Welcome to the foundation of democrat sees. I know moat of you, i met a lot of you, glad youre here. Today marks the release of a major report, maximum pressure, 2. 0, a plan for north korea. The report offers an actionable and multifaceted plan focused on the denuclearization of north korea. Today north korea, we have a young, mercurial, brutal and ruthal despot kim jongun armed with missiles and hes using the threat on america and americas allies. You may have seen reports earlier in the week in the Washington Times that a highlevel defector from north korea sent a letter to President Trump. The defector warned the administration that kim jongun is unlikely to give up his Nuclear Weapons absent significant additional pressure. Consistent with the recommendations and ftds new report which will be discussed today, the defector urges allout sanctions and what our report authors Call Information and influence operations. We understand that people of good faith may disagree on the path fo
[inaudible conversations] we need to declare recess of the committee and members will have five legislative days in which to submit extraneous materials in the record. This hearing is entitled a legislative proposal to impede north koreas access to finance. We now recognize myself for five minutes to give an opening statement. Todays hearing will examine draft legislation that would impose secondary sanctions on foreign banks whose business supports the north korean regime. Whether directly or indirectly. By encompassing both the Economic Activity in north korea, these measures would represent the toughest financial sanctions yet directed at north korea. This means going after coal, petroleum, textiles and minerals as well as north korean laborers abroad. In addition, the bill would incentivize greater by leveraging our vote at the International Financial institutions were certain countries with lax enforcement go to seek assistance. This bill puts those countries on notice. This propo
Foreign banks whose business supports the north korean regime. Whether directly or indirectly. By encompassing both the Economic Activity in north korea, these measures would represent the toughest financial sanctions yet directed at north korea. This means going after coal, petroleum, textiles and minerals as well as north korean laborers abroad. In addition, the bill would incentivize greater by leveraging our vote at the International Financial institutions were certain countries with lax enforcement go to seek assistance. This bill puts those countries on notice. This proposed legislation has been informed by the committees ongoing work on north korea, as well as the un panel of experts evaluation of existing sanctions effectiveness. Needless to say, north koreas sixth nuclear test on september 3, coupled with its repeated launching of intermediate and longrange Ballistic Missiles underlines that more must be done. As a result, the legislative draft will be looking at plays out a c
A show of military might some of its strategic weapons were put on display including their Ballistic Missiles tensions have been high on the Korean Peninsula for months as north korea ramps up missile and Nuclear Tests but those are the headlines the news continues here on aljazeera after the street station thats a water bottle. On october the first catalonia plans to hold an independence referendum yet the Central Government insists its unconstitutional and the courts have judged it illegal as the state clamps down and cattle take to the streets where will this crisis and watch aljazeera for the latest. Hi emily could be its one of the richest countries in the world yet ireland has what campaigners are calling a homelessness crisis and its getting worse and ending and youre in the stream live on aljazeera and you tube in january we had an overwhelming online response to a show we did on this issue take a look. At the housing crisis in our own has without a doubt reached an urgency lev
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