This is what it is like to be chopped liver. [ laughter ] the subcommittee will come to order. Our hearing today is on the causes and consequences of violent extremism in the role of foreign assistance. I would like to welcome our distinguished panel of witnesses, deputy secretary of state, antony blinken, bono, from u 26, former allied commander in Europe James Jones and president of the jones group international. And kelly clements, deputy United Nations Committee Member for refugees. Ill make a short Opening Statement and let senator leahy do the same and well have a second round. Number one, this was a good day for photographers. I hope you got a good shot, there. Ive just gotten back from my 30something trip to the region. I had the pleasure of being in turkey with bono and egypt. And each person here is tasked in their own way of trying to inform the congress in making policy decisions to deal with what i think is a crisis that you either pay now or you pay later. To the American
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