mr. pompeo: no. they simply are prohibited from doing these things that run counter to the united states' policy which is not to use u.s. taxpayer dollars to underwrite abortion. that's all. one more. reporter: mr. secretary, what is the u.s. asking for from china with regards to its people of tibet and muslims, protecting their rights? mr. pompeo: we've been very vocal about that, publicly. and had a long conversations with them privately as well. what's taking place with respect to the uighurs is tragic. the numbers are in the certainly hundreds of thousands. this is, i think we use the words historic human rights abuse. and we're working to convince the chinese that this practice is abhorrent and ought to be stopped. great. thank you all very much. have a great day. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national able satellite corp. 2019] >> and on primetime tonight, starting at 8

mr. pompeo said the u.s.be part of that but he's expecting and him underwrote coalition countries -- anti-maduro coalition countries to step up, and that is if maduro goes. if he stays, there will be more chaos in the region because of the flood of refugees. jane: what about mr. trump telling the russian military to get out of venezuela? cahe do that, or is that just words? barbara:re ts not much they can do. in theory there is military alactionoptions are on the table, but they always say that. no one is seriously talking about military action against maduro, let alone the russians. mr. pompeo said he met three times with the russians to tell them they were undermining democracy in venezuela, but in the same breath he said at would you expect. that is not going well. looks like they are digging in. they've invested billions in the oil industry and they don't want to let that go. jane: very briefly, this hearing was also about other foreign-policy issues. how concerned are lawmakers about budget cuts? rbara:

mr. pompeo: i will be very brief tonight. a great visit. susan and i had the chance to visit some of the holy sites today. as a person of faith, it is always inspiring to drive through the winding streets of the old city. we had the chance to visit the church, and the incredible privilege to visit the western wall with the prime minister of israel as the american secretary of state was truly moving and i think indicative of the remarkable relationship between our two countries. as a cadet, i studied the battles. there's a famous battle called the battle of the valley of tears. it was israeli heroism at its most amazing, saving this nation at a time of a norma's challenge, a threat that came from east, from syria, a battle of epic and historic proportions of amazing israeli bravery. tonight, president trump made the decision to recognize that the hard-fought real estate, that important place is proper to be a sovereign part of the state of israel. president trump made a bold decision to recognize an important decision will truly be historic,

secretary pompeo: yes. mrs. torres: so -- secretary pompeo: i didn't know of the date but the indictment. mrs. torres: mr. hernandez had access to cocaine labs in honduras and colombia. there cocaine was tagged or marked t.h. for his initials, tony hernandez. are you confident president hernandez was unaware his brother is an alleged narcotrafficker? i'll answer peo: that in a different forum, please? i understand what you're trying to get to with respect to the policy. mrs. torres: i'm happy to a classified briefing on this. secretary pompeo: i prefer to do that if that's acceptable. mrs. torres: i can respect that. i'm very concerned that we continue to work with people and invite them to groundbreaking ceremonies for ur u.s. embassy buildings when we should not be doing business with those people. we should be holding them accountable for the crisis that is happening at our southern border. we have to be serious about holding these three governments accountable for what they are doing, forcing young children a

mr. pompeo mr. bolton. they didn't announce they were suspending negotiations.nounced that they were thinking about it. when you put that all together, they are trying to give that little leverage that they are not prepared to walk away. my guess is both sides were disappointed by the result that neither side wants to walk away right now. but things are not moving in a good direction. arthel: to that point, although some went into the premature fanfare, not enough negotiating dealmaking before president trump met with kim jong un. now that this is so far down the road, might the two get diplomacy back on track. >> is certainly a possibility as you will remember the president himself raised the prospect of a third summit. so he appears to be open to it. but to your premise, i'm personally in that camp that would like to see more homework done. i welcome the first summit. i thought it was a good idea. the idea of breaking the i.c.e. top-down approach is a good idea but that has to be followed up with hard work and hard negotiation and that didn't happen after sing

mr. pompeo and some white house officials, the state department would designate the islamic revolutionaryuard corps as a foreign terrorist organization. it couldofficials said put united states troops and intelligence officers at risk by similar actions from foreign governments. as plan would designate them foreign terrorist organizations. officials who support them would be subject to economic sanctions and travel restrictions. john in stamford, connecticut. good morning. caller: good morning. i think the term socialism and what we are discussing here is a misnomer. i would call the hybrid system a welfare state, where certain basic needs -- host: john, go ahead. needs likeic livelihood. your own livelihood, not living off the state, education, medical care, so on should be andanteed every citizen there is no doubt the greatest ,conomic driver in this country in the world, is capitalism. from calabash north carolina. good morning. caller: good morning. i just heard your comments from larry kudlow. i looked it up real quick and i could not remember specifically, but lo and behold, larry k

