Good afternoon. I call this meeting of the committee on appropriations to order. Before we begin, house rules now we have set up any mileage us to which members can send anything they wish to submit they wish to submit in writing in any of her hearings or markups. Our hearings or markups. Has been provided to staff. The first order of business is consideration of the energy and Water Development appropriations bill. For fiscal year 2021. Captornow recognize this ms. Captor to present the bill. Please let me also add my you for your honorable and dedicated service to our community and nation and for your recognition of the full potential of this bill. You will truly be missed. I am pleased to consider the energy and water bill today. It is a good bill. A bill that captures the spirit of ingenuity and independence of the American People. Are actually able to provide the most important Climate Change bill congress will pass this year. This bill provides the foundation of critical investme
This is al jazeera and these are the top stories. Us health speaking in c. Pelosi has begun to trip to taiwan, despite warnings of severe consequences from china, and just a few hours pelosi will made president sighing when and visit ty, ones parliament. Shes the most senior us official to visit the self governing island and 25 years bashing since pelosi visit is a serious violation of the one china principal and his volunteer launch. Targeted military actions around the island of vehicles with st. Patrolling the chinese port city of him in across the street from taiwan. The white house has distance itself from the visit, but stressed does not violate the one china policy. Let me be clear. The speakers visit is totally consistent with our long standing one china policy. Weve been very clear that nothing has changed about i one china policy, which is guided course by the taiwan relations act. 3 joint u. S. P r. C communications. 6 assurances. We said that we oppose any unilateral change
To protect democracy on the self governing island, which beijing considered as part of its territory. China has conducted live at 5 military drills around taiwan in retaliation for those his visit. The time when these Defense Ministry says the exercises violate on and sovereignty and breach un rules. Sure, she chose told you this is an out and out father. The United States is violating chinese sovereignty under the guise of so called democracy, taiwan, sighing when and her ill, according to the us, and turning their backs on national justice. These behaviors that go against the trend of times will not change the International Consensus of one china and will not change the historic trend that taiwan will inevitably return to the motherland. Those who play with fire will not come to a good end. And those who have been china will be punished. Top Southeast Asian diplomat. So meeting income both for the sea and the summit. Both Russian Foreign minister certainly lovegrove and us secretary
To protect democracy on the south govern island. Now more than ever, a meritus solidarity with tom i want is crucial, and that is the message we are bringing here to day to day. The world safe is the choice between democracy and autocracy. Americas determination to preserve democracy here in taiwan and around the world remains iron clad. Its really clear that while china has stood in the way of taiwan participating and going to certain meetings that they understand, that they will not stand in the way of people coming to taiwan. But also looking at russia invasion of ukraine earlier this year has made security over the taiwan strait. Another focus of world wide attention aggression against democratic taiwan would have a tremendous impact on the security of the entire in the pacific. And facing deliberately heightened to military threats. Ta one will not back down. We will firmly uphold our nation sovereignty and continue to hold the line of defense for democracy. Or china has condemned
And dry conditions of fuel fires in the province. Ah, this is al jazeera and these are the top stories us how speak and nancy pelosi has arrived in taiwan. She says her visit shows americas unwavering commitment to supporting tie was democracy. Lazy is the most senior us official to come to the self governing island in 25 years. Beijing has condemned the visit and vow to launch what its coiling. Targeted military operations on vehicles have been seen for trolling the chinese port city. She meant she had returns, he has more from washington dc. Weve had various guests in beijing on our end, the last few hours saying look, if its become such a major issue now, its very difficult with aging, not to react because it will be seen as, as weaknesses capitulation off again, some against an intervention in, in the one china policy that the u. S. Im china, a supposed to be respecting china said do not do not, policy should not visit. And in fact we just had this very interesting statement from t