At Strategic Energy innovations. Stephen and i will be discussing the details of the workshop. Please join us when we come back and take another set up to the year of mercy. Welcome back to mosaic. Today we continue our journey into the year of mercy which pope francis began december 8 2000 15 and is going out through november 20th 2016. Today we will stop more deeply into the air of mercy by examining the newest encyclical issued last may. Before we begin the conversation today i want to invite you to begin with me in prayer. We begin in the name of the father, the son, and the holy spirit we recall that we are now in as always a god present as we say this prayer for our earth. All powerful god, you are present in the whole universe. In the smallest of your creatures. You embrace with your tenderness all that exists. For autozone upon us the power of your love that we may protect life and beauty. Fill us with peace that we may live as brothers and sisters harming no one. Oh god of the
Gentleman from texas, mr. Castro. Mr. Castro madam chair, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and tend their remarks the speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Castro i yammings. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman virginia tech. Mr. Castro i rise in support of the uighur forced labor prevention act. The human rights atrocities, the Chinese Government is perpetuating are now wellknown. More than a million uighurs and muslims, ethnic north have been thrown into detention camps where they face torture, brainwashing, sexual abuse, and even forced sterilization. These atrocities are horrific, and the congress has acted to hold perpetrators of these crimes accountable by passing the uighur human rights policy act. We must not stop there. The legislation we are considering today focuses on a specific form of abuse. Forced labor, an abuse of human rights, which also has grave implications for supply chains and consumers worldwide
About the price of the cartels have at the border. The horrifying and appalling impact that has two innocent people on both sides of the border. One of the things that i think was really important to illuminate in chapter one of the book, of what i call the caravan cartel, is that the drug cartels couldnt do it alone. I think what is shocking to people has brought that you have explicit criminal conspirators out there that are making these billions of dollars in profits and endangering lives and really, wreaking violence and have a on innocent families and children. Let the fact that you have minted benevolent charities and religious organizations that may think that there doing good deeds and of course we all know about the kind of roads that good intentions take. The religious organizations on both sides of the border that are doing service and enabling the drug cartels to make as much cash as they do. We have seen the illegal aliens caravans come across from Central America assignme
Can you talk about that as one of the opening point you make in your great book . Guest youre right. The work you are doing is so important to enlighten the American Public about the vice grip the cartels have at the border. The horrifying and appalling impact that has the innocent people both sides of the border. One of the things i think was really important to illuminate in chapter one of what i call that Caravan Cartel is a drug cartel couldnt do it alone. Whats shocking to people is not you have explicit criminal conspiratorial out there that are making these billions of dollars in profits and endangering lives and really wreaking violence and havoc on innocent families and children at the fact you have minted benevolent charities and religious organizations that may think they are doing good deeds and, of course, we all know about that kind of road that good intentions pave, but religious organization on both sides of the border that are doing service and enabling the drug cartel
And applause] good morning, everyone. Its an honor to welcome you to for this very special event. 2019resentation of the clinton awards for advancing women in peace and security. And today were privileged to the honorable Hillary Rodham clinton, honoree chair of our Georgetown Institute for women, peace and security. Clinton, were deeply grateful to you for your presence and for your contributions in recognizing the role of women in peace building. Thank you for being here. [cheers and applause] we gather today to honor three individuals who have means toed what it serve, protect and empower vulnerable populations. Her excellency, michelle batchlet, who serves as the United Nations high commissioner for human rights and who served twice as president of the republic of chile. Applause]d rosatom anaya who is Program Coordinator of segundas opertunidades, based in el salvador that supports incarcerated people as they prepare to return to society and the workforce. [applause] vasquez, who