{"id": "0000036109", "text": "My Administration believes in the benefits of free trade, and it is committed to robust trade relationships with other nations that value fairness and reciprocity.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036110", "text": "In the past, government attempts to improve healthcare gave rise to mandates, rules, and healthcare tax and spending programs that, perversely, increased what the average American family paid for healthcare.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000036115", "text": "To be competitive in the global marketplace, the United States must remain open to international trade and investment and reject the false promise offered by protectionist policies.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036116", "text": "As we begin a new year, the American people are still experiencing the effects of a recession as deep and painful as any we have known in generations.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000036117", "text": "And to achieve this, my budget puts us on a path to double investment in key research agencies and makes the research and experimentation tax credit permanent.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000036118", "text": "For less than one percent of what we spend on education each year, it has led over 40 states to raise their standards for teaching and learning.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036119", "text": "And in December, we finalized a trade agreement with South Korea that will support at least 70, 000 American jobs.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036120", "text": "Two of the most consequential medical challenges facing American men are heart disease and depression.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000036121", "text": "According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , nearly 1 in 13 adult men live with heart disease, and approximately 1 in 10 men are likely to experience some form of depression or anxiety.", "issue": "Disease"}
{"id": "0000036122", "text": "The United States has made remarkable advances in this critical technology over the past two decades thanks to our unique research and innovation, harnessing the strengths of the private sector, academia, and government.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000036123", "text": "Through the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, an interagency group led by the Department of the Treasury, my administration is working to enhance the financial education and capability of all Americans.", "issue": "Education"}
{"id": "0000036124", "text": "Many individuals suffering from PTSD also struggle with depression and substance abuse.", "issue": "depression"}
{"id": "0000036125", "text": "Fourth, we must further reduce the danger of war by accident, miscalculation or surprise attack.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036126", "text": "This is the largest single investment in Indian Country in our Nation's history and is delivering critical resources to respond to and recover from the coronavirus.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000036127", "text": "In addition, 27 Medals of Honor-the highest honor given to members of the military-were awarded for actions of conspicuous gallantry during the battle.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036128", "text": "True to our word, we maintain our moratorium, although Russia has conducted nuclear weapons experiments that produce nuclear yield and despite concerns that China has done the same.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036129", "text": "Over the past months, our Nation has faced remarkable adversity during the coronavirus pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000036130", "text": "The fractured nature of the civil war there has often diluted the fight against ISIS - exemplified by the Russian airstrikes that prioritized hitting anti-Assad fighters rather than ISIS.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036131", "text": "That would simply prolong the war and increase the chaos in Syria, not end it.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036132", "text": "Another major challenge in the region is Iran, which routinely destabilizes the Middle East and threatens the security of Israel.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036133", "text": "Now, I think all of us agree that Iran must not be able to acquire a nuclear weapon.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036134", "text": "And preventing Iran from getting the bomb makes the world a safer place.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036135", "text": "Balancing firmness with willingness to engage with diplomacy in dealing with Iran will not be easy.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036136", "text": "The critical minerals identified by the Secretary of the Interior are necessary inputs for the products our military, national infrastructure, and economy depend on the most.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036139", "text": "To address that threat and to implement section 570 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Appropriations Act, 1997 , the President in Executive Order 13047 prohibited new investment in Burma.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000036142", "text": "Absent this order, my proclamation terminating the exercise of TWEA authorities with respect to North Korea would have resulted in the unblocking of that property.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036143", "text": "In that effort we should be guided by what science tells us about the most serious threats to our health and environment, and also by our knowledge of what works and what does not.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000036146", "text": "In coordination with concerned government agencies, the Department of State continues to present U.S. Government claims against Iran, as well as responses by the U.S. Government to claims brought against it by Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036147", "text": "Since the last report, nine bank syndicates have completed negotiations with Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran and have been paid a total of $2, 403, 504.53 for interest accruing for the period January 1 - 18, 1981.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036148", "text": "The return of this award to the Tribunal demonstrates to Iran the commitment of the United States to the continued viability of the Tribunal as a legal forum for the resolution of claims arising from the Iranian hostage crisis.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036149", "text": "In coordination with concerned Government agencies, the Department of State continues to present U.S. Government claims against Iran, as well as responses by the U.S. Government to claims brought against it by Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036150", "text": "Since the last report, nine bank syndicates have completed negotiations with Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran and have been paid a total of $11, 235, 741.87 for interest accruing for the period January 1 - 18, 1981.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036151", "text": "Shortly after the war, the Nation found itself confronted with new challenges, including a protracted Cold War and the threat of nuclear annihilation by the Soviet Union.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036152", "text": "Many years later, in celebration of a life of accomplishments in both war and peace, President Bush jumped from another aircraft-this time a helicopter-and parachuted safely onto the grounds of his home in Maine.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036153", "text": "Decades of these damaging policies led to the prevalence of Made in China, as China's leaders took advantage of establishment politicians who did not have the best interests of American workers at heart.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036154", "text": "My Administration has adhered to the two simple rules of Buy American and Hire American, we have built the most secure border in history, and I took the toughest-ever action to stand up to China.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000036155", "text": "It is using tax incentives to draw investment into Opportunity Zones, areas struggling with higher unemployment and poverty.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000036156", "text": "Under my Administration, the Food and Drug Administration has approved more generic drugs than ever before in United States history and enhanced its approval process for new, lifesaving drugs.", "issue": "Drug"}
{"id": "0000036157", "text": "A deadly pandemic and unprovoked war in Ukraine have tested our economy unlike any time since the Great Depression.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000036158", "text": "It also makes the Nation's most significant investment ever in combating the existential threat of climate change, investing in everything from climate-smart agriculture to more resilient electric grids.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000036159", "text": "In the field of education, it is enough to say that more than half of all our high school teachers have now received vital refresher training through the Foundation's education program.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036160", "text": "But through its aid--skillfully administered and intelligently applied-it has brought American science to a new level of excellence.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000036161", "text": "In thus arresting a full-scale war on the subcontinent, the Organization prevented untold tragedy in Asia--and proved anew its value as an instrument for peace.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036162", "text": "These are victories not of war--but over wars that did not start.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036163", "text": "Begun to make education a more vital part of our assistance to other nations.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036164", "text": "At the end of the war the advance of science was a source of pervading pessimism in our land--and around the world.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000036165", "text": "The power over nature which science is giving our generation permits us to look forward with hope toward the solution of many age-old problems, if we apply results of the scientific advance well and wisely.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000036166", "text": "This responsible approach toward science has come broadly, throughout our society, but a key role has been taken by the Federal Government.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000036167", "text": "Support for science has come from the Government without thought of making science subservient to the Government.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000036168", "text": "The virtually undisputed leadership held by America today in the realm of science and technology is a conspicuously visible testament to the greater compatibility a free society affords to the spirit of free inquiry.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000036169", "text": "In the Middle East, despite all attempts to achieve a peaceful accommodation, war broke out in June of 1967.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036170", "text": "In November, war nearly erupted between Greece and Turkey over the island of Cyprus.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036171", "text": "The U.N. continues to be man's best hope for a world of peace and progress, where conflict is replaced by cooperation, and violence by the rule of reason.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000036172", "text": "Working together with rich nations and poor, all equally determined that mankind will conquer its oldest enemy, we will win the war on hunger.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036173", "text": "As science and technology develop, there will be new opportunities for international cooperation and common undertakings to serve mankind.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000036174", "text": "As a consequence, they have served without compensation, as their accounts could not be audited by the accounting officers of the government.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000036175", "text": "During this same year, U.S. and free world trade continued to set new records, and important steps were taken to expand our exports further.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036176", "text": "The Federal role in supporting continuing education began more than a century ago.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036177", "text": "The wealth of the ocean floor must be freed for the benefit of all people.", "issue": "wealth"}
{"id": "0000036178", "text": "America's War on Poverty is fought on many fronts, with many weapons.", "issue": "Poverty"}
{"id": "0000036179", "text": "Such firms already account for a significant amount of bilateral trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036180", "text": "New opportunities for U.S. services firms will be opened, U.S. investment will be protected, and U.S. companies will be able to participate in government procurement opportunities on the same basis as Moroccan firms.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000036181", "text": "With the enactment of Trade Promotion Authority; the completion of this Agreement; ongoing global, regional, and bilateral trade negotiations; and the continued support of the Congress, the United States is reasserting leadership in world trade.", "issue": "Trade"}
{"id": "0000036182", "text": "Free trade promotes our values by encouraging openness, the rule of law, and respect for private property.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036185", "text": "Since the 1980s, China has become a party to several nonproliferation treaties and conventions and worked to bring its domestic export control authorities in line with international standards.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036186", "text": "China joined the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in 1992 as a nuclear weapon state, brought into force an Additional Protocol to its International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards agreement in 2002, and joined the Nuclear Suppliers Group in 2004.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036187", "text": "It also would allow for the transfer of sensitive nuclear technology if the parties later agree on conditions in writing.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000036188", "text": "In addition to these proposals, my initiative contains elements designed to curb terrorism, racial injustice, sexual violence, and juvenile crime, and to support appropriate drug testing as a condition of post-conviction release for Federal prisoners.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036189", "text": "More important, this proposed legislation makes deep, early cuts in air pollution and continues that progress forward into the 21st century.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000036190", "text": "Protecting America from terrorism will remain a multidepartmental issue and will continue to require interagency coordination.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036191", "text": "Years from today, our world will still be fighting the threat of terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036192", "text": "The Initiative rests on three pillars -- actions on trade, investment, and debt -- through which we can reach out to our neighbors and support economic reform and sustained growth.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036193", "text": "First, we want to expand trade by entering into framework agreements on trade agreements that will establish a hemisphere-wide free trade system.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036194", "text": "We believe that these investment, debt, and environmental measures will provide significant support to the efforts of Latin America and the Caribbean to build strong economies.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000036195", "text": "Trade and openness contribute to development, the rule of law, economic growth, and international cooperation.", "issue": "Trade"}
{"id": "0000036197", "text": "Currently, a myriad of programs administered by a number of Federal agencies offer vocational education and job training at a cost of billions of dollars each year.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036198", "text": "Through these alternative certification systems, talented professionals, and others who have demonstrated subject matter competence or leadership in fields outside of education could become teachers or principals.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036199", "text": "Spin-offs, or benefits to the Nation resulting from practical applications of space technology, have resulted in an estimated $27 billion from contributions to sales or savings since 1978.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000036200", "text": "Not all progress made by the U.N. was dramatic, or widely reported.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000036201", "text": "On other financial matters, the U.N. made greater progress.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000036202", "text": "The technology amassed through those expeditions has justified this nation's commitment to conquer the challenge of space.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000036203", "text": "Science and technology are making the oceans of the world an expanding frontier.", "issue": "Science"}
{"id": "0000036204", "text": "While we strive to improve Government programs, we must also recognize the importance of private investment, industrial innovation, and academic talent.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000036205", "text": "And the administration of our job programs has been given new energy through reorganization and strong leadership.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000036206", "text": "The framework endorses adequate investment and excellence in basic sciences; reciprocity and balanced access as a solid foundation for science and technology cooperation; improved universal protection of intellectual property rights ; and effective protection of sensitive knowledge.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000036207", "text": "Sustainable international cooperation in science and technology is good for the Nation, particularly when projects that are in the national interest are enhanced by or intrinsically require multilateral effort.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000036208", "text": "Other Commission recommendations such as privatization hold promise as equitable reforms to the system; rules protecting private pensions should also apply to the railroad's private pension system.", "issue": "pension"}
{"id": "0000036209", "text": "With money in their pockets, Americans were poised to spend-and because the virus had depressed demand for travel, leisure, and other services, consumers largely turned to goods.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000036210", "text": "This trend is not unique to the United States; countries around the world are grappling with rising costs as the pandemic recedes and demand builds.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000036211", "text": "Adding to this, the war in Ukraine has incited a supply shock that has increased energy and food prices around the globe.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000036212", "text": "Moreover, the war in Ukraine reinforces the fact that the United States must attain energy independence, which can happen by eliminating dependence on fossil fuels over the long term.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000036213", "text": "This initiative rests on three pillars -- actions on trade, investment, and debt -- through which we can reach out to our neighbors and support economic reform and sustained growth.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036214", "text": "These policies by the Government of Syria directly threaten regional stability and undermine the U.S. goal of a comprehensive Middle East peace.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000036215", "text": "In response to the Soviet embargo against Lithuania, I conveyed to President Gorbachev my deepest concern and regret over Soviet actions and urged him to begin a peaceful dialogue with the Lithuanian government.", "issue": "embargo"}
{"id": "0000036216", "text": "Finally, in late June 1990, the Soviet government lifted its embargo when the Lithuanian Supreme Council agreed to a formula whereby the independence proclamation would be suspended during the course of negotiations with Moscow on Lithuania's future.", "issue": "embargo"}
{"id": "0000036217", "text": "The Department of Agriculture began a program to assist Lithuanian agriculture and support U.S. agricultural sales there by modernizing a feedgrain mill.", "issue": "Agriculture"}
{"id": "0000036218", "text": "Hence, for nearly 2 decades, governments at all levels have increased their efforts to address pollution and environmental degradation.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000036219", "text": "These libraries provide the kind of ongoing education that each man, woman, and child will need in order to remain a fully productive and fully participating citizen.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036220", "text": "As disease can be conquered, as space can be mastered, so too can poverty yield to our determined efforts to bring it to an end.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000036221", "text": "Even local conflicts will involve the danger of nuclear war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036222", "text": "Others regarded the commitment to maximum employment as a pious gesture toward a visionary objective.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000036223", "text": "After 5 years of record expansion, we now face the new task of sustaining full employment without inflation.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000036224", "text": "To make the transition to sustained high employment without inflation will test our energy and ingenuity.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000036225", "text": "This is not compensation, but rather a pledge by the Congress, while the executive branch of the Government is left to provide for payments falling due in ever-increasing amounts.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000036226", "text": "It is to be remembered that in the war everybody was ready to give his all.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036227", "text": "This situation on our border cannot be described as anything other than a national emergency, and our Armed Forces are needed to help confront it.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000036228", "text": "My Administration has also proposed a package of reforms in vocational education that can improve this system, so vital to training and retraining our Nation's work force.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036229", "text": "It underfunds our military in the base budget, and instead relies on an irresponsible budget gimmick that has been criticized by members of both parties.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036230", "text": "Science also offers the hope that we may one day enjoy the potential benefits of embryonic stem cells without destroying human life.", "issue": "Science"}
{"id": "0000036231", "text": "Unemployment in major textile-producing States is currently lower than the national average.", "issue": "Unemployment"}
{"id": "0000036232", "text": "Engagement through our democratic, economic, and educational institutions instead of confrontation offers the best hope for reform in China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036233", "text": "H.R. 5318 places conditions on MFN renewal for China that will jeopardize this policy and includes a requirement that infringes upon the President's exclusive authority to undertake diplomatic negotiations on behalf of the United States.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036234", "text": "We are making a difference in China by remaining engaged.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036235", "text": "War supplemental funding bills should remain focused on the war and the needs of our men and women in uniform who are risking their lives to defend our freedoms and preserve our Nation's security.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036236", "text": "The existing law makes the widow of a Civil War veteran eligible to a pension if she married him prior to June 27, 1905.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000036237", "text": "In addition, the conflict in Yemen represents a cheap and inexpensive way for Iran to cause trouble for the United States and for our ally, Saudi Arabia.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036238", "text": "The southern border, however, continues to be a major entry point for criminals, gang members, and illicit narcotics to come into our country.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000036239", "text": "In short, the situation on our southern border remains a national emergency, and our Armed Forces are still needed to help confront it.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000036240", "text": "Due to my decisive actions and effective policies, the United States is not engaged in the use of force against Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036241", "text": "These types of federally mandated outcomes will discourage continued investment in new programs to the detriment of cable subscribers who have come to expect a wide variety of programming and new services.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000036242", "text": "One step that the Congress can take to fight discrimination right now is to act promptly on the civil rights bill that I transmitted on October 20, 1990.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000036243", "text": "The elimination of employment discrimination is a vital element in achieving the American dream, but it is not enough.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000036244", "text": "The absence of discrimination will have little concrete meaning unless jobs are available and the members of all groups have the skills and education needed to qualify for those jobs.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000036245", "text": "In periods of shortage importing member countries will be able to purchase their normal commercial requirements at the established maximum price.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000036246", "text": "After this requirement has been met, exporting member countries will be free to sell above the maximum price.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000036247", "text": "First, U.S. suppliers of nuclear technology now face potentially unlimited third-party civil liability arising from their activities in foreign markets because the United States is not currently party to any international nuclear civil liability convention.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000036248", "text": "Since fighting terrorist financing has been identified as an essential part of the fight against terrorism, the Convention addresses crucial financial regulatory, as well as criminal law, aspects.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036249", "text": "The MARPOL Convention is the global agreement to control pollution from ships.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000036250", "text": "In addition to quickly affording U.S. carriers the protections of those provisions, ratification of the Protocol would establish relations with Korea and the five additional countries that are parties only to The Hague Protocol and to no other treaty on the subject.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036251", "text": "All the provisions relating to Germany's border with Poland were worked out with the participation and approval of the Government of Poland.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000036252", "text": "The profits made from the international drug trade are consolidated in the hands of powerful drug lords who operate with impunity outside the law.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036253", "text": "The American Red Cross is currently facing a dire blood shortage.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000036254", "text": "The Presidents underscored that in this war it is the exclusive responsibility of each country to reinforce in its respective jurisdiction applicable national laws.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036255", "text": "More trade will give a boost to developing nations and to the new democracies seeking to transform command economies into productive participants within the global marketplace.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036256", "text": "However, many countries throughout the world are still struggling against poverty.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000036257", "text": "We underline the importance for developing countries of trade, foreign direct investment and an active private sector.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036258", "text": "For energy, we note the importance of the European Energy Charter for encouraging production and ensuring the security of supply.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000036259", "text": "We support Russia in its efforts to secure the peaceful use of nuclear materials resulting from the elimination of nuclear weapons.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036260", "text": "Since our last meeting in London the tasks and responsibilities of the UN have further increased in a dramatic way, especially in the area of crisis prevention, conflict management and the protection of minorities.", "issue": "UN"}
{"id": "0000036261", "text": "The accession to the UN of new states has reinforced the importance of this role.", "issue": "UN"}
{"id": "0000036262", "text": "Going back to Suzanne's question, the President did say prior to the war that the U.S. was prepared to act with or without the United Nations.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036263", "text": "The war on terrorism, in particular, has been something that has deepened the U.S.-Russia relationship, and I think they'll have a good deal to talk about that.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036264", "text": "If you look at where we were with North Korea, we had an agreed framework which North Korea was violating.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036265", "text": "So this President has been very -- Afghanistan is another example, where even countries that may not have agreed with us on Iraq are stepping up their efforts in Afghanistan, like the Germans, who are taking a more active role in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036266", "text": "Designated as critical infrastructure and primarily owned and operated by private sector and non-Federal entities, food and agriculture systems and supply chains are vulnerable to disruption and damage from domestic and global threats.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000036267", "text": "Climate change refers to any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity.", "issue": "Climate change"}
{"id": "0000036268", "text": "Since its inception in 1979 as a revolutionary theocracy, the Islamic Republic of Iran has declared its hostility to the United States and its allies and partners.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036269", "text": "Iran remains the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, and provides assistance to Hezbollah, Hamas, the Taliban, al-Qa'ida, and other terrorist networks.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036270", "text": "Iran also continues to fuel sectarian violence in Iraq, and support vicious civil wars in Yemen and Syria.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036271", "text": "As President, I have approved an integrated strategy for Iran that includes the strategic objective of denying Iran all paths to a nuclear weapon.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036272", "text": "Meanwhile, Iran has publicly declared it would deny the International Atomic Energy Agency access to military sites in direct conflict with the Additional Protocol to its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement with the IAEA.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036273", "text": "The security of the United States and the defense of our interests require a strong military, capable allies and partners, and a dynamic defense industrial base, which currently employs more than 1.7 million people.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036274", "text": "The transfer's contribution to efforts to counter terrorism, narcotics trafficking, transnational organized crime, or similar threats to national security.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036275", "text": "As long as the Communist regime in North Vietnam persists in its aggressive policy, neutralization of South Vietnam would only be another name for a Communist takeover.", "issue": "takeover"}
{"id": "0000036276", "text": "NAFTA has eliminated many barriers to trade, led to the elaboration of clear rules of commerce, and established effective procedures for the resolution of disputes.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036277", "text": "Migration is one of the major ties that bind our societies, with migrants making significant cultural and economic contributions.", "issue": "Migration"}
{"id": "0000036278", "text": "Given my background in wind energy, I am excited that Senator Obama has an appreciation for how to create clean, sustainable, family wage jobs in renewable energy.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000036279", "text": "Senator Obama had the wisdom to oppose the war in Iraq from the beginning and the courage to speak out against it when other politicians wouldn't, Senator Dvorsky said.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036280", "text": "As President, Barack Obama will use that experience to end the war in Iraq and bring our troops home.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036281", "text": "Through our work, the enthusiasm for this campaign that exists across the across the state will translate into an infrastructure that will turn out the votes we need on February 5th.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000036282", "text": "And our commitment to education can't stop with a high school diploma.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036283", "text": "That's the kind of smart investment that will help us rebuild American manufacturing and make America more competitive.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000036284", "text": "Barack Obama supports efforts to fight job discrimination for aging employees.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000036285", "text": "There are many aspects of this war that have gone inalterably wrong, but caring for our veterans is one thing we can still get right.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036286", "text": "As the Iraq war illustrates, conventional Washington thinking isn't enough to keep America strong in the 21st century.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036287", "text": "He was right when he opposed the war in Iraq five years ago.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036288", "text": "Barack Obama realizes that education in today's knowledge age is critical to the survival and success of both individuals and societies.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036289", "text": "Education is, in my estimation, the civil rights and national security issue of our time and Obama has demonstrated through this plan that he has the bold and visionary leadership that our public schools - and our children - deserve.", "issue": "Education"}
{"id": "0000036290", "text": "Senator Obama recognizes that globalization presents many benefits and new opportunities - including unfortunately, opportunities to evade legally due taxes.", "issue": "globalization"}
{"id": "0000036291", "text": "It will support creativity and replicate innovative initiatives in the non-profit sector; it will take successful programs to scale toward ending poverty and despair.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000036292", "text": "Barack Obama's American Dream agenda reminds us that terrorism isn't the only threat to America's working families.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036293", "text": "An Obama administration will drive investment in our communications infrastructure, our human capital and ensure we have a competitive marketplace that benefits all Americans.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000036294", "text": "The plan recognizes that technology is not an end in itself, but a means to improve education and health care, create jobs and make America safer.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000036295", "text": "Barack Obama realizes the pivotal role that technology plays in the 21st century.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000036296", "text": "Senator Obama's proposal to open up government decision-making represents a powerful commitment to democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036297", "text": "Barack Obama recognizes that we can use new technology to make government more transparent.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000036298", "text": "The Obama campaign is making history in its use of technology to connect with ordinary citizens.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000036299", "text": "Senator Obama's vision for technology is transformative and will lead to sustainable economic development - and this is why I support his campaign.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000036300", "text": "Significant investment in our communications infrastructure is vital both to broaden access for broadband and to foster investment in the next generation of products and services that depend on it.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000036301", "text": "We must not fixate on fighting the last war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036302", "text": "Our cyber infrastructure is fragile and vulnerable to attacks that can cause significant disruption to network operations and the integrity of information.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000036303", "text": "At a 2002 rally at Chicago's Federal Plaza, Obama warned that the then-popular war could lead to a U.S. occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036304", "text": "The war in Iraq should never have been fought.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036305", "text": "The vote to authorize the war in Congress was less than ten days away and I was a candidate for the United States Senate.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036306", "text": "All the other major candidates were supporting the war at the time.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036307", "text": "I was convinced that a war would distract us from Afghanistan and the real threat from al Qaeda.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036308", "text": "And I believed the war would fan the flames of extremism and lead to new terrorism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036309", "text": "And I argued against a rash war - a war based not on reason, but on politics - an occupation of undetermined length, with undetermined costs, and undetermined consequences.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036310", "text": "For us, the war defied common sense.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036311", "text": "Nor can we support the globalization of the empty stomach.", "issue": "globalization"}
{"id": "0000036312", "text": "But we've paid a heavy price for having a President whose priority is expanding his own power.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000036313", "text": "Matters of war and peace are used as political tools to bludgeon the other side.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036314", "text": "A war to disarm a dictator has become an open-ended occupation of a foreign country.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036315", "text": "John Edwards has dedicated his life and career to fighting poverty in America.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000036316", "text": "This means ending the war in Iraq - and turning our major attention and resources to the many urgent human problems here at home.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036317", "text": "In addition to demanding excellence in education, the plan calls for providing the pay and resources that America's educators deserve.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036318", "text": "A truly historic commitment to education - a real commitment - will require new resources and new reforms.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036319", "text": "And that's why I opposed this war in Iraq from the start.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036320", "text": "Eliminating the income tax for any American senior making less than $50, 000 per year, eliminating income taxes for about 7 million American seniors.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000036321", "text": "Senator Obama has been a proven leader on energy with a strong record of fighting to invest in renewable fuels and raise fuel economy standards.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000036322", "text": "New Hampshire is already reducing its greenhouse gas pollution as part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, and thanks to the leadership of Senator Martha Fuller Clark and Governor Lynch, you'll get 25% of your energy from renewable sources by 2025.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000036323", "text": "That's why my plan isn't just about making dirty energy expensive, it's about making clean energy affordable - a project that will create millions of new jobs and entire new industries right here in America.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000036325", "text": "This is a war I opposed in 2002.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036326", "text": "It's a war I opposed in 2003.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036327", "text": "This is a war that should have never been authorized and never been waged.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036328", "text": "A few months ago, I outlined my plan to fight poverty in our nation's cities.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000036329", "text": "As a result of these increases, a few years ago, more than 200, 000 students were priced out of a college education altogether.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036330", "text": "And we've seen a disastrous war in Iraq that should never have been authorized and never been waged.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036331", "text": "I opposed the war in Iraq from the start.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036332", "text": "We can end this war without George Bush.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036333", "text": "And it means finally making a college education affordable and available to every American.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036334", "text": "Like all of you, I believe in free trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036335", "text": "There's no shortage of anger and bluster and bitter partisanship out there.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000036336", "text": "In the face of war and Depression, it's what led the greatest of generations to free a continent and heal a nation.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036337", "text": "If you believe, we can offer a world-class education to every child, and pay our teachers more, and make college dreams a reality for every American.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036338", "text": "Barack Obama opposed this war in Iraq from the start, showing insight and courage others did not.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036339", "text": "He was against the war in Iraq from the very beginning and wasn't afraid to speak out against it, even when it wasn't popular.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036340", "text": "Obama isn't afraid to stand his ground on the war in Iraq, Furlong said.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036341", "text": "He understands that our military has been stretched too thin and that it's time to focus on diplomacy to end the war in Iraq.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036342", "text": "She served as an officer in the army after graduating and is now a full time firefighter and paramedic in Lake Worth.", "issue": "army"}
{"id": "0000036343", "text": "Jennifer is most troubled by the strain the war in Iraq has left on the military and she supports Barack Obama in his efforts to bring the troops home.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036344", "text": "Active duty and reserve officer for 26 years; mobilized for Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036345", "text": "Goffstown, NH Brian Hardy - Commander, Littleton VFW Post 816, Member of Congressman Hodes's Veterans Advisory Committee; served in U.S. Army, Vietnam combat infantry and nuclear weapons technician in Germany.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000036346", "text": "Visual Obama opposed Iraq war from the start -Associated Press, Oct 2, 2007", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036348", "text": "Since the Earned Income Tax Credit lifts nearly 5 million Americans out of poverty each year, I'll double the number of workers who receive it and triple the benefit for minimum wage workers.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000036349", "text": "And we'll fund this bank by ending this war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036350", "text": "George Bush did not take us to war alone.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036351", "text": "I opposed the war, and spoke out against it in 2002 when it was not politically popular.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036352", "text": "Now make no mistake - Iran continues to pose a threat through its support for terrorism, nuclear know-how, and threats toward Israel.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036353", "text": "More support for open-ended war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036354", "text": "One of the things folks are struggling most with in this economy is the price of gas.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000036355", "text": "Every person accused of a crime should have a qualified public attorney to defend them.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000036356", "text": "The President sent the United States Army to stand on the side of justice.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000036357", "text": "Like Katrina did with poverty, Jena exposed glaring inequities in our justice system that were around long before that schoolyard fight broke out.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000036358", "text": "When flyers are placed in our neighborhoods telling people to vote on the wrong day, that won't only be an injustice, it will be a crime.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000036359", "text": "For far too many troops and their families, the war doesn't end when they come home.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036360", "text": "Finally, we need to make sure that every veteran has the same opportunity that my grandfather had under the GI Bill.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000036361", "text": "In 2002, he opposed the war in Iraq from the beginning, cautioning that it could lead to an occupation of undetermined length, with undetermined costs and undetermined consequences at a time when conventional Washington was lining up for war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036362", "text": "On the most important national security question since the Cold War, I am the only candidate who opposed the war in Iraq from the beginning.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036363", "text": "When I spoke out against the war, I said that I was not opposed to all wars.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036364", "text": "In fact, one of the central reasons why I opposed going to war in Iraq is that we had yet to finish the fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036365", "text": "And that is why I will end the war in Iraq when I am President, and focus on finishing the job in Afghanistan.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036366", "text": "We need to end the war in Iraq and focus on the fight against the terrorists.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036367", "text": "After all, the war in Iraq wasn't cooked up by folks in Council Bluffs.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036368", "text": "We didn't need to authorize a war in order to have United Nations weapons inspections.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036369", "text": "In his 2002 remarks at a downtown Chicago rally, Obama warned that the war could lead to a U.S. occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036370", "text": "Obama, the only major candidate to oppose the Iraq war from the beginning, will headline an event in Chicago on October 2nd.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036371", "text": "He previously outlined a comprehensive plan to end the war in Iraq responsibly in a September 12th speech in Clinton, IA.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036373", "text": "Obama, the only major candidate to oppose the Iraq war from the beginning, previously outlined a comprehensive plan to end the war in Iraq responsibly in a September 12th speech in Clinton, IA.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036374", "text": "There's nothing protectionist about demanding that trade spreads the benefits of globalization, instead of steering them to special interests while we short-change workers at home and abroad.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036375", "text": "If John McCain believes - as he said the other day - that 80 percent of Americans think we're on the wrong track because we haven't passed free trade with Colombia, then he's totally out of touch with the American people.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036376", "text": "I don't accept an America where a woman earns less than a man for the same work, or an America that makes women choose between their kids and their careers.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000036377", "text": "My plan will make higher education more affordable, match community college degrees to the needs of local industry and national goals, and provide the American people with a critical resource to help them live their dreams.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036378", "text": "In a major national security address at Ashford University in Clinton, Iowa, U.S. Senator Barack Obama will today outline his plan to end the war and his vision for what America can achieve once it turns the page in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036379", "text": "Our only opportunity to stop the war was lost.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036380", "text": "We've had enough of a war that should never have been authorized and should never have been waged.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036381", "text": "I opposed this war from the beginning.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036382", "text": "I opposed the war in 2002.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036383", "text": "We should lead in forming a commission at the U.N. to monitor and hold accountable perpetrators of war crimes within Iraq.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000036384", "text": "An assertive Russia and a rising China remind us -- through words and deeds -- that the primacy of our power does not mean our power will go unchallenged.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036385", "text": "One reason to stop fighting the wrong war is so that we can fight the right war against terrorism and extremism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036386", "text": "First, we need to end the war in Iraq and focus on the terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and I would re- enforce our mission in Afghanistan with at least two brigades.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036387", "text": "In an Obama Administration, I will ensure that America goes to war with the armed forces it needs.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036388", "text": "The finest military in the world needs civilian partners who can carry out critical missions.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036389", "text": "No service-member should be kicked out of the military because they are struggling with untreated PTSD.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036390", "text": "When a veteran is denied care, we are all dishonored.", "issue": "veteran"}
{"id": "0000036391", "text": "An Obama Administration will expand access to education for our veterans, and increase benefits to keep pace with rising costs.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036392", "text": "Over 100 years ago, a handful of veterans from the Spanish-American war came together in places like a tailor shop in Columbus, Ohio.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036393", "text": "Oliver Wendell Holmes once remarked that To fight out a war, you must believe something and want something with all your might.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036394", "text": "Since the U.S. government ratified permanent normalized trade relations with China, Chinese consumer products have flooded the U.S. market.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036395", "text": "That's how Roosevelt led us through war and lifted us from depression.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036396", "text": "When I am President, I will end this war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036397", "text": "I'll finish the fight against al Qaeda in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036398", "text": "On the most important foreign policy decision of the last twenty years, Barack Obama made the right judgment in opposing the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036399", "text": "Originally, my support went to Senator Edwards because of the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036400", "text": "We need a President who will end the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036401", "text": "It's time for new leadership for the woman I met who can't get Medicaid to cover the needs of her sick child.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000036402", "text": "I opposed this war in Iraq from the start, and I have never, ever wavered in that opposition.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036403", "text": "From the beginning, he opposed the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036404", "text": "And with Barack Obama, we will end a war in Iraq that he has always stood against, that has cost us the lives of thousands of our sons and daughters, and that America never should have fought.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036405", "text": "Today, we remain a country at war, and countless mistakes over the last six and a half years have made us less safe.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036406", "text": "This war was planned by Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld, two men with some of the longest resumes in Washington.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036407", "text": "Nearly forty years ago, our nation was at war, recession loomed on the horizon, and Americans were losing faith in their own government.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036408", "text": "As a result of rising costs on everything from health care to gasoline, more and more Americans can't afford to put food on the table.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000036410", "text": "Iran must know that it can give up its nuclear ambitions and support for terror, or it will face further isolation.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036411", "text": "Maybe that is why he voted to go to war with a country that had no al Qaeda ties.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036412", "text": "Obama will immediately begin to bring and end to the war and refocus our military and diplomatic efforts on 21st-Century security challenges.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036413", "text": "War is sometimes necessary, but it has grave consequences, and the judgment to go to war can never be undone.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036414", "text": "War was necessary, the President said, because the United States could not, live at the mercy of an outlaw regime that threatens the peace with weapons of mass murder.", "issue": "War"}
{"id": "0000036415", "text": "This war has now lasted longer than World War I, World War II, or the Civil War.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036416", "text": "Even under the best case scenarios, this war will cost American taxpayers well over a trillion dollars.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036417", "text": "If you believe we are fighting the right war, then the problems we face are purely tactical in nature.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036418", "text": "And fighting in a war without end will not make the American people safer.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036420", "text": "My plan to end this war will finally put pressure on Iraq's leaders to take responsibility for their future.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036422", "text": "The war in Iraq has emboldened Iran, which poses the greatest challenge to American interests in the Middle East in a generation, continuing its nuclear program and threatening our ally, Israel.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036423", "text": "The war in Iraq has emboldened North Korea, which built new nuclear weapons and even tested one before the Administration finally went against its own rhetoric, and pursued diplomacy.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036424", "text": "The war in Iraq has emboldened the Taliban, which has rebuilt its strength since we took our eye off of Afghanistan.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036425", "text": "Above all, the war in Iraq has emboldened al Qaeda, whose recruitment has jumped and whose leadership enjoys a safe-haven in Pakistan - a thousand miles from Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036426", "text": "A stepped up military commitment must be backed by a long-term investment in the Afghan people.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000036427", "text": "We need to improve daily life by supporting education, basic infrastructure and human services.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036428", "text": "We have to counter the opium trade by supporting alternative livelihoods for Afghan farmers.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036429", "text": "For years, we have supported stability over democracy in Pakistan, and gotten neither.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036430", "text": "Through our own cap and trade system and investments in new sources of energy, we can end our dependence on foreign oil and gas, and free ourselves from the tyranny of oil-rich states from Saudi Arabia to Russia to Venezuela.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000036431", "text": "We must invest in the education of our children, renew our leadership in science, and advance trade that is not just free, but fair for our workers.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036432", "text": "If not, Iran will face deeper isolation and steeper sanctions.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036433", "text": "We can choose the path of unending war and unilateral action, and sap our strength and standing.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036434", "text": "It's how we defended democracy through a Cold War, and shined a light of hope bright enough to be seen in the darkest corners of the world.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036435", "text": "So when I say $2.6 billion for the border, I think the equivalent in the 2017 request was $1.6 billion.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000036436", "text": "I think at the height of the recession there were 47 million people on SNAP, and now there's 44 million -- even though we're at supposedly near full employment, notwithstanding that differential between U3 and U6.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000036437", "text": "Other members of the G-20 have pursued fiscal stimulus as well, and these efforts should be robust and sustained until demand is restored.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000036438", "text": "That's why CNN's new film on global girls' education, We Will Rise, airing for the first time this week, is so critically important - because it tells these girls' stories.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036439", "text": "Like so many girls around the world, many of these girls come from families struggling with poverty.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000036440", "text": "But Rihab, who proudly describes herself as a feminist, is determined to finish her education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036441", "text": "It is a national security issue, as education is one of the best weapons we have in the fight against violent extremism.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036442", "text": "Girls' education is a global issue that requires a global solution.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036443", "text": "One area that holds out enormous promise is energy.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000036444", "text": "By reducing demand for drugs and curtailing the illegal flow of weapons and bulk cash south across our border, we can advance security in the United States and beyond.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000036445", "text": "As an alliance of democratic nations, NATO ensures our collective defense and helps strengthen young democracies.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000036446", "text": "First, on Afghanistan, we can align our efforts to transition to an Afghan lead, even as we sustain an enduring commitment to the Afghan people.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036447", "text": "And with the attendance of President Dmitri Medvedev at the NATO-Russia Council summit, we can resume practical cooperation between NATO and Russia that benefits both.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000036448", "text": "In Lisbon we can make it clear that NATO sees Russia as a partner, not an adversary.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036449", "text": "The agreement we reached contains the largest investment in repairing our bridges since the creation of the interstate highway system.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000036450", "text": "In fact, it contains the largest federal investment in public transit in American history - making the public transportation that millions of working people rely on safer, quicker, cleaner, more frequent and more reliable.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000036451", "text": "The deal also makes the largest investment in American rail since the creation of Amtrak, and put billions toward modernizing our airports and ports.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000036452", "text": "The world's major democracies will be offering a high-standard alternative to China for upgrading physical, digital and health infrastructure that is more resilient and supports global development.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036453", "text": "Communities, faith groups and businesses collected food and clothing.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000036454", "text": "TSMC's investment is one of the largest in the history of the United States - what policymakers call foreign direct investment - and it is a direct result of my economic legislation, and because companies around the world know that American workers can do the job.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000036455", "text": "As I proposed in the past, my budget will also ensure that the tax that supports Medicare can't be avoided altogether.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000036457", "text": "As the war goes on, I want to be clear about the aims of the United States in these efforts.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036458", "text": "As President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has said, ultimately this war will only definitively end through diplomacy.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036459", "text": "We do not seek a war between NATO and Russia.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036460", "text": "We do not want to prolong the war just to inflict pain on Russia.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036461", "text": "They are stalled because Russia continues to wage a war to take control of as much of Ukraine as it can.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036462", "text": "Unprovoked aggression, the bombing of maternity hospitals and centers of culture, and the forced displacement of millions of people makes the war in Ukraine a profound moral issue.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000036463", "text": "Inflation is elevated, exacerbated by Vladimir Putin 's war in Ukraine.", "issue": "Inflation"}
{"id": "0000036464", "text": "The most important thing we can do now to transition from rapid recovery to stable, steady growth is to bring inflation down.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000036465", "text": "That is why I have made tackling inflation my top economic priority.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000036466", "text": "I agree with their assessment that fighting inflation is our top economic challenge right now.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000036467", "text": "My Housing Supply Action Plan will make housing more affordable by building more than a million more units, closing the housing shortfall in the next five years.", "issue": "Housing"}
{"id": "0000036468", "text": "We have unleashed American energy by ending the war on coal and approving major projects like the Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000036469", "text": "The war in Yemen was escalating, creating one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with no political process in sight to end the fighting.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036470", "text": "After my predecessor reneged on a nuclear deal that was working, Iran had passed a law mandating the rapid acceleration of its nuclear program.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036471", "text": "In Israel, we helped end a war in Gaza - which could easily have lasted months - in just 11 days.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036472", "text": "The war between Russia and Georgia played a role in that decline, but even before that conflict erupted in August 2008, a dangerous drift was under way.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036473", "text": "Since the reset, major American companies - including Chevron, Pepsico, Alcoa, General Electric and Cisco - have signed major deals in Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036474", "text": "Being a part of the W.T.O. means that Russia will have to play by the rules or face enforcement actions.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036475", "text": "But even if they do join W.T.O., Russia's business and legal climate and backsliding on democracy will present serious obstacles.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036476", "text": "But real opposition parties, independent media and impartial courts are also the best tools for fighting corruption - the biggest barrier to economic growth in Russia.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000036477", "text": "Today, the danger of deliberate, global nuclear war has all but disappeared, but the nuclear threats we face from terrorists and non-nuclear states seeking to acquire such weapons are graver than ever.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036478", "text": "Guatemala has removed senior officials suspected of corruption and aiding human trafficking.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000036479", "text": "Central American economies can grow only by attracting international investment and making a more compelling case to their citizens to invest at home.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000036480", "text": "The Iraq war has cost our nation dearly, with the greatest price of all paid by the 4, 430 heroes who have made the ultimate sacrifice.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036481", "text": "What I saw on the flower farm was just one sign of the economic blossoming in the year since a U.S. free-trade agreement with Colombia went into force.", "issue": "farm"}
{"id": "0000036482", "text": "Through the Inter American Democratic Charter, the nations of the hemisphere committed to promote and defend representative democracy; this commitment remains as important as ever to the success of the Americas.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036483", "text": "The ballistic missile threat to our allies, partners and deployed forces is real and growing, particularly from Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036484", "text": "NATO and Russia agreed at Lisbon to carry out a joint ballistic missile threat assessment, to resume theater missile-defense exercises, and to explore further cooperation on territorial missile defense-things that were nearly unimaginable two years ago.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000036485", "text": "And leaders from nations that border Russia spoke out strongly in support of the treaty.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036486", "text": "Russia has permitted the flow of materiel through its territory for our troops in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036487", "text": "With the help of supporters, we surveyed laws across all 50 states that implied if you knew her, it wasn't a crime.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000036488", "text": "Iran came to the IAEA a few months ago with the request to replace this supply.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036489", "text": "The President believes that higher education is critical to strengthening the American workforce.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036490", "text": "In recognition of the vital role that community colleges play in higher education, President Obama has asked me to chair the first-ever White House Summit on Community Colleges which will take place next week.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036491", "text": "Jones was the commander of NATO until early this year, and he supervised the Alliances expansion to include responsibility for all of Afghanistan.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000036492", "text": "I don't want there to be war ever again.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036493", "text": "And it shouldn't be education -- something as vital as education shouldn't be left up to the lottery of geography or gender.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036494", "text": "And second is poverty -- okay, especially -- they're not studying because they are working to support their family needs.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000036495", "text": "I believe that poverty -- world poverty, world hunger, health issues -- all of this stuff lies within the empowerment of young girls and women.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000036496", "text": "They are fighting and literally dying to get their education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036497", "text": "So we have to support that investment, because really, we're investing in the future.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000036498", "text": "Until now, the threat of inflation in many countries has been contained, thanks to the concerted efforts of governments and monetary authorities.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000036499", "text": "There has been progress in the multilateral surveillance and coordination of economic policies with a view to ensuring internal consistency of domestic policies and their international compatibility.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000036500", "text": "We note with great concern the growing pollution of air, lakes, rivers, oceans and seas; acid rain, dangerous substances; and the rapid desertification and deforestation.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000036501", "text": "It may determine whether we have war or peace in these critical years ahead.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036502", "text": "No matter with what party we align ourselves on election day, our concern should be for the future welfare, happiness, content and prosperity of the American people.", "issue": "welfare"}
