WEBVTT 00:05.760 --> 00:08.860 Subcommittee on state farm operations a related programs will 00:08.860 --> 00:09.790 come to arterton. 00:10.560 --> 00:15.030 And Mister secretary of the welcome you back to the Subcommittee. 00:15.030 --> 00:17.210 I we look forward to your testimony. 00:17.750 --> 00:21.210 During. Our time with you today there are many new issues that 00:21.210 --> 00:23.150 members want to dress. 00:23.820 --> 00:27.550 In ukraine this situation continues with no resolution in sight 00:27.550 --> 00:31.500 in spite of your personal engagement to try to bring this crisis 00:31.500 --> 00:35.780 turning and in Afghanistan even after intense negotiations the 00:35.780 --> 00:38.600 government refuses to sign a bilateral security agreement with 00:38.600 --> 00:42.860 the United States pudding our troop presence in diplomatic footprint 00:42.860 --> 00:46.140 in doubt and increasing the respect extremist. We've we're turning. 00:46.890 --> 00:50.370 And africa new complex of broken out the putting human suffering 00:50.370 --> 00:52.830 in areas that of struggle for some in the years. 00:53.370 --> 00:56.760 All of these troubling developments must be addressed yet most 00:56.760 --> 01:00.150 of topics we discuss last year still relevant today. 01:00.790 --> 01:03.770 The members of this Subcommittee like you continue to watch the 01:03.770 --> 01:08.140 situation in egypt even while the country's tackling significant 01:08.140 --> 01:12.190 security and economic challenges. We know egypt is moving toward 01:12.190 --> 01:13.920 elections later this year. 01:14.510 --> 01:17.650 During this critical time the United States must continue to 01:17.650 --> 01:21.330 work with the government of egypt and so forth the egyptian peaceful. 01:22.280 --> 01:25.640 The staring crisis continues the when they'll with two-year intense 01:25.670 --> 01:28.300 efforts last year. There was hope that the regime would give 01:28.300 --> 01:29.700 up its chemical weapons. 01:30.320 --> 01:33.940 Spot of all the work at the S government narrator national partners 01:33.940 --> 01:37.770 the efforts to remove chemical weapons a start extremists are 01:37.770 --> 01:41.310 taking the upper hand and more lives are lost every day because 01:41.310 --> 01:43.880 the violence in blocking of humanitarian pay. 01:44.910 --> 01:48.140 The steering crisis is affecting the whole region its neighbors 01:48.140 --> 01:52.030 are now bearing the burden of jonah had me in refugees these 01:52.030 --> 01:55.430 neighboring countries continue to do all they can to help the 01:55.430 --> 01:59.570 Syrians poring over their borders that Wayne mass to all we can 01:59.570 --> 02:00.410 to help them. 02:01.130 --> 02:04.770 Because the flow of refugees from syria Jordan's population has 02:04.770 --> 02:09.190 increased by nearly 10% and Lebanon's population is increased 02:09.190 --> 02:11.040 fund estimated 20 percent. 02:11.910 --> 02:13.570 Over the last three you've worked you. 02:14.210 --> 02:17.140 With here in international partners to put in place an inner 02:17.140 --> 02:20.650 um agreement with iran that allows for some sanctions really 02:20.980 --> 02:25.320 if iran take steps to dismantle its nuclear program that there's 02:25.320 --> 02:29.370 no doubt that sanctions broader ron to the table and the United 02:29.370 --> 02:33.390 States was keep the pressure on is a final deal was negotiated 02:33.580 --> 02:37.200 we all know too. Well that the security the United States and 02:37.200 --> 02:41.410 the security of our said fast ally israel as it is at stake here. 02:42.600 --> 02:46.520 In addition these policy issues we have questions about the administration's 02:46.990 --> 02:51.210 budget request the based funding level workplaces for state in 02:51.210 --> 02:54.130 years they ideas roughly the same as last year. 02:54.680 --> 02:57.920 But you sacrifice some other priorities of the members of this 02:57.920 --> 03:02.120 committee to make room for the administration's initiatives many 03:02.120 --> 03:06.370 problems that we support in a bipartisan way had been reduced 03:06.370 --> 03:10.120 below last year's level searches global health in the markers 03:10.120 --> 03:15.010 the founding will be seeking additional information. So we understanding 03:15.010 --> 03:16.410 and your proposal. 03:17.500 --> 03:20.850 Another difficult budget issue. We need to address to get there's 03:20.880 --> 03:25.000 embassy security we need assurance that the proposed funding 03:25.000 --> 03:29.040 level is adequate to address the recommendations in in the in 03:29.040 --> 03:31.830 d'arcy accountability review board report. 03:33.140 --> 03:36.590 Next out one they should mention issue that. I know was a priority 03:36.620 --> 03:40.660 for you than Mets middle east peace you make callous visits to 03:40.660 --> 03:45.550 the region to try to move the Israelis and palestinians toward peace. 