The conditions for bringing a lawsuit against a foreign state. The Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing is chaired by senator Lindsey Graham of south carolina. Generally speaking, we have a foreign sovereign immunities act , basically shutting off lawsuits against other nations because whatever we do to them, they can do to us. We made exceptions to it. We have amended the act regarding terrorist activities. This is not an issue i take lightly. Ive thought ang lot about. My colleagues have worked to put together legislation, they have reconciled the legislation. Want to have a hearing about what it would mean if we amended the act to allow suits against china. And why would we take this unprecedented step . This is the third pandemic to come out of china. The coronavirus came from hunan province, but it was a mistake in a lab or spread at a wet market, i dont know, but we do know where it came from. We know china failed to inform the world about the nature of the virus that did restrict
I have an Opening Statement i would like to submit for the record. Ill do so without objection. And make a few comments. Today, were having a hearing about the foreign sovereign immunities act, coronavirus and addressing chinas culpability. Generally speaking, we have a foreign sovereign immunities act basically shutting off lawsuits against other nations because whatever we do to them, they can do to us. We made exceptions to it. We have amended the act four years ago regarding terrorist activities. This is not an issue i take lightly. This is something i have thought a lot about. My colleagues have worked to put together legislation. They have reconciled the legislation. I think senator blackburn, hawley, and others, and what would it mean if we amend suits to china. And why would we take this unprecedented step . This is the third pandemic to come out of china. The coronavirus came from wuhan province. Whether it was a mistake in the lab or spread at a wet market, i dont know, but w
restrictive, to prohibit access to drugs that the fda has authorized as safe and effective for women to use. we are also hearing from the justice department on the issue of access to abortion clinics and the fact that it s not legal under the freedom of access to clinic entrances act to block people s physical access to walk into an abortion clinic. the justice department saying it s going to make sure that that right is protected. as you can see, these are steps around the margins. this is not the biden administration saying we are going to enforce the ability for women across the country to get an abortion. that s something that only congress can do. that s why we expect a key element of what president biden will have to say to be about the election and making sure to elect politicians who will ensure a woman s right to choose in future. thanks to you, josh. this is andrea mitchell reports with our continuing breaking news coverage of the supreme court s decision overtu
as some states rush to ban abortions, others work to protect them. hours ago mississippi certifying the state s trigger law that makes nearly all abortions in the state illegal. we re following all the developments and the supreme court s latest decision that sticks with a familiar trend, dismantling the separation of church and state. first to cnn national correspondent nadia in mississippi. nadia, talk to us about the state s latest move and where it falls in the big picture. well, we knew that the state s first female attorney general, lynn finch, was a big supporter of overturning roe v. wade. it was a matter of time before she certified the trigger law in mississippi. that happened just this morning. so now there s a ten-day period where the clinic behind me, the state s last abortion clinic can continue to perform abortions. today they are not performing abortions. the clinic is closed, but they will begin again tomorrow and for the next nine days after that. once tho