we have cynthia fong, deputy director for financial administration to present for item seven. welcome, ms.. fong. the floor is yours. >> thank you, chair dorsey. just a quick update everyone. for the first nine months of fiscal year 2425 for tema total assets equal to 1.4 million total liabilities at 326,000. total revenues at 587,000 and tema incur $379,000 for the first nine months of the fiscal year. revenues are on target and expenditures are under budget and we have about approximately 61,000 under budget for this year. i am happy to take any questions if anyone has any. >> thank you. thank you ms. fong. seeing no one on the roster wiuestio or comments. madam clerk, may we open this up to public comment? >> is there anyone in the chamber who wishes to speak on item seven? >> there is not. operator is there any public comment? >> there is no remote public comment. >> thank you. operator public comment on this item is now closed. >> and madam clerk, would you please call the next item item eight introduction of new items. this is an information item. >> thank you, madam cle

agriculture, general director of the inspection and legal office, general director of the financial administration of the east azerbaijan province , and also secretary of the national working group for saving lake urmia are other executive records of dr. reza rahmani. well, we would like to extend our greetings and greetings to all our dear compatriots in west azerbaijan province. tonight , we are hosting you, dear ones. on this pretext, we serve mr. dr. reza rahmani, the governor. respected west azerbaijan, who have been the governor of this province since december 1403 and whatever you look at in your record, in the private sector, in the field of submission and in the field of implementation, almost all the records have been completed. and god willing, you can provide good services to that province. mr. dr. reza rahmani, greetings, respect and welcome back , may you be healthy. in the name of god , the most gracious, the most merciful. first of all, i would like to greet and pay my respects to all dear viewers, especially my dear fellow provincials in west azerbaijan province . i would also lik

we have cynthia fong, deputy director for financial administration to present for item seven. welcome, ms.. fong. the floor is yours. >> thank you, chair dorsey. just a quick update everyone. for the first nine months of fiscal year 2425 for tema total assets equal to 1.4 million total liabilities at 326,000. total revenues at 587,000 and tema incur $379,000 for the first nine months of the fiscal year. revenues are on target and expenditures are under budget and we have about approximately 61,000 under budget for this year. i am happy to take any questions if anyone has any. >> thank you. thank you ms. fong. seeing no one on the roster with questions or comments. madam clerk, may we open this up to public comment? >> is there anyone in the chamber who wishes to speak on item seven? >> there is not. operator is there any public comment? >> there is no remote public comment. >> thank you. operator public comment on this item is now closed. >> and madam clerk, would you please call the next item item eight introduction of new items. this is an information item. >> thank you, mad

that seem most effective to them in order to support the families in question, both financially and administrativelye have. health care institutions, and for this purpose, within the framework of the national project long-term active life, we are developing a health center and corresponding preventive rooms so that people who do not yet suffer from any diseases can assess the risk factors for their health. and we have forgotten and are not talking much now in this audience, in which now we are, about such risk factors as alcoholism and tobacco use. in such extremely difficult areas as - reducing mortality from cardiovascular and oncological diseases, yes, there are certain results here, but we see a certain shortcomings in the regions. at the end of last year, sergei semenovich sobyanin and i , with all the governors, conducted , well, such a, if i may say so, study with all the governors, where we tried to each... in terms of developing the territorial accessibility of the corresponding road network.

of the rights of migrants, but at the same time tightens requirements and increases the financial and administrativeden. this may reduce the attractiveness of russia as a labor country. the authorities of kazakhstan cannot stop growing inflation, according to the national bank, at the end of may it exceeded 11%. the acceleration has been observed since the end of last year, a number of authoritative economists predict that inflation will return to the target corridor of 5.5-7.5% at best in 2027. about what is happening with the economy of kazakhstan in the material of shavkat turgayev. against the background of already double-digit inflation at the end of may, some experts expected that. the national bank will announce an increase in the base rate, but the current 16.5% was retained. financial regulator limited itself to worsening forecasts. justifying this decision, the head of the national bank stated that the country's economic growth is to blame, and it is growing faster than expected. demand is increasingly outpacing supply, with consumer lending playing an important role in this. simply put, k

