into the united states. and as we discussed a couple of weeks ago the secretary of state even expunged the nazi records of people like werner von brown and some of his fellow nazi scientists so that they could work in us intelligence. and verna von braun and his fellow his team of scientists played a key role in the development of the us space program. but refugees also informed our political life. think of henry kissinger madeleine albright the german political theorist hannah arendt they have played a key role but there are others they've played a cube role in shaping our political life. they've shaped our cultural life think of the actress, marlena dietrich. the hungarian composer bella bartok the austrian composer arnold stormberg and the russian french painter mark sagal but there are many many other refugees that we could highlight refugees have always played an important role in the political economic and cultural life of our nation. but public opinion polls tell us that americans were very concerned a

the united states. and from the very beginning, from 1607. when the irish famine people came, it was already created. it was pretty much set in stone. they were taking half of mexico and sort of completing that vision that they had on independence was to reach the pacific and come to dominate the pacific as chinese trade. >> your argument in a way is that it's not really a nation of immigrants sort of an economic expansionist class that later turned against immigrants. >> turned against immigrants but they don't this industrial powerhouse first of all with a cotton kingdom. slavery was legal. enslaved africans had this unpaid labor force and they kept reproducing slaves so they didn't have a labor issue. but after the civil war when they really started building the industrial northeast, they needed huge amounts of labor and also for building the railroads. so this is when the first immigration law ever passed or was ever mentioned immigration was 1883. that was to exclude chinese who at the same time th

united states -- of the united states security is without question, our support for an independent jewish state is unequivocal. i continue to believe that a two-state solution is the best way to ensure israel's future as a jewish democratic state, living in peace alongside of viable sovereign and democratic palestinian state. we are a long way from that goal at this moment. but we must never allow ourselves to give up on the possibility of progress. we cannot give up on solving raging civil conflicts, including in ethiopia and yemen. we are fighting between warring parties is driving famine, horrific violence, human rights violations against civilians, including answer constant use of rape as a weapon of war. we'll continue to work with international community to press for peace and bring an end to this suffering. as we pursue diplomacy across the board, the united states will champion the democratic values that go to the very heart of who we are as a nation and people. freedom, equality, opportunity, and a belief in the universal rights of all people. it's stamped into our d.n.a. as a na

straight to the united states. especially to places like miami. the policy for cuban refugees at this time was such that these refugees would be given asylum as part of a bigger anti-castro, anti-communist policy. a number of requirements were imposed on these early refugee populations. these requirements illustrated how the united states pursued its own cold war self-interest. first, as i have mentioned, the u.s. offered a special welcome for people fleeing communism. second, a preference was given for refugees who were professionals or highly educated or skilled. this was in keeping with other immigration laws of the period. ultimately, while welcoming displaced people has been seen as a humanitarian act, these humanitarian efforts were often centered on the needs of the united states, the helper. these images future refugees who arrived in the united states during this period. the photo on the left features displaced persons who were registering at an emergency refugee center which housed 1,000 people displaced

the united states will do our part. we more successful a more impactful if all of our nations are working toward the full mission, to which we are called. that's why we're the 100 nations united. we get around a shared statement. the security council adopted a resolution outlining how will support the people of afghanistan moving forward, laid out the expectations to which will hold the tale bond. when it comes to respecting universal human rights. we all was to advocate for women, the rights of women and girls to use their full talents to contribute economically, politically and socially, and pursue their dreams free of violence and intimidation from central america, the middle east, africa, daph, galveston, wherever it appears in the world where almost call out and condemn the targeting and oppression racial, ethnic and religious minorities. when it occurs in whether carson sion, john or northern european, or anywhere in the world, we almost defend the rights of l, g, b, t, q i, individuals. so they can live in love, u

it's a threat to the united states militarily -- maybe not in terms the united states being invaded and conquered, no, that's likely not going to happen. but it's still a military threat, we can be damaged by imperial japan and nazi germany. and perhaps even more significantly, it's an economic threat to our well-being. if the nazis dominate europe and control the natural resources, of europe if the japanese conquer and control the resources of asia, what will we do? you can say we'll trade with them, but what if they don't trade with us, what if they isolate us economically, how do we grow and prosper. remember 1939 1940, the great depression is not fully over yet. it's gotten better, but it's still on. americans are really concerned about their economic well-being, this argument says we might be in a state of permanent depression. we may not have any capacity for growth in a world dominated by nazi germany and imperial japan. this is a threat to democracy for, us we are in danger. our whole way of life can be destroyed by world dominated, by these dictatorships. the interventionists a

