my name is dwight bashir and i m the director of outreach and policy at the commission. and i know many of you are looking forward to this week s the irfa summit, which has officially got underway. we have with us the co chair of the irfa summits congressional advocacy day. so i wanna invite him, just for a minute, to say a few words. amjad khan. [applause] amjad: good afternoon everyone and welcome. this is an amazing event. on behalf of the international religious freedoms summit on the steering committee, ambassador sam brownback and dr. katrina lantos swett. we welcome all of you also to this week of the summit. one of the reasons that we planned to do this event was the amazing synergy between this amazing body uscirf and civil society and, you know, here in congress on capitol hill, why it s so important to do it here today. we have coalitions, multifaith coalitions, over 70 organizations, dozens of faith communities speaking for each other on the hill today. over 50 li
dwight: good afternoon and welcome everyone to the u.s. commissions briefing called the impact on international religious freedom. my name is dwight bashir and i m the director of outreach and policy at the commission. and i know many of you are looking forward to this week s the irfa summit, which has officially got underway. we have with us the co chair of the irfa summits congressional advocacy day. so i wanna invite him, just for a minute, to say a few words. amjad khan. [applause] amjad: good afternoon everyone and welcome. this is an amazing event. on behalf of the international religious freedoms summit on the steering committee, ambassador sam brownback and dr. katrina lantos swett. we welcome all of you also to this week of the summit. one of the reasons that we planned to do this event was the amazing synergy between this amazing body uscirf and civil society and, you know, here in congress on capitol hill, why it s so important to do it here today. we have coalitio
Not made chicago, eight people left dead all eyes on vancouver, where its the u. S. Versus japan in the final game of the world cup. We begin in greece where the people have spoken and for the most part the word is no. That National Referendum more than 60 voting against accepting a bailout from the european union. It was decisive it was clear cut. The countrys economy still as uncertain as ever. Barnaby phillips begins our coverage from athens. This is an act of defiance people lining up warned its a choice wean the euro and the drachma. Greeks saw it as a vote on austerity and a vote on what they persoef to be five years of ruin us policy bringing about an extraordinary economic contraction. But what happens next. Alexis tsipras believes hell go back into negotiations with European Partners with a strengthened mandate, that he can bring up areas like debt relief. European government and its no secret they hoped the referendum would result in the downfall of Alexis Tsipras and the gov
The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. Royce, and the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. Norton, will each control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from california. Mr. Royce mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and to heir remarks include any extraneous material in the record. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Royce thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for such time. Mr. Royce mr. Speaker, i would like to begin by thanking the gentlelady from d. C. , and also the gentleman from new york, the Ranking Member of this committee, mr. Engel, for working with us on this clear condemnation of the violence against Peaceful Protesters outside the turkish ambassadors residence. This was in washington, d. C. , on may 16. That day president he had began erdogan lon
The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. Royce, and the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. Norton, will each control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from california. Mr. Royce mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and to heir remarks include any extraneous material in the record. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Royce thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for such time. Mr. Royce mr. Speaker, i would like to begin by thanking the gentlelady from d. C. , and also the gentleman from new york, the Ranking Member of this committee, mr. Engel, for working with us on this clear condemnation of the violence against Peaceful Protesters outside the turkish ambassadors residence. This was in washington, d. C. , on may 16. That day president he had began erdogan lon