of migrants' rights, but at the same time tightens the requirements and increases the financial and administrativeden. this may reduce the attractiveness of russia as a country of labor migration for citizens of tajikistan, especially among low-skilled workers. at the same time, as norzada assures, the new rules will help protect the rights of foreign workers and simplify the procedures for obtaining patents and work permits. at the same time, migrants will have to spend more money in russia. registration of medical insurance, mandatory exams in russian, history and basic legislation, all this makes the process of entry into employment more expensive - says the minister of labor. the authorities of kazakhstan cannot stop the growing inflation, according to the national bank, at the end of may it exceeded 11%. acceleration has been observed since the end of last year, a number of authoritative economists predict that inflation will return to the target corridor of 5.5-7% at best in 2027. about what is happening with the economy of kazakhstan in the material of shavkat turgayev. against the backdrop

so, to close, we'll work with our colleagues and administration especially other financial service regulators and with you all here in congress to bolster the economy and build on u.s. leadership of global markets. this sec will make every effort to ensure that the u.s. is the best and no secure place in the world to invest and to do business. thank you all very much. >> chairman: thank you for your testimony mr. chairman. before we turn to questions, i am going to recess this committee for about ten minutes so we can go to the senate floor and vote. when we return, we'll resume our questions for witness. thank you. >> tune into history being made. >> that's why on its 39th birthday, senator grassy and i wanted to highlight how important it is for all television providers, including major streaming services like youtube, tv, owned by google and hulu plus live tv owned by disney to provide the american public with c-span and the opportunity to see their government work on the senate floor. >> c-span does not receive one penny of taxpayers' dollars. it is funded primarily from satellite and cab

and increasing electricity production was discussed and it was decided to discuss the administrative and financial issues of this issue. a decision will be made next week. the president also said at the meeting of the supreme administrative council, referring to the importance of reforming the organizational structure: in order to solve the country's problems , in addition to the center, the necessary authorities should be delegated to the governors , and in the budgeting of the provinces , financial resources should be allocated based on justice and measured indicators. the minister of defense and support of the armed forces , referring to the excessive demands of the american side in indirect negotiations, said that we do not accept military restrictions and that no one is allowed to negotiate on this matter. brigadier general nasirzadeh announced the testing of a ballistic missile with the two-ton warhead and the constant watchdog of american bases in the region announced. if a conflict is imposed on us , the losses of the other side will definitely be greater than ours. and in that case, ameri

we will work with our colleaguings in the administration, other financial regulators and with you all here in congress to boost the economy and build on u.s. leadership of global markets. this s.e.c. will make every efforts to ensure that the u.s. is the best and most secure place in the world to invest and do business. thank you all very much. >> thank you for your testimony, mr. chairman. before we turn to questions, i'm going to recess this committee for about 10 minutes so we can go to the senate floor and vote. when we return, we'll resume with questions for our witness. thank you. or our witness. >> the s.e.c. engaged in >> chairman at insurance, under the nforcement approach. that showed u.s. innovation and individual assets that took away our assets and drove digital asset innovation overseas. thanks to your leadership, the s.e.c. is taking steps to provide clarity. likewise, congress is taking action right now by advancing the genius act. we are going to open the door to undertake legislation on market structure. if you could take a moment and explain why swiftly providing ru

, beginning on july 1, 2026, an institution of higher education (at the discretion of a financial aid administrator at the institution) may limit the total amount of loans made under this part for a program of study for an academic year that a student may borrow, and that a parent may borrow on behalf of such student, as long as any such limit is applied consistently to all students enrolled in such program of study. "(8) interim exception for certain students.- "(a) application of prior limits.-paragraphs (3)(c), (4), (5), and (6) shall not apply, and paragraph (3)(a)(ii) shall apply as such paragraph was in effect for periods of instruction ending before june 30, 2026, during the expected time to credential described in subparagraph (b), with respect to an individual who, as of june 30, 2026- "(i) is enrolled in a program of study at an institution of higher education; and "(ii) has received a loan (or on whose behalf a loan was made) under this part for such program of study. "(b) expected time to credential.-for purposes of this paragraph, the expected time to credential of an individual shall

