Order. I would like to think members of the committee as well as our witnesses and those in the audience for being here today. I today. I ask unanimous consent that all members of five educative days to revise and extend their remarks and that any written statement be made part of the record. Hearing no objection so ordered. We are here today to examine a state of Voting Rights and election and administration in america. The right for to vote is sacred. We take our responsibility to protect access to the ballot seriously. The subcommittee, our committee as a whole, is charged with overseeing the administration of federal elections. This country has a long history of failing to ensure equal and unencumbered access to the ballot for all citizens. While states and localities have a significant role in carrying out elections, congress cannot abdicate these Critical Response abilities to ensure every eligible american can access the ballot box. Cast to the ballot free from disconnection and
Papadopoulos talking about the origins of the counterintelligence investigation into russia and the 2016 president ial election. Later, several senators speak about u. S. Policy in syria and the recent withdrawal of u. S. Troops in the region. Next, House Administration subcommittee takes a look at Voting Rights and election procedures in the u. S. With the legal experts mobility right advocates cancel right leaders among the witnesses. This hearing comes as a new cspan survey shows 55 of americans believe that the federal government should still oversee election and administration in states and localities with histories of voting discrimination. Good morning. The subcommittee on elections and the committee of House Administration will come to order. I would like to think members of the committee as well as our witnesses and those in the audience for being here today. I today. I ask unanimous consent that all members of five educative days to revise and extend their remarks and that an
John sarbanes for being such a tremendous leadership in integrity in government by working this issue for a long ti time. That then became hr1 when the democrats had the majority in congress. He has been one who has seen and heard from the public how concerned they are about the role of big, dark money in politics and how that undermines their confidence that congress can ever act to lower Prescription Drug prices, to protect our environment, the list goes on and on because of that big dark money. And so his role as chair of the Democratic Reform Task force and lead sponsor of hr1 is to be commended for anyone who wants to improve not only our reducing the role of money in politics, but restoring the confidence of the American People and what we do here. I also want to acknowledge the leadership of madam chair, the chair of the House Administration committee. She is a champion, a brilliant legal mind that we call upon in many arena areas here and a champion of securing our elections. W
Government a feeling in its commitment to protect young girls from female genital mutilation Britains High Court accepted it was powerless to prevent the home office from deporting a 10 year old. 247 news live from moscow this is r. T. International from the team if you dont know me well hello and welcome. We begin in the u. S. Where impeachment inquiry into. Picking up momentum as Democratic Party leaders claim the president has betrayed his country and is no longer fit for office. This occupant occupant of the oval office poses a clear and present danger to our future to our democracy hes endangered by putting his personal and political interests ahead of the interests of the American People place that i hoped we would never be and never thought we would see a president take the actions that he has its not about politics its not about partisanship its about patriotism. Choose they have a host of representatives launched a formal impeachment inquiry into donald trump it came out 3 whi
For this is r. T. International thanks for joining us this evening. A face to face meeting which stretched on for 6 hours between the president s of russia and turkey in the blank sea resort of sochi has resulted in a new plan for syria and both leaders seem optimistic. With putting new project into practice i hope it will work well congress and all people as friends of the Syrian People and the neighbors will read it to dog best to achieve these instability in the country syria should be free of any only willful foreign presence in the long term stability of syria can only be achieved by observing the suffering seen and unity of the country right now Vladimir Putin and to want to have shaken their hands and the 10 paragraph agreement is there there are many elements to it 1st of all it ensures that all the involved saw its respects the territorial integrity of syria but more importantly if we look into a way to be agreement means that russia agreed to turkeys desire to 30 kilometer bu