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u.s. citizens and non-u.s. citizens alike come at a time when digital authoritarianism is on the rise, the framework and safeguards established by the united states can serve as a model for how to conduct legitimate intelligence activities in a manner consistent with privacy, civil liberties and transparency imperatives. looking ahead i am confident working with congress we will find a way to preserve these vital authorities while addressing legitimate privacy and oversight concerns. as the director of national intelligence and the attorney general had said, the administration is committed to working with an engaging congress on potential improvements to the authority that fully preserve its efficacy. for inr and state department, and indispensable part of that efficacy is the advantage that 702 information provides for american diplomacy. from advancing human rights and climate security to counting authoritarianism, american diplomats are on the frontlines of every major threat and opportunity that we face in
u.s. citizens and non-u.s. citizens alike come at a time when digital authoritarianism is on the rise, the framework and safeguards established by the united states can serve as a model for how to conduct legitimate intelligence activities in a manner consistent with privacy, civil liberties and transparency imperatives. looking ahead i am confident working with congress we will find a way to preserve these vital authorities while addressing legitimate privacy and oversight concerns. as the...
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u.s. reserve relations between washington's former ambassador to the united nations, thomas shannon. he highlights the largest economy to the united states as well as brazil's foreign policy and role of china, who has been the nation's top trading partner for nearly 15 years. show to brookings it research. since the inauguration, and he returned to power in january, a rapid turn of events has taken place and is reshaping the future of relations between the united states and brazil. both countries are contending with internal political and economic challenges of their own, but they are also finding new opportunities for cooperation. a month after the attack on brazil's capital, the federal branches of government that mirror the emerges of january 6, 2021 at the u.s. capitol, president lulu visited president biden here in washington, d.c. to reaffirm the commitment to democracy, climate change, and bilateral cooperation on trade and administration. strengthening the relationship with brazil,
u.s. reserve relations between washington's former ambassador to the united nations, thomas shannon. he highlights the largest economy to the united states as well as brazil's foreign policy and role of china, who has been the nation's top trading partner for nearly 15 years. show to brookings it research. since the inauguration, and he returned to power in january, a rapid turn of events has taken place and is reshaping the future of relations between the united states and brazil. both...
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so so the u.s. would eventually start the ho chi minh trail, but but be condemned for violating the sovereignty neutral states. the thing is they weren't neutral at all because both cambodia and laos allow north vietnam to use their territory for the sake of infiltrating troops and supplies into into the south. so you've got images, right? like trucks carrying supplies and then troops slowly. but walking down the ho chi minh trail typically takes two months to go from the north down to to the south. but depending on how intense the u.s. bombing is, it could take longer. so we had these guys from vietnam war year semester. i actually came and heard them one of the individuals had down the ho chi minh trail at at a very, very high point in the war. took him six months to go from hanoi, from the north to the south, six months because the bombing was so that to zigzag their way through laos and cambodia and, even at times go into vietnam because it was safer vietnam than it was a neutral. up. when you f
so so the u.s. would eventually start the ho chi minh trail, but but be condemned for violating the sovereignty neutral states. the thing is they weren't neutral at all because both cambodia and laos allow north vietnam to use their territory for the sake of infiltrating troops and supplies into into the south. so you've got images, right? like trucks carrying supplies and then troops slowly. but walking down the ho chi minh trail typically takes two months to go from the north down to to the...
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u.s. and result organized by my colleague in organizing this event the foundation for their support and respect day and the brookings working report. rapid turn of events shaping the future of relations between the united states. both countries internal political and economic challenges of their own and newl opportunities cooperate. rent branches of government where the image is 21 and the u.s. capitol president visited biden here in washington d.c. climate change and improving bilateral cooperation of trade and innovation. while the biden administration has committed to strengthening the u.s. relationshipra t resul, especially in light of the bicentennial of the relationship between the countries, all of this is happening in a rapidly changing relations in the u.s. during support ukrainians russia's aggression and pursue has come. the economic rise of china and issues of global carbon especially in the economic financial agreement diversion relationship and the timely honored to be joined
u.s. and result organized by my colleague in organizing this event the foundation for their support and respect day and the brookings working report. rapid turn of events shaping the future of relations between the united states. both countries internal political and economic challenges of their own and newl opportunities cooperate. rent branches of government where the image is 21 and the u.s. capitol president visited biden here in washington d.c. climate change and improving bilateral...
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today the u.s. along with remain in the vicinity of port sudan and are able to provide support to the mission as needed. additionally, isr assets continue overwatch over the potential land evacuation routes. africa calms the complexion cell continues to distribute relevant information to the department of state our allies and partners and international ngos to help enable and informed decision-making. looking ahead to secretary alston looks forward to welcoming the philippine president tomorrow. it's important to point out we are standing at a transformational moment in the philippines alliance. we've made great strides in advancing our bilateral defense relationship from announcing the new defense to cooperation agreement decides to successfully completing the largest ever iteration of the annual bilateral exercise. secretary alston and president marcos will discuss a wide range of topics including support for the philippines defense modernization efforts and expanding operational cooperation in th
today the u.s. along with remain in the vicinity of port sudan and are able to provide support to the mission as needed. additionally, isr assets continue overwatch over the potential land evacuation routes. africa calms the complexion cell continues to distribute relevant information to the department of state our allies and partners and international ngos to help enable and informed decision-making. looking ahead to secretary alston looks forward to welcoming the philippine president...