consumption and increasing electricity production and decided to make a decision on the administrative and financial issues of this issue. the future of the issue. members of the government explained the various issues of the executive agencies to the president, and mr. pezhakian issued the necessary orders to facilitate and resolve the problems raised. iran khodro increased prices, the ministry of safety objected. the ceo of iran khodro sent a letter to the head of the department of supervision of supervisors of the industrial and mining group the stock exchange and securities organization announced the new price of the company's products with an increase. in response, the deputy minister of commerce for trade affairs sent a letter to the ceo of the stock exchange organization, stressing that the price announced by the company is problematic in the opinion of the ministry of commerce. the letter emphasizes that the price adjustment process should be announced after going through expert procedures in the ministry of commerce. the deputy minister of machinery industries of the ministry of commerce al

consumption and increasing electricity production was discussed and it was decided to discuss administrative and financial issues. this issue will be decided next week. members of the government explained various issues of the executive bodies to the president and mr. pezhakian also issued the necessary orders to facilitate and resolve the problems. the head of the atomic energy organization called the claim that iran did not fulfill its obligations within the framework of the international atomic energy agency safeguards a big lie during the government's lifetime and said that there was no documentation in this regard. mr. eslami declared the inspections of iran's nuclear facilities unprecedented and said that 125 approved inspectors are active in iran. the government spokesman, the minister of oil and the minister of defense also answered other questions from reporters. the minister of defense announced to reporters during the government's lifetime that if the conflict if we are forced, then we will target all american bases in the region. god willing, if it doesn't go that far, the talks will come to f

consumption and increasing electricity production, and it was decided to make a decision on the administrative and financial issues of this issue next week. members of the government explained various issues of the executive bodies to the president , and mr. pezhakian also issued the necessary instructions to facilitate and resolve the problems. with the approval of the law requiring the official registration of immovable property transactions , new real estate documents will not be able to be traded normally and by promissory note. it is also planned to soon establish a system to facilitate the receipt of real estate and independent documents without an official document. the ownership documents that were issued after 1403, which is the required date for the implementation of the law, must only be transferred officially within the framework of the systems that have been devised, systems to create transparency in real estate transactions , which of course sometimes have problems connecting to them. this has been happening since morning and we cannot determine the direction so that we can enter the next boxe

at each point of arrival, teams of district state administrations worked, they went... recorded contactors, victims, collected applications for financial assistance, if for some reason you were not there, you can always go to the district administration, write this application for financial assistance of 10,000 uah. if you were left without housing, you can also receive a one-time assistance of 40,000 uah, this is financial assistance from the city budget for you to rent an apartment there for first, for the first period, for the first month or two, until you find something else. e also in the deputy receptions you can get material assistance, until you confirm the damage, the amount of this material assistance is 300 uah, as soon as you have ready acts of damaged property, you can submit these documents together with the application and get an amount greater than the compensation of this compensation and be sure to submit register through the action on the program is restoration, this is such a basic program for you and the main opportunity to get comp. sation for carrying out repair work in your apartment, for the restoration of this

we have cynthia fong, deputy director for financial administration to present for item seven., ms.. fong. the floor is yours. >> thank you, chair dorsey. just a quick update everyone. for the first nine months of fiscal year 2425 for tema total assets equal to 1.4 million total liabilities at 326,000. total revenues at 587,000 and tema incur $379,000 for the first nine months of the fiscal year. revenues are on target and expenditures are under budget and we have about approximately 61,000 under budget for this year. i am happy to take any questions if anyone has any. >> thank you. thank you ms. fong. seeing no one on the roster with questions or comments. madam clerk, may we open this up to public comment? >> is there anyone in the chamber who wishes to speak on item seven? >> there is not. operator is there any public comment? >> there is no remote public comment. >> thank you. operator public comment on this item is now closed. >> and madam clerk, would you please call the next item item eight introduction of new items. this is an information item. >> thank you, madam clerk

