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
The subcommittee will come to order. This is a bittersweet moment to me. It is my last subcommittee, markup of the state. Going to get emotional. I will start again. Good afternoon, everyone. The subcommittee will come to order. This is a bittersweet moment for me, as it is my last subcommittee markup of the state bill,reign operations contemplate my retirement at the i ask you toear indulge me in a few reflections. First. The important work of this committee. Since world war ii come up aid has been a key component of the United States Foreign Policy. Allocate to the state department, the u. S. Agency for international development, and other federal agencies tasked with carrying out american interests and promoting freedom and democracy throughout the world account for only roughly 1 of our federal budget. Yet we have made the world healthierfer, and while improving the security of generations here at home. The dearupported eradication of polio. Stemmed the surge of hivaids. We have in
Of the be a sponsor it for the ancient connections to todays court for. My. God were going to begin with some breaking news out of she messina theres been a blast near the u. S. Embassy in the capital tunis these are some of the the latest pictures that were getting a local Radio Station was a huge says at least 5 people have been injured it also says it was a Suicide Attacker were going to keep across that story for you for your the very latest as soon as it comes in. Now a political storm is brewing between south korea and japan over coronavirus quarantine measures japans Prime Minister has imposed a mandatory quarantine on all visitors from south korea and china so pushed back and asked for it to be revoked warning it may launch countermeasures well mcbride reports from seoul in the sometimes strained relations between japan and south korea the coronaVirus Outbreak has exposed the animosity that exists below the surface south korea says it wasnt consulted before japanese Prime Minis
Click the link and all your information is in the wrong hands the reality of being hacked so why did a secretive Israeli Company on the leading edge of spyware programming not show up for a recent court case does the n. S. O. Group think its beyond the law this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im peter dubey now its products can help pack the phone of a political activist a journalist or even a prince the spying technology owned by the israeli n. S. O. Group is allegedly being used by authoritarian regimes and within that its changing traditional relationships good and bad but its also increasingly helping governments to crack down on whoever opposes them n. S. A. Has faced a number of lawsuits one of them from whatsapp the messaging app seems to be getting close to winning that case if only as a function of a default ruling the spyware manufacturer failed to show up in court in the u. S. After it had said it would quote vigorously fight the allegations a default was e
A state of emergency after 7 cases were confirmed tourists and pilgrims are banned for the from the area for the next 2 weeks the church of nativity is among the many sites that have been closed and only 300000000 students are being affected by School Closures worldwide strict measures are imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus 22 countries have announced the suspension of classes the United Nations says the global scale and speed of this disruption to an education is unparalleled. Political ceremony in afghanistans capital kabul has come under attack leaving at least 27 people dead ahead of the Peace Council was giving a speech it was being broadcast live when shots were fired afghanistans the chief executive of the dollar was also there but witnesses say he was not part of the homemade has more from kabul explaining what could have been the motive behind the attack. Well this standoff is still ongoing according to the Afghan Interior Ministry there would be at least one attacke