I want to thank gary for his to improve rts Economic Development and wish im nothing but the best in a elldeserved retirement. Mr. Speaker, i rise to bring attention to kentuckys avoidable economic failures during this very serious pandemic. Unfortunately covid19 has taken a harsh toll on the economies of all 50 states. However, harmful policies from democratrun states have only made the problem worse. At a time when we should be encouraging the safe reopening of our economy, kentuckys governor recently issued an order shutting down schools and indoor dining. Kentuckys restaurants were already suffering from the last round of shutdowns. And this shortsighted order will only cause more pain and suffering. To make matters worse, our governor is producing no data to justify the need to shut down businesses which have dramatically adjusted to the challenges presented by covid19. And in the end of inperson learning will only create more challenges for students and teachers. Furthermore, it
Asking or followup, you mentioned twice we have 26 bringds just a few minutes left in this discussion, you can see the remainder on our web site cspan. Org. And we are looking at the u. N. Drone strike that killed iranian general Qassem Soleimani and why the Trump Administration acted against him. Welcome. And thank you for joining us today for this important and timely discussion focusing on the implications regionally and internationally of the recent developments, and escalation between iran and the United States, and the killing of Qassem Soleimani. As you know, on january 3rd, an american air strike ordered by u. S. President donald trump killed the top Iranian Military commander Qassem Soleimani. Iran responded by attacking two military bases in iraq that host American Forces. The last weeks have seen sequence of violent events and escalation both before and after this Major Incident with varying degrees and impact. Today, we seek to discuss the implications on three levels. Firs
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The committee will come to orde order. Thank you all for coming today and for our witnesses for joining us as we examine the current state of the us russia relationship to deal with the Russian Federation. Its time to assess our relationship as we have recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of events leading to the collapse of the soviet union, fall of the berlin wal wall, solidarity selection victory in poland many former soviet states with prosperous democracies with memberships in the eu. Mister putin has taken russia down a darker path many suffer while oligarchs enrich themselves russia make sure only kremlin approved officials make the cut with those who military and organization in those outlets the russian people are inhumanely present and tortured to disagree with the government. Not only does the Russian Federation make it painful for the average russian but also makes it harder for those around the world he has meddled in american intellections sewing chaos propping up the