And i want to welcome secretary blinken, who s down at that end of this long table. Mr. Secretary, we re still trying to keep a fair amount of distance, but it is an improvement that we are not having to wear our masks. And i appreciate that. Something the vice chairman and i have discussed. And i understand that vice chairman shelby will defer to senator graham, the ranking member in the state foreign office subcommittee for his opening statement and after that i ll turn to senator coons who i welcome as the new chairman when he ll give his opening statement. Mr. Secretary, this committee funds every aspect of the department s operations. Going over going over it going over it again this weekend, i probably explored more of the detail than i had before, but it covers every aspects of your operation, you can t turn the lights on, turn on your computers at foggy bottom or around the world without the appropriations from here. And what worried me is that last year, your predecessor, secr
The committee will come to order. And i want to welcome secretary blinken, who s down at that end of this long table. Mr. Secretary, we re still trying to keep a fair amount of distance, but it is an improvement that we are not having to wear our masks. And i appreciate that. Something the vice chairman and i have discussed. And i understand that vice chairman shelby will defer to senator graham, the ranking member in the state foreign office subcommittee for his opening statement and after that i ll turn to senator coons who i welcome as the new chairman when he ll give his opening statement. Mr. Secretary, this committee funds every aspect of the department s operations. Going over going over it going over it again this weekend, i probably explored more of the detail than i had before, but it covers every aspects of your operation, you can t turn the lights on, turn on your computers at foggy bottom or around the world without the appropriations from here. And what worried me is that
everybody welcome to the show there s lots to look forward to as we kick off another week on your next here s what s coming up today. golden globes in the fate is named best foreign language film in los angeles. holiday on the ice the world s best known ice skating show turns seventy five. and canine work is how dogs help boost sales in british shops. the award season is upon us and the first major event for film and t.v. fans was the seventy fifth golden globes which is why personal favorite because the films and series i enjoyed tend to get recognized that and there was plenty of recognition for european artists with winners from france scotland and germany will bring you up to date on how europe s. finest did at the awards ceremony but first a look at how fashion was used to deliver a strong message on. the red carpet was full of black at the golden globe awards on sunday the stars wore somber outfits to show solidarity with victims of sexual assault and harassment in the
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