So committee will come to order. Without objection recess at any time. We will begin the subcommittee hearing with the gentleman from california. The pledge of allegiance. Thank you. We welcome everyone to todays hearing on the exploitation of children in United States and abroad. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. I am grateful all of you are here today both the witnesses the member of the committee and then also the audience. We appreciate you being here. I wish we did not have to hold a hearing on this topic. That would mean children in our country and abroad are safe from exploitation. Unfortunately that is not the case. It is a fact our children are not safe online. And it is unacceptable. Predators use the internet to trick and exploit innocent children. Children are trafficked. Through social media apps. This is the worst type of evil. To our strong survivor leaders in the room and watching from afar we see you, we hear you and your Voice Matters and we appreciate
Spirit, may our senators mount up with wings like eagles, running without weariness and walking without fainting. Give them the wisdom to be patient with others, ever lenient to their faults and ever prompt to appreciate their virtues. Rule in their hearts, keeping them from sin and sustaining their loved ones in all of their tomorrows. Surround them with the shield of your favor, as you provide them with a future and a hope, accomplishing in their lives more than they can ask or imagine. We pray in your sovereign name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. Morning business is closed. Under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to resume consideratio
The subcommittee will come to order. Without objection pictures authorized to declare a recess of the subcommittee at any time. Members of the full committee who are not members of the subcommittee on terrorism illicit finance make it is great in todays hearing and all members will have five legislative days within which to submit extraneous materials to the chair for inclusion in the record. This hearing is entitled the exploitation of Cultural Property examining the legal activity in the antiquities of art trade pick now recognize myself for two minutes to give an opening statement. Most of the statement is going to be simply presented into the record but just to talk about the nature of the sale of historical artifacts, archaeological artifacts, the isis groups are now destroying entire Cultural Properties and putting them on the market for sale. Many times the money goes in the terrorism. Thats all you hear to discuss today. The rest of my statement will be printed into the record,
Responsibilities for young people, young women and men, their parents, families, as they consider military service, what would you tell them why they ought to choose the army . Why they ought to choose the army. I think its an interesting question, because i go to basic training. I was just down in fort jackson a couple of weeks ago. And i always ask the parents that i meet, why the army . Especially if theyre from a different branch. Part of the army, to me the army is the force that is the most connected across the country with the United States, with america, with tradition, with the local communities. And it was brought home in a pretty dramatic way a week from yesterday, i had my welcoming ceremony, i talked about my who uncles that went to west point. One of them last name fanning. The number of emails i got from all over the current army today, but other people as well who knew with or served with one of those uncles. And so thats what i would tell someone why to choose the army
Smithsonian air and Space Museum Live at 6 00 p. M. Eastern. Now a conversation with facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg who spoke at the American Enterprise Institute Last week. Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to aie, im Arthur Brooks and im delighted to introduce Sheryl Sandberg to join us today. We have many events but thsz something ive been looking forward to for a long time. This an interview weve been hoping to do for months and months and had this on the books for four months and this is as many of you know one of the last events well be doing in this building. Well talk about so many issues important to you and important to me. Ill give you a quick bio. Its not that necessary but so impressive. The person i have with me on the stage, i want to talk and dwell on what success really looks like in america today. She has been the chief operating officer at facebook since 2008. When she came to facebook, facebook had 70 million users, which seemed like a lot at the time