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mr. meeks: mr. speaker, i yield a minute and a half to the gentleman from new york, representative dan goldman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. goldman: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise today as a proud american jew who steadfastly supports israel's right to exist as a democratic jewish state and its right to defend itself after hamas' barbaric and unprovoked attack on october 7. the united states must continue to support israel, to defeat hamas, release the hostages, including americans stuck in gaza. and provide all funding, weapons, and intelligence necessary in order to do that. and that is president biden's clear policy as well. this bill does not do any of that. it does not support israel. it does not provide any additional funding, any add additional weapons, nor any additional support for israel. and even though republicans delayed for six months, i was pleased when this body finally bipartisanly voted to support israel with a supplem
mr. meeks: mr. speaker, i yield a minute and a half to the gentleman from new york, representative dan goldman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. goldman: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise today as a proud american jew who steadfastly supports israel's right to exist as a democratic jewish state and its right to defend itself after hamas' barbaric and unprovoked attack on october 7. the united states must continue to support israel, to...
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mr. meeks: mr. speaker, i yield a minute and a half to the gentleman from new york, representative dan goldman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. goldman: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise today as a proud american jew who steadfastly supports israel's right to exist as a democratic jewish state and its right to defend itself after hamas' barbaric and unprovoked attack on october 7. the united states must continue to support israel, to defeat hamas, release the hostages, including americans stuck in gaza. and provide all funding, weapons, and intelligence necessary in order to do that. and that is president biden's clear policy as well. this bill does not do any of that. it does not support israel. it does not provide any additional funding, any add additional weapons, nor any additional support for israel. and even though republicans delayed for six months, i was pleased when this body finally bipartisanly voted to support israel with a supplem
mr. meeks: mr. speaker, i yield a minute and a half to the gentleman from new york, representative dan goldman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. goldman: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise today as a proud american jew who steadfastly supports israel's right to exist as a democratic jewish state and its right to defend itself after hamas' barbaric and unprovoked attack on october 7. the united states must continue to support israel, to...
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miller-meeks: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in honor of military appreciation month. with 24 years of service in the army and now representing a congressional district with a significant active duty and veteran population, i am deeply honored to acknowledge the invaluable contributions of our nation's heroes. military appreciation month was proposed by the late senator john mccain in february, 1999. two months later, congress voted to officially designate may as the nationally recognized period for honoring the military, culminating with memorial day. across the army, navy, marines, air force, coast guard and space force, there are more than 2.8 million service members worldwide tasked with protecting the freedoms we enjoy here at home. i thank all those who serve and have served. may god bless them and may god bless the united states of america. mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the first responders across iowa who were on the front lines following the recent tornado outbreaks across the state. as iowans
miller-meeks: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in honor of military appreciation month. with 24 years of service in the army and now representing a congressional district with a significant active duty and veteran population, i am deeply honored to acknowledge the invaluable contributions of our nation's heroes. military appreciation month was proposed by the late senator john mccain in february, 1999. two months later, congress voted to officially designate may as the...
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the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from iowa, mrs. miller-meeks, for five minutes. mrs. miller-meeks: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to recognize iowa's very own julie zerwick, sip yent of the american association of -- recipient of the american association's college of nursing advocate of the year award. she's a committed advocate for nursing education currently serving as a professor and dean at the university of iowa's college of nursing. passionately supporting both students and faculty, dean zerwick emphasizes the importance of strong leadership within the nursing profession. she ardently believes in nurses advocating for their patients, communities and the profession itself. and as a former nurse, i can testify to the importance of the dean conducting herself in these endeavors. under the dean's guidance, the bachelor of science and nursing program has consistently ranked among the top 10 in the nation at her university by u.s. news and world report for three consecutive years. 2022, 2023, and achieving an impressive number four ranking in 2024. i ask my co
the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from iowa, mrs. miller-meeks, for five minutes. mrs. miller-meeks: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to recognize iowa's very own julie zerwick, sip yent of the american association of -- recipient of the american association's college of nursing advocate of the year award. she's a committed advocate for nursing education currently serving as a professor and dean at the university of iowa's college of nursing. passionately supporting both students...