{"id": "0000036503", "text": "AmeriCorps members tutor and mentor youth, build affordable housing, fight poverty, restore parks and rivers, help communities respond to disasters.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000036504", "text": "But anytime there is a potential outbreak in hostilities, it will concern me.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000036505", "text": "UNDER the mandate of the Employment Act of 1946, we are striving for maximum employment.", "issue": "Employment"}
{"id": "0000036506", "text": "During the past year we have cut back hard on the U.S. Government flow of dollars abroad; we have passed the interest equalization tax and raised short-term interest rates at home to cut off an excessive flow of capital abroad.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000036507", "text": "They discussed our common efforts on terrorism, including our efforts against the PKK, which the President again described today as a common enemy of Turkey, the United States and Iraq.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036508", "text": "They talked about Afghanistan, where Turkey is part of the NATO force there, with over 1, 200 troops.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036509", "text": "They discussed Iran and their shared interest in having a nuclear weapons-free Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036510", "text": "Along the same lines that we have been discussing with other members of the international community at the U.N. Thank you.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000036511", "text": "I think we will probably raise Afghanistan as one of the items where there is the struggle between extremists and those that would oppose it.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036512", "text": "King Abdallah has also formed a relationship with the President of Iran, and has invited him personally to come to the Hajj.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036513", "text": "In addition to that, the U.N. is there actively, in the northern border of Mexico, helping them address and deal with the individuals that are enrolled in MPP.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000036514", "text": "The International Organization for Migration, for example, is actually there, assisting through the U.N. and assisting the government of Mexico.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000036515", "text": "That's absolutely right, that the - as vocal as the Europeans are about supporting Ukraine, they are really, really stingy when it comes to lethal aid.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000036516", "text": "If your city, town, or state has a meth problem, it came from the southwest border.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000036517", "text": "They're continuing to war with each other for control over the plaza and the smuggling routes.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036518", "text": "To be clear they're in my jail because my deputies and other local law enforcement officials have arrested them based on probable cause for violations of state and federal law.", "issue": "jail"}
{"id": "0000036519", "text": "And the fact of the matter is, while crime happens in America, these people weren't supposed to be here in the first place unlawfully, in many of these cases.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000036520", "text": "And our view is that, at this point, coronavirus is not something that is going to have ripple effects.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000036521", "text": "He supports spending money on infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000036522", "text": "Out of that will come the development of alternative sources of energy that, in fact, will lead to the decrease of our dependence on foreign sources of energy.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000036523", "text": "Affordable energy requires technologies that will provide clean, reliable and economic solutions to the energy problems that confront us.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000036524", "text": "It does not make that commitment for all of science.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000036525", "text": "So it's a tug of war which was expressed by at least three spouses -- of work, child care, spouse being deployed, so not at home to help in the rearing.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036526", "text": "Kenya -- Kenya is not in war; Kenya has had a severe political crisis that led to a lot of bloodshed and displacement of people.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036527", "text": "When the Angolan war ended, it certainly ended not necessarily by our direct intervention, in that Savimbi was killed on the battlefield.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036528", "text": "The reason was, the whole health infrastructure was built.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000036529", "text": "I hope it is clear to the world that we are serious about pursuing open markets; that we are a free trade administration, we believe in the principles of free trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036530", "text": "Attorney General Barr said earlier this week that he feels China is being more aggressive in meddling in the election than Russia is.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036531", "text": "That's the foundation of our democracy; that's what makes us America.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036532", "text": "We had a trade - a phase one trade deal that partially addressed some of the unfair trade practices and was a huge step in the right direction.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036533", "text": "South Korea is a close friend and ally of the United States and the President looks forward to working closely with President-elect Roh as the United States and the Republic of Korea address the many challenges and opportunities that we face together.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036534", "text": "It does not have the speed and the pace of wars that Americans were used to, for example in World War II or in Vietnam where you could pick up the paper every day and see about a battle.", "issue": "War"}
{"id": "0000036535", "text": "But, clearly, the administration would like whoever is the President of South Korea, just as the leader of Japan and China, to exert pressure on Pyongyang to give up its nuclear program.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036536", "text": "One, according to the U.N. report, Afghanistan still is not free of Taliban rule and especially women are in trouble, and they are still facing the -- Taliban rule there.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036537", "text": "The situation in Afghanistan remains a situation where the United States remains deeply concerned and deeply involved.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036538", "text": "The trigger for war will be decided by Saddam Hussein, and only Saddam Hussein.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036539", "text": "The President has said war is his last resort.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036540", "text": "And the border is closed now for the Mexican trucks, in contrast what the President ordered last week.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000036541", "text": "Ari, on drugs, the President talked about what's failed really in the drug war in this period, beginning in the early '90s.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000036542", "text": "No, they're maintaining their vigilance, to make certain there is no price gouging.", "issue": "vigilance"}
{"id": "0000036543", "text": "So it is a top priority, fighting the war on AIDS both home and in Africa for this President.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036544", "text": "No, the President is committed to fighting the war on drugs.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036545", "text": "Ten percent of people who use drugs represent 80 percent of all drug use in America.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000036546", "text": "The President does want to make certain that our aging infrastructure is modernized.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000036547", "text": "Ari, for 60 years, federal law has prohibited foreign government takeover of U.S. telecommunications assets.", "issue": "takeover"}
{"id": "0000036548", "text": "He thinks the price is too high, and he wants to do everything in his power to bring it down.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000036549", "text": "During the height of the 1973 Arab oil embargo, I think it was down in the 30s or 40 percents, and now it's up to a much, much higher level.", "issue": "embargo"}
{"id": "0000036550", "text": "The United States sponsored a resolution condemning China on human rights this spring, as it often had.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036551", "text": "I think that in a democracy the only thing you can ask for is for civility and for someone's ideas to be presented, where each individual member of Congress, whether a liberal a moderate or conservative, can express themselves through their votes.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036552", "text": "The war in Sudan has cost an estimated 2 million lives.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036553", "text": "He believes that the military-to-military contacts with China should be reviewed and decided on a case by case basis.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036554", "text": "The President has a broad view of relations with China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036555", "text": "The President does support permanent normal trade relations with China, as well as China's ascension into the WTO.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036556", "text": "His message to Russia is that the development of a missile defense system, so we can think beyond the confines of the Cold War era is the best way to preserve the peace.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036557", "text": "But the President views this as a constructive step by China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036558", "text": "The Washington post quotes Paul Weyrich as writing, Islam is at war against us.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036559", "text": "It all depends on the nature of the war and how events unfold.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036560", "text": "Fighting the war on drugs is an important mission of the United States government, and it has received bipartisan support.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036561", "text": "The United States has made it very plain to China that we consider these detentions to be wrong, and we have called on China to release them.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036562", "text": "Some of the people involved in the drug war are saying today that they're afraid that the drug traffickers themselves are going to be the beneficiaries of this suspension of these flights.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036563", "text": "The United States still has ongoing missions to fight the war against drugs.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036564", "text": "Well, as the President indicated on Thursday, trade is an area that is mutually in the interest of the United States and China.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036565", "text": "The President also views trade as a way of bringing about change in China.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036566", "text": "He believes those are the benefits of trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036567", "text": "Some reports are saying that China is testing the waters and the strength of the United States and of this administration, how long President Bush can go on this, and this is going like 20 years ago, U.S. diplomats in Iran.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036568", "text": "But many members of Congress were supposed to go to China this week, and they cancelled their trip.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036569", "text": "We understand that China is going to demand reparations for the plane and for the pilot.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036570", "text": "There's no shortage of people in this town who will oppose the budget because they want to spend more.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000036571", "text": "China says that it will talk to the U.S. government about it, when the U.S. government asks for their release.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036572", "text": "I think it's fairly obvious; China is talking to the United States government about it.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036573", "text": "But, as you know, when the Deputy Premier of China was here, the President did discuss the human rights situation in China and made American concerns plain and known.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036574", "text": "But even a good partner like Saudi Arabia can do more in the war against terrorism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036575", "text": "This is a worldwide fight against terrorism, including on the financial side of it.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036576", "text": "But as I indicate, there will always, in the long war on terror, work with our allies in a cooperative fashion so we can together do more.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036577", "text": "This is a global war against terrorism, and the consequences are that the terrorists will seek to exploit weakness.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036578", "text": "But there is no consumer confidence and still a terrorism concern -- we are living in fear of terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036579", "text": "Russia has increased its exports of both oil and natural gas not only to Western Europe, but to around the world as a result of the findings they are making in Russia and their increased development capacity.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036580", "text": "Ari, shortly before the President went to Russia he gave an interview with Russian TV -- NTV in Moscow -- in which he said he was aware of Russia's substantial economic and financial interests in the law, and that those interests would be honored.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036581", "text": "What was addressed in the course of the meeting is the President's belief that Russia and the rest of the world would benefit from an Iraq in the future that is a partner and not a threat.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036582", "text": "Russia has very specific financial interest in Iraq.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036583", "text": "The President is opposed to the legalization of marijuana, including for medicinal purposes and he strongly supports the current federal law that's in place.", "issue": "marijuana"}
{"id": "0000036584", "text": "On the personal level, he opposes medical marijuana, but he supports the federal law.", "issue": "marijuana"}
{"id": "0000036585", "text": "MR How do you define a recession is probably the real question.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000036586", "text": "Ari, as you know, the Chief of Staff of the Army wants to issue black berets to all troops by the 14th of June, the anniversary of the Army, which has caused something of a firestorm among veterans of the elite units.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000036587", "text": "But last weekend, Secretary Rumsfeld was quoted as saying, I have not asked the Army to do anything particular about that.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000036588", "text": "He said he has not asked the Army to do so.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000036589", "text": "Because he said he hasn't asked the Army to is not an indication of what Secretary Rumsfeld is or is not doing.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000036590", "text": "Well, as far as national missile defense goes, of course, Russia has indicated earlier their support for a missile defense with Europe.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036591", "text": "Our approach to dealing with Korea is that any agreements must be verifiable.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036592", "text": "Question, going back to North Korea and Pakistan, you said that time has changed Pakistan and a new government is there.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036593", "text": "Because terrorism, like acts of war sometimes, are put in a category in which the implications of a terrorist attack would have such devastating effect on America's economy, where the federal government has a role to play.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036594", "text": "He thinks it's a wrong tax, he thinks it's a tax that is punitive, it's double taxation, and it ought to be abolished.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000036595", "text": "And also, if you have seen the human rights report issued yesterday by the State Department, if the President has seen it, that it's calling on a U.S. resolution against China in Geneva at the United Nations.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036596", "text": "We can have the debt reduction, we can have his big tax cut, we can have education, defense and other increases.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036597", "text": "The estate tax, the death tax, is one of the largest loop holes in the code, that invites CPAs and lawyers to figure out ends around, which complicate the tax code.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000036598", "text": "He thinks it's a wrong tax.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000036599", "text": "He believes that there should be no death tax.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000036600", "text": "And he is going to fight to repeal that tax.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000036601", "text": "But he would be opposed to adjusting it so this woman gets --", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000036602", "text": "But if Congress does it in a way that's very expensive, wouldn't you have to subtract that from the overall price, because the President is determined to keep it --", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000036603", "text": "On energy, Senator Schumer has been calling for more help through LIHEEP in the Northeast and New York.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000036604", "text": "It can be a stimulus of a level that I think economists will discuss, and some will agree with more wholeheartedly than others.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000036605", "text": "But I think trade is very important with Canada, the upcoming Summit of the Americas, which will be in Quebec from April 20th to 22nd.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036606", "text": "And he will talk about the importance of improving education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036607", "text": "Ari, in Europe children are dying of the mad cow disease, the human version of the disease.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000036608", "text": "For example, if you live in a high tax state, or if you have a lot of children, you would be more subject to the alternative minimum tax than other families and other states or with fewer children.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000036609", "text": "Energy represents approximately 6 percent of our nation's GDP, and the cost for consumers for energy are going up nationally, as well, of course, as in California.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000036610", "text": "Ari, you and the President have emphatically described Islam as a religion of peace -- emphatically.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000036611", "text": "We do share information with Russia in our mutual effort to fight terrorism.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036612", "text": "In Asia, Japanese officials have now opened a dialogue with North Korea about that country's nuclear weapons program.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036613", "text": "But the United States will remain firm in calling on North Korea to make certain that it dismantles its weapons programs.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036614", "text": "So in some ways, the world is joining as one in the fight against terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036615", "text": "And the President knows that, and I think the U.N. knows that, too.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000036616", "text": "Zbigniew Brzezinski said that the chances of war are now greatly diminished.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036617", "text": "We will continue to consult, but North Korea has made it plain that as far as they're concerned, it's a nullified agreement.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036618", "text": "But I think North Korea is not under any illusions that they will get rewarded for bad behavior by the United States.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036619", "text": "The President believes and knows that Islam is a religion of peace.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000036620", "text": "President Fox thinks that it should be an open border.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000036621", "text": "But I don't keep you should keep threatening war every day.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036622", "text": "That's not what the U.N. called for in Iraq.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000036623", "text": "Ari, Congressman Gephardt is calling for a short-term economic stimulus, long-term budget responsibility, and says the President is playing politics with the economy.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000036624", "text": "Technology has been a very important part and a constantly evolving part of how the law enforcement community gathers information about criminal acts that have taken place.", "issue": "Technology"}
{"id": "0000036625", "text": "Number one, the President has not made any decisions about war with Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036626", "text": "And in the process, just like on education, and just like on trade promotion authority, of course, there are going to be people who legitimately and on principle oppose him.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036627", "text": "And we are in the midst of a war against terrorism, and the President will continue to do everything possible to fight and win that war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036628", "text": "They have thrown record numbers of noncompliant corporate officers and directors off of corporate boards; they have recovered compensation, bonuses and stock options from corporate wrongdoers; and, they've filed a record number of actions for financial reporting and company disclosure violations.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000036629", "text": "In New York, when President Bush met with President Musharraf, he stressed the importance of adhering to democracy in Pakistan.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036630", "text": "And the only question is, does the U.N. play a role on that coalition.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000036631", "text": "The President often, when he talks to leaders of China, too, talks about the importance of religious freedom.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036632", "text": "And the President thinks this is part of a great democracy that has served our country very well for 225 years, because the executive and the legislature address each other and work together, especially at times like this.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036633", "text": "And that's why the U.N., as part of its resolution cited the need for him to cease his hostility toward his neighbors.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000036634", "text": "Saddam Hussein has ordered the Iraqi military to attack Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036635", "text": "Saddam Hussein ordered his military to attack Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036636", "text": "Saddam Hussein ordered his military to attack Kuwait.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036637", "text": "The two also discussed the situation in Syria, and they agreed that Syria should not harbor Iraqi leaders.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000036638", "text": "As you know, the President has said the U.N. will have a vital role.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000036639", "text": "Clearly, there was a period of time where the war was the number one issue that was all that people could, at least, visibly see.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036640", "text": "I think no matter what the outcome of war, the President would be doing this.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036641", "text": "From this podium you told us a few months ago that Syria was being very cooperative in the battle with terrorism.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000036642", "text": "The war with Iraq was a much more conventional, easy -- more easily recognized conflict.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036643", "text": "But he seems to have an opposite opinion about democracy in D.C. MR", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036644", "text": "One is the current fight against terrorism, making certain America is not hit again.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036645", "text": "Wendell, as has been said now, even as we now have regrouped and are reforming and have made changes, we are still a nation at war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036646", "text": "Well, the most important thing is India and Pakistan, they don't need leverage to recognize that war would be bad for both of them.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036647", "text": "War would be -- could be catastrophic if it takes place between India and Pakistan, but war is not inevitable.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036648", "text": "Very often in crises like this, one of the reasons that things can escalate and get out of control or lead to war is that the two parties don't listen to each other.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036649", "text": "That's the state of science, and the President agrees with it.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000036650", "text": "War can bring dramatically harmful consequences to the region and to the world.", "issue": "War"}
{"id": "0000036651", "text": "I think they recognize the dangers of war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036652", "text": "The problem and one of the reasons that wars take place is because while nations are aware of the risks of war, they stumble into it anyway.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036653", "text": "The goals of a liberated Iraq, from the point of view about what type of government the United States seeks, is a democracy, a country that welcomes different religions, that has freedom of speech, freedom to worship, free press.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036654", "text": "Clearly, one of the issues that the previous Iraqi regime used to pit one group of Iraqis against another was religion.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000036655", "text": "So those Iraqis who might want a state along the lines of Iran's are out of luck when it comes to --", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036656", "text": "We support free trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036657", "text": "Well, but it's terrorist related, so it's a war on terrorism, per se.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036658", "text": "You spoke about the importance of religious tolerance and so forth, and freedoms in a future Iraq.", "issue": "tolerance"}
{"id": "0000036659", "text": "It is not the quantity of people who have a disease, it is the manner in which it is transmitted that puts other people at risk.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000036660", "text": "But, you know, very often in the war on terrorism, we are not going to have exact down-to-the-detail, precise information.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036661", "text": "The President also said yesterday that the risk of war is still there, maybe tensions defused.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036662", "text": "As opposed to saying, if you're $1 on the other side of the line, you'll have to suffer the tax.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000036663", "text": "Now, the Baltimore's Cardinal Archbishop, William Keeler, has taken a strong stance supporting zero tolerance of pedophile priests.", "issue": "tolerance"}
{"id": "0000036664", "text": "And finally, if Israel is in a state of war, is the U.S. bound to help defend Israel if Israel is in trouble and calls the U.S. --", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036665", "text": "Clearly, acts of terrorism present threats to all in the region -- threats, of course, to Israel, the Israeli people and the security of Israel, and acts of terrorism also diminish the hopes, the legitimate hopes of the Palestinian people.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036666", "text": "The President will support President Musharraf in his efforts against terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036667", "text": "One of the basic premises that this nation was being sold on in terms of why war was necessary was because he was actually in possession of these weapons; not just that he had a program, but the weapons actually existed.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036668", "text": "Now, before the war the administration was saying that field commanders in the Iraqi army were given orders allowing them to use WMD.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036669", "text": "And the evidence suggesting that they, indeed, destroyed some on the eve of the war is proof that the President was right that they had it.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036670", "text": "North Korea has a -- I think the diplomatic way to put it is, North Korea has a very complicated approach to diplomacy.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036671", "text": "And China has played a very important role here.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036672", "text": "Even an issue that is as serious as North Korea having nuclear weapons, it is an issue that takes time to deal with.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036673", "text": "For the critics of missile defense, this announcement by North Korea is an important reminder of why missile defense is an important part of our strategy to defend our country.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036674", "text": "Ari, if you talk to Arab Americans in Detroit and elsewhere, they're happy to talk about the war, but that's not necessarily the driving issue for a lot of them.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036675", "text": "Ari, you expressed the opinion that North Korea has probably had a couple of nuclear weapons for many years.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036676", "text": "We see this the same way China does, which is the importance of having a denuclearized Korean Peninsula.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036677", "text": "President Bush and President-elect Uribe talked about the need to fight terrorism within the framework of democratic institutions and with full respect for human rights.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036678", "text": "And the reason is because Iran, which is listed by the State Department as a terrorist state, supports and sponsors terrorism.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036679", "text": "The reason that we are -- the world is in the spot it is in is because North Korea entered into an agreement and then did not keep up their terms of the agreement.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036680", "text": "I mean, the diplomatic approach so far has resulted in North Korea asking for the same thing it got out of the Clinton administration.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036681", "text": "Ari, about a dozen Pakistani soldiers died fighting with al Qaedas on the border.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000036682", "text": "Because that was the request from Pakistan earlier, to help on the border, their soldiers.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000036683", "text": "Campbell, we remain a nation that is at war with terrorists who want to bring harm to America.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036684", "text": "Defense Secretary Rumsfeld says the war against terrorism is worldwide, and includes Hamas, Hezbollah, and Islamic Jihad.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036685", "text": "Well, the war on terrorism, as the President has said, is a war on many fronts.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036686", "text": "We hope that Syria, under the relatively new leadership of a relatively untested leader, will choose a different direction than it has in the past.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000036687", "text": "The war on terror will continue.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036688", "text": "On Iraq, the United States went to war -- this administration went to war in Iraq for the very specific reasons that the President is very clear.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036689", "text": "And Saddam Hussein's military looks like -- hardly looks like a threat to anyone.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036690", "text": "The people of Colombia have been long -- long been struggling against terrorism there.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036691", "text": "The tobacco treaty at the U.N., the U.S. wants some changes to it that critics say will weaken it significantly.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000036692", "text": "Ari, North Korea has mentioned any intervention attempted by the United Nations with North Korea nuclear issues will be regarded as a prelude to the war.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036693", "text": "So this is a pattern that North Korea has about engaging in rather hot rhetoric, and it does not contribute to advancing the cause for peace on the Peninsula.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036694", "text": "The President will talk about the ongoing war against terrorism in his speech tomorrow night.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036695", "text": "And we remain committed to fighting and winning a war in Afghanistan that is a war aimed at terrorists.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036696", "text": "What you have here is a case where the U.N. had three days from the veto to try and reach an agreement so that this can remain a U.N. mission.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000036697", "text": "Our men and women who are fighting for democracy and freedom in Afghanistan today are running out of funds.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036698", "text": "Well, as has been indicated many times before, the situation on the border between India and Pakistan remains a concern for this administration.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000036699", "text": "But that doesn't change for this President what this war is about, what the fundamental mission is about.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036700", "text": "One, in the past we have been dealing and negotiating with -- in trade and on the Capitol Hill, and now we are making deals and negotiations with the terrorists talking about the two cases --", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036701", "text": "Well, one, President Musharraf has taken strong action in the war against terror.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036702", "text": "The second issue is corporate corruption, as I discussed earlier.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000036703", "text": "On trade promotion authority and on corporate corruption, final action, sending a bill to the President.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000036704", "text": "On the stimulus, the President has the authority to call Congress back early.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000036705", "text": "But in the President's opinion, the strength of the economy and the hopes of America's workers are too important for the stimulus to be declared dead.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000036706", "text": "Well, the President always said that in times of war and in times of peace, our elections are what sets us apart as a free-loving country, and that's what preserves our strength is the fact that we have elections.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036707", "text": "The reason they were being detained is because they were engaged in a war against America's Armed Forces.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036708", "text": "The question separately is, are they prisoner of war, under the Geneva Convention, which is a strict legal definition, and it's safe to say that strict legal definitions will be honored.", "issue": "prisoner of war"}
{"id": "0000036709", "text": "MR There's a war in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036710", "text": "Opposition to racial profiling is really war on the police, because it's based on the false assumption that all races and ethnic groups have the same crime rate, which, of course, is not true.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036711", "text": "I'm really talking about assistance leading up to the outbreak of war.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000036712", "text": "Welfare is another one of those issues where the Senate has not yet taken any action, where the House has, where the President is hopeful that Congress will act.", "issue": "Welfare"}
{"id": "0000036713", "text": "One of the reasons that we went to war was because of their possession of weapons of mass destruction.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036714", "text": "The threat from terrorism has not been eliminated, and the war against terrorism must continue.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036715", "text": "But Hune's statement to the Times of London was they couldn't use them, they were not available for use when the war started.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036716", "text": "Ari, on the aircraft carrier near San Diego last week, the President said declaratively, the war on terrorism will be won.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036717", "text": "The President just said last week that the war on terrorism goes on.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036718", "text": "Ari, the U.S.-EU relations have gone south during the war in Iraq, and today the WTO has authorized the EU to go ahead with $4 billion in sanctions.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036719", "text": "Clearly, trade is always one of those many issues that allies are going to differ about and remain the best of allies.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036720", "text": "They also pledged to cooperate closely to eradicate terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036721", "text": "You sometimes update us on things on the war on terrorism, or Secretary O'Neill's actions on the financial front on the war on terrorism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036722", "text": "And the President reminds all in the region that the war there is against terrorism and not a war between India and Pakistan.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036723", "text": "Technology and innovation is another area of great importance to the economy and to growth and to creating a climate of greater growth.", "issue": "Technology"}
{"id": "0000036724", "text": "It's been a productive part of the war on terror to be able to protect the country as a result of information that's being gleaned.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036725", "text": "And this is again an example where in the war against terror, accomplishments are going to be made in multiple areas around the world, through diplomacy, through arrest, through seizure of financial assets.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036726", "text": "In fact, under the amendment that we discussed earlier, this President, in a time of war, would be given less authority than his predecessors over collective bargaining for national security purposes, when these predecessors were not in times of war or terror.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036727", "text": "And that's what the oil-for-food program represents, and that's what lifting the sanctions represents.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000036728", "text": "I think, like a lot of issues that come before Washington -- issues, obviously, like the war I think the entire country pays attention to.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036729", "text": "Unemployment remains a key concern for the President and this is an issue on which we will work with the Congress.", "issue": "Unemployment"}
{"id": "0000036730", "text": "On women in combat roles in the military, the President said this morning that our commanders are going to make decisions.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036731", "text": "The population of Iran disproportionally does represent very young people.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036732", "text": "The President this morning had a briefing from the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to cover the latest developments in the war against terrorism, then he convened a meeting of his National Security Council.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036733", "text": "Well, as part of the war against terrorism, the President is very concerned about combatting terrorism wherever it may exist.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036734", "text": "On Haiti, on January 1st, President Aristide accused the United States of economic terrorism for withholding an American Development Bank loan.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036735", "text": "The President this morning called Prime Minister Blair to discuss the war on terrorism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036736", "text": "Free trade is always an issue that the President raises when he meets with people, particularly in an area as important economically to the United States as Asia, as Korea, as Japan.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036737", "text": "And then the President, in the East Room earlier today, signed into law legislation to fight corporate corruption and to have more accountability and honesty in record-keeping for businesses.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000036738", "text": "It's important while our nation is at war to put defense first.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036739", "text": "One of the simplest ways for a foreign-based company to reduce U.S. tax on income from U.S. operations is through deductions for interest payments on intra-company debt.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000036740", "text": "The priorities of fighting the war on terrorism, of taking the Justice Department away from this mission.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036741", "text": "The war has intervened, but the President has not forgotten the promise; it's a promise he intends to keep.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036742", "text": "You had the more classical definition of a recession, being two back-to-back quarters.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000036743", "text": "The trend between those first nine months of his administration and the last nine months as these projections show is that we have gone from recession to growth, and the President wants to make it even stronger growth.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000036744", "text": "On the war, the President gave an update on the war and much of that you're going to hear shortly in the President's remarks.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036745", "text": "And Indian authorities are saying this is also an act of terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036746", "text": "Back on the Daschle proposal for a slimmed down stimulus, or at least an agreement on just those things the two sides don't disagree over.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000036747", "text": "The point the President is making is that the war against terrorism is a multi-front war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036748", "text": "And in different regions of the world, the war is being fought differently.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036749", "text": "In Afghanistan, it's being fought through a variety of means that includes the military.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036750", "text": "The President believes very deeply that Islam is a religion of peace.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000036751", "text": "He'll talk about winning the war on terrorism beyond the Afghanistan theater alone.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036752", "text": "Last night an interview President Bush gave Tom Brokaw of NBC, he mentioned that Afghanistan was just the first step, and he was watching -- your government was watching other countries.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036753", "text": "They fought in a war against the United States in which we had our men and women on the ground fighting.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036754", "text": "So as this nation, the United States, deals with a new type of war, we're also dealing with a new type of detention system -- people in Cuba.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036755", "text": "First and foremost is through our military presence in Afghanistan, to fight a war.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036756", "text": "The security of Afghanistan will best be obtained as a result of the United States having eliminated the al Qaeda and the Taliban, and their ability to create insecurity in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036757", "text": "It will be done as a result of the war that our military fought and a result of the financial and diplomatic actions our nation will now take.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036758", "text": "And you're saying that our willingness to use our military to fight wars exempts us from peacekeeping.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036759", "text": "We're pursuing combat in Afghanistan, and as a result, Afghanistan now has an environment in which security may be able to take hold.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036760", "text": "His view is that the economy needs a boost, the economy needs a stimulus because we're not creating enough jobs.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000036761", "text": "But as any number of scholars -- as de Tocqueville has pointed out -- I mean, America is a very open democracy, and part of that open democracy is a government that does its business in front of the people, and the people make judgments.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036762", "text": "Does the President believe that or he agree that terrorism is still there in Pakistan, whether they're al Qaeda or whether they're Taliban backers or whoever they are, they are still in Pakistan, despite the border security --", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036763", "text": "MR Les, as you know, the President has indicated that this is a war against terrorism wherever it is.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036764", "text": "The President's position, though, in terms of using the war politically -- obviously some Democrats criticized comments Karl Rove made weeks ago -- Well, this ad is about the stimulus.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036765", "text": "During their time together, they discussed the war on terrorism, bilateral relations with India and Pakistan, and economic assistance for Pakistan.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036766", "text": "On other issues involving the military.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036767", "text": "Ari, two Sundays ago, Senator Lott suggested that if an agreement on the stimulus couldn't be reached by what was last Wednesday that the talks should be taken strictly to a leadership level with the White House.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000036768", "text": "So the study clearly shows that the recession will be shorter and less difficult as a result of the tax cut.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000036769", "text": "It is important that Iran live up to its commitments and obligations not to harbor terrorists.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036770", "text": "Ari, you've expressed some concern about Iran not allowing the IAEA full access.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036771", "text": "And of course, Iran and Iraq did fight a very lengthy war.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036772", "text": "Well, I think Iran is not exactly the type of nation that people just happen to end up in.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036773", "text": "Again, our message is that the future of Iran will be decided by the Iranian people.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036774", "text": "Iran seems to be meeting all of the conditions that the President laid out as an enemy state under the terrorism -- in the terrorism category.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036775", "text": "Ari, our policy toward Iran has always been fairly consistent in terms of trying to effect a change in the leadership there in that more moderate element have the upper hand.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036776", "text": "And if you have questions about a factual matter in Afghanistan dealing with the military, I think that's a question you should address to the Pentagon.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036777", "text": "Well, the Saudis have been working well with us in the war against terror, as we have repeatedly said.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036778", "text": "And in the process of doing that, we are making Afghanistan safer.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036779", "text": "And in the process of doing that, it certainly has made Afghanistan a safer country than it was.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036780", "text": "I said the purpose of America's military is to fight and win wars.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036781", "text": "If he gets his reforms he is not adamantly opposed to the corporate tax, he would consider that along with -- taxes on the -- The President is open for how best to get it done.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000036782", "text": "So right now the civilian authorities who administer the oil fields for the Iraqi people, which you say you're interested in, is the U.N. oil-for-food organization.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000036783", "text": "Again, I think that North Korea is only hurting their own cause and the cause of their people.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036784", "text": "Even for those who opposed the war, they recognize the need to help the Iraqi people, and that's certainly where the President is focused.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036785", "text": "Regardless of how much greater liberty Iraqis may eventually realize, the Bush's administration war in Iraq has contributed to diminishing human rights for millions of others worldwide.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036786", "text": "The United States helped lead a war to give freedom to the people of Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036787", "text": "Also in regards to Russia, Russia has been putting us off in terms of our pressure on them to stop supporting Iran in the building of a nuclear reactor.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036788", "text": "Russia agrees that Iran must abide by the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty obligations.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036789", "text": "Russia also joins us in supporting the International Atomic Energy Agency's ongoing expectations of Iran's nuclear program.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036790", "text": "The issue of whether or not war comes is a matter that Saddam Hussein will decide.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036791", "text": "And so when you say, has the President decided, the President remains hopeful that war can be averted.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036792", "text": "Terrorism represents a serious threat not only to the sovereign nations of the world, but to the international community.", "issue": "Terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036793", "text": "And also time has come for the administration to fight against terrorism into India, in the -- the terrorism in Kashmir.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036794", "text": "Ari, six U.S. congressmen are to visit North Korea.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036795", "text": "The best way to protect the people of this country, in the President's opinion, is to continue this war against the terrorists who could bring harm to us.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036796", "text": "Well, of course there's a battle in Afghanistan and the administration is -- the government and the American people are fighting this war in Afghanistan and throughout the world.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036797", "text": "Well, I think when you deal with issues like education and things of that nature, these are inherently state issues.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036798", "text": "The President will not make any decision about war and peace and the possibility of putting some of our nation's best men and women in harm's way on the basis of a poll.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036799", "text": "The talks are underway on the stimulus and the President remains very hopeful that a stimulus can be agreed to this week, to help America's unemployment workers.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000036800", "text": "The President has made clear that this is a war against terrorism, those who would do harm to us around the world, and that there are multiple fronts in that war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036801", "text": "And so I know that there were reports that are probably one or two, maybe three steps ahead of the reality on the ground in Afghanistan; the war remains an engaged war, a shooting war.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036802", "text": "Reuters quotes Senator Helms as saying that the war on terrorism cannot and will not end until Saddam Hussein suffers the same fate as the Taliban.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036803", "text": "Secondly, back in November at the Prague summit, NATO agreed to take, effective action to assure Iraq's compliance with Resolution 1441.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000036804", "text": "I think throughout the history of NATO there have been various moments of tests involving the unity of NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000036805", "text": "He discussed the latest developments in the war on terror, and continued his consultations with members of Congress.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036806", "text": "We are pleased that a broad cross-section of nations -- including China, France and the United Kingdom -- voted to find North Korea in violation of its international obligations and to report this matter to the United Nations Security Council.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036807", "text": "Today's vote demonstrates that this is not a bilateral issue between the United States and North Korea; this is a dispute between North Korea and the world.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036808", "text": "Well, again, this is a matter that North Korea has taken provocative steps that have caused great concern around the world, not just for the United States, not just for Japan or for Russia or China or South Korea or not for England.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036809", "text": "One of the reasons the President emphatically said that it was in the United States' interest to develop a missile defense system was because of rogue regimes, North Korea included among them.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036810", "text": "Can you respond to that, about why North Korea is in fact not the top priority right now, and why --", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036811", "text": "The case with North Korea continues to be an assessment that the best way to respond to this serious threat that North Korea presents is through diplomacy.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036812", "text": "But I think it's fair to say the war on terrorism will still be going on, and the President will talk to the Prime Minister about it at that time.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036813", "text": "Clearly, the U.S. has argued that the U.N. Security Council risks being irrelevant if it doesn't confront this issue, the same matter is before NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000036814", "text": "NATO is blocking -- as a result of three countries -- what the majority want to do.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000036815", "text": "I think you'll see that NATO will, indeed, come to Turkey's aid.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000036816", "text": "President Musharraf has been a great ally in fighting terrorism in Pakistan.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036817", "text": "Perhaps from this glimpse of North Korea acknowledging that its own people suffer as a result of North Korea policies, it will help North Korea to now make the right decisions.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036818", "text": "The greatest threat to the security of the people of North Korea comes from the government of North Korea that starves its own people.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036819", "text": "The initial force was focused on fighting and winning a war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036820", "text": "You said in April that the war was about weapons of mass destruction.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036821", "text": "The war resulted in tens of thousands of innocent civilian deaths -- thousands of innocent civilian deaths, according to The Los Angeles Times.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036822", "text": "And they discussed the war on terror and also the threat that Saddam Hussein presents in the region.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036823", "text": "France is not a military member of NATO, they're not part of the defense policy committee, because Charles DeGaulle removed France from it in the 1960s.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000036824", "text": "The U.N. is predicting that any war on Iraq could displace more than a million Iraqi civilians.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000036825", "text": "I think it was worth going to war to remove Saddam Hussein from power, yes.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036826", "text": "As you know, as a result of some of the action that was just taken in the annual renewal of the national emergency with respect to Burma, we have prohibited new investment in Burma by all United States -- all persons in the United States.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000036827", "text": "And according to the road map, which all the parties have agreed to, the dismantlement of terrorism will come as a result of the actions taken by the Palestinian Authority.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036828", "text": "And it represents a boost in education to $53.1 billion, an increase of nearly $11 billion since the President took office.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036829", "text": "The President reiterated his view that war is a last resort, and his intention to continue working through the United Nations.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036830", "text": "The President will thank him for his strong leadership in NATO's coming to the defense of Turkey.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000036831", "text": "But as far as you know, no one from the U.S. government has talked to Syria specifically, or Iran specifically, about --", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000036832", "text": "Last night, Ambassador Negroponte, at the U.N., came out quite late and said that no decision had even been made about whether or not to press for a second resolution.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000036833", "text": "Ari, following Helen's question, the military says it needs a decision on Turkey in the next couple of days.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036834", "text": "But under the compliance regime that North Korea has agreed to, it takes some three to four years for the international inspectors to certify that North Korea is in compliance.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036835", "text": "In order for those components to be sent to North Korea, under what the North Koreans themselves agreed to, North Korea has got to comply with the inspections.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036836", "text": "So in order for that three- to four-year period to be met by 2005, North Korea has got to honor its obligations.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036837", "text": "But I mean specifically on unemployment and health assistance, health care assistance -- MR.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000036838", "text": "Apparently Iran does not oppose -- to that change.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036839", "text": "But he also, in the course of all those conversations with Russia, was able to bring the relationship to the point where a new strategic framework is underway.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036840", "text": "It would have just led to more conflict with Russia, not less.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036841", "text": "The two leaders discussed their common efforts in the war on terrorism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036842", "text": "And the issue particularly involving what's happening in Afghanistan makes it even more so because of the relations between India and Pakistan, the importance of a peaceful resolution of any of the differences involving Kashmir.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036843", "text": "The President this morning had his intelligence briefings on the war and on the homeland front from the CIA and the FBI.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036844", "text": "On the second question about trade, it was interesting, because one of the criticisms that was made of President Bush early on in 2001 was from the Senate, and many Democrats in the Senate, who called him unilateral.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036845", "text": "And when people talk about how to help people who are in poverty, trade has been one of the key promoters of growth in Central and South America.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000036846", "text": "Relations between the government and Turkey and the government in the United States are democracy to democracy, and the Turkish democracy will have its chance, per Turkish laws, to speak.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036847", "text": "And that is the purpose of having American military in Colombia, to assist the government of Colombia and President Uribe's new government in its efforts to fight the FARC, which has inflicted huge damage on the people of Colombia.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036848", "text": "And Russia, of course, is a member of the Security Council and we always look forward to talking to Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036849", "text": "And on a separate but related subject, the Palestinians have indicated that they will engage in -- for lack of a better term -- cease-fire, should a war with Iraq occur.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036850", "text": "The President views this as the war against terrorism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036851", "text": "And so, therefore, the President views this as an ongoing war against terrorism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036852", "text": "To state the obvious, if we go to war, lives can be lost.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036853", "text": "And the only reason to go to war would be to save lives, in the President's judgment.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036854", "text": "And they didn't say war is coming, they used different words.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036855", "text": "Again, Israel is a democracy, Israel is a sovereign government, and Israel, as the President said, has the right to defend herself", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036856", "text": "Ari, you said yesterday that if we go to war with Iraq, the Iraqi leadership, including Saddam Hussein, would be a legitimate target under international law.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036857", "text": "So we do know that we are at war with people who want to seek maximum damage on our country and its leadership.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036858", "text": "The President is dedicated to increased opportunities for trade between the people of the United States and Mexico, and for making progress on some of the most contentious border issues.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036859", "text": "It would be as I indicated, in the event that the President decides to authorize the use of force, it would be the cost of war, as well as humanitarian efforts.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036860", "text": "The United States, as well as many nations around the world, including Russia, do have deep concerns about Iran's development of nuclear weapons and their attempts to develop nuclear weapons --", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036861", "text": "Iran is accusing the U.S. of tailoring the IAEA report, Ari.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036862", "text": "The issue here is, what will Iran do to bring itself into compliance with international organizations.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036863", "text": "Iran has some serious issues to face up to as the world makes judgments about Iranian intentions.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036864", "text": "Well, I think for now, the focus remains on making certain that Iran honors its obligations to the international community as a signatory of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036865", "text": "On your first question, what's important is for North Korea to understand that the international community is unified in its approach to North Korea not developing nuclear weapons.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036866", "text": "It remains a deep source of concern for China, for Russia, for Japan, for South Korea, and for the United States.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000036867", "text": "North Korea has a rather dramatic history of engaging in rhetorical excesses, and I think that continues now.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036868", "text": "Well, if you will note, the two states that have said something about this topic are Iran and Iraq.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036869", "text": "But under the obligations that the Palestinian Authority agreed to under the Oslo accords where they agreed to renounce terrorism, this would not be consistent with that.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036870", "text": "We continue to await a response from North Korea to our longstanding proposal to meet with them on broader issues of concern.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036871", "text": "Because, as you know, in the Middle East, people have different views of what's terrorism and what isn't terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036872", "text": "It means fighting terrorism against India, because we are in the same, similar situation like the Middle East.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036873", "text": "MR Russia has the right to a veto on the U.N. Security Council and will use it if it is necessary in the interest of international stability.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036874", "text": "Well, the President remains hopeful that war can be averted.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036875", "text": "Well, the cost of energy remains a very important, and the availability of energy remain very important issues for both the President and the Congress.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000036876", "text": "And if the military says something, I strongly urge all journalists to heed it.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036877", "text": "Clearly, al Qaeda fled Afghanistan as a result of the military operation the United States and our allies launched against al Qaeda in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036878", "text": "If the President makes a decision to go to war, the President will do so on the basis of national security and national security alone.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036879", "text": "But the issue is, in order to test technology like missile defense, one test could lead to another test to a different type of test.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000036880", "text": "Because of the treaty with Russia, and the President thought the appropriate place to make the first notification about a future intent was with President Putin of Russia, the follow -- successor nation to the signatory of the treaty.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036881", "text": "On the Middle East, some Palestinian spokesmen are now saying that this is open war between Israel and the Palestinians.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036882", "text": "Now, the war just ended a little while ago when it came to major operations.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036883", "text": "He specifically talked about an update on the war in Afghanistan, events in the Middle East, as well as important domestic issues -- specifically, the need for the Congress and the Senate to pass an energy plan.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036884", "text": "If you recall, the President has made very clear that in America's war against terrorism, we are fighting on a multi-front level.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036885", "text": "That's part of the way to fight terrorism, is to build a coalition that's dedicated to stopping terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036886", "text": "Education, of course, is something the President views as a long-term issue that helps strengthen the economy as more of our workers are better educated.", "issue": "Education"}