mr. pompeo.i think we are making progress on a strong independent iraq. no doubt iran has its eyes set on taking control of that country. i don't think it's good for the iraqi people and i know it's not good for the united states of america. >> ed: talk about iran, iran and u.s. influence in the region. >> certainly iran clearly since 1908 when they took over the islamic republic of iran has stated clearly they want to dominate and control the region. to say do that, drive the united states out and destroy the state of israel. they have done fairly well. and they own lob none lock, stock and barrel. they own most of syria. clearly the eastern part are they do not control. they have great political influence is in iraq. they started a civil war in yemen to gain control there and the prizes undermining the state of saudi arabia to its north. >> ed: general i want to shift to china. war games that u.s. military has been exercising that suggests we could lose a war with china. this comes as the presi

mr. pence. sec. pompeo: -- >> chairman engel, ranking member mccaul, thank you for convening this hearing. mr. secretary, thank you for being here and thank you for your fantastic service to this country. i noted with great interest that you were recently in houston at sara week. during your address, you stated, and i quote, our plentiful oil supplies allow us to help our friends secure diversity in their energy resources. we don't want our european allies hooked on russian gas rdstream 2e no project any more than we ourselves want to depend on venezuela for our oil supplies. you went on to note that there is a desperate need for diversification, while pointing out the fact that last year the united states exported more crude oil to places like india, japan, and the republic of korea. these are great achievements, but you also outline challenges. you specifically singled out china, russia, syria, and described how these countries are attempting to leverage their energy resources for political purposes. you

mr. pompeo is saying. early expectations right now, they will continue. every expectation.harles: do you think it's good they are not blaming president trump? that north korea is not saying this is on president trump? i think that's a good sign. liz: that is a good sign. the president wants total denuclearization and the sanctions will continue. north korea wants the u.s. out of that hemisphere of the world. charles: folks, the dow futures are going to be higher but we have come down a lot since industrial production numbers were leasereleased. the street was looking for .3 and the number was .1. the market will open when we return. we'll be right back. [ telephone rings ] [ client ] - hey maya. hey! you still thinking about opening your own shop? every day. i think there are some ways to help keep you on track. and closer to home. edward jones grew to a trillion dollars in assets under care, by thinking about your goals as much as you do. i saw my leg did not look right. i landed. i was just finishing a ride. i felt this awful pain in my chest. i had a pe blood clot in my

mr. mccall. now let me introduce our witness. michael pompeo is the 70th united states secretary of state, taking office april 26th of last year. from january 2017 until he became our top diplomat, mr. pompeo served as the 6th director of the central intelligence agency. from 2011 until 2017 he represented kansas fourth congressional district right here in the u.s. house of representatives. he's a lawyer, entrepreneur, and from 1986 until 1991 served in the united states army. mr. secretary, welcome back to the house. we are pleased to have you with us today. i now recognize you five minutes to summarize your testimony. >> thank you chairman engel and ranking member. i will be brief. thank you for the chance to discuss the fy2020 budget. it's designed around the national security strategy to achieve foreign policy goals. the request for $40 billion for state department and usad puts us in position to do just that. these moneys will protect citizens at home and abroad, advance american values, and support partners overseas. we make this request

mr. secretary, no matter how high up that might go? sec. pompeo: i said anyone. rep. connolly: thank you, mr. secretary. sec. pompeo: i pray we get justice for mr. shelby, his family and friends. -- mr. shelby, his family and friends. shogi, ihhis family and friends. secretary, it is great to see you. we are proud of you in this body and your efforts. i want to begin by applying the president and your department for taking steps to recognize the israeli sovereignty over the goal line heights. as you might recall, i wrote you a letter last year in that regard, encouraging that recognition and i think this time, with iran, their proxies, terrorist organizations, all of them on the border, there is no more of an important time than now to take this action. inpeak for all of the people the district that i'm privileged to represent that are proud of this action, and say thank you very much and we offer our support and assistance. what is preventing the administration from formally placing a diplomatic close -- post in loss of 00-- lhasa. sec. pompeo: it's something we conti

