Desperation of the abuses they suffered at the hands of the chinese government. If it was not for this commission, nobody would know how the buddhists are being persecuted in tibet. In short, the commission has been and with passage of this legislation will continue to be the voice of the marginalized, oppressed and persecuted people who dare to worship, who dare to worship, according to the dictates of their conscience. The commission can be relied upon to consistently give the unvarnished truth, as mr. Smith said, about the true religious freedom in countries around the globe, whether they are strategic allies or adversaries. The commission is unhindered by the bureaucratic mores a that stymied the state department during democratic and republican administrations alike. Given the state of religious Freedom Abroad today, the sobering reality is that the commissions voice is as needed more now than ever before. I urge unanimous passage of this and yield back the balance of my time. The
Officials from the department of Homeland Security, the fbi and the office of the director of National Intelligence testified. This is an hour and 45 minutes. We will hear from the department of Homeland Security about how they can best keep america safe and from those who would seek to carry out deadly attacks against our country and its people. We also hear about actors in cyberspace who want to drain our bank accounts, shut down our fragile systems, our electric grid, steal our identical identifiable information as well as the r d that will enable american businesses and the military to remain preeminent in the world. Accessing these everchanging broad threats and making sure government continues to hone its ability to stop is a toprated for this committee particularly as we approach another 9 11 anniversary. This year hearing takes on added significance as our nation confronts a growing terrorist threat in iraq and syria. As we sit here today are here today or militaries engage in
Travel of other u. S. Citizens engaged in the region. Now i appreciate that. I would just mention time is of the essence here, i think. I i think youre going to be looking at, as i say, one member that is going to be introducing legislation today about these issues. Im trueing to assist you and you know, well see quickly the congress can act. But we are looking for feedback from all of you. With that, the chair recognizes miss jackson lee from texas. Again, let me thank the chairman and thank my Ranking Member and as well as the chairman of the full committee. Again, this hearing is not to draw you over here to the United States house as much as it is to make an important statement of oversight to act. And i started my remarks by saying that in the on the eve of 9 11, and although there had been much commentary of the potential threat that isil poses, im not willing to agree to those who have a perspective that the United States may not be in the eye of the storm. I think the way we re
Are we trying to make their jealous. Oh, they have mated. The eye lashes. Oh, the eyelashes, not tomasky and pierce. Stephanie oh, no. [ laughter ] good morning, everybody, its primary day in new jersey as voters are going to choose a candidate to run for the late frank lautenbergs seat in the senate. Cory booker holds a commanding lead in the polls, and has raised more money than his challengers. Senator lautenbergs family, has endorsed senator malone. Booker is facing questions regarding his outside business measures. But booker is going to win today and is poised to beat the republican candidate in the general election by a huge margin. The clintons not pleased with Anthony Weiner for both personal and political reasons. Saad he is likely to have made that situation even worse. He did an interview with buzzfeed, and when asked about humas role in the 2016 clinton campaign, weiner spoke as if that were a definite. Do you think huma will play a role in Hillary Clintons 2016 candidacy
Starts now. Good morning. We have brand new developments right now from egypt. After a week of violence thats killed hundreds, injured thousands, the military government now considering a dramatic move, outlawing the Muslim Brotherhood. But with brotherhood supporters vowing to keep the protests going, it could push egypt to the edge of civil war. Mohammed lila is in cairo with the latest. Good morning. Reporter good morning. The mood on the streets is tense, there are police and soldiers and armored personnel carriers on neerl nearly every major street. They are bracing for nine more protest marches set to begin within the next hour. Despite the bloody crackdown, the Muslim Brotherhood is showing its defiance, showing and proving they are willing to fight to the death if it means bringing back the oust the president. Is there a sign that either side is willing to back away and negotiate a solution . Reporter thats a good question, and this is where it gets dangerous. Both sides see th