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let me say one or two things about the u.s.-canadian ties. our two countries are truly integrated, whether one is talking about homeland security across the world's longest border or global security or our economies. we have the largest trade relationship in the world and of course, we are two-thirds of the membership of the u.s. mca. there are obvious differences on the policy side between the two governments, but i'm glad to report this morning that relations between our two countries have been steadily improving since 1812. [laughter] >> you got that. prime minister and i i joined by members, and hundreds thanks to zoom and i want to thank those in our college and educator's workshop, this part of the large and growing commitment to being the leading educator in the world about the world. run a show this morning as the prime minister will make some opening remarks and then he and i will chat a bit and we'll take questions from those in the room and virtually. prime minister, the podium is yours. [applause] >> bon jour, thank you, richard f
let me say one or two things about the u.s.-canadian ties. our two countries are truly integrated, whether one is talking about homeland security across the world's longest border or global security or our economies. we have the largest trade relationship in the world and of course, we are two-thirds of the membership of the u.s. mca. there are obvious differences on the policy side between the two governments, but i'm glad to report this morning that relations between our two countries have...
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u.s. ambassadors patterson and bill taylor. the u.s. invests significantly in security cooperation and security sector assistance. although there are cases where it's worked well, there are many more where it hasn't. u.s. ip study group has been looking at why. over the course of two years the group has met with dozens of security political and humanitarian experts and also with the defense industry, civil society leaders and academics. senior internationally respected researchers have prepared for the case studies one on afghanistan, another on mexico, a third on ukraine and a fourth and uganda and the court interdisciplinary team of experts has compared the experiences of the countries pulling out patterns and commonalities that together paint a concerning picture. around four conceptual blocks and the four case studies i've mentioned. the first section examines the reasons to try to capture security sectors. the second describes the mechanics of the capture, how it actually happens on the ground. the third section analyzes the short,
u.s. ambassadors patterson and bill taylor. the u.s. invests significantly in security cooperation and security sector assistance. although there are cases where it's worked well, there are many more where it hasn't. u.s. ip study group has been looking at why. over the course of two years the group has met with dozens of security political and humanitarian experts and also with the defense industry, civil society leaders and academics. senior internationally respected researchers have prepared...
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but the u.s. ends up compromise seizing and putting newton's gm in south as the president and ho chi minh communist is given control of north vietnam. there's a lot goes on in between 54 and 65. but this is really a pivotal moment in the early part of the war. there is a crisis in which buddhists of south vietnam are accusing the south vietnamese government of religious persecution. and and they get the backing those two gentlemen at the bottom you see there, david halberstam and neil sheehan, who are young reporters at the time. and they sheehan and halberstam support. and over the overthrow of the south vietnamese government encouraged the u.s. to go in that direction. and i mention that because much of what people know about vietnam from halberstam and sheehan, and as i argue in the first volume, you really need to understand their involvement in the events themselves to understand how they have distorted the history so much and richard nixon actually at this time is among those in the us who a
but the u.s. ends up compromise seizing and putting newton's gm in south as the president and ho chi minh communist is given control of north vietnam. there's a lot goes on in between 54 and 65. but this is really a pivotal moment in the early part of the war. there is a crisis in which buddhists of south vietnam are accusing the south vietnamese government of religious persecution. and and they get the backing those two gentlemen at the bottom you see there, david halberstam and neil sheehan,...
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and met with u.s. officials and they asked her about her approach to china and her questions, her answers were not adequate. >> they were not adequate because they were leaked to the media. >> it wasn't only what she said publicly. >> the main message privately was you can trust me but not a lot of details about why. although if she answered in greater detail perhaps the u.s. officials might have been satisfied. so i think this was actually a learning process and so ultimately, yes she was defeated the first time that she ran and when she ran she brought to the position a tremendous amount of experience more so thanie i thik many people who don't know taiwan well don't know that she's on this really sort of unique having somebody to be prepared to be president and the effective politicians whose also been the negotiator in the trade organization and the head of the mainland affairsf council and al these different positions that she had and i think she came to understand how to navigate effective play b
and met with u.s. officials and they asked her about her approach to china and her questions, her answers were not adequate. >> they were not adequate because they were leaked to the media. >> it wasn't only what she said publicly. >> the main message privately was you can trust me but not a lot of details about why. although if she answered in greater detail perhaps the u.s. officials might have been satisfied. so i think this was actually a learning process and so...
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perhaps the u.s. officials would have been satisfied so this was a learning process on their part and so ultimately yes she was defeated the first time when she ran. she brought to this position a tremendous amount of experience. more so than i think many people who don't know taiwan well. it's also been the negotiator for the wto the head of the mainland of horse counseling all the different positions that really i think came to understand how to not get effectively the relationship with china and the united states. it's not necessarily what's the instinct that helps you navigate the relations with either one particularly the united states. she understood when she was elected that she needed to try to keep relations with china stable and had a sophisticated plan that initially laid out part of the speech in down the street. some of that was repeated in the inaugural address where she talked about her policies would be based on the constitution, the governing relations with of the taiwan strait acknow
perhaps the u.s. officials would have been satisfied so this was a learning process on their part and so ultimately yes she was defeated the first time when she ran. she brought to this position a tremendous amount of experience. more so than i think many people who don't know taiwan well. it's also been the negotiator for the wto the head of the mainland of horse counseling all the different positions that really i think came to understand how to not get effectively the relationship with china...