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miller-meeks, for five minutes. mrs. miller-meeks: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in honor of my home state of iowa being ranked the number six overall state to live in. scoring third in opportunity and in the top 10 for education, iowa has proverren that regardless of where -- proven that regardless of where you come from or where you're going, you can find success in the hawkeye state. looking for a great place to study? iowa has some of the nation's top schools. want to buy a house and start a family? iowa is one of the most affordable states to live in and a beautiful state to raise a family. want to start a new career? iowa is home to several booming industries and entrepreneurship flourishes and we would be happy to have you. iowa is historically known for being a farming state, but recently our state has emerged as one of the nation's leaders in clean energy production. in iowa the american dream is alive, well and waiting for you. god bless the hawkeye state. mr. speaker, i rise today to celebrate national teachers day, which took place this pa
miller-meeks, for five minutes. mrs. miller-meeks: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in honor of my home state of iowa being ranked the number six overall state to live in. scoring third in opportunity and in the top 10 for education, iowa has proverren that regardless of where -- proven that regardless of where you come from or where you're going, you can find success in the hawkeye state. looking for a great place to study? iowa has some of the nation's top schools. want to buy a house and...
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meeks. the clerk: motion to recommit h.r. 8369, offered by mr. meeks of new york. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on agreeing to the motion to recommit. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 202. the nays are 210. the motion is not adopted. the question now occurs on passage of the bill. those in favor, say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. >> i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, yeas and nays are ordered members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning instit
meeks. the clerk: motion to recommit h.r. 8369, offered by mr. meeks of new york. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on agreeing to the motion to recommit. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly...
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mr. hill: chairman mast, thank you. first, let me start out before i do opening comments and welcome our families and provide introductions for the family members who are here on this very tough, emotional day for them. and a quarter, her husband ryan is a humanitarian aid worker who has been imprisoned in afghanistan since 2022. he is the father of three kids and has been away for 600 days. deborah, her son is a freelance journalist and was kidnapped in syria in 2012. this august will mark his 12 and hopefully final year away from home. my dear friend marion, her father is a texas psychologist who traveled to syria back in february 2017 to treat refugees and establish a clinic. a day after arriving, he was stopped at a checkpoint outside of damascus and has not been seen since. giselle, her father jimmy is an iranian journalist and software developer who has been detained by the iranian regime since 2020. another, his wife has been unjustly imprisoned in russia since last october on the
mr. hill: chairman mast, thank you. first, let me start out before i do opening comments and welcome our families and provide introductions for the family members who are here on this very tough, emotional day for them. and a quarter, her husband ryan is a humanitarian aid worker who has been imprisoned in afghanistan since 2022. he is the father of three kids and has been away for 600 days. deborah, her son is a freelance journalist and was kidnapped in syria in 2012. this august will mark his...
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. >> the chair recognizes ranking member mr. meeks for an opening statement and questions. >> thank you for allowing me to make my opening statement. i will begin by welcoming secretary blinken to the house foreign affairs committee. i know there is much that has already been talking about. and much more that demands your attention all over the world. mr. secretary, i appreciate how generous you have always been with your time and how responsive the department has been to requests made by this committee. by my count this is your fifth appearance before this committee which is certainly way more than your immediate predecessor. since you last testified, the geopolitical landscape has only grown in complexity plagued by continued conflict, backsliding and humanitarian catastrophes. the october 7 terror attack, the most terrific and brutal in israel's history has prompted a war against hamas that has cost tens of thousands of lives in hitting innocent civilians, children, and women. the people of gaza now face famine -like conditio
. >> the chair recognizes ranking member mr. meeks for an opening statement and questions. >> thank you for allowing me to make my opening statement. i will begin by welcoming secretary blinken to the house foreign affairs committee. i know there is much that has already been talking about. and much more that demands your attention all over the world. mr. secretary, i appreciate how generous you have always been with your time and how responsive the department has been to requests...
