Lot and im just astounded by the problem mankind has created for the oceans. We can be better stewards of gods creation and what were going to dog is have a hearing today about some solutions, and senator leahy and myself will sit down and find a way to create somee kind of fund that people can contribute to. I know theyre doing it at the world bank, that i like the fund idea where the world kd of comes together under amecan leadership to solve the problem. So too are two colleagues, thank you very much for your leadership and senator leahy. Thank you very much, mr. Chairman. With all joking they goes back and forth, i think it safe to say that the chairman and i feel very strongly about this. We do wt to help. Senator whitehouse and i were in vietnam last year. We met with the vietnamese officials and scientists to discuss Ocean Plastic poltion, had a great meeting. S. White house was a star at that, but heres a country with a 2000mile coastline, and when i say we, that means all huma
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Welcome to the program Afghan Government and taliban negotiators are in qatar for long delayed talks these are live pictures now we hope coming from the capital doha yet there they are live pictures of the talks which are just about to get underway its been more than 6 months since the u. S. Brokered a deal aimed at ending americas longest war before his appointment in 2016 President Donald Trump pledged to end the conflict and hes hoping to follow through on his promise ahead of the november election section of state might compare was attending the inauguration event. Well the head of the Afghan Government delegation says progress in the talks is crucial for the countrys development on chamberlains momi one on today with hope and confidence we are heading to doha to build an of guns tanweer no more guns go off and we hope the values of the republic us truth and and the people of afghanistan achieve the Economic Development they deserve well the u. N. Secretary general Spokesman Says t