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CONGRESSMAN ELIOT ENGEL, DEMOCRAT OF NEW YORK. HE BECOMES THE SENIOR DEMOCRAT ON THE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. THANKS FOR BEING HERE THIS WEEK....
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ME INTRODUCE OUR TO REPORTERS. TIM MAK IS A STAFF WRITER FOR "POLITICO." JOSH ROGIN>> SENATOR KERREY WILL BE NOMINATED TO BE THE NEXT SECRETARY OF STATE....
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OF JOHN KERRY -- I SUPPORTED HIM FOR PRESIDENT. WHY WOULDN'T I SUPPORT HIM FOR SECRETARY OF STATE? HE IS KNOWLEDGEABLE OF FOREIGN POLICY. HE HAS CHAIR...
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| 00:01:31 |
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IT IS NOT FAIR TO COMPARE THE TWO? >> THE RUMOR WAS
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THAT SHE WAS HIS FIRST CHOICE, BUT WE DO NOT REALLY KNOW IF THAT IS THE TRUTH. WE'VE GOT TO COMPARE JOHN KERRY WITH JOHN KERRY, NOT WITH SOMEBODY ELSE....
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BIGGEST HURDLE WILL BE IN HIS UPCOMING CONFIRMATION HEARINGS? >> I DO
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NOT THINK WILL HAVE MUCH OF A HURDLE. THE SENATORS KNOW HIM. THERE HAS BEEN A TENDENCY FOR THE SENATE TO EASILY CONFIRMED ONE OF THEIR OWN. HE IS KNOWLEDGEABLE....
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| 00:02:25 |
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MR. ROGIN? >> THE SENATE
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| 00:02:27 |
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USUALLY DOES CONFIRM MEMBERS -- WE KNOW THERE IS A HUGE OPPOSITION TO THE NOMINATION OF CHUCK HAVERHILL TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. HE REFERRED TO THE PRO-ISRAEL...
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REMARK IS TROUBLESOME. IT SHOWS AT THE BEST LACK OF SENSITIVITY. AT THE WORST, PREJUDICE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE NOMINATION. OBVIOUSLY CHUCK HEGEL...
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| 00:03:35 |
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OF THINGS I HAVE COME UP, ONE OF THEM DEFECTED HE DECLINED TO SIGN SOME LETTERS IN THE SENATE THAT WERE RELATED TO ISSUES RELATING TO THE MIDDLE EAST....
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| 00:04:09 |
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ARE ALL TRUE. IT SEEMS THERE IS SOME KIND OF AN ENDEMIC HOSTILITY TOWARDS ISRAEL. HE SERVED IN THE SENATE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND HAS DONE MANY GOOD...
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| 00:04:38 |
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QUESTION ABOUT WASHINGTON. IN THE CASE OF SUSAN RICE AND CHUCK HIEGEL, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GOING THROUGH EXERCISE OF PRE BETTING. -- PRE-BETTING. IS...
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| 00:04:58 |
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IT IS REALLY NEW. I THINK TODAY WITH THE MEDIA, EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT EVERYTHING THE MINUTE IT HAPPENS. PERHAPS IT IS NEW BECAUSE OF THAT. WE ARE A DEMOCRATIC...
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| 00:06:17 |
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TO PRESS YOU A LITTLE BIT ON THIS. YOUR COLLEAGUE SHELLEY BERKLEY HAS SAID THAT CHUCK HAGEL IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. DO YOU SUPPORT OR...
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| 00:06:37 |
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WITH IT. I THINK THERE ARE WARNING BELLS AND RED SIGNALS. I WOULD HOPE THAT THE PRESIDENT WOULD LOOK AT -- >> HE IS NOT AN
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UNKNOWN QUANTITY. >> I DO NOT DO
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| 00:06:54 |
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THE PUNTING. THE PRESIDENT DOES. I WOULD NOT APOINTAPPOINTAPPOINT CHUCK HAGEL. I THINK THE PRESIDENT KNOWS WHAT TO DO. I DID NOT NECESSARILY WANT TO...
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| 00:07:20 |
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ALTERNATIVE THAT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED FOR CHUCK HAGEL IF HE WAS NOT TO BE NOMINATED IS MICHELLE FOREKNOW. IT IS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT SHE WOULD ADD DIVERSITY...
