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Agencies in the federal government. Im confident that the commission will continue to function effectively after my departure, and i wish my colleagues all the best. Their work, together with our dedicated staff, will enable the n. R. C. To remain an effective, independent and trusted regulator. I greatly appreciate the opportunity to speak with you all today, and im happy now to answer your questions. Thank you. [applause] thank you so much, professor macfarlane. Do you think the United States Nuclear Energy industry will ever recover from fukushima and start growing again . Hat will make that happen . Well, i think that i would separate that out. I wouldnt say that the Nuclear Industry is suffering necessarily because of fukushima. I think there are larger issues at play here, mostly economic issues. What would help that would probably be some price on carbon, my view. Most u. S. Nuclear facilities are more than 40 years old, and most want to extend their lives to 60 or even 80 years
Region. While the administration cites a drop in the children, the fact is that the conditions in el salvador, honduras, and guatemala continue to be very grave. I convened the second hearing because my colleagues and i are mindful of the high levels of Gang Violence and the lack of opportunity right here in our hemisphere, not only affects the lives of millions in Central America, but affects the United States too, as weve seen. Indeed, the pursuit of peace and prosperity throughout the western hemisphere should be a Key National Security objective of the United States. As round reagan said back in 1984, Central America is a region of great importance to the United States, and it is so close. Since salvador is closer to houston, texas, than houston is to washington, d. C. Ive consistently been supportive of u. S. Efforts to assist the region to build capacity to strengthen their Respective Police forces so they can build better confront the high levels of criminality brought on by gan
Political and Economic Reforms, particularly in the countrys Energy Sector. As a result of mexicos reforms, moodys upgraded its Credit Rating to Investment Grade in february. This makes mexico the only latin American Country other than chile to achieve this rating. The Mexican Congress recently passed a law that will enable courts to try cases alleged against soldiers. To protect human rights, to protect advocates and journalists represent an important step forward. This is a real challenge, and mexico remains a dangerous place for those working to shine a light on abuses, corruption and crime. I urge the Mexican Government to speed up its implementation of these measures. I also urge the state department to provide direct funding for this effort to help build a safe environment for these men and doing such important work. As our witnesses know, i have been a supporter of the Merida Initiative since its inception, but ive also made clear we have certain obligations under the initiative