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the u.s. territories of puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the u.s. virgin islands and the northern miana islands and micronesia and the republican marshall islands. and 211 million dollar decrease for fiscal year 2024. my understanding, however, is that this reflects the expiration of the economic assistance to the marshall islands and micronesia under the current cofa and the fiscal year 2024 budget does in the include for a future cofa in the process of being renegotiated. while it was communicated separately, i would encourage this administration to be more open and communicative how much future cofa will cost and where congress that funding would come from and which department receives and administers that. continuing oversight of bia and oia to make sure they're fulfilling their mission for the benefit of native communities and the insular areas is a main priority of this subcommittee. today that means having a productive discussion about these agencies' budgets and where resources shoul
the u.s. territories of puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the u.s. virgin islands and the northern miana islands and micronesia and the republican marshall islands. and 211 million dollar decrease for fiscal year 2024. my understanding, however, is that this reflects the expiration of the economic assistance to the marshall islands and micronesia under the current cofa and the fiscal year 2024 budget does in the include for a future cofa in the process of being renegotiated. while it was...
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the u.s. and our allies and partners need to act more usdecisively and promptly to empowerem ukraine with a level f military aid that can help them rather than halting the unsteady trickle that merely sustained a stalemate. i've been outspoken in my support of the basic understanding that is strongly in america's national interest but i've been equally candid about my serious concerns. in my judgment there've been occasions when quicker more proactive and more decisive decision making by this administration could have significantly advanced efforts and by extension our own goals and interest. i alsory worry falling on the congressional republicans to articulate the strong case that aiding ukraine within america's cold hard national interest. our support isn't primarily about philanthropy or moral obstruction. it's a direct investment in our future. on the basic economic level the majority of the security assistance quickly referred to as aid to ukraine is actually america ramping up investment
the u.s. and our allies and partners need to act more usdecisively and promptly to empowerem ukraine with a level f military aid that can help them rather than halting the unsteady trickle that merely sustained a stalemate. i've been outspoken in my support of the basic understanding that is strongly in america's national interest but i've been equally candid about my serious concerns. in my judgment there've been occasions when quicker more proactive and more decisive decision making by this...
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the u.s. bombing radicalized it. but to say that the u.s. bombing brigades, the genocidal khmer rouge, i mean, listen, the u.s. bombed laos more heavily and, you know, louse doesn't produce a genocide. right. so. so i think i think we have to america the agency is important here. but fundamentally, we have to start recognizing that. the local agency also matters that was a tragic war and the americans made dumb decisions. but so different parties in vietnam and cambodia, i mean, it's possible it's possible that that too not to try to adjudicate this, but it's possible that both john mcauliffe and pierre are correct. certainly that there is civil strife. no question. vietnam from an early. and that, i think would have been there absent a french war that would have been there, absent an american invasion. but you could also argue, and maybe this is the point that john mcauliffe is making, is that abs and the dispatch large numbers of french troops and massive amounts of french firepower and absent the dispatch of american troops and american f
the u.s. bombing radicalized it. but to say that the u.s. bombing brigades, the genocidal khmer rouge, i mean, listen, the u.s. bombed laos more heavily and, you know, louse doesn't produce a genocide. right. so. so i think i think we have to america the agency is important here. but fundamentally, we have to start recognizing that. the local agency also matters that was a tragic war and the americans made dumb decisions. but so different parties in vietnam and cambodia, i mean, it's possible...
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the u.s. has also not put its best to -- diplomatic foot forward to deal with the problem. we did not name a ambassador to sudan for more than two years after normalizing relations. during a critical time in sudan's transition. u.s. embassy in khartoum has also faced persistent understaffing and leadership challenges. congress has spoken in a bipartisan manner, with an unmistakable voice on sudan to ensure transition, but the sudanese people need to be put first and we need to and the stranglehold of sudanese security forces on the -- however the administration does not seem to be listening. during our last meeting 15 months ago i called for the administration to articulate a clear vision for what it wants in sudan. i'm still waiting. the administration must change not only the architecture, but also the architects of this policy. we need a policy that empowers the sudanese people, we can see the generals, shuts off the foreign meddling and finance that empowers them, and leads a coalition of
the u.s. has also not put its best to -- diplomatic foot forward to deal with the problem. we did not name a ambassador to sudan for more than two years after normalizing relations. during a critical time in sudan's transition. u.s. embassy in khartoum has also faced persistent understaffing and leadership challenges. congress has spoken in a bipartisan manner, with an unmistakable voice on sudan to ensure transition, but the sudanese people need to be put first and we need to and the...
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you said the u.s. wants to see a stable pakistan. >> of course we do. >> can you give us an update on that? >> when you say bad to worse when he referring to? what are you referring to? [inaudible] there was a protest in front of the supreme court. >> we want to see pakistan have successfully want to see pakistan, the government live up to the strongest aspirations of the pakistani people. pakistan is an important partner in the region that they are suffering from the threat of terrorism every single day and we are mindful of the challenges that they are facing politically and economically as well and the united states will continue to support them. >> we have a couple of minutes left. [inaudible] can you clarify what the present is negotiating? >> the prison said on sunday he will not accept proposals that take away people's health care, health coverage so that's incredibly important to the president. he's been consistent about that and he's been having conversations with republicans or back-and-forth
you said the u.s. wants to see a stable pakistan. >> of course we do. >> can you give us an update on that? >> when you say bad to worse when he referring to? what are you referring to? [inaudible] there was a protest in front of the supreme court. >> we want to see pakistan have successfully want to see pakistan, the government live up to the strongest aspirations of the pakistani people. pakistan is an important partner in the region that they are suffering from the...