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. >> the chair recognizes ranking member mr. meeks for an opening statement and questions. >> thank you for allowing me to make my opening statement. i will begin by welcoming secretary blinken to the house foreign affairs committee. i know there is much that has already been talking about. and much more that demands your attention all over the world. mr. secretary, i appreciate how generous you have always been with your time and how responsive the department has been to requests made by this committee. by my count this is your fifth appearance before this committee which is certainly way more than your immediate predecessor. since you last testified, the geopolitical landscape has only grown in complexity plagued by continued conflict, backsliding and humanitarian catastrophes. the october 7 terror attack, the most terrific and brutal in israel's history has prompted a war against hamas that has cost tens of thousands of lives in hitting innocent civilians, children, and women. the people of gaza now face famine -like conditio
. >> the chair recognizes ranking member mr. meeks for an opening statement and questions. >> thank you for allowing me to make my opening statement. i will begin by welcoming secretary blinken to the house foreign affairs committee. i know there is much that has already been talking about. and much more that demands your attention all over the world. mr. secretary, i appreciate how generous you have always been with your time and how responsive the department has been to requests...
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miller-meeks: thank you, mr. speaker. and i wish to thank my colleague, representative bilirakis, for yielding me time, to enthusiastically support my legislation, h.r. 5390, the critical infrastructure manufacturing feasibility act. as we gather on the house floor, the urgency of this legislation has only intensified since its consideration in committee. and the challenges facing our manufacturing sector grow more acute. the global supply chain disruptions that have plagued us in recent years, especially during the pandemic, have not abated. if anything, they have deepened. record level inflation and the specter of foreign adversaries exuding undue influence over our vital industries loom even larger. our dependence on foreign sources for critical goods is a vulnerability we can ill afford. the concentration of supply chains in the hands of nations like china or the chinese communist party leaves us exposed to the whims of the geopolitical forces beyond our control. it imperils not just our economic prosperity, but our n
miller-meeks: thank you, mr. speaker. and i wish to thank my colleague, representative bilirakis, for yielding me time, to enthusiastically support my legislation, h.r. 5390, the critical infrastructure manufacturing feasibility act. as we gather on the house floor, the urgency of this legislation has only intensified since its consideration in committee. and the challenges facing our manufacturing sector grow more acute. the global supply chain disruptions that have plagued us in recent years,...
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too little too late too meek. thin. matter of america's crumbling finances mr. biden is in denial about the 2 trillion dollar budget deficit, public hold federal debt to rise from 28 trillion this year to 48 trillion over the 10 year cbo budget window that 1/16% of gdp . and interest expense. running around 870 billion today, to rise to 1.6 trillion over the budget period. that would put it higher than spending on defense. and national security. food stamps, explodes despite recovery from cof covcovid. only 24% of able bodied recipients are working. they are all reasons why joe biden may have donald trump temporarily locked up in the court. but trump is pulling away in the key swing states. that is the riff. now, great pleasure, joining me, great old friend, south carolina senator mr. tim scott. welcome great to see you right here on set. you have to hear this, you have to hear it. roll this biden. >> i think inflation has gone slightly you were, it was 9% when i came in now down 3%. but, fact is that i think people are uncertain. larry: there you go. >> unbelie
too little too late too meek. thin. matter of america's crumbling finances mr. biden is in denial about the 2 trillion dollar budget deficit, public hold federal debt to rise from 28 trillion this year to 48 trillion over the 10 year cbo budget window that 1/16% of gdp . and interest expense. running around 870 billion today, to rise to 1.6 trillion over the budget period. that would put it higher than spending on defense. and national security. food stamps, explodes despite recovery from cof...
