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I think that would be very meaningful in terms of employment and saving the industry.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I would encourage Congress, particularly over the next few weeks of the lame duck, let’s try to get something done.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The president will sign the McConnell proposal that he put forward yesterday. We look forward to making progress on that.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
As a result of Congress’s swift legislative action and Treasury’s and the Federal Reserve’s work to implement these programs, we have been successful in restoring confidence in financial conditions, it is my hope that, because of our responsible use of these authorities in a manner consistent with Congressional intent, Congress will show similar trust in Treasury and Federal Reserve leadership in the future.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I don't agree with the speaker's approach of we have to do all or nothing, we're continuing to negotiate a comprehensive bill, but we want to put money into the economy now.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
I will confirm we did get a proposal over the weekend that includes Oracle as the trusted technology, partner with Oracle making many representations for national security issues, we'll be reviewing that at the CFIUS Committee this week and then we'll be making a recommendation to the President and reviewing it with him.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
I think there's a lot of issues we are close to a compromise position on, and I think there's a handful of very big issues that we are still very far apart, i don't know what she's talking about.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
On things like state and local, this is obviously a big issue, we're still very far apart on that. The President is not going to do a deal that has a massive amount of money to bail out state and local.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
We have bipartisan support. We are not keeping TikTok in its current form.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
We're not going anything close to $ 3.4 trillion, that's just ridiculous.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
We're going to brief Leader McConnell and then we will make some comments.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
There are cases where people are overpaid, there are cases where people are underpaid. The issue is, we need to come up with an agreement to extend this.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
They've made clear, there's clearly a desire on their part to do an entire package, we've made clear that we're willing to deal with short-term issues and pass something quickly and come back to the larger issues, so we're at an impasse on that.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
We're not going to pay people more money to stay at home than work, but we want to make sure that the people out there that can't find jobs do get a reasonable wage replacement, so it will be based on approximately 70 % wage replacement.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
We want to make sure that kids are safe and that if there is money that schools need to spend to safely have people in classrooms, social distance, spread things out, change hours, these are all the things we're looking at.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
I think what Anthony Fauci said is that if people don't take these things seriously, that the numbers could continue to spike.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
We want to be much more targeted and focused on specific businesses and industries and workers that will have the hardest time coming back.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
I'm not going to comment on it because, as I've said, it's not going to be my decision, it's going to be a Treasury secretary's decision in the future.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
I just want to clarify that we have not changed any of this and this is something in the distant future.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
Working closely with governors, we are beginning to open the economy in a way that minimizes risks to workers and customers, we expect economic conditions to improve in the third and fourth quarters.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We just want to make sure that before we jump back in and spend another few trillion of taxpayers' money that we do it carefully, we've been very clear that we're not going to do things just to bail out states that were poorly managed.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
It's one of the things that we're considering on the list, i want to thank the Senate and the House for having acted very quickly in an emergency basis. We now have over $ 3 trillion we're putting into the economy. A lot of that money is just beginning to get into the economy. We're working with the Federal Reserve on close to another $ 3 trillion of facility and liquidities. These are all beginning to have a very positive impact.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
Before we rush back into the next bill and spend more taxpayer money, we just want to be thoughtful.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
I think we're very close to a deal today and I'm hopeful we can get that done.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
There are still a couple of open issues, i think we are very hopeful that this can be closed out tomorrow.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Everybody wants to keep it open. We may get to a point where we shorten the hours, if that's something they need to do, but Americans should know that we are going to do everything that they have access to their money at their banks, to the money in their 401(k)s, and to the money in stocks.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
This focuses on employers that are 500 and less people, that's a portion of the economy, but it's the economy that is going to be hit the hardest.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We have an agreement that reflects what the president talked about in his speech the other night.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We're going to work together on a bipartisan basis to figure out how we can get things done quickly that are going to help the Americans that are most impacted by this and small and medium-sized businesses that are impacted.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I don't expect that this will have any ramifications on Phase 1. Based on everything that we know, and where the virus is now, I don't expect that it's going to be material, obviously that could change as the situation develops. Within the next few more weeks, we'll all have a better assessment as there's more data around the rate of the virus spreading.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
If we get the right deal before the election, that's great. If we get the right deal after the election, that's great. We don't feel any pressure one way or another.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
It's not an optional tax, you pay the safe harbor as opposed to paying something else. People may pay a little bit more in a safe harbor knowing they have tax certainty.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I think we all want to get this done by the end of the year, and that's the objective.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
You cannot have in a global economy different national tax systems that conflict with each other.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
You cannot have in a global economy different national tax systems that conflict with each other, the good news is we're very close to a consensus on pillar 2.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The good news is we're very close to a consensus on pillar 2.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
When we talk about the EU, one of the challenges is some of these issues are really only a couple of countries, but I think, as you know, because of the EU we can't negotiate these things on a bilateral basis, one of the challenges of dealing with the EU is even within the EU they have different views.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I'm quite optimistic. I think the prime minister and the president have a very good relationship.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We're focused on trying to get this done this year because we think it's important to both of us.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I think a lot of the issues can be dealt with simultaneously and again we look forward to continuing a great trade relationship, and, if anything, I think there will be significantly more trade between the U.S. and the UK.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The U.S. feels very strongly that any tax that is designed specifically on digital companies is a discriminatory tax and is not appropriate.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
International tax issues are very complicated and take a long time to look at. If people want to just arbitrarily put taxes on our digital companies, we'll consider arbitrarily putting taxes on car companies.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We expect it will be fully executed in January. And then we get to' phase two', the most important issue is - lets make sure we implement' phase one' with an enforceable agreement, which it is. And then we start negotiating' phase two'.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Today the Treasury Department is targeting the unelected officials who surround Irans Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, and implement his destabilizing policies, these individuals are linked to a wide range of malign behaviors by the regime, including bombings of the U.S. Marine Barracks in Beirut in 1983 and the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association in 1994, as well as torture, extrajudicial killingsand repression of civilians.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
