is malaysia a more open type of country? >> i have not heard their reaction to the downgrade the debt. at i am with you guys and the secretary. what we have seen in the last month or so, the foreign relations committee did a recent in-depth study of the very problem with your pointing out. the burmese refugee problem. one of the problems that we have been calling malaysia's attention to is their treatment of refugees, as has the u.n. refugee agencies. the 500,000 persons strong militia has basically deputized and had money for the aliens that they catch. it is something that has contributed to a zone of impunity around the refugee population. since he did not necessarily have a well structured immigration policing, it has evolved into this much more self-help with that particular militia being involved. the response of the government in malaysia to the senate foreign relations committee report and the allegations that were contained therein initially was positive. they have said they will be investigating the allegations. we

in asia at and malaysia going to tier 3? they see a lot of migrants from what we hear are being sold to a human traffickers. malaysia is traditionally a more open type of country. i am wondering what the reaction is to the downgrade is. >> i have not heard the reaction to the downgrade yet. what we're seeing in the last month or so is one organization did a study of the problems that you are pointing out. . since you don't necessarily have a well structured immigration, professional immigration policing, it's devolved into this much more self-help with that particular militia being ip volved. -- involved. the response of the government to malaysia to the senate foreign committee report in the allegation that is were contained there and initially was positive. they said that they would be investigating the allegations. but we certainly would like to see more movement as far as their investigation of the official complicity that's been reported. >> two more questions. >> oun burma itself, i notice that in areas of prevention,

the 15th cooperation for a float readiness and training exercise with singapore, the philippines, malaysia, thailand and indonesia. they're in the arabian gulf protecting the sea lanes that are so critical there, and indeed, the world's most important choke point, the strait of hormuz, which is the passage through which so much of the world's crude passes. below the surface are our submarines doing some of the most sensitive and important intelligence work for our nation and maintaining a stealthy and reliable and potent striking power for the nation should it be called upon. and above the water are our very capable and flexible airplanes not unlike the old venerable p-3 antisubmarine warfare plane that we are literally flying the wings off, not chasing submarines, but rather chasing insurgents who are planting explosive devices in iraq and after began stand. now -- afghanistan. now, that's the stuff we have, but that's not our most important resource. the most important thing we have are our people. and one aspect of our operation is the the fact that we have 14,000 sailors on the ground

i would also say that three or four years ago, if you had said that china, russia, the eu, nato, malaysia, india, the u.s., australia, canada, greece, turkey, would all be working together, that is a pretty interesting mix of countries but that is what we're doing because there is a common concern that we all have and i think we are making some good progress there. it is also an international effort. we created a task force, 151 to be a coordinating element for piracy and right now, the task force is being commanded by a turkish admiral, u.s. ship. >> other questions? >> i will spot here. >> has been some talk lately about getting rid of basically the idea or the goal of being able to fight two major conventional wars in different theaters. it is time to revisit the idea. i wonder what your take is on that and should we not retain the capability to fight, say, north korea and iran should they both flareup at the same time? >> i think that is one of the fundamental questions as we work through the quadrennial defense review is to determine what the needs and how do you put in place these f

in malaysia, one man works tirelessly to urge government officials to identify and protect refugees and migrant workers who are victimized by traffickers. this year's report also outlines a woman who passed away from cancer. she was active participant in the first ngo as groups -- and focus groups -- focus groups. it has become the global standard today, and norman never stopped working for a world free from exploitation. we are humbled by their heroism, and we're honored to be joined with them today. madam secretary. [applause] >> thank you very much, lu. on behalf of the entire state department, we want to extend our appreciation and admiration to all of this year's heroes who cannot join us today. several years ago, vera lesco started working -- asking about the large number as of albanian girls that were disappearing from their homes. the more she learned about sex trafficking, the more determined she became to help stop it. she found it and an anti trafficking organization called with a hearth -- called the hearth. she offered not only a place to stay, but comprehensive services li

the u.k., japan, china, korea, italy, spain, portugal, malaysia, austria, romainea, lucksomberg, even slovakia, auto sales have increased by some 18%. madam speaker, this is a very good bill. it's one that has bipartisan support. it's time to put american jobs first and begin to move this process forward. we have -- we know we have a majority in this house for this bill. the question is, do we have 2/3? i'd like to think that we do. this is it. we're not going to have another bill. it's not going back to rules. we need to pass this. i yield back the balance of my time of those two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from ohio is recognize. ms. sutton: at this time, it's my honor to yield one minute to the gentleman from ohio, mr. boccieri. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. boccieri: this bill is about putting america first. we heard this all through the last campaign about how we need to invest in america, we need to protect american jobs. congresswoman betty sutton has stood up for am