03:46.070 --> 03:50.310 And I want to be clear achieving peace is our priority to in 03:50.310 --> 03:54.850 this congress is unwavering and are bipartisan support for israel 03:55.300 --> 03:58.200 you in the press and every sizzling made some strong statements 03:58.200 --> 04:02.590 about israel's role in the peace process. You raise the issue 04:02.590 --> 04:06.420 of away card to the peace agreement is not reached and the press 04:06.420 --> 04:10.160 service said that israel may start to killing an alternative 04:10.160 --> 04:12.620 are approach of an agreement start possible. 04:13.130 --> 04:16.810 Help your give us an update on peace talks during your testimony 04:17.040 --> 04:19.800 today in explain those comics to the committee. 04:21.080 --> 04:24.800 I also want to mention a she that's partly from the and miles 04:24.800 --> 04:26.190 backyard eight hours. 04:26.750 --> 04:30.600 Mexico ozone neighbor who want our navy to be prosperous and 04:30.600 --> 04:31.980 also to be safe. 04:32.530 --> 04:35.570 This can only be achieved if we have a true partnership I hope 04:35.570 --> 04:39.390 your car Mir on the current relationship between our countries. 04:39.680 --> 04:44.050 So the Subcommittee knows if the funding provided is making a difference. 04:45.110 --> 04:48.060 And finally I want a race to concern. I know you and I share 04:48.060 --> 04:49.690 with you mister SEC teary. 04:50.510 --> 04:54.670 Am I start international the international crisis of wildlife 04:54.860 --> 04:56.390 poaching and trafficking. 04:56.990 --> 05:00.230 Criminal networks are destroying species in using the phones 05:00.230 --> 05:02.480 for illegal activities around the world. 05:03.200 --> 05:06.360 I thank you for what you began in this area since we talked about 05:06.360 --> 05:10.720 last year and I hope the funds in the final year the fiscal year 05:10.720 --> 05:14.460 2014 bill will be used to bring it into this crisis. 05:15.120 --> 05:18.630 However the budget mature of the committee is receive self are 05:18.920 --> 05:24.450 don't reflect fiscal year 20 15 founding for while Loch poaching 05:24.450 --> 05:28.140 and trafficking in the committee expects that level of detail 05:28.140 --> 05:29.400 as soon as possible. 05:30.780 --> 05:33.910 In closing alert. Thank you in the thousands of diplomats. 05:34.550 --> 05:38.620 Development officers implementing partners for what you do every 05:38.620 --> 05:43.390 day to promote U.S. interests abroad. As you say and increasing 05:43.420 --> 05:46.870 interconnected world bowl over lead global leadership is not 05:46.870 --> 05:50.500 a favor weedy for other countries. It's a strategic imperative 05:50.500 --> 05:52.110 for the United States of america. 05:52.780 --> 05:56.000 We all agree with you on that point and what to continue to work 05:56.030 --> 05:57.950 with the I'm not turned. 05:58.550 --> 06:01.920 Over to the a ranking member and partner in the us this is a 06:01.920 --> 06:03.170 lawyer for her anything. 06:03.680 --> 06:09.480 Thank you Madam chair and welcome secretary caring I'd join chairwoman 06:09.480 --> 06:13.290 Grange Erin. Welcome the new bad to worse said committee let 06:13.290 --> 06:17.690 me also say I know the chairwoman joins me who graduated one 06:17.750 --> 06:18.680 for that that's where. 06:19.200 --> 06:24.880 I Our country is fortunate to have your thoughtful effective 06:24.910 --> 06:29.960 and respected leadership with so many grain grave challenges 06:29.960 --> 06:30.820 around the world. 06:31.580 --> 06:36.090 From the crisis in syria to the middle east peace process from 06:36.090 --> 06:41.100 nuclear negotiations with iran to human rights abuses and conflicts 06:41.140 --> 06:45.320 filled out the work and of course urging concerns in ukraine. 06:46.340 --> 06:51.120 Today that we expect updates in insights into how your budget 06:51.120 --> 06:55.910 request will address these and other threats to peace stability 06:55.940 --> 06:56.980 and security. 06:57.750 --> 07:03.630 Mister secretary i've often said peace in my lifetime and I strongly 07:03.630 --> 07:07.790 support your efforts to facilitated tuesday the agreement that 07:07.790 --> 07:12.230 ensures security for our ally israel and is standing there. 07:12.230 --> 07:15.230 A very difficult issues yet to be resolved. 07:15.800 --> 07:20.640 We look forward to your assessment of the israeli Palestinian negotiations. 07:21.470 --> 07:22.560 We all agreed. 07:23.110 --> 07:27.640 We must make an impassable for I ran to make a nuclear bomb but 07:27.640 --> 07:30.680 the clock is ticking. I'm reaching a final agreement. 07:31.630 --> 07:35.230 Do we have a set of hard requirements about I'm lying that we 07:35.230 --> 07:37.470 need in order to get to an agreement. 07:38.100 --> 07:42.960 I remain skeptical of Iran's intentions especially given their 07:42.990 --> 07:47.180 I unyielding position against any dismantle men of their nuclear 07:47.180 --> 07:51.900 infrastructure your any final agreement prohibit. I ran from 07:51.900 --> 07:54.390 having a heavy water reactor at our. 07:55.070 --> 07:58.720 And then centrifuges to require flick of the flows. 07:59.270 --> 08:03.750 Additionally I hope you will address our relationships with egypt 08:03.750 --> 08:07.520 and Saudi aarabia to one point now lies in the gulf. 08:08.150 --> 08:11.570 While the United States cannot compromise have principles. 