charles stratford, al jazerra. >> earlier we spoke to benjamin a senior legal adviser for southeast asiathe international commission of jurists. >> well, it isn't new. this was the case a year ago as well in october 2012, and what we have seen since then is now at least 40 incidents, nationwide, in which muslims have been attacked by buddhists in essentially inter communal violence, no fewer than 12 of myanmar's 15 administrative regions has experienced at least one of these incidents of anti-islamic violence, and of course, in other states this has been repeated now since june 2012 and is continuing to take place. it's not confined this population, although that should not be understated but it involves the ethnic community as well. there has been something of a shift from the roots of the targeting being ethnicity to being religion. initially when it was one largely on account of their appearance south asian ethnicity in a history that goes back many decades that's very controversial. they were clearly being targeted primarily on account of their ethnicity, there has been assist since

charles stratford has the details. >> reporter: the burning aftermath of attacks against myanmar's muslim community. it started after a buddhist taxi driver said he was verbally abused by a muslim shopper. crowds of buddhists burned, beat and killed. groups of hundreding of buddhist villagers, some with swords, roamed the streets and stabbed a 94-year-old woman to death. one man told al jazeera why he joined in. >> translator: we are doing all of this just to protect our own religion because we heard that the muslim man abused buddhism. >> reporter: in one village some say police stood by as the mobs moved through. >> reporter: the police are merely shooting into the air and not doing enough to prevent the violence. >> reporter: the sectarian clashes first broke out in june last year. more than 200 people have been killed since, thousands have fled their homes. not all buddhists agree with the gangs. >> translator: we are all natives of this region. if this violence persists, all the businesses and community here will be affected. >> reporter: the president is in the state for the first t

charles stratford has more. >> reporter: the burning aftermath after attacks against the myanmar's muslim community. crowds of buddhist were beaten and killed. this is myanmar's state, groups of hundreds of buddhist villages, some with swords roam the streets. they stabbed a 94-year-old woman to death. one man told al jazeera why he joined in. >> we're doing this to protect our own religion. because we heard the muslim men against buddhism. >> in one village police stood by while the groups moved through. >> the police are just merely shooting in the air. and not doing enough to stop the violence. >> reporter: 200 people have been killed and thousand versus fled their homes but not all buddhist agree with the gangs. >> we are all natives of this region. if this violence pressure assists all the businesses in the community here will be affected. >> reporter: the president is in state for the first time since the conflict broke out. he has been criticized for not bridging the sectarian divide but he said no amount of police or military can completely stop the violence. it has to come from t

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madam president, if you were to stop at stella's corner restaurant on main street in stratford for lunch or a cup of coffee and ask the folks there, what do you expect from your government, i think one of the things they would say is that they expect the united states congress and all of us here to keep our country safe, and when it comes to buying the equipment for our troops and allies, we should do so, hands down, no doubt about it, buy american, make it in america, manufacture it in connecticut or in the united states. nothing could be more simple or straightforward. and yet somehow that main street common sense is simply ignored across the river in the united states department of defense, the pentagon, where so many decisions are made. since becoming a member of the armed services committee, i have become aware that the department of defense committed almost $1 billion to provide afghanistan a fleet of mi-17 helicopter helic. let me just repeat -- russian helicopters going to afghanistan with american tax dollars and bought from the russian export agency that at the same time is sel

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things like sikorsky in stratford, connecticut.t produce helicopters because the government's not there to have the oversight. so it is going to have a direct impact on places such as that. those companies, those businesses, those small businesses that serve coffee and lunch to these type of workers, who depend on these workers to come in day after day. because of the government shutdown it is affecting people's lives. cheryl: this tells me consumer spending is a question mark as well. if these are people that have been affected by this, at that their pocketbooks are affected, working americans you're talking about, this tells me, thanksgiving is six weeks away. we're here. >> right. cheryl: the stores are going to have problems when they start putting holiday, sparkly christmas trees on the shelves, nobody is going to buy them. >> the good thing about consumer confidence and sentiment it bounces back relatively quickly. so i think we have enough time to rebound before people really go out and start doing their christmas and holida

stratford, connecticut, where basically, you know, united technologies has a plant there.n to west palm beach, all the way west heading into hawaii. we're talking about makers of the black hawk helicopter. also boeing has been talking about delays in the delivering the 787 dreamliner into the market. here's the problem. it is the auditors and government inspectors who have to certify this equipment as ready for sale and those people are being furloughed. if you can't get inspected, you can't sell the goods, right? that means that translates into job losses. >> it is amazing when you think about how it spreads. there is also the little businesses around plants and facilities that get hit. people with catering trucks or restaurants providing lunch to different people. is anybody measuring that kind of impact? >> there is one thing really striking that jumps out. it is also not the local downturn and ramifications to other businesses and small businesses, it is also about hiring too and there was a survey done of the national association of government contractors. 925 members

starting initially with more than 1,500 at its sick -- orsky facility in stratford which makes blackhawk helicopters, thousands of others may be at risk. and defense manufacturers all across the nation, this political gamesmanship and budget brinkmanship has stopped production of the blackhawk helicopters, an iconic symbol to all our service members that help is on the way. they are the ones who transport troops into combat, rescue the wounded and deliver supplies to the most inaccessible and inhospitable parts of the earth. blackhawk helicopters are vital to our national defense. why is the production line at sikorsky being shut down? because 45 federal employees who work for the defense contract management agency have been sent home as a result of this shutdown. sent home by one small group of right-wing extremists idealogues in the house of representatives, one part of this congress, one branch of the government. and they are not certifying, those 45 employees who work for the defense contract management agency cannot certify and inspect the work of the sikorsky employees so there is

courtney: monday morning in stratford, connecticut, thousands of defense workers will not be able to go to work because the contract compliance officers who haven't been on the job for elast week can't certify the helicopter parts and engines that allow them to do their work. those layoffs are on this speaker's head. those layoffs are on the majority party's head. allow the majority of this house to have a vote. there are 2 1 of your colleagues prepared to do it today and the president would sign it tonight. those workers could go to work on monday and protect the war fighters of this country. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman from texas is recognized. >> they have threat -- the president threatens to see toe every bill we pass. yesterday we passed the honoring our promise to american veteran act to fund critical veteran programs of the v.a. and ensure proper funding for the national guard and reservists. defying commonsense, most of my colleagues voted against the w.e.c. program. h