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can u.s. the panel to discuss the moral dilemma that exists as we demand the higher statistical life for poor countries? it could lead to lower growth for poorer countries and have the unintended consequences keeping them in or near poverty. while it sounds immoral to have a lower vfl for poor country, it represents the economic choices and preferences and allows them the flex ability to grow. brian seems to be trying to say something similar when he was saying he should cap equity concerns outside of vfl. >> in no sense when we are turned to put a value on the deaths that the u.s. emissions are causing in india, in no sense is that concerning what indy is doing. these are purely valuations we are seeing. it is a totally different ballgame if you are in india and you're trying to weigh costs and benefits of different actions. and makes all the sense in the world. they're going to do their own thing. the question i was getting to earlier from the u.s. perspective is we have this vsl in the u.s.
can u.s. the panel to discuss the moral dilemma that exists as we demand the higher statistical life for poor countries? it could lead to lower growth for poorer countries and have the unintended consequences keeping them in or near poverty. while it sounds immoral to have a lower vfl for poor country, it represents the economic choices and preferences and allows them the flex ability to grow. brian seems to be trying to say something similar when he was saying he should cap equity concerns...
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the u.s. and then then something globally on the u.s. the good news is that, if you ask americans across political party there's wide agreement a lot of foundation more aspects such as should parents be able to afford to take leave to be with their infants. yes you hear that across parties when you ask people should you be able to take leave to care for a sick family member say appropriate to pay and have that be paid leave again the answer is yes. do across parties do people want to be able to care for a sick. yes. so i think have that to build on. so are some things we don't have that we need. i do think that we need congress to start looking at the long term benefits of policy as well as their short term costs. we companies do this. this is how they do investments. they don't not invest in r&d. they don't not invest in infrastructure because they'll make a ton of money later. but it costs something now as a country. we to do that. and the care infrastructure is a big part of that. that's one of the biggest examples of where that early
the u.s. and then then something globally on the u.s. the good news is that, if you ask americans across political party there's wide agreement a lot of foundation more aspects such as should parents be able to afford to take leave to be with their infants. yes you hear that across parties when you ask people should you be able to take leave to care for a sick family member say appropriate to pay and have that be paid leave again the answer is yes. do across parties do people want to be able to...
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instead the u.s. built i'm quoting now, a dream palace of a political process it is now crashed down on the people sudan. i have noted on several occasions assistant secretary seems to have inversions to any sanctions at any tool for any purpose. that is a problem. i do not know how else to induce to individualss like this to after i do not know what you have to offer the end of the day, what consequence they face. and lastly civil society seems to be cut out the solution is activists debate the united states is all bad news. none of which is responded to any testimony here today. so, you take a minute or so to talking about all about? let me startat by saying that wn the leader was thrown out, and october of 21 we did institute harsh penalties against sudan which were internally given how strong they were. if you recall after that move we have designated the central reserve police. we also suspended all bilateral aid. their questions internally whether that was the right thing to do because some off
instead the u.s. built i'm quoting now, a dream palace of a political process it is now crashed down on the people sudan. i have noted on several occasions assistant secretary seems to have inversions to any sanctions at any tool for any purpose. that is a problem. i do not know how else to induce to individualss like this to after i do not know what you have to offer the end of the day, what consequence they face. and lastly civil society seems to be cut out the solution is activists debate...
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that u.s. efforts to lure global town would pose a huge challenge for china. sir one congressional report stated the following dr. schmidt the u.s. quote needs to continue attract the best and brightest stem talent from around the world and you would agree with that, right? it turns out that was from the house gop china task force and i happen to agree with that point that the gop made and i hope we as a committee follow-up on this particular issue. thank you and i yield back. mr. wittman for five minutes. smith thank you mr. chair and i thank her witnesses for joining us today. i'd like to start with you the department of treasury committee on foreign investments in the united states is charged with safeguarding our national security by screening this inbound foreign investment united states to make sure their connections to congress as long consider what we do to modernize cfius and addressing these modern challenges to what was supposed to be a committee that protected our technology and how
that u.s. efforts to lure global town would pose a huge challenge for china. sir one congressional report stated the following dr. schmidt the u.s. quote needs to continue attract the best and brightest stem talent from around the world and you would agree with that, right? it turns out that was from the house gop china task force and i happen to agree with that point that the gop made and i hope we as a committee follow-up on this particular issue. thank you and i yield back. mr. wittman for...
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u.s. banking system remains sound. the strong liquidity and capital in the system i believe decisive action in march to provide additional liquidity in the system mitigated serious risk of broader financial banking system. let me be clear, we did not take these steps for specific institutions or classes of institutions, these actions were necessary to prevent difficult bees facing to specific banks from spilling over to other banks including banks on main street across the country. rations in march were narrowly targeted. management shareholders and debtholders would not be protected by the government. taxpayers did not bear any costs in the resolution and i believe actions reduce the risk of further bank failures that would impose losses on the deposit insurance fund paid for through fees on the banks. there have been after shots including resolution first public. i do not believe these developments are assigned of any shift in the banking system. we remain vigilant and continue to closel
u.s. banking system remains sound. the strong liquidity and capital in the system i believe decisive action in march to provide additional liquidity in the system mitigated serious risk of broader financial banking system. let me be clear, we did not take these steps for specific institutions or classes of institutions, these actions were necessary to prevent difficult bees facing to specific banks from spilling over to other banks including banks on main street across the country. rations in...