She is a fierce advocate for effectively leveraging our powerful economic tools to make an impact for a safer world.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Venezuela's oil... should not be used as a bargaining tool to prop up dictators and prolong the usurpation of Venezuelan democracy.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We didn't want there to be any confusion, they have started buying agriculture. They are going to reschedule that at a different time. The timing didn't work. But that was, that was purely at our request.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
Unlike his competition, the President wants to grow the economy and make sure that we have tax cuts for the middle class and that they benefit.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
We're looking at that, I'm not going to make any comments on any specific decisions, but we are looking at it.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
They have been in conservatorship too long and we want to make sure they're not in conservatorship on a permanent basis, so our first choice is to work with Congress on a bipartisan basis, but if we can't do that we're perfectly comfortable moving for it on the administrative side.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I want to be clear, the President -- when we saw how this was being reported, the White House put out a statement to make very clear.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
If you look at Amazon, although they're certain benefits to it, they've destroyed the retail industry across the United States, i don't have an opinion other than I think it's absolutely right the attorney general is looking into these issues and I look forward to listening to his recommendations to the president.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
The president did look into that as well as I, google is an American company who wants to help the U.S.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We have actually now agreed on the spending numbers for both years, we're now working on offsets and certain structural issues and as part of this, we've agreed that there would be a long-term debt ceiling extension.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We will not allow digital asset service providers to operate in the shadows.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
I think the President clarified his comment. I understand what the President's comment is. I'm not concerned about the President's comment, that's the last comment I'm going to make on this issue.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
We were about 90 % of the way there and I think there's a path to complete this.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
We now have an agreement that we believe is going to fix the immigration issue. And that was extremely important to the president.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
If we can get the right agreement, that's great. If we can't get the right agreement, we will proceed with tariffs.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We are unable to provide the requested information in response to the committee's subpoena.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
My expectation is that we will go to Beijing at some point in the near future to continue those discussions, there's still a lot of work to do.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We haven't had an official response yet, I think we have a few more days, we will comply with the timing of it, I think you can pretty much guess how we're going to, but we haven't made a decision.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
They were trying to go back on language that had been previously negotiated, very clear language, that had the potential of changing the deal dramatically, the entire economic team ... are completely unified and recommended to the president to move forward with tariffs if we are not able to conclude a deal by the end of the week.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
This is a decision that has enormous precedence in potentially weaponizing the IRS.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
We're analyzing the law, we're consulting with the Department of Justice.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I do intend to follow the law. But I think these raise very, very complicated legal issues. I don't think these are simple issues. There are constitutional issues.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We are making progress, I want to be careful. This is not a public negotiation ... this is a very, very detailed agreement covering issues that have never been dealt with before, this is way beyond anything that looked like a bilateral investment treaty.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I think we're hopeful that we're getting close to the final round of concluding issues.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
The legal implications of this request could affect protections for all Americans against politically-motivated disclosures of personal tax information, regardless of which party is in power.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I believe that was purely informational, we had obviously read in the press that we were expecting this. I personally wasn't involved in those conversations.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
If you'd wish to keep me here so that I don't have my important meeting and continue to grill me, then we can do that, i will cancel my meeting and I will not be back here. I will be very clear if that's the way you'd like to have this relationship.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
It will be embarrassing if I keep this person waiting for a long period of time.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
Cuba has been an underlying force fueling Venezuela's descent into crisis. Treasury is taking action against vessels and entities transporting oil, providing a lifeline to keep the illegitimate Maduro regime afloat.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We had a very productive working dinner last night, and we are looking forward to meeting today.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I'm not aware if there's ever been a request for an elected official's tax return, but we will follow the law and we will protect the president as we would protect any individual taxpayer under their rights.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We haven't made any decisions as to whether we'll change the bill, or won't change the bill.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
As part of the historic Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, this Administration committed to making taxes simple and fair for American families. We are delivering on this promise, the new, postcard-size Form 1040 is designed to simplify and expedite filing tax returns, providing much-needed relief to hardworking taxpayers.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
The new, postcard-size Form 1040 is designed to simplify and expedite filing tax returns, providing much-needed relief to hardworking taxpayers.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
Ambassador Lighthizer and myself and a large team are on our way to Beijing next week. We are committed to continue these talks, we're putting in an enormous amount of effort to try to hit this deadline and get a deal. So that's our objective.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We are also very focused on free and fair trade for U.S. companies to have access there and to having a more level playing field which will bring down the trade deficit, i don't think it would be productive to speculate on the outcome because we have a lot of work left to do. ... If we can't get to the deadline, that's not because we haven't worked around the clock.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I don't think it would be productive to speculate on the outcome because we have a lot of work left to do. ... If we can't get to the deadline, that's not because we haven't worked around the clock.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Right now the intent is that we meet this March 1st deadline, if there are remaining issues that we can't get closed I think President Trump expects that President Trump's gon na sit down with President Xi and address those issues and we'll figure out if needs to do that.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
We're making progress, but there's still a lot of work to do.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
We want to make sure that when we get a deal, that deal will be enforced, the details of how we do that are very complicated. That needs to be negotiated. But IP (intellectual property) protection, no more forced joint ventures, and enforcement are three of the most important issues on the agenda.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
This shouldn't be a political issue, this is an issue of great importance.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
Our view is that we have great responsibility in managing the sanctions programs all over the world, and we take those responsibilities very seriously at Treasury.
