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Good morning. Good morning. Good morning, everyone. As we begin our final day of consideration of the fy21 spending bills, id like to thank you all for your kind words and well wishes and ask you, please, to indulge me in just a few more reflections. I came to congress in 1989, one of just 31 women in the house and senate and to this committee in 1993 alongside only six other women under the 64member panel. This body is better for the 100 women serving in the 116th congress and for the many wome...

Well. Since 1999 more than 700,000 people have died from a Drug Overdose in the United States. Increased opioid addiction and a production of deadly synthetic opioids have exasperated american staggering overdosed death rate. In 2017, more than 70000 people died from Drug Overdoses making it the leading cause of injury related death in the United States. Of those, 60 involve prescription opioids and illicit opioid such as fentanyl. Americans fared no better against Opioid Epidemic in 2018 when m...

Officials testified at the Committee Hearing on migrant smuggling and trafficking issues of the u. S. Mexico border. This portion begins with the swearing in of witnesses and their opening statements. It is just under one hour. It is the tradition of this committee to swear in witnesses. If you will stand and raise your right hand. Do you swear that the testimony who have given before this committee will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god . You can be seated...

[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] may i have your attention [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] we will now begin to resume. The subcommittee will not resume. Think you very much, again, that was an Inspiring Panel of leaders, including survivors. So the hearing has reconvened. I do want to thank our panel for the administration for not only the work that you are doing but for your patience. We did want to hear...

[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] may i have your attention [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] we will now begin to resume. And maybe thank you very much and again, that was a very Inspiring Panel of leaders including survivors, the hearing is reconvened. I want to thank our panel for not only the work you are doing but for your patience. We did want to hear from amazing survivors. Normally the administration ...

Thank you very much. The hearing has reconvened and i want to thank the panel for the work youre doing and your patience and we wanted to hear from the amazing survivors and normally the administration goes first and youre kind for doing that. Two distinguished witnesses with the honorable cindy dire ambassador at large and ambassador do i recollects congratulations and shes a human rights advocate and lawyer with three decades of experience working at local, international and national levs to p...

[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] may i have your attention [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the subcommittee will now begin, and resume. And maybe thank you very much and again, that was a very Inspiring Panel of leaders including survivors, the hearing is reconvened. I want to thank our panel for not only the work you are doing but for your patience. We did want to hear first from those amazing survivors. ...

In the field. This is live coverage on cspan2. For being here. I also thank you, we have the administration here today, especially our ambassador at large, cindy dire, thank you for being here as well. You know, more than 20 years ago, Congress Approved and president signed historic legislation that i authored known as Trafficking Victims protection act of 2000. This bipartisan landmark law created a comprehensive whole of Government Initiative that combat sex and labor trafficking in the United...

I want to welcome you all here today to talk about one of the most important issues that affects every state in the country, every community in the country, every neighborhood in the country, and that is the Opioid Epidemic that runs across this wonderful country of ours. This wonderful country of ours. I am charlie baker, the governor of massachusetts and vice chair of the ngas health and Human Services committee and i am especially pleased to be joined today by governor roy cooper from North C...

I want to welcome you all here today to talk about one of the most important issues that affects every state in the country, every community in the country, every neighborhood in the country, and that is the Opioid Epidemic that runs across this wonderful country of ours. This wonderful country of ours. I am charlie baker, the governor of massachusetts and vice chair of the ngas health and Human Services committee and i am especially pleased to be joined today by governor roy cooper from North C...