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u.s. chamber of commerce. bradley is the executive policy operation there and the ear of members on both sides of the aisle. starting with the debt ceiling, what are youea telling them rigt now as the clock ticks down on whether we're going to breach the debt limit? >> the time is short and everyone was surprised by the june 1 deadline. we should have been working on this weeks ago, but that's in the past now. we have but a few days to reach what will have to be a bipartisan agreement. at the end of the day, it's got to be a deal because the support of republicans in the house, democrats in the senate and obviously the signature of president biden run up to the debt line and kind of coast in and get it over the line. that's a recipe for miscalculation when you think it'll take you a shorter period of time than it does to round 7:the votes in the house, round up the votes in the senate and get it done we'd like to see them actually turn in their homework a little earlier this time. >> you'v
u.s. chamber of commerce. bradley is the executive policy operation there and the ear of members on both sides of the aisle. starting with the debt ceiling, what are youea telling them rigt now as the clock ticks down on whether we're going to breach the debt limit? >> the time is short and everyone was surprised by the june 1 deadline. we should have been working on this weeks ago, but that's in the past now. we have but a few days to reach what will have to be a bipartisan agreement. at...
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the u.s. has always been this shining beacon of freedom and democracy, but does our history really bear that out? >> well, thanks so much. thanks for having me here. it's really wonderful to be here and i so enjoyed and was inspired by last night's proceedings. so i want to start with a moment that made a huge impression on me, january 6th, 2021, i'm sure made an impression on you all, too. when president-elect joe biden came out to address the nation and what he basically said, themes of his remarks on that really serving day is really, this is not who we are. when we see these scenes at the capitol, this does not reflect the true america, joe biden said. and i think at that moment many historicalions shared the same response as i did, which was, well, this is kind of who we are. and that's something that we need to recognize. i felt that way in part because i've spent a lot of time working on the era of the civil war and construction. and so what i want to talk about briefly now is how the r
the u.s. has always been this shining beacon of freedom and democracy, but does our history really bear that out? >> well, thanks so much. thanks for having me here. it's really wonderful to be here and i so enjoyed and was inspired by last night's proceedings. so i want to start with a moment that made a huge impression on me, january 6th, 2021, i'm sure made an impression on you all, too. when president-elect joe biden came out to address the nation and what he basically said, themes of...
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. >>> ukrainian ambassador to the u.s. discusses the ongoing russian invasion of her country at an event hosted by the foundation for democracies. when asked about a recent a drone attack on the ground when she denied ukraine had any involvement in the incident. the conversation with the ambassador lasts about an hour. >>> welcome [inaudible] i say this objectively ukrainians are defending their homeland from the unprovoked come of the illegal war being waged by russian troops under the command of vladimir putin. i also say this subjectively ukrainians on the front line of a global struggle fighting in defense of what we persistently are calling the free world. so we are pleased and honored to have with us ambassador oksana markarova who served since 2021. she previously served in ukraine's ministry of finance and she's good with math as well as diplomacy and spent nearly two years working in the private sector. a useful experience for most people and that is also a subjective opinion of mine. so thank you ambassador for b
. >>> ukrainian ambassador to the u.s. discusses the ongoing russian invasion of her country at an event hosted by the foundation for democracies. when asked about a recent a drone attack on the ground when she denied ukraine had any involvement in the incident. the conversation with the ambassador lasts about an hour. >>> welcome [inaudible] i say this objectively ukrainians are defending their homeland from the unprovoked come of the illegal war being waged by russian troops...
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and instead it would say a u.s. person spoke with, and then the name of the target, and discussed acts. that would be the sort of intelligence report that would be issued and there are a whole nother set of procedures that govern, there are circumstances where that u.s. persons identity can ultimately be unmasked or revealed, but there's another whole set of procedures that govern that. this is a very highly regulated foreign intelligence collection program. >> host: we are going to have to end it there. again, george croner from the foreign policy research institute. thank you so much for joining us this morning, , george. >> guest: thanks again for having me. >> host: >> today and you know social security administration's role in combating identity fraud. that's life, house ways and means subcommittee at two p.m. eastern on c-span2, c-span now, our free mobile bu app or online at c-span.org. >> american history tv saturdays on c-span2 exploring the people and events that tell the american story. at 7 p.m. eastern
and instead it would say a u.s. person spoke with, and then the name of the target, and discussed acts. that would be the sort of intelligence report that would be issued and there are a whole nother set of procedures that govern, there are circumstances where that u.s. persons identity can ultimately be unmasked or revealed, but there's another whole set of procedures that govern that. this is a very highly regulated foreign intelligence collection program. >> host: we are going to have...