08:11.770 --> 08:16.030 We my stick now leads the difficult symbolic. Tell circumstances 08:16.030 --> 08:21.520 in the region. Well working to ensure our actions do not alienate 08:21.550 --> 08:24.160 our longstanding strategic partners. 08:24.970 --> 08:26.470 With regard to syria. 08:27.050 --> 08:30.840 This seems to be a stalemate destruction of chemical weapons 08:30.840 --> 08:33.630 has not occurred privy agreed upon schedule. 08:34.210 --> 08:38.390 The a sad regime continues taken their despicable atrocities 08:38.390 --> 08:40.140 against innocent civilians. 08:40.820 --> 08:45.940 Jordan 11 iran and turkey. I bergen ended the strain of refugees. 08:46.320 --> 08:49.920 Please. Tell us about contingency planning and lied at the very 08:49.920 --> 08:55.100 real potential of the completely D stabilize region. And we knew 08:55.100 --> 08:57.480 of sectarian strife within iraq. 08:58.320 --> 09:02.760 In Afghanistan as the administration considers. We do saying 09:02.760 --> 09:07.510 I'm military foot press. I hope you can reassure us about our 09:07.510 --> 09:12.460 ability to sustain the gains insecurity help education women 09:12.460 --> 09:16.520 and girls empowerment. So that countless lives will now shift 09:16.520 --> 09:17.890 in las vegas. 09:18.950 --> 09:22.870 Last week the housework quickly to pass chairman roger is in 09:22.870 --> 09:28.160 my loan guarantee bill to support ukraine. It appears the markets 09:28.160 --> 09:32.350 are already punishing russia and actions by the I am definitely 09:32.350 --> 09:35.870 you may soon exacerbate the repercussions. 09:36.400 --> 09:40.730 While Russia's overarching foreign policy glut goals and not 09:40.730 --> 09:46.970 entirely clear. I E hope to you deep tails on the prospects finty escalating. 09:46.970 --> 09:51.600 This crisis the future of the United States relationship with russia. 09:52.300 --> 09:58.490 And the impact on both negotiations with iran and the situation syria. 09:59.480 --> 10:03.250 Mister secretary it is clear that the administration's robust 10:03.250 --> 10:07.910 diplomacy and development request is needed now more than ever 10:07.910 --> 10:12.670 before to address these challenges thing countless of the global priorities. 10:13.240 --> 10:18.190 How investments in education health women's political participation 10:18.190 --> 10:22.860 climate change food security public diplomacy bilateral family. 10:22.860 --> 10:27.790 Planning assistance en un epee a ey activities to name just a 10:27.790 --> 10:33.500 few improves lives expand economic opportunity. And inherently 10:33.530 --> 10:35.100 makes us more secure. 10:35.910 --> 10:39.760 That is why I urge you to wreck Defies. One critical sharp fall 10:39.760 --> 10:44.100 in the budget requests the failure to prioritize international 10:44.100 --> 10:45.420 basic education. 10:45.940 --> 10:49.850 Are state the obvious it is fundamental to all of the development 10:49.850 --> 10:55.620 outcomes is the cornerstone of strong stable societies. No country 10:55.620 --> 11:00.610 has read sustained economic growth without achieving near universal 11:00.610 --> 11:05.760 primary education health and child survival powder the reduction 11:05.800 --> 11:11.150 and women's advancement or leap forward with a strong educational foundation. 11:11.750 --> 11:15.970 With 57 million primary school age children around the world 11:16.050 --> 11:17.220 out of school. 11:17.750 --> 11:19.880 At job simply is not down. 11:21.050 --> 11:25.450 With great respect for your wisdom integrity and hardware. 11:26.060 --> 11:29.600 Thank you again for joining us. We look forward to your testimony. 11:31.020 --> 11:33.570 Are now yield to the chairman of the Appropriations committee 11:33.570 --> 11:35.770 mister Rogers for his opening statement. 11:36.360 --> 11:39.770 Thank you the chairwoman that show Scheck Terrier. Thank you 11:39.770 --> 11:40.510 for being here. 11:41.180 --> 11:44.400 I'm not sure you know what time it is were given that the schedule 11:44.400 --> 11:44.840 of your. 11:45.500 --> 11:46.630 Under around the world. 11:47.200 --> 11:50.410 Of thank you for your service show a picture it must be very 11:50.850 --> 11:52.290 tiring but to challenging. 11:53.360 --> 11:57.620 Of misses lawyer nerve are determined those chairman rug a member 11:57.620 --> 11:58.450 of the full committee. 11:59.340 --> 12:03.550 Depression all 12 individual bills this year to to save you the 12:03.550 --> 12:06.350 tyranny of the use continuing resolutions. 12:07.170 --> 12:11.360 Of which are perky jerk you and your staff came make proper plans 12:11.360 --> 12:12.700 on how to spend the money and the like. 12:13.520 --> 12:17.130 So we are determined to peres those 12 those through ball violation 12:17.310 --> 12:18.750 and have them churn but the present. 