3. Recess for 15 minutes and come back at 5 45 so everyone can go over and vote and be back and hear what everyone elses question. We thank you for being here mr. Secretary again. So promptly. We appreciate that youve made time to appear before this Committee Twice in h a weeks time passing an annual state department bill is one of the fundamental responsibilities of this committee. When we shirk that responsibility and decline to exercise our oversight we in essence surrender our authority and we fail to do the job our constituents sent us here to do. Restoring is this annual practice was a top priority of mine when he became thachairmand im proud of the progress we made last year when the first authorization bill in 14 years became law and i want to thank everybody on this committee for making that happen. However, because of previous inaction, there are programs at the department that have not been appropriately reviewed and analyzed in well over a decade. This lack of oversight res
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Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial love me tender love me true we can like many, but we can love only a precious few. Because it is for those precious few that you have to be willing to do so very much. But you dont have to do it alone. Lincoln financial helps you provide for and protect your financial future, because this is what you do for people you love. Lincoln financial youre in charge. Bnsf railway. Xq institute. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. The lemelson foundation. Committed to improving lives through invention, in the u. S. And developing countries. On the web at lemelson. Org. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting
The cult iures and beliefs that add color to this country. This is the United States shades of america. Hawaii. To an american on the mainland, the mention of the 50th state brings to mind beautiful beaches, hula dancers and the one brady bunch episode when the family gets cursed. Bad things come to those who touch. They had it coming. Today hawaii is one of americas top vacation destinations as people flock to the island. Dont take it from me, listen to these people. Nice to meet you, where are you from . Minnesota. Minnesota. This is a very long way from here. How long have you been in hawaii . I got here yesterday. Have you ever been here before . No. Your whole mind is expanding, i can see it. I dont think im ever going to leave. I like it too much. You have the classic tourist look with the real actual camera. Im dressed like john guava today. Do you do this on purpose to match your cameras to your clothes . Yes, i have a different color camera for every ensemble. Is that true . N