The Ranking Member is on his way. The reason for the early hearing is that we have votes. And people go back to the district today so i want to make sure i got this hearing in. I am going to begin. Other members will be walking in as the hearing is progressing. This hearing will come to order. This hearing entitled assessing u. S. Security assistance to mexico will focus on evaluating the extent to which u. S. Assistance under the initiative has been affected. It is straightening u. S. Mexico justice section combatting crime and protecting human rights. Without objection, all members may have five days to submit statements, questions, subterraneous materials for the record. Subject to the length of it limitation and the rules, i will now make an Opening Statement and turn it over to the Ranking Member for his Opening Statement. Before i open with my statement, i want to thank everyone that is here, it is early, it is miserable outside and i certainly want to thank the witnesses for bei
To look more broadly and more deeply at the drivers of instability in themiddle east. From yemen to syria to interact, and now with ran , the region more than ever seems in a permanent of turmoil if it cant become a land of endless wars and tragically despite decades of intense and often wellmeaning american attention and the expenditure of billions of dollars, jewish policy has more often than not been a failure. Maybe the caveat more often than not is to kind. Its been an absolute failure if one accepts the basic aim was to fosterstability and a better life for the people of the region. The ones ultimately responsible for a countrys success or failure are the people who live there but the catastrophe of todays middle raises a lot of questions about whether the United States should continue to be engaged in the region and if so, how . In this regard, the editor of seven pillars Michael Rubin and Brian Katulis and their cocontributors have given us and get. Identifies seven factors tha
What their agencies are doing to provide Security Assistance to mexico. Members question the officials on how the u. S. Is working with the Mexican Government to combat drugs unarmed trafficking by cartels. The humanitarian crisis. An american citizens been killed in mexico . We are going to get started, the Ranking Member is on his way. The reason for the early hearing is that we have votes. And people go back to the district today so i want to make sure i got this hearing in. I am going to begin. Other members will be walking in as the hearing is progressing. This hearing will come to order. This hearing entitled assessing u. S. Security assistance to mexico will focus on evaluating the extent to which u. S. Assistance under the initiative has been affected. It is straightening u. S. Mexico justice section combatting crime and protecting human rights. Without objection, all members may have five days to submit statements, questions, subterraneous materials for the record. Subject to
On december 30th, 2019, doctor lee, 34yearold ophthalmologist at wuhan hospital, took to a group chat to discuss the stars like illness that had recently been sickening people around the city. He posted a snippet of a lab analysis that found stars coronavirus, extensive bacterial colony in a patients airways and said this new illness even led his hospital to quarantines and patients in the emergency department. So frightening, a member of the group chat replied. Is sars coming again . The Chinese Communist government which like all authoritarian regimes is often more concerned about protecting its image than the life and safety of its citizens, is not pleased. Even as dedicated Public Health experts scramble toward each other, collect more information on what was happening chinas Security Services were busy trying to stop them. Probably the starkest example, on january 1st, wuhan Security Bureau some in eight doctors for posting and spreading, quote, rumors about wuhan hospitals receiv
Other candidates reaction to the results. Live coverage saturday evening starting at 8 pm eastern on cspan, on demand at cspan. Org or listen live on the free cspan radio app. Next a conversation with Us Ambassador to ukraine William Taylor testified during the housing inquiry last fall. He talked about us ukraine whatrelations over the past few months. Speaking at georgewashington university. Morning all. Thank you for joining us this morning. My name is chris jim, i direct the leadership and practice initiatives here at the Elliott School of International Affairs. And on behalf of the brigadier, and on behalf of vice dean Alanna Feldman who joined us this morning, its my pleasure to introduce and welcome before us today ambassador William Taylor junior. Ambassador, within the world of foreignpolicy and National Security, is very well known and his reputation long preceded him. Ive had the pleasure of working and knowing ambassador taylor, my friend bill for a good 30 years. And one o