The dedication of the dwight d. Eisenhower memorial live online at cspan. Org or listen live on the cspan radio app. The House Homeland Security Committee Hearing just wrapped up with fbi director crist mer wray taking questions. Acting Homeland Security secretary chad wolf subpoenaed to testify in todays hearing but did not appear. The committee is chaired by congressman bennie thompson. As i said, the committee of Homeland Security will come to order. Without objection, the chairs authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. Good morning. Before we good morning. Begin, i want to say our thoughts with those americans dealing with devastating natural disasters, including the wildfires in the west and Hurricane Sally in the south. As chairman, i remain committed to ensuring they receive the federal help needed to respond, recover and build back stronger. Today the committee on Homeland Security is meeting for its annual hearing on worldwide threats to the homeland. Our na
Have five legislative days in which to submit material to the chair for inclusion in the record. This series hearing is entitled evaluating the effectiveness of us section programs and i recognize myself for a opening statement. Im pleased to welcome our colleagues and witnesses to the subcommittee hearing on us sanctions. From iran to north korea to russia and venezuela got sanctions are used as the instrument in our foreignpolicy toolkits and Congress Must ensure that they be held accountable for results. This hearing will examine major Sanction Program as we seek to evaluate their effectiveness. Let me highlight three points that may provide context. First, sanctions are key to bringing about behavioral change abroad and in this committee its designed accordingly. That means calibrating sanctions and the sanctions relief based on specific and achievable actions we wish to see from a foreign actor. Tailoring sanctions in this way is especially important for secondary sanctions given
Committee will come to order. The panel will take their seats. Chair now recognizes the gentleman from kentucky, mr. Barr, for five minutes. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Mr. Woodall, since youve been the topic of much conversation as a fi beta kappa from kentucky, fellow kentuckian im going to leave you alone for the most part today. Let me start with Bank Regulators, prudential regulators and just note at a macro prudential level fsoc and banking regulators have participated in International Agreements with the Financial Stability board, basel and other forums and the main difference between u. S. Requirements and those promulgated internationally is that it seems that our domestic standards are more stringent than our foreign counterparts. A few examples, capital surcharge on Global Financial firms nearly doubled the International Standard. Supplemental leverage ratio that is double adopted internationally. A liquidity coverage ratio more restrictive than the International Standard and a
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