Political will to apply this tool, and i think its a very valid and useful tool for toolkit in the United States, and so we have examples for tunisia and egypt that well talk about, so well talk a little bit about the history of what are these things, how they come about, what can we learn from the past, how are some more recent ones operating, and finally, the most important thing is about the future because i think in some ways this was certainly ahead of its time and theres a lot of learning from the past, but i think there are plenty of countries where we ought to be applying this in new additional countries, but also may be in different ways given the fact that the world is changed from 25 years ago. The instrument needs to adapt the time. We have a very experienced group of panelists. Im excited to have all the smart folks on the panel. I wont go into detailed bios for each of them but i will ask my friend whos the executive director of European Cooperative for Rural Development
Senate on cspan2. Today the Senate Waiting for action from the house of representatives on shortterm Government Spending legislation. Current government funding expires friday night many the government will shut down without action by congress. Live coverage of the u. S. Senate. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Answer us, eternal one, as we lift our hearts to you. Have mercy upon our lawmakers and hear their prayers. Remind them that you have set apart the godly for yourself, surrounding them with the shield of your favor. May they never forget that you alone can keep a nation safe. Lord, lead them on the path that will bring them to abundant life, telling them what to do and showing them which way to turn. As hanukkah ended last evening and christmas approaches, may your blessings and peace rest on our nation and world. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in rec
Held a hearing on the growing problem of individuals buying illicit opioids over the internet and shipping them to the United States through the mail. The Opioid Crisis, sadly, continues to get worse, not better. Last month, the center for Disease Control reported that more than 63,000 americans died in 2016 from Drug Overdoses. Indications are that number increased in 2017. These Overdose Deaths are shocking. The number of deaths continue to grow. My own home state of ohio, we were told recently is now second in the country in terms of Overdose Deaths. Its heartbreaking. And increasingly, these overdoses are due to a synthetic heroin, illegal versions of fentanyl, a drug that is 50 to 100 times stronger than heroin. In fact, in ohio, fentanyl and its variations were involved in 60 of the Overdose Deaths last year. So, its become the number one killer in ohio. The vast majority of illegal fentanyl is purchased online from labs in china and then shipped to the United States through the
Reasons. We are here today to talk about the challenges that the Defense Industry and our Government Faces as a result of the pressure from wall street. How does that Quarterly Earnings report affect the ability of our government to innovate and protect us . He its a big question and its an important question with lots of ramifications for years to come. We have mr. Michael leskinen executive director of aerospace and defense. He is the wall street guy that is demanding all these things so he will have good insight for us. We have the managing director of ti u. S. Hes part of the 200 million fund that the government has with Silicon Valley to go out and require new technology and find the coolest things on the horizon that can really help us. We have secretary of the Navy Honorable Richard Spencer right here next to me and behalf mr. Mr. Michael strianese ceo of l3 technology who also is looking for a lot of this technology that he can then present to the secretary to see what it is th
Bring opiates into the country. Senator rob portman chairs this subcommittee hearing. This is two hours and 40 minutes. Thank you for being here. Talk about the work to combat the opiate epidemic that scooping our communities around the country. Last year we talked about opiate a related product abuse then buying illicit opiates over the internet and shipping them to the United States to the mail. The opiate crisis sadly continues to get worse, not better. Last month, the center for Disease Control reported more than 63000 americans died in 2016 from Drug Overdoses, those numbers increased in 2017. These steps are shocking. The number of deaths continue to grow. My home state of ohio were told recently is the second in the country in terms of overdose death. Heartbreaking. Increasingly, these are due to a synthetic heroin, illegal versions offense at all, a drug that is 50 100 times stronger than heroin. In ohio fat knowledge variations were involved in 60 of the Overdose Deaths last y