12:19.980 --> 12:25.630 To Irving carlisle of contemporary needs to be addressed rather 12:25.630 --> 12:29.590 than putting spinning on automatic pilot based on last year's 12:29.620 --> 12:31.150 these whatever they were for that. 12:32.210 --> 12:36.950 All of it will be a challenge but that we are determined of to 12:36.950 --> 12:41.360 work with a stranger and all the other Subcommittee chairs to 12:41.580 --> 12:42.680 get these deals out here. 12:44.040 --> 12:49.360 And questionable the and the time that your serving here and 12:49.780 --> 12:50.770 of the world. 12:51.960 --> 12:54.880 He's got has got to be one of the most difficult periods we've 12:54.880 --> 12:55.390 been through. 12:56.140 --> 12:59.700 With. Have promises sharing way on every corner. 13:00.560 --> 13:04.970 Danish area in the neighboring accretion and the ron. 13:05.990 --> 13:10.020 Of regional instability challenges served with the transition 13:10.050 --> 13:10.970 in Afghanistan. 13:11.950 --> 13:14.410 Of the need for a peace agreement of the middle east. 13:15.810 --> 13:18.330 That S alluded. So many secretaries before you. 13:19.530 --> 13:23.950 And continued drug traffic and Violence shelves shuttle america. 13:25.160 --> 13:29.140 Of there's no easy answers to these complex international challengers 13:29.140 --> 13:29.640 serve late. 13:30.260 --> 13:34.330 Each of these unique situation calls for strong. U.S. 13:34.330 --> 13:39.900 leadership. A hand a it in particular were all can't concerned 13:39.900 --> 13:42.940 the use they use of course of the ukraine. 13:43.940 --> 13:46.130 And as territorial. Integrity. 13:47.540 --> 13:51.330 Urged this lawyer has said last week of the house passed. 13:52.260 --> 13:55.550 The a billion dollar loan guarantees for ukraine. 13:57.130 --> 14:00.160 And we're waiting now on the set of. 14:01.310 --> 14:05.000 And I would hope and trust that the centered would send it back 14:05.080 --> 14:06.250 and and an cupboard. 14:07.840 --> 14:12.780 Of loan guarantee bill to claim as we said it to them. 14:13.890 --> 14:15.190 This is no time to. 14:15.730 --> 14:20.290 Try to attach writers to shuffling of this an important so that 14:20.290 --> 14:22.050 would hope that the set the Scheck period. 14:23.010 --> 14:25.430 Would talk to his colleagues serve in the senate. 14:26.450 --> 14:29.810 And nerves bitter them of the wisdom of sending a clean bill 14:29.810 --> 14:30.650 back over to this. 14:32.130 --> 14:37.360 Harm. It we will be working hard to tried to them. 14:38.600 --> 14:41.470 Figure out with the use the proposed. 14:42.750 --> 14:46.980 Spending over 48 point five billion and discretionary funds a 14:47.010 --> 14:48.270 in the sub committees. 14:49.100 --> 14:54.580 Jurisdiction. Of to help you achieve Earl these dash desperate goals. 14:55.630 --> 14:58.160 A around the world. This year. 14:59.210 --> 15:03.240 We look forward to working with you to prioritize your most important 15:03.270 --> 15:06.150 needs and we would hope that you would communicate to us. 15:07.260 --> 15:08.880 Of they've information. 15:10.190 --> 15:14.540 Of polish the knoll that this is a difficult period of ten. 15:15.040 --> 15:18.670 Financially for our country not to mention the differ koalas 15:18.670 --> 15:19.260 you facial. 15:19.880 --> 15:20.680 International it. 15:21.860 --> 15:26.480 On a more personal motor let me take a moment to USA cues and 15:26.690 --> 15:28.180 those under your charge. 15:29.330 --> 15:31.840 For adjusting a constituent of mine. 15:32.370 --> 15:33.440 Who's young daughter. 15:34.330 --> 15:38.310 As a victim of international parental child abduction. 15:39.620 --> 15:44.080 Of visions credit were strong mother testified last week before 15:44.080 --> 15:46.160 the senate foreign relations committee. 15:47.450 --> 15:50.770 About how measures there's growing challenges impacted her family 15:50.770 --> 15:53.420 and so many others. Similarly situated. 15:54.110 --> 15:56.280 Last year over a thousand children. 15:57.440 --> 16:02.360 Reported the abducted from or retained outside the U.S.. 16:03.390 --> 16:06.210 So I appreciate both your attention and efforts were. 16:07.270 --> 16:08.040 The department. 16:08.780 --> 16:12.420 Of to engage their latterly and mold a letter away with foreign 16:12.420 --> 16:14.850 governments to in kurds of safe and timely return. 16:15.770 --> 16:17.700 American children to their hopes. 16:19.550 --> 16:23.030 So we have some difficult choices Edano shown of the bench coach 16:23.030 --> 16:25.570 do you on that so we hope that we can. 16:26.340 --> 16:28.620 Of mover in parallel. 16:29.340 --> 16:32.170 Help so of the difficult is that you fix. Thank richer. 16:33.740 --> 16:36.810 Yeah so take very pleased for see with your opening on march 16:36.810 --> 16:39.680 are for real estate or will be placed in the record. So feel 16:39.680 --> 16:41.140 free to use their marchers. 16:41.960 --> 16:43.180 It li Ng. 16:44.930 --> 16:45.260 In. The 16:48.170 --> 16:51.470 Very much a tour ormond grandeur and breaking member. 16:52.050 --> 16:55.630 Well we a nurse chairman Rogers of the full committee. 16:56.570 --> 17:00.590 Of money just thank all of you first of all for your very a yeah. 17:01.320 --> 17:02.330 Generous comments. 