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mr. crystal davis connie is. five minutes for your opening statement. >> thank you honorable members of the committee. thank you for the opportunity to testify. the associate research professor professor. i recognize the need bro access affordability which led this testimony is to provide of the current state of innovation where disease space and rationale for maintaining inflation reduction act. some the following are the key points. improving affordability there's little evidence of house impacted pharmaceutical research and development and we are benefiting from a trail went breakthroughs and rare diseases. we have a drug affordability oblem. one step to address this was the passage of glacial reduction act due to. ira improves drug affordability and price negotiation and reduces out-of-pocket expenditures is to ginny $2000 out-of-pocket max. the biggest impact on suitable will be price negotiations. price negotiations will reduce medicare spending by 23 billion in the year 2030. that'
mr. crystal davis connie is. five minutes for your opening statement. >> thank you honorable members of the committee. thank you for the opportunity to testify. the associate research professor professor. i recognize the need bro access affordability which led this testimony is to provide of the current state of innovation where disease space and rationale for maintaining inflation reduction act. some the following are the key points. improving affordability there's little evidence of...
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. >> recognize dr miller meeks from iowa for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman, thank you a dr. morens for coming to the subcommittee this afternoon. i will just follow up for a question that you were asked by in reference to whether or not he received any funding or money in relationship to the amount of funding going to an equal -- ecohealth health grant. to expand, did you receive any gift of anything overvalue during that exchange from doctor daszak for ecohealth u a. >> i want to -- ben krikke, a scientist, i should not mention his name it does not matter. so the ecohealth people have their own private, it's a baseball cap, and i made a comment that that is a very cool hot, and he said i have an extra one, this one is old,'s and got some its all just give it to you -- a. >> as we think of a lot. dr. morens, i and it -- i can understand how difficult it is for you to be here. you had an illustrious career, you went to undergrad and medical school at a very procedures university, you are a dual board certified which is not an easy thing to do to have
. >> recognize dr miller meeks from iowa for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman, thank you a dr. morens for coming to the subcommittee this afternoon. i will just follow up for a question that you were asked by in reference to whether or not he received any funding or money in relationship to the amount of funding going to an equal -- ecohealth health grant. to expand, did you receive any gift of anything overvalue during that exchange from doctor daszak for ecohealth u a....
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. >> now recognizing doctor miller meeks for her five minutes of questions. >> thank you mr. chairman allowing me onto the oversight committee in the thank you sir for testifying today. according to data from the american medical association, 80% of practices reported lost practices and 85% stated they had to allocate additional staff time to complete additional administrative requirements, and we already have that burden on the small business. neither doctors nor the nonphysician staff will receive any additional compensation for the time of mitigating the fallout of the change attack just like we are not compensated for the hours of claims. in iowa doctors were very hesitant to take advanced payment of dollars without confirmation that the claimed submissions will be paid at the rate submitted and are concerned they will be required to pay back more than what ultimately would be approved once the processing is completed. the survey also found 55% of doctors said they had to use personal funds to cover the expenses and notably the overall effect of the change attacks have be
. >> now recognizing doctor miller meeks for her five minutes of questions. >> thank you mr. chairman allowing me onto the oversight committee in the thank you sir for testifying today. according to data from the american medical association, 80% of practices reported lost practices and 85% stated they had to allocate additional staff time to complete additional administrative requirements, and we already have that burden on the small business. neither doctors nor the nonphysician...