many have worked on behalf of the united states. we have a moral imperative to protect them, to support those who have supported this nation. we have the obligation to do so anyway to protect national security and preserves public safety. at fort lee, one of the military bases designated to receive vulnerable afghan nationals, i heard two stories that help communicate the meaning of our operation and the meaning of our country. when families arrived fort lee, the children are given an american flag. the afghan men place their hands over their hearts out of respect , ingratitude, and in reverence. i met with a federal government employee who was working at fort lee to help afghan nationals in the process. the employee served in afghanistan in 2009 and 2010. he was supported by an afghan national who worked as his interpreter. the employee has kept in touch with the interpreter for the past 10 years. last week, he assisted the interpreter in assisting with her immigration papers. as we move forward through this process, these individu

so as much as the united states tries to destroy haiti and destroy inspirational that comes from that there's self-confidence in haitians and jamaicans, trinidadians, they have their own state but descendants of enslaved africans in the united states do not have their own state and i think this is a particular issue that is sort of, you know, and i think it's reduced to color, color lines and that isn't, you know, that isn't very productive for actually bringing about change even though i think that african-americans try constantly to make the point, you know, but how that's too much to handle for a lot of people, you know, is to deal with that. i think in the united states being as it is a corporation people tend to incorporate themselves, you know, whether you can call it communities but sometimes pretty artificial and i'm not sure that's a root problem but you know, manifestation issues we have to deal with. >> we have time maybe for one more logan comments it seems that the myth of quote, unquote, nation of immigrants is primarily about, quote, becoming white as you also mentioned

so you didn't have a lot of inhouse experts in the united states on these issues. we didn't have many inhouse experts in the state department or the cia either on vietnam, but that's another can of worms. so it was hard to get information. another turn of the story. hard to get information. you have got young people. you have all kinds of people saying i don't trust "time" magazine, i don't trust "the new york times," i don't trust the president of the united states, i can't go to a teach-in every day, what do i do. so a 26-year-old graduate student in new york, an english literature, she's writing her doctorate on english literature, but she's part of this new left, involved in protests in the early '60s, she takes advantage of her skill set, i can write, i can do research, i know how to do these things, i'll set up an alternative media, on this issue. and really, in an incredibly rapid time with almost no money in her pocket at all, she gets a little grant from the teachers union in new york, remember the united auto workers helped fund some of the early scnc acti

you are on a conditional -- under a conditional visa, which restricts what you can do within the united states how long you can stay. and so what the state department claims is that because he attended a cocktail party that was not part of his itinerary, he strayed from the conditions of his conditional visa under the waiver which he claims he had no knowledge of and now will not be granted a waiver again. so what happens is that he says i didn't know. if you let me in i will stick to my itinerary and now i know that i was deemed inadmissible and i think that's ridiculous, but i will follow the rules. and the secretary of state through the state department says, sure, okay, we will now recommend you to receive a waiver, but the ultimate decision is made by the attorney general and attorney general john mitchell in the nixon administration says no and refuses to grant the waiver. so what i do is i tell a little bit of that story, the outrage by academics that called this censorship and say that this is an infringement of academic freedom and damages the reputation of the united states. all thos

president of the united states of america. i request protocol to escort his excellency. on behalf of the general assembly, i have the honor to welcome to the united nations his excellency joseph redskins biden jr. -- joseph redskins biden jr. president of the united states of america and to invite and to address the assembly. # president biden: mr. president, mr. secretary-general, my fellow delegates. for all those who dedicate themselves to this noble mission of this institution, it's my honor to speak to you for the first time as president of the united states. we meet this year in a moment of intermingled with great pain and extraordinary possibility. we have lost so much to this devastating pandemic that continues to claim lives around the world and impact so much on our existence. we are mourning more than 4.5 million people. people of every nation, from every background. each death is an individual heartbreak. but our shared brief is a poignant reminder of our collective future which hinges on our ability to recognize our common humanity and act together. ladies an

