So families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. Comcast supports cspan as a public service, along with these other television providers. Give your front row seat to democracy. Officials from the state department and usaid testified about the ongoing conflict in sudan. They discussed diplomatic efforts to encourage peace, talks humanitarian aid and the evacuation of american citizens. Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee also questioned the witnesses about the conflicts impact on surrounding countries such as ethiopia and egypt. This is about 90 minutes. Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. Since fighting erupted in sudan almost a month, ago ceasefires of demigod with no appreciable reduction in fighting. Alice has left the area in the capital thick with dust and smoke, food and water shortages have resulted in looting and attacks on citizens by armed groups in search of provisions. The former strongman head of state who is
Order. Without objection, share off the rise to the clearer recess at anytime. This hearing is entirely on youll test when it secretary the treasury of the state of the International Financial system. Without objection, all members of five minutes within which to submit extraneous into aerials to the chair for inclusion in the record. I will note of the outset of this hearing we have a hard stop as a crew to see the secretary at one pm this afternoon. We will strictly observe it. Now i recognize myself for four minutes to get an opening statement. Welcome, secretary yellen. I appreciate you being here today. Todays hearing is about the state of the International Financial institutions. I want to take a minute to talk about the debt ceiling crisis that we narrowly avoided. First, were all glad that they seized behind us and. No one wanted to default no legislative branch official no executive branch official your statement says waiting until the last minute hurts american credibility i
And the white house is sending troops to the southern border with the deadline for new Migrant Oigrules fast approachi. Im chris ttine romans. The man accused of killing five neighbors will go before the magistrate. Francisco oropeza was captured without Incident Last Night just miles from the house where Authorities Say he shot five people including a 9yearold and his mother. Tip for the suspects location came in through the fbi tip line. And we just want to thank the person who had the courage and bravery to call in the location. Bottom line is that we have this man in custody. He was caught hiding in a closet underneath some laundry. Officials say or pizza will be charged with five counts of murder and held on a 5 million bond. And of title 42 will make it harder to turn away migrants requesting asylum. Made Natasha Bertrand has more. Reporter secretary of defense approved an additional 1500 troops to the southern border in anticipation of the expiration of the law that allowed the
From china . Its a bit like cotton. Producing 90 of cotton. In so its a very High Percentage its a very high risk that anything related from china is implicated. One strategy or the strategy to go for draw out its staff were citizens before the violence began. The United States cannot be blindsided like this. I want to understand what is being done to prevent this in the future. Now, i realize that if the views of some ends up being the reality, our ability to predict and prepare for situations like we are seeing in sudan will be dramatically affected of the potential cuts that are being talked about in discretionary domestic spending. Everything we do at the state departments domestic discretionary spending. So i dont know how we are going to get better with less. Undersecretary newland, i want to hear a clear articulation of our short, medium and long term goals in sudan and the horn of africa. As well as the administrations strategy for achieving them now that we dont have any diplo
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