<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">The latest GOP offer also included a provision sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) that would delay plans for the U.S. government to give up control over a global nonprofit that oversees the internet domain system.</font><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Cruz told reporters that he is “cautiously optimistic” that it will be included in the final package.</font><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font><font face="verdana, sans-serif">But the Obama administration strongly opposes the delay and Democrats have been unwilling to accept that addition unless language is also included that would free the Export-Import Bank to approve more deals.</font><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font><font face="verdana, sans-serif">The bank is supposed to have a five-member board, but only two of the slots are currently filled due to Republican opposition to confirming more members. A third is needed to reach quorum to review deals over $10 million. The provision being pushed by Democrats would eliminate the need for a quorum.</font></blockquote></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 10:40 AM, Paul Rosenzweig <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com" target="_blank">paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div><p class="MsoNormal">As there was much interest yesterday, I thought I would share this update from the Washington Post on negotiations regarding the US budget and their effect on the IANA transition: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/09/20/senate-leaders-say-they-are-close-to-deal-to-prevent-government-shutdown-provide-zika-funds/" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.<wbr>com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/09/<wbr>20/senate-leaders-say-they-<wbr>are-close-to-deal-to-prevent-<wbr>government-shutdown-provide-<wbr>zika-funds/</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">FWIW, in my opinion the Post is more or less our “home town” newspaper and tends to have solid sourcing for articles like this.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Paul<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Paul Rosenzweig<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Red Branch Consulting<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">509 C St. NE<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Washington, DC 20002<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">O: <a href="tel:%2B%201%20%28202%29%20547-0660" value="+12025470660" target="_blank">+ 1 (202) 547-0660</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">M: <a href="tel:%2B1%20%28202%29%20329-9650" value="+12023299650" target="_blank">+1 (202) 329-9650</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">VOIP: <a href="tel:%2B1%20%28202%29%20738-1739" value="+12027381739" target="_blank">+1 (202) 738-1739</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com" target="_blank">paul.rosenzweig@<wbr>redbranchconsulting.com</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">My PGP Key: <a href="http://redbranchconsulting.com/who-we-are/public-pgp-key/" target="_blank">http://redbranchconsulting.<wbr>com/who-we-are/public-pgp-key/</a> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>
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