17:03.090 --> 17:05.940 Of understanding of the complications of the world. We're living 17:05.940 --> 17:11.110 in today. But also I just want to thank you for a your. 17:12.380 --> 17:13.150 Fall fall. 17:14.360 --> 17:17.400 A Then the substantive. 17:18.140 --> 17:21.570 Consideration of all these issues that face us. 17:22.660 --> 17:25.840 We deeply appreciate of for the leadership that this committee 17:25.840 --> 17:26.760 brings to. 17:27.800 --> 17:28.540 The country. 17:29.510 --> 17:34.390 Am I As you all know spell on term appear um oatmeal twin. 17:34.390 --> 17:38.930 I'm plus years and in that time has learned that Jews either dionne. 17:39.500 --> 17:42.470 The foreign relations committee are there for Appropriations 17:42.470 --> 17:43.400 committee and server. 17:44.000 --> 17:48.350 Is not necessarily a automatically the easiest thing. 17:48.350 --> 17:51.170 That's playing at home of the doesn't always resulted in the 17:52.190 --> 17:56.690 A some of the direct claims that you can make about ways in which 17:56.690 --> 17:59.900 you've assisted your bus trip but on the other hand I think it 17:59.900 --> 18:01.780 does because you assess them by. 18:02.420 --> 18:05.050 The dancing the values and the interests of the country. 18:05.960 --> 18:09.850 A and by helping us to increase American security. 18:10.520 --> 18:14.840 A and stability in the world all of which comes home to roost 18:14.840 --> 18:18.450 one way or the other either in jobs for districts States. 18:19.480 --> 18:23.740 For the country. But also in their safety and security that we. 18:24.590 --> 18:27.380 A are able to achieve as a result of that. 18:28.340 --> 18:35.960 An Let me just say that ervin. I'm privileged to lead the a remarkable department. 18:37.010 --> 18:38.320 With men and women. 18:39.140 --> 18:42.200 All over the world. We've just held the are. 18:42.790 --> 18:46.030 Several days conference of all of our to submission called that 18:46.030 --> 18:48.360 awash in answers. Right spoke to them yesterday. 18:49.160 --> 18:53.330 A iceberg a prayer proved I'm doing this of open meeting with 18:53.330 --> 18:55.030 them as well as other meetings we've had. 18:55.880 --> 18:57.140 It's really intriguing to. 18:57.900 --> 19:01.300 See the energy an interest in passion that they all bring to 19:01.300 --> 19:04.520 the effort represent our country abroad and more some. 19:05.090 --> 19:07.820 Remarkable 70000 people in toll. 19:08.600 --> 19:12.810 In various ways of the civil service foreign service local employees 19:12.810 --> 19:16.490 particularly local employees make a huge difference to our ability. 19:17.200 --> 19:20.030 To do our job and I won a salute all of them. 19:21.020 --> 19:26.110 A You have each been you're opening comments. 19:27.230 --> 19:30.170 Focused on the publications of the world will going into the 19:31.390 --> 19:34.310 Different from anything any of us by the legend. 19:35.410 --> 19:39.220 A Vastly different from the world of. 19:39.790 --> 19:41.670 Bipolar east west. 19:42.670 --> 19:44.020 A cold war. 19:44.870 --> 19:48.440 And even different from the early years of exuberance in the 19:48.520 --> 19:49.750 fall of the berlin Wall. 19:50.740 --> 19:51.580 Now there are.. Sectarian. 19:52.400 --> 19:56.730 Sectarian. A religious stuff. 19:57.310 --> 19:59.880 Extremists a terrorist. 20:00.790 --> 20:06.870 And and and the Other challenges released as a consequence of 20:06.870 --> 20:09.890 the Of fall of a. 20:11.120 --> 20:14.110 Those countries and the changes in those countries. 20:15.410 --> 20:19.230 And so were challenged and and I believe it is important for 20:19.230 --> 20:20.710 us to get caught trying. 20:21.300 --> 20:22.180 To change things. 20:22.850 --> 20:25.010 That's who we are in the United States. 20:25.640 --> 20:29.290 And I cannot tell you how much it has been impressed on me. 20:30.010 --> 20:34.240 In all of the journey is I have made on behalf of president that 20:34.240 --> 20:34.870 our country. 20:36.140 --> 20:40.320 How much people do look to the United States of america I hear 20:40.320 --> 20:43.290 it again and again and again everywhere. 20:44.250 --> 20:48.400 It's our responsibility to help to make a difference and lots 20:48.400 --> 20:51.580 of different to situations and we have to be clear eyed. 20:52.280 --> 20:55.740 About the challenges and obviously the environment has to be 20:55.740 --> 20:58.000 right for a breakthrough on one place or another. 20:58.890 --> 21:00.690 But particularly for instance. 21:01.190 --> 21:02.030 In ukraine. 21:03.050 --> 21:03.710 I. Am. 21:07.370 --> 21:12.310 Laurie but you mentioned the the need to try to find a a diplomatic 21:12.310 --> 21:14.670 solution and Am. 21:16.340 --> 21:21.320 A Our interest is in protecting the sovereignty of the independent. 21:21.320 --> 21:22.980 So the territorial integrity. 21:23.700 --> 21:26.850 Of ukraine with our european partners and others. 21:27.710 --> 21:31.590 And we have a responsibility to be engaged and we are engaged. 21:32.800 --> 21:37.720 A We also have to be willing to try to sit down with the escalate 21:37.720 --> 21:41.040 the situation as you said a cars woman laurie. 21:41.830 --> 21:43.430 That is why I present obama. 