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. >> doctor miller meeks from ohio. >> thank you mr. chairman and i think you were testifying before the select subcommittee this afternoon and if i can i'm just going to follow up for a question asked in reference to whether you received any funding or money in relationship to the amount of funding going to an eco- health grant so to expand on that, did you receive any gift or anything of value during that exchange? >> i shouldn't mention his name, it doesn't matter. the eco- health people have their own and i made a comment that's a really cool hat and they said i have an extra one. thank you for that. and i can understand how difficult it is for you to be here. you had an illustrative career and went to undergrad and medical school at a very prestigious university. your dual board certified which is not an easy thing to do to have the dual certification. as a public health servant you had been on the forefront such as the system and the disease can you tell us very briefly how difficult is it to get into medical school especially in
. >> doctor miller meeks from ohio. >> thank you mr. chairman and i think you were testifying before the select subcommittee this afternoon and if i can i'm just going to follow up for a question asked in reference to whether you received any funding or money in relationship to the amount of funding going to an eco- health grant so to expand on that, did you receive any gift or anything of value during that exchange? >> i shouldn't mention his name, it doesn't matter. the eco-...
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too little too late, too meek, all right? then finally the matter of america's crumbling finances, mr. biden's in denial about two trillion dollar budget deficits as far as the eye can see. publicly held federal debt projected to rise from 28 trillion this year to 48 trillion over the 10-year cbo budget window. that will put it at 116% of gdp. interest expense which is running around 870 billion today, expected to rise to 1.6 trillion over the budget period. that would put it considerably higher than spending on defense and national security. food stamps exploding, despite recovery from covid and of the roughly $110 billion spent on food stamps, that's up 60% to pre-pandemic by the way. only 24% of able-bodied recipient are actually working. these are all reasons why joe biden may have donald trump temporarily locked up in this court but trump is pulling away in the key swing states. that is the riff. now, great pleasure, joining me, great old friend, south carolina senator mr. tim scott, performer 2024 presidential candidate
too little too late, too meek, all right? then finally the matter of america's crumbling finances, mr. biden's in denial about two trillion dollar budget deficits as far as the eye can see. publicly held federal debt projected to rise from 28 trillion this year to 48 trillion over the 10-year cbo budget window. that will put it at 116% of gdp. interest expense which is running around 870 billion today, expected to rise to 1.6 trillion over the budget period. that would put it considerably...
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want anyone to be hurt or embarrassed by anything that was happening on the campaign and criticized meek el cohen she said would go rogue and do things that were frustrating to campaign staff and he said he used to like to call himself mr. fix it but because he first broke it and cohen expected to be key witness in the case and back in palm beach florida and headlining mingling as he once again slams the trial for keeping him off the campaign trail. >> to the courthouse in stef in georgia and at a courthouse instead of one i would say ten states where i would like to be right now. >> trump won't make a decision about a vp until clogser to the national convention in july. >> thanks very much madeleine mow to this our tipping machines scamming consumers if . this video circulating on social media shows how tip prompt might be tricking you to spending more money and broke down scheme writing, quote, this is a pay at the table kiosk the screen autogenerating tip percentage for you in hoping you won't look at the dollar amount it is factoring. every single choice was way off. and is this anot
want anyone to be hurt or embarrassed by anything that was happening on the campaign and criticized meek el cohen she said would go rogue and do things that were frustrating to campaign staff and he said he used to like to call himself mr. fix it but because he first broke it and cohen expected to be key witness in the case and back in palm beach florida and headlining mingling as he once again slams the trial for keeping him off the campaign trail. >> to the courthouse in stef in georgia...
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carrie meek, florida. tom lantos, california. louise slaughter of new york and gary condit of california. what do you remember about the 1995 hearings, mr. jackson? there was a manifestation of what had happened in 1994. those congressional elections in which the newt gingrich so-called revolution basically took over the house. like i said, they were more conservative. they were harder edged. they had intense support from gun rights groups. and also, frankly, some support from anti-government groups. gingrich and his allies used that energy to help get themselves elected. so while bill mccollum was pretty much a moderate guy from florida, there was the bob barr's of the world. and steve schiff. i remember being very conservative and very aggressive on the idea that it was the federal government's fault about what happened in waco. i have a parliamentary inquiry. please, please state your nature of your inquiry. chairman, for the last days, some of us who are concerned about the integrity of this hearings and about the cloud that
carrie meek, florida. tom lantos, california. louise slaughter of new york and gary condit of california. what do you remember about the 1995 hearings, mr. jackson? there was a manifestation of what had happened in 1994. those congressional elections in which the newt gingrich so-called revolution basically took over the house. like i said, they were more conservative. they were harder edged. they had intense support from gun rights groups. and also, frankly, some support from anti-government...