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u.s. agency for international development, mr. chairman walsh oversees the bureau for democracy and innovations center for democracy and human rights and governance and served in a range of foreign policy roles as the u.s. mission to the un and lead adviser on the process and tourism from the rocket and afghanistan and no easy place to distinguish them at large and more. >> thank you, chairman smith, wild, distinguished members of the committee and thank you for allowing us to appear before you today to discuss the united states department of state effort to combat human trafficking and thank you for the opportunity to hear the amazing testimony of the panel before me. i hung on every word, the time flew back and it was an honor to listen to them. thank you for that opportunity. human trafficking is a crime that exists in every country and affects people of every age, ethnicity and gender which historically and systemically marginalized groups at risk. the last few years particularly chall
u.s. agency for international development, mr. chairman walsh oversees the bureau for democracy and innovations center for democracy and human rights and governance and served in a range of foreign policy roles as the u.s. mission to the un and lead adviser on the process and tourism from the rocket and afghanistan and no easy place to distinguish them at large and more. >> thank you, chairman smith, wild, distinguished members of the committee and thank you for allowing us to appear...
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>> we have through u.s. indo pacom we have a relationship with them and we are attempting to support them. >> thank you. director just last week the chinese built the coast guard ship. it appears these are becoming more and more frequent so are these negligent or intentional encounters and what is the assessment of the purpose of china doing this? >> we have some good products on this and if you are interested we can send them to you. what we've seen with china is their coast guard over the last many years they have begun to use their coast guard so in other words they pass laws that would allow them to use their coast guard to police in effect what they perceive as being their rightful waters and to use force under certain circumstances so i do see this as a larger comprehensive effort that they have engaged in and there are three different pieces to it. there's the ship that they use that are part of the militias that are not part of the coast guard and the poa and then there's the pla and the relationship
>> we have through u.s. indo pacom we have a relationship with them and we are attempting to support them. >> thank you. director just last week the chinese built the coast guard ship. it appears these are becoming more and more frequent so are these negligent or intentional encounters and what is the assessment of the purpose of china doing this? >> we have some good products on this and if you are interested we can send them to you. what we've seen with china is their coast...
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one hundred u.s. senators recommended to you we declare russia state-sponsored terrorism to deter people like china for giving them a weapon. here we are months later and nothing has happened mr. secretary i like you a lot. you are never going to designate state-sponsored terrorism are you? >> never say never. >> i can pretty well say china sees all talk here. if you are really worried about china giving weapons to russia instead of picking up the phone and calling the chinese please don't do that why don't you get 100 u.s. senators to pass a law telling china if you give up one bullet we are going to sanction you. >> can i add to that if i made please? tran has take into account. correction they been deterred? >> unprecedented sanctions and controls wielded against. >> you think making russia state-sponsored terrorism would not send a stronger single to china don't help the russians? >> is the longest we've had in used. but send a clear message for let's go to iran. his errata state-sponsored terrori
one hundred u.s. senators recommended to you we declare russia state-sponsored terrorism to deter people like china for giving them a weapon. here we are months later and nothing has happened mr. secretary i like you a lot. you are never going to designate state-sponsored terrorism are you? >> never say never. >> i can pretty well say china sees all talk here. if you are really worried about china giving weapons to russia instead of picking up the phone and calling the chinese...
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senior u.s. government officials reported in february 2023 that the chinese spy balloon was able to gather intelligence from several sensitive homeland defense sites, resulting from the biden administration of course willful refusal, , shockg refuel become something that americans just do not understand, can't copy and why it wasn't shot down. given a proven fact the biden family has been receiving payments from our oversight investigation from ccp linked foreign nationals in exchange for power and influence, this could very well be strategic sabotage by the ccp basically owned white house. i would like to ask you, mr. kahangama, do you think that this is a national security threat against our homeland? >> thank you for the question. while i would defer some of the intelligence questions to my colleagues in the intelligence community i would say that the ability of the high altitude balloon to conduct surveillance on the ccp perspective is a threat to our country. >> right, but given the fact tha
senior u.s. government officials reported in february 2023 that the chinese spy balloon was able to gather intelligence from several sensitive homeland defense sites, resulting from the biden administration of course willful refusal, , shockg refuel become something that americans just do not understand, can't copy and why it wasn't shot down. given a proven fact the biden family has been receiving payments from our oversight investigation from ccp linked foreign nationals in exchange for power...
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having said that can we work very close u.s. department of agriculture as we assure the food safety for the u.s. >> okay. did the reagan foundation for the fda conduct an operational valuation of fda's food, human foods broken? >> the reagan udall foundation did not conduct the evaluation but they convened ade group of independent experts the conduct of that evaluation. so it was f not done by the foundation but by independent experts. >> and in this report, the support describes fda's food division in a culture of constant, it describes the food division and a culture of constant turmoil. do you agree with the reagan udall foundations assessment? >> my indication of the assessment was that the reporting and decision-making needed to be streamlined which is something iat agree with but organizational changes could make a more efficient and effective program which also agree with. so those with the primary recommendations come under the reagan udall foundation. >> covid-19 was used as an excuse for fda not receiving and whistlebl
having said that can we work very close u.s. department of agriculture as we assure the food safety for the u.s. >> okay. did the reagan foundation for the fda conduct an operational valuation of fda's food, human foods broken? >> the reagan udall foundation did not conduct the evaluation but they convened ade group of independent experts the conduct of that evaluation. so it was f not done by the foundation but by independent experts. >> and in this report, the support...
