I now call to order the committee on House Administration or purposes of todays hearing titled preventing Sexual Harassment in the congressional work place on examining the funds to the Congressional Accountability Act. Figuring record will remain open for five legislative days until members submit any they wish to be included. A quorum is present or we may proceed. I ask for unanimous consent that the committee on ethics chairwoman susan brooks, represented Jackie Speier and Bradley Byrne said on the dais and question our Witnesses Today. Without objection so ordered. At the outset with an call of our witnesses for taking time out of what i know are very busy schedules to be here. We are much appreciative of that. First and foremost, let me reiterate there is no place for Sexual Harassment in our society. Especially in congress. One case of Sexual Harassment is one case to many. The speaker of the house, paul ryan, tasks the committee with heading up an extensive review on this issue
One of the reasons america intends the station troops in the country indefinitely the president has committed as a matter of strategy that we will not leave syria were going to stay for several reasons stabilization and assistance in the vital north and northeast protection of our allies the Syrian Democratic forces but for other reasons as well including countering iran how so with force with troops with. Diplomacy which one of those senators combination of measures first and foremost it is aggressive sanctioning and measures undertaken by the u. S. And our partners or we discussed that announcement with dr. Who is a professor of Political Sciences Damascus University his point is that the u. S. Has no legal right to be in syria. What. Seed in the congress. Shows that america is lying god the time especially with this Administration First of all the seed before the there are for fighting against to resume then i says now we are hearing and other reasons the one to give us a model of d
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Hour of news for you top of the hour see you then between now and then its the listening post season. On counting the cost how corrupt is your country Transparency International has the latest global rankings venezuela makes history by launching a crypto currency can south africa plug a hole in its finances as cape town faces a water shortage counting the cost at this time. Elections are coming on president sisi just to. Hold. On with the return of security. And that it. Must. Have. A lower richard gives birth in europe the listening post here are some of the media stories weve been tracking this week elections are coming up in egypt and hungary given what president and Prime Minister or about have done to the media in their countries they dont have to worry about the way theyre being covered subliminal messages and life sentences six journalists convicted in turkey for allegedly plotting against the government the aftermath of the School Shootings in florida is reverberating throughou
Hello im Maryam Namazie and london youre watching aljazeera coming up geria says its deploying more troops to search for more than one hundred schoolgirls seized by boko haram in northern nigeria. Protests across italy as tensions rise in the run up to next weekends election immigration is a key issue. Out of the people fight for Economic Justice in America Fifty years since it was ignited by a civil rights icon. The Syrian Governments onslaught on the last rebel held area near the capital damascus has entered its seventh day five hundred people have been killed and theres been no letup in the bombing of east and. For the third day running a u. N. Ambassador as a gathering at the Security Council to vote on a resolution on syria so were going to have more from the u. N. In just a moment first though a binge of aid reports on whats happening inside east and. To. Not responding to cries for help. But nowhere is safe clean and of the other one on the floor here a few moments of panic were