{"id": "0000036887", "text": "Now, General Garner, with an impressive military career nevertheless, is one of about a couple dozen generals who are closely associated with JINSA and have worked very closely with the Israeli military, among other things, I believe on the Arrow missile program.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036888", "text": "And it was judged that without the war Iraq would have been able to develop -- the first war, the 1991 war -- Iraq would have been able to develop nuclear weapons much sooner than IAEA ever expected.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036889", "text": "Last year, if you remember, India and Pakistan were on the brink of war -- but the President was the one who persuaded them not to go to war, in which they did not.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036890", "text": "Back on North Korea, White House officials had equated the actions of North Korea early as being a child having a temper tantrum.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036891", "text": "These are serious actions that North Korea has taken.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036892", "text": "MR Number one, the issue is what North Korea is doing having nothing to do with North Korea's resources.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036893", "text": "Russell, in the event force is used, the United States military takes particular care to make certain that the targets of any attack are military targets.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036894", "text": "But every care is taken by our military to make certain that every target is a military target and a military objective.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036895", "text": "They talked extensively about the war against terrorism, events in the Middle East.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036896", "text": "The President has made very clear his goal of defeating terrorism around the world.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036897", "text": "Ariel Sharon says he is fighting a war on terrorism against Palestinians and other groups like Hezbollah and Hamas.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036898", "text": "I just -- you know, the other thing, too, you cannot separate, in a democracy, the leader of a democracy from the nation.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036899", "text": "The Venezuelan military and the police refused to fire on the peaceful demonstrators and refused to support the government's role in such human rights violations.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036900", "text": "And that is that the Venezuelan military and police refused to fire on peaceful demonstrators and they refused to support the government's role in such human rights violations.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036901", "text": "The President and the Prime Minister discussed the war on terror and developments in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036902", "text": "They both expressed concerns about threats to democracy in the Andean region, and the need to continue close cooperation in the fight against narco-terrorism.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036903", "text": "Ari, North Korea announced that they will pull out of the armistice agreement if the United States imposes any military or economic sanctions on North Korea.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036904", "text": "The President would be very disappointed if Russia were to take a stand that would be a setback not only for peace, because it's important to immediately disarm Saddam Hussein, but also for the freedom and the liberty of the Iraqi people.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036905", "text": "Iran admitted the existence of these facilities only after it had no choice, only because they had been made public by an Iranian opposition group.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036906", "text": "And that's why this war against terrorism remains a very important issue, regardless of Osama bin Laden's status.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036907", "text": "And in the war against financing of terrorism, Saudi Arabia has been a strong friend in terms of the actions they've taken against funding sources for al Qaeda.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036908", "text": "If ever there was an issue that proves that if there's a will, there's a way, it's the economic stimulus.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000036909", "text": "On the free trade, you said the Senate Finance Committee has approved 18 to 3.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000036910", "text": "The United States will continue to be, even during this war and after the war, the number one provider of food and economic assistance to the people of Afghanistan.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036911", "text": "Ari, people say that the opposition forces in Afghanistan are offering a deal to the al Qaeda, surrender Osama bin Laden and go free.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036912", "text": "But there's no question that the potential of war has created uncertainty in the market.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036913", "text": "What the President did on the issue of Medicare, is attach what he believes is the price to it, that his proposal supports, and he will work with Congress beyond that.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000036914", "text": "On the question of war, this will very quickly be decided by the amount of resistance that is met at the beginning of the war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036915", "text": "I think in good part what North Korea thinks about anything that may be headed for the U.N. will be determined by what the United Nations does with Iraq.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036916", "text": "Well, education and providing parents with options is certainly a top priority for this President.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036917", "text": "I think you will hear more about education generally.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000036918", "text": "The President, after Afghanistan, gave regular updates about the war on terror in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036919", "text": "Today he's going to give an update about the war on terror in both Afghanistan and in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036920", "text": "Certainly government -- the Taliban has been removed, but Afghanistan remains a dangerous place.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036921", "text": "MR I'm saying that in the war on terror, the United States is committed to fighting this war for whatever period of time it takes.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036922", "text": "And unlike conventional wars, like World War II, where there was a clear date where a capital fell, the war on terror is not such an event.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036923", "text": "The U.S. Ambassador to Russia today said there will be some short-term damage to U.S.-Russia relations, should Russia not support the U.S. on the resolution.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036924", "text": "The President feels very deeply that especially in a democracy the right thing to do from the point of view of winning the support of the public is to act in the name of peace.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036925", "text": "I think he will touch on the war on terror.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036926", "text": "And what the President said is that the purpose of the military should be to fight and win wars.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036927", "text": "The President believes the purpose of the military is to fight and win wars.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036928", "text": "I'm -- what the President has said is that the military should be used to fight and win wars.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036929", "text": "As I said at the beginning of the briefing, the President thinks the purpose of America's military is to fight and win wars.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036930", "text": "I think when you talk about Iran, you just went back to 1954.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000036931", "text": "And one of the big changes is the United States military has cooperative programs with the militaries of the region are focused on making sure that they adhere to the rule of law.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036932", "text": "And unfortunately, as the President said when he went to the Congress on September 20th, this fight against terrorism, unfortunately, will risk the loss of life.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036933", "text": "President Roh said South Korea will vigorously support United States' efforts on Iraq based on the spirit of the U.S.-South Korean alliance.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000036934", "text": "As I mentioned, France has been a stalwart ally in the war on terror.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036935", "text": "The information sharing, the working with the police agencies, and working together around the world to fight terrorism, is strong with those nations.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036936", "text": "If anything leads to war, it's the fact that Saddam Hussein has refused to disarm.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036937", "text": "Today's Senate vote to ban partial-birth abortions was welcome news to the majority of Americans who oppose unrestricted abortion.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000036938", "text": "And the President, as you know, does believe in the power of democracy throughout the world.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036939", "text": "The President believes in the power of democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036940", "text": "Is the administration doing anything to further the cause of democracy in these countries which don't have elections, which are so crucial to the peace in the Middle East.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036941", "text": "John, I don't think it's any secret, going back any number of administrations and including this administration, that Israel is an ally, Israel is a democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036942", "text": "He thinks it's a democracy, and Mr. Bauer is entitled to his opinion.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000036943", "text": "He's said he's going to go to war if he doesn't get it.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036944", "text": "MR Helen, this is not a war to go after one man.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036945", "text": "At the same time, the Russian parliament pulled down a vote on the nuclear arms treaty, China is condemning the President's march to war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036946", "text": "Every other war has been accompanied by fiscal austerity of some sort, often including tax increases.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036947", "text": "The meeting with the Senior Minister of Singapore focused a good part on the war against terrorism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036948", "text": "China has been helpful in the war on terrorism, and the President may thank the Vice President for that.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036949", "text": "Education is a top priority for this President, and he will remain committed to it.", "issue": "Education"}
{"id": "0000036950", "text": "No, the administration has the same message for the Army as well as for the Burlingame family, and that is, we understand the deep sensitivities involved here.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000036951", "text": "The President, as you know, Terry, is focused on phase one of this war against terrorism, and that is in Afghanistan.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036952", "text": "The United States is a peaceful nation and the United States is not a nation that goes to war lightly; that the United States, 60 years ago, and the United States in September of this year did not ask for war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036953", "text": "Others brought war to us.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036954", "text": "Ambassador Negroponte, at the U.N. this morning, told the other members of the Security Council that he looks forward to working with them in the days and the weeks ahead on issues that the Security Council will be involved in.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000036955", "text": "One, you can already see that the effort to fight terrorism worldwide, even with the buildup of force in dealing with Iraq, has been very, very successful.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036956", "text": "Page one of today's New York Times quotes Saddam Hussein predicting, a holy war that would wipe out the ranks of invading American troops.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036957", "text": "I'm troubled because the budget process is going forward, we're close to a potential war, close to war right now.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036958", "text": "This is a war to disarm the Iraqi regime from its weapons of mass destruction.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036959", "text": "Can I just ask on a different subject, with the war having begun, you said that this is essentially in the hands of the military planners, that most of the day-to-day stuff you'll refer to the Department of Defense.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036960", "text": "That is what has brought the world to war, in this case.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036961", "text": "The reason war has been brought upon us is because Saddam Hussein refused to disarm.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036962", "text": "There are many who are in the military and other places of importance in the Iraqi regime who, if they had freedom, would make different decisions.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036963", "text": "The fact of the matter is that the war on terrorism, the war on terrorism began September 11th, with the attack on our country.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036964", "text": "The Iraqi people have lived under a brutal dictatorship led by Saddam Hussein, and the history of mankind shows that people want to be free.", "issue": "dictatorship"}
{"id": "0000036965", "text": "Was he -- obviously there was some delay between when the war began and when the military began the shock and awe campaign.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036966", "text": "And the President leaves it to the members of the military, the leadership, to make the determinations about what the exact right time it is.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000036967", "text": "Ari, the President may not watch the war on TV, may not need to watch it on TV, but a lot of people around the world will.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036968", "text": "Ari, the administration made clear in Afghanistan that this was not -- that that war was not about one man, Osama bin Laden.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036969", "text": "They will discuss the war against terrorism, as well as the upcoming NATO summit in the Czech Republic later this year.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036970", "text": "Again, Yasser Arafat, on the question of fighting terrorism and also on the questions of corruption and rule of law has not earned the President's trust.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000036971", "text": "Ari, on the issue of unemployment, but something that goes hand in hand with that, welfare reform and education.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000036972", "text": "You have the war against terrorism, and then you have this conflict, which is much more of a traditional conflict.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036973", "text": "It was diverting the oil-for-food program in an effort to acquire more information or more material that they were prohibited from having.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000036974", "text": "Afghanistan has had a history of tribal fights in which people would often change sides.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000036975", "text": "Once the war is over, there will be a sense of certainty that returns to the economy.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036976", "text": "Ari, first question, following up on Kelly's question -- Prime Minister Sharon has practically accused Saudi Arabia of financing terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000036977", "text": "At issue is whether the Army engaged in misconduct, lobbying Congress to maintain funding for this weapons program --", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000036978", "text": "All the efforts that we are making in the middle of a shooting war to feed the Iraqi people are a reflection on how the United States and our allies fight wars.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036979", "text": "The immediate need is to provide the food on the ground through the means available as a result of the war and efforts underway, having troops on the grounds.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000036980", "text": "Ari, Condi is headed up to the U.N.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000036981", "text": "Corruption has often been an impediment to helping the cause of the Palestinian people.", "issue": "Corruption"}
{"id": "0000036982", "text": "Ari, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld says he is not at war with the Legislative Branch, with the Congress, over the Crusader missile system, and that he terminated it.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036983", "text": "One, the President is very much focused on winning the war and working with the military planners on the mission.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036984", "text": "Iraq certainly does have a large infrastructure, a civil society who are capable of governing the country and handling particularly some of the municipal work, the services that get provided outside of the security arena.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000036985", "text": "The technologies of war have changed; the risks and the suffering of war have not.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036986", "text": "One of the things that you have seen since the operation began has been a stability in oil markets; in fact, the price has declined as a result of fears that did not materialize on the price of crude oil.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000036987", "text": "The President thinks it's important to pass the war supplemental, and not add to it for items that are unrelated to the war on terror or the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036988", "text": "As for the economy, clearly the possibility of war created uncertainty in the economy.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036989", "text": "You said the world stands together on the war in Afghanistan.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036990", "text": "Nobody, but nobody, thinks the United States went to war with Iraq because Saddam Hussein may or may not have pursued uranium from Africa.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036991", "text": "The notion that because Iraq may or may not have been seeking uranium from Africa undermines the case for going to war with Saddam Hussein, ignores the fact that Saddam Hussein has biological weapons, chemical weapons.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036992", "text": "Well, I think it's clear that the U.N. has indicated that nations' decisions about whether to participate in the reconstruction of Iraq are made on a bilateral basis.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000036993", "text": "Other nations, for a variety of reasons, just as in the run-up to the war, may decide for domestic reasons or other reasons that they do not want to do so.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036994", "text": "The fact of the matter is this breakthrough in arms reductions with Russia is, in terms of the issue of storage and in terms of the issue of destruction, is being handled in the identical manner of the previous arms control reductions, arms reduction agreements.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000036995", "text": "You said, the war that we started in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036996", "text": "They are the ones fighting this war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036997", "text": "Ari, one of the problems that the administration has had in selling this war, particularly overseas, is doubts about our motives regarding Iraqi oil.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000036998", "text": "Well, the U.N. does administer an Iraqi oil trust right now.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000036999", "text": "They spent particular time on trade, and also they discussed the budget and the need to make progress on the budget.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037000", "text": "The President was pleased that NATO took a major step yesterday in Reykjavik toward integrating Russia with the European Atlantic Community of nations with the establishment of the NATO-Russia Council.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037001", "text": "As a member of NATO, the United States looks forward to building on this initial agenda as the council develops a track record of cooperation.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037002", "text": "Trade with China has led to a broader group of citizenry who have benefited and, therefore, are pushing China for democratic reforms.", "issue": "Trade"}
{"id": "0000037003", "text": "The President believes that trade with Cuba ends up giving the government more resources to repress its people.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037004", "text": "But that's what makes the trade issue with China a different issue with Cuba.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037005", "text": "I think that trade is an issue that, historically, going back to the 1920s, has been a very difficult issue for politicians.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037006", "text": "And as you know, some of the conservative Republicans have since backed off of the trade bill because, as you said, the conservatives are not -- these conservatives are not usually for trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037007", "text": "The very fact that we have gone to war is a change.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037008", "text": "Ari, the Indian Prime Minister is very angry -- I'm changing the subject to India-Pakistan -- he's very angry, according to the report, that India and Pakistan border may bleed anytime.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000037009", "text": "Ari, the President of Sri Lanka in New York at the United Nations, and her country is also fighting terrorism, a group which has been banned by President Bush.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037010", "text": "The prospects for eliminating terrorism worldwide would be enhanced as a result of bringing peace to the Middle East.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037011", "text": "It's no longer the type of war where a satellite can pick up a fleet leaving a port.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037012", "text": "We have, after September 11th, brought the war to the enemy.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037013", "text": "Well, again, the focus here by the President is on fighting and winning the war and preventing the next attack.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037014", "text": "And the difference between what we are doing in our war in Afghanistan and the situation in Israel is that there is a peace process in the Middle East that Israel is a signatory to, that others are a signatory to.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037015", "text": "Well, first of all, many of those European nations have troops in Afghanistan, either actively militarily fighting or --", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037016", "text": "This is after a war broke out there a couple of years ago.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037017", "text": "Clearly, when the tensions are reduced, it means more resources available in the war against terrorism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037018", "text": "Clearly, reducing tension in the region serves the broader cause of fighting terrorism more broadly.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037019", "text": "Again, the President views any type of war as a dangerous siltation.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037020", "text": "As I indicated earlier, the President's concern is about war between India and Pakistan, at whatever level of weaponry it involves.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037021", "text": "When the President looks at the type of threat that is posed to the Alliance, the type of threat from terrorism, the President sees and NATO sees a clear need for its military functions.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037022", "text": "The two leaders discussed developments in the war on terror in the Philippines.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037023", "text": "Just because central command of the Iraqi regime has collapsed does not mean the war is over.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037024", "text": "Ari, we spoke earlier about fighting along the Syrian border.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000037025", "text": "And it's very important for Syria not to harbor those officials.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037026", "text": "Well, I think that Syria has received the message.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037027", "text": "Syria has received the message not only from the ambassador, but from other officials in the government.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037028", "text": "They are a state that sponsors terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037029", "text": "It's important for Syria not to harbor Iraqi leaders.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037030", "text": "You said that people crossed the border and that the administration's concern is about the leaders.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000037031", "text": "We have information that leaders have crossed the border, people who are important.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000037032", "text": "And of course, if there's a war underway, the Pentagon is going to be lead agency fighting the war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037033", "text": "And what the President is hopeful of is that in the outcome of this war, nations will examine the decisions they have previously made, and hopefully make new decisions based on new reality in the Middle East.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037034", "text": "Next, hopefully, is a re-examination by Syria and, perhaps, others about how they conduct their affairs and how diplomacy is conducted and whether or not they believe they should continue to be terrorist states or not.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037035", "text": "And as a result of defending ourselves, you can see what is happening in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037036", "text": "This vote will allow the people of Afghanistan to take -- this development will allow the people of Afghanistan to take their country back, and the President is very pleased by that.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037037", "text": "A lot of hard work remains for Afghanistan now to have a stable government that represents and respects the people of Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037038", "text": "Yes, if you recall, in anticipation of this, because the President is such a dedicated believer in the importance of free trade, the President over the summer started having meetings with members of Congress to talk about trade promotion authority.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037039", "text": "When he first began the war on terrorism, they used terrorist groups with a global reach to apply specifically to al Qaeda.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037040", "text": "And if there are to be any international security forces put into Afghanistan, it will only be as a result of winning a war against al Qaeda and the destruction of the Taliban.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037041", "text": "America is at war and the war should not be fought on last year's budget.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037042", "text": "I think there will be some discussion of trade, NATO expansion, as well as discussions of the ongoing efforts in the war against terror.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037043", "text": "Ari, yesterday Assistant Secretary of State Kelly said that if North Korea agrees to set aside its nuclear program in a verifiable way, there would be opportunities to discuss energy aid.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037044", "text": "If North Korea does what it promised to do, then, in effect, then we would be back at the relations with North Korea the way they were prior to them breaking their word.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037045", "text": "The important issue here is that North Korea take that action, and do so in a real way, in a verifiable way, and in a way that is dismantling of the facilities.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037046", "text": "The purpose is to make certain that North Korea comes into compliance with its international obligations not to produce nuclear weapons.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037047", "text": "We've gone from a position of recession into low growth, and the President would like to make it into higher growth.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000037048", "text": "And this is why North Korea has invited such concern around the world upon itself.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037049", "text": "The President has said that the difference between North Korea and Iraq is that diplomacy is somehow running out with Iraq, even though they've had a decade of broken agreements with North Korea, as well.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037050", "text": "And North Korea began to violate it in the late 1990s, and that information didn't become knowable to the federal government and acted upon until the summer of 2002.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037051", "text": "The issue is not what is the United States going to do; the issue is, what is North Korea going to do.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037052", "text": "It is North Korea that stepped out of its commitments to the world and started to pursue the development of nuclear weapons in total violation of everything they agreed to.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037053", "text": "The anti-terrorism MR There are several nations in Africa, all have contributed in the war against terrorism, and are proud to do so, and work shoulder-to-shoulder with the United States.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037054", "text": "The President recognizes that our democracy does not go to war without all the issues being explored by the American people with the active leadership of the President of the United States.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037055", "text": "We're the world's largest provider of food; we're the world's largest provider of funding to fight HIV-AIDS.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000037056", "text": "Our great democracy does not go to war lightly.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037057", "text": "Without addressing the specifics of your question dealing with investment, there will be a significant portion of a State of the Union devoted to the economy.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000037058", "text": "The two leaders reviewed Russian-American cooperation on Iraq; they discussed North Korea, as well, and agreed to remain in close touch on these issues in the period ahead.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037059", "text": "Back on Jerry Thacker, we've been talking about discrimination and issues of discrimination, race for the last couple of weeks.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000037060", "text": "Similarly in 1991, in the events that led up to the Persian Gulf war, there was tremendous opposition.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037061", "text": "Nobody, but nobody, is more reluctant to go to war than President Bush.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037062", "text": "He has seen it in Afghanistan, about the suffering this has caused American families, families of servicemen and women who are asked to carry out the ultimate sacrifice.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037063", "text": "And as a result of the successful prosecution of the war on terror, we continue to be able to talk to people around the world who have been captured, who give us information.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037064", "text": "Next week, Secretary of State Powell goes to the U.N. Once again we have assurances that the case convincingly can be made that Iraq has continued down this path.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000037065", "text": "And this is an international issue that North Korea has brought upon itself, and the President is treating it as a matter of international diplomacy.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037066", "text": "It's a very long border, however, and that's why concerns remain anywhere on any of America's borders for people coming into the United States.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000037067", "text": "And so the current deficit is caused as a result of the recession.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000037068", "text": "The IAEA passed a resolution demanding that North Korea abandon its nuclear weapons programs and giving North Korea one more chance.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037069", "text": "Well, keep in mind, the United States has long supported South Korea's engagement with North Korea.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037070", "text": "When you take a look at what's happened, nations like Japan were engaging -- were beginning engagement with North Korea.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037071", "text": "The issue is North Korea breaking its word.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037072", "text": "So from the American point of view, we very strongly support the efforts to discuss with North Korea, through our friends in South Korea and Japan; we always have.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037073", "text": "It remains very important for North Korea to make certain that the people who need the food receive the food.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037074", "text": "Well, the President believes that trade promotion authority is a stimulus in and of itself.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000037075", "text": "It represents a long-term stimulus to help the economy keep growing.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000037076", "text": "Ari, the weekend capture of a man in Afghanistan seems to present the U.S. with maybe an unforeseen scenario -- an American fighting for the Taliban.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037077", "text": "He said this war won't be easy, the war will be long, Israel will prevail.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037078", "text": "And we do have concerns about whether North Korea is getting that food to its people.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037079", "text": "In return for that, North Korea was granted a series of benefits and programs, including the shipment of fuel oil and other potential benefits.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037080", "text": "North Korea pocketed those parts of the agreement and then they walked out on their part of the agreement.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037081", "text": "In times of recession, states have gone into deficits as a result of the federal economy being in recession.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000037082", "text": "A cross burning situation which he denounced as a heinous crime.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000037083", "text": "The President views the latest report on unemployment as another reason why it's so important for Congress to pass the President's job-creating economic plan.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000037084", "text": "Already this morning, North Korea has been condemned by France, by England.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037085", "text": "And North Korea continues to take steps in the wrong direction, steps that only hurt their own cause and the cause of the North Korean people.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037086", "text": "Ari, North Korea also sort of indicated that it might be willing to talk about this.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037087", "text": "The people of North Korea are the ones who suffer the most when the North Korean government acts in a manner that is so contrary to international agreements and international expectations.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037088", "text": "It's the people of North Korea who pay the price when the government of North Korea takes these actions.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037089", "text": "Speak of the condemnation of North Korea in strong terms, but the word disappointing is pretty mild in the language that's come from this podium, and so forth.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037090", "text": "The U.N. Ambassador from North Korea said today that any action by the Security Council to impose sanctions would be seen as an act of war.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037091", "text": "It's a question of North Korea coming into compliance with its obligations around the world.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037092", "text": "It's not a question of North Korea receiving anything in return for its bad behavior.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037093", "text": "Obviously, North Korea has set itself on a path, a path that we urge them to reverse.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037094", "text": "And so this is an issue where North Korea has chosen a path that has hurt its own people.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037095", "text": "A war was fought there, 50 years -- 60 years of American protection.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037096", "text": "I think that it's clear that North Korea first knows what it needs to do.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037097", "text": "We are willing to talk about North Korea dismantling its facilities and coming back into international compliance with their obligations.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037098", "text": "What's important here is that North Korea, once it gives its word, honors its word.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037099", "text": "So what's important is North Korea has got to comply with its given word.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037100", "text": "Within two months of the President calling for that, the U.N. voted to send the inspectors back to Iraq under a tough, new enforcement regime.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000037101", "text": "And information technology is one of the matters that's very important to the accuracy of the work that the IRS does.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000037102", "text": "In what sense is this doctrine of preemptive war -- in what sense does that reflect the more humble nation -- I think precisely in the same way that President Kennedy meant it when President Kennedy used preemption as a possible American response to the Cuban missile crisis.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037103", "text": "What other President has ever engaged in that level of war without -- I'm not aware that the President has said that, Terry.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037104", "text": "And these are the issues that Saddam Hussein, despite agreeing to make the war -- put the 1990 war at an end, has thumbed his nose at the international community.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037105", "text": "I -- it was my understanding the U.N. withdrew the inspectors at the request of the U.S.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000037106", "text": "On September 22, 1980, Iraq invaded Iran, starting an 8-year war in which Iraq employed chemical weapons against Iranian troops, and ballistic missiles against Iranian cities.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037107", "text": "MR Helen, the President has not decided to go to war, but the President has decided that he won't --", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037108", "text": "Democracies must proceed in that manner, and the President will lead this democracy in doing that.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037109", "text": "Whether -- that he would indeed take military -- make a military decision, correct.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037110", "text": "Interesting, because none of that was said by those leaders in those phone calls -- destroy the war on terrorism -- nobody discussed that, nobody said that.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037111", "text": "On the second question, of course the President is always satisfied that the military is capable of carrying out any mission that the Commander in Chief asks them to carry out.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037112", "text": "I think the U.N. is moving at the pace that it was going to.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000037113", "text": "Blix, the head of the inspections part of the U.N., has had meetings with the Iraqis.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000037114", "text": "Well, the President's position is that Iraq lost a war and, as a result of the loss of the war, they negotiated and accepted the terms of the armistice.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037115", "text": "A few days ago, one of the President's chief economic advisors estimated that the cost of a war in Iraq could be upwards of 2 percent of GDP, or upwards of $200 billion, the one-year costs.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037116", "text": "That discussion of the costs of war are premature because the President has made no determinations.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037117", "text": "Do you have a calendar for getting the U.N. to approve something that you would be comfortable --", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000037118", "text": "There -- it's important to fight terrorism and to respect the sovereignty of the Republic of Georgia.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037119", "text": "But the war on terrorism comes from the Muslim countries, Islamic countries.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037120", "text": "And in order to have a peace or end of terrorism, I think democracy in those countries may be the answer.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037121", "text": "The point the President made in his speech to the U.N. is, here, U.N., is what you called for.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000037122", "text": "On the Koizumi phone call, Prime Minister Koizumi said after the meeting in North Korea that Kim Jung-Il asked him to convey a message to President Bush about resuming dialogue.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037123", "text": "It certainly would not provide a President in time of war with less ability to deal with threats than the President currently has with other departments.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037124", "text": "But nothing has happened since the war started.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037125", "text": "The President, clearly, when it comes to the stimulus, particularly, is calling on the Senate to do more and to do more quickly.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000037126", "text": "The United States right now is focused on winning the war in Afghanistan, so that conditions for peace can be achieved.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037127", "text": "The war remains underway, and the President has said repeatedly, and repeats, that the purpose of America's military is to fight and win wars.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037128", "text": "The principal way the United States is participating to bring peace to Afghanistan is by destroying the al Qaeda and the Taliban, who have brought war to that region.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037129", "text": "I think -- again, the purpose of the military, as the President said, is to fight and win wars.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037130", "text": "There is a war underway in Afghanistan and the best way to achieve an environment in which international peacekeepers can arrive into Afghanistan is for the United States to complete the mission in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037131", "text": "Ari, the President said that education was his top priority at the beginning of the term, and you said that he's encouraged by the work of the conferees.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000037132", "text": "On the question of Georgia, the President stressed the importance of Russia protecting the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Georgia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037133", "text": "And some are saying that the United States military is already stretched thin because of protecting the United States against terrorism, as well as fighting in Afghanistan.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037134", "text": "These are some of leading lights of Afghanistan, and it's part of America's ongoing commitment to helping Afghanistan in their nation-building efforts as we move forward in our assistance programs.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037135", "text": "After all, the President, himself, talks about the war in very overtly political arenas almost every day.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037136", "text": "Ari, the CBO has new estimates that the war in Iraq would cost between $9 billion and $13 billion.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037137", "text": "He's calling on the administration that the time has come that we have to fight -- they are the same terrorism against India and against the United States and against Israel.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037138", "text": "At home, the President does believe that abstinence education needs to be an important part of an overall education program.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000037139", "text": "He has supported increased funding for abstinence education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000037140", "text": "Well, I can just tell you the President thinks that abstinence education is an important program that really did not get much focus at all in the past, and that it's high time that it did.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000037141", "text": "Because I think the President understands how the U.N. works.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000037142", "text": "But Ehrlich's rival, Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, who has strongly campaigned for school character education, has invited Bill Clinton.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000037143", "text": "Failure to have growth -- as we are now in a recession, entered a recession in March -- will lead to diminution of surpluses.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000037144", "text": "Well, again, the President has always thanked people for their cooperation in the war on terrorism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037145", "text": "There are arrests going on in the war on terrorism around the world.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037146", "text": "The President believes that the recession will be worse if it were not for the tax cut that was entered into earlier this year, where tax cuts were made on July 1st, additional tax cuts due on January 1st.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000037147", "text": "Well, the President never made a veto threat over the stimulus.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000037148", "text": "So, literally -- nobody made a veto threat over the stimulus, because there was no spending attached to it.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000037149", "text": "The two leaders recommitted themselves to the global war on terrorism and to strengthening America's relationship with Brunei as we work together.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037150", "text": "The two leaders also recognized the importance of promoting tolerance and understanding among the diverse culture of society and religions around the world.", "issue": "tolerance"}
{"id": "0000037151", "text": "The message of democracy is often stopped as a result of nations that don't have a free press or an open press, nations that don't welcome ideas.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037152", "text": "I think there will be no shortage of candidates.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000037153", "text": "Well, if you recall when President Jiang Zemin visited the President in Texas, just two or three months ago, President Jiang said publicly that China opposes any nuclearization on the Korean peninsula.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037154", "text": "China is working with the United States to make certain that we can resolve the situation with North Korea peacefully and diplomatically.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037155", "text": "This declaration that Iraq has filed can be the difference between war and peace.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037156", "text": "The most important thing that can happen this fall is for a stimulus to get passed.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000037157", "text": "I think the talks on economic stimulus that are going on in the Senate right now are aimed at resolving it.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000037158", "text": "Actually, under the corporate minimum tax, corporations do receive credits for the amount of taxes they pay, once they have reached a level at which their taxes are reduced as a result of the minimum tax.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000037159", "text": "So the question that is under consideration in the Congress is, after the corporate minimum tax is abolished what happens to the credits that those corporations have already been promised and are due as a result of the law.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000037160", "text": "The President is focused on phase one of this war against terrorism, and that is undergoing in Afghanistan.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037161", "text": "But without a stimulus, they think we won't come out of it as fast.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000037162", "text": "That way more jobs can get created, surpluses are returned, and a stimulus can be instrumental in achieving that goal.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000037163", "text": "I think it's fair to say that Afghanistan is still a nation at war that has a lot to work out.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037164", "text": "Because Russia has been resistant up until now to joining in this smart sanctions regime.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037165", "text": "It presents very difficult issues for a democracy and for a free press.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037166", "text": "This has been a war that has lasted 18 years.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037167", "text": "There's been a war in the Sudan for some 30 of the last 40 years.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037168", "text": "In addition, during the campaign, in referring to the government of North Korea, he referred to the tyrants who are doing everything they can to be a 21st century menace.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037169", "text": "The President is focused on phase one of the war against terrorism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037170", "text": "And the war on terrorism is something the President is focused on long-term.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037171", "text": "Failure to pass a stimulus means less growth next year.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000037172", "text": "And, number two, international Red Cross is reporting that hundreds of Pakistanis in Afghanistan fighting against the United States, and thousands are still there.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037173", "text": "And five air fighters were sent to Afghanistan to defend them.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037174", "text": "On the second question, the future government of Afghanistan is a very important matter that the United States is going to work very diligently with the United Nations and others on.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037175", "text": "Fundamentally, it remains a matter for the people of Afghanistan to choose who their leaders will be.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037176", "text": "But it's vitally important, the President believes, that the future government of Afghanistan be broad-based and be representative of all the people of Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037177", "text": "Again, Helen, it will be up to the people of Afghanistan to decide the exact mechanisms for their future.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037178", "text": "One-quarter of the children of Afghanistan don't live to be -- make it to age five.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037179", "text": "Shipping the drugs from Afghanistan -- all areas of Afghanistan represents a major problem.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037180", "text": "Well, as part of the more than $1 billion in aid that the President announced for the government of Pakistan, $73 million of that is to increase their security along the border, their ability to detect movement of people into Pakistan.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000037181", "text": "And both nations understand the importance of winning this war against terrorism, and both nations have supported the United States and the President is gratified by that.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037182", "text": "And that war is aimed at the al Qaeda, at the Taliban, at Afghanistan.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037183", "text": "John Walters has been working on the issue of fighting the war against drugs since 1986, where he began his work at the Department of Education.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037184", "text": "During his time, treatment funding increased by 74 percent, he was very effective in fighting the war on drugs.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037185", "text": "The President has made clear that the war against the terrorists is going to be a multi-front war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037186", "text": "But the President also believes that the war on the financial front is just as important.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037187", "text": "Often, in his meetings in the Oval Office, he cites the financial war on terrorism and says if you're not able to contribute militarily, your help on the financial front is just as important.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037188", "text": "During the course of that, they discussed cooperation in the war on terrorism, in all its forms.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037189", "text": "But you know, what's interesting or what's different about terrorism, as opposed to nation-states, terrorists are able to operate in the shadows.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037190", "text": "The ability for people to carry out individual acts of terrorism may or may not be diminished as a result of an ongoing military campaign.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037191", "text": "I understand the Israeli lobby is asking him not to; and lots of pressure.", "issue": "lobby"}
{"id": "0000037192", "text": "But some of the President's words though, referring to the war on global terrorism, talk about terrorist organizations with global reach.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037193", "text": "The President has also said in the war on terrorism, you can't choose to be for some terrorists and against other terrorists, and that this is phase one of the campaign against terrorism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037194", "text": "But trade with Pakistan is an important way to promote stability with Pakistan.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037195", "text": "They discussed cooperation in the war on terrorism, as well as discussing the upcoming conference of the World Trade Organization.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037196", "text": "And we hope that North Korea will reconsider their request to the international community to remove this equipment.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037197", "text": "The recent disclosure about secure nuclear facilities in Iran reinforces the concerns that the President has had all along.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037198", "text": "Our assessment when we look at Iran is that there is no economic gain for a country rich in oil and gas like Iran to build costly indigenous nuclear fuel cycle facilities.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037199", "text": "Those two statements would appear to be at war with each other.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037200", "text": "On Mexico, the Secretary of Transportation called yesterday to close the Mexican border to all American trucks.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000037201", "text": "Ari, there has been some criticism of the war the last couple of days, especially, some comparisons of the administration's actions to those that were taken during Vietnam.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037202", "text": "As the President explained in his speech to the American people the week after the terrorist attack, he understands that this is the first war of the 21st century.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037203", "text": "This is a new type of war, that this is totally different from anything our nation has faced before.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037204", "text": "But this war is totally unlike those which have come before.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037205", "text": "Number one, as the President said in his speech to the American people the week after the attacks, war could have been avoided.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037206", "text": "And so, the decision to go to war was really made by the people who attacked our nation.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037207", "text": "Ari, Egyptian presidential advisor Osama Baz is quoted a saying, continuing to bomb Afghanistan at its current levels during Ramadan would be an affront to Muslims everywhere.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037208", "text": "And the President is waging this war because our country was attacked, and our country will defend itself.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037209", "text": "War is not a normal status for the United States of America, but make no mistake, our country is at war and that's why everybody is being asked to adjust to this new environment.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037210", "text": "And also, according to The New York Times, Secret Service was in war with Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda, and also with the Taliban.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037211", "text": "To date, more than 150 countries are cooperating in the financial war against terrorism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037212", "text": "The President also reaffirmed his view that Islam is a religion of tolerance, and that the struggle against terror is not a struggle with Islam.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000037213", "text": "The two leaders also reviewed the situation in Afghanistan and the Arab-Israeli situation.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037214", "text": "This new technology, which involves irradiation, is already being used successfully to fight bacteria in food.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000037215", "text": "Afghanistan happens to be one of the largest producers of drugs in the world, and the President thinks it would be very productive to have the drug czar put in place.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037216", "text": "They discussed the war in Afghanistan, the anthrax situation in the nation, as well as the upcoming congressional agenda.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037217", "text": "It is a war and he's not going to pass on information that could be used by those who would do the United States harm.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037218", "text": "Even during this time of war, it's important to keep an eye domestically on issues that matter.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037219", "text": "What the President could not have made any plainer during the campaign, which he repeats emphatically today, is the purpose of the military is to fight and win wars.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037220", "text": "This is a country that's been at war for years, I mean, more than decades.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037221", "text": "During the course of that, the United States will work with a number of groups throughout Afghanistan and the region who have an interest in helping to secure an Afghanistan that is free of terrorism.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037222", "text": "As the President made clear, our actions in Afghanistan involve a heavy element of humanitarian assistance, $320 million, to be specific.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037223", "text": "The events of today have brought bio-terrorism back to the fore as a concern.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037224", "text": "I mean, you're saying this is a war and in previous wars there has been censorship.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037225", "text": "At that level, if you're asking on the security front, it's vigilance.", "issue": "vigilance"}
{"id": "0000037226", "text": "The United States has identified North Korea as one of the prime exporters of such missiles, and North Korea actions, in the case of this interception, demonstrate clearly the concerns we have as a country.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037227", "text": "Well, again, our concern about North Korea has been violation of treaties particularly dealing with nuclear weapons or other such weapons that involve threats to our national security, or because their exports violate existing treaty regimes or international obligations.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037228", "text": "In terms of North Korea, we do have ongoing concerns about North Korea's efforts to be -- to sell arms around the world, and those concerns are well known.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037229", "text": "The President discussed the military operations in Afghanistan, as well as other fronts in the war against terrorism.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037230", "text": "If Osama bin Laden was gone tomorrow, the war would continue beyond tomorrow.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037231", "text": "The bombing in Afghanistan is causing great fear and chaos there quite naturally among the civilian population.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037232", "text": "You've talked a lot about how different this war is.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037233", "text": "This war is not against the Afghani people, this war is against the oppressive Taliban regime and those who practice terrorism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037234", "text": "But on a host of fronts, the war against terrorism is going to last a long time.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037235", "text": "He's described it as the first war of the 21st century, and a very different type of war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037236", "text": "NATO has reaffirmed its Article V declaration that an attack on any one member of NATO is an attack on all members of NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037237", "text": "The Taliban Ambassador to Pakistan went on TV, said they condemn terrorism, they still want proof.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037238", "text": "Fine-tuning this if I may -- the British press, at least two newspapers, are implying today that Tony Blair says that war against the Afghani Taliban is imminent", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037239", "text": "Well, as I said yesterday, the United States is not going to choose who rules Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037240", "text": "But the one issue will always remain in our country, so long as we are free and so long as we are open, threats from terrorism remain.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037241", "text": "Well, again, the United States is not going to choose who rules Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037242", "text": "The President is very concerned about the rising unemployment that's taking place in the country prior to September 11th, but also in the wake of the attacks, with all the layoffs that have hit various communities across the country.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000037243", "text": "But it is also the nature of this first war against terrorism that there may be areas that people do not know about.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037244", "text": "And of course, in war and peace, it's always important, the President believes, to keep an eye on wise use of taxpayer dollars.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037245", "text": "He invited folks from the Muslim Public Affairs Council in -- at the time of the missile strikes on Afghanistan in '98, that group described those strikes as illegal and immoral.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037246", "text": "The two Presidents discussed cooperation in the common fight against terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037247", "text": "And President Putin's remarks demonstrate that Russia can make a major contribution to that common struggle against international terrorism, while at the same time displaying a respect for the sovereignty and independence of Russia's neighbors.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037248", "text": "Ari, Iran has soundly rejected any overtures that the U.S. might or might not be making in terms of building an international coalition; in fact, calling the U.S. effort disgusting.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037249", "text": "Ari, an IMF official today made the statement that a recession in the United States was a done deal.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000037250", "text": "That's an economic definition of a recession and that will be determined by the data as it comes in.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000037251", "text": "Russia, too, has terrorist threats that it is addressing.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037252", "text": "The administration has said war or recession justifies spending the Social Security surplus.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037253", "text": "But, together, a lot can still be accomplished on the issues like education, on patients' bill of rights, on trade promotion authority, on an energy package.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000037254", "text": "And the President in the campaign called terrorism one of the great threats of our times.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037255", "text": "In a democracy it's always important to provide the maximum amount of information possible.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037256", "text": "But as I indicated, in the democracy, there still remains an always important goal of sharing as much information as possible with the public.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037257", "text": "The President and President Sezer affirmed their solidarity in the fight against terrorism and all those who support and harbor them.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037258", "text": "He described his new policy to fight terrorism and those who provide terrorists with sanctuary.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037259", "text": "And this war against terrorism is aimed at making certain that freedom conquers fear and that the world can be safe from terrorism, Terry.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037260", "text": "MR The United States maintains contacts with Iran through the Swiss in Teheran, and the government of Iran sent the United States a message of condolences.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037261", "text": "But the President's focus will always be in times of war and peace to keep an eye on taxpayer dollars because in no case, war or peace, will taxpayer dollars be wasted.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037262", "text": "Terrorism presents a threat to people who love freedom and democracy throughout the world.", "issue": "Terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037263", "text": "This is a worldwide attempt to combat terrorism, where terrorism threatens people who cherish freedom, and where terrorism is a threat to ourselves and to our allies and to our friends.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037264", "text": "The President of Pakistan indicated concern that India might take advantage of this, that they were on high alert against India -- the military was.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037265", "text": "What you're just witnessing is the war of the 21st century.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037266", "text": "And the manner in which our enemies, in this case, the terrorists, carry out the war against us is different -- hijacking airplanes with plastic knives and flying them into buildings in America.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037267", "text": "In terms of your talking about war, during wartime we sometimes make changes both with legal immigration and illegal immigration.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037268", "text": "But whether or not there will be any additional requests made to the U.N., I can't give you an indication yet, Major.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000037269", "text": "The President has made it clear, the Vice President has made it clear, the Secretary of Defense has made it clear that this war on terrorism is bigger than any one person.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037270", "text": "And this war on terrorism is a war that the President said he is committed to taking throughout this organization that engaged in this attack on our country.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037271", "text": "Jean, our nation has been attacked and we're at war, and to win a war it is vital for the United States to engage in it.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037272", "text": "What is different in this war, as the President has said, as the Vice President has said, as the Secretary of Defense said yesterday on one of the shows, is a war on terrorism does not involve those traditional targets.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037273", "text": "Well, number one, the President has called this an act of war because it is, and our nation previously has dealt with the consequences of acts of war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037274", "text": "The President has said that a war has been waged against us, and this is a war with those who engage in these terrorist acts and those who harbor them.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037275", "text": "If you're asking me as the President's spokesman to give you a prediction about whether we go into a recession, that's not something I can do.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000037276", "text": "Ari, the word war is being bandied around here so much.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037277", "text": "Earlier today, the President said that fighting terrorism would be the main focus now of the administration.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037278", "text": "You know, again, as the President said, there were acts of war that were carried out against our country.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037279", "text": "And it is a different type of war than it was, say, when you knew the capitol of the country that attacked you.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037280", "text": "You don't declare war against an individual, surely.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037281", "text": "This act of terrorism took place yesterday, and the government is continuing to gather the facts about it.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037282", "text": "The President is very concerned about the rise in unemployment, as was announced today.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000037283", "text": "The President, yesterday, called migration, linked that to an employment issue.", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000037284", "text": "Specifically, the legislation that's pending before the Congress deals with education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000037285", "text": "The President's event this afternoon will focus a bit on education, and his Radio Address will focus on education and the importance of getting an agreement with the Congress on the education bill that's currently pending before the House and the Senate.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000037286", "text": "As the President said this morning and as I said last week, the nation has moved from recession to growth and they played an instrumental part in security the tax cuts, trade promotion authority, terrorism insurance.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000037287", "text": "And this President does not engage in any discussion of war lightly.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037288", "text": "And unless I missed my mark, on the organization of the Department of Homeland Security the financial aspects of the war against terrorism remained at the Department of the Treasury, so --", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037289", "text": "Well, if you recall, the President -- there was a reference to the war on terror.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037290", "text": "Air, the President has said war is the last resolve.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037291", "text": "On the question of education, the President is very concerned about foot-dragging in the Senate or in the House on the importance of moving education forward.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000037292", "text": "Last year China promised to the United States that they will not sell any missile defense or any high-tech or military equipment to Pakistan, Iran and other countries including Libya.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037293", "text": "Well, the question of proliferation in China is always an important topic and it's something that the administration has raised at the highest levels.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037294", "text": "One is the importance of combating crime across the United States in a tough manner, in a fair.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000037295", "text": "On a range of social issues, from the stem cell debate to sex education, critics of the President are basically suggesting that they have science on their side, and the President or the conservatives have just politics or religion on their side.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000037296", "text": "I think our relations with China are very important to the United States.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037297", "text": "Our relations with China represent some serious opportunities, particularly on the trade front.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037298", "text": "The position on racism that the administration holds is very similar to the position that was held by the previous administration on the question of reparations.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000037299", "text": "But if this conference gets diverted into issues such as equating Zionism with racism, the conference will hurt its ability to be a successful conference.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000037300", "text": "Yet that protocol has been agreed to by Iran, because they know it is so flimsy that they can cheat their way right through it.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037301", "text": "Energy remains an important issue.", "issue": "Energy"}