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| 00:07:55 |
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SHE WOULD BE A GOOD POTENTIAL SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. I THINK SHE WOULD HAVE TO BE VETTED. THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS ABOUT LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO BE...
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| 00:08:53 |
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SECURITY POSTS IN THE CABINET REQUIRE MORE DIVERSITY INTO WROTE THAT I THINK DIVERSITY IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING. -- DIVERSITY? >> I THINK DIVERSITY
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IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING. I WANT THE MOST QUALIFIED PERSON IN THERE. I THINK YOU HAVE TO BE SENSITIVE TO DIVERSITY AND TRY TO REACH OUT AND BE INCLUSIVE,...
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| 00:09:27 |
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ON TO THE ISSUE BIGGER COMMITTEE TACKLED YESTERDAY, WHICH IS THE SEPTEMBER 11 TAX ON THE U.S. MISSION AND AN X IN BENGHAZI. -- ATTACKS ON THE U.S. MISSION...
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IS NOT WHETHER OR NOT THE PRESIDENT CALLED IT A TERRORIST ATTACK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO ENSURE THAT NO, BENGHAZIS'S HAPPEN...
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THE HEARINGS AND REPORT, REQUESTS FOR MORE SECURITY COULD HAVE BEEN FUNDED WITHIN THE EXISTING BUDGET AND WERE DENIED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT. WE ALSO...
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NOT SURE. THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE IS THE ONE WHO WAS REALLY IN CHARGE OF SECURITY, AND THE ONE THAT WE RELY ON TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. FOR...
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| 00:14:13 |
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IN KNOTS OVER THE SO-CALLED FISCAL CLIFF. WHAT ARE THE FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS? >> ONE OF
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THE THINGS I ALWAYS FIND IN CONGRESS IS THE MINUTE WE HAVE BUDGETARY RESTRICTIONS -- BEFORE WE EVEN KNEW THE WORD CLIFF WITH REGARD TO THIS -- MAKES GREAT...
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| 00:16:00 |
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OVER FUNDING FOREIGN AID RIGHT NOW? WHAT PERCENTAGE INCREASE WOULD YOU SUGGEST WE NEED IN ORDER TO HAVE THAT ROBUST FOREIGN POLICY? >> AND THINK WE
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ARE UNDERFUNDING IT FOR MANY YEARS. WE UNDERFUNDED IT WHEN WE HAD SURPLUSES AND WHEN WE HAD A BALANCED BUDGET, AND IN THOSE YEARS YOU COULD HAVE SAID,...
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| 00:17:20 |
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THE FISCAL CLIFF, WE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT SPENDING AND REVENUES OVER THE NEXT DECADE. IS THE BEST SCENARIO OVER THE NEXT DECADE MERELY A MAINTENANCE OF...
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WE SHOULD MAINTAIN IT. WE HAVE IN FACT CUT BACK ON FOREIGN AID. AT THE VERY LEAST, WE SHOULD MAINTAIN IT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE GET TO A PLACE WHERE...
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| 00:18:11 |
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ABOUT THE SITUATION IN SYRIA. 40,000 PEOPLE DEAD. ALMOST TWO YEARS INTO A CIVIL WAR. NO REAL AND INSIGHT. THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAS A CLEAR POLICY...
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| 00:18:41 |
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ISSUE. I WAS THE AUTHOR OF THE SYRIAN ACCOUNTABILITY ACT, WHICH PASSED BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS AND SIGNED BY PRESIDENT BUSH IN 2004, SLAPPING SANCTIONS...
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| 00:20:07 |
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SYRIA. >> SUCH AS? >> ROUGH
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| 00:20:11 |
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FINALLY RECOGNIZING THE OPPOSITION. WE'RE FINALLY HELPING TO ARM THE OPPOSITION. WE DO NOT WANT U.S. TROOPS ON THE GROUND. BUT I DO THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT...
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| 00:20:35 |
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TO ARM THE OPPOSITION? >> WE'RE WORKING WITH
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| 00:20:37 |
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OUR ALLIES TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ALLIES EXCEPT ARMS. -- GET ARMS. IT CANNOT BE A BLANK CHECK. UNFORTUNATELY, SOME OF THE REBELS HAVE BEEN INFILTRATED...
