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Officials from different parts of the country. There was a problem with the technology so im glad can be heard now. Yes, i had a problem as well and finally so i will call this meeting to order in the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time and today the committee is meeting virtually him i want to announce a couple of reminders of this remote hearing. First, members should keep their video feed on as long as their preference in their meeting and members are responsible for their own microphone and keeping your microphones muted until your sleeping and finally we submit to the record to the Committee Clerks and circulated prior to this hearing. And so again good morning and welcome to the Science Space Technology committee for the 117th congress and we have an accomplished set of members on our committee and i just listen to one and we bring diverse backgrounds and perspectives to our oversight legislate a work and i look forward to simulating the 117 congress it is fitting
Rollback recently lifted restrictions and keep them in place for another month and eastern australia dealing with the worst flooding in decades following days of torrential rains towns are cut off thousands are being evacuated and more rain is on the way. Im good to have you with us we begin tonight with a new standoff between western countries and china the u. S. Canada the u. K. And the European Union today all slapped sanctions on beijing over human rights abuses e. U. Foreign ministers were 1st to announce the same sions which blacklist high ranking officials in china is changing province for human rights offenses committed against the weaker Muslim Minority they are the last time that the u. E. U. Imposed sanctions against china was in an arms embargo with 1989 following the Tiananmen Square crackdown in response to todays sanctions beijing has blacklisted 10 e. U. Individuals and 4 entities claiming that they maliciously spread lies and disinformation when the e. U. s top diploma
A huge fire sweeps through refugee camp in bangladesh thousands are left homeless and several live aid groups say immediate help is needed and germanys never ending walked the country is struggling under a 3rd wave of Coronavirus Infections transfer im going to roll back recently lifted restrictions and keep them in place for another month and a debate in france about freedom of speech and cancel culture 2 professors in the line of fire after questioning use of the term islamophobia their students say the academics are fascist the professors of say their misunderstood. Viewers watching us on p. B. S. In the united. To all of your brown the world welcome we begin tonight with a new standoff between western countries and china the u. S. Canada u. K. And the European Union today all slapped a sink sions on beijing over human rights abuses its the 1st major Global Action against china following years of reports about the systematic persecution of the weaker minority china has hit back with
Good morning everyone. Like to call this hearing to order, and recognize that i think this is the first time in the history of the Intelligence Committee that we have met in the rules committee space, and i think we probably owe that to the distinguish former chairman of the rules committee senator blunt. We would hope i know youre still ranking member. But theres been series of requests from Intel Committee staff that we would like a ship put in our skiff as well. All of the rules committee can have a shiv. No skiff is available. Can you say mga west . Well again like to call this community to order again we appreciate the cooperation colleagues and rulesl, committee for letting us use this setting. Welcome ambassador burns, i know as wepr talked in the room that your quite a few lisa is still hard at work in gene have and daughters are watching remotely and here with you in spirit i would like to thank, congratulations on your nomination to be the next rep of ithe cia after long and