chairman of the house foreign affairs committee. also sits on the financial services committee.gressman, thanks for taking the time this morning. >> thanks for having me, jim. >> so first, your reaction to these attacks in syria. your democratic colleague ro khanna who also sits on the foreign affairs committee, he criticized these strikes. he says there's absolutely no justification for the president to authorize a military strike that is not in self-defense. this is not unlike the protest we saw from democrats to military action by trump for not seeking congressional authorization first. do you agree with khanna that biden, president biden should have gotten authorization from congress for this? >> i'm expecting to get more information. we are the committee of jurisdiction as it pertains to the war powers resolution. so i'm expecting to get some more information in short order and then we can make a determination to where we go. but i'm waiting for more information. >> okay. >> we will follow up with you on that. as a matter of principle, though, should a president get authori

party he is also a member of parliament foreign affairs committee mr nick it's good to see you again you and i. spoke what a few weeks ago about nord stream to you and the german government's position before only yes to the project no to u.s. sanctions at the time where do you stand tonight. i think there are separate dimension to this discussion i think as you mentioned one of them is question whether unilateral sanctions instrument that is appropriate in the relationship between close allies in this context i think in over 30 year old book by secretary of state and lincoln has recently got a lot of attention in berlin that shows he's convinced that unit actual sanctions against allies are not a good idea or that this should be taken back and we should we trust that the secretary of state will be able to deliver on that position and if that's the case in this context as think we can hopefully come closer to a unified position on how to deal with energy ration ships with russia going forward you know let's talk about that book we understand that you and others here in berlin in the f

party he is also a member of parliament foreign affairs committee mr nick it's good to see you again you and i. we spoke what a few weeks ago about nord stream to you and the german government's position were firmly yes to the project no to us ancients at the time where do you stand tonight . i think there are separate dimension to this discussion i think as you mentioned one of them is question whether unilateral sanctions instrument that is appropriate in the relationship between close allies in this context i think in over 30 year old book secretary of state at a new clinton has recently got a lot of attention in berlin and it shows he's convinced that unit actual sanctions against allies are not a good idea or that this should be taken back and we we trust that the secretary of state will be able to deliver on that position and if that's the case in this context i think we can hopefully come closer to a unified position on how to deal with energy relationships with russia going forward you know let's talk about that book we understand that you and others here in berlin in the for

people did something -- 9/11, some people did something, it speaker pelosi kick her off the foreign affairs committee? or did she keep her on the committee and even pose with her on the cover of a magazine? will the standard change? when another democrat was compromised by a chinese spy, that it was so serious that the f.b.i. had to brief the congressional leaders, did speaker pelosi remove him from the house intelligence or homeland security committees after the briefing? i'm the only other person that had that same briefing just recently. i was in the room with the speaker. i heard what was said. i'll be very clear. i would never have that member on either of those committees. or did she reward him by making him the head of the subcommittee overseeing the c.i.a.? i guess there's different standards. when the chairman of the rules committee objected to certifying the 2016 election, citing russian interference, did speaker pelosi censure him? how about when the chairwoman of the financial services committee told supporters at a rally in 2017? she was a member then, unlike the person we're talking abo

we were sort of excluded from the markup process and i believe the foreign affairs committee, along with the two other committees were not allowed to have a markup. that is of concern, obviously, to me. i don't think that's the way we -- no matter who is in the majority, that's the way we want to opportunity. there's really no opportunity for members of the committee to amend this legislation which raises the deficit by $10 billion. and as i said, i support the robust international response to covid. and i think this virus has no borders. and i think if we don't fight it globally, we're not going to win this thing. we have to make this international. there are amendments that i think could make that better, if i could very briefly submit my two amendments. one is that -- as we look at the chinese communist party, they've been exploiting this pandemic which actually came out of wuhan to project its influence around the world by providing ppe emblazoned with their flag. the very virus that came out of wuhan, they're coming to the rescue with personal protective equipment, with their flag o

economic assistance to me and who we would have to topic off situation in myanmar on the foreign affairs committeegemini next when state i put that on the agenda because you know all the other parties will agree on that and we have will have a debate on what we have to do and i also expect. a message from the european union from the high representative. and the foreign minister himself through being union because i think it's very necessary that we act. together and not as a single act only from germany but i think we should use the next 24 hours to to develop a common position thank you so much for joining us as funny clear yet and hot a member of the german public thank you good bye then. at some other stories making news around the world starting in hong kong where pro-democracy advocates and media tycoon jimmy lie has been denied bail after being charged with violating chinese tetras national security law it was the 1st major legal challenge to the legislation imposed by beijing last year. after months of silence india's prime minister narendra modi has condemned a long running protest against