{"id": "0000037302", "text": "Well, first of all, it's that very promise of science that the President, himself, brought up and addressed in his remarks last week when he was asked about stem cell research.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000037303", "text": "The President is keenly aware of the promise of science and saving lives as a result of stem cell research.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000037304", "text": "And to work cooperatively across the border is terribly important and it's a welcome event.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000037305", "text": "If you recall, at that time, there was a meeting between the leaders of Russia and China.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037306", "text": "Having said that, this is also an opportunity for China to show the world a modern face, and that will be an important item to watch in China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037307", "text": "I know that John DiIulio contacted the Salvation Army after the decision was made final this week.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000037308", "text": "They make different contributions to that war as they see fit and that's how we see it.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037309", "text": "In other words, if the Catholic Church decides that priests cannot be married, that is, under our laws of freedom of religion in this nation, that is a right of the Catholic Church to decide who can be a priest.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000037310", "text": "The White House, as we indicated yesterday, reviewed the request from the Salvation Army.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000037311", "text": "And it -- so the administration was entertaining the possibility of allowing the Salvation Army to discriminate against gays and lesbians, while at the same time, taking federal money.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000037312", "text": "And what the Salvation Army was asking for was for the administration to overrule local control.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000037313", "text": "Because the Salvation Army met with him and asked him to.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000037314", "text": "Education is an issue on which the President ran.", "issue": "Education"}
{"id": "0000037315", "text": "Education is an issue that's been put on a back burner in the United States Senate in the last month.", "issue": "Education"}
{"id": "0000037316", "text": "The President believes very strongly that education needs to move.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000037317", "text": "Yes, you said that education and bill of rights will be a problem for trade promotion authority on the side of the Democrats.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000037318", "text": "And the United States, under President Bush, is committing to working closely and productively with Russia to strengthen their economy.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037319", "text": "And the issues will be, again, education, patients' bill of rights and the faith-based initiative.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000037320", "text": "MR Yes, he believes in education, Helen.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000037321", "text": "Wasn't he appointed to some new task force after -- he was appointed to head another task force after energy.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000037322", "text": "And the President believes that education is a top priority for this nation and so, too, is making sure that Americans have a summer that is as free as possible from blackouts and brownouts and high energy prices.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000037323", "text": "We are a nation that is increasingly consuming energy, as a result of the strength of the Internet economy, and that trend is foreseen to continue well into the future.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000037324", "text": "And on energy, we've got members of the House and Senate committee to talk about that.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000037325", "text": "The technology can make amazing changes in our society.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000037326", "text": "Well, as the President has made clear in his meetings with Chinese leaders, he will not hesitate to bring up the problems in China about religious freedom and religious persecution.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037327", "text": "And Mr. Butler, formerly of the U.N., continued, From the beginning, Iraq refused to obey the law.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000037328", "text": "They believe war should be a last resort, and they hope that Saddam Hussein will disarm so it can be averted.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037329", "text": "Obviously, if you go to war with Iraq, it might not sit too well with some other -- some folks in the Muslim world.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037330", "text": "Syria has called on Iraq to disarm.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037331", "text": "I don't make any predictions about whether Syria will or will not take any part in anything beyond the vote in the United Nations, but I think the point is instructive.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037332", "text": "The fact of the matter is that the economy was in recession, which led to a decline in revenues, creating a deficit.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000037333", "text": "In cases in the U.S. Attorney's Office in which the facts would support charging a crime punishable by death, capital charges were no more likely to be brought against minority defendants than against white defendants.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000037334", "text": "The administration is looking forward to a return to a democracy that will permit fully normalized relations.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037335", "text": "The key to improving education is to enact reforms that are focused on accountability and on consequences and on strong standards.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000037336", "text": "MR Well, obviously, the White House would be concerned about any type of threat of hostility toward any member of Congress, and that includes Senator Jeffords, of course.", "issue": "hostility"}
{"id": "0000037337", "text": "If you extend it, you extend the price of what is current law, which is $1.35 trillion, which was the compromise arrived at as a result of the budget resolution.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000037338", "text": "Obviously, the vote in the House yesterday says the President's agenda on education is a bipartisan one that makes plenty of room for independents and centrists.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000037339", "text": "Apparently, Pete Peterson's resignation was made with the understanding that the track is now smooth for that.", "issue": "resignation"}
{"id": "0000037340", "text": "And the President has stressed repeatedly that when it comes to education, this is an issue that people should focus on what works.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000037341", "text": "If presidents lead by polls when it comes to energy, America's lights will slowly go out.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000037342", "text": "But in terms of a fundamental comprehensive approach to energy, the plan that the President announces tomorrow will have a broader effect on energy, which I said will ripple through the economy.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000037343", "text": "That way, consumers can have reliable energy at an affordable price, and that our nation's infrastructure can be modernized and that supply can be brought on-line.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000037344", "text": "So it's something like this issue with this woman who is living with Ms. Chavez.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000037345", "text": "But the critics there at the U.N. are saying that it's falling short of its expected goal, and -- you know, and the United States --", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000037346", "text": "He talked about education, the importance of education, tax policy reform.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000037347", "text": "Business investment, addressing the legacy of underinvestment in our future, business investment has expanded over that same time period from the second quarter of last year to the second quarter of this year.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000037348", "text": "HUD has got great expertise in public housing, but we did not have an inventory of federal housing assets that were available and that the federal government owns.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000037349", "text": "A dirty bomb, a pandemic, or other unfortunate, but potential threat would bring similar challenges in housing, and we have to be ready.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000037350", "text": "The fact is that the United States military may be the only entity available to the federal government to protect the American people.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037351", "text": "And I will tell you that the United Arab Emirates is a tremendous ally in the war on terror; that's been acknowledged both by the intelligence community, and General Pace himself talked about the extraordinary military relationship.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037352", "text": "They have been critical allies in fighting the financial war against terror.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037353", "text": "They, too, are now a critical ally in the war on terror, without whose support we would not have enjoyed some of the successes we've enjoyed, in terms of capturing or killing some of al Qaeda's leaders.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037354", "text": "And in the United States military, they know very well what their chain of command is up through the Secretary of Defense, and wouldn't consider that being abrogated.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037355", "text": "We're comfortable in this case, though, that is was directed by the government of North Korea.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037356", "text": "I think that everything that happens in North Korea happens with, and by, the direction of their leadership.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037357", "text": "And I think today is about North Korea, but I welcome the question on Russia.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037358", "text": "You said the leadership of North Korea ordered this.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037359", "text": "I think at this point, North Korea has demonstrated that they want to hold the entire world at risk, whether it be through a nuclear missile program or through wanton cyberattacks.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037360", "text": "How did you get to that conclusion that it's -- you're clearly holding the state of North Korea responsible here.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037361", "text": "And as we've said and stressed from this podium and others, the most important and effective thing we can do is to control the epidemic at its source.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000037362", "text": "And the fundamental core basis of preventing an outbreak -- contact tracing -- is now going on, and that's the important thing.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000037363", "text": "The President has authorized a program to engage in electronic surveillance of a particular kind, and this would be the intercepts of contents of communications where one of the -- one party to the communication is outside the United States.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000037364", "text": "Signals intelligence has been a fundamental aspect of waging war since the Civil War, where we intercepted telegraphs, obviously, during the world wars, as we intercepted telegrams in and out of the United States.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037365", "text": "It is a fundamental incident of war, as Justice O'Connor talked about in the Hamdi decision.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037366", "text": "But, again, FISA is very important in the war on terror, but it doesn't provide the speed and the agility that we need in all circumstances to deal with this new kind of threat.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037367", "text": "The President has not authorized -- has not authorized blanket surveillance of communications here in the United States.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000037368", "text": "And that surveillance is tied with our conflict with al Qaeda.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000037369", "text": "You know, we feel comfortable that this surveillance is consistent with requirements of the 4th Amendment.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000037370", "text": "We believe Congress has authorized this kind of surveillance.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000037371", "text": "I think that this electronic surveillance is within the law, has been authorized.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000037372", "text": "I don't think any American supports discrimination, and I think that's what we're about.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000037373", "text": "In fact, in New York City, after only one year we saw crime go down in every major index category, and that had not occurred in the 36-year history of that department.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000037374", "text": "In the first instance, the U.S. economy benefits substantially from our trade in the Americas, and over 40 percent of our exports currently go to the Americas.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037375", "text": "The region in 2009 collectively responded to defend democracy in Honduras, invoking for the first time the Inter-American Democratic Charter in helping restore constitutional democratic order in that country.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037376", "text": "When there was an undemocratic action within Honduras, the United States supported a restoration of democracy in that country in line with the Charter of the Americas, even as, again -- without respect to the political persuasion of the actors within Honduras.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037377", "text": "One of the most important things in the context of dealing with the threats of nuclear terrorism is actually removing and eliminating material.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037378", "text": "And a specific question on the agreement with Russia that Secretary Clinton signed today.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037379", "text": "And my second question is just on the Times article about China receiving oil, in case they enforce sanctions on Iran.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037380", "text": "So our fundamental discussions with China have been focused on taking action on sanctions because of the common threat that we both face from Iran.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037381", "text": "And so on your question with respect to Afghanistan, as we look towards the end of our war in Afghanistan in 2014, we've made clear that one of the pillars of our strategy is regional stability.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037382", "text": "And I would actually argue that the recent situation in Syria only underscores that it's that credibility that made a military threat real and that opened the door for this diplomacy.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037383", "text": "When the President gave his first press conference about a month back, he said that the central government of Afghanistan was detached from the rest of the country.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037384", "text": "Well, the President himself said that the central government in Afghanistan was detached from the rest of the country.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037385", "text": "We support the elected leadership of Afghanistan and we support the elected leadership of Pakistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037386", "text": "Obviously the challenge of coordinating all the different groups -- USAID is also supporting food through its normal Title II partners.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000037387", "text": "As part of that, we are also calling for the elimination of barriers to trade; so tariffs and non-tariff barriers to trade in these clean-energy technologies.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037388", "text": "Every major summit of leaders has recognized that our understanding of the science has deepened and, at the same time, the opportunity for technology investment and innovation is greater than even we thought.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000037389", "text": "It will just merely make them pay a tax for their ongoing operations without actually shifting them into new technologies.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000037390", "text": "We also know that international trade and, in particular, international investment has been key to capital formation and to productivity growth in the United States.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037391", "text": "Obviously housing has been sort of a major part of where this crisis started, with the decline in housing prices and the problems certainly there.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000037392", "text": "MR Well, look, I think Iran has made a series of statements that are far more political than they are -- they're based on politics, not on physics.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037393", "text": "I can't recall a time when trade has played such an important role in our economic growth and in creating jobs for Americans.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037394", "text": "He doesn't -- he said he's conditionally supportive of democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037395", "text": "And this change, this sense that you can do something about the epidemic, I think is reflected very well in this program, and what Harold said.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000037396", "text": "We're fighting a global war on terror against enemies whose extreme ideologies promote violence against innocent people and threaten freedom, democracy, and the stability of the world.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037397", "text": "Much of the request we are sending forward today is for critical infrastructure; the total amount is $17 billion we're sending forward today.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000037398", "text": "But that includes assistance for education -- that's mostly the children of evacuees who end up in other states, reimbursement to states for their -- for the schools where they end up.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000037399", "text": "So I don't think that's a representative price.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000037400", "text": "Their core issue is gaining access to more energy of all kinds, and affordable energy.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000037401", "text": "China and India have raised a very important issue, that we need to understand sort of energy intensity, or CO intensity, in terms of population.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037402", "text": "I failed to mention, in his discussions of alternative energy, the President also mentioned nuclear energy as an important source of energy in the future.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000037403", "text": "What the President has said -- what we were talking about then was the fighting -- we toppled the Iraqi government, we toppled the Iraqi army, and that was a pretty quick succession of events.", "issue": "army"}
{"id": "0000037404", "text": "This is a new democracy, and I think that they deserve a little bit of time to be able to get things done.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037405", "text": "Oh, I think there's a distinction -- I think that that was about the global war on terror, and I think your question was specifically about the surge.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037406", "text": "What role U.N. is playing and also if President is going to talk about global war on malaria MS.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000037407", "text": "Harry Reid has said that the war is lost.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037408", "text": "I don't think it's an exact science up on Capitol Hill that they know the exact time and hour in which they'll be able to send it to us.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000037409", "text": "Today, they have no faith in NATO and in Karzai government, and what they are saying is really, where their future is going.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037410", "text": "As far as my question is concerned, is this because of the money problem, or some kind of coordination of -- they're not united in the area as NATO is concerned.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037411", "text": "And the President does believe that Iran -- that Russia agrees that Iran should not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037412", "text": "We have provided Iran with a path in order to have a civilian nuclear program.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037413", "text": "Yesterday he compared the U.S. imposing of new sanctions on Iran to -- we're running around like a madman with a blade in his hands.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037414", "text": "But the bottom line is Iran does agree that -- I'm sorry, Russia agrees that Iran should not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037415", "text": "We want to see China and Russia do more in regards to the sanctions that we have followed through on, that are part of the U.N. Security Council resolutions.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037416", "text": "We are very concerned that Iran is targeting our soldiers in Iraq.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037417", "text": "They are not -- Russia said yesterday recognize two separate regions of Georgia as independent states -- namely and . -- split from Serbia by December 10th.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037418", "text": "We do support full democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037419", "text": "We do support the full democracy in Pakistan.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037420", "text": "There are demonstrations in Tehran, in Iran for democracy, and there were a lot of arrests, and students were protesting against the present government and President.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037421", "text": "Obviously, the people of Iran deserve better than the regime that they have, and we stand with those who are standing for freedom and their right to a free speech and assembly.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037422", "text": "And he'll be talking about trade tomorrow, free trade agreements that we're working on with Latin America, as well as South Korea.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037423", "text": "On trade, there was a reduction in the trade deficit this month that I suppose you're pleased about.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037424", "text": "He wants an update on the war on terror, Iraq and Afghanistan in particular.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037425", "text": "The Congress is always saying that this war can't be won by military might alone.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037426", "text": "Apparently, China has agreed to terminate illegal subsidies in the industries, like steel, wood and IT.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037427", "text": "Dana, on North Korea, Secretary Rice says she thinks that the deadline actually is going to slip to January for technical reasons, not as the result of a cooperation issue.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037428", "text": "The tactic of putting the Labor-HHS appropriations bill onto the bills that are supposed to fund our military and our veterans, the President thinks is an absolute no -- a non-starter.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037429", "text": "The President understands that at a time of war it is distressing for some individuals to serve in those areas.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037430", "text": "As I understand it, the Dalai Lama wants not for -- he's not calling for independence from China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037431", "text": "We've also talked to China --the reason he met with Foreign Minister Wang was to talk to China about our concerns regarding Burma.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037432", "text": "We also have China as a great -- as a large trading partner, and we have many different issues going back and forth and we work cooperatively with them.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037433", "text": "Also, in New York also, the President of Iran sounds like Hitler of the 1940's and he said that as far as the nuclear issue is concerned his country -- it is a closed issue.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037434", "text": "And so when governments were putting money into those technologies, they were seeing an immediate return on investment.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000037435", "text": "And there are some that oppose the war, and that's okay.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037436", "text": "No, that the President was intent on going to war in Iraq in any case.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037437", "text": "Dana, on Iraq, Congressman Murtha and some other Democrats are now talking about a war tax, they're talking about a new surcharge that would pay for the war in Iraq.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000037438", "text": "Dana, on the issue of terrorism, the President and he share the same values, I gather, and that was a big impact on perhaps his nomination.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037439", "text": "In this regard, the President's number one priority is fighting the war on terror and they saw eye-to-eye on that.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037440", "text": "And I will tell you that Israel doesn't want war with its neighbors.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037441", "text": "And what the world has asked for is for Iran to comply with its Security Council obligations to stop its movement towards a nuclear weapon.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037442", "text": "And also, people in Afghanistan are really asking the President that they are still in trouble as far as al Qaeda in Afghanistan, supported by Osama bin Laden is concerned.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037443", "text": "But with their opposition, China and Russia's opposition to a new round of sanctions on Iran, does the President plan to spend some time trying to lobby them -- MS.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037444", "text": "On North Korea, the BDA issue was briefly resolved back in February.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037445", "text": "You have other communities that are on the border that are feeling the very tough impacts of having illegal immigrants who are there stressing their social services.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000037446", "text": "This was to renovate a part of that prison and to train up enough of the guards in order to take care of those -- that section of the prison.", "issue": "prison"}
{"id": "0000037447", "text": "Afghanistan is a sovereign government, and we've asked other governments to take their folks back.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037448", "text": "But Afghanistan has a slightly different problem, because, one, their facilities were so run down and their infrastructure, plus there were so many of them from Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037449", "text": "In fact, it's a crime if you don't tell the truth to a member of Congress.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000037450", "text": "As far as this Iranian nuclear program is concerned, U.N. Security Council voted Saturday, I think, against Iran as far as sanctions are concerned.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037451", "text": "This is one where we would spread the wealth of the entire country across the country so that everyone could feel that they were benefiting from being a part of the society.", "issue": "wealth"}
{"id": "0000037452", "text": "Does that affect the way you all proceed on other issues, such as Iran and North Korea -- do you feel like there is credibility on those situations that have been undercut --", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037453", "text": "As one of the newest members of NATO, Lithuania has made substantial contributions to the security and reconstruction of Afghanistan through its leadership of a provincial reconstruction team and participation in other Alliance activities.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037454", "text": "The United States has expressed those concerns to China, both here, with our officials here in Washington, D.C., and in Beijing.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037455", "text": "North Korea said that North Korea reached an agreement with the United States on the nuclear issue after the meeting in Berlin.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037456", "text": "If I could go back to the war for a second.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037457", "text": "Obviously, he's been a supporter of the war, he's a very well-respected thinker.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037458", "text": "We acknowledge that Iran considers its response as a serious offer, and we will review it.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037459", "text": "Any time that the President has felt a need to acknowledge mistakes in the war on Iraq, he has done so.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037460", "text": "Well, perhaps because support for the war seems to be slipping, it's down at a new low point in the latest polling, and may reflect concern for the political year that we're in.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037461", "text": "Pakistan has been an important ally in the global war on terror, and it will remain so.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037462", "text": "But North Korea did agree with the other members of the five -- of the six-party talks to disable and to provide a complete and accurate declaration.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037463", "text": "They are a state sponsor of terror, and the more they sponsor terrorism, the more innocent life is ruined.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037464", "text": "The war in Afghanistan has changed dramatically.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037465", "text": "For example, on executive compensation, I think we all understand the sentiment that executives should not have a windfall based on something that was a failure.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000037466", "text": "We can't promise anything in terms of return on investment, but that's what -- that's one of the messages that we've been trying to drive and that we'll talk about this afternoon.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000037467", "text": "And we are not promising what the return on investment could be, but the American taxpayer will get money back once we are able to hold on to these assets and then sell them back into the system.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000037468", "text": "In addition to that, there's the issue of executive compensation, and should there be limits for companies whose CEOs participate in this program.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000037469", "text": "Yesterday, the EU issued a condemnation on Russia, did not pursue sanctions.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037470", "text": "We have supported its military, but I'd refer you to DOD in terms of any particulars that they're able to report.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037471", "text": "And the technology isn't quite there yet to be able to do that in a way that is efficient, but we're working on providing resources to that to make that more cost-effective.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000037472", "text": "And I don't have any announcement here for you about Afghanistan, but the President sees this as a global war on terror.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037473", "text": "And the issue regarding NATO, our support for these countries to be a part of NATO has not changed.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037474", "text": "Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are critical to turning the corner on housing, and so it's important that in a plan the primary mission of Fannie and Freddie be to work to increase the availability and affordability of mortgage finance.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000037475", "text": "And I also take issue with the notion about a war within.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037476", "text": "What we do think Congress could do in the next three weeks that would really help the economy is in regards to energy and trade; those are the two main issues.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000037477", "text": "I think you're -- there is talk about a second stimulus, I know that, but --", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000037478", "text": "There should be no question that trade contributes to economic growth and creates jobs here at home for American workers and farmers.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037479", "text": "We also are very concerned because Russia continues not to be in full compliance with the agreement that it signed on to just two weeks ago.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037480", "text": "Regarding the North Korea -- threatens to rebuild nuclear programs.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037481", "text": "And the results of that are that Russia is increasingly isolated, and will bear the consequences of that isolation unless they fulfill that agreement and then make amends.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037482", "text": "They stand for democracy; they believe in the cause that these countries have been working towards.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037483", "text": "The U.S. military was the most -- had the most capacity to be able to quickly get humanitarian aid into the area, and that's why he asked Secretary Gates to head up that operation.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037484", "text": "On another matter, the President, four months ago, was strongly pushing Georgia to become a part of NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037485", "text": "And in the last 16 to 17 years, as we have built up NATO, I think that that has proven out.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037486", "text": "The missile defense system is just as important to Russia, from our perspective, as it is to the United States and our allies in Europe because we are concerned about rogue nations that would possibly have a missile that they could send across.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037487", "text": "Increasingly, Russia sought to do more trade and economic activity with the international community, something that we supported as long as there were reforms.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037488", "text": "Georgia immediately agreed two days before Russia did to a cease-fire.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037489", "text": "But Russia agreed to the six-point plan that President Sarkozy put forward on behalf of the unified message of the international community.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037490", "text": "Secretary Gates said he believes Russia does need to face some consequences for its actions.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037491", "text": "Dana, in an op-ed this morning, the Georgian leader said only Western peacekeepers can end the war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037492", "text": "They have complex issues on the border there, especially when they have refugees -- about 3 million refugees from Afghanistan living in the border area.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000037493", "text": "I think that when he talks about the war on terror -- when it's from his perspective -- he doesn't think that this is a war on terror just being waged against the United States.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037494", "text": "We have a war in Afghanistan and also a new Department of Homeland Security, and various measures that we're trying to take to prevent against any type of terrorist attack, one that would be -- explosive devices or biological or chemical or nuclear.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037495", "text": "And what we call on Iran to do is to halt its uranium enrichment.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037496", "text": "And so getting people around and getting this country moving again, after the longest civil war -- I think in history -- is something that the President is very concerned about.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037497", "text": "As part of a worldwide fight against terrorism though, as far as setting precedents of negotiating with terrorists -- MS.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037498", "text": "You think this is really the main agent as far as terrorism and those people still now in custody in Cuba that were -- some of them are also from Afghanistan and Pakistan still in custody.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037499", "text": "But the President, when he goes to visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and make a statement there, he will not be talking about the Iraq war supplemental.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037500", "text": "Today the United States Senate is taking up the issue of energy and the high prices that are having an impact on families and businesses across America.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000037501", "text": "Wouldn't you think it's alarming if Russia -- MS.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037502", "text": "Well, we are increasing troops in Afghanistan and we are taking the fight to the enemy there.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037503", "text": "And this is a global war on terror, and it's called that for a reason, and that area is just as troubling as many others.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037504", "text": "And it's unfortunate for the people of Iran that their leaders continue to isolate them from the rest of the international community.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037505", "text": "And consistent with their constitution, they agreed to a run-off.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000037506", "text": "Well, we'll -- what we've been waiting for is for North Korea to issue to the Chinese, as the chairman of the six-party talks, its complete and accurate and verifiable declaration.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037507", "text": "Just like we don't have any -- that we care very deeply for the Cuban people; we have a problem with the regime -- the same is true when it comes to Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037508", "text": "No administration has increased -- or extended unemployment benefits when unemployment was this low, at 5.5 percent.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000037509", "text": "But the order of what was talked about at the time in the buildup to the war was largely about weapons of mass destruction.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037510", "text": "Certainly many of the members of the G8 are part of NATO, and NATO is heading up the operation in Afghanistan.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037511", "text": "So it sounds like you support him changing the constitution to run for a third term.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000037512", "text": "He's heard over and over again -- you ask the military, what's one of the things that you need, and they ask for that transferability.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037513", "text": "Korea is a huge market for these products, even with the significant tariffs that exist.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037514", "text": "But on the war supplemental, we have a long way to go when it comes to the war supplemental.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037515", "text": "And second, the report also says that as far as problem of terrorism is from the area, which has become issue now in the news, in the border of Pakistan.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037516", "text": "The military would have to decide what course of action would be -- would take place.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037517", "text": "Under the protocol agreed between the United States and South Korea on April 18, South Korea has agreed to open its market to U.S. beef from cattle of all ages, with appropriate removal of SRMs.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037518", "text": "The impact on price is negligible, and so I think we have to weigh the cost-benefit analysis when asked about the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000037519", "text": "So have you sent the clear message to China today that this is a time -- that time has come for a democracy in order to help the victims, and -- MS.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037520", "text": "We feel strongly that the Iraq war supplemental should remain for national security needs.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037521", "text": "Well, I think the food is already there.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000037522", "text": "Dana, a Georgian minister -- whose name I won't butcher here -- says that Russia is trying to provoke Georgia into war with its troop deployments out of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037523", "text": "One of the reasons that we would ask that is so that not only can the military plan, but so that their families can plan accordingly.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037524", "text": "And as Secretary Gates said, he doesn't know anybody in the United States military better qualified to lead the effort.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037525", "text": "The United States has not, is not torturing any detainees in the global war on terror.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037526", "text": "British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for an arms embargo on Zimbabwe.", "issue": "embargo"}
{"id": "0000037527", "text": "Right now technology does not exist in order to strip carbon out of power plants.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000037528", "text": "One is that Iran is saying now that they are opening for the inspections for IAEA and because their nuclear program is now for peaceful, which they have denied in the past.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037529", "text": "First, since the Bush administration submitted a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court asking for the overturning of the death penalty of Jose Medellin, who confessed in 1993 to the rape and murder -- I'm aware.", "issue": "rape"}
{"id": "0000037530", "text": "At last meeting in Singapore between U.S. and North Korea, a tentative agreement has been made for North Korea to report complete nuclear declaration.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037531", "text": "As far as this great visit tomorrow, His Holiness, Pope's visit is concerned, many believe that religion brings people together and they make them better.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000037532", "text": "Russia announced today that it will support sanctions on Iran if it didn't stop its nuclear enrichment.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037533", "text": "And investors in Bear Stearns are taking large and significant losses in this transaction.", "issue": "transaction"}
{"id": "0000037534", "text": "And the investors in Bear Stearns are taking large, significant losses in this transaction, and that's not what happens in a bailout.", "issue": "transaction"}
{"id": "0000037535", "text": "They believe that the war either cannot be won, or that it has already been lost.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037536", "text": "And about three weeks later, the Senate unanimously confirmed General Petraeus and sent him to war with a battle plan.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037537", "text": "Dana, on Iran, we heard from that country's President this week touting success or progress anyway in its nuclear capacity.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037538", "text": "So I think that as North Korea nears its deadline, that this step was a big one.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037539", "text": "The President will discuss the importance of free trade to our economy and our national security, and the need to pass free trade agreements with Colombia and Korea.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037540", "text": "Like, some governors of the border in the U.S. are saying that NAFTA is not good for their states, in terms of environment and other areas.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000037541", "text": "And the people who really need the support of a freer system would not benefit from lifting the embargo.", "issue": "embargo"}
{"id": "0000037542", "text": "The military certainly believes in it.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037543", "text": "There's no shortage of administration officials who are directly talking to the Iraqis, and then talking to you all about how we feel.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000037544", "text": "Dana, the President accused Democrats of exaggerating the cost of the war -- there's several estimates out there.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037545", "text": "And what we would urge China to do is to establish a dialogue with him so that they can resolve their dispute peacefully, rather than through violence.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037546", "text": "And we fully recognize that people across America are unhappy with the war; possibly they didn't agree with the decision in the first place.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037547", "text": "Helen, the President went to war to remove Saddam Hussein.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037548", "text": "And as you know, we're getting closer to the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq, we're getting closer to the Petraeus-Crocker report, which will come April 8th and 9th on Capitol Hill.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037549", "text": "I think that he knew that the war was going to require sacrifices and that --", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037550", "text": "There's no doubt that Secretary -- I'm sorry, excuse me, Saddam Hussein was a state sponsor of terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037551", "text": "The drafting process for the constitution has not incorporated the views of opposition views parties or all ethnic groups.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000037552", "text": "And this decision -- as the military said, that they were ready to bring the charges and they did that today, when they were ready.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037553", "text": "There's no doubt that the war is an expensive -- that war is very expensive.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037554", "text": "They are state sponsors of terrorism, of both Hezbollah and Hamas, and they support Palestinian terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037555", "text": "Obviously, war brings out a lot of emotions in different people, and possibly changing emotions, as he laid out in the New York Times.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037556", "text": "One of the most important weapons you can have in this war against terrorists is intelligence and good information about what they are planning, how they are planning, and how we can stop them.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037557", "text": "The Islamic Republic News Agency reported that Iran conducted its first successful space rocket launch with President Ahmadinejad on hand to order the takeoff and inaugurate the space center.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037558", "text": "The administration economists are not forecasting a recession, but what you do have consensus on", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000037559", "text": "He certainly talked about foreign investment and the concern for some of the countries -- most of the countries that he talked to that America might not be open for business, for foreign investment.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000037560", "text": "And the President did say he had brought up the price of oil with the leaders that he met with.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000037561", "text": "He said, from the very beginning, Iran was continually liked; they have the best of relations with all countries, with the exception of the Zionist regime, Israel, which we think is inhuman.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037562", "text": "Dana, the administration has in the past pointed the finger at Syria for being behind high-profile assassinations in Lebanon.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037563", "text": "And finally, as I mentioned earlier, the global war on terror is playing itself out in large part in the Middle East.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037564", "text": "Well, President Bush said yesterday that the fact that Russia is willing to provide civil nuclear power to Bushehr just means that Iran should suspend its enrichment of uranium.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037565", "text": "We believe that Iran should make the decision to immediately and unconditionally release the 15 British soldiers that are being held there in Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037566", "text": "The U.S. military is going to make more airspace available for civilian airliners this holiday season, by opening up a Thanksgiving express lane.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037567", "text": "The President's commitment is to help make sure democracy takes hold.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037568", "text": "Iran continues to walk away from a deal that has been offered to them.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037569", "text": "I am hopeful that the government of Russia will honor its international obligations in these areas, investigate allegations of abuses and free those who remain in detention.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037570", "text": "Remember, we are working with Russia cooperatively on many different issues, including Iran, and Russia is part of the Quartet that is working towards Middle East peace.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037571", "text": "North Korea is an issue that is also on the President's table, and we have Ambassador Chris Hill, who is actively working that through Secretary Rice.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037572", "text": "There are reports of new tension between China and the U.S. concerning U.S. Navy ships, where Admiral Keating today said that the Chinese government has denied safe harbor.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037573", "text": "We are dealing with Iran, in terms of a multilateral effort, in order to solve that situation diplomatically.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037574", "text": "I think Iran has decided to isolate itself and -- by their words and their actions.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037575", "text": "I know that our military takes great pains to make sure that they are protected in this war zone.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037576", "text": "They discussed North Korea, Iran, and many other bilateral issues that we have with China.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037577", "text": "But, in general, we are supportive of investment into the country, and that would include Chinese investment.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000037578", "text": "I think there's discussions about possible future investment.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000037579", "text": "What the President was doing was focusing the world on the consequences of Iran having a nuclear weapon.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037580", "text": "They are a state sponsor of terrorism, especially Hezbollah, and the world community through the United Nations Security Council has said that Iran should not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037581", "text": "And so what the President was making was a point that Iran with a nuclear weapon would have very negative consequences for the region.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037582", "text": "And China has shown a willingness to talk to us about it.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037583", "text": "Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov says North Korea poses a fundamental threat, but Iran does not.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037584", "text": "The anti-missile defense system is not aimed at Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037585", "text": "So obviously this nation -- we are a nation at war and when you are a nation at war you have to use assets that are available to you.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037586", "text": "On Iran, several of my colleagues have tried to get an answer on this -- on Mr. Gates' comments, and the question is about the missile defense shield, it's not about the nuclear weapon.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037587", "text": "We don't know how much the war is going to cost in the future.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037588", "text": "There are experts that deal specifically with climate science.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000037589", "text": "The inflation numbers that we've seen have been primarily a result of energy and of food.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000037590", "text": "The question earlier I think referred to more the context of energy in the macroeconomic sense and how that would play out into the future.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000037591", "text": "But we do think the stimulus will also be very important in moving things beyond that.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000037592", "text": "And then we'll work on issues such as deforestation and some larger sectors, like aluminum and steel that use a lot of energy -- so how can we find ways to produce those commodities with much lower energy.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000037593", "text": "And the reference to confronting terrorism while respecting the right -- MS.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037594", "text": "And we have the head of the Catholic religion.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000037595", "text": "My question is, as far as -- on energy, reaching agreement with India (inaudible.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000037596", "text": "As you know, one of the issues in terms of dealing with Iran is to increase pressure and increase sanctions.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037597", "text": "So at a time of great need for global food aid, this bill restricts our ability to provide emergency food by blocking and locking in aid dollars for non-emergency use.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000037598", "text": "And two outbreaks in China and Burma also made a difference.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037599", "text": "The decision for Israel to have conversations and discussions with Syria was made by Israel, a sovereign state.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037600", "text": "Now, China is obviously a major partner of ours, and I will say we are currently involved in very important negotiations with them on binding agreements on food safety, feed safety, medical devices and drugs.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037601", "text": "The very definition of stimulus is to have a short-term boost to the economy.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000037602", "text": "Well, wouldn't some of the infrastructure that they're supposed -- MS.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000037603", "text": "That's why he's accepted the resignation of chief of staff.", "issue": "resignation"}
{"id": "0000037604", "text": "And it's interesting, if you want to know -- some of you who follow the issue with Iran more closely -- a microcosm of this issue on a more global scale is the issue with Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037605", "text": "Fourth issue is energy -- energy security, what more can we be doing in terms of research and development and collaboration on clean energy and clean energy-related technologies, again, trilaterally.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000037606", "text": "That's generally been very welcome in places like China, and I think it's probably a significant portion of how countries are thinking about near-term response.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037607", "text": "On the bus trip he talked -- I think the Senate is going to go infrastructure next.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000037608", "text": "A number of other issues -- they talked about Syria and the Israel-Palestine situation.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037609", "text": "On North Korea, the two leaders underscored their commitment to work together towards the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037610", "text": "And on your second question, the President hasn't seen other leaders on the matter of Syria since he's been here other than Prime Minister Abe.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037611", "text": "We've put a lot of investment in the relationship with Nigeria through their leadership of ECOWAS, through the significant U.S. business investment in Nigeria and through our security cooperation.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000037612", "text": "It's certainly true that China and other nations have increased their investments, and China has pursued a range of economic interests that have led to a significant investment in Africa.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037613", "text": "And as an example of how we're using assistance to leverage, to have in one year well over $3.5 billion in commitments from the private sector to invest in African agriculture is a pretty good deal.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000037614", "text": "It has succeeded in helping remove war from Europe, and we are concerned about the health and vitality of that experiment.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037615", "text": "And we've literally gone to war in their defense -- for instance, in the case of the Gulf War.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037616", "text": "I would say that, on the counterterrorism side, I think he'll also be making the point that the key element in counterterrorism is not turning off migration; it is good intelligence-sharing and information-sharing.", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000037617", "text": "Now, to be clear, we have had different views from Iran about how the conflicts should be resolved, specifically in Syria, of course.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037618", "text": "The United States, for example, has an average agricultural import tariff.", "issue": "tariff"}
{"id": "0000037619", "text": "On Iran, obviously we feel and the President told President Hu that China plays a key role in the Iranian situation.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037620", "text": "The President also raised the issue of a North Korean woman who was sent back by the Chinese.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000037621", "text": "On the discussion on North Korea, since the last time that the two men met, President Hu has been to North Korea, the North Korean leader has been to Beijing, and the six-party talks have not reconvened and fundamentally appear stalemated.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037622", "text": "I think having the President of China at the White House, on the White House lawn, making this kind of a commitment to a vision of China's future as an economic power, is a very big statement.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037623", "text": "The visit of the North Korean leader to China was, in part, an attempt by the Chinese to demonstrate the benefits of opening the society, changing the society.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037624", "text": "After all, China was able to change the society, and it did not lead to a disruption of the sort that perhaps the North Koreans fear.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037625", "text": "What they talked about, and it's a theme that they've, I believe, have talked about before, but certainly the two governments have talked about, is the fact that both China and the United States are enormous energy consumers.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037626", "text": "Question, you talked about globalization and the need to fight protectionism, but the document today doesn't really talk about Doha.", "issue": "globalization"}
