On textile exports. Among the witnesses were former cia and Treasury Department officials. This hearing is just under two hours. Ask to declare a recess at any time. All members will have five days to submit extraneous material to the record. This hearing is entitled a legislate iive proposal to impe north koreas access to finance. I recognize myself for five minutes to give an opening statement. Todays hearing will examine draft legislation that would impose secoese secondary sancti foreign banks whose business supports the north korean regime whether directly or indirectly. By encompassing all of north koreas Economic Activity these measures would represent the toughest financial sanctions yet directed at pyongyang. This means going after coal as well as north korean laborers abroad. The bill would incentivize greater compliance with u. N. Sanctions by leveraging our vote at Financial Institutions where certain countries with lax enforcement go to seek assistance. This bill puts thos
Hours. Ask to declare a recess at any time. All members will have five days to submit extraneous material to the record. This hearing is entitled a legislate iive proposal to impe north koreas access to finance. I recognize myself for five minutes to give an opening statement. Todays hearing will examine draft legislation that would impose secoese secondary sancti foreign banks whose business supports the north korean regime whether directly or indirectly. By encompassing all of north koreas Economic Activity these measures would represent the toughest financial sanctions yet directed at pyongyang. This means going after coal as well as north korean laborers abroad. The bill would incentivize greater compliance with u. N. Sanctions by leveraging our vote at Financial Institutions where certain countries with lax enforcement go to seek assistance. This bill puts those countries on notice. This has been informed by the committees ongoing work on north korea as well as the u. N. Panel of
Foreign banks whose business supports the north korean regime. Whether directly or indirectly. By encompassing both the Economic Activity in north korea, these measures would represent the toughest financial sanctions yet directed at north korea. This means going after coal, petroleum, textiles and minerals as well as north korean laborers abroad. In addition, the bill would incentivize greater by leveraging our vote at the International Financial institutions were certain countries with lax enforcement go to seek assistance. This bill puts those countries on notice. This proposed legislation has been informed by the committees ongoing work on north korea, as well as the un panel of experts evaluation of existing sanctions effectiveness. Needless to say, north koreas sixth nuclear test on september 3, coupled with its repeated launching of intermediate and longrange Ballistic Missiles underlines that more must be done. As a result, the legislative draft will be looking at plays out a c
That occurred last year, is occurring again this year and will continue to occur next year. Each year is getting worse than the previous. In my home, we will see approximately 800 drugrelated deaths in 2017, which is an increase from our most devastating year, last year, 2016, when we saw approximately 660 people die from drugrelated deaths, up from 370 the year before. Nearly 9 to of these deaths will be due to opioids of some kind. Prescribed pills from which the crisis originated and grew from, heroin, fentanyl, and now the newer analogs of fentanyl. Its nationwide Public Health emergency which is simply out of control. Ohio is one of the hardesthit states. Appalachia, the New England States are also particularly hardhit. In the fall of 2011, my office alerted our county executive to an alarming trend and the rise of heroinassociated deaths. In the subsequent months and years weve partnered with our county sheriff, Cleveland Police department, u. S. Attorneys office, county prosecut
When the Intelligence Community issued their unanimous report, that they had high confidence that the russians had sought to interfere in our elections. I dont see it as a surprise at all. I do see it as another incremental brick of revelation that i think well be treated to on a dripdrip basis in the months ahead. Host what does it mean for the investigation that the house intelligence committee, and also bob mueller, the special counsel investigation . Guest well, they have overlapping but really kind of different purposes and objectives, i think. Let me put it this way. One is backward looking. The other is forward looking. One has a different scope. One has a different process. The f. B. I. Investigation is focused essentially on criminal behavior and counterterrorism investigation. Its backward looking at what occurred with an eye toward their only conceivable work product being indictments should they get to that point. The house select coast intelligence on the senate is a littl