in a moment, we'll talk to mike mccall on the house foreign affairs committee about john kerry's activitiesbriefing just ended. what did we learn, rich? >> good afternoon. the state department a firmed that the iranian government will never develop a nuclear weapon. as they're saying this, the iranian government is curbing inspections in that country ending what is known as the additional protocol. that allows for snap inspections on sites in iran. >> we're of course concerned to hear that iran intends to cease different protocols and other measures this week. >> iran did agree to allow some inspections. anthony blinken allowed to return to talks to the iran nuclear deal. several former u.s. officials say that during the trump administration those now serving in the biden administration were in contact with iranian officials urging them to wait out president trump. the biden administration says it will return to the nuclear agreement only if iran stops violating the terms of the deal first. the i ran supreme leader vowed not to back down. they said they could boost uranium to 60%, short of

party he is also a member of parliament foreign affairs committee mr nick it's good to see you again you and i. spoke what a few weeks ago about nord stream to you and the german government's position before only yes to the project no to u.s. sanctions at the time where do you stand tonight. i think there are separate dimension to this discussion i think as you mentioned one of them is question whether unilateral sanctions instrument that is appropriate in the relationship between close allies in this context i think in over 30 year old book secretary of state as we've linked in has recently got a lot of attention in berlin it shows he's convinced that unit actual sanctions against allies are not a good idea or that this should be taken back and we should we trust that the secretary of state will be able to deliver on that position and if that's the case in this context as think we can hopefully come closer to a unified position on how to deal with energy were a ships that was russia going forward illicit about that book and we understand that you and others here in berlin in the for

he is the chairman of the house foreign affairs committee.is also a member of the house financial services committee. he has been on the watch since 1998. for those of you nationwide and worldwide, you have never been more to his district as you go to jfk as he represents the fifth of new york, which is the traffic and new construction, the infrastructure built. congressman meeks, thank you for joining us. what do you hope to accomplish today? take us away from the theatrics to the adultness of maxine waters. what is job one today? rep. meeks: trying to understand what did take place and trying to understand what we should have dialogue and conversation with the sec. it is basically the name of the subcommittee in charge of investor sectors. as we have done under maxine waters leadership previously, we saw consumer protection where we had the hearing in regards to wells fargo. sometimes something comes out of it more, we get ideas and thoughts, and sometimes it does not. we want to ensure the average everyday investor is protected. i know for

foreign affairs committee writing responses these are unnecessary deterrents many democrats also support us >> they attacked us and hit and killed american soldiers on one of our bases we'll take a proportionate respond. >> reporter: some lawmakers questioning whether the president had the legal authority to act without consent. >> tim kaine writing offensive military action without approval is not constiutional -- the white house insists that the president had the authority to defend u.s. personnel. >> i will say the strike limited in the context of which it was, i think it is appropriate. >> reporter: the administration says it informed top congressional leaders before the air strikes and vows to brief the full congress early next week if not sooner, lester >>> all right, kristen welker, thank you. later tonight the house expected to pass the $1.9 trillion covid relief bill that so many americans are counting on it then goes to the senate which is expected to cut out the proposal for a $15 minimum wage >>> for formal president trump returning at cpac, the conservative political action

party he is also a member of parliament foreign affairs committee mr nick it's good to see you again you and i. we spoke what a few weeks ago about nord stream to you and the german government's position before only yes to the project no to us ancients at the time where do you stand tonight. i think the separate dimension to this discussion i think as you mentioned one of them is question whether unilateral sanctions instrument that is appropriate in the relationship between close allies in this context i think in over 30 year old book by secretary of state and to me think and has recently got a lot of attention in berlin it shows he's convinced that unit actual sanctions against allies are not a good idea or that this should be taken back and we should we trust that the secretary of state will be able to deliver on that position and if that's the case in this context i think we can hopefully come closer to a unified position on how to deal with energy were a ships was russia going forward illicit about that book we understand that you and others here in berlin in the foreign policy

