This is a different world were facing. The pandemic has taken tens of thousands of americans and infected more than 1. 5 million and infected every single one. It focuses early on the security to the past few months. Including the nominee [inaudible] it is very different than my time in chairman. Those of you that are there in person and we do not we have previously provided guidance to reiterate care. The recommended social distancing. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] before he turned to the intervention i appreciate [inaudible] in the role with Energy Innovation including nuclear and Energy Efficiency renewable. We help create. That experience with the responsibilities and the decisions. Having full view of the department and everyone during this covert pandemic. [inaudible] non[inaudible] there will be situations that are uniquely situated during this pandemic. We thank you for that thank you, madam chairman and we want to thank you for holding this hearing and mr. Menendez nomin
Sec. Pompeo good morning, everyone. This morning, early, i had the chance to drive through arlington cemetery. As we approach memorial day weekend, i want to reflect on the sacrifices of our uniformed military who have given their lives for the cause of freedom. As a veteran, i spend all my days working to use diplomatic power to secure freedom without putting Service Members in harms way. And i want to thank the family members who have lost loved ones in their service to our country. From lexington to valley forge to all the other fields of battle, i would like to thank them. I want to begin with a few observations on china. Because the medias focused on the current pandemic, it risks missing the Bigger Picture of the challenges presented by the Chinese Communist party. China has been ruled by a brutal authoritarian regime, a communist regime, since 1949. For several decades, we thought the regime would become more like us through trade, scientific exchange, diplomatic outreach. It di
Military who have given their lives for the cause of freedom. As a veteran, i spend all my days working to use diplomatic power to secure freedom without putting Service Members in harms way. And i want to thank the family members who have lost loved ones in their service to our country. From lexington to valley forge to all the other fields of battle, i would like to thank them. I want to begin with a few observations on china. Because the medias focused on the current pandemic, it risks missing the Bigger Picture of the challenges presented by the Chinese Communist party. China has because the medias focused on the current pandemic, it risks missing the Bigger Picture of the challenges presented by the Chinese Communist party. China has been ruled by a brutal authoritarian regime, a communist regime, since 1949. We greatly underestimated the degree to which beijing is ideologically hostile to free nations. The whole world is waking up to that fact. A few reported this past week that
This is a different world were facing. The pandemic has taken tens of thousands of americans and infected more than 1. 5 million and infected every single one. It focuses early on the security to the past few months. Including the nominee [inaudible] it is very different than my time in chairman. Those of you that are there in person and we do not we have previously provided guidance to reiterate care. The recommended social distancing. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] before he turned to the intervention i appreciate [inaudible] in the role with Energy Innovation including nuclear and Energy Efficiency renewable. We help create. That experience with the responsibilities and the decisions. Having full view of the department and everyone during this covert pandemic. [inaudible] non[inaudible] there will be situations that are uniquely situated during this pandemic. We thank you for that thank you, madam chairman and we want to thank you for holding this hearing and mr. Menendez nomin
Cspan, created as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Now secretary of state mark plan pao mike pompeo testifies before congress and answers questions about china, taiwan, and steve linick. Sec. Pompep good morning, everyone. This morning, i had the chance to drive through arlington cemetery. As we approach memorial day weekend, i want to reflect on the sacrifices of our military who have given their lives for the cause of freedom. As a veteran, i spend all my days working to use diplomatic power to secure freedom without putting Service Members in harms way. I want to thank the family members who have lost loved ones in their service to our country. Forgeexington to valley to all the other fields of al fields of bowel fields of battle, i would like to thank them. I want to begin with a few observations on china. The medias focus on the current pandemic risks missing the Bigger Picture of the challenges presented by the Chinese Communist party. China