21:44.170 --> 21:46.370 Has asked me to leave tomorrow evening. 21:47.060 --> 21:50.470 And fly the london to meet with Russia's foreign minister sergey 21:50.470 --> 21:53.100 lavrov on friday that I will do that. 21:54.200 --> 21:57.870 And we have had previous conversations as you know we spoke earlier 21:57.870 --> 22:01.670 this week the president and start several times to present wouldn't. 22:02.500 --> 22:07.100 A we I will make clear again as I have throughout this crisis 22:07.100 --> 22:13.370 the while we respect that obviously that russia has deep. Historical. 22:14.000 --> 22:19.570 Cultural. A and and the other kinds of interest so that with 22:19.570 --> 22:22.360 respect to ukrainian practically crimea. 22:23.080 --> 22:25.280 Nothing justifies a military. 22:25.970 --> 22:29.540 A intervention that the world has witnessed. 22:30.210 --> 22:33.910 Their own many other legitimate way is to address Russia's concern. 22:34.280 --> 22:36.610 We're trying to make that very very clear. 22:37.580 --> 22:41.680 A in my discussions of most allow rough. I have made it clear. 22:42.320 --> 22:46.030 That there are many reasons for russia to choose the path of 22:46.030 --> 22:48.500 the escalation of of political solution here. 22:49.040 --> 22:51.760 We believe that the interests can be met. 22:52.700 --> 22:58.500 A and that most importantly the Desires of the people of ukraine 22:58.590 --> 23:00.250 can be respected. 23:01.100 --> 23:05.000 And and that the International law can be respected. 23:05.660 --> 23:08.140 A we do not. 23:08.660 --> 23:10.870 Seek but we're all the him which. 23:11.410 --> 23:12.340 We are. 23:12.970 --> 23:16.970 Have to apply additional costs to the choices that have been 23:16.970 --> 23:17.880 made thus far. 23:18.890 --> 23:23.330 A we don't think anybody years bore serve better serve not for 23:23.330 --> 23:26.060 the interests of our efforts in ran up to the interests of our 23:26.060 --> 23:28.710 averaged Syrian up for the interests of our efforts with nuclear 23:28.710 --> 23:31.830 weapons or Afghanistan are many other places. 23:32.360 --> 23:36.080 By Isolating a russia but will do what we have to do. 23:37.190 --> 23:40.450 If rush a cannot find a way to make the right choices here. 23:41.180 --> 23:44.780 And our job is to try to present them with a series of options 23:44.780 --> 23:47.990 that the Are appropriate in order to tried to. 23:48.590 --> 23:54.370 Respect the people of ukraine international off a and the the 23:54.370 --> 23:56.150 interests of all concerned. 23:56.740 --> 24:00.490 So we will offer certain choices that too. 24:01.520 --> 24:04.790 For a nurse allow rough and to present proven through him and 24:04.790 --> 24:06.730 to russia with hopes. 24:07.550 --> 24:09.490 The and I think the hopes of the world. 24:10.010 --> 24:12.540 That will be able to find a way forward. 24:13.060 --> 24:16.290 That to do fuses the those. 24:17.180 --> 24:21.330 And and then finds a way to respect the integrity and sovereignty 24:21.790 --> 24:22.960 of the state ukraine. 24:23.960 --> 24:28.690 A it can be any clerk with you all do here. And what we talk 24:28.690 --> 24:30.340 about here today really matters. 24:31.220 --> 24:35.750 And when I think about that I I can't help but recall standing 24:35.750 --> 24:37.900 in Nokia of just a few days ago. 24:39.050 --> 24:43.000 A in the near the my darn on institutes because Street. 24:43.720 --> 24:47.670 A right at the spot where so many were struck down but the snipers. 24:48.300 --> 24:54.450 A looking at the ball of holes up and down a lamp posts a looking 24:54.450 --> 24:55.830 at these extraordinary. 24:56.360 --> 25:02.390 A memorial so that people and spontaneously build stacks of flowers 25:02.430 --> 25:04.000 candles photographs. 25:04.700 --> 25:07.950 And burned juxtaposed to the Street. 25:08.570 --> 25:13.210 Which was filled with these extraordinary barricades of bed posts 25:13.210 --> 25:17.840 and tires and all kinds of deference and that and a streak that 25:17.840 --> 25:19.810 was covered in the film of. 25:20.390 --> 25:24.450 Of of the results of the fires that of them live in the burning 25:24.450 --> 25:27.020 the the taken place in the chaos that ensued. 25:28.100 --> 25:31.470 What came through may where the voices of the people I talk to 25:31.500 --> 25:32.220 on the Street. 25:33.050 --> 25:35.540 Telling me how much they wanted. 25:36.130 --> 25:38.060 To be able to determine their own future. 25:38.880 --> 25:43.170 And how grateful they were for our support and assistance. 25:43.690 --> 25:46.820 And how they just wanted to be a live like other people when 25:46.820 --> 25:50.310 men particular struck the come back from australia and use it 25:50.310 --> 25:51.940 you know I so how are the people living. 25:52.590 --> 25:55.240 And we just want to be able to make the same choices in live 25:55.240 --> 25:55.920 the same way. 25:56.950 --> 26:01.040 What we do it is true not just for Kiev but it's true and so 26:01.040 --> 26:04.280 many places in some places the don't always get the have lines. 