economic assistance to me and who we would have to topic off the situation in myanmar on the foreign affairs committee in germany next when state i put that on the agenda because if all the other parties will agree on that and we have we'll have a debate on what we have to do and i also expect. a message from the european union from the high of a cent to defer by it and to the foreign minister himself through being union because i think it's very necessary that we act. together and not as a single act only from germany but i think we should use the next 24 hours to to develop a common position thank you so much for joining us that's funny clear yet and hot off the german public thank you. we'll take a look now at some of the other stories of making news around the world starting in hong kong where the pro-democracy advocates and media tycoon jim ely has been denied bail after being charged with violating the chinese territories national security though it was the 1st meet major legal challenge to the legislation imposed by beijing last year. that he gets from libya are meeting today in geneva to choos

of law doesn't just stand up by itself after the insurrection my colleagues on the house foreign affairs committee the chairman of the ranking member issued a bipartisan statement that said quote america has always been a beacon of freedom to the world proof that free and fair elections are achievable and that democracy works but what happened at the capitol today has scarred our reputation and has damaged our standing in the world today's violence an inevitable result when leaders in positions of power misled the public will certainly empower dictators and damage struggling to mock receives and that's true for generations the united states has been a northstar in the world for freedom democracy and human rights because america is not only a nation for many it's also an idea it's the light that gives hope to people struggling for democracy in autocratic regimes the light that inspires people fighting across the world for fundamental human rights and the like that inspires us to believe in something larger than ourselves and this trial is an opportunity to respond and to send a message back to the

thorny issue domestically republicans including a congressman the leading congressmen on the foreign affairs committee michael mccaul has already accused biden of being weak on iran and making concessions just for being willing to talk to the leadership there so it's difficult to see a way forward but one area reportedly under consideration is dealing with iraq in a different way iraq of course very close to iran it relies on iran for energy the united states still has $2500.00 troops there under president trump the united states put restrictions on how much energy an oil iraq could get from iran there's some thought that maybe lifting those restrictions would be a way to indirectly benefit iran without making an overt obvious gesture. will that be enough is that something that's being considered we just don't know yet but this is one area that seems to be in play thank you very much kristen salumi in washington thank you. well calls for a general strike in mayor maher on monday have been met by a threat from the ruling gent had to use lethal force earlier protestors were hours around me and mar an ev

committee on foreign affairs, ms. tenney. committee on small business, ms.tenney to rank immediately. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. resolution is adopted and the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from georgia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i rise today as we celebrate public schools week -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady will suspend. does the gentleman seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: gentlewoman is recognized. >> i rise today as we talk about the urgent need to protect our teachers and their families and the community at large. while the national debate has centered around schools that have been closed, school districts with high rates are back in to in-person teaching without basic safety standards such as requiring students to wear masks.

already saying by president trump before he left office the top republican on the house foreign affairs committee delivered a sharp rebuke in which he called the sanctions designations wholly inadequate and claimed that allowing the pipeline to be completed would be nothing short of a victory for russia while the nord stream too was a topic of conflict between the trumpet ministration and their russian counterparts it is now 90 percent completed and it is expected to be ready for use by the end of this year. time now for a quick break but when we come back some analysts are saying oil prices are set to rally sooner than expected but will it be enough for the industry to rebound back to where it was before the pandemic well this guy and as we go to break here are the numbers of the club. doesn't make notes or you know borders just like number 2. it's a. charge 2 of commerce says. we can't. you bet it we should be. everyone is contributing each or own way but we also know that this crisis will not go on forever the challenge is great the response has been so many good people are helping us. it make

already saying by president trump before he left office the top republican on the house foreign affairs committee delivered a sharp rebuke in which he called the sanctions designations wholly inadequate and claimed that allowing the pipeline to be completed would be nothing short of a victory for russia while the nord stream too was a topic of conflict between the trumpet ministration and their russian counterparts it is now 90 percent completed and it is expected to be ready for use by the end of this year. time now for a quick break but when we come back some analysts are saying oil prices are set to rally sooner than expected but will it be enough for the industry to rebound back to where it was before the pandemic we'll discuss and as we go to break here are the numbers of the club. join me every so sleep on me all excited i'm sure i'll be speaking to us of the world of politics. this knows i'm show business i'll see you there. we're more politicized than ever we're more polarized than ever in the 21st century when speed is measured in megabytes per 2nd. visit. him at a tronic mail electronic