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the u.s. ate rice farmers board of directors as vice chairman board for ricin foods it represents his state well. the president of the arkansas farm bureau. i was tell people back in the state to grab me by the lapels and let me know of congress needs to be doing better. each budget rich takes that literally silly oppression very, very much like people he took time away from the farm to be with us today. thinking that in a chair. >> thank you very much would like to welcome mr. patrick johnson will be introduced by pastor heidi smith. >> think it made him chairwoman. it is my pleasure to introduce mr. patrick johnson a cotton producer from mississippi. mr. johnson serves on the national cotton council board of directors and shares the american cotton producers farm policy task force. he wears a lot of hats he's also currently a member of the epa pesticide policy dialogue committee. director farm bureau and a commissioner from mississippi department of environmental quality. he has held previou
the u.s. ate rice farmers board of directors as vice chairman board for ricin foods it represents his state well. the president of the arkansas farm bureau. i was tell people back in the state to grab me by the lapels and let me know of congress needs to be doing better. each budget rich takes that literally silly oppression very, very much like people he took time away from the farm to be with us today. thinking that in a chair. >> thank you very much would like to welcome mr. patrick...
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the u.s. capitol police work to keep us, our staff, and our constituents safe, and around the country. mr. president, there's no denying that law enforcement is a dangerous job. police officers face threats and confront suffering on a daily basis and many officers bear the visible and invisible wounds of their job. some officers make the ultimate sacrifice laying down their lives to protect their fellow citizens. this year's national police week resolution honors the memory of the 443 law enforcement officers who were killed in the line of duty last year. as well as the 32 lost to date this year. my thoughts and prayers go out to their families and to their fellow officers. mr. president, being a police officer has never been easy. over the last few years, however, steady criticism and vilification and the enduring defund the police movement have made the job a lot harder and taken a noticeable toll on morale. police retirements and resignations are up around the country. and there aren't enou
the u.s. capitol police work to keep us, our staff, and our constituents safe, and around the country. mr. president, there's no denying that law enforcement is a dangerous job. police officers face threats and confront suffering on a daily basis and many officers bear the visible and invisible wounds of their job. some officers make the ultimate sacrifice laying down their lives to protect their fellow citizens. this year's national police week resolution honors the memory of the 443 law...
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freight what is happening once he gets her to the u.s.? >> mcauley sarkar the two largest cartels in mexico. they have tentacles into every single city in this country. >> in this country. that is how they sell their drugs and that's how they kill our citizens. >> had and they find these people? are they migrants or gangs we have here? how does that work? webster's transactional criminal organizations throughout this country the celt narcotics to those of you looking for narcotics for guests, some use gangs to sell those big gangs mostly use their extortion for their generally don't just sell drugs. there's all sorts of criminal organizations operating throughout. >> tell me are they gaining footholds are the mexican drug cartels gaining footholds here in our country? and definitely have a big influence here in our country. ask to see the trend moving to where they have more and more influence? >> i don't know that them more and more influence but i know we are committing more and more resources towards it with hsi every single year. we ha
freight what is happening once he gets her to the u.s.? >> mcauley sarkar the two largest cartels in mexico. they have tentacles into every single city in this country. >> in this country. that is how they sell their drugs and that's how they kill our citizens. >> had and they find these people? are they migrants or gangs we have here? how does that work? webster's transactional criminal organizations throughout this country the celt narcotics to those of you looking for...
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the u.s.'s commitment to eradicate in this modern day slavery not only reflects its unwavering dedication to the principles of freedom, justice, and human dignity, but also serves as a strategic investment that fosters stability, prosperity, and the rule of law in countries around the world. by funding and supporting antitrafficking efforts, the united states continues to dismantle criminal networks that profit from the exploitation of vulnerable individuals, many of whom fall prey to traffickers due to poverty, lack of education, social marginalization, period poverty, these criminal enterprises undermine the global economy, corrode the integrity of u.s. institutions and jeopardize the collective security. i respectfully submit in close in the following recommendations to this committee: to increase and direct the use of appropriated funds to usaid to invest addressing the issues of modern day slavery, to pass the frederick doug lass trafficking victims protection and prevention act without de
the u.s.'s commitment to eradicate in this modern day slavery not only reflects its unwavering dedication to the principles of freedom, justice, and human dignity, but also serves as a strategic investment that fosters stability, prosperity, and the rule of law in countries around the world. by funding and supporting antitrafficking efforts, the united states continues to dismantle criminal networks that profit from the exploitation of vulnerable individuals, many of whom fall prey to...
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the u.s. secretary general stated in the 21 addressed to the human rights council that white supremacy and neo-nazi movements are more than domestic terror threats. today, these extremist movements represent the number one internal security threat in several countries. unfortunate, the united states is one of those countries. the fbi reports that there was a 32% increase in domestic terrorist incidents from 2020 -2021, and in march 2021, the director to testimony to the senate judiciary committee where he said quote the problem of domestic terrorism has been metastasizing across the country for a long time now, and it is not going away anytime soon. in his october 2020 home threat assessment, the department of homeland security said that racially and ethnically motivated violent extremists, specifically white supremacists, will remain the most persistent and lethal threat in the homeland. arresting the mobilization from hate to violence requires innovative solution, -- solutions, and widesprea
the u.s. secretary general stated in the 21 addressed to the human rights council that white supremacy and neo-nazi movements are more than domestic terror threats. today, these extremist movements represent the number one internal security threat in several countries. unfortunate, the united states is one of those countries. the fbi reports that there was a 32% increase in domestic terrorist incidents from 2020 -2021, and in march 2021, the director to testimony to the senate judiciary...