{"id": "0000037627", "text": "On the first point, certainly the sanctions regime related to Iran was a topic of discussion.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037628", "text": "And if there are area-denial technologies that are in play anywhere in the world, it's important the United States military be able to access that space, regardless.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037629", "text": "Obviously there's been robust debates around these issues of trade within Korea for many years.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037630", "text": "It supports an extraordinary amount of U.S. trade and jobs.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037631", "text": "They recently, for instance, made a very strong commitment to Afghanistan that the President is quite appreciative of.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037632", "text": "On Korea, certainly the President is well aware of the issue regarding the U.S.-Korea free trade agreement and looks forward to having a discussion with the Koreans while he's there on the topic.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037633", "text": "So Russia has an opportunity here to take the opportunity of this incoming government to reduce the tensions that have caused such destabilization and human suffering inside of Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037634", "text": "We work very closely together on issues like Ukraine, on issues like Iran negotiations -- which will certainly be a subject at the G7 -- and on trade issues.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000037635", "text": "And as one of our key allies here in Europe and in NATO, we'll be consulting closely with the Dutch going forward.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037636", "text": "On Iran, the President welcomed China's leadership within the P5-plus-1, where they've been a constructive partner.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037637", "text": "Doing so I think further isolates Russia on the international stage, as they were at the U.N. when it was a 13-1-1 vote in the Security Council.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037638", "text": "The fact is Russia is leading no bloc of countries.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037639", "text": "And so what Russia has done is in violation of that entire international order that has been built up over many decades.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037640", "text": "When George Bush was President we went to war in Iraq, we went to war in Afghanistan; that did not in any way deter Russia from going into Georgia in 2008.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037641", "text": "Look, I think it matters -- Russia cares a lot about its standing in the world, its world position.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037642", "text": "We've said that the costs that Russia is going to face run across the board.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037643", "text": "A big piece of those, and the most significant thing we can do, frankly, is impose economic costs on Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037644", "text": "Well, again, the path to de-escalation is open to Russia in part because the government in Ukraine has indicated a willingness to have a discussion about how to ensure that ethnic Russians, for instance, are protected within their territory.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037645", "text": "For instance, the government of Ukraine has indicated an openness to having a dialogue on constitutional reform.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000037646", "text": "I'd note that Ukraine was one of the countries that showed leadership in recent years in getting rid of its highly-enriched uranium as well.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000037647", "text": "Similarly, on Iran, Russia has no interest in destabilization or nuclear proliferation or conflict in the Persian Gulf.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037648", "text": "And all of this is putting in place an infrastructure of security cooperation in Southeast Asia that ultimately will support the stability and defense of the region.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000037649", "text": "We say it's not about China in the sense that this was not an agreement that was reached to have a purpose of --", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037650", "text": "So they had a good discussion on Syria, and we feel quite aligned with Turkey in our approach to the issue.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037651", "text": "They discussed the issue of North Korea.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037652", "text": "China has been a cooperative partner in underscoring the importance of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037653", "text": "We, of course, reached an important agreement with China to phase down the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons -- HFCs -- in Sunnylands.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037654", "text": "And then they addressed the issue of Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037655", "text": "Because I know neither leader spoke about Syria at the top.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037656", "text": "The fact of the matter is China, too, has been unwilling to support action through the Security Council.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037657", "text": "And the fact of the matter is, of course, this is an issue that is very important to many American families, so it's one we regularly raise with Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037658", "text": "Ben, you stressed that in the bilateral with China that North Korea was a major issue talked about.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037659", "text": "And the important thing for China and the world economy is a growing American economy.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037660", "text": "One is responsibly winding down the war in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037661", "text": "But of course, Iran -- and clearly, Iran is going to be a critical foreign policy issue for the President in his second term.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037662", "text": "We have a commitment to preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon not just because it's in Israel's security interest, but because it's profoundly in ours.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037663", "text": "These 20-plus countries represent about 85 percent of the global economy and they come together at a time when incomes are falling, unemployment is on the rise, trade has collapsed and financial markets are strained in all of their countries.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037664", "text": "We believe that hemispheric free trade is terribly important to our economic future.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037665", "text": "Well, as you've heard, one of the major focuses and the centerpiece will be trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037666", "text": "So one of the goals, as I said, of this summit for the United States, has been to develop and consolidate and strengthen democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037667", "text": "That, in turn, could reinforce inflation, which was already an issue prior to the invasion due to the pandemic supply chain constraints and a strong demand for goods.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000037668", "text": "On the stimulus, you guys have made a big deal about the fact that you guys are paying for this $26 billion increase.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000037669", "text": "It includes technology and all sorts of other things that we're doing to make sure that the border is as secure as possible.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000037670", "text": "The President has made clear that we are not at war with Islam, and that we can have these sorts of discussions well within the traditions of openness and religious freedom that our country is based on.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037671", "text": "Well, obviously an important part of securing our border is making sure that drugs and guns aren't moving one way or another over the border.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000037672", "text": "The congressman from California, George Miller, today said that the stimulus was not big enough.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000037673", "text": "Can I ask about -- yesterday in the President's statement on Iran with President Sarkozy, he says weeks, not months, on a sanction resolution.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037674", "text": "And so the President does want to do things that make energy more affordable for the American people.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000037675", "text": "I'm talking about sanctions on Iran --", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037676", "text": "And indeed, we are continuing to prosecute the war against al Qaeda very effectively in many different parts of the world.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037677", "text": "Russia also has a very strong interest in seeing the Israelis and the Palestinians reach understandings and agreements on the issues that lie between them.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037678", "text": "Boehner's speech in Cleveland today calling for the resignation of Mr. Summers and Secretary Geithner -- your reaction, please.", "issue": "resignation"}
{"id": "0000037679", "text": "On the first, the brave citizens of Ukraine are refusing to submit.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000037680", "text": "This war will not end easily or rapidly.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037681", "text": "Does something in Ukraine now change the contour of a cyberattack against any member nation of a -- of NATO become an Article 5 issue -- MR", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000037682", "text": "The President will certainly consult on the question of China's potential participation in the conflict of Ukraine while he's in Brussels -- he'll do so with NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037683", "text": "Poland has to contend not just with the war in Ukraine but with Russia's military deployments to Belarus, which have fundamentally changed the security equation there.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037684", "text": "The leaders will be getting together at the U.N. at the invitation of Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and then the meetings that we're going to host will be by leaders representatives.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000037685", "text": "And stopping Iran from attaining a nuclear weapon is a priority for the United States, the P5-plus one, and Australia.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037686", "text": "President Bush and President Hu discussed the military issue of transparency in China, specifically the series of exchanges that we've had at high levels between the two countries.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037687", "text": "The two leaders discussed new interagency structures of China, revisions to their laws and regulations, and enhanced enforcement and inspections being undertaken by China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037688", "text": "Well, as you know, it has for some time been a strong U.S. interest to eliminate tariffs on environmental -- tariffs and non-tariff barriers on environmental goods and services.", "issue": "tariff"}
{"id": "0000037689", "text": "After all, China has supported three U.N. resolutions, two of them Chapter 7 resolutions, in roughly the last year.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037690", "text": "What we do have is, we believe, a developing military that, in order to ensure regional security, should be as transparent as possible, and should have very good military-to-military relations with us, and of course with other countries.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037691", "text": "The President then talked a bit about terrorism, following up on the themes that he raised in his address this morning to the business leaders, praising the efforts in Indonesia, the Philippines and elsewhere.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037692", "text": "He then described problems with Iran, the very serious threat that Iran poses for the international community.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037693", "text": "With President Putin, the discussion began with Iran, and the two sides reviewed where we are with the effort by the U.N. Security Council to stop the enrichment activities.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037694", "text": "On beef, President Roh reiterated the commitment of Korea to comply with OIE standards.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037695", "text": "On the Abe meeting, the two leaders discussed the Japanese support for the global war on terrorism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037696", "text": "Both President Bush and Prime Minister Abe identified technology as the key to dealing with the twin challenges of energy security and climate change, and the two leaders noted that U.S. and Japan are, of course, leaders in the technology field.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000037697", "text": "Significantly in the view of the United States and, I think, in the view of many other countries, the APEC economies accepted the current draft texts on agriculture and industrial goods as the basis for the resumed negotiations in Geneva.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000037698", "text": "It would limit trade in chemicals between states that are parties to the convention and states that are not.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037699", "text": "My sense as to what's happening in Russia is that they're facing real problems in terms of the attitudes in the Duma on the one hand and the cost of chemical destruction on the other.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037700", "text": "We ask that all parties involved allow food and medical supplies to reach the people there.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000037701", "text": "Instead, they have -- they bring them nothing but continued poverty.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000037702", "text": "It joined with the U.N. yesterday -- it joined with the U.N. yesterday, and the EU, and all the other people in calling for a cease-fire.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000037703", "text": "And so I don't think Iran or Syria -- neither Iran nor Syria have been playing a helpful role, they are not playing a constructive role in this current crisis, which is pretty typical for their actions with regards to Hamas and Hezbollah.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037704", "text": "The President inherited a recession, an economy that had been dealt serious blows by the dot-com bust, the corporate scandals that we saw.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000037705", "text": "What the Fed's action is doing is purchasing these securities from the government housing -- government-sponsored enterprises that are -- that deal with mortgage financing and housing.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000037706", "text": "Many people around the globe are really asking that the war is the largest military power or sophisticated -- all the weapons that you have.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037707", "text": "Because war could break any time.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037708", "text": "There's no shortage of important subjects that we're dealing with, and the economy could be one of them.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000037709", "text": "That is a great deal of monetary stimulus and I wouldn't ignore that.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000037710", "text": "As far as global war on terrorism is concerned, bombings are still going in the region of Afghanistan and Pakistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037711", "text": "And now the general on the ground in Afghanistan is asking at the Pentagon more troops.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037712", "text": "Again, our role is to strengthen Ukraine on the battlefield, to try to strengthen Ukraine at the negotiating table by implying these sanctions and costs to Russia.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000037713", "text": "Ukraine is now asking for security guarantees as part of these negotiations.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000037714", "text": "One is the assessment of our military is that the -- the anti-air, anti-tank, the munitions that we're providing to the Ukrainians are the most effective things that they can have on the battlefield.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037715", "text": "Energy also announced new codes that will make federal buildings more energy efficient, reduce operating costs, and ensure we are good stewards of taxpayer dollars.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000037716", "text": "So it is increasingly clear that Putin's war has been a strategic blunder that has left Russia weaker over the long term and increasingly isolated on the world stage.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037717", "text": "On that -- I mean, in the lead up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the administration declassified information like this to sort of lay out what Putin's intentions were.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000037718", "text": "We don't know what specifically the President of Ukraine asked for of President Biden, but publicly, at least, he has called for those Polish MiGs; he's called for anti-aircraft.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000037719", "text": "And we've put enormous, enormous economic pressure on Russia in order to -- in order to hopefully drive this conflict to a solution.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037720", "text": "The President today described this new moment where he said COVID no longer controls our lives.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000037721", "text": "We continue to support Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000037722", "text": "So on Iran, today, Secretary Blinken announced new sanctions against Iran over the ballistic missile activities.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037723", "text": "So, ultimately, we are able to hold Iran accountable on issues like the missile program, while continuing to work toward a potential deal to limit their nuclear program.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037724", "text": "One thing that I will say for sure is that as the price of oil comes down, it's incredibly important that the -- that it flows through to the consumer, in terms of the price of gas, as quickly as feasible.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000037725", "text": "Today, new CDC data further underscored the mental health impact of the pandemic, including the fact that nearly half of high schoolers reported that they felt persistently sad or hopeless during the past year.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000037726", "text": "The power of these restrictions will compound over time as Russia draws down any remaining stockpiles -- for example, spare parts for certain planes and tanks.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037727", "text": "On COVID, I wonder if you can comment on reports that there's an agreement in principle for $10 billion in additional COVID aid.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000037728", "text": "In fact, after one year in New York City, crime went down in every major category.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000037729", "text": "If it's a state prison, it's handled by the state.", "issue": "prison"}
{"id": "0000037730", "text": "MR said the veto threat was on abortion.", "issue": "abortion"}
{"id": "0000037731", "text": "They have chronic and stubborn unemployment, and were facing enormous changes -- globalization, technology, reorganization of the work forces.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000037732", "text": "You get that acceleration investment together with a national priority on national wireless to get to 98 percent.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000037733", "text": "There's Pentagon-to-military contact, the important mil-to-mil relationships that I think have helped in the exercise of restraint that we've seen over the past couple days.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037734", "text": "This war on terrorism is going to continue for an indefinite period of time.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037735", "text": "The science today is that we are treating members of the public who have been working in that back work area.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000037737", "text": "Headline inflation is expected to moderate over the next few months, which should bring the rate for 2008 to around 3.8 percent.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000037738", "text": "So some people debated whether or not the recession caused the slowdown.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000037739", "text": "And we urge Russia to utilize the paths legally available to it through international organizations to address the concerns they have about their interests and ethnic Russians in Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037740", "text": "A lot of the economic growth that we're benefiting from now, and the future growth, is due to investment in productive capital, and we want to encourage that kind of investment.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000037741", "text": "This is a happy day for science, and I think for the public, both here and around the world.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000037742", "text": "Intellectual property protection is a vital incentive to promote investment in product research and development.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000037743", "text": "I would have a different question related to science and technology.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000037744", "text": "The flat-tax got passed, and I think everybody believes the tax system was one of the biggest problems that they faced.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000037745", "text": "In a hemisphere where only one country, Cuba, remains uncommitted to the principles of democracy, President Bush will have an opportunity to remind his fellow leaders of the benefit of free and open markets and open societies, and the importance of transparent elections.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037746", "text": "He will also emphasize the need for countries to fight corruption and to consider concrete actions against those corrupt individuals who seek safe haven in their countries.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000037747", "text": "Efforts to fight corruption will help strengthen democracy in the hemisphere.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000037748", "text": "Rice, you have stressed that democracy is one of the main objectives of this meeting, of the summit.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037749", "text": "Second, NATO members will work to advance the task of transforming NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037750", "text": "He begins his day on the war on terrorism and the threat levels, and the threat information that we have about the United States.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037751", "text": "It is a war that is many times being fought in the shadows, so that it's not always on television screens.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037752", "text": "This is a war on terrorism that is going to be ongoing for a long time, but that is being fought very aggressively and will continue to be fought very aggressively.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037753", "text": "Terrorism is a piece of it, but so is the ambition and behavior of Saddam Hussein, because sooner or later the ambitions of Saddam Hussein and the interests of the United States are going to clash.", "issue": "Terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037754", "text": "When a cell is disrupted in Buffalo, or when something is broken up in Singapore, or broken up in Germany, those are victories in the war on terrorism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037755", "text": "And I'm quite certain that the members of NATO, all of them, are supportive of trying to work to make sure that the U.N. Security Council resolution is carried out.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037756", "text": "But let's be realistic; the Germans have done a lot in Afghanistan, in the war on terrorism there, in counterterrorism.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037757", "text": "The President calls on new technologies and funding for new technologies in the federal budget to help with carbon capture for coal power and calls for moving forward with emissions-free nuclear power, and how that's advanced battery technology, among others.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000037758", "text": "The Millennium Challenge is strengthening democracy and transparency in governments abroad, and should be fully funded.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037759", "text": "And obviously in doing this for the military families -- the Army, by the way, does allow for soldiers to transfer their education benefit to children.", "issue": "Army"}
{"id": "0000037760", "text": "Battery technology I think is calling on the funding of the advanced battery technology.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000037761", "text": "He does not have -- I don't think North Korea is in there tonight, no.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037762", "text": "It's just that we think that clean technology is important to advance, that that holds a great prospect for us reducing greenhouse gas emissions over time.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000037763", "text": "This year's most significant economic events revolved around housing and credit markets.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000037764", "text": "The President believes that technology is an important part of the solution, and the United States is a leader in producing new technologies.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000037765", "text": "So in terms of the proportion of individuals who are facing long-term unemployment, it's about the same as it was in the mid-'90s, and actually lower than throughout most of the past few years.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000037766", "text": "That said, long-term unemployment is always a major concern.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000037767", "text": "Ten years ago, when people talked about unemployment going down below 6 percent, they were very worried about inflation, and it caused a sense of panic.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000037768", "text": "So 4.9 percent -- I think by anybody's measure, 4.9 percent is still low unemployment.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000037769", "text": "Last quarter we know housing was a significant drag on GDP growth, and it will continue to be, at least for the first quarter, simply because there are lags.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000037770", "text": "After the war with Hezbollah, Israel announced that they were going to go ahead and build the settlements.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037771", "text": "And as that process proceeds, our hope and expectation is that the demands on the U.S. military will decline and the amount of our commitment will decline over time.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037772", "text": "We're also projecting growth between 4 percent and 5 percent in the defense budget and in the homeland budget, so we're seeing continued investment there.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000037773", "text": "But I think international tax has to be part of the equation when you look at fundamental tax reform.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000037774", "text": "Put differently, in the United States this year food price inflation was pretty significant -- 4.5 percent.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000037775", "text": "You know, the G8 together represents 50 percent of world trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037776", "text": "Today was all about Iran, but in July, we spent a great deal of time about Afghanistan.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037777", "text": "It emerged from a civil war of 16 years, one of the most brutal in the Continent's history, to have national elections in 1994.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037778", "text": "So I think, look, it's part of a very challenging war that we're engaged in in Afghanistan.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037779", "text": "This country hasn't suffered from corruption that started last week and it's not going to be able to solve all of those issues in the near term.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000037780", "text": "And again, the President has acknowledged that Afghanistan is not going to be a perfect place when we complete our NATO-ISAF combat mission in 2014.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037781", "text": "The President -- or the invitation to attend this summit was extended by NATO, of course.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037782", "text": "The scenario you're describing this summer does not sound particularly like this war is over.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037783", "text": "That's not just the view of President Obama; NATO as an alliance has set the date of the end of 2014 as the completion of their combat mission in Afghanistan.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037784", "text": "They all, in my view, view this as a reinforcement of their investment that they've made in the Afghan security forces over the last 10 years.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000037785", "text": "On Saturday, Russian President Medvedev signed a cease-fire agreement committing Russia to end hostilities and withdraw its forces to their pre-August 6th locations.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037786", "text": "The Pakistanis realize that the threat of terrorism, the threat of extremism, is a threat to them, as well as the rest of the world.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037787", "text": "NATO sent a firm message to Russia to immediately withdraw its forces to positions held prior to the outbreak of hostilities and honor its commitments.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037788", "text": "NATO reaffirmed the commitment made by allies in Bucharest that Georgia and Ukraine will become members of NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037789", "text": "He says NATO is pressing anti-Russian policies supporting an aggressive Georgia.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037790", "text": "I think NATO was clear that it will not be business as usual with Russia, and that we are considering seriously the implications of Russia's actions for the NATO-Russia relationship.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037791", "text": "So I think NATO was clear and united that this action will not stand without further consequence, and it's just a matter of what exactly is that.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037792", "text": "Yes, Russia is in violation of the commitments that they have made.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037793", "text": "But Russia has already, I think, begun to suffer some of the consequences of their actions.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037794", "text": "The two agreed that Russia is not in compliance and that Russia needs to come into compliance now.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037795", "text": "We've talked some this week, and the U.N. has talked some this week, about the most urgent needs, such as water purification devices as well as other issues to stop some of the water-borne diseases we're very concerned about.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000037796", "text": "But, look, as you said, historically Iran and Syria have supported Hezbollah.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037797", "text": "Energy -- we saw how important energy was.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000037798", "text": "Also, again under the leadership of the President, we're attempting to transform the systems like education and health care that have failed the people in the years before Katrina.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000037799", "text": "Part of the plan, the CDBG money that the state of Louisiana is getting, $1.5 billion of that is designated to low- and moderate-income housing.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000037800", "text": "And because there is that trading, it makes it more fair and, frankly, it benefits about 80 percent of those who currently have insurance.", "issue": "trading"}
{"id": "0000037801", "text": "On September 5th, the President, in his speech, said, Iraq is not a distraction from their war on America, it is the central battlefield, where the outcome of this struggle will be decided.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037802", "text": "And as we know, we're fighting in Afghanistan while we're fighting in Iraq.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037803", "text": "There has been so much attention given to the drug Cipro, it is very important that everyone understands that Cipro is not the only drug that we have in our armamentarium to deal with this problem.", "issue": "drug"}
{"id": "0000037804", "text": "The public is a very important part of this public health approach, and so we hope that that will happen.", "issue": "public health"}
{"id": "0000037805", "text": "If people are worried about the danger of anthrax in their food, then the best defense against that is to thoroughly cook foods.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000037809", "text": "Every individual flying to the United States from anywhere in the world who has an itinerary or passport from nations that are state sponsors of terrorism or countries of interest is required to go through enhanced screening.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037810", "text": "Instead of a point-in-time assessment at the border, we're recommending a focus on the full import life cycle, building safety into the products that we purchase every step of the way", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000037811", "text": "And when necessary, we take action to fight disease through medical procedures.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000037812", "text": "And so that's the reason we're putting so much priority on the development of these interoperable systems, so that we can use technology to -- one FDA inspector said to me, our job is to find the needle in the haystack.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000037813", "text": "You did not mention Andean trade, which was another issue which was sort of on the burner this week.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037814", "text": "But he should go beyond Afghanistan to fight terrorism against India, or in India.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037815", "text": "If there are no more questions on international crime, I think we'll wrap it up.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000037816", "text": "Ban Ki-moon had a session at the U.N. last year where each leader came and gave remarks, but there wasn't full engagement among the leaders on some of these more challenging issues.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000037817", "text": "During the meeting President Obama and Hu underscored their agreement that Iran must meet its international nuclear non-proliferation obligations.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037818", "text": "The resolution will make clear to Iran the costs of pursuing a nuclear program that violates Iran's obligations and responsibilities.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037819", "text": "We have - the G8 will be meeting with the leaders of Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Jordan, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen and we're very excited to welcome the President-designate of Iraq, who will be coming this week.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037820", "text": "The leaders will state that they believe trade globalization is the key to boosting global prosperity.", "issue": "globalization"}
{"id": "0000037821", "text": "Russia has been united with the rest of the P5-plus-1 through that process in working to get Iran to live up to its international obligations, so Iran will be a subject.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037822", "text": "First of all, the reset with Russia was based on the belief that we could cooperate with them on areas of common interest, understanding that we'd still have some differences.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037823", "text": "We've worked with Russia on the Iran issue, and they've joined us in U.N. Security Council Resolution 1929, which is the foundation of all the sanctions that we then moved on to put in place on the Iranian government.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037824", "text": "However, we have had a very substantial difference with Russia on the issue of Syria.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037825", "text": "We have certainly made clear that our interest in Syria is not the end of any kind of Russian influence.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037826", "text": "Our interest in Syria is an end to the violence that's being committed against the Syrian people, and a government that reflects the will of the Syrian people.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037827", "text": "But, again, if Syria continues to have a relationship with Russia, if Russia continues to have, again, a close relationship with the future government of Syria, that would be in the natural decision-making of two sovereign nations.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037828", "text": "Our goal in Syria, again, is to stop the violence and to start a transition and have a government that is reflective of the democratic will of the people of that country.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037829", "text": "Again, on Iran, the Russians are deeply invested in progress in the P5-plus-1 talks, not just as a member of the P5-plus-1, but as the host nation for the next round of those talks.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037830", "text": "On Syria, we would like to see Russia as a part of an international effort to support a political transition within Syria that's entirely consistent with the Annan plan that speaks about a political transition.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037831", "text": "On corruption, I'd just say we have been supportive of efforts within India to crack down on corruption.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000037832", "text": "Following the World Health Organization's decision to declare the 2019 novel coronavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, I have today declared that the coronavirus presents a public health emergency in the United States.", "issue": "coronavirus"}
{"id": "0000037833", "text": "And while there were mentions to the importance of stability, obviously, for promoting trade investment -- no specific conflict situation actually came up in this particular event.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000037834", "text": "There's been some criticism at the U.N. this week about the U.S. actually fulfilling all of its development obligations or promises.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000037835", "text": "My understanding is State Councilor Dai will be representing China in the meetings here.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037836", "text": "They talked about the war on terror in some detail.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037837", "text": "They talked a bit about energy, as well, and ways to strengthen Indonesia's environment for investment, something President Yudyohono said is important to him.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000037838", "text": "They talked about corruption and the problem that corruption poses to economies and the corrosive effect it can have in terms of democratic institutions and the importance of dealing with the challenge of corruption in government.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000037839", "text": "Yes, they will be -- to make clear, they will be targeted on those who can bring additional investment into the District, not necessarily on individual income taxpayers.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000037840", "text": "What we're doing right now is trying to bring the war to an end.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037841", "text": "It is not to deal -- it does not pose a threat to Russia; it should not provoke threats from Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037842", "text": "But at the same time, an editorial today in North Korea said that due to United States' nonsensical, irrational stubbornness, there are issues that can't be discussed right now, specifically referring to denuclearization.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037843", "text": "Concerning the war abroad, the President will consult with the members of the coalition.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037844", "text": "So, as the President said, this can't be thought of as just a war of military power, although our military power is having good effect.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037845", "text": "The President has also been concerned, for instance, about the infrastructure for our nuclear weapons, about making certain that we can keep them safe and reliable.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000037846", "text": "Rice, with Russia, it appears you had the clash of the new idea, which is missile defense, and an old problem, proliferation.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037847", "text": "But we understand that Russia is a big country, an important country with a lot of history, and with a lot of history and culture that is not like our own.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037848", "text": "There are some troubling signs, but Russia has made a lot of progress, and Russia is going to be the better for it.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037849", "text": "There are some governments -- aspirant countries to NATO that fear that there may be a tradeoff between these two things, and that admission to NATO may be the price of the Russians accepting the setting aside of the ABM Treaty.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037850", "text": "The visit to NATO reaffirms the U.S. commitment to a strong alliance and to meeting new challenges together with our allies.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037851", "text": "Russia is a big power going through a major transition.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037852", "text": "But also, India is saying that China is a threat to the region as far as security and peace is concerned, because it's building up.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037853", "text": "It is a China that has interests that are sometimes coincident with ours and sometimes not.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037854", "text": "Well, I think the greatest incentive for Russia to be a modern power that is internally reformed, democratic, economically open and marketable is that that would be the true source of Russian power for the future.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037855", "text": "And so the incentive to Russia is to become the modern democratic state so that it can play its rightful role as a great power.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037856", "text": "Despite the press of the urgent business that we have in the war against terrorism, the President feels that this is an extremely important trip and an extremely important time to take this trip.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037857", "text": "Obviously, he will continue to build the coalition in the war on terrorism in listing Pacific Rim leaders in his counterterrorism efforts.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037858", "text": "These leaders understand the threat of terrorism perhaps even better than we Americans do.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037859", "text": "During lunch, the G8 leaders will be joined by the leaders of Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Jordan, Turkey and Yemen.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037860", "text": "And that government then will prepare a constitution and you will have elections for a permanent government.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000037861", "text": "I think the military actually had dropped its state of alert, but everybody was still on a heightened state of alert.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000037862", "text": "The G8 leaders will also meet this week with leaders from Afghanistan, Bahrain, Jordan, Tunisia, Turkey and Yemen.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037863", "text": "We had good discussions on the war on terrorism.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037864", "text": "Russia has been one of the countries that understands fundamentally the war in which we find ourselves, because Russia has suffered at the hands of extremism in its very core, in Moscow.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037865", "text": "It's the most important thing for the countries of the G8; it's the most important for developing countries to get back on their feet; it's the most important for trade.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037866", "text": "I remind everybody, the war is only recently over.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037867", "text": "And also on the Iraq war itself, there's a view in Europe that WMD still haven't been found, that there's chaos in large parts of Iraq, that many Iraqis have died.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037868", "text": "So it won't surprise anyone that Iran will be an important topic of interest.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037869", "text": "The two Presidents will talk about French cooperation in the war on terror, the need to upgrade NATO capabilities, and the importance of continuing to bring Russia West.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037870", "text": "But when you look at it, member states of NATO, not as NATO qua-NATO, but member states of NATO, now play an increasingly important role in the coalition's efforts -- the Danes, the Germans, the British, the French.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037871", "text": "And it is an example of how cooperation between Russia and the United States can help in some of these regional crises that we face from time to time.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037872", "text": "What keeps Russia and the United States from going to war today is not the number of nuclear weapons that they have on either side, or the antiballistic missile treaty, or some outdated notion of strategic stability.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037873", "text": "Q In December 2000, you described Russia as a threat to the West in general, and to the European allies in particular.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037874", "text": "NATO doesn't have a multinational training facility and a lot will have to be done by the member states.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037875", "text": "And the beginning of this is for NATO to answer the request for some help on the training side.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037876", "text": "Many of the members of NATO would not be free and at liberty themselves had it not been for the sacrifices of others, including sacrifices of the United States.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037877", "text": "That's why they asked for a multinational force; that's why the U.N. has mandated a multinational force.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000037878", "text": "The protection, obviously, of minority rights is an important element of any functioning democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037879", "text": "I think the dominant issue really was about Afghanistan and the war on terrorism.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037880", "text": "And I think what we're seeing is that Russia and the United States have a lot of interests in common.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037881", "text": "Quite apart from the fact that these two men do like each other, they have a similar sense of humor, they get along extremely well, the interests of Russia and the United States are moving in a common direction.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037882", "text": "On energy, the President remains committed to working with world leaders and private sectors on sound environmental policies and on innovative technologies.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000037883", "text": "And, finally, on energy, we expect the leaders to discuss energy security and the reliability of energy sources, how to enhance that.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000037884", "text": "Well, I'd characterize it by saying that it's clear that he and his fellow Presidents have come to an agreement that this is not a individual national belong that belongs to either Afghanistan or Pakistan; that this is in fact a regional problem.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037885", "text": "In Afghanistan, of course, this is going to be a particularly important part of the strategy.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037886", "text": "In fact, Iran has consistently denied it ever had a military program.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037887", "text": "A deal that we hope to reach, the President is optimistic we can reach with North Korea, will address all those issues.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037888", "text": "But I think, as we've seen from the comments from various Iranian leaders over the past several weeks, the government of Iran had no interest in changing this deal.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037889", "text": "But just to follow up on that, this administration -- I mean, intel officials in this administration, as you know, have said Iran technically is in compliance.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037890", "text": "Secretary Pompeo is almost on the ground in North Korea, and he is the President's negotiator, and I think we'll look to him for the judgment as to how it's going out there.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037891", "text": "North Korea remains one of the most sanctioned regimes not only by U.S. bilateral sanctions, but also under the U.N. Security Council resolution 1718, and actions taken by other countries.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037892", "text": "That's what North Korea has agreed to; that's what this process is about.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037893", "text": "It did not address terrorism, did not address the treatment of his own people, did not address the threat he posed to his neighbors.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037894", "text": "But it also tells us that the risk of Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon remains a very serious problem.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037895", "text": "And Iran has to decide that it wants to negotiate a solution.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037896", "text": "In 1968, Iran signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and pledged never to seek to acquire nuclear weapons.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037897", "text": "In October 2003, Iran agreed to cooperate with the IAEA and suspend its uranium enrichment activities.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037898", "text": "But at some point, Iran has to indicate a willingness to sit down and negotiate.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037899", "text": "Iran was a threat before the NIE, was a threat on the day the NIE was issued, and continues to be a threat after the NIE has been issued.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037900", "text": "MR We need international effort to put pressure on Iran so their regime will make a different choice.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037901", "text": "One of the things I guess people need to understand is that Russia has been pretty good on the issue of Iran.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037902", "text": "MR It's basically, as they go through the list of steps that the two sides, that the United States and Germany are taking together on the issue of Iran, this is one of the things that shows up on the list.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037903", "text": "He has, as you know, right along raised the issue of the relationship between Russia and its neighbors.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037904", "text": "But the President doesn't very often beat Russia about the head with it so publicly, like he has over the last several days.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037905", "text": "And I think we would hope that Russia would be supportive of that effort.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037906", "text": "There are also members of NATO who are doing training outside the country.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037907", "text": "Well, I think events in Syria have brought it to the fore.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037908", "text": "And Syria is a -- is, in some sense, an outlier, and it's time for Syria to take the right decisions and get in step with the positive trends that are happening in the region.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037909", "text": "But it's a broad agenda we have with the Europeans, so I think there will be some discussion about trade, about international economics, about what we can do to pursue successful development in places like Africa and elsewhere.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037910", "text": "In terms of these reports of a Russian sale of SAM systems to Syria, obviously, we have some concerns about it.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037911", "text": "Syria, of course, continues to be on the list of countries that are state sponsors of terror.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037912", "text": "Secondly, in terms of China, again, I think there is a lot of commonality in terms of China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037913", "text": "Obviously, we have -- we all have an interest in China continuing to move in the direction of democracy and freedom and being a constructive member of the international community.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037914", "text": "Yes, there is the issue of the EU arms embargo, what to do about that.", "issue": "embargo"}
{"id": "0000037915", "text": "Obviously there is a new President of Russia that has been sworn in.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037916", "text": "And obviously we're very concerned what Russia is doing in Georgia in a series of actions which we have labeled and said are provocative.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037917", "text": "And we think Russia needs to back down from those items.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037918", "text": "That's not to say that there weren't stresses -- obviously the Iraq war was a stress, and managing the situation, subsequent.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037919", "text": "The President believes that NATO would benefit from Georgia and Ukraine as members, and that these nations would benefit from being a part of NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037920", "text": "There is an active program of engagement between NATO and Russia.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037921", "text": "It begins -- the section on MAP for Ukraine and Georgia begins with the phrase NATO welcomes Ukraine and Georgia's Euro-Atlantic aspirations for membership in NATO.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000037922", "text": "So while the issue was a Membership Action Plan, the text agreed by heads of state and government welcomes their aspirations for membership in NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037923", "text": "MR NATO welcomes Ukraine and Georgia's Euro-Atlantic aspirations for membership in NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037924", "text": "We agree these countries will become members of NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037925", "text": "And the NATO is open and would like to extend an Intensified Dialogue to Serbia, when Serbia is ready to request it.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037926", "text": "They do not threaten Russia as a -- on the contrary, they can be good neighbors for Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037927", "text": "And I think it's important to say that for all the discussion there has been about Russian democracy, this is not the Soviet Union you're seeing.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037928", "text": "And there are, obviously, issues that Russia has with all three of those states.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037929", "text": "On Wednesday, September 24th, President Bush will participate in a meeting on free trade with leaders of a number of nations in this hemisphere.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000037930", "text": "Comprehensive free trade agreements in this hemisphere have contributed significantly to opening economies, reducing poverty, and strengthening democracy.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000037931", "text": "The President, as you know, has reaffirmed publically our support for Pakistani democracy and for helping this new government succeed.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037932", "text": "We've made it very clear to North Korea that if they accept a verification protocol, we are prepared to go forward and take them off the terrorist list.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037933", "text": "Secondly he will emphasize, I'm sure, the importance that Russia abide by the undertakings that its leaders have made on its behalf.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037934", "text": "One of the things that both ministers talked about is the need for greater investment in the infrastructure.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000037935", "text": "And in the subsequent discussions with the Trade Minister and the Planning Minister, they emphasized the importance of foreign investment, of privatization and other tools that they will need to try and get a handle on these problems.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000037936", "text": "The President has been clear on that; we do not think a civil war has begun.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037937", "text": "They talked about NATO transformation, what NATO is learning by its involvement in Afghanistan, the kinds of capabilities NATO is understanding that it needs in order to carry out these missions.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037938", "text": "This is a problem of Iran pursuing very destructive policies which we think are also not in Iran's long-term interests, but that's another issue.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037939", "text": "They massed, did confront those forces, and NATO did a pretty effective job against them.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037940", "text": "The other thing is I think there's also some discussion about coordination of the pressures -- how is it best to approach North Korea with a package of pressures and incentives so that they will come to talks in a constructive way.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037941", "text": "I think the issue about talking to Syria and Iran about Iraq is first and foremost an issue for Iraqis.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037942", "text": "We have been in consultation with Russia on this issue, because they have raised some concerns.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037943", "text": "And what we believe that North Korea needs to do is focus on the February 13th agreement and the implementation of that agreement.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037944", "text": "That is what North Korea ought to do, both to carry out its responsibilities, but also to reassure the countries in the region of its intentions to comply with that agreement and, frankly, the agreement of September of a year ago.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037945", "text": "The goal, obviously, is a system that will protect Russia, the United States and Europe from these kinds of rogue state threats.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037946", "text": "In terms of Iran, as you know, we are very anxious to enter into a discussion with Iran on their nuclear program.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037947", "text": "And it also made clear that they were supported by Syria and Iran.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037948", "text": "I mean, Iran has been dealing with sanctions and isolation since --", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037949", "text": "We have had sanctions on Iran, but the international community has not, the Europeans have not.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037950", "text": "The Europeans, the Russians did not view Iran as a threat, let alone the strategic threat that it has become.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037951", "text": "They have been participating most recently through the NATO mission in training in Iraq; they are present in Afghanistan, they are considering a PRT, heading one of the provincial reconstruction teams in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000037952", "text": "So we have said the issue is not whether Iran can have a peaceful nuclear power program.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037953", "text": "They also talked about Iran and the threat Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons poses to stability in the region.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037954", "text": "Look, as I said, Pakistan is both an ally in the war on terror and, in some sense, a site where the war is being carried about.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037955", "text": "We've been able to work through with South Korea, again, the same difficult issue about how to reconfigure our force posture so that it makes less of an impact on South Korean life, but also enhances security on the peninsula.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037956", "text": "To do that, you need reliable energy, but you need to do reliable energy in a way that is environmentally responsible and deals with the issue of pollution.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000037957", "text": "On the way to Japan the President will deliver remarks on the war on terror at Elmendorf Air Base, in Anchorage, Alaska, where he and Mrs. Bush will also visit with families of fallen soldiers.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037958", "text": "After Japan, the President will visit President Roh of South Korea, and will participate in the APEC leaders meetings.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037959", "text": "As you know, South Korea is a strong ally and key partner in Iraq.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037960", "text": "Everybody knows that's part of the war on terror, but nobody is under any illusions that it is a war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037961", "text": "We've been very concerned about Syria as a staging area for foreign fighters coming into Iraq.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037962", "text": "We've been talking with NATO about missile defense and trying to increase NATO's interest in missile defense for at least 15 years.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000037963", "text": "We've proposed with Russia, and indeed agreed with Russia, over three years ago, to have an information exchange center in Russia -- and maybe even longer ago than that -- and for a lot of reasons it has not gotten done.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037964", "text": "MR President Putin has said very clearly that the constitution requires him to give up the power, and that that's his intention to do, and there will be a presidential election.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000037965", "text": "We think Iran should have a peaceful nuclear civil energy program.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037966", "text": "The President will discuss Pakistan's progress toward democracy, as well as how we can expand our mutually beneficial economic ties to support freedom and prosperity in Pakistan.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037967", "text": "President has been fighting this terrorism ever since he took over the presidency, and he has done a wonderful job.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037968", "text": "Now, as far as the issue of terrorism is concern, India suffered terrorism, you have suffered terrorism, and also Pakistan, they have suffered terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037969", "text": "But we have a war on terror, and the President is committed to fighting and winning.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037970", "text": "As in Russia -- also in Russia, the President will participate in the G8 leaders summit.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037971", "text": "This offer by the EU3 has the backing of Russia, China, and the United States.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037972", "text": "Later, the President will meet with civil society leaders from across Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037973", "text": "The issue of whether part of that agreement would involve cooperation and facilitation of spent-fuel being stored in Russia, that's an idea, as you know, that's been around for over a decade.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037974", "text": "As the President said publicly several times, our approach to Russia is we have areas where it's in our common interest to cooperate, not just in the United States' interest, but in the Russian interest to cooperate.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037975", "text": "So I think it's -- look, Russia is an important player in Europe.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037976", "text": "The President talks about democracy at every turn, and the G8 is supposed to be a summit of the world's most powerful democracies.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037977", "text": "Democracy is one of the issues talked about in the G8.", "issue": "Democracy"}
{"id": "0000037978", "text": "Russia has come on board with the rest of the, as we call them, the P5 plus one -- the permanent members of the Security Council plus Germany -- to endorse the common approach we have to Iran.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037979", "text": "These were helpful and constructive suggestions that put Russia pretty much on the same page with us on Iran, and eliminated a major barrier to being able to start these negotiations.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037980", "text": "The President has talked previously about dealing with issues of democracy privately with President Putin.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037981", "text": "Russians, first and foremost, have an interest in a democratic Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037982", "text": "You know, one of the texts here is Lebanon struggling for democracy, an opportunity and beginnings of an Olmert government that clearly was willing to negotiate a two-state solution with President Abbas.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037983", "text": "These were good developments in the interests of democracy and peace that have really been frustrated.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000037984", "text": "And regrettably, in the last year it's been pretty clear that Syria, in our view, has made the wrong choice -- increasing ties with Iran.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000037985", "text": "The issue of North Korea seeking nuclear capability has been an issue we've been working on at least for two decades, and it goes back to the '60s.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037986", "text": "The issue of Iran is an issue that we've been working on for two decades.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037987", "text": "On this issue of democracy in Russia, the Press Secretary issued a statement indicating that we have created what's called, the U.S.-Russia Foundation for Economic Advancement and the Rule of Law.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037988", "text": "The President appreciates Albania's partnership in the war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan, and is grateful for Albania's constructive support for the Kosovo process and the Ahtisaari plan, and for the positive role it plays in the region.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000037989", "text": "Again, that was an issue where Russia and the United States initially had different views.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000037990", "text": "Look, the issue -- the relationship with Iran is -- in this sense, hasn't changed.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037991", "text": "They are issues that Iran has with the entire international community.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037992", "text": "That's what has led to the cooperation we've had on the issue of Iran, that's why we were able to get the Chapter 7 resolution on the Lebanon tribunal.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000037993", "text": "To start with, of course, Ukraine and Georgia are very different countries facing very different challenges, and also very different opportunities.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000037994", "text": "And finally, money for Ukraine -- we think the IMF program is a very strong program that will bring much of the needed support.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000037995", "text": "I think President Xi invited President Obama to China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000037996", "text": "We have a threat from terrorism that we have to combat.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000037997", "text": "With respect to North Korea, there was a discussion about the importance of enforcing the United Nations Security Council resolutions and increase -- and continuing that pressure on North Korea so that the choice is very clear to North Korea.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000037998", "text": "And so this outbreak in birds does not show any sign of abating, but more concerning -- of greater concern is the fact that we know that this virus can infect humans.", "issue": "outbreak"}
{"id": "0000037999", "text": "Along with our partners from the Department of Interior and state wildlife agencies, we continue our comprehensive surveillance of wild birds in every North America fly zone, to ensure we have a strong early warning system in place.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000038000", "text": "If the technology exists, there may be some development of compatible authorities in order to deal with that.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000038001", "text": "And that''s including making decisions based on the existing infrastructure of our education system, which is local.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000038002", "text": "In years past, you know, the Department of Agriculture and the state departments of agriculture may have tried to go do these things alone.", "issue": "Agriculture"}
{"id": "0000038003", "text": "And I think the idea of bilateral trade throws chills down his spine.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000038004", "text": "I think that our disagreements with China stand alone.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038005", "text": "I mean, in terms of -- the fact that there are three Americans who are being held unlawfully in North Korea is something that is on the minds of all Americans serving in this administration right now.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038006", "text": "I just want to make clear -- there's a lot of TPP questions -- the United States trade discussion or trade dispute with China, which is very significant, is really in no way related to the TPP.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038007", "text": "And some experts think that negotiation with North Korea might be just buying their time on North Korea.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038008", "text": "Secondly, in terms of your focus on China, and tariffs on China, there seems to be a dual focus of this administration on lowering the trade deficit with China, but also on structural reform.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038009", "text": "I think free world trade is a very good thing indeed.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000038010", "text": "And hopefully, this G7 meeting, which will take up trade in some considerable form, will move this along.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000038011", "text": "What's more, regarding IP theft, technology -- forced technology transfers, and other matters, China has not behaved well.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038012", "text": "We remain very committed to working with Russia and the other Vosinar participants to get that regime up and running as well.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038013", "text": "We have seen a significant expansion in bilateral trade over the last three years which, of course, both sides welcome and I think are eager to build upon.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000038014", "text": "We have every interest in Russia and China having good relations.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038015", "text": "And third, we are investing in clean energy -- more than $6 billion to move towards the energy sources of the future, working in concert with elimination of fossil fuel subsidies so that we can become the world's leader in green energy.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000038016", "text": "However, as our forecast makes clear, the path back to full employment will take time and continued vigilance.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000038017", "text": "I think that's particularly relevant in agriculture because it's clear that some savings are possible.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000038018", "text": "The longer run we anticipate catching back up, that the potential GDP of the United States has not been severely damaged by this recession.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000038019", "text": "Now, the investment here is significant, and it will require that we work together on a bipartisan basis to make sure that it doesn't increase the deficit.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000038020", "text": "On the war spending -- spending for Afghanistan and Iraq is in a category that's called overseas contingency operations.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038021", "text": "Well, Congress needs to decide what price is worth protecting our country.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000038022", "text": "The President's top priorities are winning the war on terror, protecting the homeland and growing the economy.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038023", "text": "The last -- obviously, the priorities for the last few years have been the war on terror, protecting the homeland, and recently, adding prescription drugs to Medicare.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038024", "text": "We've talked about CHIP, we've talked about the delay in the Cadillac tax, the medical device tax; talked about the fact that they're generally okay with CRs.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000038025", "text": "It also makes sure that they're getting nutritious food.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000038026", "text": "Maybe it's a supply-side type of inflation that doesn't lead to the same type of inflationary --", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000038027", "text": "We do think there's a role for technology, a role for additional people, all of which we asked for in this 2018 budget request.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000038028", "text": "That does not mean that parental leave is unemployment, and it does not mean that parental leave is a disability.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000038029", "text": "The House and Senate budget resolutions call for pay parity between the military and civil service, but the budget, of course, spent 3.6 for civil servants.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038030", "text": "It supports higher education through an expansion of the Pell grant system and a more reliable funding source for it, along with a dramatic simplification of the application process for those grants.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000038031", "text": "Unemployment is assumed to settle down to about 5 percent of the labor force in the longer run, which is, again, about the average for the last decade.", "issue": "Unemployment"}
