Members may submit any materials they wish to be included. We may proceed. Ask forutset i unanimous consent on susan brooks and Ranking Member ted deutch be offered the opportunity to settle and question all of our Witnesses Today. I also ask for unanimous consent that representatives be sitting that biafran the opportunity to sit on a panel witnesses. Of our like to thank all witnesses taken time out of their busy schedule to be with us today on this very serious issue. I commend speaker ryan for bringing this important issue to the forefront and for tasking this committee to undertake a comprehensive review. Todays hearing is a critical part of that review process. And foremost, let me say that there is no place for Sexual Harassment in our society, period. And especially in congress. This is an extremely important topic and it will take all of us working together to effectively address this issue. I believe as members of congress we must hold ourselves to any even higher standard, a
States was at war in vietnam, and this veterans day weekend, lets get ready for this next panel which im really excited about. First i want to introduce our next speaker and my good friend to the stage. I have known her for almost 20 years now. Whether fighting for the defense fund to fighting for immigrant rights ending mass incarceration [ applause ] hi. Good morning everyone. She is one of my closest and dearest friends. She is also someone i look up to and consider a hero. Im so very very proud of her and id love for her to join me on the stage now. Thank you. [ applause ] hi. Good morning everyone. That is a warm welcome from my dear friend nick. I am so glad to see everyone here. The panelists are joining us on the stage right now. I wanted to open up with a few remarks about the incredibly extraordinary time that we are in. I dont mean that in a great way. I think its so important that all of you are gathered here this morning. This is an extraordinary time in our country. It is
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Now at the Potomac Institute as you know in arlington and virginia. In cooperation with sister institutions. For example, international law, by Georgetown University school of law as well as the university of Virginia Law School and many other institutions. On behalf of cosponsors, we would like to welcome you. The Potomac Institute, chairman of the board of the Potomac Institute, will join us actively. In todays discussion. First, i would welcome the distinguished ambassador. Then we will move on. Provided this of the ambassador, i will just mention concerns of spain and again, ir countries, ink also professionally would like to recognize the many ambassadorns of the when served as deputy according to records. That is the technology and course, also the grateful to have the ambassador to have a stake in the issues, but i really think the on security issues, i know as soon as they ask me, whether you are a friend of ircelona, or another theme, said im sorry, i know some is about the ot
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