mr. pompeo saying the administration will withhold funding from nongovernmental organizations that give moneyign groups that perform abortions. strict prohibition on backdoor funding schemes. american taxpayer dollars will not be used to underwrite abortions. perhaps that might be part of the conversation that takes place. senate subcommittee looking at airline safety, 3 p.m. this afternoon. find out more about it. www.c-span.org. this is in light of stories of recent days, concerning boeing. janet, tennessee, democrats. i called in about the robert mueller report. enough is enough. it should be released so americans can see what he found. this has been dragged along enough. i'm thankful he did a thorough investigation. i am a senior citizen. i want to know what is in that report. host: what are you most interested in learning? ifler: i want to know president trump did commit obstruction of justice. that is what i would like to know. did he or didn't he? reporting will be out in several weeks. you are ok with that timeframe? caller: that is better than months. host: stella in florida, indepen

mr. bolton for creating this atmosphere of hostility. sec. pompeo: with respect to the reason for the actions we are taking today, it is part of a continued effort to convince the icc to change course with his -- with its potential investigations and potential prosecutions of americans for their activities and our allie'' activities in afghanistan. stop them trying to prevent them from taking actions that are deeply inconsistent in our view with the course of action that has been laid out, even though we are not members. that is a model we have talked about before. we are implementing what we have already said we would do. i did have a chance to see the remarks overnight. in singapore, after a great deal of work, the leaders came together and began a course of action which has led to the toughest sanctions that have existed against north korea. global sanctions. un security council resolution sanctions that remain in effect. the demands of those sanctions are the complete denuclearization of north korea. the missiles and weapons systems the entire w

mr. speaker. this past week president trump and secretary pompeo took a bold step to affirm israel over the golan heights. i support this administration and our long time friend and ally, israel. i've sit on the mountains where abraham and his nephew parted ways some 4,000 years ago. i can hear the cannons and the missiles and tanks miles away in war-stricken syria. we've heard during the yom kippur war of 1974 syrian forces overran the golan, jeopardizing both israeli and american security. less than 125 miles away from jerusalem suffers as a buffer between israel and the many foes who deserve nothing more than to wipe them off from the face of the earth. from the third millennium b.c., they included the israelites, syrians, back lonians, alexander the great and the roman empire. in later centuries, christians crusaded, ottomans concurred the land. starting in 1885 jewish families bought and lived on the land in the golan heights and stayed there until 1920 when riots drove them out. for the next 40 years the boundaries of this area were debated and defined by the french and british. we all know

secretary pompeo spoke to mr. lavrov almost a week ago. as i said, there's some things we're going to be doing. we don't do these things by rushing into them without consideration. so we've drawn up the options and the secretary will review them and the russians will pay a price for this. >> how you think it ends, elliot. as i said, there hasn't been much military defection or military support for the regime, the sanctions have only caused the regime to hunker down and, you know, in a seize mentality. how does this end? >> well, first, i would say, you know, we applied sanctions about two months ago and some of them were suspended for 90 days or 180 days. so we are in this at a an early point. i have been cautioning people in the diplomatic community and the press it was never our view this was a four-week phenomenal and maduro would be gone. it's a struggle against a dictator who is a vicious dictator and has outside support from russia and cuba. so we did not think this would happen quickly. how does it end? it ends when the pressures ha

mr. trump's family and white house. >>> secretary of state mike pompeo says the u.s.s withdrawing the last of its staff at the embassy in venezuela. following days of blackouts in the country, electricity went out thursday. engineers have restored power in some communities, however, food is spoiling. there is looting and protests have broken out. schools and public offices remain closed today. pompeo says the remaining diplomats in venezuela will be removed by the end of the week. >>> and this morning, we're hearing from a woman who was clawed by a jaguar after getting too close to the animal. it happened at a zoo in arizona and she shared her story with errol barnett. >> reporter: leanne who does not want us to use her last name knows she's lucky to tell this tale. >> the jaguar was up against the fence. and we happened to be walking by and we said, hey, let's get some good pictures. >> reporter: and in a heartbeat -- this cell phone video captured the moment after the jaguar at the wildlife world zoo near phoenix reached through the fence, seriously wounding leann l