Found on FOX News 6 years ago
My guess is if we do continue it, it will be in a scaled-back version.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
Treasury will be vigilant in ensuring that En+ and Rusal meet these commitments. If these companies fail to comply with the terms, they will face very real and swift consequences, including the reimposition of sanctions.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
One of the goals of sanctions is to change behavior, and the proposed delistings of companies that Deripaska will no longer control show that sanctions can result in positive change.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
We continue to see strong economic growth in the U.S. economy with robust activity from consumers and business.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
That was not the case at all, this was the first time that China responded to us on the structural side with very specific items.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
This was the first time that China responded to us on the structural side with very specific items.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
I'm taking President Xi at his word on his commitment to President Trump, but they have to deliver on this, the President has been clear The President expects to move forward, but The President has reserved the ability to do additional tariffs if they're not successful.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
This is not going to be something where there is soft commitments that get kicked down the road.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
My expectation is that with all these issues, they will be meeting in the near future.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
This is specifically focused on the middle class and not beyond that.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
People are going to want to say the deficit is because of the tax cuts. That's not the real story, the real story is we made a significant investment in the military which is very, very important, and to get that done we had to increase non-military spending.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
We are concerned about what the status is of Mr. Jamal Khashoggi, we all want information. Let's wait and see what information comes out in the next week.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
I am planning on going at this point. If more information comes out and changes, we could look at that, but I am planning on going.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
One of the areas why I'm going over there is last year we started the terrorist financing targeting center with all the Gulf countries and it's based in Saudi. We co-chair with them, they've been a terrific partner in combating terrorist financing with us.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
Saudi has been a very good partners of ours in many areas.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
If it can't get done through a legislation process, we will look at what tools at Treasury we have to do it on our own and we'll consider that.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
We were going to enforce the Russia sanctions, the objective was to impact the oligarchs, not to impact the hardworking people of Rusal as a result of the sanctions.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
It wasn't a surprise that Rusal was going to get picked up if we sanctioned Deripaska, we evaluated the impact. We made a decision.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
There are issues that need to be resolved, if we're successful in making changes in China, that's good for us, that's good for Europe, that's good for the global economy.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
If we're successful in making changes in China, that's good for us, that's good for Europe, that's good for the global economy.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
This has to be about dropping non-tariff barriers and subsidies as well. This has to be a deal with its entirety.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
There was no need for me to call The Treasury secretary to reassure The Treasury secretary, treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin understands that the Fed is independent.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
The administration completely supports the Fed's independence, the president has made it very clear to me that he supports the Fed's independence.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
I don't think we're in a trade war, we're in a situation of trade disputes.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
We are monitoring the economic situation, we have not seen any negative impact.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
We are monitoring all of these specific issues, we are concerned about the potential job losses.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
We have plenty of things we can do in the future, but as of right now, we're not going to comment on future sanctions.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
Although there are many issues we don't agree on, I think that it is important we are prepared to listen to our counterparts on issues.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
A trip is under consideration, i am not going to make any comment on timing, nor do I have anything confirmed, but a trip is under consideration.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
We are not looking to get into trade wars, we are looking to make sure that U.S. companies can compete fairly around the world.
Found on FOX News 6 years ago
To the extent that we’re successful in renegotiating NAFTA, those tariffs won’t apply to Mexico and Canada.
Found on FOX News 6 years ago
Over 90 percent of Americans are going to fill out taxes on that postcard or a virtual electronic postcard, this is about simplifying taxes and simplifying the business system.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
So there will always be people who complain that are losing tax breaks, but this is about making it simple for the American public.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
As North Korea continues to threaten international peace and security, we are steadfast in our determination to maximize economic pressure to isolate it from outside sources of trade and revenue while exposing its evasive tactics.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
We are also sanctioning the shipping and transportation companies, and their vessels, that facilitate North Korea’s trade and its deceptive maneuvers.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
The President and I believe that it should be tied to the Harvey funding.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
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