It means he'd have the authority to propose pretty sweeping reforms on government agencies, on which Congress would have to vote up or down within 90 days.
He taps into a nationalism that worries his neighbors,” Obama said.
Between the reference to Deng Xiaoping and concerns that China may clamp down on dissent, Obama’s language hearkens to the Tiananmen Square massacre of June, 1989 — something many analysts feared when Hong Kong’s current protests began.
“If Congress passes the president’s proposal to provide consolidation authority, we would cut billions of dollars in federal spending by integrating, streamlining and better managing agencies and programs across the government,” he said. Susan Collins (R-Maine), ranking member of the committee, cautioned against voting on the consolidation authority in absence of the actual proposal and said it would be “a mistake” to do so.
“While I understand that Congress is sometimes an obstacle to speedy reform, it is important that, in considering ways to expedite the process, we do not undermine Congress’ ability to carefully consider and amend legislation,” she said.
Additionally, China and Japan are engaged in a territorial dispute over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea.
Obama punctuated his remarks by stating his confidence in the continued success of U. “On the other hand, I think they have a very strong interest in maintaining good relations with the United States.
Update: Trump is indeed going ahead with a push to get rid of the filibuster, tweeting Tuesday morning that the GOP should consider it if it can't get 60 votes to overcome the filibuster.
He apparently even threatened to allow a government shutdown to prove his point.
In an unusually candid set of remarks delivered on Wednesday, U. President Barack Obama expressed concern that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s fast and comprehensive consolidation of power could lead to human rights violations and increased nationalism in China. C., Obama said that Xi has “has consolidated power faster and more comprehensively than probably anybody since Deng Xiaoping.” While it has become almost cliche at this point to compare Xi’s consolidation of power to that of Deng Xiaoping, Obama had refrained from making the comparison before.
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