We are live on capitol hill waiting for a house markup to get underway. The Appropriations Committee is working on 2021 spending for state Department Foreign operations, agriculture and military construction. This is live coverage on cspan2. Please be seated. We are ready to begin. My friends, ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. I call the meeting of the Appropriations Committee to order. I would first like to welcome all members to the first full Committee Markup of fiscal year 2021. This will be a markup season unlike any other. Not only are we going to complete our work in record time, but we will be joined by a handful of our colleagues who were unable to be here due to the pandemic. Before we begin i have a number of housekeeping announcements. First, we should all be mindful of our health, and take appropriate actions. Following doctor monahans guidance, everyone, everyone must wear a mask and provide social distancing. Also, this information was previously conveyed to your s
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
Glor joy develop the practices and it should have here at the elite school of International Affairs, and on behalf of debris and on behalf of ice stain whos join us this morning it is my pleasure to introduce and welcome before us today ambassador william detailer junior. Ambassador taylor within the world Foreign Policy National Security hes very wellknown and his reputation long proceeds, ive had the pleasure of working and knowing my friend build a good 30 years. Heres one of the benefits that our country face few months ago that bill taylor faced given his subpoena and testimony led to the fact, that the nation at large got to see the magnificent Public Servant and that is why we are bringing him here today, because he has served the country superbly across his career he graduated from west point, he was the Cadet Company commander he served in the at numb he served in vietnam, he stayed an extra six months. Served in vietnam for 18 months when he could have left after 12. He serve
Stain whos join us this morning it is my pleasure to introduce and welcome before us today ambassador william detailer junior. Ambassador taylor within the world Foreign Policy National Security hes very wellknown and his reputation long proceeds, ive had the pleasure of working and knowing my friend build a good 30 years. Heres one of the benefits that our country face few months ago that bill taylor faced given his subpoena and testimony led to the fact, that the nation at large got to see the magnificent Public Servant and that is why we are bringing him here today, because he has served the country superbly across his career he graduated from west point, he was the Cadet Company commander he served in the at numb he served in vietnam, he stayed an extra six months. Served in vietnam for 18 months when he could have left after 12. He served in a Rifle Company and then commanded, served in a rifle platoon and then commanded a company. He received a bronze star and an air medal for va
The u. S. Good morning, my name is nancy lindborg. I am the president and ceo here at the us institute of peace im delighted to welcome you here for a very important conversation to prevent violence in a fragile world. Our speakers here today i want to extend a special welcome to mark green we are honored to have them here today and a very warm welcome to Madeleine Albright whos been a fierce champion of democracy for years and a good friend. Many thanks to the National Endowment for democracy that makes todays event possible with your generous support and our good friends and partners in the george w. Bush institute. Its wonderful to have them cohost the event with us today. Usip was founded thirtyfive years ago, funded by congress nonpartisan National Institute dedicated to the notion that peace is practical and possible. We firmly believe todays complex foreignpolicy challenges require partnership across the aisle. We were just talking about this. Last Year Congress asked us to host