for example, a democrat member of the house foreign affairs committee has repeatedly made blatant anti-semitic statements. she still holds her position. democratic chairwoman of the house financial services committee encouraged supporters to aggressively assault anyone who supported president trump. she still holds her position. the speaker of the house has called republicans enemies of the state. she still has her position. while we watch cities in flames, businesses being dedestroyed, officers killed and civilians attacked, a member of the majority party called for further unrest in the streets. she still has her position. i've got four pages of similar congressmens and this is by no means exhaustive. inflammatory rhetoric around here has become common place, unfortunately. members of this house have absolutely crossed the line for calling for violence or making other similar remarks. the majority refuses to hold its own members accountable. the zenith of hypocrisy and injustice. i call on and urge our members to oppose this resolution an i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman

be remembering it all that accurately, but that there wasn't much to add from say the committee on foreign affairs, so i would just ask, carl, your minority member, the foreign affairs committee, do you think they had input that they could have offered that would have been valuable to this process? >> absolutely, i think i, frankly, i don't understand the leaders decision to bypass what i think to be one of the most, one of the most important committees on the hill. the second oldest one, with matters of war and peace, and we have a lot of good input into covid and we would have had a lot of good input in a markup, had we had one and we were completely, the process ignored this committee. i know the chairman feels strongly, and i think we deserve to have that, our voices be heard. having said that, we have, we do have many of our members submitting amendments that we probably would have offered that markup, had it taken place, so in a way, dr. burgees to answer your question, this is our markup on the foreign affairs committee, and i have two line items submitted and i know there will be other mem

republican lawmaker pushing a measure to remove congresswoman a lot of our from the house foreign affairs committeeti-semitic remarks she made in the past. representative brian babin representing the measure amid calls to remove marjorie taylor green from her committee assignment. green, a controversial first-term lawmaker who has been criticized for comments that support the qon non-conspiracy theory. two fbi agents shot and killed when searching a search warrant in south -- the gunman opened fire. >> reporter: you sent me to respond to a shooting in 10100100 inflection boulevard. send those over. will: marion rafferty joins us with more. >> reporter: according to the miami herald the suspect was lying in wait watching the agents as they approached through a doorbell camera. the suspect shot at them through the front door striking several officers killing special agents daniel elson and laura schwartz to be inburger and then killed himself. the veteran agents were executing a search warrant related to child pornography. >> it takes an incredibly special person to answer the call and do the aerobic

members of the house armed services and foreign affairs committee.essman, what does your state need most right now? >> we need the federal support. president biden has designate this as a national emergency and natural stacyer. 77 of the 250 counties in texas is eligible for that so we need some help. you know, we got the power back on. people aren't freezing anymore. people are hungry and thirsty now. we have about 1 million people in the state of texas that don't have potable water right now. and a large part of the population the pipes have that youd out today have realized that those pipes had burst during the freeze. and now they have water running freely out of their homes. so there is a lot of water damage out there right now. a lot of people will be eligible for grants and low interest loops as part of the fema relief and usda will help some of our farmers and ranchers. that's what we need from the federal government. jon: texas is familiar with hurricanes. have you had a bunch of them hit houston in particular in recent years. this is almost

>> in the foreign affairs committee, i'm the republican leader, we will do the authorizations.48 hours on this particular event. i know in the soleimani case that occurred in iraq but it was a constitutional self-defense strike. i'm assuming that's what the administration will rely on in this case since they did hit our u.s. soldiers in both erbil in northern iraq and also got very close to our embassy in the green zone in iraq. both the shia proxies and shia militias are behind these attacks and i think that would be the strongest argument they could make. some of this going back to the original aumf from 2001 against al qaeda, you know, i think a lot of both republicans and democrats think maybe we ought to look at updating some of these uses of military force. >> yeah. let's remember there are now people who weren't born who are being asked to engage in force essentially through an authorization that, again, was created before they were born. one last question and i guess i'll call this the mcconnell question, since he was asked this last night. if donald trump is the nomine

the cochair of the lgbtq-plus equality caucus, a member of the house judiciary and foreign affairs committeese was one of the house impeachment managers in donald trump's second impeachment trial. congressman, good evening. >> good evening, good to be with you. >> there are already some protections that come be an executive order that president biden signed to prevent and fight discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. how would the equality act differ from that or add to that? >> well, first of all, you know, equality is a founding principle of this country, and i think all americans understand that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and have the equal protection of the law. and so, what the equality act does, it prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in housing, employment, public accommodations, jury service, education and federal funding. and it's really a fully inclusive and comprehensive civil rights bill, to ban discrimination in all areas of life. it takes all of the existing civil rights architecture and adding those

