Flags were on the Capitol Building and at the white house are being flown at half staff in members of pearl harbor. Now live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Great redeemer, guide our lawmakers along the best path to fulfill your purposes on earth. May they submit to your wisdom and providential leading, believing that you will supply all of their needs. Remind them that your unfailing love accompanies those who put their trust in you. Give our senators an attitude of reverential awe that will keep them from evil. Inspire them to rejoice and be glad, as they strive to live lives of purity and obedience. And lord, as we remember pearl harbor on this december 7th, thank you for your loving and prevailing providence. May we show our gratitude by facing the future without fear. We pray in your majestic name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting
Unless addressed domestic and Global Trends and recommendations for the commission. This is two hours. Good afternoon. Please come and take your seats. We are ready to begin. We are ready to begin our hearing. Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for attending todays hearing on global efforts to counter antisemitism. I would like to thank our distinguished witnesses for joining us to offer their expertise and recommendations and also would like to thank senator mentioned in his office for securing this room for us today. The u. S. Commission on the freedom or religious freedom, is an independent bipartisan u. S. Government advisory by created by the 1998 International Religious freedom act or front. The commission monitors the universe right to freedom of religion or belief abroad. We then make recommendations to congress and the president of the United States and to the secretary of state. Todays will gathered you are considering, houston is exercising Statutory Authority on the law to
Hearing. Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for attending todays hearing on global efforts to counter antisemitism. I would like to thank our distinguished witnesses for joining us to offer their expertise and recommendations and also would like to thank senator mentioned in his office for securing this room for us today. The u. S. Commission on the freedom or religious freedom, is an independent bipartisan u. S. Government advisory by created by the 1998 International Religious freedom act or front. The commission monitors the universe right to freedom of religion or belief abroad. We then make recommendations to congress and the president of the United States and to the secretary of state. Todays will gathered you are considering, houston is exercising Statutory Authority on the law to give me considering. Also very grateful to have with us this afternoon, senator jackie rosen of mata. Shes a tireless advocate working to confront antisemitism in all of its forms. She is also the coch
Activist. Uighur human rights activist. Good morning, everybody. Please take your seats. Were going to start our program. L welcome to the hasnt visited. I am nina shea, i directed the center for religious freedom here at hudson, and i went to wish everyone a happy holidays. And im also, what to draw your attention to the crisis in china against the uighur Muslim Population there. It is one of the worst human rights and religious persecution situationsth of our day. In fact, of our age. It is both a crisis of religious persecution and of Human Rights Violations of epic proportions. In we will be hearing more about that through the session today. All people should be concerned for china as a rising power, aims to make this a model not only for other groups within its borders but is exporting this model. It is of deep concern to me as someone who monitors religious freedom around the world, and i knowio it is to you hear here s room in the audience. And it is my deep privilege to introdu
Public service along with these other Television Providers giving you a front row seat to democracy. Members of congress talked about religious freedom outside the u. S. At an event commemorating the 25th that of our three of the International Religious freedom act. The discussion included the conflict between israel and hamas advocating against religious persecution and the impact of the legislation. Good afternoon and welcome. My name is Abraham Cooper, and im honored to serve as chair of the u. S good afternoon and welcome. I am Abraham Cooper honored to serve on the International Commission for religious freedom. Thank you for joining us to mark the 25th anniversary of the International Religious freedom act. I would like to extend, on behalf of the commissioners, a special thank you to senator chris coons and his staff for reserving this historic room for us. In october 1998 congress passed, then, president bill clinton signed this act making the promotion of freedom of religion o