Ordered. Were here today to examine the state of Voting Rights and Election Administration in america. The right to vote is sacred. As members of congress, we take our responsibility to protect access to the ballot very seriously. This subcommittee and 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 her citizens. While states and localities have a significant role in carrying out elections, congress cannot abdicate its critical responsibility to ensure every eligible american can access the ballot box, cast a ballot free from discrimination and suppression, and has a steadfast faith in our democratic process that their ballot will be counted as cast. Since the beginning of the 116th congress, this subcommittee has been Holding Field hearings across the country, convening forums to hear from voting and election advocates, experts, communit
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ah, i m sammy s a dan. this is al jazeera alive from dell hall. so coming up, the un human rights off, it says it s ready, force is 5, the bullet that killed al jazeera jim, the sharina, blah clay last month, hunger as a weapon of war. food securities in focus is the meeting of g 7 foreign ministers in germany. and leaders of commonwealth nations are taking part in the summit syndrome wanda, a controversial asylum deal is threatening to overshadow the event. ah, afghanistan has been shaken by a 2nd. does quite just 3 days off to the most destructive quake in 20 years. the aftershock added 5 deaths, the toll of at least $1100.00 people tie villages have been reduced to rubble and people in particular province, the desperate for food, shelter and drinking water found bon jovi, reports there is little hope of finding any more survival after wednesday. this quake. now the grim task is to recover bodies under the rubble and bury them again . thousands of up guns have been killed o
sir, i m afo s us not doing more to stop years of corruption. ah, now afghanistan s taliban government is appealed for more international aid. after the worst, earthquake and 20 years struck a remote region in the southeast, at least 1500 people are known to have been killed. many more injured. it s feared hundreds of still traps in the rubble. rescue and relief teams are struggling to reach the disasters or on the magnitude 5.9 trans. struck early on wednesday in a rural mountainous area in tactical province. i 7 family members in one room, 5 in the other and 4 in another. and 3 in another have been killed in my family. i can t talk anymore. my heart is getting weak. one of the best clever. when the roof came down on me, i thought i had been shot by a gun. my body was in pain in burning. i tried to get up while i couldn t live or i, let s go live now to alley lot sci fi. he s in the eastern province of pac thea. good to have you with us. so we know authorities are pleading,
a remote region in the southeast. at least 1500 people have been killed and many more injured. i lost a phase in these province of we re outside the regional hospital and just standing there. we ve seen world food program trucks passing by. we know that the international rescue committee has started some efforts in terms of mobile health care and terms of trying to bring cash in to the community. there s another young start up out of the united states called the i c lap, which is also hoping to begin distribution today or tomorrow. so there definitely are efforts, but it doesn t seem to be enough as of yet because one major issue yesterday was the inclement weather. which created roadblocks which made it very difficult for the agencies to reach the area for you and special rapid says more must be done to stop me in mom s humanitarian crisis and help refugees. tom andrews accused, the military johnson was took power and a crew last year of war crimes and crimes against humanit