capitol hill for a house immigration subcommittee. live coverage on c-span. dedicated to circulating motions or written materials that members may want to offer as part of the hearing. if members want to submit materials, send them to the email address previously distributed to your offices and we will circulate the materials to members and staff as quickly as we can. i ask all members to mute your microphones when you are not speaking to help prevent feedback and technical issues and of course, amuse yourselves anytime you seek recognition. i will now recognize myself for an opening statement. i would like to welcome witnesses and the members of the immigration and citizenship subcommittee to today s hearing that will explore the initiative by the current administration to support noncitizen servicemembers, veterans, and family members. immigrants are important to society. they provide key support to u.s. military. currently, immigrants account for apart approximately 3%
it was a historic act. finland and sweden, two countries with a long tradition of neutrality and choosing to join nato. some american press they remember when i got a phone call from the leader of finland saying can you come see me and became the next day and he said will you support my country joining nato? we got a phone call suggesting we call the leader of switzerland. i am getting anxious. sweden. i got on the phone and she said she could come to the next day to talk about joining nato. allies are stepping up, increasing defense. a majority of them are on track to exceed the 2% gdp commitment they make. they agreed to spend 2% of the gdp on defense. for example, germany is committed to spending 2% going over and announced a special fund of more than $100 million. billion dollars. other countries have announced their commitments. they are doing more than 2.5% and some as high as 3%. we are applying assets to the alliances across all the domains, land, air, sea, cyber
last moments used his body to shield fellow marines from a grenade blast, saving their lives. sergeant perrotta obtained citizenship during military services and was posthumously awarded the navy cross. in 1862, recognizing the important role immigrants play in the military, congress passed a law expediting the pathway to citizenship for those that serve in the armed forces. quick access to citizenship is good for service members and the military branches they serve. as with other aspects of the legal immigration system, the trump administration imposed barriers when it comes to naturalization for noncitizen service members. fortunately, the new administration has been working to reverse these policies. the president passed the to improve access to military naturalization. as part of this mandate, the department of homeland security and veterans affairs worked to create something called the immigrant military members and veterans initiative to assist immigrant veterans with p
capitol hill for a house immigration subcommittee. live coverage on c-span. dedicated toirculating moons or written materials that memrs may want to offer as part of the hearing. if members want submit materials, send th to the email address previously distributed to your offices and we will circulat the materials to membe and staff as quickly as we can. i ask all members to mute your microphones when you are not speaking to help prevent feedback and technical issues and ofourse, amuse yourselves anytime you seek recognition. i will now recogni myself for an opening statement. i would like to welcome witnesses and the members of the immigration and citizenship subcommittee to today s hearing that will explore the initiative by the currentdministration to support noncitizen servicemembers, veterans, and family members. immigrants are important to society. they provide key support to u.s. miliry. currently, immigrants account forpart - appximately 3% of active dy service memb
Next, federal officials testify on support for noncitizen servicemembers before a house judiciary subcommittee. The effort aims to help deported veterans and family members get entitled benefits, including pathways to naturalization and Immigration Services. This is about 90 minutes. Capitol hill for a house immigration subcommittee. Live coverage on cspan. Dedicated to circulating motions or written materials that members may want to offer as part of the hearing. If members want to submit materials, send them to the email address previously distributed to your offices and we will circulate the materials to members and staff as quickly as we can. I ask all members to mute your microphones when you are not speaking to help prevent feedback and technical issues and of course, amuse yourselves anytime you seek recognition. I will now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. I would like to welcome witnesses and the members of the immigration and citizenship subcommittee to todays hearin