it is in the united states with them too. for the house republicans, we hold that policymakers and south korea would realize that the interest is best served by working with united states, and we hold china accountable for its behavior. unfair trade practices, sponsorship of genocide -- as you know we talk specifically about the uighur population. i am a sponsor of the uighur policy act. china's uighur population is in a genocide. these are things we need to bring to life and really keep china accountable. as for the proposed alliance, there are years of goodwill. these are two countries -- united states and south korea. we stare a strong bond, and we value the strength of that relationship. we should recognize that in the face of those who seek to undermine those values. i am sure you have additional thoughts. rep. bera: yes. playing off of congresswoman kim, there is a message that we certainly need to deliver to the koreans, which i think is how the koreans are looking at it, is not a question of the united states and chin

the united states will compete vigorously and lead with our values and strengths.e will stand up for our allies and oppose attempts by stronger countries to dominate weaker ones, whether through changes to territory by force, economic coercion, exploitation, or disinformation. but we are not seeking a new cold war or a world invited -- a world divided. the united states is ready to step up and support any nation that supports peaceful resolution to shared challenges, even if we have intense disagreements in other areas. because we will all suffer the consequent as of our failure if we do not come together to address the urgent threats like covid-19 and climate change or enduring threats like nuclear proliferation. the united states remains committed to preventing iran from developing a new pair weapon. we are working to engage -- a nuclear weapon. we are working to engage iran diplomatically to return to jcpoa. we are prepared to return to full compliance if iran does the same. we seek serious and sustained diplomacy to pursue the complete denuclearization of the k

they don't want to war, but united states, i don't think united states wants a war with them. they know what the ultimate consequence of that could be, that they want to continue to bully their way through the china is building and the united states is bombing now. they just lost. they had to leave. afghanistan was never, there's to lose. they, in their parlance, they've lost have dentist and that's a key piece for the chinese belt remote initiative. so as they pull out of that, china continues to bring in the rest of the world around infrastructure and development and not to say george had some good critiques of try. there's no question about that. but the united states has to join in this world and join as an equal partner with others. and i, and until they do that, we're all our trouble. we're in a lot of a dangerous situation where things can get out of hand in the south china sea in particular, but there still flash 4 inch in, in europe as well. still. so this is a situation that us people, i think it's in their hands to pressure their government. i'm not expecting that t

is that what we've seen the war on terror due by the united states going in with, you know, with murdering with impunity? it's, we've seen the rise of other types of extremist groups. for example, in iraq, we saw the rise of islamic state, and the united states continues even as joe biden has just said that afghan stan has wrapped up. it hasn't wrapped up because what still going are the draw strikes that have been killing that not just the so called terrorist which by the way, you know, never had a trial were never properly charged for never afforded the, the rights that the us constitution affords to american citizens just just killed with impunity, almost like an extra judicial killing. you know, this is the kind of thing that the united states and anthony blink and said look at our foreign policy moving forward. is going to be with a foundation of human rights yet. we're seeing this continuation visa be the war and terror where that is not the case and this killing with impunity continues. listen, we have some thoughts and comments on youtube. i'm going to put one of them to you . than

united states objectives here would have got to start. there are those who are celebrating 911 again. we have seen multiple fly works also over the last several days, the taliban has announced the new government with, with many of the officials nominated by the taliban to leave this new slab mc emory of got to stop. there will form a guantanamo. it may set for autumn inmates as well as other people who have bounties, who have american dieties on their heads. many people more than a dozen at international terrorists, the tide about his obviously foes emboldened by military success. how quickly i took over the country. it has made no compromise in its it's roaster for the new government. so there was speculation that perhaps the type of bad would include minorities would include women and it's new governments as i get a quote from us to the west, west and above. no such thing. what we're seeing is a government that was in power. on the day before the us invaded i, they have the same organization though i must say, a different shape of talib

international diplomacy and the united states. look at situation in the central eurasia central asia. i didn't know southeast asia from the position of economic interest bod, 1st to fall from the perspective of its felicia shapes, with china and russia. it's not about the regions, it's about the great power of the game. and that's, that makes the american participation less productive them. we could have believed that makes the united states nor to solution. but the problem in the united states, in many of its doctrinal documents, is describing russia nowadays as a disruptor and disrupting power. and do you think that's essentially a projection, they're describing us in a way what they're trying to do to this region, disrupting it for the lack of better word who i don't think it is a project. so i think that is normal diplomatic practice for the great powers. if we recognize that the other great power is the contributor, not to disrupt her, it means that we have problems about establishing our own position. because only between th