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there's this perception that the u.s. just wants to do away with the appellate body and maybe replace it with some sort of voluntary system that would be used on case by case basisment no standing appellate body. do you think that's something that they could get on board with. >> thank you. >> it's a pleasure to have you here, ma'am. my question is regarding one particular group of commodities which-- raw materials which has become indefensible in modern technology, the element. like they're used from mobile phones to the lasers and when we are talking about geo common, it's geographical distribution is skewed in a few countries. is there any debate, dialog or regulation in wto two equal distribution of the various elements. >> thank you. and we'll take this last question. >> hello, madam director. wonderful to hear from you. i'm jean meyer, an au alumnus. i am concerned about issues relating to developing countries and one of those is indonesia recently brought a case, well, no indonesia did not bring the case, eu brough
there's this perception that the u.s. just wants to do away with the appellate body and maybe replace it with some sort of voluntary system that would be used on case by case basisment no standing appellate body. do you think that's something that they could get on board with. >> thank you. >> it's a pleasure to have you here, ma'am. my question is regarding one particular group of commodities which-- raw materials which has become indefensible in modern technology, the element....
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the u.s. department of state plays a major role. agencies, through a private entity, and u.s. immigration services will be regulating the immigration process for the children coming. there's fewer of those they in private domestic adoptions. the cost varies, but upwards of $30,000. host: into foster care adoptions -- and foster care adoptions? guest: there are more than 50,000 every year from foster care, and those adoptions are relatively inexpensive and often free. so, compared to others, it's a very low-cost way to complete an adoption. it happens generally from the child welfare system directly. so, for those parents who are interested, they are often already serving as a foster parent or are in the foster care system. host: those are the categories. how often does adoption happen in the u.s.? guest: there are about 100,000 every year. more than half of those are the adoptions from the foster care system. and there is only a few thousand international adoptions every year. so we are really looking at the foster care system as the primary way that americans adopt, 20,000 or
the u.s. department of state plays a major role. agencies, through a private entity, and u.s. immigration services will be regulating the immigration process for the children coming. there's fewer of those they in private domestic adoptions. the cost varies, but upwards of $30,000. host: into foster care adoptions -- and foster care adoptions? guest: there are more than 50,000 every year from foster care, and those adoptions are relatively inexpensive and often free. so, compared to others,...
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the pentagon press secretary talk about the deployment of active-duty u.s. troops the u.s. southern border. and later interior secretary deborah holland testifying a present biden's 2024 budget proposal for her department before the senate energy and naturaources committee. this week 24 democratic presidential candidate george washington journal to take you calls and talk about her platform, or policy objectives and what she sees as her path to viory five at 90 he spend out free at mobile video online at c-span.org. oco sees fit as an unfiltered view of government funded by these television companies and more including comcast. >> are you thinking this is just a community center? no it's been more than that right comcast is partnering with 1000 committee center secret wi-fi enabled lists of students from low-income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything
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they show that they do have to have a credible fear or threat from u.s. courts and u.s. prisons. and there is nothing that makes me smile more broadly than seeing a cartel leader in an orange jumpsuit. >> amen. thank you for your service. mr. cartwright? >> thank, you mister chairman. i echo everything the chairman just said about an all government approach. we have to engage in all out war on this heinous problem, that is infecting our nation. and i thank you for your efforts in taking on that war. in fact, in my own congressional district, in 2020, under your tenure, the fbi insisted in the rust and prosecution of a man who was caught selling fentanyl that resulted in a fatal overdose in northeastern pennsylvania. we understand that. it's something that goes all over the country. director wray, you got a question earlier about political appointees, political agendas at the fbi. just to make it very crystal clear, how many political appointees are there at the fbi? >> one. >> and that would be you? >> yes, i don't think of myself as a political appointee, i guess, technically, i
they show that they do have to have a credible fear or threat from u.s. courts and u.s. prisons. and there is nothing that makes me smile more broadly than seeing a cartel leader in an orange jumpsuit. >> amen. thank you for your service. mr. cartwright? >> thank, you mister chairman. i echo everything the chairman just said about an all government approach. we have to engage in all out war on this heinous problem, that is infecting our nation. and i thank you for your efforts in...
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mexico -based tco's and follow the control of drugs in the u.s. oversee well-established logistical supply chains and maintain partnerships of criminal organizations in the u.s. to allow for product dissemination. in fiscal year 2020 more than 500,000 pounds of hard narcotics more than $76 million in illicit currency joint to activity. there are number of tco's operating throughout mexico behind those seizures, groups are able to exploit the lucrative smuggling corridors throughout the country. while it is nearly impossible to break out the exact proceeds in criminal activity, the scale of illicit activities conducted by this group easily yields tens of billions of dollars each year. the most profitable activity for these is narcotics sales, they become more diversified over the past decade into other illegal operations such as human smuggling intertwined themselves legitimate businesses to write additional revenue streams. found a novel ways for every aspect of daily life including sectors often overlooked in agriculture, theft, timber harvesting
mexico -based tco's and follow the control of drugs in the u.s. oversee well-established logistical supply chains and maintain partnerships of criminal organizations in the u.s. to allow for product dissemination. in fiscal year 2020 more than 500,000 pounds of hard narcotics more than $76 million in illicit currency joint to activity. there are number of tco's operating throughout mexico behind those seizures, groups are able to exploit the lucrative smuggling corridors throughout the country....