financial tool is being flung firmly into the mainstream. propelled by lavish crypto industry election spending, president trump's administration has championed the emerging financial technology from the get-go, appointing a crypto tsar, creating a strategic crypto reserve, and leading a sea change from regulators. all a long way away from the biden administration's approach to an historically volatile industry, described by the then-head of the us top markets regulator, the sec's gary gensler, as... he stepped down as president trump came into office. to get a feeling of how integrated the crypto space has come with the president, you only have to look at his very own meme coin. now, these are tokens that have no tangible value, but are often used by speculators to make money, or to allow fans to show support. president trump released his just before his inauguration, called $trump, which culminated in a private dinner for its top investors - the ethics of which, along with a growing number of crypto businesses linked to trump and his sons, have some opposition lawmakers crying foul. donald trump's dinner is a... ..is an orgy of corruption.

of south carolina who chairs the senate banking committee and obviously the incoming administration across the financial regulatory and supervisory and policy responsibilities. when one has the senate and the house in the same political party and the executive branch, there's a real opportunity to change course, change policy, work together and have some legislative and regulatory successes. that certainly guides my work. our is the access to capital committee, whether you are trying to buy your first home or crowd fund your first start up investment in your garage, or raise capital through the banking system or private placement, or ultimately go public and be a listed company in our country. the policies that then outline through our committee are so important to access to capital. our priorities are guided by that. regulatory reform that promotes growth. to finalize clear assets before the united states remains a global leader in the expansion and use of block chain applications and finance. in our oversight responsibility the federal reserve and financial regulators ensure greater accountability. we

of south carolina who chairs the senate banking committee and obviously the incoming administration across the financial regulatory and supervisory policy responsibility. one one has the senate and house in the same political party and the executive branch, there's a real opportunity to change course, work together and have some legislative and regulatory successes, that certainly guides my work. our committee and my view is the access to capital committee whether you are trying to purchase your first home or ground fund your first startup investment in your garage or raise capital through the banking system or through private placement or ultimately go public can be a listed company in our country, the policies been outlined through our committee are so important to access to capital and our priorities were guided by that, regulatory reform that promotes growth and innovation, financial institutions and business while finalizing a clear framework for digital assets to ensure the united states remains a global leader particularly in the use of block chain applications. and our oversight responsibility i

financial tool is being flung firmly into the mainstream. propelled by lavish crypto industry election spending, president trump's administration has championed the emerging financial technology from the get-go, appointing a crypto tsar, creating a strategic crypto reserve, and leading a sea change from regulators. all a long way away from the biden administration's approach to an historically volatile industry, described by the then-head of the us top markets regulator, the sec's gary gensler, as... he stepped down as president trump came into office. to get a feeling of how integrated the crypto space has come with the president, you only have to look at his very own meme coin. now, these are tokens that have no tangible value, but are often used by speculators to make money, or to allow fans to show support. president trump released his just before his inauguration, called $trump, which culminated in a private dinner for its top investors - the ethics of which, along with a growing number of crypto businesses linked to trump and his sons, have some opposition lawmakers crying foul. donald trump's dinner is a... ..is an orgy of corruption.

reducing consumption and increasing electricity production was discussed and decided on the administrative and financial issues of this issue.

today our financial markets are even more complex than ever and the trump administration's chaotic economic policies royal the markets for investors, resulting volatility opens up insider trading and market manipulation and creates the perception among the american people that the market is rigged. throughout the government there appears to be special rules for those with close political and financial ties to the president. as an independent agency, the sec should be acting independently, however, it has dismissed pending cases against individuals and companies that do business with the president and that have been major political donors. and i'd like to hear the rational for these. i think it's important to establish, again, to reaffirm the independence and the integrity of the sec. while holding vast amounts of market moving information, the sec, as we discussed yesterday, has invited doge inside the building. it has done so at the same time. there's been an open case involving doge's elon musk. i'd like to hear what vetting the doge representatives received, what information they can acc