{"id": "0000038032", "text": "I think there's a significant amount of energy in the Congress to get health care done now.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000038033", "text": "The cost of the war is reflected in the administration's deficit projections.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038034", "text": "We've heard from the military on -- and from members of Congress on both sides of the aisle, and regardless of their opinion about the ongoing military operations in Iraq, and that is readiness.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038035", "text": "It's an emerging democracy in Africa, but there are serious concerns about terrorists using its terrain.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000038036", "text": "When he meets with any of the major players, Iran is always going to be near the top of the list because it's a priority of American foreign policy.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038037", "text": "And the public and future generations will benefit from the science and knowledge gained from these areas.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000038038", "text": "We're in the middle of a recession, and we have continued credit and financial market issues that we're trying to work through.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000038039", "text": "Women in Afghanistan -- I am a woman, I know the situation, women feeling out of the but still they are worried about the Taliban.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000038040", "text": "And we have all of NATO agreeing to be a part of a effort to try to beat back the Taliban.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038041", "text": "The President is reluctant on stimulus here in America, and warned yesterday, yet again, don't over-regulate.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000038042", "text": "On Russia, Russia issued sort of a pointed remark yesterday about the President's missile defense system to President-elect Obama.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038043", "text": "We should be open for trade, we should be open for investment, and we should have the confidence to believe that we can compete on a global scale, because we can.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000038044", "text": "The invitation to join NATO is recognition of a country's achievements on the path to prosperity and peace.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038045", "text": "Dana, President Bush often speaks proudly about Afghanistan's fledgling democracy, the need to support it and defend it.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000038046", "text": "And I think that Afghanistan has a long way to go.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038047", "text": "We have made progress in Afghanistan, in a lot of different places.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038048", "text": "He believes that it doesn't matter what religion you are, he believes that we all pray to the same God.", "issue": "religion"}
{"id": "0000038049", "text": "So you assume that in states that have high unemployment that those people will be able to find jobs between October and -- MS.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000038050", "text": "I'm sure he'll talk about Afghanistan, Iraq and other issues that are upon us.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038051", "text": "Increased benefits will help beneficiaries deal with increased costs for food and fuel.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000038052", "text": "And one of the things that we agreed with the Democrats on, early on, January of 2008, was that the first stimulus needed to be timely, targeted, and temporary.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000038053", "text": "And also, Chairman Lazear a few days ago did say that a recession, at least his way of identifying it, is occurring already in certain pockets, both the United States -- and he defined them as high unemployment areas above 6 percent.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000038054", "text": "The Prime Minister of Britain told his country to expect a recession.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000038055", "text": "The classic definition of a recession is not something that we could determine now, or forecast.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000038056", "text": "And I think that obviously energy is an issue.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000038057", "text": "I'd refer you to -- I think the news agency out of Iran is sending mixed signals.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038058", "text": "Last February, when the President was asked that question -- again, if you look at the classical definition of a recession, we were not in it.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000038059", "text": "And what we should do here in America is remember that we are fighting a war against ideological extremists.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038060", "text": "Dana, the U.S. is signing a strategic partnership agreement with Ukraine this morning at the State Department.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038061", "text": "We believe it's an investment that's worth making, because right now the single most important task on the economic front is getting things moving again.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000038062", "text": "Chairman, you've already said that you think that recession is underway in some selected parts of the country.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000038063", "text": "Every bank that accepted the taxpayer investment must first agree to the executive compensation limits that were in the law.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000038064", "text": "Xi Jinping noted that China has waited 100 years for the opportunity to host an Olympic Games, and therefore, they were very happy for this experience.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038065", "text": "One is our policy towards Russia is based on our interests and not on personalities.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038066", "text": "And the President of Afghanistan updated President Obama on the Afghan-led reconciliation process, which, as we've noted many times, is essential to the ultimate resolution of the conflict in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038067", "text": "You were talking about the Friends of Syria meeting that will happen later this week, and part of the goal is making the opposition more functional is the word you used.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038068", "text": "But then he also talks about how an Israeli attack on Iran could be a distraction that would allow Iran to portray itself as a victim.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038069", "text": "We have a very important relationship with Russia and we will continue to have that important relationship.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038070", "text": "What we've seen, the video that we've seen just most recently coming out of Syria demonstrates the appalling actions of the government forces.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038071", "text": "It is important to remember that these institutions have been over there for a number of years, they're all over the country promoting democracy, and that the individuals here have done nothing wrong.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000038072", "text": "But he made clear that we do not view Russia and China as a threat.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038073", "text": "Well, I think China, like a lot of other countries, has moved to evacuate its citizens.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038075", "text": "But certainly the President and administrations long before this President have been articulating the need for democracy and political reform.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000038076", "text": "MR Look, I think our position on Iran in a variety of ways is well known.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038077", "text": "And on this second anniversary of the stimulus, I believe it was 90 percent that the administration said would be private sector jobs.", "issue": "stimulus"}
{"id": "0000038078", "text": "He thinks that democracy is a good thing.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000038079", "text": "And we took sides with the people of Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038080", "text": "As you know, education is an absolute priority of this President and his commitment to reform is really quite profound.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000038081", "text": "Again, I just -- as I just made clear to you, 28 states have similar -- similarly require insurance companies to cover contraception.", "issue": "contraception"}
{"id": "0000038082", "text": "What he does not support is war without end.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038083", "text": "The policy, not just of this administration and the United States but of NATO, is for that transfer to full Afghan security lead to take place by the end of 2014.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038084", "text": "And that's the senior most member of our military speaking.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038085", "text": "As you know, because the President announced it recently, we are bringing our combat mission in Afghanistan to an end.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038086", "text": "Now, the United States will continue to work with the people of Ukraine and the President-elect to support their efforts to determine their own future.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038087", "text": "And you were reluctant to be more aggressive in Syria, and it would appear that the problems have come over the border into Iraq.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038088", "text": "And an agreement to allow for, under conditions that we would find acceptable, a remaining force from the American military was not reached through negotiations between the United States and Iraq.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038089", "text": "On the broader question, in any possible conversations with Iran we would encourage the Islamic Republic of Iran to act in a responsible, non-sectarian way, and to encourage the government or Iraq and all Iraqi leaders to do the same.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038090", "text": "Turning to Iran is not going to accomplish these important steps and it won't solve Iraq's problems.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038091", "text": "As the President made clear, we are still pressing Russia to pursue a diplomatic resolution to this situation in Ukraine, and that opportunity exists.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038092", "text": "There is a way in Ukraine, under its laws and constitution, to decide matters of a regent status within Ukraine, or to change in any way Ukraine's territorial boundaries.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038093", "text": "And those effects, those impacts will only compound as time passes and Russia doesn't reverse course or engages in further provocations.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038094", "text": "The people around him, Jim, have a great deal of influence in Russia and on the actions of the Russian government.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038095", "text": "China abstained, notably, and Russia alone cast a single ballot against.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038096", "text": "And we are making sure that Russia is incurring costs for the provocations it has engaged in and the actions that it's taken.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038097", "text": "Well, together with North Korea and I think Syria, the Syrian regime, they are alone in that belief.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038098", "text": "The President does oppose discrimination, but I haven't talked to him about boycotts of those parades.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000038099", "text": "You said before that the power structure in Russia is such that these sanctions will really have an effect.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038100", "text": "Well, obviously we're concerned about what Russia has done in Crimea.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038101", "text": "And I think that's been the case with Ukraine; it's been the case with South Sudan, and will continue to be.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038102", "text": "The U.S. government has informed the government of Iran that this potential selection is not viable.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038103", "text": "We've informed the government of Iran that this potential selection, rather, is not viable.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038104", "text": "What I obviously can't predict to you is how high the costs that Russia is willing to pay are.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038105", "text": "Clearly, Russia does not care about the threat of further sanctions, including sector sanctions.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038106", "text": "The evidence is compelling that Russia is supporting these efforts and involved in these efforts.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038107", "text": "The Ukrainian government has arrested a number of Russian intelligence agents in Ukraine, many of them armed.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038108", "text": "But Americans have -- certainly in the last decade, dismissed Russia as a threat, certainly as a threat that it was in the '60s and '70s and '80s.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038109", "text": "And Russia has the capacity, as we've seen in recent weeks, to take action that causes a great deal of concern across the globe.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038110", "text": "Well, the fact is, we have profound differences with Russia, and we confront those differences directly and address them directly.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038111", "text": "And I think that has made clear to Russia that its actions only further isolate Moscow from the rest of the world.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038112", "text": "On this issue, the CBO has obviously expended a great deal of energy and expertise on evaluating an actual implemented policy, the Affordable Care Act, in combination with the evaluations it does on the state of our economy and on our deficits and debt.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000038113", "text": "We have a policy with regards to Afghanistan that I think is very focused on the mission that sent U.S. troops to Afghanistan -- the President refocused our attention on upon review of our Afghan policy.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038114", "text": "One of the key elements of the proposal that we've urged upon Russia is that they take the step of engaging in direct dialogue with the Ukrainian government.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038115", "text": "But we call on Ukraine to proceed gradually and responsibly, as they have done, in order to limit violence in this situation.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038116", "text": "President Assad will never again rule all of Syria; he will never again have the support of all of the Syrian people.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038117", "text": "Certainly for the impartial observer it's pretty easy to see that Russia is indeed supporting these militias you speak of.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038118", "text": "I think that Russia hasn't invaded, I can't speak to their motivations or their plans.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038119", "text": "The question you have is, at what point does Russia decide that the costs are too high.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038120", "text": "That's obviously a decision that Russia and Russia's leaders have to make.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038121", "text": "The security forces in Ukraine say they feel helpless against the pro-Russian forces, and we're learning that pro-Russian forces have seized yet another city there.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038122", "text": "I can tell you that broadly Iran is an issue that this President is very focused on and receives regular briefings on from his national security team, including members of his -- of the intelligence community.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038123", "text": "We're fully aware of the fact that Iran and elements within Iran have less-than-benevolent observations to make about the United States and our interests and allies.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038124", "text": "The Ukrainian government represents the people of Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038125", "text": "One of the most neglected stories of the Recovery Act was the significant investment it represented in clean energy technology.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000038126", "text": "Various Russian officials have expressed skepticism about the capability of Ukraine to carry out the May 25th elections, saying it's hard to have an election after such chaos.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038127", "text": "On the matter of Iran, there's no question that that issue will come up.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038128", "text": "There's no question that the situation in Ukraine, the continued failure by Russia to abide by its commitments in the Geneva agreement, will be a focus of the conversation between President Obama and Chancellor Merkel.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038129", "text": "On Ukraine, today the Germans are trying to broker talks between the government in Kyiv and the Russian separatists.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038130", "text": "And we call on Russia to support this effort.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038131", "text": "The path taken by separatists and endorsed by Russia is unacceptable.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038132", "text": "And on the issues that concern us, the support for armed militants, separatists in eastern Ukraine and elsewhere, we have concerns that we've expressed quite clearly.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038133", "text": "The presence of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine continues to concern us.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000038134", "text": "It's, I think so far, 13 medals for action in Afghanistan and Iraq, and I wondered if the President thinks this is an adequate number of medals for conflicts that have gone on for more than 10 years.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038135", "text": "We have an infrastructure that's in far worse shape than it should be, that is crying out for significant investment.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000038136", "text": "The issue of the claims backlog has to do with disability compensation.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000038137", "text": "Meanwhile the French, your ally, are introducing a resolution to take Syria to the ICC, to try to them for war crimes.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038138", "text": "And we call on Russia to support those free and fair democratic elections.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038139", "text": "Higher education has never been more important, and it should be affordable for everyone who is willing to work for it, not a luxury for the few.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000038140", "text": "And in Ukraine, the government is holding talks as part of the OSCE process.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038142", "text": "And Russia ought to support that process instead of taking steps to undermine it.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038143", "text": "A question on Ukraine -- reports today of pro-Russian insurgents pulling out of buildings, government buildings in the city of Mariupol.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038144", "text": "You've talked a lot about the issue with China and Vietnam, and wanting that to be resolved in a way that is diplomatic and without provocation.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038145", "text": "And if I could just ask on Russia, the Kremlin says that Putin is going to be pulling troops back from the border of Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038147", "text": "And if that becomes a trend, some of the very platforms for the U.S. government to engage with China and cooperate with China over these issues will disappear.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038148", "text": "Well, we believe that open and frank dialogue with China and our allies and key international cyber actors is crucial to building trust and developing common rules of the road on this emerging strategic issue.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038149", "text": "We will continue to engage China on areas of cooperation such as network defense and law enforcement investigations, as well as challenges such as military doctrine and cyber-enabled economic espionage.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038150", "text": "We had a diplomatic crisis with China on the issue of cybersecurity.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038151", "text": "In answer to your question, the meeting will focus on the situation in Ukraine and further steps that the G7 may take to respond to developments and to support Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038152", "text": "And the leaders of Russia will have to make their own calculations about the costs that they are incurring for their country and for Russia's future and Russia's standing in the world.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038153", "text": "And we will make sure that there are costs to Russia for the actions that Russia has taken.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038154", "text": "And Russia is taking action that reverses some of the work that that nation had done to establish itself as a responsible leader on the international stage.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038155", "text": "We are imposing costs to Russia through sanctions and other measures.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038156", "text": "The idea that bombing another country -- in this case, Syria -- would have somehow been the right policy in order to send a message to the leader of Russia so that he didn't take action against Ukraine is preposterous in many ways.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038157", "text": "You described the costs to Russia as real and significant, and they've been effective.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038158", "text": "So we're evaluating steps that Ukraine can take when it comes to energy security to energy efficiency and energy sector reform, and mindful of all the things that I just mentioned.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038159", "text": "Yes, on Ukraine, Jay -- we're a few days out from the presidential elections that is this coming weekend.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038160", "text": "And the decisions about a potential force that would continue in Afghanistan are dependent on a number of issues including the BSA.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038161", "text": "Russia should immediately begin discussions with the Ukrainian government to ensure the safety of Ukrainian forces in the Crimean region of Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038162", "text": "So Russia has incurred costs already; has caused the United States and our European allies and Japan to take action.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038163", "text": "Because of what Russia has done already -- that will cause costs to be incurred by Russia now and in the future.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038164", "text": "And in the short term, we are obviously taking steps to assist Ukraine with its energy security, its energy efficiency, and more broadly through bilateral assistance and multilateral assistance to provide needed assistance to the Ukrainian government at a difficult time for its economy.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038165", "text": "So if Congressman Cantor wants to take issue with the general proposition that in America you shouldn't work full-time and still be in poverty, he ought to say so.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000038166", "text": "And getting back to the Iranians' pick for ambassador to the U.N. -- I don't think you said whether or not the President would sign that legislation.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000038167", "text": "And we remain concerned about increased Russian pressure on Ukraine overall.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038168", "text": "In Crimea, we also continue to call for Russia to withdraw its forces, which are violating Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038169", "text": "On the question of terrorism, the Department of Defense has the lead on the investigation with support from the FBI.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000038170", "text": "So the President's commitment to education as a cornerstone to our economic growth I think has been clear now for three years, and his approach has been to reform in a way that has enjoyed bipartisan support.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000038171", "text": "As we have made clear, should Russia continue to engage in destabilizing actions in Ukraine, there will be costs.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038172", "text": "Again, I don't have a specific deadline for you except to say that the agreement was signed in Geneva; we are closely monitoring events in eastern Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038173", "text": "We have also made clear because of the events in Ukraine that we strongly support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of independent nations.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038174", "text": "A presidential referendum, which is what this would be, is a parody of democracy and would have no credibility or legitimacy within Syria or outside of Syria.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000038175", "text": "Secretary Kerry met with Lavrov yesterday, and I'm wondering out of that meeting how serious the President thinks Russia is, President Putin is, about seeking a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038176", "text": "And as we have shown in the situation in Ukraine, we demand that a nation's territorial integrity and sovereignty be observed and not violated.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038177", "text": "And that should certainly be the model that Russia observes when it has a concern that it wants addressed.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038178", "text": "Now, direct negotiations between the government of Russia and the government of Ukraine need to take place, but they can, as necessary, involve international mediation and participation.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038179", "text": "But Russia needs to engage in a dialogue with the government of Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038180", "text": "Afghanistan is headed for elections over this weekend.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038181", "text": "There will be potentially more and more serious consequences imposed by the United States and our partners should Russia engage in further acts that violate Ukraine's integrity -- territorial integrity and sovereignty.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038182", "text": "Russia needs to draw its forces down in Crimea back to their levels, and engage in dialogue with the Ukrainian government about its concerns with regard to Crimea.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038183", "text": "So any dialogue or negotiations about Crimea's status, about the status of this region of Ukraine, would have to involve discussions with the government of Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038184", "text": "Russia needs to engage in a direct dialogue with the Ukrainian government in concert with international partners.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038185", "text": "We've also made clear that should Russia engage in further provocations, take more actions that violate Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty, that there would be more consequences, more costs.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038186", "text": "That kind of attitude, the suggestion that those kinds of decisions can be made absent representation by Ukraine, harkens back not just to the 20th century but the 19th century in its thinking.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038187", "text": "So I think Russia understands that.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038188", "text": "The President believes very strongly in employment non-discrimination.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000038189", "text": "There have been a lot of developments in Eastern Ukraine over the last 24 hours or so, with pro-Russian separatists seizing an administration building, calling for a referendum that looks similar to the one that happened in Crimea.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038190", "text": "We're concerned about several escalatory moves in Ukraine over the weekend and we see those as a result of increased Russian pressure on Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038191", "text": "Well, no, certainly the war continues.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038192", "text": "I honestly think that's a different kind of crime.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000038193", "text": "And very quickly on Ukraine, just to clarify -- you said that any intervention in Eastern Ukraine either overtly or covertly by Russia would be a serious escalation of the crisis, which would elicit these sector sanctions.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038194", "text": "Laura, as I and we discussed last week, we are in regular conversation with Russia about security issues surrounding the Olympic Games.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038195", "text": "Even in the depths of the recession, he has been fiercely optimistic about the potential of America and his absolute faith that America's best days remain ahead of it.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000038196", "text": "I mean, you have Afghanistan, major changes in Iran, Syria, Egypt.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038197", "text": "On the question of Ukraine, we strongly support dialogue between the government and opposition and we urge both sides to continue negotiating, as a political settlement is the only way out.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038198", "text": "As the process moves forward, the United States, again, calls on all parties in Ukraine and in the region to support reconciliation and the country's return to political and economic health.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038199", "text": "On Yanukovych, the White House is urging Russia not to take any additional provocative actions.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038200", "text": "On the BSA in Afghanistan, at the end of the year the administration insisted that it be signed by the end of the year.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038201", "text": "We call on Russia to respect its international obligations made under the U.N. Charter to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038202", "text": "And we have made clear to Russia that we believe it would be a grave mistake to intervene in any way.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038203", "text": "Ukraine has made a request to the IMF for about $15 billion to stabilize the country and so forth.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038204", "text": "And we call on Russia to respect its international obligations under the U.N. Charter to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038205", "text": "Following up on that meeting as well, the Speaker's office mentioned that trade was one of the issues that they discussed.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000038206", "text": "Reuters reported yesterday that Iran signed a deal to sell Iraq arms and ammunition worth $195 million.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038207", "text": "Afghanistan failed to -- the Afghan government failed to meet that deadline.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038208", "text": "The war ends this year, at the end of this year, regardless, as the President and NATO decided some time ago.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038209", "text": "And I think -- the BSA is part of Afghanistan -- that is certainly the focus at this time.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038210", "text": "We believe that working pursuant to Ukraine's constitution and through its institutions of government is the most promising path toward the de-escalation of violence, a multiparty coalition government and early elections, all things that we have long supported.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000038211", "text": "Well, the future of Ukraine should be and must be decided by the Ukrainian people, not by outside entities -- not the United States, not Europe, not Russia.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038212", "text": "And there is no contradiction in Ukraine and Ukraine's people deciding to move forward with further integration with Europe while Ukraine and the Ukrainian people maintain their strong historic, cultural and economic ties to Russia.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038213", "text": "We have a law on the book that deals with accountability in a particular case in Russia, so I don't think that's broadly the case.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038214", "text": "I terms of Syria, we have made quite clear and quite public our disappointment in the past with Russia's blocking of United Nations Security Council resolutions.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038215", "text": "But the criticism you're getting mostly from John McCain but from some others on the tack that the administration is taking with Russia is that it is too passive, too agreeable with Russia, not taking a hard enough line.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038216", "text": "And, again, when it comes to Syria, we make our profound differences with Russia very clear when it comes to Syria, as have our international partners.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038217", "text": "And then just on one other topic, the French have threatened to withdraw their troops from Afghanistan early.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038218", "text": "We acknowledge that Russia has real interests in Ukraine, and deep, historical, cultural and economic ties to Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038219", "text": "We're also sympathetic to concerns that Russia has as a general matter when it comes to either Russian nationals or ethnic Russians in Ukraine and whether or not their rights are being protected.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038220", "text": "So we are urging Russia to work with the international community to pursue a path of deescalation and a path of dialogue with the Ukrainian government so that these matters can be resolved.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038221", "text": "We obviously have very important cooperation with Russia on the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038222", "text": "We have important cooperation with Russia on other matters, including the issues that are subject to negotiation with the P5-plus-1 and Iran's nuclear program.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038223", "text": "MR That we strongly support Ukraine, the Ukrainian people, and the legitimacy of the new Ukrainian government.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038224", "text": "I would refer you to the government of Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038226", "text": "MR I would refer you to the government of Ukraine, but I'll also take the question.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038227", "text": "So Russia needs to avail itself of the opportunity here to work with international partners and the government of Ukraine to resolve this issue diplomatically and peacefully.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038228", "text": "China frequently sides with Russia, particularly at the U.N., to block initiatives by the West.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038229", "text": "China obviously plays a very important role in the Security Council and does have an important relationship with Russia, but the principles here are inviolable and they are starkly clear.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038230", "text": "There's no question that actions taken by Russia have precipitated a crisis.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038231", "text": "Well, first of all, the administration is taking immediate steps to assist Ukraine, and that includes in the area of energy security, energy efficiency and energy sector reform.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038232", "text": "Russia is heavily dependent on Europe and Ukraine as critical export markets for its natural gas, earning some $50 billion per year through these sales.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038233", "text": "And for any kind of decision to be made about the status of a region of Ukraine, only the people of Ukraine and their representatives can have that discussion and make that decision.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038234", "text": "As for Russia's involvement in what's happening in Ukraine, I think it's self-evident that Russia has, in contravention of international law, intervened militarily in Crimea.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038235", "text": "The fact that Russia has interests in Ukraine and has specifically interests in Crimea is one that we have recognized.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038236", "text": "Any decisions about the status of a region or province within Ukraine have to be made in accordance with the Ukrainian constitution.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038237", "text": "I think it's hardly a demonstration of -- it's not a positive thing for Russia that Ukraine has been moving in this direction.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038238", "text": "The Russian stock market has paid a significant price for the destabilization caused by Russia's violation of international law.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000038239", "text": "Moreover, confidence that international investors might have in investing in Russia in the future has been undermined by the illegality of the actions that Russia has taken in the face of international concern and condemnation.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038240", "text": "MR I would agree that Russia has not changed its course.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038241", "text": "And just a clarification on your comments on Ukraine; I'm trying to understand the sanctions here.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038242", "text": "So sanctions would be part of the action we will take if Russia doesn't -- I would expect, yes.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038243", "text": "Justifiably, the Prime Minister and the government of Ukraine and the parliament of Ukraine are very concerned about Russian actions and the violations that we've seen already of Ukraine's sovereignty.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038244", "text": "And, Jay, very quickly, getting back to the questions about Iran and the interim nuclear deal from earlier this week.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038245", "text": "There is no question that Iran and the members of the P5-plus-1 have entered into an agreement, the Joint Plan of Action, that commits both parties, both sides, and particularly the Iranians to a series of actions.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038246", "text": "And finally, on Syria, Jay, we're just learning that the Syrian opposition will meet with the Syrian government delegation for the first time, face-to-face, on Saturday.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038247", "text": "He also mentioned that he didn't think marijuana was any more dangerous than alcohol.", "issue": "marijuana"}
{"id": "0000038248", "text": "The military does not appear to be any less aggressive in its defense of the Assad regime than it has been from the start.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038249", "text": "And there's no achieving mutual consent in Syria of the members of that governing authority that could include Bashar al-Assad in the government.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038250", "text": "MR I think the disagreement we have with Russia over Edward Snowden I think has been publicly expressed with some frequency.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038251", "text": "Now, this increasing tension in Ukraine is a direct consequence of the government failing to acknowledge the legitimate grievances of its people.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038252", "text": "But we simply can't plan for or have U.S. troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014 without that agreement signed.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038253", "text": "I know previously the administration has said Iran is still closed for business.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038254", "text": "MR Iran will be required, under a comprehensive solution, to agree to strict limits and constraints on all aspects of its nuclear program to include the dismantlement of significant portions of its nuclear infrastructure.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038255", "text": "The point of the negotiations is to see whether or not Iran is serious about coming into compliance and meeting its obligations with its international commitments.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038256", "text": "As part of a comprehensive solution, we will require that Iran dismantle a significant amount of its nuclear infrastructure related to uranium enrichment.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038257", "text": "You should not be paid a wage that leaves you in poverty.", "issue": "poverty"}
{"id": "0000038258", "text": "Our views on this issue and legislation that's been passed in Russia have been clearly expressed.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038259", "text": "Following on Julie's question on the drones, the President clearly feels very deeply about the drone policy.", "issue": "drone"}
{"id": "0000038260", "text": "And also, it was reported over the weekend that Iran has been supporting ISIS-al Qaeda in northern Syria, and they give some details of names and operatives and some kind of evidence.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038261", "text": "Second question is, there were reports that Iran has been supporting ISIS in northern Syria and al Qaeda and they have some detailed information about operatives' names, et cetera.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038262", "text": "Because, again, the efficiencies of paying a fair wage are what we will gain from this executive order.", "issue": "wage"}
{"id": "0000038263", "text": "We continue to make clear that absent a BSA signed, we cannot plan for U.S. or NATO troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038264", "text": "That's the only way this civil war is going to end and that's why we're working with our partners.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038265", "text": "And they've deployed proven, effective surveillance technology tailored to the operational requirements along the highest traffic areas, making progress toward a safer, stronger and more secure border.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000038266", "text": "We condemn violence by any party in Ukraine, and Russian officials should be doing the same.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038267", "text": "The combination of manpower and improvements in technology makes our border even more secure.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000038268", "text": "But there's a lawmaker in Iran and the foreign minister in Iran are both on the record saying that a letter has come from President Obama directly to the Supreme Leader saying that there should be direct U.S.-Iranian talks.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038269", "text": "Again, we are looking at the situation in Syria, understanding that the only resolution to this conflict is through negotiation.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038270", "text": "Going back to North Korea, I know that you guys time and again publicly condemned the actions of North Korea as human rights violations.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038271", "text": "China has a unique and significant leverage with North Korea, and because of that fact, we engage with the Chinese directly on these matters and encourage the Chinese to --", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038272", "text": "So that is explicitly agreed by Iran in the Joint Plan of Action.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038273", "text": "On Afghanistan, President Karzai has said the release of the controversial detainees is of no concern to the U.S.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038274", "text": "We, obviously, have a host of other issues with Iran and a host of other major disagreements with Iran and we have not changed our views on any of those.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038275", "text": "MR Well, I think China has a unique relationship with North Korea, has unique leverage and influence on North Korea.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038276", "text": "This is about Ukraine and the Ukrainian people and their desire for the right to choose their own destiny, the right to a government that represents them and their interests.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038277", "text": "The U.S. strongly supports human rights and religious freedom in China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038278", "text": "And Russia witnessed the agreement and played an important role in that respect.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038279", "text": "Well, we're going to constantly monitor the situation in Ukraine as the agreements that have been reached are being implemented.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038280", "text": "And as I said earlier, we are prepared to take quick action on other measures including sanctions should violence return in Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038281", "text": "Putin's Prime Minister Medvedev even urged Ukraine to tough on the language and translation so that people don't wipe their feet on the authorities like a doormat.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038282", "text": "Ukraine is a large nation in Europe -- a nation of 46 million people, an important country, and it is certainly our view that Ukrainians ought to be able to choose their future.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038283", "text": "We have repeatedly called on the government of Ukraine to end its use of selective prosecutions, and that includes the prosecution of former Prime Minister Tymoshenko.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038284", "text": "To state that the situation in Syria continues to be serious and dire is to reinforce the need for a negotiated political settlement.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038285", "text": "Trade is an important issue on the President's agenda because of its capacity to expand American exports.", "issue": "Trade"}
{"id": "0000038286", "text": "But the President's own worry -- his own question about whether it would exacerbate carbon pollution, is that a suggestion that -- MR I think it's pretty clear here.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000038287", "text": "The President expressed concern about the carbon pollution.", "issue": "pollution"}
{"id": "0000038288", "text": "The President made a commitment to end the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038289", "text": "On matters of national security, he wants, in these discussions and debates, both his military and his civilian advisors to be blunt and candid about their views and to back up their assessments.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038290", "text": "On China, the United States has urged China not to implement its air defense zone in the East China Sea.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038291", "text": "If I could go on, our message to China is that this type of provocative behavior is not consistent with the actions of a major power that upholds international norms and promotes peace and stability.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038292", "text": "We also took appropriate precautionary steps along our shared border with Mexico, and we are pleased that the vehicle and equipment were recovered and that the situation was resolved.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000038293", "text": "You know he was under threat of deportation this week.", "issue": "deportation"}
{"id": "0000038294", "text": "I mean, we've had this period of low inflation, practically nonexistent interest rates.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000038295", "text": "There's two issues in energy.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000038296", "text": "Twenty-six senators on the Hill have introduced legislation to implement new sanctions on Iran if the interim deal is violated.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038297", "text": "But then he goes on to say, A credible threat of future sanctions will require Iran to cooperate.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038298", "text": "I believe Iran knows that, because they have seen Congress act quickly in the past when sanctions were necessary.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038299", "text": "On Iran, you said that the administration has been having direct conversations with lawmakers.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038300", "text": "And, for example, to protest or highlight corruption in government, that's something that democratic societies treasure and we certainly do here.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000038301", "text": "But our position on this that we do not recognize it and call on China not to implement it remains clear.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038302", "text": "And the purpose of sanctions was obviously to press Iran to see if Iran would change its behavior.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038303", "text": "Moreover, the lack of a signed bilateral security agreement would jeopardize NATO and other nations' pledges of assistance made at the Chicago and Tokyo conferences in 2012.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038304", "text": "And we had a series of negotiations with the P5-plus-1 in Geneva; the result of those negotiations was the agreement, the preliminary agreement reached by the P5-plus-1 with Iran, and we now foresee implementation of that agreement.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038305", "text": "But the question is, is there a recognition that Iran has the right to enrich uranium, which of course is a critical step in the path towards building a bomb.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038306", "text": "What the President has made clear is that Iran has the right to peaceful nuclear energy.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038307", "text": "And it is the commitment that Iran will have to make in a transparent and verifiable way if there is to be an accord with the international community through the P5-plus-1 process.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038308", "text": "They will also discuss Syria and the King's courageous statements calling on President Assad to step down in that neighboring state.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038309", "text": "The result of that terrible recession was a dramatic increase in unemployment and a dramatic increase -- or an increase, rather, in the number of people who need assistance -- needed assistance.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000038310", "text": "Not the direction that we were headed into when he took office three years ago almost to the day, when the economy was in freefall, when there was talk of another Great Depression, there was talk of unemployment as high as 25 percent potentially.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000038311", "text": "But the impact of the recession has been severe, and it's been severe on the most vulnerable Americans, and it's been severe on middle-class Americans who have had to struggle to make ends meet as a result of it.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000038312", "text": "And, Jay, on Iran, the OPEC governor there said on Tuesday that a European embargo on Iranian oil would be economic suicide for Europe.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038313", "text": "And while a number of issues will be raised in the discussions he'll, have given the increase in regional tensions, the ADIZ that China announced will be an issue the Vice President will raise.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038314", "text": "These are fundamental to a healthy democracy and the respect for universal values on which the United States' partnership with Ukraine depends.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000038315", "text": "On Iran, she said, As we test the potential for a diplomatic resolution on the nuclear issue, another key test is whether we begin to see progress on human rights.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038316", "text": "Well, the nonlethal aid has been suspended into northern Syria while we evaluate the situation and gather additional details in the wake of the seizure by Islamic Front forces of the Supreme Military Council warehouse that caused this reaction.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038317", "text": "I think Iran is fully aware of the cost of non-compliance.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038318", "text": "And the issues we have with Russia we are very upfront about, and that includes --", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038319", "text": "The President is committed to winding down this war and America's direct engagement in this war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038320", "text": "And what the agreement on the implementation phase of the Joint Plan of Action tells us is that Iran has responded to that pressure, to that effective and comprehensive sanctions regime in the way that we had hoped.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038321", "text": "Now, this is the first stage and it requires Iran to take significant steps in terms of halting progress on its program and even rolling back its program in some areas, and in return, the P5-plus-1 provides moderate relief", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038322", "text": "And his commitment to the mission that he has asked them to perform, and which they have performed and are performing admirably and heroically in Afghanistan, is passionate and deep.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038323", "text": "If they do not, as has been the case leading up to this point, there will be consequences because Iran needs to abide by its international obligations.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038324", "text": "On Iran, today President Rouhani said that the Geneva agreement means the surrender of the big powers before the great Iranian nation.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038325", "text": "And the Joint Plan of Action and the implementation agreement are concrete documents that commit Iran to take specific steps in a verifiable, transparent way.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038326", "text": "What matters to us, to the P5-plus-1, to the international community, is what Iranian leaders do, what Iran does in keeping its commitments in this agreement.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038327", "text": "And that's the kind of energy and enthusiasm that I think is imbuing this place right now, as we look forward towards 2014 and look forward across not just the next three years but into the future beyond that.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000038328", "text": "On Iran, congressional sources are telling us that the administration has now delivered the text of the interim nuclear agreement to Capitol Hill.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038329", "text": "It is reported that Iran and North Korea call for development of a super ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missiles.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038330", "text": "The President, as you know, is focused on the issue of housing.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000038331", "text": "But in reaction to those sanctions, you have one politician in Iran renewing the threat to close the Strait of Hormuz.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038332", "text": "And that means North Korea, Iran, al Qaeda and other kinds of threats that are direct to the United States.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038333", "text": "And the President was committed to ending the war in Iraq, and he has fulfilled that commitment.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038334", "text": "On Syria, some administration officials have privately confirmed that these reports of Israeli war planes a couple of days ago striking a military base in Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038335", "text": "Whether or not he believed in the war itself, does he believe the United States --", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038336", "text": "But the interim government also has made decisions inconsistent with inclusive democracy, and we've pointed those out.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000038337", "text": "And the President made clear last night that his military remains on the same status that it was and remains ready to implement an operation if necessary.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038338", "text": "We, of course, remain skeptical of any commitments that Syria is making.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038339", "text": "Russia is engaging with the United States and other members of the United Nations Security Council and other participants in this process.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038340", "text": "What we have said for two years now is that we're not putting boots on the ground in Syria; we're not engaging directly with our military in a Syrian civil war that can only be resolved through political negotiation.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038341", "text": "And we are not participating in the Syrian civil war in a direct military way.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038342", "text": "And that would require cooperation from Syria in making that happen.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038343", "text": "And Russia has decided to put forward what could be a very positive path forward to resolve this diplomatically.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038344", "text": "Syria has volunteered the possibility that it might sign the Chemical Weapons Convention.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038345", "text": "The P5-plus-1 is engaged in serious and substantive negotiations with Iran that offer the possibility of a verifiable diplomatic agreement that will prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038346", "text": "And his energy is focused on working to make that website more effective for the American people.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000038347", "text": "It would stop Iran from making progress from advancing its nuclear program for the first time in nearly a decade.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038348", "text": "And short of an agreement, Iran will continue to make progress in its nuclear program.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038349", "text": "And any deal that we and the might reach with Iran will be one that absolutely meets our standards that would be verifiable and concrete.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038350", "text": "And in order to forestall a depression, legislation was passed that included some temporary spending that increased even more the deficit.", "issue": "depression"}
{"id": "0000038351", "text": "The administration is committed to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038352", "text": "Back to Iran, Kerry and Biden are both on the Hill today, urging lawmakers to hold off on any further sanctions.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038353", "text": "Picking up on Iran, you said from the podium a couple of times, those who are skeptical about this two-phase process are essentially indirectly advocating -- or not advocating -- the only other fallback position to that is military confrontation with Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038354", "text": "But that willingness basically put the onus on Iran to demonstrate that they weren't the problem.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038355", "text": "The P5-plus-1 was unified, but Iran decided that it could not at that time make an agreement.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038356", "text": "The war in Afghanistan will end next year, as the President has promised.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038357", "text": "That is not the war that we've been engaged in now for more than a decade.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038358", "text": "So on the issue of sexual assault in the military, the President does feel very strongly, as you know, having heard him discuss this.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038359", "text": "So no concern about the viability to deal with Iran if senators are not on board with --", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038360", "text": "The deal that Iran rejected was supported 100 percent by every member of the P5-plus-1.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038361", "text": "Russia is Assad's patron and protector, and the world will note whether Russia can follow through on the commitments that it's made.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038362", "text": "Even Iran, which is fighting on Assad's behalf in Syria, has publicly blamed the Assad regime for the August 21 attack.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038363", "text": "But having said that, the most important part of this is the fact that Russia has put its credibility on the line in pursuing this with us and others.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038364", "text": "The former President of Iran acknowledged that the Syrian government was responsible for that attack.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038365", "text": "Okay, so then the current -- the government of Iran has not made that -- okay.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038366", "text": "But I think that Russia is a major player when it comes to Syria, specifically.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038367", "text": "We are not sending American troops into Syria to fight somebody else's civil war.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038368", "text": "One, when it comes to our approach to this problem in Syria, the President has been very clear about the need to respond and why it's important that Assad be held accountable.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038369", "text": "And we hope that Russia and, through Russia, Syria keeps the commitments that they're making this week.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038370", "text": "And we will work very closely with Russia in trying to bring this about.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038371", "text": "And because Assad and the Syrian regime has been a patron of Russia, protected by Russia, obviously Russia plays a huge role in bringing about this change in Syria's handling of its chemical weapons, and even its admittance that it has chemical weapons.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038372", "text": "Because of the position he took, it became clear at the time that the United States was not the issue here, it was the behavior of Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038373", "text": "The U.N. states that blood samples tested positive for sarin gas.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000038374", "text": "Now, as we've discussed many times, the U.N. has been clear that its mandate was not to determine responsibility.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000038375", "text": "The issue of the use of chemical weapons in violation of the international prohibition has always been distinct from the underlying civil war -- civil conflict in Syria.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038376", "text": "The President ended the war in Iraq as promised, and is winding down the war in Afghanistan.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038377", "text": "And on Syria, I know the threat of force is still out there.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038378", "text": "One of the things that he's doing is asking China to reduce imports of oil from Iran.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038379", "text": "And for 20 years Syria refused to answer the question.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038380", "text": "It's conditioned upon Iran being serious about wanting to resolve this obstacle, which is its insistence on developing a nuclear weapons program.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038381", "text": "And substantive negotiations over Iran's nuclear program will be the test -- will provide the test of whether or not Iran is serious about resolving the international community's concerns.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038382", "text": "And through resolution of it, through a verifiable, confirmable agreement to give up its nuclear weapons ambitions, Iran can then rejoin the international community and its isolation -- enjoy relief from the sanctions regime.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038383", "text": "The President of Iran also said that, as other Iranian Presidents have said, enrichment of uranium is a fundamental right for the nation of Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038384", "text": "One of the things that officials say is under review is the surveillance of ally heads of state.", "issue": "surveillance"}
{"id": "0000038385", "text": "The experts -- Macroeconomic Advisers says, Default would lead to 14 percent unemployment and the worst recession since World War II.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000038386", "text": "And we've been climbing out of this recession for a long time now and we've made significant progress.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000038387", "text": "The people of Libya deserve a democracy based on the rule of law and respect for human rights.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000038388", "text": "I don't think that's good for our democracy and it's certainly not good for our economy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000038389", "text": "And should a lapse extend through late October, compensation, pension, education and other veterans' benefits would be cut off.", "issue": "compensation"}
{"id": "0000038390", "text": "We are putting a great deal of pressure on Iran broadly because of its rogue behavior, if you will -- the fact that it won't live up to its international obligations with regards to its nuclear program.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038391", "text": "Those actions that we're taking in concert with our international partners have had a significant impact on Iran, on the Iranian economy.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038392", "text": "Wednesday is apparently the 10th anniversary of the prison in Guantanamo Bay, and I'm wondering what the White House says now to critics who point to this as a pretty clear broken promise.", "issue": "prison"}
