To tier three, the lowest rating. State Department Officials outlined the hearing at a hearing of the Foreign Relations committee. This is about an hour. Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. This morning, we will continue our oversight efforts with regard to 2017 trafficking in persons report. I want to thank senator cardin and members of the committee for their leadership and engagement in combatting this affront to Human Dignity and the rule of law. This committee has conducted extensive oversight on this issue. We have instituted annual briefings for members of the committee with the opposite trafficking and persons ambassador and regional bureaus at the state department. Prior to the release of the annual trafficking in persons report, we ask every nominee before this committee to commit to help lead the fight against modern slavery. This oversight has been noted at the state department and in our embassies. We appreciate that the deputy secretary of state volunteered to
The house is gaveling back in for more work on the Defense Authorization bill. Will the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. Thompson, kindly resume the chair. The chair the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of the bill, h. R. 2810, which the clerk will report by title. The clerk a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018, for military activities of the department of defense, and for military construction. To prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. The chair when the committee of the whole rose earlier today, amendment number 14 printed in part b of house 212 offered by the gentleman from california, mr. Mcclintock, had been disposed of. Pursuant to House Resolution 440, no further amendment to the bill as amended shall be in order except those printed in house report 115217, and amendments en bloc described in section 3. Each further amendment printed in the report shal
The house is gaveling back in for more work on the Defense Authorization bill. Will the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. Thompson, kindly resume the chair. The chair the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of the bill, h. R. 2810, which the clerk will report by title. The clerk a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018, for military activities of the department of defense, and for military construction. To prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. The chair when the committee of the whole rose earlier today, amendment number 14 printed in part b of house 212 offered by the gentleman from california, mr. Mcclintock, had been disposed of. Pursuant to House Resolution 440, no further amendment to the bill as amended shall be in order except those printed in house report 115217, and amendments en bloc described in section 3. Each further amendment printed in the report shal
Will come to order. This morning, we are continue our oversight efforts with regard to the 2017 trafficking in persons report. Thank snard caenator cardinand of the committee this committee has conducted extensive oversight on this issue instituted annual briefings for members at state department. Prior to the release of the annual trafficking in persons report. We ask every nominee before this committee to commit to help fight against modern slavery. This oversight has been noted at the state department and in our embassys. We appreciate the deputy secretary of state volunteered to lead the administrations testimony today. The secretary spent about 45 minutes with the senator and i before this meeting and we thank him very much for his openness and the way that hes serving and we look forward to having an outstanding relationship were him and thank you for being here today. I know the secretary of state wanted to be here. He had an unplanned trip to the middle east. We thank you for s
Will come to order. This morning, we are continue our oversight efforts with regard to the 2017 trafficking in persons report. Thank snard caenator cardinand of the committee this committee has conducted extensive oversight on this issue instituted annual briefings for members at state department. Prior to the release of the annual trafficking in persons report. We ask every nominee before this committee to commit to help fight against modern slavery. This oversight has been noted at the state department and in our embassys. We appreciate the deputy secretary of state volunteered to lead the administrations testimony today. The secretary spent about 45 minutes with the senator and i before this meeting and we thank him very much for his openness and the way that hes serving and we look forward to having an outstanding relationship were him and thank you for being here today. I know the secretary of state wanted to be here. He had an unplanned trip to the middle east. We thank you for s