Immediate recovery needs. In looking at that, we begin to identify critical capabilities and gaps in that. Part of this was to address the it adds not only hoping up to national capability, but actually driving some of the bigger risks and threats as an Overall National response and how you build the capability and direct that funding. Part of this will remain to Grant Funding based on the division between states. The other has to be competitive so that we can see where sponsorship by one state or community to provide resources to an area races each jurisdiction. Is concern about the jurisdiction of funds and my jurisdiction giving what we need. Theres not a lot of trust out there. That concerns me because in these types of largescale events come if we cant agree upon our response abilities to Work Together as a team, how is that going to work with a real disaster that requires all of our capabilities . Not just the local jurisdictions, but multiple states and will will jurisdictions r
The clerk to the congress of the United States, on january 31, 2014, secretary of the interior sally joule certified under section 8 of the fishermans protect i act of 1967, the pelle amendment, the nationals of iceland are conducting trade in whale meat and products that diminishes the effect i every effectiveness of the rule on rade of flora and fauna. This is the third certification by United States Government Agencies of iceland for their continued whaling activities. In 2004, secretary of commerce a ld l. Evans advance made documentation because their scientific whaling program minished the whaling population. In 2011, secretary of Congress Gary locke increased actions to be taken by members of the cabinet, federal departments and agencies by again certifying iceland for diminishing the effectiveness of the i. W. C. A single Icelandic Company conducts fin whaling. Iceland doesnt consume most of these, rather, they are exported mainly to japan. Icelands commercial harvest of fin wh
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Fullest array of assistance to the ukrainian democracy. So if this is only the first step, lets take some additional steps and stand together on a bipartisan basis instead of at times i think taking partisan shots verbally at the president of the United States. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from california is recognized. The gentleman from new york is ecognized. Mr. Engel thank you, mr. Speaker. May i inquire how much time i have . The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new york has 1 1 2 minutes remaining. Mr. Engel i yield one minute of that time to the gentlewoman from ohio, ms. Kaptur. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from ohio is recognized for one minute. Ms. Kaptur i want to thank the esteemed Ranking Member of new york, eliot engel, a dear friend, for yielding time in support of Ukraine Support act, h. R. 4278. And for his leadership from the time we traveled to ukraine together and to congressman royce, the chairman of
Legislation to support ukraine and its urgent effort to meet its current crisis, including building up its Democratic Institutions. Mr. Speaker, russias land grab in crimea violates the Core Principles of several bilateral and multilateral agreements and treaties between ukraine and russia. The buddha pest memorandum, the United Nations charter, as well as the hell sinka helsinki final act. This includes strong sanctions against russians directly responsible for the aggression. H. R. 4278 also authorizes targeted sanctions against ukranians involved in undermining the democratic processes and provides assistance to the ukranian government for identifying and recovering stolen assets. It is after all these criminal officials, including and especiallyiana could he vitch yanokovich who have so harmed the ukranian people. Another key provision of the bill provides support for ukraines democracy and Civil Society and i want to recognize the importance of supporting as well the faithbased gr