mr. president -- >> this afternoon our coverage continues of the american-israel public affairs committee annual conference with remarks by secretary of state mike pompeo, senate minority leader chuck shumeo, and house minority leader -- schumer, and house minority leader kevin mccarthy. you can stream it live on c-span.org or use the free c-span radio app. and the chair of the joint chiefs of staff general joseph dunford and the acting defense secretary patrick shanahan will testify before the house armed services committee for next year's budget. u can watch it at 10:00 a.m. on c-span3, c-span.org or c-span radio. >> once, tv was simply three giant networks and a government supported service called pbs. then, in 1979, a small network with an unusual name rolled out a big idea. let viewers decide all on their own what was important to them. c-span opened the doors to watch policymaking for all to see, bringing you unfiltered content from congress and beyond. in the age of power to the people, this was true people power. in the 40 years since the landscape has clearly changed. there's no monolithic media, broadcasting has given way to narrow casting, y

a few minutes about five, six minutes of our 20-minute sitdown with secretary of state mike pompeo. brian: mro see you. >> brian, great to be with you. brian: first time since 2014 if my stats are correct the rockets came out of gaza into israeli. >> the israelis have a right to defend themselves. i'm confident that they will be able to do that. i regret that the folks in the gaza strip probably hamas although i suppose we shouldn't speculate fired these rockets and put israelis at risk. this only presents an increased risk of isolation. something we hope doesn't happen but you should know we will support the israelis' right to defend themselves. brian: do you worry how much the anti-israeli, anti-anti-semitic comes out in congress hurts the relations. >> i do. i worry about it multiple reasons not just the relationship between these two democracies but i worry about it because it undermines where we began today, brian. the protection of the dignity and rights and religious freedom of every human being. when i hear anti-semitic remarks it saddens me and i know it undermines what is the greate

this comes as secretary of state mike pompeo and bridgeport minister israeli permits or mr. beckman at ti who are meeting at his residence watching for news to come out of that meeting. meanwhile the goal is -- the golan heights is of critical importance. it's a point of contention for israeli-arab relations. there are about 40,000 people, the publish in there, since 2018. it is also fertile and among israel's most important sources of domestic beef, fruit, wine, and militarily it is strategically high ground with broad views of both israel and syria. this is a critical point now coming from the president as his secretary of state is a broad with the prime minister of israel. israel seized control of the golan heights from syria at the end of the 1967 war. it has been a point of contention between israel and arab nations there. we will continue to watch this as the president is tweeting about it today. and is making news. president trump is expected to sign an executive order this afternoon promoting free speech on college campuses. critics say conservative voices have been

mr. barraza says he will return to istanbul to resume work soon. u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo has announced that washington is to withdraw diplomatic personnel from venezuela because of the country's deteriorating situation. political turmoil t there increased last whether or not he can v venezuela -- week when venezuela's electric grid collapsed. president modewarro suggests that the u.s. is behind the collapse. and the u.s. aviation agency is growing the list of those suspending the operation of boeing max 737 aircraft. the restrictions following sunday's fatal crash of an ethihiopian airlines max 8. authoritieies say therere concerned they're receiving insufficient information from that investigation. many airlines are also grounding their max 8's, affecting half of the planes around the world. my colleague now, steven beardsley, with our business desk is here. let's talk about what is happening. it's a big deal for the european union to say, these planes are not allowed here. but it's a lack of trust, right? they don't know if the f.a.a. in the united states is being hones

mr. kim and president trump were, quote, still good and the chemistry is, quote, mysteriously wonderful. mike pompeo the secretary of state in his news conference this morning also addressed the north korea issue. we covered that this morning and it's available on our website at c-span.org.

mr. theresa may's cabinet is in open revolt as more ministers back parliament taking control of the brexit process. mike pompeo defense president trump's recent call to fully recognize israeli sovereignty over the golan heights. ♪ yousef: 5:00 a.m. in london, this is daybreak middle east. i'm yousef gamal el-din in dubai. a slowdown sending a shiver through financial assets around the world. let's recap what happened. yields on 10 year treasuries slipping below three months for the first time since 2007. yes, the yield curve inverted two years before the recession that began in 2008, really cost quite a bit of nervousness across bond space. stocks under pressure, biggest drop since january. they lost a tense of 1% for the week. materials and financials leading the benchmark lower. commodities under pressure on what this means for the demand side of the equation. some of the losses led by oil and gas, oil following the most in three weeks, wti and brent. on cable, traders facing the risk of another vote on theresa may's brexit plan this week with prospect of a no deal continuing to hang over. let's check in on