26:05.450 --> 26:08.450 A matters se in those buyers like sell so them. 26:09.260 --> 26:11.300 A nation that pro golf. 26:11.930 --> 26:15.290 And some of you help to give birth birth to a nation that is 26:15.290 --> 26:16.130 now struggling. 26:16.700 --> 26:20.090 In needs our support norden bill will have a chance to survive 26:20.090 --> 26:20.950 in its infancy. 26:22.010 --> 26:23.460 It matters in the mod or a. 26:23.980 --> 26:28.650 Where the state department is coordinating with friends to take down. 26:28.650 --> 26:29.270 Well kinda. 26:29.980 --> 26:33.120 Making sure the french forces or the technology in the weapons 26:33.120 --> 26:33.800 that they need. 26:34.850 --> 26:39.210 Well we do matter starts in terms of where we what we do in central 26:39.210 --> 26:41.340 asia are where we're working with several nations. 26:41.900 --> 26:43.960 To stop the trafficking of narcotics. 26:44.600 --> 26:46.890 You keep more heroin off our streets. 26:47.410 --> 26:50.930 And to cut off financing for terrorists and extremists. 26:51.800 --> 26:54.040 Well we do matters on the korean peninsula. 26:54.660 --> 26:57.340 We're working with our partners from the republic of korea to 26:57.340 --> 26:58.120 make sure that. 26:58.870 --> 27:02.650 We can meet any threat from north korea and to continue to push 27:02.650 --> 27:05.660 for the denuclearization of north korea us just in china we can 27:05.660 --> 27:09.070 talk about that and later naught. But thanks to the state to 27:09.070 --> 27:13.130 premise work the south Koreans are now making the largest financial 27:13.130 --> 27:17.570 contribution to these efforts to in the peninsula in history 27:17.570 --> 27:19.490 of our joint security agreement. 27:20.390 --> 27:24.160 Well we do matters from bosnia to indonesia in our work with 27:24.160 --> 27:27.440 Ng owes and civil society groups to defend religious freedom. 27:28.070 --> 27:31.680 Protecting universal rights of people to practice their faith freely. 27:32.210 --> 27:35.220 They're working to bring an end to the skirt of evo senators of. 27:36.060 --> 27:38.230 This is a just what we do in this budget. 27:39.620 --> 27:41.770 This is in a central part of. 27:42.510 --> 27:44.230 We are as americans. 27:45.190 --> 27:48.640 I firmly believe that in the seem increasingly interconnected 27:48.640 --> 27:51.510 world global leadership isn't the favor that we do for other 27:51.510 --> 27:53.280 countries as you mentioned venture. 27:54.020 --> 27:56.330 It's a it's vital to our own strength. 27:57.000 --> 28:00.760 Is vital to our security and the opportunities that we can provide 28:00.760 --> 28:01.580 for our children. 28:02.190 --> 28:05.440 And I spend enough years here to know that you shouldn't call 28:05.470 --> 28:09.160 anything that cause billions of dollars an automatic bargain. 28:10.000 --> 28:13.030 A when you too but that when you can center. 28:13.700 --> 28:17.650 Then American americans American people pay. 28:18.330 --> 28:19.740 Just one penny. 28:20.480 --> 28:21.860 Of every tax dollar. 28:22.420 --> 28:25.740 Where the 46 point two billion in investments in this request. 28:26.150 --> 28:29.230 I believe the American people are getting an extraordinary return 28:29.230 --> 28:30.060 on their investment. 28:31.010 --> 28:34.480 We have kept our funding request in line with what was appropriate 28:34.480 --> 28:39.280 it to the farm in USA radiant fiscal year 24teen within our base 28:39.280 --> 28:41.150 request to 40 point three billion. 28:41.930 --> 28:44.940 And the additional part of our request for all cold overseas 28:44.940 --> 28:48.990 contend seed operations totals five point nine billion Widow 28:48.990 --> 28:49.750 Co funding. 28:50.300 --> 28:53.980 We support programs as you know in iraq Afghanistan and pakistan. 28:54.870 --> 28:57.670 As we continue to right-sized those commitments. 28:58.360 --> 29:01.820 These resources also provide the U.S. that there's stayed Barber 29:01.820 --> 29:05.760 and yue-sai guy with the ability responder humanitarian crisis 29:05.760 --> 29:06.400 in syria. 29:06.910 --> 29:10.720 And flexibility didn't need an anticipated peacekeeping needs. 29:11.810 --> 29:15.350 I I know it's easy first some in-car risk. 29:16.150 --> 29:18.560 Of to support larger cuts in the budget. 29:19.890 --> 29:22.860 Well what's impossible to calculate completely. 29:23.900 --> 29:28.380 Is the far greater price our country would pay for inaction on 29:28.410 --> 29:31.300 many other things that we're facing today. It's impossible to 29:31.300 --> 29:34.630 calculate the dangers and a world without American leadership. 29:35.240 --> 29:38.630 In the vacuum that that would create for extremists an ideal 29:38.630 --> 29:40.910 arts to exploit that. I am telling it. 29:41.940 --> 29:45.690 Without any delve more deeply than I ever believe the before 29:45.690 --> 29:49.270 we're chaired foreign relations committee this year has impressed 29:49.270 --> 29:49.840 on me. 29:50.390 --> 29:53.660 The degree to which if we aren't engaged in these things. 29:54.160 --> 29:59.040 Or we will pay the price somewhere down the road for the vacuum 29:59.040 --> 30:01.610 that will be created and for the dangers of will come to our 30:01.610 --> 30:02.780 country as a result. 