various departments and agencies. reduces the efficiency of your gender as a waste of administrative and financial resources. we have a form of tax force bunker led by mr. trev, all of a chairman of a dvd bank and our requests that colleagues and the governments on the monitor of this area. we must reduce the institute of the duplication of efforts. you need to make sure that we stimulate development and growth seems to be done. have a unified sets of requirements for businesses such as certificates for the production of high tech products. you notice instead of going use, that's the russian companies. perhaps you have that issue because i've showed the significant growth able this year would seem to combat good growth and obstacles and the computer technologies, the consumer goods and pharmaceuticals. but we must not only develop population new solutions that router, but also bring them to the market as the products and services that will be high demand, those domestically and internationally. you said that they have an impact on people's quality of life. so can you give phrases the most, make it

than 50,000 usda staffers, which is about 15% of the agency's employees, took the trump administration's financial incentive to resign as part of the doge plan to shrink the federal workforce. according to recent reports, one usda lab that tests for diseases like bird flu, sot 20 to 30% of its staff. leave. meantime, last month, secretary rollins testified that some of the frozen funds have been released and that the usda is working to release more. meanwhile, it is unclear how much is still frozen and hasn't been distributed to farmers in april, rollins announced that the usda would have some exemptions to the federal hiring. freeze 6.20, is a time right now and a massive bill to provide tax cuts as well as major cuts federal programs like medicaid and food assistance. >> that bill is now in the hands of the u.s. senate. it is. we have our washington correspondent reshad hudson joining us from washington with more on the future of this bill. good morning was shot. good morning to you. the bill narrowly passed the house just a few weeks ago. now it's facing stiff opposition in the senate. >> for m

about 15% of the agency's employees agreed to the trump administration's financial incentive to resignicantly shrink the federal workforce. massachusetts agriculture commissioner ashley randall says she wrote to secretary of agriculture, brooke rollins warning that cuts will lead to a massive loss of knowledge when it comes to plant and animal health farming production and distribution. in fact, according to a recent report, one usda lab that tests for diseases like bird flu, sot 20 to 30% of its staff leave. when asked about the changes and concerns. a usda spokesperson told news nation that secretary rollins as quote, working to reorient the department to be more effective and efficient and there haven't been any layoffs. they say those who left were part of a deferred retirement program last month. secretary rollins testified in front of the house agriculture, rural development, an fda subcommittee saying some of the frozen funds have been released and the usda is working to release more. we asked the texas agriculture commissioner his take on what's happening at farms and ranches a

15,000 usda staffers which represents about 50% of the agency's employees took the trump administration financial incentive to resign as part of the doge plan to shrink the federal workforce. according to a recent report, one usda lab that tests for diseases like bird flu saw upwards of 20 to 30% of their staff leave. meantime, last month, secretary rollins testified that some of the frozen funds have been released and the usda is working to release more. it's unclear how much is still frozen. it hasn't been distributed to farmers and in april, rollins announced the usda would have some exemptions for the federal hiring freeze. all right. let's go to the north bay, a pedestrian unfortunately was killed after being hit by a car in santa rosa. it happened just after 11, 30 saturday night on pioneer road right near willow side road. the driver and the passenger were not hurt and the driver is at this point not suspected of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol will keep you updated as that investigation unfolds. >> a 36 right now and a consumer alert. don't be fooled by a scam that's going a

financial 8 this summer. a temporary federal rule requires first time students to show a government-issued id to apply for aid. but the trump administration has cut hundreds of positions that investigate financial aid fraud as it moves to dismantle the department of education. >> the tsa has approved the use of digital passports for domestic flights at all. major california airports, a digital passports are another way to prove identification. in addition to real id's, authorities say it still a good idea to bring your physical passport just in case and for international travel, you need your physical passport, not digital digital passports, though, when used can be downloaded to android devices, apple will add the feature with the next system upgrades in the fall. >> let's talk weather as we get a live look here. it sfo on a tuesday night and kathy trafton has been keeping an eye on the forecast. and what's the latest? well, i'll tell you couldn't be pretty across the bay area. lots of blue skies, talk a about because we do have the ranch fire. >> that's now 100 acres and it's 15% contained. so there definitely trending in the right dire