mr. secretary, some people have called the mexico city policy trump's global gag rule. what is the problem with describing it as this, and do you take exception to that description? sec. pompeo: yeah, i mean, that's silly. this is a policy that is designed fundamentally to protect human beings. it is not a policy we're arguing about. we are talking about human live. our mission statement is very clear. we can achieve, as i talked about, all the global health objectives that are so important, so imperative. the great work that many of these foreign ngo's do, without running the risk that they will be used to perform abortions or advocate for abortions. this is important. it is deeply consistent with the most moral behavior of governments, and we're determined to make sure that we don't allow taxpayers' dollars to get to these places. yes. >> can you be a little bit more explicit about which organ of the o.a.s.? is it paho? sec. pompeo: we will be happy to provide you with more details. >> and then secondly, on a different -- well, not slightly different. a lot different. are you disappointed at all that -- of the reaction from the u.n. chief, from canada, from turkey , and th

mr. trump's own aides led by national security advisor john bolt continue and mike pompeo thought the chances total nuclear disarmament were zero. some discussion whether the summit should go forward. christopher, why did the summit go forward? >> because trump wanted it and kim jong-un wanted it. what happened before this summit was that kim jong-un's people basically wouldn't talk to trump's people. there were no serious negotiations. eventually the situation degenerated to one where the only thing they were talking about seriously was whether there would be a trump kim summit or not because both leaders thought they could get something out of that. trump imagined foolishly that with almost no preparation he could go in and get a deal on the strength of his personality and kim jong-un thought he could take advantage of trump this time around the way he did in singapore. both of those leaders found that those assumptions were wrong. now we may have a better situation because now maybe both sides will decide to let the real professionals at the negotiating level figure out how to move forward

mr. trump, even featuring who have cheered the administration's decisions to pull out of the iran nuclear deal and move the u.s. embassy to jerusalem. today secretary of state mike pompeo delivered a further boost as he became the highest-ranking u.s. official to tour the western wall alongside the prime minister, yet another disputeed site. now, making policy decisions in a way that could affect the outcome of the u.s. allies election is questionable for many diplomats, but the decision itself is popular with president trump's own evangelical supporters. prime minister netanyahu will also visit the white house next week. jeff? >> glor: margaret brennan, thank you very much. government scientists wned today spring floods could impact nearly two-thirds of the country by the end of may. 200 million . areas along the missouri river may not dry out for months. don dahler is on the river tonight in atchison, kansas. don? report hello, jeff. at 2,300 miles, the missouri is america's longest river, and these days it is also the widest by far as levees continue to fail. in fact, there was a failure, a collapse just a little while ago across the river from us that flooded the f

think what mr trump has shown, there was a great fear that he would give away too much, that he would want to preserve this relationship he prizes so much. he had secretary of state mike pompeo, clearly he was towing the party line being tough. if there wasn't enough there, he walked away. and i think in that sense they have shown the north koreans that the american side too can be tough, and perhaps even capricious. but beyond that, i think what we have now is the north korean saying there might not be another opportunity like this. mr trump saying he doesn't even know when they might think about another summit. what we have gone back to, really, is what we call working level diplomacy, with officials talking about how they find common ground. on the problem for find common ground. on the problem foertrump is find common ground. on the problem for mr trump is that that is pretty much what was going on under his predecessors. the magic trump style of diplomacy, the great dealmaker, the personal rapport with mr kim, all of that has not produced enough results, and i think the mr trump that will be a disappointment, that ina that will be a disappointment, that in a sense diplo

mr. kinzinger: i have no more speakers. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i would like to ask unanimous consent to enter in the record, february 27, 2019 statement secretary pompeo's statement on crimea and ukraine. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. kinzinger: in the declaration of july 235, 2018 united states reafffirmed its refusal to recognize kremlin's claims of sovereignty over crimea and condemns russia's illegal actions and continued aggression against ukraine. he united states will maintain crimea. and fully implement the minsk agreement. the united states has unp bending support for ukraine within its borders including its territorial waters. madam speaker, in our history, we have always seen the impact our nation has on others when we help them achieve a better tomorrow. we must help ukraine achieve that one that is free from russian adepregs. we sent the uss donald cook to transit through the strait as a show of solidarity. this will send a message to vladimir putin that the u.s. will never waver for those who push back against russian aggression. this is a great bill and shows the unity between republicans and democrats, the legislative b