he's got to engage a republican house, republican senate, and mainly the chairman of the foreign affairs committeethen chamberlain had appeased hitler's design on the same region ten years earlier. so the republicans, anybody that followed the history of the made war period, the republicans after versailles in 1919, woodrow wilson came back and henry cabot lodge and other isolationist years to follow wilson's efforts to get the united states involved in the league of nations so they retreated back into this fortress of the mentality which of course allowed adolf hitler to build its strength and of course we know since 1939 world war ii began and we know the consequences of that so one of the reasons i go into such detail of the efforts to compromise it's because he showed how to do it the wisemen as isaacson and the secretary of state of course he was in organizer and world war ii, dean atchison was the under secretary of state probably the most capable diplomat in washington, d.c. at the time and george can add had written the telegram that was the first designed on europe and also the need for t

. >> stephen: you're a member of the house foreign affairs committee.s is especially heartbreaking, because i go to foreign countries a lot and talk about using us as an example of the kind of democracy to build and aspire to. i don't know how i'm going to tell that message now, except that we rise from these ashes. if we rise from these ashes, we'll have a better story to tell. if we continue to be mired in this kind of dysfunction, that's not something we can go and brag about anymore. >> stephen: how do you think the staffs feel, of the congressmen and senators who supported the idea that actually laid the groundwork for this insurrection today? do you think they feel betrayed by their leaders, their bosses? >> i-- yeah, i mean, i think you'll have every-- you know, some that fully believe in what they're doing, some that kind of were being faithful to their boss and disagreed. but, man, i'll tell you, whether it's a staff member, it's not their fault, but if you're a member of congress and you were calling for overthrowing this election-- and especi

happy to yield one minute to the gentleman from new york, the distinguished chair of the committee on foreign affairs, mr. meeks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. meeks: as chair of the house foreign affairs committee, i speak in strong support of the international provisions of the american rescue package. with a total of $10 billion, this is a relatively small yet critical investment in fighting covid and its effects around the world. pandemics do not respect international borders. to control this pandemic, we need to mitigate its global spread. this provision puts global health front and center, supporting efforts to relieve overburdened health systems and medical workers and help governments develop and distribute vaccines. to address the humanitarian crises that have been exacerbated by this pandemic, this provision would provide funding for the most immediate life-saving assistance, including shelter, food, clean water, basic medical care. additionally, it provides covid-related are leaf for vulnerable refugees who are -- relief for vulnerable refugees wh

i thank chairman meeks of the house foreign affairs committee for working with me to ensure that america will play its role to help fight the pandemic abroad. thank you. let's take this bold action and pass this bill tonight. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman from kentucky reserves. the gentleman from missouri is recognized. mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield two minutes to the gentleman from north carolina. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina is recognized for two minutes. >> i want to thank my friend from missouri. we have politicians who are talking down our economy, specifically to pass this spending package. to be clear, we know many americans are still suffering. republicans want to provide targeted relief to those in need, temporary targeted relief related to covid. mr. hensarling: for a year now we've -- mr. mchenry: for a year now we've been working to support families impacted by covid and we've been doing it in a bipartisan way. now the democrats have power and they're not interested in bipartisanship, no

linda sanchez, the lead in the house, bob menendez, chair of the foreign affairs committee in the senate. the equality act, this is something -- it's very exciting for us. equality act, we passed it before. hopefully now it will be passed into law in the senate. it will have bipartisan support. the business community is supportive, because they want the best in their workforce. in order for that to happen, we have to remove discrimination in all aspects. of our society and economy. then we are very pleased at the strong bipartisan support we have for the congressional gold medal to honor our police, naming a few of them for courage and valor and saving our lives. without them, who knows how bad this could have gone. i'm very pleased we have very, very strong bipartisan support and with the leadership, mr. mccarthy and mr. scalise as well as leadership on the democratic side as well. you saw the senate announce their support for this on saturday night. then we will come together and pass this legislation. we are working on the commission, the january 6 commission. what's happening in that