financial levers the trump administration can use to achieve those same social policies.rlet: you mentioned the white house has targeted harvard and columbia, these elite schools. this move would affect universities far beyond those schools. you talk about how the tax-exempt status saves these schools a lot of money. how else do private universities benefit? >> you're talking about 1500 colleges and universities across the u.s., small nonprofit private colleges in the midwest, in the northeast, schools that don't necessarily have a huge cushion or a huge endowment like harvard potentially being forced to change the way they run on campus to comply with this or maintain the financial stability. this goes beyond a lot of the tax deductions, these schools get tax-exempt status that their bonds pay out. they don't have to pay tax on the educational buildings that they own on campus. it is not just federal taxes, it also applies on a local level to local taxes. often state local taxes will recognize that status to save those colleges and institutions on a local level. the pote

today, our financial markets are more complex than ever and the trump administration chaotic policies. resulting volatility opens up fresh avenues for insider trading and creates a perception that the market is rigid. throughout the government, it appears to be special rules for those with close political and financial ties to the president. as independent agency, the s.e.c. should be acting independently. however, it has dismissed pending cases against individuals and companies that do business with the president. while holding market moving information, the s.e.c. has invited doge inside the building and done so at the same time there has been an open case involving elon musk. i would like to hear what vetting the doge representatives received or information they can access and what restrictions and what conflicts they may have and what influence they have over staff actions. and the s.e.c. appears willing to approve new financial product that could have financial risks. the s.e.c. approved new that complex loans into securities that has and i would like to hear how investors will g

she says, as the states see it, their harms, financial injuries and administrative burdens flowing fromendent benefits programs. meaning you have to be a citizen to qualify, cannot be remedied without a blanket ban on the enforcement of the executive order. and then she goes and talks about how the administration says that's not right. you could only apply them to those respective states, she says. you know what? we're not deciding that right now. the lower court should consider both sides of this argument. when we throw it back to them again. in her dissent, justice jackson is saying they even concede that there are some circumstances in this particular case where a universal injunction still might be appropriate. they won't give it to them now, but we could come back to a situation where one of the district courts involved in the state litigation says even with this decision in hand, i still find a universal injunction is entirely appropriate. and then it goes back to the supreme court again. >> again, this was a63 decision. so it broke along kind of party lines. i know that's not the

now in 2025, many in the trump administration favor a similar redrawing of the international financial order. this myron argues that for decades, but us dollar has been too strong mainly due to us the reserve currency status. and that that has made american exports to expensive leading amounts of trade deficits and the industrialization. there are various ways of measuring the relative strength of the us dollar. one of the most reliable is the real broad dollar index used by the federal reserve. it's weighted by trade volumes and includes many other currencies. looking at its progression over the last 20 years, we can see that since the lowes of the financial crisis in 2011, the dollar has been getting stronger and stronger. despite a few bumps before a trump took office. it was out of the strongest points since this measure began in 2006. a more long term measure is the us dollar index. it's not weighted by trade and measures and dollar against a few other major global currencies. it's search in the early 19 eighties, leading to the 1985 plaza accord install sharply before rising agai

administrations, like the rise in gasoline prices, for instance, the protests in 2019 were triggered by that. daniela has implemented all this deregulation, passing laws that were not approved in other governments, such as financialderegulation, economic laws, the increase in vat, which also didn't pass in previous administrations, and a very, very, very, very significant aspect of what is currently unfolding in the ecuador. scenario is the militarization of the social and political fields under the pretext of security measures. this is something that hasn't been seen in any other government. sofia, we're going to take a break, which is necessary, and we will return immediately following the same line. estamos de vuelta acá con sofia. terms, the idea was already present, we need to militarize, we need to militarize, and it is daniel naboa who managed to enforce that, moreover, it's not just from the government, he also calls for a consultation, asking the public, and it is the public who vote in favor of militarization, not necessarily because they believe it will ensure their safety. after years of building a security narrative, it's only natural that people would desire a militarized environment. now our consti