{"id": "0000038393", "text": "Iran is isolated in a way that it's never been, and the pressure on Iran is significant and increasing.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038394", "text": "I mean, the intricacies of the judicial process in Iran are not what interests us here.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038395", "text": "More broadly, it's about how our democracy should work, and the fact that the United States is the most powerful economy in the world and the most reliable economy in the world, in no small measure because we always pay our bills.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000038396", "text": "The onus remains on Iran to come into compliance with its international obligations and any deal must prove to the international community that Iran's program will be used for exclusively peaceful purposes.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038397", "text": "We have stated for a long time that there is no military solution available here; that the way to bring about a better future in Syria is through negotiation and a political resolution.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038398", "text": "The disposition of chemical weapons in Syria has long been a significant concern of the United States and our allies and partners, and it will continue to be a significant concern.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038399", "text": "Today, a Wall Street Journal article says that why Obama is going into Syria after two years later -- the answer is Iran, because Iran has already involved itself in the war in Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038400", "text": "MR Iran has been involved in supporting the Assad regime for a long time in this conflict.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038401", "text": "But it is important to make a distinction here when it comes to this violation of an international norm -- it's not just an incident that pertains only to Syria or to the region, it is a violation that pertains to the whole world.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038402", "text": "The President, as Secretary Kerry made clear, at the President's direction, considers what happened in Syria and the use of chemical weapons on this scale to be a horrific violation of an international norm.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038403", "text": "When it comes to Russia, I think it's important to make clear that the use of chemical weapons on a widespread scale on August 21st, on the outskirts of Damascus, is undeniable.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038404", "text": "When it comes to this particular matter and the conflict in Syria, we haven't seen as much cooperation from Russia as we and many nations would like.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038405", "text": "And Syria has been, as a nation and a regime that maintains stockpiles of chemical weapons, a concern.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038406", "text": "The disposition of chemical weapons in Syria remains -- separate from this incident -- a matter of great concern to us and to the international community.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038407", "text": "Well, I would say, one, obviously, many members of the President's national security team are focused on many challenges, including Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038408", "text": "You, in the past, have called for the military to refrain from arbitrary arrests.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038409", "text": "Well, as I said the other day, Assad will never control Syria again, will never rule Syria again.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038410", "text": "And they supported the President's economic and business trade with India, U.S.-India.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000038411", "text": "I think that on the issue of energy, the President's commitment is clear.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000038412", "text": "He'll also talk about the importance of education to our economic growth and the importance of education to middle-class families and those families that aspire to the middle class.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000038413", "text": "Well, the President opposes discrimination, as you know.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000038414", "text": "In San Diego, an eighth woman has now come forward alleging sexual misconduct against the Mayor of that city, Bob Filner, a former member of Congress, a Democrat.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000038415", "text": "They will also discuss our joint efforts to combat terrorism and the help and cooperation that we provide each other in those efforts, as well as issues around the clearance of some Yemeni nationals to be transferred from Guantanamo Bay.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000038416", "text": "Our relationship with Russia, as is the case with other important countries around the world, is based in realism.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038417", "text": "It provided cooperation with Russia that led to the New START Treaty.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038418", "text": "Throughout the process of the evolution of our relations with Russia over the past four and a half years, we have had conflicts with Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038419", "text": "We have had disagreements with Russia, and we have been extremely clear about those conflicts and disagreements, most recently and seriously over Syria.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038420", "text": "We have a broad and important relationship with Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038421", "text": "It is critical for the U.N. to be able to visit all of the sites for which it has received credible information indicating the use of chemical weapons.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000038422", "text": "And then Russia made the decision it made today.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038423", "text": "Jay, on Iran, you've got a new President in office, and obviously there is still a very grave nuclear threat the administration is concerned about.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038424", "text": "The inauguration of the new President presents an opportunity for Iran to act quickly to resolve the international community's deep concerns over Iran's nuclear weapons program.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038425", "text": "Given Russia's importance as a player on issues like Syria and North Korea -- people point to, for example, the 2010 exchange of Russians that went sort of quietly without a hitch.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038426", "text": "But we have to maintain our vigilance as a nation because, as I said, those threats exist.", "issue": "vigilance"}
{"id": "0000038427", "text": "Unemployment is still I think at 7.6 percent.", "issue": "Unemployment"}
{"id": "0000038428", "text": "We do have an enduring commitment to Afghanistan, and whether we have a residual force there or not, that commitment will continue.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038429", "text": "But it's certainly true in the military and true outside of the military that specific cases have to be adjudicated, and everyone waits for those results on individual cases.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038430", "text": "But our interest has always been in seeing him expelled from Russia and returned to the United States.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038431", "text": "The chairman of the committee responsible for the military has a separate bill.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038432", "text": "People in the military question whether you should bypass the chain of command on that issue.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038433", "text": "We have instituted the most stringent sanctions regime in history, a regime that has had a dramatic impact on Iran, that has made clear that there is a significant cost to their flouting of their international obligations.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038434", "text": "And I think senior members of the military have testified to that fact.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038435", "text": "Another was to make progress in clean energy.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000038436", "text": "I think it reflects the fact that Iran is in a position of weakness.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038437", "text": "And what we've seen out of Iran is a series of indications that the pressure on them is mounting and that their economy and their leadership is feeling the impact of that pressure.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038438", "text": "And as regards to Iran, we're going to focus very clearly on Iran's unwillingness to get right with the world and become responsible with regard to its international obligations.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038439", "text": "There are important matters around the world -- Syria is one of them.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038440", "text": "It is also vital to our democracy -- and the President believes this deeply -- that the press is allowed to pursue investigative journalism freely.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000038441", "text": "In answer to your question at the end -- yes, we have always been concerned that the conflict in Syria could expand beyond its borders.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038442", "text": "One of the governors of the Federal Reserve Board, Elizabeth Duke, submitted her resignation to the President today, effective August 31st.", "issue": "resignation"}
{"id": "0000038443", "text": "Never mind the issue of the coup.", "issue": "coup"}
{"id": "0000038444", "text": "We are calling on the military to use maximum restraint.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038445", "text": "And separate and apart from time -- or separate but actually integral to this is our broader commitment to Afghanistan reflected in our strategic partnership agreement.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038446", "text": "And there is great consensus between Afghanistan, the Afghan government and this administration, the U.S. government, about our view of the need for Afghanistan to be secure and sovereign and democratic in the future.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038447", "text": "And the President has also made clear that democracy is not simply the holding of elections, it is democratic governance.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000038448", "text": "I think that the military issued the deadline.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038449", "text": "A process that results in Egypt and the polarized factions within Egypt reconciling and returning to a path of transition to democracy is important.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000038450", "text": "And as Mr. Donilon noted earlier this year at the Asia Society, what we have been seeking from China is for it to investigate our concerns and to start a dialogue with us on cyber issues.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038451", "text": "And we have noted the role played by Iran in supporting Assad.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038452", "text": "The news on housing is particularly welcome given the blow to the housing market that was caused by the financial crisis and the implosion of the housing bubble.", "issue": "housing"}
{"id": "0000038453", "text": "Reconciliation is part of the process in Afghanistan, the long-term process of bringing about a peaceful resolution to the conflict there.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038454", "text": "Throughout this, it's important not to lose sight of the fact that we are talking about classified information, the leaking of which is a crime.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000038455", "text": "He chose instead to wage war on his people.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038456", "text": "They will clearly discuss Syria, which is an interest that they share.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038457", "text": "On chemical weapon in Syria, the U.N. chemical weapon chief said that time is running out.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038458", "text": "Well, we work cooperatively with a number of allies and partners in assessing the situation in Syria on the ground, and specifically with -- in relation to this very important matter, the use of chemical weapons in Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038459", "text": "And we will judge, obviously, North Korea and its government based on how they engage on this issue going forward.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038460", "text": "Again, as you know, we understand Mr. Snowden to be in Russia and we are, of course, in discussions with Russian authorities about that.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038461", "text": "We are communicating with the appropriate authorities in Russia and elsewhere on this matter.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038462", "text": "Jay, as I understand it, the administration is now considering providing arms to the rebels in Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038463", "text": "Well, the aim has always been to bring about a transition in Syria that results in the departure from power of Bashar al Assad.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038464", "text": "MR National Security Advisor Tom Donilon had an excellent visit to China where he met with an array of top government officials and military officials and obviously reported back to the President on that meeting.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038465", "text": "Last question on Syria, to follow up on what was asked before.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038466", "text": "Everybody here knows that innovation in the fields of technology in particular is vital to future economic growth.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000038467", "text": "The President and every member of his national security team are greatly concerned by the terrible situation in Syria and the worsening situation in Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038468", "text": "And the potential consequences for continued chaos in Syria remain a great concern.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038469", "text": "When it comes to policy -- and especially on the issues that are a source of great disagreement between Iran on the one hand, and the rest of the world, virtually, on the other -- ultimate authority in Iran rests with the Supreme Leader.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038470", "text": "Jay, you said that the President makes decisions on Syria based on national security and not public opinion polls.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038471", "text": "Syria is an ongoing challenge as a policy matter, and there are continual discussions about the implementation of our policy and our assessments of the options available to the President.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038472", "text": "And of course, the President ended the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038473", "text": "The President has been evaluating his policy options on Syria repeatedly for some time.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038474", "text": "And he is winding down the war in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038475", "text": "And I think his zero tolerance for misconduct has been demonstrated amply throughout his presidency.", "issue": "tolerance"}
{"id": "0000038476", "text": "There is ongoing fighting in Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038477", "text": "And more and more members of the international community of nations are joining the call for Syria to stop this atrocious behavior.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038478", "text": "We have a very important relationship with Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038479", "text": "There's no question that North Korea -- because of its development of a nuclear weapon, because of its violation of its commitments, its development of missile technology -- represents a danger and a threat.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038480", "text": "They support investments in education and innovation, in infrastructure that the President has within his budget.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000038481", "text": "It includes investments in infrastructure that will lead to immediate job creation as well as future economic growth and job creation because of the improvements in our roads, bridges, ports, and airports.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000038482", "text": "The end result of this kind of behavior has only been to further isolate North Korea from the rest of the world and to do harm to the North Korean people.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038483", "text": "And I have said that the latest developments in North Korea are a matter of concern and that is why we have taken the steps that we've taken.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038484", "text": "But North Korea has unfortunately chosen another path, a different path, the path of provocative behavior and rhetoric that has only served to isolate it further and to bring more harm to its economy through sanctions and the like.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038485", "text": "So Tom Donilon is in Russia and he had a meeting, and the readout from Yuri Ushakov was that the Russians feel like, A, Congress is a Russophobic Congress; and, B, the administration is taking no action to get Congress in line.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038486", "text": "But as I've said repeatedly, not just in the last week but for my entire time at this podium, we have an important relationship with Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038487", "text": "But those are matters of importance between Russia and the United States, as are a variety of international issues that we work on with the Russians and cooperate on, and other matters like Syria and elsewhere where we have disagreements.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038488", "text": "So I just want to be clear, out of -- in response to your question, that it is our assessment that North Korea has not demonstrated the capability to deploy a nuclear-armed missile.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038489", "text": "Tom Donilon is going to Russia I think this weekend.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038490", "text": "National Security Advisor Donilon is traveling to Russia, and he will be meeting with senior officials of the Russian government and discussing a range of topics that are important in our bilateral relationship.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038491", "text": "I imagine that North Korea will be one of the issues that he discusses in these meetings, but there are, of course, a number of other issues, very important matters that we regularly discuss with our Russian counterparts.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038492", "text": "So that relationship between China and North Korea and also between Russia and North Korea is one that we hope can be utilized to bring about some change in behavior.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038493", "text": "And we continue a process that leaves open to Iran the opportunity to pursue a diplomatic resolution to this problem.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038494", "text": "I think it is a simple fact that China, uniquely among nations, has a relationship that allows them to influence, potentially, the North Koreans.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038495", "text": "We clearly have differences with Russia on some issues, and we make those differences clear.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038496", "text": "So then, in the same press conference, Secretary Kerry also said that North Korea would lose any confrontation with the U.S.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038497", "text": "A lot of the criticism of Friends of Syria of the Syrian government, of Bashar al-Assad, has fallen on Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038498", "text": "North Korea has renewed some of its threats against the United States.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038499", "text": "To follow up Ed's question, Khatib specifically ask for NATO and U.S. to provide Patriot missile protection for rebels from -- to Syria.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038500", "text": "Two quick questions on Syria, following on -- you said earlier that the administration really is trying now to build a case that -- MR", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038501", "text": "North Korea should stop its provocative threats and instead concentrate on abiding by its international obligations.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038502", "text": "Previously, in times of tension with North Korea, the administration has communicated directly with Pyongyang through various diplomatic channels, including the U.N.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038503", "text": "And we continue to work with not just the South Koreans but other allies in the region on this important matter, and to make clear what the actions we're taking are; what our view is of the rhetoric emanating from North Korea.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038504", "text": "Jay, the U.N. today passed a treaty regulating world commerce and arms trading.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000038505", "text": "Well, look, I think the leadership in North Korea says a lot of things, and it tends to be bellicose and provocative of late.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038506", "text": "Trained as an engineer, Jewell has broad private sector experience in energy and finance, as well as a commitment to conservation.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000038507", "text": "The fact is that terrible recession, the Great Recession -- the worst economy that we've faced in our lifetimes -- took nearly 9 million jobs.", "issue": "Recession"}
{"id": "0000038508", "text": "Today, China announced it would increase its defense budget by 10 percent.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038509", "text": "He also takes his responsibility in conducting the war against al Qaeda as authorized by Congress in a way that is fully consistent with our Constitution and all the applicable laws.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038510", "text": "He takes the absolute necessity to conduct our war against al Qaeda and its affiliates in a way that's consistent with the Constitution and our laws very seriously.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038511", "text": "Well, you talk about the consequences if the payroll tax isn't extended.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000038512", "text": "And our policy is founded upon the goal that Iran will not acquire a nuclear weapon, and the President is very serious about that.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038513", "text": "Israel is a vibrant democracy, and we look forward to learning the results of that election when they are available.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000038514", "text": "France and Britain have indicated their willingness to bypass the European embargo on the Syrian opposition.", "issue": "embargo"}
{"id": "0000038515", "text": "They pay good money to lobby us to make sure their interests are represented in Washington.", "issue": "lobby"}
{"id": "0000038516", "text": "And what's important to remember is we went into Afghanistan because we were attacked from Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038517", "text": "He is winding down this war and he is withdrawing American troops.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038518", "text": "According to a U.N. nuclear reporter, Iran has been installing advanced centrifuges at its main uranium plant.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038519", "text": "The burden of sanctions could be eased, but the onus is on Iran to turn its stated readiness to negotiate into tangible action.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038520", "text": "They are why Iran is suffering under a sanctions regime that is more strict and more universally applied than any in history, and a regime that's having a real impact -- a negative impact on the Iranian economy and on its political structure.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038521", "text": "The conflict in Syria looks like it's overspilling into Lebanon now with the Free Syrian Army is engaged in battles with Hezbollah in Lebanon.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038522", "text": "We are constantly evaluating the situation in Syria and evaluating our policies with regards to Syria, as you would expect.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038523", "text": "One of the things that we've talked about this week that is of great interest to governors, both Republican and Democratic governors, is the need to invest in our infrastructure.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000038524", "text": "Staying on Syria quickly, you talk about consequences if the Assad government is found to be using chemical weapons.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038525", "text": "Well, President Obama, as he promised, ended the war in Iraq and we have withdrawn all U.S. military personnel from Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038526", "text": "The world he inherited was one that included America at war in two places, in two countries, with, I believe, an excess of 130, 000 troops in combination -- Iraq and Afghanistan.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038527", "text": "And he is now, having ended the war in Iraq, winding down the war in Afghanistan.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038528", "text": "Jay, the most recent recession is blamed in part on the financing of the war in Iraq.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000038529", "text": "As you know, with U.S. leadership at the United Nations Security Council, a resolution sanctioning North Korea passed unanimously with Russian and Chinese support -- a not insignificant occurrence.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038530", "text": "I think business investment increasing is a positive economic sign.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000038531", "text": "Well, as you know, the United States continues to have significant troop presence in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038532", "text": "As a Nobel Prize winning physicist or scientist, Steve brought to the Energy Department a unique understanding of both the urgent challenge presented by climate change and the tremendous opportunity that clean energy represents for our country.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000038533", "text": "The President promised to end that war, and he did.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038534", "text": "And he is now focused on winding down the war in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038535", "text": "The fact is we judge Iran by its behavior -- not by its words, but by its actions -- and they are consistently in violation of their United Nations obligations, their international obligations.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038536", "text": "It would mark yet another provocative step by Iran and will only invite further isolation by the international community.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038537", "text": "Today a trade agreement with Mexico that sets a minimum price for Mexican tomatoes expires.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000038538", "text": "The issue with Iran is we have pursued a policy that has imposed upon that country the most severe sanctions regime in history with significant economic consequences.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038539", "text": "And over the past four years this administration has dedicated unprecedented resources to secure the border, taken important steps to make interior and worksite enforcement of our immigration law smarter and more effective.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000038540", "text": "There were weekend reports of a very significant explosion at a nuclear facility in Iran -- Fordow; Fordow is the name of it, near Qom.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038541", "text": "I think we've seen the opposition in Syria make continued progress.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038542", "text": "As announced over the weekend by the Department of Defense, U.S. Africa Command will support the French military by conducting aerial refueling missions as operations in Mali continue.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038543", "text": "One of the developments that's important in our relationship with Russia is that when we have disagreements we're very clear about them, but we do not let them get in the way of necessarily the areas of cooperation that we have pursued.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038544", "text": "Iran is paying a high price for its refusal to abide by its obligations under United Nations Security Council resolutions and will continue to pay a high price.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038546", "text": "Supporting democracy and human rights is a fundamental principle behind the President's policy in the region and the world, and he will carry that message on this trip.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000038547", "text": "You mean a tax --", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000038548", "text": "We have the war in Libya spread out into Mali.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038549", "text": "We've now seen the leader in Afghanistan implicated in this.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038550", "text": "They're not part of -- the fact is on sanctions, for example, Senator Hagel supported an aggressive sanctions regime against Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038551", "text": "A woman runs homeland security for this country, Secretary Napolitano.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000038552", "text": "There are -- the Cabinet Secretary in charge of the most important piece of domestic policy legislation in a generation is a woman, Kathleen Sebelius.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000038553", "text": "We continue to urge the adoption of a constitution that respects fundamental freedoms, individual rights, and the rule of law consistent with Egypt's international obligations and commitments, and that is written through a consultative, inclusive process.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000038554", "text": "Democracy depends on strong institutions and on the important checks and balances that provide accountability.", "issue": "Democracy"}
{"id": "0000038555", "text": "We support democracy, and so speaking out in support of democracy should not surprise -- the fact that we do that should not surprise anyone around the world because that's a hard and fast position of this administration and of this country.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000038556", "text": "I guess in the interest of anything goes -- -- on November 6th, the state of Colorado and the state of Washington voted to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.", "issue": "marijuana"}
{"id": "0000038557", "text": "Speaking of mental health issues, the National Alliance for Mental Illness -- or of Mental Illness reports that during the recession states trimming their budgets cut almost $2 billion from mental health services.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000038558", "text": "The issue of mental health is something that both the President and others in this administration who have broadly addressed health care issues, including Secretary Sibelius, believes is very important.", "issue": "health care"}
{"id": "0000038559", "text": "Back in October, there were similar reports out of North Korea that they met with members of the NSC and the CIA.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038560", "text": "You and the President have both described the use of chemical weapons by Syria as a bright line that must not be crossed without incurring serious consequences.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038561", "text": "We have to look at areas of education and mental health, as well as other areas of law enforcement, areas of culture -- as was asked earlier.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000038562", "text": "MR I would simply say that the issue of corruption is one of concern and has been in Afghanistan.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000038563", "text": "With respect to Iran, we have consistently framed that issue around Iran's profound failure to meet its international obligations with respect to its nuclear program.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038564", "text": "The President's commitment to preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon is categorical and clear.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038565", "text": "He has through his efforts unified the international community in pressuring Iran and viewing Iran as the problem.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038566", "text": "But it is important to remember that 95 to 97 percent of the missions the U.S. forces embark on in Afghanistan, they do so with their Afghan partners.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038567", "text": "And it is important to remember, because we are focused on decimating al Qaeda -- that's why we're in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038568", "text": "The meeting in Chicago in May of NATO will I think be focused a great deal on the implementation of that policy, of making sure that we can turn over security lead by the end of 2014.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038569", "text": "As you know, the President has always made clear that he believes higher education is important for everyone.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000038570", "text": "So people are really amazed how this country -- I know it's not the government; you have a democracy, but first and foremost, it's the parliamentary responsibility, not government responsibility -- how this country deals with the debt crisis.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000038571", "text": "Turning to Syria, Secretary Clinton said last week that there could be a civil war with a very determined and well-armed and eventually well-financed opposition.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038572", "text": "He made clear in the campaign for President in 2008 that he would end the war in Iraq -- he did.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038573", "text": "But in terms of the forces that are there now and the policy of this President, as was the case with Iraq, we are ending that war in 2014.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038574", "text": "There was an issue about the definition of terrorism.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000038575", "text": "Sixth straight day of cross-border hostilities, firing artillery between Syria and Turkey, clearly that the civil war to some extent is spilling over into Turkey.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038576", "text": "As part of this offer, the U.S. military has agreed to provide air ambulance and medical treatment at a facility suitable for her condition if it becomes necessary.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038577", "text": "Reports that Iran is using Iraqi airspace to deliver weapons to Syria, the issue came up today in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038578", "text": "On China, Secretary Panetta returned from his trip there, and we quoted that Chinese leaders are expressing concern over our U.S. military shift to the Pacific.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038579", "text": "There are some protests in China that the U.S. presence has emboldened other countries like Japan on territorial disputes.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038580", "text": "No, look, we believe that good relations between China and Japan benefit everyone in the region.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038581", "text": "He has fulfilled the promise to end to war in Iraq, and he is fulfilling his promise with regards to Afghanistan.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038582", "text": "On North Korea, I hear that President Obama has extended sanctions against North Korea for one more year.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038583", "text": "He promised to focus our goals in Afghanistan and in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region on going after senior al Qaeda leadership, including Osama bin Laden.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038584", "text": "Jay, in his campaign speeches, President Obama often talks about the end of the war in Iraq, supporting military and military families.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038585", "text": "The President's position, unequivocally, is that he is committed to preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and we share that view with Israel and Israel's leadership in a way that has been made clear again and again.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038586", "text": "And when a doctor offers you a prescription for an illness, it shouldn't make the illness worse.", "issue": "illness"}
{"id": "0000038587", "text": "And we share an assessment of where Iran is and what its capacities are and what timelines look like.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038588", "text": "We share a view of where Iran is.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038589", "text": "And while the Republican approach denigrates forms of energy like wind, this President believes that investing in renewable energy is essential to enhancing our energy independence.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000038590", "text": "But you mean types of energy, you don't mean --", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000038591", "text": "As part of the very detailed proposal that he's put forward and that has been endorsed by our ISAF partners, we are now beginning to draw down U.S. forces from Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038592", "text": "And we, as part of that relationship, that security relationship that we have with Israel, communicate all the time about Iran and other issues in the region that are of concern to Israel.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038593", "text": "The President is also committed, when it comes to Afghanistan, to winding that war down.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038594", "text": "North Korea has had some quite serious flooding.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038595", "text": "It's based on tested technology, and it's the most effective missile defense program in terms of combating the threat from Iran.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000038596", "text": "The PNTR, the Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Russia has passed through a couple of key committees on the Hill.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038597", "text": "And so he has no tolerance for the leaks, and that's why he has spoken to this issue in the way that he has.", "issue": "tolerance"}
{"id": "0000038598", "text": "U.N. Secretary General said today that Syria should categorically state that it will not use chemical weapons under any circumstances.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038599", "text": "And this President believes very strongly that education is a key element of our economic picture.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000038600", "text": "On Syria, Reuters is reporting that the White House has crafted a presidential directive that would authorize greater covert assistance for the rebels.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038601", "text": "And we agree that the situation in Syria is serious.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038602", "text": "As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated today, Russia and China could play, or will play, a key role in this.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038603", "text": "The risk, as we've said in the past, is that that situation will dissolve into a broader, sectarian civil war -- they could have broader implications for the region, could involve other nations.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038604", "text": "We have a very important relationship with China that encompasses a lot of different areas.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038605", "text": "The middle class, I think everyone recognizes, suffered significantly during the recession, and even prior to the recession was under a great deal of pressure.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000038606", "text": "Jay, the Secretary of State has accused Russia of providing attack helicopters to Assad's forces in Syria, and Russia has accused the United States of supplying arms to the rebels.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038607", "text": "And that is why it is so important that China as well as countries around the globe -- major economies around the globe need to take the necessary actions to continue economic growth and continue job creation.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038608", "text": "And if it does, the chance for a broader, sectarian civil war in Syria will be enhanced greatly.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038609", "text": "The relationship that the Russian government has with Syria is a longstanding one, and we simply have a difference of opinion about circumstances now with regards to Assad.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038610", "text": "The President has wound down the war in Iraq -- you're getting savings from that.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038611", "text": "I think the situation in Syria continues to evolve.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038612", "text": "He has ended the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038613", "text": "As your friends are pointing out, I think you mean intervene in Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038614", "text": "He is the President's envoy to Russia, has been integral in the effort at improving -- that this administration undertook, that this President undertook, to improve relations with Russia in the wake of the previous administration's relations with Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038615", "text": "Well, Ed, the administration opposed gender discrimination in all forms.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000038616", "text": "I think we, again, oppose gender discrimination in all cases.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000038617", "text": "Again, Ed, we oppose gender discrimination in all its forms -- in all its forms.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000038618", "text": "We have, working with Russia and other nations, supported the Kofi Annan plan.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038619", "text": "Well, I think Iran has been transparent.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038620", "text": "We are also focused on preventing Iran from continuing to financially, materially and logistically support the Syrian regime.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038621", "text": "And I think the fact that it is Iran that is coming to Assad's aid here is only further evidence of how isolated and beyond the pale Assad and his behavior have become.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038622", "text": "One of the often-overlooked facts about the recovery that we've had thus far since the great recession is that there has been substantial private sector job creation, even as the economy at the state and local level has shed jobs.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000038623", "text": "Does not believe Iran is going to build a nuclear bomb, seemingly taking a position less strident, perhaps, than Prime Minister Netanyahu's assessment of the situation.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038624", "text": "I mean, this is a leadership issue in China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038625", "text": "As is appropriate, personnel actions, investigations and otherwise, that affect members of the military are handled by the Defense Department.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038626", "text": "Has the request been made to China -- I can only say that we've raised the situation, the allegations.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038627", "text": "North Korea has threatened to take specific military action against Seoul and President Lee.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038628", "text": "And I think their assessment of the value of education in the current economy is a little suspect.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000038629", "text": "The $4 trillion in deficit reduction, about $2 trillion of that is from winding down the war in Iraq.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038630", "text": "We are concerned but not surprised that U.N. observers -- I think you're aware of this -- in Syria have faced incidents of violence while on the ground.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038631", "text": "And then, domestically within China, the Chinese government put out a statement that suggested no such thing, that they -- the United States was acting in a way that was inappropriate.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038632", "text": "And they kept calling hospital officials to give them food.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000038633", "text": "We are still emerging from the worst recession since the Great Depression -- the worst economic condition that I believe anybody in this room has ever experienced.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000038634", "text": "And as an observer of Russia, I know you know that our policy towards Russia, our engagement with Russia, the reset policy, if you will, has obviously proceeded with President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin in power.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038635", "text": "Secondly, because of this President's focus on a specific mission in Afghanistan, it has been this President's policy and this administration's policy that the number-one priority of our mission in Afghanistan is to disrupt, dismantle and ultimately defeat al Qaeda.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038636", "text": "Continuing their close consultations on global issues of common concern, the President and French President Sarkozy held a video teleconference today to discuss Syria, Iran and stability in the oil markets.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038637", "text": "On Iran, both leaders expressed hope that Iran would take advantage of the upcoming P5-plus-1 talks to address the international community's concerns about the Iranian nuclear program.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038638", "text": "On Syria, Kofi Annan is calling for a U.N. observer team to go to Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038639", "text": "Jay, in Syria today the government forces killed 30 people in a bombardment of a single town, and this is the day after Assad's government demanded written assurances from the rebels that they would lay down their arms.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038640", "text": "Iran has refused to close down its uranium enrichment labs.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038641", "text": "On Syria, we strongly support the plan put forward by Kofi Annan.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038642", "text": "It allowed for significant assistance and cooperation from Russia for the trans-shipment of materiel and other goods to our troops in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038643", "text": "And obviously Russia cooperates because they believe -- the leadership there believes that it's in their interest.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038644", "text": "We're focusing on women because there are a number of issues that are important with regards to women in the economy, women's safety, women in education, that are very distinct and important, and we're proud to host the conference.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000038645", "text": "It would certainly be possible given that Syria is a major topic of conversation right now among the world's leaders with the President.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038646", "text": "Our issues with North Korea are today as they were in the past, and we're continuing to focus on that as part of the overall issue of nuclear security.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038647", "text": "I mean, our position on Syria and the Assad regime is clear and it has not changed.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038648", "text": "Oh, it's a -- the President meets with the head of NATO on a relatively regular basis, and I think this is just a part of that.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038649", "text": "Those who would be reconciled need to lay down their arms, renounce al Qaeda, promise to abide by the Afghan constitution.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000038650", "text": "And in accordance with the President's strategy, as agreed to at Lisbon by NATO, we will finish the transfer to Afghan security lead in 2014.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038651", "text": "The President, as you've made the case, has put in the tightest sanctions ever on Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038652", "text": "The overall -- the broader impact and the goal is to raise the price of intransigence, and we believe it will have that effect as part of the overall sanctions regime.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000038653", "text": "So it is the assessment of this President, it is the assessment of NATO, that the timetable that is governing the drawdown, that is governing the transition, is the right timetable.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038654", "text": "It is certainly true that the price of oil is driven by a global market, and that's a point I make when asked about what tools the American government has to drive down prices at the pump.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000038655", "text": "And second, as far as Afghanistan and Pakistan is concerned, Afghanistan has now bringing those who were supporting al Qaeda and Talibans now into the mainstream of accepting the Afghanistan constitution", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038656", "text": "On Afghanistan, the nation has learned a lot over the past couple days about Sergeant Bales, the suspect in the mass shooting in Afghanistan, and it's raised questions about his personal history and about the strains of war, multiple tours of duty.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038657", "text": "Well, as a veteran of a lot of trips focused on -- as part of this trip is -- on investments that this administration has made in alternative energy, I beg to differ.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000038658", "text": "The President's approach to our dealings with Iran, I think, has been made clear.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038659", "text": "I think we are speaking about China, and our relationship with China and our trade relationship with China is extremely important.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038660", "text": "After all, they have been waging war on their own people for many, many months now.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038661", "text": "And the toll of that war continues to increase.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038662", "text": "I understand the military doesn't think that's true.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038663", "text": "This administration is focused on our very important relationship with China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038664", "text": "It is also important that as China becomes a bigger and bigger economic power, that China play by the same set of rules that other major economic powers play by.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038665", "text": "And if you look at Russia and the reset, one of the main elements of the reset was the cooperation that Russia was providing to the United States on Iran.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038666", "text": "Jay, the IAEA report makes clear that Iran has made considerable progress towards obtaining a nuclear weapon.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038667", "text": "I think those who cover Iran closely can speak at length about the kind of pressure that the international sanctions regime has placed on Iran and on the regime.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038668", "text": "There are reports that a U.S. Predator drone and a French fighter jet were involved in striking Qaddafi's compound -- convoy that led to his death.", "issue": "drone"}
{"id": "0000038669", "text": "These are provisions, broadly and specifically with regards to infrastructure, that Republicans have traditionally supported broadly.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000038670", "text": "The sanctions have had an effect on the people of Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038671", "text": "But you are absolutely right that Iran continues to limit its level of cooperation in a way that certainly casts even more doubt on the sincerity of their insistence that they aren't pursuing nuclear weapons.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038672", "text": "Well, without specifying, certainly there -- concerns about Iran's rogue behavior, its pursuit of nuclear weapons technology and nuclear weapons is not limited to the United States, Europe or Israel.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000038673", "text": "As you saw from the General Assembly vote on a similar resolution, the overwhelming number of nations in the world is on the side of Syria, the Syrian people, and not with the Assad regime.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038674", "text": "Infrastructure used to be something that Republicans and Democrats supported in a broad bipartisan coalition.", "issue": "Infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000038675", "text": "We are very focused on the threat that Iran poses and the fact that Iran has not upheld its responsibilities with regards to international commitments, specifically its nuclear program.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038676", "text": "I don't think at 9.1 percent unemployment they expect Congress to be dealing with matters only that will have a positive effect on their lives in 2014, if at all.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000038677", "text": "It is obvious that not every investment is going to succeed, and we are disappointed that this one didn't.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000038678", "text": "And we are doing it -- we're ending that war in a responsible way.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038679", "text": "On Afghanistan, he made clear during the campaign that partly because of the preoccupation and focus on Iraq, the effort in Afghanistan was neglected.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038680", "text": "The reason why we oppose an effort to have statehood declared by the U.N. is because it's counterproductive and it won't bring them any close to statehood.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000038681", "text": "Also, on Afghanistan, he said he would undertake a complete review of policy, one that is -- force decisions that would be free of politics.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038682", "text": "And the extraordinary service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform as well as our civilians in Afghanistan is what makes success possible.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038683", "text": "It's just -- we don't want be buying all this important technology from the Indians, the Chinese, the Europeans, the Brazilians.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000038684", "text": "There's nothing on average Americans' minds more than the economy, their concerns about the fact that it's not growing fast enough, their concerns that employment isn't increasing fast enough.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000038685", "text": "The fact of the matter is we are fighting a war in Afghanistan, and one of the problems we've had, which is where this issue arises from, is with the safe havens that the Haqqani network has in Pakistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038686", "text": "And by taking that approach it made it clear to the world that Iran was the problem.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038687", "text": "There are multiple rounds of sanctions on Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038688", "text": "Well, I don't think there is an alternative to holding Iran accountable for this.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038689", "text": "Will Korea buy Chevy Sonics or -- I think the trade agreement is a pretty significant deal.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038690", "text": "Other U.S. officials have said this was a U.S. drone, and we know this is an American.", "issue": "drone"}
{"id": "0000038691", "text": "It does not represent the views of our military, and it certainly does not represent the conduct of our men and women in uniform, or our general respect for the religious practices and beliefs of the Afghan people.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038692", "text": "The new budget projections that just came out predict 9 percent unemployment next year when the President is facing reelection, 1.7 percent growth for this year.", "issue": "unemployment"}
{"id": "0000038693", "text": "We had a recession that cost 8 million American jobs that, in the month prior -- in the quarter prior to and the quarter during which he was sworn into office, the economy was contracting at something like 6 percent.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000038694", "text": "And to follow up on that, on Syria, you used the very strong language and you condemned Syrian regime, obviously.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038695", "text": "Can you please tell us, do you think Turkey, as the longest border with Syria, can --", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000038696", "text": "I think we've made clear that we believe -- the President believes that Syria will be better off -- would be better off without President Assad.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038697", "text": "The international community is increasingly speaking with one voice on Syria in unified condemnation of Assad's brutality against his people.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038698", "text": "You've stepped up sanctions on Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038699", "text": "First of all, the savings gleaned by winding down the wars in Afghanistan are savings created by policy decisions.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038700", "text": "But the relationship is important and, obviously, fighting terrorism is important.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000038701", "text": "China has fought the strongest international action on both Iran and Syria, going back some time, including the veto 10 days ago of the U.N. Security Council action on Syria.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038702", "text": "He is not the leader of China, but the presumed future leader of China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038703", "text": "On Syria, last week you said that the Assad regime is not going to last.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038704", "text": "I think he made clear when the -- during the Mexican state visit and the press conference he had then that he found out about this through news reports.", "issue": "the press"}
{"id": "0000038705", "text": "We've had sanctions on Syria for a long time.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038706", "text": "This recession caused the loss of 8 million jobs.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000038707", "text": "Last night, UK Chancellor George Osborne endorsed a plan to separate retail banking from investment banking activities as part of a response to the global financial crisis.", "issue": "banking"}
{"id": "0000038708", "text": "The Kerry report, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee report that you said that the administration did or the White House did not agree with all of its conclusions, one of the conclusions was that stabilization projects in Afghanistan do not always lead to stabilization.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038709", "text": "The challenges that Afghanistan faces as a country remain significant.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038710", "text": "This recession caused 8 million jobs to be lost.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000038711", "text": "The President said he would end the war responsibly in Iraq and he would end our combat mission.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038712", "text": "Afghanistan is -- faces a lot of challenges as a country.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038713", "text": "Jay, Israel has accused Iran and Hezbollah of being behind bombings at embassies today in India and Georgia.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038714", "text": "Remember that the situation in Syria is one where peaceful protests were fired upon, and that when -- that the violence is pretty one-sided here.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038715", "text": "And then, his budget calls for carried interest to be taxed as ordinary income, something obviously Mitt Romney benefits from very much, that tax provision.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000038716", "text": "We know that saying that any woman can be denied access to these preventive services by her employer is absolutely the wrong approach.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000038717", "text": "The President led his monthly meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with his national security team this morning.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038718", "text": "The group also discussed our strategic partnership with Afghanistan and the progress being made to build and sustain the Afghan national security forces.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038719", "text": "And given that the last combat troops are scheduled to leave in 2014, in the context of a decade-long war, this isn't a huge window.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038720", "text": "The important contingencies -- or rather, the conditions of reconciliation -- not contingencies but conditions -- are renouncing violence, renouncing terrorism, laying down your arms, and abiding by the Afghan constitution.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000038721", "text": "So you've been experiencing that squeeze for a long time and maybe you have a job, fortunately, but you're being hit by higher energy prices, you're worried about your mortgage, you're worried about sending your child or children to college.", "issue": "mortgage"}
{"id": "0000038722", "text": "Again, I'm not talking about Syria but I'm just talking about the different options available to us -- taking actions multilaterally with allies, unilaterally through sanctions and that kind of thing.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038723", "text": "Threats to information and communications infrastructure pose a serious economic and national security challenge for the United States and our partners, which is why the President has made cyber security one of his top priorities.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000038724", "text": "We are pleased with the fact that NATO announced I think yesterday or the day before that it is extending the military mission another 90 days.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038725", "text": "But there's no question this is a -- the domestic housing market was hit very hard by this worst recession since the Great Depression and it remains a challenge that we're addressing.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000038726", "text": "That includes 70 percent cut in clean energy, drastic cuts in education, for example, and then significant reductions or dismantling of Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid, in terms of the balanced budget amendment.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000038727", "text": "We obviously -- we live in a democracy with a divided government and a two-party system that's very robust and competitive, and we deal with that reality.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000038728", "text": "I ask this against the background of NATO acknowledging that one of its strikes Sunday accidentally struck a residential neighborhood in the capital, killing civilians.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038729", "text": "I can tell you this, that ending pay discrimination in the workplace is a key priority for the President.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000038730", "text": "He has had to make important decisions on Afghanistan, deal with Libya, deal with other economic issues.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038731", "text": "There's some concern in Israel that there might be attacks, that there might be another war, especially when the U.N. votes on the Palestinian referendum.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000038732", "text": "The members of the political opposition met in Syria for the first time in this current cycle of unrest.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038733", "text": "Iran's ambassador to Moscow said today that Iran is capable of carrying out military strikes on U.S. interests all around the world if Iran is attacked.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038734", "text": "MR I think it explicitly bans insider trading as well as does a number of other things that are included in the bill.", "issue": "trading"}
{"id": "0000038735", "text": "While he was expressing his exasperation with Congress yesterday, the President said, I've been doing Afghanistan and bin Laden and the Greek crisis.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038736", "text": "What President said Sunday was good that war is not against Islam or the Muslims.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038737", "text": "We understand how long this war has gone on.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038738", "text": "We have long had an agreement with Korea.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038739", "text": "And they -- and what the President demonstrated in the way he negotiated the deal with Korea was that he does not believe trade deals are inherently the right thing to do.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038740", "text": "I would refer you to NATO for operational details about how NATO should run this mission.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038741", "text": "And then a senior administration official said last night that NATO had in fact agreed to the entire operation.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038742", "text": "And today -- to answer the second part of your question -- today, as I speak, the authority -- command and control authority for the enforcement of the no-fly zone is being shifted to NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038743", "text": "He's got to continue the fight against terrorism, continue with his national security issues.", "issue": "terrorism"}
{"id": "0000038744", "text": "But let's be clear, the rule does not require any individual or institution to provide contraception.", "issue": "contraception"}
{"id": "0000038745", "text": "But the point we're making is that Russia must realize that betting everything on Assad is a recipe for failure -- not just for Russia's interests in Syria, but for the stability of the region and for Syria's future.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038746", "text": "The secondary objective is to make sure that Afghanistan does not become a haven for terrorists again, as it was in the past.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038747", "text": "And former Pakistani President Musharraf is saying that rogue members of the military may have helped bin Laden hide for years near Islamabad.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038748", "text": "Well, I mean, we strongly condemn and oppose the violence in Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038749", "text": "Well, we've been increasing pressure against Syria as well, with the sanction we've announced --", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038750", "text": "As for Syria, we, again, strongly condemn the Syrian government's use of violence.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038751", "text": "Now, you know obviously that Syria already is under some significant sanctions by the United States, but we're looking at other means to increase the pressure on the regime and the Syrian government in a targeted way.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038752", "text": "Having an ambassador in Syria has allowed us to be in Syria, basically in the presence of the government, to make our views known directly and not via long distance.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038753", "text": "Remember in that terrible recession -- the worst since the Great Depression -- this country lost 8 million jobs before this administration had a chance for its economic policies even to go to work.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000038754", "text": "Syria has significant economic interest in Europe compared to the U.S.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038755", "text": "And on Syria, I didn't get the impression from your comments that the ongoing activity of the Syrian government in repressing its people have speeded up this decision process on possible new sanctions.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038756", "text": "I count Syria as the only country on the list of state sponsors of terrorism with whom we have diplomatic relations.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038757", "text": "I think NATO and the Defense Department would be able to give you more specifics.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038758", "text": "The president, or the head, of Walmart says that there's very serious inflation coming in food, clothing, retail.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000038759", "text": "And that would bring me back to those areas like education, and research and development, and infrastructure that are simply too important to our economic future to shortchange now because of what they can do for us going forward.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000038760", "text": "Their work is essential to building a stronger Afghanistan for the benefit of all its citizens.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038761", "text": "Well, my understanding is there were protests around Afghanistan, and that we are still assessing what the cause of the protest was, what the motivation behind them was, and specifically this protest that led to this horrific action that was taken.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038762", "text": "But that the -- that it is not a professional military I think is a notion we can agree on.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038763", "text": "The team that focuses on the region, focuses on Syria, I'm sure is evaluating the situation.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038764", "text": "Well, NATO has assumed sole command of the operation, both the enforcement of the no-fly zone and the enforcement of the arms embargo and the enforcement of the civilian protection aspect of the mission.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038765", "text": "Has that been decided the military would --", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038766", "text": "Has the Pakistani government now gone in, or the Pakistani army gone in to secure this compound since we --", "issue": "army"}
{"id": "0000038767", "text": "I don't think we have a particular target price, because the President has made clear that he does not believe that it is the proper role of government in the long term to be an owner of a private corporation.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000038768", "text": "Look, the long-term trend on manufacturing since the bottom of the recession is quite positive, and I think we remain optimistic that manufacturing has a good future.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000038769", "text": "Democracy depends on strong institutions and the important checks and balances that provide accountability.", "issue": "Democracy"}
