We are going to get started. Reason for the early hearing is we have votes and people go back to the district today. I wanted to make sure i got this hearing in. Other members will be walking in as the hearing is progressing. Come to order. Ll we are focusing on the extent to assistance has been effective in strengthening section protecting human rights. Objection, all members may have five days to submit questions and materials for the record. I will now make an Opening Statement and then turn it over to be Ranking Member for his Opening Statement. Before i open with my statement, i want to thank everybody that is here early. It is miserable outside and i want to thank the witnesses for being here. Good morning. Thank you for being here today. In reading the news over the last few weeks, the shocking headlines from mexico have been impossible to escape. Last week i saw kids as young as six are arming themselves to defend their families in a rural part of the United States. As cartels
Welcome. Thank you to everyone joining us in person and online for this important discussion about Central America. I want to thank our speakers for being here. I know you are in gravely busy. Thank you for being here. I want to start we have molly mccoy he here, and we were just discussing with you, we typically dont include the department of labor, and im so glad you are here with us today. Wally is the associate deputy under secretary for affairs. At the department of labor. We also have mullaney clark a from the Deputy Assistant administration of the bureau of latin america and the caribbean and the usaid. Tremendous work being done in that region. An arab jacob. A close friend of this dialogue, who is Deputy Assistant secretary in the bureau of affairs that the department, and you moved over there how long ago . About a month ago. You have been deeply embedded in these issues for a long time before that. So, i think everyone here is tracking that Central America is experiencing on
If you dont fight like hell, you will not have a country anymore. We take you live through discussions with u. S. Diplomats on policies and Central America. The discussion hosted by the interamerican dialogue. Good afternoon. Welcome. Thank you to everyone joining us in person and online for this important discussion about Central America. I want to thank our speakers for being here. I know you are in gravely busy. Thank you for being here. I want to start we have molly mccoy he here, and we were just discussing with you, we typically dont include the department of labor, and im so glad you are here with us today. Wally is the associate deputy under secretary for affairs. At the department of labor. We also have mullaney clark a from the Deputy Assistant administration of the bureau of latin america and the caribbean and the usaid. Tremendous work being done in that region. An arab jacob. A close friend of this dialogue, who is Deputy Assistant secretary in the bureau of affairs that t
The agency for International Development discussed policy towards Central America during an event hosted by the interamerican dialogue. This is about an hour and 15 minutes. Good afternoon. Welcome. Thank you to everyone joining us in person and online for this important discussion about Central America. I want to thank our speakers for being here. I know you are in gravely busy. Thank you for being here. I want to start we have molly mccoy he here, and we were just discussing with you, we typically dont include the department of labor, and im so glad you are here with us today. Wally is the associate deputy under secretary for affairs. At the department of labor. We also have mullaney clark a from the Deputy Assistant administration of the bureau of latin america and the caribbean and the usaid. Tremendous work being done in that region. An arab jacob. A close friend of this dialogue, who is Deputy Assistant secretary in the bureau of affairs that the department, and you moved over th
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