financial gain. the trump administration's hardline stance against immigrants seems to be scaring off billions of dollarsnding. deportation fears have let he know consumers avoiding grocery stores and restaurants and retailers are starting to feel this pitch. david lazarus reports. >> hey, there first we had the la chamber of commerce issuing a sharply worded statement about how the federal crackdown on migrant workers is in effect, bad for business. and now the wall street journal weighs in with a report saying that latino consumers are increasingly pulling back from commercial transactions. the journal says fear and uncertainty are prompting latinos nationwide, including citizens, including those legal status from going to stores, restaurants and other public venues to avoid being hassled by authorities. this in turn is causing a financial hit to a wide variety of businesses. coca-cola is one case in point. the company is noted that latinos represent roughly 2 trillion dollars in spending power and it's made latino consumers. a key element of the company's sales growth, but coax north american sales we

financial gain. the trump administration's hardline stance against immigrant seems to be scaring off billions in consumer spending. deportation fears have latino customers avoiding grocery stores and restaurants and retailers are starting to feel it. david lazarus reports, hey, there first we have the la chamber of commerce issuing a sharply worded statement about how the federal crackdown on migrant workers is in effect, bad for business. and now the wall street journal weighs in with a report saying that latino consumers are increasingly pulling back from commercial transactions. the journal says fear and uncertainty are prompting latinos nationwide, including citizens, including those legal status from going to stores, restaurants and other public venues to avoid being hassled by authorities. this in turn is causing a financial hit to a wide variety of businesses. >> coca-cola is one case in point. the company is noted that latinos represent roughly 2 trillion dollars in spending power and it's made latino consumers. a key element of the company's sales growth, but coax north american sales were down

administrations, like the rise in gasoline prices, for instance, the protest in 2019 were triggered by that. daniela has implemented all this deregulation, passing laws that were not approved in other governments, such as financial deregulation, economic laws, the increase in vat, which also didn't pass in previous administrations, and a very, very, very, very significant. aspect of what is currently unfolding in the ecuadoran scenario is the militarization of the social and political fields, under the pretext of security measures, this is something that hasn't been seen in any other government. sophia, we're going to take a break, which is necessary, and we will return immediately following the same line. estamos de vuelta, we're back here with sofia lancimba from mexico city, she is ecuadorian. sophia, you were discussing the militarization of ecuador, correct? and right there, could you add how the presence or work of foreign troops, mainly police from the united states influences this situation? yeah. moting militarization, whilst this didn't occur during their terms, the idea was already present, we need to militarize, we need to militarize, and it is daniel who managed to enforce that. moreover, it's not j

administrations like the rise in gasoline prices, for instance, the protest in 2019. were triggered by that, daniela has implemented all this deregulation, passing laws that were not approved in other governments such as financialeregulation, economic laws, the increase in vat, which also didn't pass in previous administrations, and a very, very, very, very significant aspect of what is currently unfolding in the ecuadoran scenario is the militarization of the social and political fields under the pretext of security measures, estamos de vuelta acá con sofía. of oil is a product of the series of governments that came before him. this includes what lenin moreno did at the time as well as gulazo's actions during his tenure. these administrations laid the ground work for security discourse, you know, they emphasized the need for security and were consistently promoting militarization. whilst this didn't occur during their terms, the idea was already present. we need to militarize, we need to militarize, and it is daniel naboa, to enforce that, moreover, it's not just from the government, he also calls for a consultation asking the public, and it is the public who vote in favor of militarization, not necessarily be

financial support for kiev. another thing is that its scale may be somewhat reduced, compared to those grandiose infusions that the biden administrationried out, they have been reduced de facto. but military aid continues, intelligence aid continues, financial aid too, in general. does not feel any love for russia, and especially not for ukraine, but if in the american interests to end the conflict in ukraine in order to focus large resources on solving military, military-political problems in the asian-pacific region in the middle east, then, and it seems that this is the case, then in general it is clear that the united states will make some efforts. in order to, well, stimulate the policy of diplomatic regulation of the conflict, and i can say that in this sense the trump administration differs very favorably from the biden administration, because under biden we had no contacts with the americans, almost none, they were minimal, especially since there was no talk of a meeting between the two presidents about the conditions for ending the conflict, how it will be ended, what the settlement model will be, here the positions that the