obviously so here engage a republican house republican set and mainly the chairman of the foreign affairs committeeur from chicken who was traditionally isolationist. so truman, first worked vandenberg but also all republicans and it was a constant effort to pull the republicans in and link to them that they could no more joseph stalin's designs in western europe then chamberlain had on hitler's design on the same region ten years earlier. the republicans, for anybody who follows the history of the war. , the republicans, after 1919, woodrow wilson came back and tried to get the u.s. involved in the league of nations. he had contentious negotiations with the republican senate and other isolationists to follow wilson's efforts to get the u.s. involved in the league of nations so they retreated, the country retreated back into this fortress america mentality which allowed adolph hitler to build strength and of course we know september 1, 1939 world war ii began and we all know the consequences of that so truman, and i think it's one of the reasons i go into great detail in the legislative effort, the

. >> joining us now, member of the hoist armed services committee and foreign affairs committee congresswoman relief bill, the vote in the house that is now planned for friday. do you expect that all democrats will stick together and vote to pass this, are there any concerns from progressives at all? >> i haven't heard of any whispers of concerns. in fact, i've heard some whispers it that there may be handful of republicans that would join us. i agree that it would be nice to work bipartisanly, but we haven't had any indication that that is possible and we can't afford to wait any longer. >> there has been some concern voiced by economists that perhaps the number is too high, that it is too much money, that it will be putting inflation pressure on the economy. do you share those concerns at all or not? >> live heard of those concerns, but for every larry summers, there is someone else saying that we need to swing hard and we can't afford to look backwards and be regretful of not having done enough. so i think that this is the time to make sure that we're helping the american public. it is int

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for example, a democrat member of the house foreign affairs committee has repeatedly made blatant anti-semitic statements. she still holds her position. democratic chairwoman of the house financial services committee encouraged supporters to aggressively assault anyone who supported president trump. she still holds her position. the speaker of the house has called republicans enemies of the state. she still has her position. while we watch cities in flames, businesses being dedestroyed, officers killed and civilians attacked, a member of the majority party called for further unrest in the streets. she still has her position. i've got four pages of similar congressmens and this is by no means exhaustive. inflammatory rhetoric around here has become common place, unfortunately. members of this house have absolutely crossed the line for calling for violence or making other similar remarks. the majority refuses to hold its own members accountable. the zenith of hypocrisy and injustice. i call on and urge our members to oppose this resolution an i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman

after the insurrection, my colleagues on the house foreign affairs committee, the chairman and ranking member issued a t bipartisan statement that said, quote, america has always been a beacon of freedom to the world, prove that free and fair elections are achievable and democracy works. but what happened at the capitol today has scarred our reputation and damaged our standing in the world. today's violence, and an inevitable result when leaders and positions of power misled the public will certainly empower dictators and damage struggling democracies. andd that's true. for generations the united states has been a northstar in the world for freedom, democracy and human rights because america is not only a nation, for many it is also an idea. it's the light that gives hope to people struggling for democracy ande autocratic regimes, the light that inspires people fighting across the world for fundamental human rights and that inspires us to believe in something larger than ourselves. this trial is an opportunity to respond and send a message back to the world. and i say this as somebody

happy to yield one minute to the gentleman from new york, the distinguished chair of the committee on foreign affairs, mr. meeks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. meeks: as chair of the house foreign affairs committee, i speak in strong support of the international provisions of the american rescue package. with a total of $10 billion, this is a relatively small yet critical investment in fighting covid and its effects around the world. pandemics do not respect international borders. to control this pandemic, we need to mitigate its global spread. this provision puts global health front and center, supporting efforts to relieve overburdened health systems and medical workers and help governments develop and distribute vaccines. to address the humanitarian crises that have been exacerbated by this pandemic, this provision would provide funding for the most immediate life-saving assistance, including shelter, food, clean water, basic medical care. additionally, it provides covid-related are leaf for vulnerable refugees who are -- relief for vulnerable refugees wh

committees. she will now be vice chair of the house foreign affairs subcommittee. she was on msnbc not talking about this directly but listen to this and get your thoughts on her elevation. >> we need to dramatically reform our democratic institutions. we have to end the filibuster. we have to ban gerrymandering. we have to make sure we're removing substantial barriers for voting for low income communities and people of color. we have to end the dominance of unchecked corporate power in politics. there is a lot of work that we can do. >> dana: quick answer, mo, on this idea of her being now the vice chair of the subcommittee. >> all that she just said shows she is a far left progressive, to be expected. the problem is she is a virulent anti-semite. when people call israel democracy i almost chuckle. israel hypnotized the world. tweeted a cartoon criticizing israel. she supports the anti-semitic bds movement. members of congress who support israel are guilty of -- the idea she would be elevated to the vice chair of the house foreign affairs committee which sets u.s.

