one of new york s safest and upscale neighborhoods. violence and homelessness runs rampant in the city. live in the studio, ashley? the 20-year-old mom was pushing a 3-month-old baby in a stroller when she was shot point blank in the head by a suspect he came up behind her. it happened as he said, joey, in the upper eastside on wednesday just before 8:30 at night. fortunately the baby was not hurt, but when first responders got there the mother was unconscious and pronounced dead an hour later at the hospital. mayor eric adams blaming the gun violence epidemic for taking so many innocent lives. listen. when a mother is pushing a baby carriage down the block, or an individual, a woman is pushing a baby carriage down the block, and is shot at point-blank range, this shows how this national problem has impacted families. we are going to find this person who is guilty of this horrific crime. they are going to find him and bring him to justice. and a young girl playing at a
ms. waters: the committee will come to order without objection the chair is thous authorized to declare a recess. i intend to conclude today s hearing at pentagon 1:00. that mines everybody is going to be kept to the exact time that they are allotted. this hearing is entitled annual testimony of the secretary of the treasury on the state of the international financial system. i recognize myself for four minutes. i would like to welcome treasury secretary janet yellen, who is presenting testimony for the first time on the state of the international financial system. this is a very timely hearing given it is the international financial system established by the united states and its allies after world war ii and enabled the west to hit the russian economy with unprecedented response to the brutality of putin s war against ukraine. the most powerful sanctions have blocked russia s largest financial institution from the global financial system. i commend president biden and secre