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president thomas bach participated in and publicized a staged conversation with peng that was a -- that was supervised by a senior c.c.p. member. mr. speaker, it's clear that peng is neither free nor safe. and since the 2008 games, the chinese communist party has become more repressive at home, more aggressive abroad and has begun a genocide against china's most vulnerable minorities. when olympians around the world travel to beijing in february, they're trusting the i.o.c. to keep them safe. but the i.o.c.'s recent actions have shown that they are not worthy of this trust. i commend this resolution for holding them accountable. and so in closing, i want to offer a heart-felt thanks to the women's tennis association and its chairman steve simon. mr. simon and the wta have fought for peng bravely and in an inns pierg display of -- inspiring display of democratic values. unfortunately, this is all too rare among those with financial ties to the c.c.p. so mr. speaker, i support this member -- this measure, and with that, i yield back the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the g

ioc president thomas bach planning to meet with peng next month before the opening ceremonies of theympics. the man peng accused of assault the former face of the games now just weeks away. the wta is not backing down here. they are continuing to call for a full, fair, and transparent investigation without censorship or coercion. former tennis great chris evert summed up the feelings of a lot of people on twitter when she said watching that new interview is just unsettling. will ripley, cnn, hong kong. >>> more than two months after their kidnapping in haiti, christian aid ministries says the last 12 missionaries being held by a criminal gang made a daring escape, even after a ransom was paid. >> reporter: christian aid ministries has said that a ransom was paid in order to help secure the release of 17 north american missionaries that had been kidnapped more than two months ago in haiti. that is according to a press conference that the ohio-based group gave on monday. and the group said the decision came after excruciating hours. >> as you might expect, the taking of our workers, in

ioc president thomas bach planning to meet with peng next month before the opening ceremonies of the zhang gaoli -- the man peng accused of sexual assault -- the former chinese face of the games, now just weeks away. the wta continues to say as they have said repeatedly here on out front, they are not backing down unless there is a full, fair, and transparent investigation. kate, former tennis star chris everett summed up the feelings of a lot of people when she said looking at that video is unsettling. >> thank you for your continued reporting on this. >>> out front for us next. president trump taking action to try to block investigations into his been. not surprisingly, he's suing again. ng. but then ray went from no to know. with freestyle libre 2, now he knows his glucose levels when he needs to. and... when he wants to. so ray... can be ray. take the mystery out of your glucose levels, and lower your a1c. now you know. try it for free. visit freestylelibre.us (burke) this is why you want farmers claim forgiveness... [echoing] claim forgiveness-ness, your home premium won't go up

i am old enough to remember the 2014 sochi winter olympics and thomas bach -- the ioc president thenputin defending russia's human rights records. and weeks after the games, russia invaded and annexed crimea from ukraine. even more egregious, we learned later that russian intelligence agencies were running a sophisticated doping scheme. doping russian olympic athletes at the games, right under the eyes of the ioc. when it comes to this situation, the ioc, in its defense, says it's engaging in quiet diplomacy. silent diplomacy. and it has managed to have two calls with peng shuai. they say they are going to try to meet with her face to face. but keep in mind that the ioc is partnered with the chinese government right now, very closely. and it is in their interest for the upcoming beijing winter olympics to be a success. they do not want to embarrass the chinese government. >> right. and i mean, even meeting with her face to face in china. you know, given that she is there and can't leave. you know, i mean, i -- i -- it -- i think i'm stating the obvious to say that wouldn't necessaril

said peng shuai seem safe and well.- afterwards thomas bach said peng shuai seem safe and well. _ shuai seem safe and well. thank you. an update on our headlines _ shuai seem safe and well. thank you. an update on our headlines on - shuai seem safe and well. thank you. an update on our headlines on bbc. an update on our headlines on bbc news. growing global concerns over the spread of the omicron variant — as the number of covid cases in south africa doubles in just a few days. here, the uk government secures a dealfor an extra 114 million doses of covid vaccines to try to combat new variants. a year after the uk became the first country in the world to approve the pfizer vaccine, the company's boss calls for children as young as five to be vaccinated. the duchess of sussex wins the latest stage in her legal fight against a british newspaper group in a privacy and copyright case. an emotional alec baldwin outlines the events that led to the death of cinematographer, halyna hutchins, on a movie set. the traditional irish pub that's scooped one of the art world's top awards. today

we go to the concessions made on russian doping for the entirety of thomas bach's reign, been there eightdings of manipulation of testing by the ioc themselves, bach has fought doing the right thing. his predecessor, it's not inflammatory name calling to identify him as a fascist, he was much of his career he was and the concessions and the scandals on the bid rigging of contracts. for the ioc to come out and make a statement is hardly cleansing. it's disiappointing that we dont see a transcript or video of this and for comthomas bach to y we'll see her in january or next year, that's crazy tennis has been bold taking a lonely stance, kind of ken frazier, we're wondering where's the stampede of others to follow. i'm not saying there needs to be a mass boycott of athletes or of even advertisers, although some advertisers might consider, i think it's very important that nbc continue their coverage for a lot of reasons but a diplomatic boycott makes a lot of sense. >> what you're talking about is something that i think people are clamoring for in some arenas, but it gets back to the point of

international olympic committee is an organization whose mission, according to its own president thomas bachsport at the service of humanity that goes hand in hand with human rights, the very words of the president of the i.o.c. an organization that puts forth the service of humanity and goes hand in hand with human rights should be like the world's women's tennis association be refusing to hold events in china until human rights are honored. and i give great, great compliments to the w.t.o. for standing up for this abuse of one of their own and more broadly the abuse we see throughout china. i'm thrilled with the administration's announcement of a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 winter olympics. i'm thrilled that great britain and canada and australia and lithuania have joined in this effort. but i say to you right now where is the rest of the world? where is france? where is germany? where is spain? where are all the governments of the world who believe in the rights of free speech and free assembly? the chorus must be broader. the free world must join together, stand up for the vision of w

president thomas bach participated in and publicized a staged conversation with peng that was a -- that was supervised by a senior c.c.p. member. mr. speaker, it's clear that peng is neither free nor safe. and since the 2008 games, the chinese communist party has become more repressive at home, more aggressive abroad and has begun a genocide against china's most vulnerable minorities. when olympians around the world travel to beijing in february, they're trusting the i.o.c. to keep them safe. but the i.o.c.'s recent actions have shown that they are not worthy of this trust. i commend this resolution for holding them accountable. and so in closing, i want to offer a heart-felt thanks to the women's tennis association and its chairman steve simon. mr. simon and the wta have fought for peng bravely and in an inns pierg display of -- inspiring display of democratic values. unfortunately, this is all too rare among those with financial ties to the c.c.p. so mr. speaker, i support this member -- this measure, and with that, i yield back the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the g