there was a continuing risk of terrorism directed against the united states by al qaeda and the islamic state and their friends. this has to be taken care of. we are still concerned about the safety and security of pakistan's nuclear arsenal. and finally there's the need to prevent a future war with india and pakistan that escalates with nuclear weapons. all of this means that whether we like it or not, whether we are upset about pakistan, afghanistan or not, we have to find a way to work together to do what we can to ameliorate what's happened in that country. thank you. >> ambassador, the last word goes to you. >> i would like to read my concluding statement, and what was said in response to a question on the remarks made at the congressional hearing for your audience. i think they need to hear this. in response to the question, when it comes to pakistan, we have been in regular touch with pakistani counterparts and leadership. we have discussed afghanistan and some details. as you know, pakistan was represented at the ministry last week. pakistan had that forum and told much of what

if the united states strikes iraq, the united states is going to have to strike the taliban. and we're going to have the, you know, declare and all our war. and from our perspective, this is how will war 3 star that you have china coming in and making deals with the taliban? you have the russia coming and making deals with taliban. they're heavily partner with, with iran. and so if the united states strikes, i re nice raise tax strike and tell me a bit me and china and russia have the all our open door to be able to strike the united states and our ward will be started. so right now we're at a standstill way to see what iran does, waiting to see what the taliban, russia and china at the same time. but, you know, today this is what we get for voted in a week leaders. a lot of people, america, they voted with bowden, with bowden, with what's best for the united states and this, the position, unfortunately, that the majority of america is put america and well, and i think everybody just looking at each other going ok what, who is going to be the next move joe. great, always to t

people want to commit terrorist acts the united states is much easier pieces to get to come to the united states. we look at this we find no relationship between immigration in the united states or elsewhere. really being in a conflict is what drives terrorists. >> 1986 there was it immigration amnesty. is that do again and your view? >> listen we've got more than 10 million people residing illegally in the united states. whether it's president trump who is as anti- immigration or obama before him they are not all being deported it would rip society apart to try to do that. they are here. i don't see how we benefit from having them here illegally when he could be here legally. let's bring them above the board, get them on the books and make it official. i also think you have to couple that with the increase path to legal migration. if you don't, just like before you'll have the reset button people will come here illegally. it is to allow for greater legal immigration but. >> because wretched refuse? the political institutions, co-authored by texas ♪ >> a right good evening

he argued the united states most hold the soviet union accountable. don't pretend they're a normal state. tell it like it is. talk about their human rights violations. in 1982, his first full year of president, into his first full year, reagan refused to even meet with the soviet ambassador until they released a group of pentecostals, a group of religious dissidents who were seeking asylum in the u.s. embassy. he called for the release of jewish citizens. many were released in the '70s. more in the '80s. many of those released from russia, due to reagan's appreciate. russian jews released, they moved to israel and they became prominent figures there. the recent election in israel was in large part determined by russian jews who had left russia in the 1980s. moved to israel and now had become important voters and politicians in israel to this day. that's just to connect this history to what happened the last few days with the elections in israel. reagan claimed the united states was about human rights and power and we were going to push the soviets. we

that the united states of america is a nuclear superpower. and do we cannot before that they can sequences of the internal american changes and internal contradictions. i'm not going to represent their immortal chinese for the rest of humanity. now i agree with you that day. each historic path is unique, but i still think that historic parallels could be valuable because it was the collapse with the soviet union in 1991, which ultimately served the united states of this unprecedented opportunity of trying to be exceptional nation. not just, i'm exceptional nation, but be exceptional nation, the shining cd on the hill. can we blame them for not leaving after these godly, divine image when we the russians gave up on our cells so desperately at that time? well, i mean, we cannot blame them because. busy other if we do, it means that we see our future dependence on another stage of the future of each country, either its own business or cause the, the historic power and comparisons available. but the available in the way that we see a we can for t

as is with the united states with them too. for the house republicans, we hold that policymakers and south korea would realize that the long-term interest is best served by working with united states, and we hold china accountable for its behavior. unfair trade practices, sponsorship of genocide -- as you know we talk specifically about the uighur population. i am a sponsor of the uighur policy act. and calling china's treatment of the uighur population is in a genocide. these are things we need to bring to life and really keep china accountable. as a close alliance forged in blood and years of goodwill. these are two countries -- united states and south korea. we stare a strong bond, and we value the strength of that relationship. we should recognize that and stand strong against those who seek to undermine those values. i am sure you have additional thoughts. >> yes. playing off of congresswoman kim, there is a message that we certainly need to deliver to the koreans, which i think is how the koreans are looking at it, is not