the top republican on the house foreign affairs committee says the trump administration created leverageess. in 2018, president trump withdrew the u.s. from the iran nuclear deal and hit iran's economy with substantial sanctions. they then began violating its commitments under the agreement it is now threatening to expel un weapons inspectors if the u.s. refuses to lift the sanctions by sunday. iran says it will stop violating the terms of the deal if the united states lists all it sanctions first the trump administration or the biden administration has said the u.s. will release the sanctions only when iran stops their end of the deal first read. >> so it's a chicken and an egg out sort of thing all over again with iran. rich, thanks. >> president biden is telling a group of democratic governors and mayors to be prepared the minimum wage that he has been talking about likely won't go through congress. let's bring in robert wolford robert come as does this surprise you? >> not at all. i think that to things. i'm not sure it would have gotten through a bunch of reconciliation of all 50 vo

and i am now the chair of the house foreign affairs committee.of the authoritarians of the world sides with trump because that's what they do. trump act just like they did. but i can now show the work of these managers and how they stood up for democracy. and guess what? that's what's at stake here, today. on this vote. with those senators. if you don't get the 17 republican senators, then, you know, those who vote for this. they are the ones that are against democracy. and has put our democracy in -- in trouble. because it makes my job harder to talk to some of our adversaries to say this is what you should not do. and if they just shrug their shoulders at it, then it makes it difficult for me to argue. what i have to use is the comparison of al gore, in 2000, and how he told the folks, in a very close election. the courts made a decision. we love the country. we got to move on. let's -- let's put down, go home, don't do anything. and let's make sure we preserve our democracy. that's the comparison, i think, that you can look at. look at al gore

after the insurrection, my colleagues on the house foreign affairs committee, the chairman, the ranking member issued a bipartisan statement that said "america has always been a beacon of freedom to the world, proof that free and fair elections are achievable and that democracy works. but what happened at the capitol today has scarred our reputation and has damaged our standing in the world. today's violence and an inevitable result when leaders in positions of power misled the public, certainly empower dictators and damage struggling democracy. and that's true. for generations, the united states has been a north star in the world for freedom, democracy and human rights because america is not only a nation for many, it's also an idea. it's the light that gives hope to people struggling for democracy in autocratic regimes, the light that inspires people fighting across the world for fundamental human rights and the light that believes us to fight for something larger than ourselves. this trial is an opportunity to respond and to send a message back to the world. i'd say this is somebody

bring in democratic california congressman and a member of the house financial services and foreign affairs committees, brad sherman. congressman, thank you for taking a moment out for us on this saturday afternoon. we really appreciate your time. >> thank you. i want to qualify one thing, i'm not at cpac. >> that's true, and it's quiet, we can hear you fine. >> i want to start with the biden administration and strikes in syria. there have been a number of democratic colleagues that have come out against the strikes that were, ever course, targeting specifically iranian-backed militia efforts. these were intended know the to create a bunch much casualties, but impact infrastructure. they said they wanted to send a message. at least representative out one of your claeks says there's no authorization without imminent threat and congress authorization. and many of your colleagues share this. >> i think the vast majority of our caucus supported what president biden did, first as a legal matter. we did authorize the use of force in iraq, i was there for that vote, others were not. when you under-respond to

as chair of the foreign affairs committee, i firmly believe that the health and economic wreckage caused by the covid-19 will only end once it ends everywhere. we are currently addressing the monumental task of vaccinating our country. but afterwards, we must turn our attention to the remainder of the world. only then can we fully put this worldwide pandemic behind us and put ourselves back on the path to economic prosperity. this package includes support for global health efforts as well as lifesaving humanitarian assistance. this means support for vaccine procurement, vaccine deliverry, and sustained engagement to build the capacity of health systems throughout multilateral engagement. it means supporting organizations like the world food program, unicef, and the w.h.o. that the united states must partner with in order to succeed. covid-19 did not begin on our shores, but american innovation and global health leadership can end it. the cameras of history are rolling. the time to act is now. we must join with what chairman yarmuth is doing and make sure that we help those who have suffe