mr. fleitz: katie, that is a great question. we know america first is not isolationist. but it is also an example of the sophistication of the foreign run by johnne bolton and mike pompeo. the media will not give them credit for that, but i have seen them, and it is quite an operation. the president is getting good advice from his national very gooddvisor's on questions. the left cannot get over this. thank you attacking the administration for being amateurs, for not knowing what they are doing. look what this is an excellent operation of diplomacy, to put all of these together. we had time to recognize guaido after he was recognized by the venezuelan parliament. it is an example of how for policy is working but also how the american first diplomacy is working. katie: senator, you're nodding your head. sen. ernst: yes, i think about venezuela but also our actions around the globe, too, whether it is in the middle east, our support that we have given to ukraine and their war against russia. we have so many countries -- yes, thank you, we love ukraine -- the support that we give other countries. we're not alone in doing that. our alliances through many decades of very har

mr. trump and kim jong-un. also saying that the chemistry is mysteriously wonderful. instead, she actually laid the blame for this all going wrong, the door of the u.s. secretary of state mike pompeond john bolton. alisyn, back to you. >> thank you very much. we will check back throughout the program. >>> meanwhile, there's more breaking news. israel is blaming hamas for two rockets. israeli defense forces responsible for hitting about 100 hamas military targets in gaza. we're live at the border with all of these breaking details. what have you learned? >> reporter: a hundred hamas targets that were targeted overnight, struck overnight by israel, this in the whaeak of those two rockets landing in tel aviv, the first time that's happened since 2014 that. really represented something of an escalation that no one had really seen coming that the particular stage, alisyn. what we're hearing from israeli media reports is that the israeli defense forces assessment at this stage is that those rockets that were targeted at tel aviv could have been the work of some low-level hamas operatives. that is that they might not have been sanctioned. so really a sense this lunchtime here along the i

pompeo further confidence in me. if confirmed by the senate i pledged to work closely with the members of this committee to advance u.s. interests in iraq. mr. chairman as mr. chairman s. is again i ask a full written text of my testimony be submitted for the record. >> it will be. >> other to recognize and expressed great appreciation to my wife denise and who has provided advanced support including during periods of separation when i served in unaccompanied posts like iraq and yemen and periods where she and other u.s. embassy family members were evacuated from those in egypt and saudi arabia along with her five children, denise might have the privilege of representing and estates abroad on a challenging and rewarding circumstances. two of her children are also here today, david and margaret and two of her grandchildren. i would not be here today without the love and support of my family. mr. chairman, ranking member menendez, and grateful for your consideration to lead one of our largest diplomatic missions in the world. if confirmed i'll try my leadership and policy execution the middle east. if confirmed i'll do my utmost to advance u.

mr. perry: recognizing israel's sovereignty over the golan heights is vital to the security interest of the united states and israel. i co-wrote a letter last december to secretary pompeo outlining the critical nature of recognizing israeli sovereignty over the golan and encouraging the administration to do so. this recognition should have occurred under several previous administrations, but the strong leadership needed was not present. i am glad we finally have a president that is taking the necessary steps to foster stability and peace in the middle east. i applaud president trump and his administration for issuing the proclamation recognizing the golan heights as part of the state of israel. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, madam speaker. our nation is the land of promise and the land of opportunity. we open our doors to the tired, to the poor, and to the huddled masses, and for dekes we have opened

i have called on the secretary of state, mike pompeo, to raise mr. kanter's case with his counterparts, and i have asked our secretary of state to state clearly our country will actively resist these contrived red notices or extradition requests. the fact is our state department should be taking all necessary steps to ensure that mr. kanter can travel safely with the trailblazers or advocate for the freedom of his people. enes kanter is a young man, an american resident exercising the right to free speech that is enshrined in our constitution. the united states must not stay silent in the face of such a blatant attack on free thought and expression. in my view, this is not exactly an isolated issue. it's certainly not just a sports story. the situation ought to be examined in a broader context. a government that is taking a supposed nato ally down, an increasingly authoritarian rogue, a supposed nato ally down an increasingly authoritarian road. when the saudis killed jamal khashoggi in a consulate in turkey, erdogan styled himself as a fierce defend