Gentleman from texas, mr. Castro. Mr. Castro madam chair, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and tend their remarks the speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Castro i yammings. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman virginia tech. Mr. Castro i rise in support of the uighur forced labor prevention act. The human rights atrocities, the Chinese Government is perpetuating are now wellknown. More than a million uighurs and muslims, ethnic north have been thrown into detention camps where they face torture, brainwashing, sexual abuse, and even forced sterilization. These atrocities are horrific, and the congress has acted to hold perpetrators of these crimes accountable by passing the uighur human rights policy act. We must not stop there. The legislation we are considering today focuses on a specific form of abuse. Forced labor, an abuse of human rights, which also has grave implications for supply chains and consumers worldwide
The House Committee on the judiciary will come to order. The chair is authorized to declare recess at any time and we welcome, we welcome everyone to this mornings hearing on oversight for the department of justice. I apologize for getting the hearing late, as many of you know i was in a minor car accident on the way in this morning. Everyone is fine, except perhaps the car. But it did cause significant delay. I think the attorney general and the members for their patience and flexibility and we will now begin. Before we begin, i want to acknowledge and note that we are joined this morning by the distinguished majority leader, the gentleman from maia maryland, leader hoyer, who has long recognized the need for vigorous congressional oversight of the executive branch under both parties and we appreciate his presence today as we question the attorney general. Before we begin, i would like to remind members that we have an established email distribution list dedicated to circulating exhib
Cspan, created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Barrtorney general william was on capitol hill for an oversight hearing on the Justice Department. This was his first appearance before the House Judiciary Committee since joining the Trump Administration. The attorney general was asked about his role in criminal cases involving roger stone and others as well as the federal response to nationwide protests and the legitimacy of mailin ballots despite claims of voter fraud by the president. The House Committee on the judiciary will come to order the House Committee on the judiciary will come to order. The chair is authorized to declare recess at any time and we welcome, we welcome everyone to this mornings hearing on oversight for the department of justice. I apologize for getting the hearing late, as many of you know i was in a minor car accident on the way in this morning. Everyone is fine, except perhaps the
Department. This was his first appearance with the House Judiciary Committee since joining the Trump Administration in 2019. The attorney general was asked about his role in criminal cases involving roger stone and others, as well as the response to nationwide protests, and the legitimacy of mailin ballots despite claims of voter fraud by the president. The House Committee on the judiciary will come to order. The chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. We welcome everyone to this mornings hearing on oversight for the department of justice. I apologize for beginning the hearing late. As many of you know, i was in a minor car accident on the way in this morning. Everyone is fine, except perhaps the car. But it did cause significant delay. I thank the attorney general and the members for their patience and flexibility, and we will now begin. Before we begin, i want to note that we are joined this morning by the distinguished majority leader, the gentleman from maryland, leader
The House Committee on the judiciary will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized declare recess on the committee at any time. We welcome everyone to this mornings hearing on policing practices and Law Enforcement accountability. I thank all of our members and witnesses for participating today. Both in person and remotely. I appreciate the use that made use of this room and the technology were using possible. Before we begin, id like to remind members weve established a email distribution list to circulate exhibits motions and other written materials members might want to offer as part of our hearing today. If youd like to submit materials send them to the email address previously distributed to your offices and well circulate the materials to members and staff as quickly as we can. In light of whats going on in the world today, i ask that everyone in the room wear a mask all times except when you wish while speaking. Other than if youre a speaker. Taking from him the