Zinke. Good afternoon, everyone. To get started this afternoon, i just will give lay of the land herer i i will proceed with my Opening Statement and then senator cantwell with hers. After senator cantwells remarks we will hear from our colleague, the montana senators, senator dains and senator tester. Senator danes is on the complete here and senator tester, good to have you here as well. They will introduce our distinguished witness and other member of the montana delegation, representsive ryan zi zingk zinke. I will swear in the witness and ask him three questions we address to all nominees at confirmation hearings. So thats how we will proceed this afternoon. I think its important for us all to recognize we also have a vote that is scheduled about 4 15. So that will cause a little bit of an interruption but we do want to try to move as expeditiously through this hearing as we can. Before i proceed, id like to recognize an individual who is wellknown to this committee room. Thats th
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Forward. Possibly reopening the government. Boarding in just a couple of maps. Already at the port ago. Out here in the pouring rain and we will see if lightning strikes. Sorry. Cannot help myself. We do have some word on the house side that, perhapsg coulde deal. Kevin brady, the republican cochair of the joint Economic Committee telling fox news radio just in the last hour that he thinks that there could be a deal this weekend that everyone is working hard. A spokesman for the speaker says that theyre trying to move forward with this 6week increase in the debt ceiling, but that they are holding out for some kind of framework to deal with the longterm fiscal issues of the country, particular entitlement programs. But one senator who is in there now says this morning that he really wants to see this all wrapped up. Take a listen. We shuu down the government, a fools errand that would not succeed. That is a fact. There are things that we could reach we could negotiate, tenement reforms,
But our Cash Payments and checks into the government. We dont do that since it very, very different being. Our desires is not to hurt the rwandan people. Our desire is not to cut them off from essential support for agricultural education or health programs. In the regional sanctioning individuals within the Rwandan Government would not in any way hurt individuals and frankly the argument you are making, i served on this panel and begin my surveys in 1983 in sanctioning south africa. There were people who said he will hurt innocent people if you do so. Sometimes the egregious firm is so compelling that a statement needs to be made. Minimally we would sanction individuals in the Rwandan Government. Mr. Chairman, encourager requesting your concerns. A day to ask her second pin with a great way to the Witness Panel beginning with steve haydee who was hurt and served for three consecutive mandates as the armed groups experts on the drc. Investigate and coauthored reports submitted and prese
The committee of the whole house on state of the union has had under consideration h. R. 4800 and directs me to report it has come to nos remain title of the resolution thereon. The speaker pro tempore the committee has had under consideration h. R. 4800 and has come to no resolution thereon. For what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek reck mission . Mr. Aderholt mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it will adjourn to meet at 9 00 a. M. Tomorrow. The speaker pro tempore without objection. O ordered. The speaker pro tempore the ouse will be in order. Please take your conversations rom the floor. The chair will receive a message. The clerk mr. Speaker, a message from the senate. The secretary mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore madam secretary. The secretary i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the snass has passed, with amendments, h. R. 3230, pay our guard and reserve act in which the concurrence of the house is reque