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carrie meek, florida. tom lantos, california. louise slaughter of new york and gary condit of california. what do you remember about the 1995 hearings, mr. jackson? there was a manifestation of what had happened in 1994. those congressional elections in which the newt gingrich so-called revolution basically took over the house. like i said, they were more conservative. they were harder edged. they had intense support from gun rights groups. and also, frankly, some support from anti-government groups. gingrich and his allies used that energy to help get themselves elected. so while bill mccollum was pretty much a moderate guy from florida, there was the bob barr's of the world. and steve schiff. i remember being very conservative and very aggressive on the idea that it was the federal government's fault about what happened in waco. i have a parliamentary inquiry. please, please state your nature of your inquiry. chairman, for the last days, some of us who are concerned about the integrity of this hearings and about the cloud that
carrie meek, florida. tom lantos, california. louise slaughter of new york and gary condit of california. what do you remember about the 1995 hearings, mr. jackson? there was a manifestation of what had happened in 1994. those congressional elections in which the newt gingrich so-called revolution basically took over the house. like i said, they were more conservative. they were harder edged. they had intense support from gun rights groups. and also, frankly, some support from anti-government...
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the chair recognizes mr. snyder? >> i can send mike's -- i can send -- paraphrasing some of the things i ever today, no single factor determine the outcome, something you have said, 20 years of decisions, actions, successes and failures contributed to what ultimately happened. you said there was a series of lessons along the way. if i can't do something, general milley , talking with ranking member meeks, the start of the end was the doha agreement ? >> a historian could look at it that way, you get started in 2011 to begin the drawdown by the obama administration. eight tenure process and the in game, i would say was doha agreement because it was a continuum , unbroken cause-and- effect on that moment. >> i think -- what were your thoughts at the time of the signing of the doha agreement in 2020 ? >> well, the military was not consulted on the doha agreement , nor did i expect to be it was a state permit operation done under the secretary of state. i was not consulted. it was an 18 month process and begin both -- be
the chair recognizes mr. snyder? >> i can send mike's -- i can send -- paraphrasing some of the things i ever today, no single factor determine the outcome, something you have said, 20 years of decisions, actions, successes and failures contributed to what ultimately happened. you said there was a series of lessons along the way. if i can't do something, general milley , talking with ranking member meeks, the start of the end was the doha agreement ? >> a historian could look at it...
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. >> thank you, ranking member meeks. we are going to recognize each one of you to speak and share with us what you wish about being family of an american detained abroad. we will be recognizing you first mrs. corbit. while we are waiting for you to be recognized i would ask mr. beckett if you can join us as you are representing a family as well as a member of the wall street journal. some of the members may have questions for you. >> point of inquiry please? >> will other members have an opportunity to say a word? >> absolutely. >> thank you. >>> mrs. corbit, you are recognized. >> thank you. my husband ryan was a healthy and selfless 39-year-old man who for more than a decade committed himself and our family to helping the afghan people build the local economy and gain financial stability to achieve a better life for themselves and their families. in august 2022 having relocated to the u.s. with our family ryan returned to afghanistan to check on his business. a business he specifically been encouraged by the taliban to
. >> thank you, ranking member meeks. we are going to recognize each one of you to speak and share with us what you wish about being family of an american detained abroad. we will be recognizing you first mrs. corbit. while we are waiting for you to be recognized i would ask mr. beckett if you can join us as you are representing a family as well as a member of the wall street journal. some of the members may have questions for you. >> point of inquiry please? >> will other...