Journal, live at 7 00 eastern thursday morning. Be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. Announcer the House Foreign Affairs Committee Held a hearing on the implications of chinas new National Security law in hong kong, which has led to arrests and clashes between police and protesters. The new law coincides with the 23rd anniversary of the handover of hong kong between the United Kingdom and china. This is almost 3. 5 hours. Forum. E have a and before i go forward i understand the speaker of the house, ms. Pelosi, will be stopping by, and i ask unanimous consent that she participate at any point she arrives. And there she is. Madam speaker, would you like to make some remarks . Thank you very much, mr. Chairman. I thank you and mr. Mccaul, mr. Eliot engel for having this hearing today. It is with Great Sadness that i come here because we had such optimism and such hope. The u. S. Congress has always spoken in a bipartisan hous
I see that we have a quorum. Before i go forward, i understand the speaker of the house, ms. Pelosi will be stopping by. I must consent that she participate at any point she rise during the hearing. There she is. Madam speaker, would you like to make some remarks . Speaker pelosi thank you very mr. Chairman. For having this hearing today. It is with Great Sadness that i come here because we had such optimism and such hope. The u. S. Congress has always spoken and the bipartisan house and Senate Democrats and republicans with one voice and defense of those being oppressed by beijing in support of freedom, justice and real autonomy for the people of hong kong. We continue to urge president to hold chinese officials abuses,ble for including taking steps under the hong kong human rights and democracy act. We must consider all tools available, including economic penalties. Here today i am very honored to join the general secretary Hong Kong Confederation of trade union. Carl peterson, law o
Rep. Sherman the committee on Foreign Affairs will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess in the committee at any point, and all members will have five days to submit statements, extraneous materials, and questions to the record subject to the length and limitations of the rules. To insert something into the record, please have your staff email the previously mentioned address or contact the full committee staff. I see we that have a coram and before i go forward i understand the speaker of the house, ms. Pelosi, will be stopping by, and i ask unanimous consent that she participate at any point she arrives. And there she is. Madam speaker, would you like to make some remarks . Rep. Pelosi thank you very uch, mr. Chairman. I thank you and mr. Mccaul, mr. Eliot engel for having this hearing today. It is with Great Sadness that i come here because we had such optimism and such hope. The u. S. Congress has always spoken in a bipartisan house and senat
Congress has an option, many workers do not. You can do our work remotely in a safe, secure online format. The highest levels of the federal government have all recognize the unique circumstances of the covid19 pandemic by holding remote or virtual hearings. It includes the house and senate which have held virtual hearings like this one. It even close the Supreme Court which is modified how it conducts its oral arguments. It includes the executive agencies which are recognizing the legitimacy and the need for remote proceedings by participating in those conducted by congress and the Supreme Court. As we begin, i want to remind our members and participants of a few things that will help us navigate this new platform. We are holding this hearing and compliance of the regulations for Remote Committee proceedings , pursuant to house revolution resolution 955. Our rules are unchanged. Generally, the committee will keep microphones muted to limit background noise. Members will need to unmute
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