it's led to master valence in the united states. where does we know to wars and afghan scan, and iraq as well as counter terrorism operations in 85 different countries. it's militarized, a lot of things in the united states, but abroad as well. and well today is the day to remember of course. it's also a day to reflect on the ramifications of the september 11th, 2001 not only here in ground 0 but in pennsylvania, washington dc, but in the united states, and quite frankly, around the world. gabriel, thank you very much indeed. that's kevin alexander, who's talking to us from new york. well, as you saw earlier, president joe biden later, reese, 2 of those killed in chunks, fell pennsylvania of fishes joining us from their island. former president george w bush's folk in shang so suited vice president comma, la harris, george w bush. of course, the man in charge when the attacks took place. one of the themes that was common to both of them was the unity of the united states. exactly. i press the button is actually just less than the la

the united states also has a lot of crime.hat if half the population of chicago picked up stakes and emigrated? i'm sorry what's happening in many of these countries but is the responsibility of those governments to deal with. those problems, thank you guest: after covering the second earthquake recently, i was hearing that from haitian americans who went down to haiti to try to help the country and a lot of people have done well in the united states and they went there to try to help and rebuild the government and rebuild systems and they felt the leadership, that the country deserved better leadership. he obviously had this terrible situation with the reason assassination of the haitian leader but this is something that goes back years and people have wanted better leadership that they have also wanted greater cooperation from the government and recognition of the serious problems that the country has had because of its treatment of other countries. -- by other countries. host: our viewers can hear questions of the homeland

as for the united states, well, for them very little to celebrate. as i reported earlier in 2001 began with, with rochester and pub, invade of gather start to fight for freedom to fight terrorism and make the world a better place. 19 years, 10 months and $25.00 days on. this is america's legacy. they're stronger than sabotaged equipment. a country brought to ruin and still in control of the talbot. that is the ultimate tragedy of the afghan war at was entirely and violently pointless. years and years of an obliging little questioning media. fooled billions into believing that there was progress that america could win to 3 or the taliban to taliban fled to the end of the taliban. taliban leadership on the run. and now the question is, how do you handle that success with it? wasn't supposed to be this way, the taliban wasn't supposed to sweep the country in me a weeks. the pentagon spent a decade preparing to leave of got to start, and even they weren't ready for this. together with our allies, we will complete our mission there. by the end of this yea

the united states has donated 2.2 million vaccines to ukraine through covax. we are going to continue to work to provide more. >> [speaking foreign language] >> we have much to talk about. i still remember the opportunity i had to speak years ago and i look forward to coming back someday. >> >> [speaking foreign language] >> thank you very much mr. president. >> [speaking foreign language] >> first of all, i would like to greet you ladies and gentlemen, and i would like to thank president biden for his invitation in difficult times for the world and for the united states. still, you found time for us and i am very grateful. >> [speaking foreign language] >> of course, the united states, our strategic partners and supporters of our sovereignty and integrity. i would like to use this occasion to thank president biden personally for dispatching the more than 2 million vaccines to save ukrainian lives. >> [speaking foreign language] >> and thank you for the $6 million program. we appreciate this contribution. >> [speaking foreign language] >> accept my sincerest c

speaker, the united states has long been committed to the objective of a two-state solution.sraelis and palestinians living side by side in a lasting peace. the legislation before us ensures that israel can fully defend all its citizens a necessary condition for lasting peace and our state foreign operations and related programs funding bill passed by the house this summer we provided funding to help meet the humanitarian and development needs of the palestinian people, another requirement for lasting peace. peace must always be our mission. it will allow israelis and palestinians to reconcile their differences and heal their many wounds. only through peace can this reconciliation and healing even begin to be achieved. mr. speaker, this bill demonstrates that congress' commitment to our friend and alley, israel, is bipartisan and ironclad. it fulfills our moral imperative to protect the lives of innocent civilians and helps built the -- build the foundations for peace. i urge my colleagues to support this bill and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the

