Office testified. This isan hour and 20 minutes. I thank everybody for joining us today. Both virtually and in the hearing room. And also like to thank the witnesses for their participation in this important and timely oversight hearing. Before we begin id like to take this opportunity to note some important requirements. Let me begin by saying that Standing Health and Committee Roles at practice will continue to apply during hybrid proceedings. All members are reminded that theyre expected to adhere to these standing rules and put in a courtroom. During the period designated by the speaker the committee will operate in accordance with House Resolution 965 and subsequent guidance from the rules committee and canada respects the rights of all members to participate. House regulations require members to be visible through a video connection throughout the preceding though please keep your cameras on. Also, please remember to remain muted until you are recognize to minimize background noi
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Iran and north korea, and how the un is responding to the coronavirus pandemic. This is from the Aspen Institute annual security for him. We are privileged to have with us the current Us Ambassador to the United Nations, kelly craft. This is the first time the aspen security form has been able to host the Us Ambassador to the un so we are particularly grateful to you for making the time. Kevin kelly craft hails from the great state of kentucky and served as our permanent representative to the United Nations since september of 2019. Before then she was Us Ambassador to canada for two years and during that time, very complex time, she worked on the revisiting of the nafta treaty now known as the usmexico canada agreement. The interview ambassador craft we have a columnist at Bloomberg Opinion covering National Security in foreign policy. Ambassador craft, we look forward to hearing your views on the Trump Administrations engagement with the United Nations and other international institut
U. S. Troops, and the debate over military bases named after confederate leaders. This is part of the Aspen Institute annual security forum. This is part of the Aspen Institutes annual security forum. Welcome. Thank you very much, thank you for everybody for setting this up, what a great way to adapt to our troubled times. Troubled times, im glad were doing this evening for nonaspirin, i wish we were all there obviously, thank you for joining me and taking the time, congratulations to you on taking over the Hoover Institution, i hope congratulations is the right way to look at it. I cant imagine how you will squeeze in figure skating in the golfing with all of that but if anybody can, i know itll be you but thank you and nick for helping without book on james baker, you are both generous with your time and recollection to help us make there we got that right, i just wanted to throw that in there too. So im going to start off with some pretty big stuff, this is a tumultuous time in our
The u. S. Senate is about to gavel in. They are going to work on a judicial nomination with a confirmation vote scheduled for 5 30 for 5 30 p. M. Eastern. Republicans leader Mitch Mcconnell may introduce the republican covid19 recovery plan. Live now to the senate floor. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal lord god, we again thank you for the life and legacy of representative john robert lewis. Lord, accept our gratitude for his ethical congruence that motivated him to find a moral way to get in the way. Were grateful that his passion for freedom summoned our nation to embrace our best hopes and not our worst fears. Inspired by his exemplary pilgrimage, may our lawmakers strive to live with such integrity that they will stand on the right side of history. Lord, help our senators to strive to see you more clearly, to love you more dearly, and to follow you more nearly day by d