{"id": "0000038770", "text": "We have an important relationship with Russia that encompasses a lot of issues.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038771", "text": "We don't agree with Russia on every issue, but we certainly have agreed on many and have made significant progress as a result of the agreement that we do have.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038772", "text": "You were talking about Syria a couple days ago and you said the lessons of Iraq are not too far in the distant past, that lessons are to be learned from Iraq at the start of the war more than a decade ago.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038773", "text": "What we have called on Russia to do is to take action that it's directly responsible for, which is the movement of its military and its actions consistent with its agreements with the Ukrainians.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038774", "text": "MR You know what, I think every woman in here ought to be offended by that.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000038775", "text": "Perhaps most critically, it would have serious consequences to the flow of trade and travel at our nation's ports of entry.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000038776", "text": "On the Southwest border, our biggest land ports could face waits of up to five hours, functionally closing these ports during core hours.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000038777", "text": "But doesn't that mean the border is less secure if you're taking away hours of --", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000038778", "text": "Presumably they would seek other employment and might not be available when the government reopens.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000038779", "text": "Jay, on the incident in Colombia involving the Secret Service and some members of the U.S. military, the President said over the weekend that if the allegations were confirmed he would be angry.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038780", "text": "But as the President made clear in the wake of the Lisbon NATO meeting, we will have a longer-term commitment to Afghanistan, even as we have transferred security lead over to Afghan forces.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038781", "text": "I think what is happening in Syria is quite clear.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038782", "text": "And they discussed regional stability, reaffirming that China is a part of our engagement here in this important region -- a critical part of that engagement; and our interest, again, in resolving territorial disputes and maritime disputes consistent with international rules of the road.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038783", "text": "So I think it's in the interest of China, Japan, the United States, and the region to see a reduction of tensions around that issue as well.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038784", "text": "On Syria, they expressed their support for sanctions on the Syrian regime, which both the United States and the United Kingdom have pursued, as well as our efforts at the United Nations to support a U.N. Security Council resolution against the Syrian regime.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038785", "text": "President Sarkozy, today, was quite this morning at the U.N., and he seems to be inclined to want a Palestinian state created as a non-member state.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000038786", "text": "And on Iran, frankly, we've been in lockstep with the French in terms of pursuing sanctions at the U.N. Security Council, and then in terms of pursuing our own coordinated national and European Union sanctions.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038787", "text": "He laid out his deep concerns about Iran, which we certainly share, and again have taken additional action in the last couple of days around our sanctions effort, and again pointed to the importance of peace.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038788", "text": "Iran -- and both leaders believe that the aftermath of the Iranian election provides an opportunity to explore whether a diplomatic solution can be reached to the Iranian nuclear issue.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038789", "text": "It's leading to increased violence within Syria and within the region.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038790", "text": "And so Russia has a fundamental interest in making sure that there is some type of political process that can lead to stability in Syria.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038791", "text": "On the talks on Syria, you and both leaders said that the conversations were very candid.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038792", "text": "To them it's about their interests in Syria, and their interests in Syria fundamentally have to do with stability.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038793", "text": "Syria will be on the agenda tonight at the leaders dinner, and I think the President will have opportunities to speak to some of his counterparts there.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038794", "text": "And a significant amount of that funding will go inside of Syria -- a little less than half -- and then a significant amount will go to some of the countries bearing the burden of these refugee populations -- Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt as well.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038795", "text": "Again, like I said, I think the fundamental view expressed by Russia is not that this is all about Assad.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038796", "text": "The leaders will discuss Syria tonight at the dinner, and we'll have to see what type of language.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038797", "text": "That was motivated in part by concern that Syria had chemical weapons.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038798", "text": "It would make a political settlement in Syria less likely.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038799", "text": "And of course, we would welcome a decision and action by Syria to give up its chemical weapons.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038800", "text": "Chemical weapons were used on August 21st against civilians in Syria, and the Assad regime is the one that used them.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038801", "text": "It is not going to war with Syria.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038802", "text": "Egypt's newly approved constitution upholds basic rights and freedoms.", "issue": "constitution"}
{"id": "0000038803", "text": "They didn't ask to have a Great Recession.", "issue": "Recession"}
{"id": "0000038804", "text": "If they believe that we should not end our combat mission in Afghanistan, they should say so.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038805", "text": "It is not described at all, in any way, in that mission statement from the Security Council resolution, that regime change should be effected through military force; that the mission on paper is the mission that NATO is enforcing.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038806", "text": "Well, I don't think we made projections on employment.", "issue": "employment"}
{"id": "0000038807", "text": "The first meeting that he will have on Sunday will be with President Karzai of Afghanistan -- obviously an important meeting because a central focus of the NATO summit will be on Afghanistan and Afghanistan's future.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038808", "text": "As you know, President Zardari was invited by NATO to attend the summit.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038809", "text": "And Secretary Gates gave a speech -- it was a valedictory speech to NATO -- focused on this, and I think he made fair points.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038811", "text": "Jay, there are reports out of Syria that the rebels are making advances, but part of those advances are being aided by militias, some of which have suspected ties to al Qaeda.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038812", "text": "This is a part of our economy that is significant; 16 million people are employed as a result of agriculture and it represents roughly 5 percent of the Gross Domestic Product.", "issue": "agriculture"}
{"id": "0000038813", "text": "But agriculture is faced with a serious workforce shortage, which is why we're very interested in making sure that immigration reform happens.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000038814", "text": "Russia has staked a lot of credibility in the role that Russia played in helping bring about this agreement.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038815", "text": "Remember, Syria never acknowledged -- in fact, refuted suggestions that it had a chemical weapons stockpile.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038816", "text": "And I noted that Russia obviously has a great deal at stake here when it comes to Syria fulfilling, the regime fulfilling its responsibilities.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038817", "text": "And on the issue of trade, you eloquently spoke about the need for the trade promotion authority and these agreements with Asia.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000038818", "text": "First of all, on Syria, we've heard some initial reaction, but one thing I haven't heard is whether the White House condemns the killing, condemns the bombing of the top officials of the Assad regime.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038819", "text": "There most definitely will be additional costs if Russia escalates this conflict rather than deescalates.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038820", "text": "Russia will likely respond with actions against economic, military and diplomatic interests of the United States.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038821", "text": "And, again, for me it's not just about education -- we're fighting for our country here.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000038822", "text": "He can also take questions on other issues related to education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000038823", "text": "It does not represent the standards of the U.S. military or the conduct with which the overwhelming majority of American men and women in Afghanistan, and before that, in Iraq, conduct themselves.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038824", "text": "But we need $3.6 trillion of investment by the time our decade is through in order to raise it to an appropriate level.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000038826", "text": "The focus of the international community, including Russia, should be on supporting the Ukraine government's efforts to hold a presidential election on May 25.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038827", "text": "The fact of the matter is, because of the crisis in Ukraine we have had more high-level, direct conversations between U.S. and Russian government officials probably in a short period of time than has been had in a long time as a general matter.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038828", "text": "On Iran, the U.S. team is heading off to Vienna this week to begin the process of drafting up a possible nuclear deal with Iran.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038829", "text": "And we have committed to escalating the cost to Russia if Russia engages in efforts to destabilize the May 25 elections.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038830", "text": "He's here to talk about issues around energy and energy efficiency that the President will be discussing this week.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000038831", "text": "This assessment is about presenting actionable science.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000038832", "text": "Ukrainians must decide for themselves the future of Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038833", "text": "We have never proposed or supported a gas tax.", "issue": "tax"}
{"id": "0000038834", "text": "We are concerned that Russia seeks to undermine the May 25th elections.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038835", "text": "It is not for Moscow to dictate to Ukraine or to Ukrainians what the future of Ukraine should be.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038836", "text": "We've made clear that if Russia escalates, the costs will escalate.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038837", "text": "Cyber threats to information and communications infrastructure pose an economic and national security challenge for the United States and our partners, which is why the President has made cyber security one of his top priorities.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000038838", "text": "We do not want to see him remain in Syria for stability's sake, and rather, we view him as the cause of instability in Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038839", "text": "Yesterday, at the Airlines for America briefing, the airline lobby actually said that there would be no effect, that they suspected there would be no significant impact on the air travel system.", "issue": "lobby"}
{"id": "0000038840", "text": "The U.N. has played a positive and very important role in efforts to end the bloodshed there and to hold the Qaddafi regime accountable, and support the Libyan people.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000038841", "text": "Jay, the characterization of Libya -- a delusional leader literally suppressing his people facing sanctions -- it sounds an awful lot like Iran, as well.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038842", "text": "Iran was internally unified in the position it took with regards to its failure to meet its international obligations.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038843", "text": "Iran faces a choice.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038844", "text": "Unemployment had not yet skyrocketed to the point that it would as a result of the recession.", "issue": "Unemployment"}
{"id": "0000038845", "text": "Russia has been a partner with us in passing Iran sanctions at the United Nations Security Council and then pursuing that diplomatic path to try to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038846", "text": "And lastly, on Iran, again, I think we feel like we are in sync with the Russians as it relates to pursuing a diplomatic process through the P5-plus-1.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038847", "text": "And particularly on Syria, I think it was a long piece of the discussion.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038848", "text": "And the United States will continue to talk to Russia and other countries about how can we support that.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038849", "text": "Secondly, by itself it won't solve the problem, because something fundamental has changed within Syria; it demands more than a ceasefire.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038850", "text": "And on the Russian side, if I could speak just more generally, there's a bit of a frustration on their side that the whole conversation about Syria is about Assad must go or not.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038851", "text": "And we've, of course, been together in every major war, and in that context, he'll speak about the sacrifices we're making in Afghanistan, as well as the work that we do together on a range of priorities around the world.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038852", "text": "And also, he'll touch upon the importance of clean energy in the context of both combating climate change and fueling economic growth.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000038853", "text": "Now, China -- so China is not singled out by the fact that we are empowering international rules of the road in these areas.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038854", "text": "Our preference, again, is a China that rises peacefully, successfully, and that is able to partner with the United States and other nations in the region, provided it's in the context of clear rules of the road.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038855", "text": "And at a time of ongoing regional tensions, particularly with regard to North Korea and territorial disputes, the trip offers a chance for the United States to affirm our commitment to a rules-based order in the region.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038856", "text": "Ambassador Rice, back on Ukraine -- it seemed as though earlier in the week senior administration officials were saying that sanctions -- new sanctions could come immediately after the meeting if there was no progress.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038857", "text": "What we're saying is that we believe that Russia has considerable influence over the actions of those who have been engaged in destabilizing activities in eastern Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038858", "text": "Victoria, again, our approach on the range of disagreements we have with Iran has not changed, even as we pursue a potential agreement with Iran with our P5-plus-1 partners over its nuclear weapons program.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038859", "text": "So we continue to have those serious concerns with China, and it's something we'll continue to raise with them.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038860", "text": "I want to ask a question about corruption, particularly in democratic governments in Africa, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, and how it relates to national security.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000038861", "text": "And our administration has sustained those public investments in Africa at a very high level, and overall has increased our public level of investment in Africa.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000038862", "text": "On North Korea, I couldn't hazard a guess as to what the North Korean leadership may or may not do.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000038863", "text": "With regard to Iran, I think they understand the urgency involved.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038864", "text": "Russia reaffirmed its agreement that Iran needs to uphold its international obligations, to live up to those international obligations.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038865", "text": "At the same time, it's important that Iran is isolated diplomatically and politically when it's outside of its international obligations.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038866", "text": "Well, the President and his administration -- Secretary Geithner, Ambassador Kirk, or others, Secretary Clinton -- have consistently over the last three years been pressing on the issues with China like currency, IPR, indigenous innovation, SOEs, et cetera.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038867", "text": "Part of the justification of giving China -- letting them in the WTO was that issues like intellectual property and copyright would be sorted out by that.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038868", "text": "Well, look, we've consistently said that, as it relates to Iran, all options are on the table in terms of our interest in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038869", "text": "So, again, this administration has expressed a very firm commitment to preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038870", "text": "And in the intervening days since we put out that statement on the day that Secretary Clinton left China, I think it was a matter of working through the visa arrangements and the travel arrangements.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038871", "text": "I'm sure the situation in Ukraine will be front and center, as well as the ongoing discussions around the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, the Iran negotiations, and the broad range of issue that we have with the EU.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038872", "text": "But that was predicated on an expectation that Russia would play by the rules of the road, the economic and security rules of the road, international law and the norms and principles that govern responsible international action.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038873", "text": "Russia, obviously, is a country that's supposed to be a big participant in the Nuclear Security Summit.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038874", "text": "Ambassador Rice, from the podium you just said that Russia has not followed the rules of the road.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038875", "text": "We're supporting Ukraine in a very active and affirmative way to get on its economic feet and to be able to conduct the upcoming elections.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038876", "text": "So will Iran and the nuclear negotiations, and the United States' determination above and beyond the nuclear issue that we have security interests and security commitments to our partners in the region that we will stand by and maintain.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038877", "text": "We also believe that part of that commitment to Ukraine and the new Ukrainian government is the need to ensure that the quota reforms for the IMF are passed as well.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038878", "text": "The fourth comment or observation I wanted to make is with respect to trade and the economy.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000038879", "text": "Well, I'd say -- the question was how China is -- how do we think China is looking at this.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038880", "text": "I think that our relationship with China has, in the main, been productive and constructive.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038881", "text": "Third, I think that you've seen in China a debate that's been quite public over the last year or so, about the extent to which China should pursue a more aggressive foreign policy.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038882", "text": "We view nuclear energy as a very important component to the overall portfolio we're trying to build for a clean energy future.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000038883", "text": "It includes a long-term commitment to infrastructure and to a strong reauthorization of our highway bill.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000038884", "text": "Higher education is a critical part of the American Dream, as all of you know.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000038885", "text": "We're not -- we've never asked for an investment in the status quo.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000038886", "text": "People in very different situations -- in some states we have -- Maryland has done a pretty good job of funding education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000038887", "text": "Not relating this question to the death of al-Libi -- the United States has this technology; President Obama has said that the administration should be more transparent about it.", "issue": "technology"}
{"id": "0000038888", "text": "When he took office in January of 2009, you could ask 10 members of the United States military -- or the previous administration what our objective in Afghanistan was and you would get 10 different answers because it was so unclear.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038889", "text": "Jay, earlier you said that the servicemembers who were in Afghanistan -- the conflict there is simpler because of the Obama administration.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038890", "text": "On Syria, the President said that the considerations that went into the U.S. involvement, engagement in Libya would not necessarily apply to Syria.", "issue": "Syria"}
{"id": "0000038891", "text": "For a couple of days, I've been asking you if we're at war in Libya, and I don't think I've gotten an answer yet.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038892", "text": "Secondarily, we needed to refocus our mission on Afghanistan, on particularly al Qaeda -- the threat that brought us to Afghanistan in the first place.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038893", "text": "It doesn't mean they don't talk about Afghanistan and Pakistan, because that's always an issue to be discussed and could be discussed at his weekly meeting, but that is separate from this process.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038894", "text": "As I said yesterday, ending pay discrimination is a key priority for the President, and that is why signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was one of his first acts.", "issue": "discrimination"}
{"id": "0000038895", "text": "So whether it's oil and gas, or what we've done in the renewable sector, or with our infrastructure, this administration has a record of success.", "issue": "infrastructure"}
{"id": "0000038896", "text": "And I think that the United States military is investigating this matter and we have confidence in the Defense Department to handle it.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038897", "text": "The President has spoken a great deal about Afghanistan and his policy in Afghanistan.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038898", "text": "We are in Afghanistan for a reason, and I have I think made clear what that reason is.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038899", "text": "Well, our military has spoken to this and has said that we are not aware of any actions that we have taken that have caused civilian casualties.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038900", "text": "They also reviewed the ongoing discussions at NATO about the transition that will take place regarding command and control efforts and the enforcement of a no-fly zone.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038901", "text": "In terms of the timeline on transition, I think that is still being discussed at NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038902", "text": "We're not in a double-dip recession, but we're not at a point of the kind of robust recovery we should be at to bring employment to the levels that the American people expect.", "issue": "recession"}
{"id": "0000038903", "text": "I think China is recognizing the role of greater exchange rate flexibility in helping to shift to domestic demand.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038904", "text": "And to make everything we do be based on science and evidence.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000038905", "text": "It will also help address root causes of migration, and that hasn't been in past bills.", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000038906", "text": "The issue he goes to bed every night focused on is getting the pandemic under control.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000038907", "text": "Iran must resume compliance with significant nuclear constraints under the deal in order for that to proceed.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038908", "text": "With this EO, no one will be separated or discharged from the military or denied reenlistment on the basis of gender identity.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038909", "text": "Well, as is the case with other areas of our relationship with China, he will take a multilateral approach to engaging with China, and that includes evaluating the tariffs currently in place.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038910", "text": "I think our approach to China remains what it has been since - for the last months, if not longer.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038911", "text": "China is engaged in conduct that it hurts American workers, blunts our technological edge, and threatens our alliances and our influence in international organizations.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038912", "text": "Peaceful protests are a cornerstone of our democracy, but smashing windows is not protesting, and neither is looting.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000038913", "text": "So, clearly, they have a good deal of the vaccine.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000038914", "text": "As the first President in 40 years with a child who served in the military, he has a personal connection to the important role of mil- -- work of the military, the men and women who serve.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038915", "text": "And Israel's Naftali Bennett said that Iran is trying to, quote, end sanctions in exchange for almost nothing.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038916", "text": "President Biden has repeatedly promised to shut down this virus.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000038917", "text": "So, as some of you may have heard, the California and San Francisco Departments of Public Health and the CDC have confirmed that a recent case of COVID-19 among an individual in California was caused by the Omicron variant.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000038918", "text": "So, this is the first confirmed case of COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant detected in the United States.", "issue": "COVID-19"}
{"id": "0000038919", "text": "This President has made the vaccine widely available.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000038920", "text": "But we still feel, at this point in fighting the virus, it's important to move forward with these requirements.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000038921", "text": "And they don't want to see Ukraine become a member of NATO.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038922", "text": "Well, NATO member countries decide who is a member of NATO, not Russia.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038923", "text": "Well, we certainly expect Ukraine to be a major topic of discussion during the conversation, but there are other topics that we also expect to receive some attention.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038924", "text": "And, finally, just on COVID, Dr. Fauci said yesterday the Africa travel bans are being evaluated on a daily basis, that it's possible the policy could end at any time.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000038925", "text": "Of course, we view the territorial integrity of Ukraine as a vital interest -- global interest -- for the global community.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038926", "text": "The last rounds of meetings were disappointing, and Iran did not come to the table prepared to make progress on the sixth round of negotiations.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038927", "text": "The Biden administration today put out a big report about addressing corruption.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000038928", "text": "We just put out a major report on corruption today, too, in advance of the Democracy Summit.", "issue": "corruption"}
{"id": "0000038929", "text": "The Burmese military's regime -- military regime's unjust conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi and the repression of other democratically elected officials are yet further affronts to democracy and justice in Burma.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000038930", "text": "And when it comes to COVID, advocacy groups are very upset that many of those who are coming into this nation are not being vaccinated, and they say it's a ripple effect.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000038931", "text": "It is -- of course, inflation is a term we use here, we use at the Federal Reserve -- a very important economic term.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000038932", "text": "Well, the vast majority of their business and, of course, market impact is in China, not in the United States, as I think you well know.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038933", "text": "I don't think anyone wants to see Iran acquire a nuclear weapon.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038934", "text": "But China is on track to fall short of the goals, primarily boosting imports of U.S. agricultural goods.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038935", "text": "He told the AP that sanctions against Afghanistan would not have any benefit.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038936", "text": "And certainly, that is on the table should Russia decide to invade Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038937", "text": "On Monday, Russia said that it may be forced to deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe in response to NATO's plans to potentially do the same.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038938", "text": "I would just reiterate that NATO is a defensive alliance.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038939", "text": "President Zelenskyy has charged that the wealthiest man in Ukraine, Rinat Akhmetov, is part of a Russian plot to overthrow him.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038940", "text": "And then the second question is on the - on this chip shortage that has now moved beyond just automakers.", "issue": "shortage"}
{"id": "0000038941", "text": "Obviously, attacking the root causes of this migration is something that he knows well, that he's worked on for a long time.", "issue": "migration"}
{"id": "0000038942", "text": "The Houthis, meanwhile, continually demonstrate a desire to prolong the war by attacking Saudi Arabia, including attacks on citizens.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038943", "text": "The third thing I would just note is that NATO is a defensive alliance; it's not an aggressive alliance.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038944", "text": "In addition, we're going to provide the people of Afghanistan 1 million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses through COVAX, bringing our total commitment to 4.3 million doses to date.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038945", "text": "Obviously, we're still battling a pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000038946", "text": "He warned that in the event of hostility from the West, Russia would take retaliatory steps.", "issue": "hostility"}
{"id": "0000038947", "text": "Because of their efforts, our democracy withstood an attack from a mob and the will of the more than 150 million people who voted in the presidential election was ultimately registered by Congress.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000038948", "text": "But they are just continuing to assess every day, every week what information can -- they can update on based on the science.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000038949", "text": "As you said, the President, you know, has often discussed the threat to our democracy.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000038950", "text": "And that -- to them, to companies across the country, to the United States military even -- is a priority in order to keep -- ensure their workplace and their workforce feel safe.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000038951", "text": "This administration has called for equity in education.", "issue": "education"}
{"id": "0000038952", "text": "Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has declared war on this effort over the course of the last several weeks on the Senate floor.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038953", "text": "If you think you have COVID, you're supposed to stay home.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000038954", "text": "Well, I think it depends on what Iran is willing to bring to the table.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038955", "text": "First, in response to my colleague -- on crime, you said local leaders -- more needs to be done by local leaders.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000038956", "text": "Well, we know that COVID -- the fact that we're still fighting a pandemic is on the minds of nearly every American.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000038957", "text": "There's no question that addressing the pandemic is the top issue on people's minds.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000038958", "text": "I'm not familiar with all of the specifics of their -- of their engagement in China, so I'd have to check with our team.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038959", "text": "I also wanted to share that NATO is launching a significant military training exercise called Neptune Strike '22.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038960", "text": "I think most people who want to fight crime would agree that's the right approach.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000038961", "text": "We -- the President ended a 20-year war in Afghanistan -- something he had talked about consistently doing for some time as he was running for President and even before then.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038962", "text": "NATO is a forum to support our eastern flank partners and countries, and that's what the focus has been on.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000038963", "text": "Hence, the decision and the announcement made over the last couple of days, and the fact that we put in a Level 4 advisory back in October, conveying very clearly to Americans they should leave Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038964", "text": "You guys are talking a lot about sanctions for Russia if they dare to invade Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038965", "text": "He oversaw the end of the war in Afghanistan last year.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038966", "text": "We've seen some issues with regard to Iran restricting access to nuclear inspectors.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000038967", "text": "We're leading the world in the number of vaccine -- vaccinations administered, and second only to Israel in the share of population fully vaccinated.", "issue": "vaccine"}
{"id": "0000038968", "text": "On Ukraine, Russia says it needs time to review the U.S. response to their demands -- MS.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038969", "text": "He -- the only decision he's made is to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court -- the first in history -- one who is eminently qualified.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000038970", "text": "And yesterday, Ukraine and Russia sat down for the first time in a long time, along with France and Germany, without the United States, and they agreed to keep the ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine and talk again in two weeks.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038971", "text": "The U.N. chief said that Afghanistan is hanging by a thread.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000038972", "text": "And the fact that we've had more than 100 engagements with countries around the world at a range of levels and formats, as we look to the aggressive behavior of Russia, speaks to that -- speaks to -- it doesn't happen by accident.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038973", "text": "Ukrainian diplomats in Europe are now saying that if Russia invades now, that there'll be many, many millions more.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038974", "text": "On Ukraine, we've seen some of the major European allies talking directly with Putin.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038975", "text": "Just over a year ago, the previous president also promised to select a woman for the Supreme Court.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000038976", "text": "When President Reagan honored his campaign pledge to place the first woman on the Court, he said it symbolizes the unique American opportunity.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000038977", "text": "This administration is now sending Venezuelan migrants arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border to Colombia under Title 42.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000038978", "text": "Former President Trump also promised to choose a woman just over a year ago, and there was no such complaint from the voices on the Right who are speaking out now.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000038979", "text": "Because the criticism is that it would reflect that crime is not a priority of this administration.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000038980", "text": "And the other fact that is never talked about in these Fox packages -- maybe even this one -- is the fact that gun crime is a major driver of crime across the country -- also a fact.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000038981", "text": "And China, at that meeting, also said that it did not view Russia's troops as a threat to Ukraine.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038982", "text": "I can confirm we have developed specific sanctions packages for both Russian elites and their family members if Russia further enga- -- invades Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038983", "text": "He has initiatives on combating crime, but we are seeing crime surge in major cities.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000038984", "text": "They're not fighting in Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038985", "text": "So, of course, we are still at war with a virus; that is continuing.", "issue": "virus"}
{"id": "0000038986", "text": "And, you know, Russia is a country, President Putin is a leader who has invaded two sovereign countries in the last several -- several years.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000038987", "text": "It would help make us more competitive with China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038988", "text": "There's a new report out from the U.N. that says that more than 100 former members of the Afghan government and other Afghan allies of the U.S. have been killed since the Taliban returned to power.", "issue": "U.N."}
{"id": "0000038989", "text": "Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, claiming the lives of 650, 000 people every year, with a disproportionate burden on communities of color.", "issue": "disease"}
{"id": "0000038990", "text": "Lockdowns during the first wave of COVID in the spring of 2020 found that it only reduced COVID mortality by 0.2 percent in the U.S. and Europe, and suggested that they have little to no public health benefit but severe consequences for the economy.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000038991", "text": "And the investment is the latest Biden administration initiative aimed at combatting climate change with a goal to cut the farm sector's greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and put the United States on a path to net-zero emissions by 2050.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000038992", "text": "We were bringing a war to an end; we were not trying to prevent a war, as we are certainly in this case.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000038993", "text": "And all of these harm reduction services that will be supported by these programs are intended to save lives from an epidemic that we know is devastating to communities across the country.", "issue": "epidemic"}
{"id": "0000038994", "text": "But these decisions that are being made at the local level, like you guys always talk about, are out of step with the science that is at the forefront of the CDC, of this White House.", "issue": "science"}
{"id": "0000038995", "text": "I would note that the President has spoken about COVID and his plans and his commitment to addressing the pandemic more than perhaps any other issue since he became President.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000038996", "text": "Well, first, I would say that any joke about rape would certainly be something that everyone in this government would be outraged by, whether it's happening from the mouth of a U.S. official or a foreign official.", "issue": "rape"}
{"id": "0000038997", "text": "And they have conveyed -- and I would just reiterate on their behalf, the USTR officials -- it is on China to show up and follow through on its commitment.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000038998", "text": "It means we agree that invading Ukraine, a sovereign country, is -- violates global norms.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000038999", "text": "He is going to pick an eminently qualified Black woman to nominate to the Supreme Court, and he has a number of potential choices that he's very excited about.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000039000", "text": "You spoke about the urgency with inflation and other issues facing the Fed.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000039001", "text": "Since the previous administration ceased U.S. participation, Iran has rapidly accelerated and reduced cooperation.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000039002", "text": "USTR, since that period of time, has been making a concerted effort to see if China will show serious intent to make good on their purchase commitments.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000039003", "text": "It also does not change the fact that if Russia were to invade, the size and seriousness of the economic consequences and package -- that's not something that China would have the ability to fill in the gaps on.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039004", "text": "What he was conveying very -- very clearly to the American public is that if Russia to -- were to invade and we were to put in place crippling sanctions, that would have consequences or an impact here at home.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039005", "text": "So the -- Ukraine has been experiencing a number of cyberattacks today.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039006", "text": "There's no threat that Ukraine is posing to Russia.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039007", "text": "We are trying to prevent a war here.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000039008", "text": "And then, on COVID, Jake Sullivan has been expressing some concerns about the World Health Organization's latest assessment, specifically because China has not really handed over any of its data from the early months.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000039009", "text": "Ukraine is also feeling a lot of economic pain right now.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039010", "text": "One, the President has no intention of sending U.S. military or U.S. troops to fight in Ukraine.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000039011", "text": "The President of Russia, President Putin, said on Monday that he felt the West was going to impose sanctions basically regardless of what they did.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039012", "text": "Just a short while ago, separatists in eastern Ukraine formally asked President Putin for military help.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039013", "text": "Factually, I think the price of a turkey just a couple of months ago was about $1 more, if we just look back at the facts of what was actually happening at the time.", "issue": "price"}
{"id": "0000039014", "text": "We are not going to be in a war with Russia or putting military troops on the ground in Ukraine fighting Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039015", "text": "He is not sending U.S. troops to fight in Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039016", "text": "There's no scenario -- the President is not sending U.S. troops to fight in Ukraine against Russia.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039017", "text": "But the President is not sending U.S. troops to fight in Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039018", "text": "We don't believe that COVI- -- that the pandemic sees borders.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000039019", "text": "A warning to Russia, yes -- specifically regarding the head of state.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039020", "text": "He's made clear that he's still in Ukraine, proudly and courageously standing up in the face of the Russian attack.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039021", "text": "We are working -- Russia is a part of the P5+1, as we're working and making progress on an Iran nuclear deal.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039022", "text": "And obviously, there was a significant announcement made today by NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000039023", "text": "Well, he was -- he's already in a war -- committed an act of war, invaded a sovereign country.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000039024", "text": "It would require deploying U.S. military to enforce, which would be a direct conflict -- potentially a direct conflict and potentially war with Russia, which is something we are not planning to be a part of.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000039025", "text": "And that was something we committed to with Russia not to pursue.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039026", "text": "The President has no plans to send U.S. military to fight a war in Ukraine against Russia.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000039027", "text": "So, as the President has said, we carved out payments for energy, trade, and transport from our financial sectors -- sanctions with that in mind.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000039028", "text": "He said that defending democracy and liberty is never without a cost.", "issue": "democracy"}
{"id": "0000039029", "text": "And President Zelenskyy has called on Russia to be stripped of its ability to vote in the U.N. Security Council.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039030", "text": "I would expect they will discuss the U.S.-Finnish defense relationship, which is very strong and, in fact, complements Finland's close partnership with NATO.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000039031", "text": "His point being that he wanted to take this war beyond Ukraine.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000039032", "text": "Obviously, the financial sanctions and the steps we've taken have crippled the financial sector so much in Russia that they've kept the stock market closed for a couple of days.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039033", "text": "We have in no way opposed Poland transferring planes to Ukraine.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039034", "text": "Yesterday, Secretary Blinken said that sanctions on Russia over Ukraine have nothing to do with cooperation with Moscow on the Iran nuclear deal.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039035", "text": "This morning, the Democratic and Republican leaders of the committees that oversee trade said that they have a deal on legislation that would in part suspend normal trade relations with both Russia and Belarus.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000039036", "text": "So, they can't backfill the impact of these sanctions from China.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000039037", "text": "Now, we've also seen China abide by the sanctions that have been put in place.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000039038", "text": "Well, first of all, there's already a war going on in Ukraine that's been instigated by Vladimir Putin.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039039", "text": "A wider -- he was referring to a wider war that would bring in them as an added participant.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000039040", "text": "We believe Russia shares a common interest in ensuring Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039041", "text": "Is the -- protesting the war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000039042", "text": "So, we have seen people across Russia bravely, courageously protest, speak out against a war that they believe is unjust, is unwarranted.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039043", "text": "Well, I think that NATO has not been more united, in the last several months, in decades.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000039044", "text": "But the President's intention of sending U.S military to fight in Ukraine against Russia has not changed.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039045", "text": "The U.S. says their assessment is that Ukraine has planes that they could use.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039046", "text": "And our -- the assessment of our military has been that continuing to provide defensive assistance and materials in that form is what is most useful and effective at this point in time.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000039047", "text": "And that is a significant contributor to inflation -- the inflationary numbers we saw come out today.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000039048", "text": "But there is also no question that inflation may be higher for the next few months than it would have been without the Russia -- without President Putin and Russia's further invasion into Ukraine, particularly due to higher energy prices.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000039049", "text": "Obviously, if Russia is intentionally targeting civilians, that would be a war crime.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000039050", "text": "So, clearly -- and you heard the President of the United States talk about this in the State of the Union -- inflation and costs are an issue that we will continue to focus.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000039051", "text": "One is, obviously, inflationary pressures have been caused by the pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000039052", "text": "We have provided more military assistance to the Ukrainian military and the Ukrainian government than any other country in the world and more historic assistance than any other year to Ukraine in history.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000039053", "text": "Putting U.S. troops on the ground in Ukraine to fight a war with Russia is not in our national security interests.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039054", "text": "If China were to decide to be an economic provider, or to take additional steps, there to Russia, they only make up 15 percent or 20 -- 15 to 20 percent of the world's economy.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039055", "text": "But in terms of specific impacts of ports in China, we're monitoring it, and we don't have a new assessment at this -- in additi- -- up-to-date assessment, I should say, at this point in time.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000039056", "text": "Japan and some of the other treaty countries are increasingly alarmed after Afghanistan and this recent situation.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000039057", "text": "But a lot of Africans, they are facing racism.", "issue": "racism"}
{"id": "0000039058", "text": "We've made President Putin's war of choice a strategic failure.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000039059", "text": "In addition to their incredible courage and bravery, one of the reasons that they are able to hold back and push back against the Russian military is because of the significant amount of military assistance we have provided.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000039060", "text": "And as you also noted, Weijia, the risk associated is also something that our U.S. military would assess as part of their analysis.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000039061", "text": "Well, we're going to have those conversations directly with China and Chinese leadership and not through the media at this point in time.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000039062", "text": "The decisions that China makes are going to be watched by the world.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000039063", "text": "A no-fly zone is escalatory and could prompt a war with Russia, a major nuclear power.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000039064", "text": "Providing the planes -- our military did an assessment that's based not just on the risk, but whether it would have a huge benefit to them.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000039065", "text": "And to follow up on Weijia's question quickly -- Russia sanctioning various top officials here.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039066", "text": "They did not expect their military to not make as much progress as they have made.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000039067", "text": "Well, he's the leader of Ukraine, so he's empowered to have a negotiation with Russia.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039068", "text": "Before Russia invaded, the White House was pretty clear that if they did invade, there would be sanctions imposed on them as a result of that.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039069", "text": "The revocation of Title 42 wouldn't be done in response to a war in a European country.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000039070", "text": "Of course, the invasion of Russia -- Russia inva- -- Russia's invasion of Ukraine will be a part of that, and what role or how -- how President Xi sees the role of China in that conflict will be a part of that.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000039071", "text": "We certainly understand we are still facing the pandemic.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000039072", "text": "And obviously, any country, we would support their aspiration to join NATO should they choose and they meet the requirements.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000039073", "text": "And China has not used mRNA vaccines, which is an important component of how we're seeing the response there -- or how it's impacting people there.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000039074", "text": "Our commitment to the defense of the Republic of Korea and Japan remains ironclad.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000039075", "text": "Well, first, the President's -- Iran is a long way from compliance, as you well know from covering this issue quite closely.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000039076", "text": "The Commander-in-Chief, in theory, could require that members of the military take the vaccine.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000039077", "text": "To start us off, the White House has said the Russian actions in Ukraine are under close scrutiny for potential war crimes, but today President Biden directly labeled Putin a, quote, war criminal.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039078", "text": "I mean, this war has now been going on for three weeks.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000039079", "text": "Whether we are fighting in this war or not, the U.S. is obviously heavily involved.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000039080", "text": "You could compare it, potentially, to Iran or maybe North Korea, but Russia is a much more significant economy, a larger economy.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000039081", "text": "In our view and the view of the military, there's not a difference in terms of the implementation and the escalatory impact.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000039082", "text": "And it is in our interest, it is in the global interest to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000039083", "text": "Third, they're also assessing that the transfer to Ukraine may be mistaken as escalatory.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039084", "text": "On COVID, we saw this week Pfizer request a EUA for a fourth shot or a second booster dose for seniors.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000039085", "text": "One of the issues that has separated the U.S. and China over -- in recent years has been disputes over trade and lots of tariffs.", "issue": "trade"}
{"id": "0000039086", "text": "Yesterday, Secretary Blinken said the administration was concerned that China is considering answering Russia's requests for more military equipment.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000039087", "text": "And what we're sending to Ukraine is security assistance, all of it, and weapons that they are effectively using to defend their country against Russian aggression.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039088", "text": "And then, the Director of National Intelligence Annual Threat Assessment last month said that Iran has threatened to kill former and current U.S. officials in retaliation for the U.S. killing the IRGC's leader, Qasem Soleimani.", "issue": "Iran"}
{"id": "0000039089", "text": "Welcoming refugees means applying through the refugee process.", "issue": "refugee"}
{"id": "0000039090", "text": "There are some new accusations from Capitol Hill, some Republicans still saying that she's soft on crime.", "issue": "crime"}
{"id": "0000039091", "text": "You mentioned that on the call the President focused on Ukraine, the Chinese side raised the issue of Taiwan.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039092", "text": "And their designated Afghanistan -- they designated Afghanistan for TPS on the statutory basis of ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary and temporary conditions.", "issue": "Afghanistan"}
{"id": "0000039093", "text": "General Milley also said that he thinks the war in Ukraine will be measured in years; that this will be a long, protracted conflict.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039094", "text": "Well, we're certainly committed to continuing our historic support of Ukraine, whether that is military assistance, humanitarian assistance, economic assistance.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039095", "text": "But these sanctions are related to Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039096", "text": "So if you look back in 2004, the State Department collected evidence indicating that the Sudanese military and militias were committing specific acts of violence against members of non-Arab groups in Darfur.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000039097", "text": "The administration will have new sanctions on Russia in some form.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039098", "text": "On what decisions Russia make.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039099", "text": "This will include a ban on all new investment in Russia, increased sanctions on financial institutions and state-owned enterprises in Russia, and sanctions on Russian government officials and their family members.", "issue": "investment"}
{"id": "0000039100", "text": "We are on the verge of that woman getting confirmed to the Supreme Court.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000039101", "text": "Obviously, the war has commenced.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000039102", "text": "However, as our administration recognized in recently extending the COVID-19 national emergency, we are still recovering from the pandemic and the unprecedented economic disruption it caused -- which, of course, is the root reason for this extension.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000039103", "text": "Russia is set to lose its status as a major economy.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039104", "text": "And then we expedite the delivery of that over the course of time, whether that is Javelin, Stingers, or a range of materials that are -- the U.S. military has determined they're not only trained on but has been effective in fighting this war.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000039105", "text": "They're full blocking sanctions excluding energy.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000039106", "text": "The security assistance the Biden administration is providing to Ukraine is enabling critical success on the battlefield against the Russian-invading force.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039107", "text": "And it is -- certainly, as inflation is going up and as the economy is contracting, that means prices will go up.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000039108", "text": "But the outcome, which is what is most important to us, is what we wanted, which is Russia has been suspended from the U.N. Human Rights Council.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039109", "text": "But obviously, the step taken yesterday to suspend Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council is an indication of the global response and horror at the atrocities we've seen happen on the ground in Ukraine.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039110", "text": "To be clear, every major medical association agrees that gender-affirming healthcare for transgender kids is a best practice and potentially lifesaving.", "issue": "healthcare"}
{"id": "0000039111", "text": "Ukraine's foreign minister at NATO made very clear that his country needs more weapons and needs them fast.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000039112", "text": "It does not mean that no one will get COVID around the world who does not have a close contact.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000039113", "text": "At least two additional Cabinet members -- Raimondo and Garland -- already have COVID.", "issue": "COVID"}
{"id": "0000039114", "text": "There will be ongoing conversations with China, I would expect, including our expectation that they abide by sanctions and that they not provide material support to Russia.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000039115", "text": "And where we are, as it relates to the war in Ukraine, is also making it much more difficult for President Putin to fund this war, and that is a huge priority to us.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039116", "text": "But given how -- given how intertwined our economies are, could we really do sanctions on China like we are on -- MS.", "issue": "China"}
{"id": "0000039117", "text": "And while India is -- only imports about 1 to 2 percent of its energy from Russia, we also made clear and the President made clear that we would be happy to help them in diversifying this as well.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039118", "text": "And we should have no illusions that Russia is going to adjust their tactics and make them less brutal.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039119", "text": "But then later said, We don't think Russia should accelerate imports from Russian oil.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039120", "text": "I mean, many voters do feel that inflation, correctly so, predates the war and it can't all be blamed on Vladimir Putin.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000039121", "text": "So far, according to contracts, India has imported 13 million barrels since the war began -- or since the invasion began of Ukraine.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000039122", "text": "We've made an assessment about what the Ukrainian military needs and what they are trained on to use and what would be effective in -- in the transport of it.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000039123", "text": "And our military made an assessment about that -- a risk assessment -- about the benefits and the risk.", "issue": "military"}
{"id": "0000039124", "text": "I think I would say that Russia and President Putin have shown himself and themselves to be a pariah in the world.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039125", "text": "The inclusion of Ukraine does not mean it's only about the battle on the ground.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039126", "text": "We've also seen, given energy is such a significant driver of this data, an increase in energy prices over the last month-plus -- since the invasion of Ukraine.", "issue": "energy"}
{"id": "0000039127", "text": "When I hear the possibility of more sanctions being brought against the Russian government, perhaps individuals in Russia, I'm just a little confused that you haven't thrown everything at Russia already.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039128", "text": "But the President is not going to fight a war with Russia.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039129", "text": "And what we're seeing through those is that we're at the lowest level of hospitalization since the start of the pandemic; I believe we're still at that point in time.", "issue": "pandemic"}
{"id": "0000039130", "text": "And as the -- if inflation continues to rise, what are the concerns about that ? MS.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000039131", "text": "On the long-range missile test today, Putin says this is meant to provide food for thought for those who threaten Russia.", "issue": "food"}
{"id": "0000039132", "text": "And because this stage of the war is different -- because it's going to be more on the ground and more -- more, kind of, back-and-forth, long-range fighting -- more artillery, more ammunition.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000039133", "text": "It's a different -- different war than it was when they were, you know, in the western part of the country.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000039134", "text": "President Biden, as a candidate, promised to decriminalize marijuana.", "issue": "marijuana"}
{"id": "0000039135", "text": "But what I can say on marijuana is we've made some progress on our promises.", "issue": "marijuana"}
{"id": "0000039136", "text": "Just today, Russia issued another warning about consequences of Finland and Sweden joining NATO.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039137", "text": "Well, the decision of any country to join NATO is up to that country and NATO to make a determination about.", "issue": "NATO"}
{"id": "0000039138", "text": "And this is meant to effectively help them fight that war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000039139", "text": "Well, I would say the President's plan to address inflation or address causes or costs as they've gone up for the American people has many different components.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000039140", "text": "And as he also said last month -- which is, of course, why you're asking me -- he doesn't think Russia should be invited, but, ultimately, it's a decision for the G20.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039141", "text": "On the situation at the border and Title 42, Congressman McCaul said this weekend that Secretary Mayorkas has expressed some frustration directly to him about how the administration is ending Title 42.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000039142", "text": "As part of the President's proposal he put forward on his first day in office, he proposed investing in smarter security at the border -- something he'd be happy to work with governors on.", "issue": "border"}
{"id": "0000039143", "text": "As part of Secretary Austin's follow-up to his trip to Ukraine, he was in Germany today meeting to discuss kind of the next steps and what their needs are as the -- as the -- as the battle and the war continues to evolve.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039144", "text": "He's been really loath to criticize Russia, and he hasn't really joined this international effort.", "issue": "Russia"}
{"id": "0000039145", "text": "This is not all for Ukraine, it's also for some of our Eastern European partners and others to help support them during this time as well.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039146", "text": "Zelenskyy's top advisor tweeted today that Ukraine should decide whether to strike military facilities.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039147", "text": "An American citizen and former Marine veteran, Willy Joseph Cancel, was killed this week in Ukraine while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039148", "text": "His mother told CNN that he went to Ukraine because he believes in what Ukraine was fighting for.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039149", "text": "On the supplemental budget, the administration believes the package will support Ukraine for five months.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039150", "text": "We, of course, want the war to end as quickly as possible, and President Putin could do that tomorrow.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000039151", "text": "So, analysts say that Russia's war in Ukraine has depleted about a third of the Javelin stockpile in the U.S. and, I think, about a quarter of the Stinger missile stockpiles have also been depleted.", "issue": "Ukraine"}
{"id": "0000039152", "text": "There's this woman, Nina Jankowicz, who is going to be in charge of the board.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000039153", "text": "The United States is not fighting this war.", "issue": "war"}
{"id": "0000039154", "text": "He said he believes inflation will be the number-one driving factor in the midterms, not abortion, not this potential ruling from the Supreme Court.", "issue": "inflation"}
{"id": "0000039155", "text": "There are many Republican and independent women, men across the country who do not believe the Supreme Court should overturn a woman's right to make choices about her own healthcare.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000039156", "text": "First, as you all know, she will be the first Black woman, the first out LGBTQ+ person to serve in this role, which is amazing, because representation matters.", "issue": "woman"}
{"id": "0000039157", "text": "And U.S. intelligence assessments have shown that North Korea may be ready to conduct underground nuclear tests within the coming months.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000039158", "text": "There's no question that North Korea is going to be on the agenda when he visits South Korea and Japan.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000039159", "text": "And you've seen South Korea and Japan join us in the unprecedented sanctions and export controls we've imposed so far.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000039160", "text": "So North Korea will certainly be discussed, of course, given the -- the importance role that South Korea and Japan both play in security in the region.", "issue": "Korea"}
{"id": "0000039161", "text": "He supports the right of a woman to make choices about her own body with her doctor.", "issue": "woman"}