Committee. Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. Mr. Tillerson, mr. Secretary, we appreciate you being here. Were having a little bit of a discussion about the timing issue. We do have a lot of other things happening today, and i would really like to finish this in one round. So what i think im going to do without i think what well do, senator cardin, if it is okay with you, lets put six minutes on the clock. If we need to have a second round for some reason we will. Im open to discussion about that right now if you wish. I think six minutes sounds fair on the first round. I dont want to preclude a member on either side that believes they need additional time for a second round from having that second round, but i would encourage our members to try to be efficient on the use of their time. So i want to begin by saying that last night about 10 20 we finished negotiating a russia bill to be attached to the iran bill, and we were able to gavel in the senate and have Senate Mccon
Committee. Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. Mr. Tillerson, mr. Secretary, we appreciate you being here. Were having a little bit of a discussion about the timing issue. We do have a lot of other things happening today, and i would really like to finish this in one round. So what i think im going to do without i think what well do, senator cardin, if it is okay with you, lets put six minutes on the clock. If we need to have a second round for some reason we will. Im open to discussion about that right now if you wish. I think six minutes sounds fair on the first round. I dont want to preclude a member on either side that believes they need additional time for a second round from having that second round, but i would encourage our members to try to be efficient on the use of their time. So i want to begin by saying that last night about 10 20 we finished negotiating a russia bill to be attached to the iran bill, and we were able to gavel in the senate and have Senate Mccon
Good morning everybody. Normally we dont start until the ranking members here but people have scheduling problems today, and ive consulted with the staff and i can go ahead without waiting. Thank you, senator cornyn, for being here. Senator kennedys coming. The topic of todays hearing involves the ms13 crisis thats growing and spreading in communities across the nation. The atrocities of these criminals are not new. The group has existed since the 1980s and has made a reputation for itself as a perpetrator of extreme and often gruesome violence. This organization has been dubbed the worlds most dangerous gang. And some say, it would be a terrorist organization. But, you wouldnt expect anything less from a group whose model happens to be kill, rape and control. Unfortunately, over the past two years, this terrifying model has been become a vicious reality for many communities across our country. So far this year, the gang has been publicly linked to dozens of highprofile killings, rapes
Lot of news to get to. As we wait for the president right now, were going to keep the live pictures up. I want to bring in connell mcshane, live for us in brentwood new york, hes going to tell us how the president is going to defeat ms13 once and for all. Reporter as we wait for the president to arrive, he should be here momentarily at Suffolk Community college. Does give him a chance to speak about issues near and dear when he was a candidate and even in the early days of the administration, his illegal immigration, combining that with Violent Crime, and ms13 and speaking to the local officials, and even to congressman peter king, who accompanied the president on the trip is the most violent of violent street gangs. Linked to 17 murders in this area. Brentwood is where we are, Central Islip thats been hit so hard. So thats the Violent Crime part of it. When you think illegal immigration, the gang has roots in el salvador. The attorney general Jeff Sessions was there yesterday working
Is expected to continue work on health care reform, halting Committee Hearings next month. Next, customs and financial crimes officials discuss efforts to combat the illicit art and antiquities trade at a House Financial Services subcommittee hearing. It runs about an hour and 15 minutes and was cut short after final votes in the house were called for the week. [inaudible conversations] the subcommittee will come to order. Without objection, the chairs able to call at anytime. Members not on the illicit finance may participate in todays hearing. All members will have five legislative days with which to submit extraneous materials for the record. This hearing is entitled the exploitation of Cultural Property, examining the legal act dignity and antiquities and our trade. I now recognize myself for two minutes to give an opening statement. Most of the statement is going to be simply presented for the record. Just to talk about the nature of this sale of historical artifacts, archaeologic