the united states will do our part and be more successful and more impactful if all of our nations are working toward the full mission to which we are called. that's why more than 100 nations united around a shared statement, the security council adopted a resolution outlining how we'll support the people of afghanistan moving forward, laying out the expectations to which we'll hold the taliban when it comes to respecting universal human rights. we all must advocate for women -- the rights of women and girls to use their full talents, to contribute economically, politically, and socially, and pursue their dreams free of violence and intimidation, from central america to the middle east to africa to afghanistan, wherever it appears in the world. we also call out and condemn the targeting and oppression racial, ethnic, and religious minorities whether it occurs in northern ethiopia or anywhere in the world. we all must defend the rights of lgbtqi individuals so they can live and love openly without fear, whether it's chechnya or cameroon or anywhere. as we steer our nations towards this

speaker, the united states has long been committed to the objective of a two state solution.sraelis and palestinians irving side-by-side in lasting peace. the legislation before us is sure that israel can defend its citizens in necessary conditions for lasting peace and our state foreign operations or related programs funding bill passed by the house over the summer, we provided funding to help meet the humanitarian and development needs of that palestinian people. another requirement for lasting peace. pavement --peace must be our mission and allow israelis and palestinians to reconcile but only three-piece can this healing begin to be achieved. this bill demonstrates congress's commitment to israel. it fulfills are imperative to protect the livesof innocent civilians and build the foundations for peace. i urge my colleagues to support this bill and reserve the balance of my time. mr. speaker: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. >> i rise in support of hr5323, providing funding for israel's iron dome system. mr. speaker: -- >> i am proud to support this bill today. we

warranty, or even to say from now the brandy comes is a delta variant is very rampant across the united states. and so many european member states are hosting that doesn't happen here in europe as well. so it really seems like all of this policy is very much dictated by the day to run. we know the private cases in the united states have average now 162000 cases every single day, just last week alone, which is the same kind of sophistic, that we saw back in january with hospitalizations as well, a very high indeed, a 5000 death right over 1200 a day to several consecutive days so that the 6 to the e. u is particularly worried about on surprising them that they're putting in place some tied to restrictions for american tourist. however, you may not phase one of those tied to restrictions if indeed you are fully vaccinated. but as we know, it's not just the house implications, but there are other implications to a 60000000 americans a year visited europe before this time, demick and pump billions of pounds into the european economy as well. having said, all of that, the united states has yet to r

the united states and will do our part to be more successful and more impactful and all of our nations. working towards the full mission with which we are called. that's why more than 100 nations united again around a shared statements of the security council, the doctrine of resolution outlining how we will support the people of afghanistan moving forward . laying out the expectations to which we will hold the caliban when it comes to respecting human rights. we all have the capability for women and girls to use their talents and contribute socially and pursue their dreams of violence and intimidation. farm central america and the middle east to afghanistan wherever it appears in the world. we almost caught on and condemn oppression of racial, ethnic and religious minorities. when it occurs in shin john or northern ethiopia or anywhere in the world . we almost defend the rights of lgbt qi individuals so they can live and love openly without fear whether it's chechnya orcameroon or anywhere . as we steer our nations for this inflection point, and work to meet today's fast-moving crossc

he served the united states congress. they also served in the united states senate. and he and his wife. were the host during james buchanan's administration in washington, dc? when the south left and formed their own government, they invited jefferson davis. to become its first and only president. jefferson davis would accept that invitation and become the president of the confederate states of america. we're standing in the cell where jefferson davis was held at the conclusion of the american civil war. in 1965 jefferson davis received word from general robert e. lee the commander of the army of northern virginia that they no longer could hold the federal army back from attacking the city of richmond. with that news jefferson davis adjourned his cabinet and sent his family on the road for their protection. jefferson davis soon after that would follow he would finally catch up with his family right below right above the florida state line. it is here where a federal mounted unit was able to capture him and his family. jefferson davis was placed on a boat and moved b

the united states and the u.s. congress must remain committed to sustaining the peace process and generating cross-community engagement and economic opportunity in northern ireland. moreover, we must work with the uk government, the irish government, and the eu to ensure the trade frictions resulting from the implementation of the northern ireland protocol are resolved and that all communities in northern ireland can reap the economic benefits of the peace dividend. i also hope our witnesses will address the enduring threat of parliamentarianism and how the united states can support efforts to disarm and disband these organizations. we are fortunate today to have two members of the independent reporting commission which was established to address parliamentarianism in northern ireland, to provide insights on how to eradicate this threat that imperils the legacy of the good friday agreement. we're experiencing a highly polarized time on capitol hill, many things divide our friends across the aisle from all of us. wh