A moonscape of destruction, thats how one journalist described what hed witnessed in syria. For four years now, civil war has raged across the country, leaving death and destruction in its wake. Those who can, flee. To date, its thought that over four million syrians have left their homeland in search of safety elsewhere. Their first port of call is often neighboring turkey. For some, turkey is just a stop on their journey into europe. Others, however, have no choice but to stay and their numbers are fast approaching two million. Reporter intissar and her family fled from a town near aleppo across the border into turkey. They are now living here in kilis. She is nineyearsold and has a congenital liver disease. Her uncle Mohammed Hamadeh is a pharmacist; he tries to alleviate her symptoms as best he can. Because she is a refugee, she cant get the treatment she needs in turkey. Mohammed when she was little, the doctors said she was unlikely to reach the age of three. But she is still ali
Retain their natural beauty. A moonscape of destruction, thats how one journalist described what hed witnessed in syria. For four years now, civil war has raged across the country, leaving death and destruction in its wake. Those who can, flee. To date, its thought that over four million syrians have left their homeland in search of safety elsewhere. Their first port of call is often neighboring turkey. For some, turkey is just a stop on their journey into europe. Others, however, have no choice but to stay and their numbers are fast approaching two million. Reporter intissar and her family fled from a town near aleppo across the border into turkey. They are now living here in kilis. She is nineyearsold and has a congenital liver disease. Her uncle Mohammed Hamadeh is a pharmacist; he tries to alleviate her symptoms as best he can. Because she is a refugee, she cant get the treatment she needs in turkey. Mohammed when she was little, the doctors said she was unlikely to reach the age o
And so basically, my opinion ill conclude that we dont need tar sands because of the Carbon Pollution that comes from it. We have our own sources of oil. Were using less oil because our cars are more efficient. The pipeline isnt going to help lower gas prices or enhance our Global Security or fight Climate Change. For all these reasons i oppose the bill and request that the committee grant an open rule allowing amendments to be offered, at a minimum. Thank you. Thank you very much. I appreciate your consciousness, not only being here and taking time to be a witness today, but also it is good to see be. I hope youre going to have a good new year. You too. Mr. Kramer welcome. Previously when youve been with us youve been on the resources committee. I dont know if you still are, but you are also a member now of the energy and commerce committee. I am. Thank you, mr. Chairman. I am the prime sponsor of the bill. That was what i was going to say. Were delighted that youre here. The gentlema
Like the members of congress that have spoken today i long advocated for modernizing our relationship with cuba. I led a bipartisan bill to make it easier to finance exports to cuba. The bill is led in the house by ranking agriculture chair colin peterson. My home state of minnesota digs into exports while we export to cuba in 2o 13. With the president s action alone, the Minnesota Department of agriculture estimates that exports could increase by another 20 million. Increasing agriculture exports and promoting normal commercial relations with cuba will ensure cubans can provide for their families. The growing community of cuban Small Farmers and coops need advice and assistance to aid in the large Stateowned Enterprises to a more entrepreneurial system u. S. Agriculture can develop a new generation of cuban agriculture. The success of this policy shift and the potential for openings does not hinge solely on the u. S. The government must take serious steps to reform politically and eco
And to visit the plants that have been displaced. The titans that run these global transnational corporations, they are operatives and the wall street giants that finance them could care less about workers anywhere or the community in which they live. And frankly, these new bosses of Global Production dont care about democracy or the rule of law either. They pay whatever they want and they can pay off as they see fit. Ive seen workers in making may tag washing machines in monterey, mexico. They used to be made in newton, iowa. Those workers dont make enough to buy the washing machines they make. The poverty rate in newton has dramatically increased in the town that paul may tag built. The quality of those machines has gone down too. Who can be proud of what is happening . I visited the homes of those workers from monterey lived and other maquilla factory zones and seen firsthand their impofferished living standards. I stood at a surreal location in mexico witnessed the jobs outsourced