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| 00:21:46 |
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LITTLE BIT ON WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT HELPING TO ARM REBELS IN SYRIA. WHAT DO YOU KNOW -- >> THEIR ARMS THAT ARE GOING
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TO THE REBELS. WE KNOW THAT IS HAPPENING. >> IS THE
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AMERICAN GOVERNMENT HELPING TO FACILITATE THAT? >> THINK WE KNOW WHAT
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| 00:22:11 |
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IS GOING ON. I AM NOT SAYING WE'RE FACILITATING IT, BUT WE KNOW THAT THE REBELS ARE GETTING THE ARMS AS THEY NEED. >> PREVIOUSLY
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| 00:22:26 |
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THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SAID THERE REDLINE WAS TO SEE CHEMICAL WEAPONS MOVED AND PREPARED FOR USE. NOW IT SEEMS THAT THERE REDLINE IS THE ACTUAL USE...
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| 00:22:42 |
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THINK WE HAVE MADE IT CLEAR TO ASSAD THAT IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO USE THESE WEAPONS, AND I DO NOT THINK HE IS GOING TO DO IT. >>
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THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAS APPROVED INCREASED SANCTIONS ON IRAN. AS THE HEAD OF A DEMOCRAT ON THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, HOW DO YOU PLAN TO MOVE...
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| 00:23:21 |
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IN IRAN. WE OUGHT TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON THEM. >>
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| 00:23:27 |
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IN WHAT IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP LIKE WITH YOUR COUNTERPART ON THE HOUSE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE AND IN THE SENATE? HAVE YOU PROPOSE MOVING FORWARD ON...
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WE WILL WORK TOGETHER. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ED ROYCE, THE NEW CHAIRMAN IN-HOUSE. >> HOW DO YOU PLAN
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TO USE YOUR POST? >> FOREIGN-POLICY
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SHOULD BE BIPARTISAN. I AM A STRONG SUPPORTER OF ISRAEL. I AM A STRONG SUPPORTER OF U.S. INVOLVEMENT AROUND THE WORLD. -- U.N. INVOLVEMENT AROUND THE...
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LEFT. >> THE HOUSE
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OVER THE LAST YEAR WAS CONSUMED BY INFIGHTING. MOST OF THEIR LEGISLATION NEVER WAS SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT. HOW DO YOU PLAN...
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SREACHES ACROSS THE AISLE. I THINK WE WILL FIND COMMON GROUND. WHAT I'VE TAKEN TRIPS ACROSS TWO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, HAVE FOUND THAT THE DIFFERENCES...
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WORLD. OUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. ENGEL. [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE] [CAPTIONS COPYRIGHT NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE...
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. -- LET ME START BY QUESTIONING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. WHAT ARE THE PROSPECTS...
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE HAVE BEEN LARGELY RELEVANT FOR MANY YEARS. THEY DO NOT PASS AUTHORIZATION BILLS,...
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| 00:27:40 |
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MOVING FROM CAPITOL HILL TO THE OTHER SIDE OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT TWO NOMINATIONS. SECRETARY OF STATE NOMINEE POTENTIALLY JOHN...
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WAS INTERESTING THAT HE CAME OUT SO STRONGLY AGAINST CHUCK HAGEL. THE CONGRESSMAN ENGEL IS A VERY PRO-ISRAEL CONGRESSMAN. I AM SURPRISED HE DID NOT COME...
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DOES THIS PLACE THE WHITE HOUSE WITH THE PRE- NOMINATION DEBATE GOING ON IN THE NEWS MEDIA AND ELSEWHERE ADERHOL? >> THE WHITE HOUSE HAS
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A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME TO GET THEIR AGENDA THROUGH. THE GREATER THE PRESSURE MOUNTS AGAINST SENATOR ENGEL, THE WORSE ARE THE CHANCES OF BEING NOMINATED....
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IS A VERY BUSY TIME FOR THE WHITE HOUSE. DID NOT WANT TO GET WRAPPED UP. LOOK AT ALL THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK. YOU HAD TO DEAL WITH SEQUESTRATION,...
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YOU BOTH SEEM VERY INTERESTED IN THE SYRIAN QUESTION AND ARMS GOING TO THE SERBIAN REBELS. WHAT IS BEHIND YOUR INTEREST THERE -- SYRIAN REBELS. WHAT IS...
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POLICY, WHICH IS A LEGITIMATE AND FAIR BALANCING OF AMERICAN VALUES AND INTERESTS, IS ULTIMATELY UNTENABLE. THERE ARE ACTORS IN THE REGION, THE REGIONAL...
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