Unless addressed domestic and Global Trends and recommendations for the commission. This is two hours. Good afternoon. Please come and take your seats. We are ready to begin. We are ready to begin our hearing. Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for attending todays hearing on global efforts to counter antisemitism. I would like to thank our distinguished witnesses for joining us to offer their expertise and recommendations and also would like to thank senator mentioned in his office for securing this room for us today. The u. S. Commission on the freedom or religious freedom, is an independent bipartisan u. S. Government advisory by created by the 1998 International Religious freedom act or front. The commission monitors the universe right to freedom of religion or belief abroad. We then make recommendations to congress and the president of the United States and to the secretary of state. Todays will gathered you are considering, houston is exercising Statutory Authority on the law to
Hearing. Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for attending todays hearing on global efforts to counter antisemitism. I would like to thank our distinguished witnesses for joining us to offer their expertise and recommendations and also would like to thank senator mentioned in his office for securing this room for us today. The u. S. Commission on the freedom or religious freedom, is an independent bipartisan u. S. Government advisory by created by the 1998 International Religious freedom act or front. The commission monitors the universe right to freedom of religion or belief abroad. We then make recommendations to congress and the president of the United States and to the secretary of state. Todays will gathered you are considering, houston is exercising Statutory Authority on the law to give me considering. Also very grateful to have with us this afternoon, senator jackie rosen of mata. Shes a tireless advocate working to confront antisemitism in all of its forms. She is also the coch
The Nations Capital to wherever you are, because the opinion that matters the most is your own. This is what democracy looks like, cspan powered by cable. And the senate is about to gavel in for the day. Members are expected to vote on a measure from senator rand paul to withdraw u. S. Troops from the west african country and later consider a resolution on antidiscrimination from the nutritional food service. Now to the senate here on cspan2. Chaplain, dr. Barry , will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty god, each day it seems we face new challenges, unexpected hurdles, and tragic realities. Have mercy upon us and this land we love. Remind us that your plans for us are better than anything we can plan for ourselves. Today as our lawmakers depend on you for help, respond to their intercession with your peace that transcends human understanding. Lord, fill them with the joy that comes from the strength you provide those who refuse to become weary in doing what i
Fighter jets carrying life me cycles have been conducting monk strikes around, ty, one, the latest military drills have been described as strong punishment for the separatist acts of ty, ones independence forces. Ty, once military has mobilized its forces in response, the movers come, john stays out the tie ones new president light gene take took office, and cold on the mainland to stop making such threats. Lets bring in outside paid, corresponded thoughts on on. Is there a link between the drills and the new president taking office . Yes, span um, just as you mentioned there, china says that this is a strong punishment for the taiwan independence, separatist forces. And just 3 days ago, tat was a new president lighting to talk about taiwan with his official name as the republic of china, r o c, as a submarine, an independent country, and is not affiliated with the peoples republic of china, p r. C. The words were interpreted by badging, of lighting, the exposing, tie ones, independenc
Here. We are looking forward to that. It is a marvellous film, but also a marvellous story of the dambusters , of what they did the dambusters, of what they did of the nazi infrastructure they took out. And 81 years. Today its all in the run up to the 80th anniversary of d day, which of course is coming on the 6th of course is coming on the 6th of may, only a couple of weeks away. Yes. And these cyclists, these cyclists on this 300 mile journey, one of our reporters is going to be there, live on the scene interviewing them. See how they feel after such a journey. And of course, this is all in memory of those who lost their lives for our future, essentially. Well, it was the most remarkable , mission of remarkable, mission of technological progress. The bouncing bomb, but also bravery and heroism and it is, well, well worth remembering if you have any story. Well worth remembering if you have any story. His if you remember the first time you were when you learnt about the dambusters, pl