To have a discussion on such an important and wide ranging issues, we have assembled a Real Dream Team of diplomats with experience in the region. Im going to introduce them briefly. And trust me, introducing them in a time efficient manner requires a lot of distillation incredible accomplishments across decades of u. S. Foreign service. Im going to start on my left, your right with ambassador gerald federstein who a veteran in the u. S. Foreign service. Now retired. He was ambassador to yemen in the Obama Administration. Principal Death Penalty for near of state eastern affairs. Deputy chief of mission in pakistan as well as senior posts departments Counter Terrorism bureau. Hes Senior Vice President of the middle east institute which is a leading think tank in washington. Immediately to his right is ambassador patrick faros, who is president and executive director of the u. S. Qatar business council. He has a 35year Foreign Service career with many distinguished post including his u.
Will now come to order. Good morning to everyone. The purpose of this hearing is to examine how state policies like those in missouri are impacting residents access to comprehensive Reproductive Health care services, including abortion. Without objections the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. For audience purposes, we welcome you and respect your interest in being here. In turn, we request and we ask you to respect the proceedings as we go forward in todays hearings. With that, i will recognize myself to give an Opening Statement. I would like to begin by acknowledging that this is the First Full Committee Hearing we have held since our friend, our colleague, and our beloved chairman Elijah Cummings passed away. Chairman cummings spent his entire life fighting for justice and equality for everyone. He was a fierce champion for womens access to health care. Across the country, extreme forces and State Governments are taking draconian steps to violate
That mayor pete holds big crowds of cures coccyx goers, even in the middle of the day when most people are at work and new numbers reflect the new interest in a man that most have never heard of this time last year. That could be a 37yearold mayor and it feels filled with 70 somethings. If Pete Buttigieg is riding don mcgahn riding a 14point search since august, and of joe biden come all is that one, Bernie Sanders, amy klobuchar, and six place, Kamala Harris, who campaigned all across the country for the first caucus seat. We have been practically living in iowa. Michael bloomberg plans to skip iowa and the other early stages but he would like to be on ballot for tuesday and beyond so today he filed as a candidate in arkansas and on the mayor known for limiting the size of sugary drinks got barbecue for lunch. Rivals are rolling their eyes at bloombergs plan. What you think about his apparent decision to skip the 41st contest . Its probably not possible for most and in New Hampshire,
rivals are rolling their eyes at bloomberg s plan. what you think about his apparent decision to skip the 41st contest? it s probably not possible for most and in new hampshire, bernie sanders already has 90 staffers. if pete buttigieg has 95. by didn t and warren have 50 each. [indistinct speaking] it s to get out and watch as many people as possible. foreign government or of messages could soon during the race after she said she put him in her cabinet. if i could talk about people who aren t politicians, i would talk about my warmer governor, jamaal patrick, who was a pretty terrific guy. warranted was complementary about and who is still running in the wrong primary. imagine if i said to her, you should ban a socialist primary.
unofficial pact with biden where he said he wanted ron if biden looked strong enough to ru win e nomination. would he be better than donald trump? of course. should he be the nominee? no. there s no way in the world that we should nominate a billionaire who epitomizes the status quo. speak to the congresswoman from. people sometimes say that alexandria and i are an odd couple. [laughter] that she is so old and i am so young. [cheers and applause] peter: if anybody else wants to get on the ballot here in new hampshire, they ve got until the end of this week to do it. that includes hillary clinton and a former massachusetts governor who the new york times reports this evening is rethinking a run, jamaal patrick.