30:03.390 --> 30:06.980 For me it is no can coincidence that the places where we face 30:06.980 --> 30:10.660 some of the greatest vessel security challenges are also places 30:10.660 --> 30:14.220 where governments the died basic human rights to their nations' people. 30:14.840 --> 30:18.000 And that's why development assistance investing or a partnership 30:18.000 --> 30:21.820 with our allies supporting human rights and stronger civil societies 30:21.820 --> 30:22.650 and so critical. 30:23.160 --> 30:25.210 These are the surest ways. 30:25.730 --> 30:29.080 To prevent the kind of tragedy that we're seeing on for than 30:29.080 --> 30:29.990 surrey a today. 30:30.690 --> 30:31.970 Now I know that frank. 30:33.060 --> 30:36.850 Others have you ever seen these are as first and serve i've looked 30:36.850 --> 30:37.690 in the eyes of. 30:38.320 --> 30:41.970 Refugees. There's simply no way to. 30:42.500 --> 30:48.130 Articulated. Of how important it is for the richest most powerful 30:48.130 --> 30:49.350 nation on this planet. 30:49.990 --> 30:51.080 To do its part. 30:51.680 --> 30:54.690 To tried to make the world a safer and a better place. 30:55.250 --> 30:58.720 The Syrian people offer leather learn turkey for Jordan coping 30:58.720 --> 31:02.020 with how to keep their societies running and keep extremist so 31:02.050 --> 31:04.170 at bay while they host. 31:04.950 --> 31:07.650 Millions out row of refugees. 31:08.420 --> 31:11.890 A our support is critical that were largest donor in the world. 31:12.750 --> 31:15.820 And that helps us because it is critical to us that lebanon and 31:15.820 --> 31:17.100 Jordan remain stable. 31:18.010 --> 31:21.930 With our assistance to one of our oldest allies in the pacific 31:21.960 --> 31:25.460 as a recover some of the worst natural disasters and history typhoon. 31:25.460 --> 31:26.030 I am. 31:26.600 --> 31:27.940 Were also leading the way. 31:28.640 --> 31:32.300 Through an 86 million dollar contribution from state in USA idea 31:32.300 --> 31:35.910 of the philippines were working with our partners. So that hundreds 31:35.910 --> 31:39.490 of thousands of people are really the but their lives back together 31:39.490 --> 31:40.350 and I visited. 31:40.970 --> 31:45.210 That devastation and saw how are just flattened that community 31:45.490 --> 31:46.930 in a matter of minutes. 31:47.810 --> 31:51.290 Out with our core budget request. There's a one point three five billion 31:51.290 --> 31:54.750 contribution the global fund a fight aids tuberculosis and malaria. 31:55.290 --> 31:59.530 And the go all the pros obama has said today for an aids free generation. 32:00.130 --> 32:04.380 Would've been absolutely unthinkable 10 years ago wives and telling 32:04.380 --> 32:07.710 you as I wrote the legislation would bill for a spin the center 32:08.120 --> 32:11.040 they created the first effort elevates it. We got the support 32:11.040 --> 32:12.050 of jesse helms. 32:12.740 --> 32:16.880 And the stories since the with president bush growing it in to 32:16.880 --> 32:20.670 bat foreign all things that happened is an amazing story for 32:20.670 --> 32:22.630 the United States American for the world. 32:23.180 --> 32:26.920 And they've accomplishment. And we're now working to transition 32:26.920 --> 32:30.550 the leadership of these lifesaving programs to local. 32:31.280 --> 32:35.520 Hands with rwanda namibia and south africa some of the first 32:35.520 --> 32:36.590 to take the reins. 32:37.520 --> 32:41.960 A The The cause of our leadership. 32:43.160 --> 32:47.750 Are waking up today in sub-saharan africa who face a very different 32:47.750 --> 32:49.910 future from what they did only 10 years ago. 32:50.450 --> 32:53.470 And just as our partners in asia and europe make a transition 32:53.470 --> 32:57.350 from being recipients of American aid 11 of the 15 countries 32:57.350 --> 33:00.820 that we use to give aid to the biggest aid recipients are now 33:00.820 --> 33:02.080 donor countries. 33:02.870 --> 33:03.860 Remarkable story. 33:04.520 --> 33:09.010 Korea donor country was major recipient eight and so forth that 33:09.010 --> 33:12.590 we can be proud of this americans I that we need to talk about 33:12.590 --> 33:17.860 it more when you do you'll get people there's see the huge benefit 33:17.860 --> 33:20.680 of this one penny other dollar investment. 33:21.230 --> 33:24.680 And part of making sure that African nations and many other emerging 33:24.680 --> 33:27.800 markets make the most of opportunities and improving reforms 33:27.830 --> 33:29.230 the international monetary fund. 33:29.980 --> 33:31.690 It's gonna be a critical part of that. 33:32.300 --> 33:34.930 The goal of you know the im that's has been a central part of 33:34.930 --> 33:36.930 the transformation of so many countries. 33:38.010 --> 33:41.760 And and It's also important to greater trade. 33:42.330 --> 33:43.650 With. An 33:45.530 --> 33:49.290 All in art in in our own hemisphere as well as right here at 33:49.290 --> 33:52.750 home and particularly for trade with brazil chile. 33:53.480 --> 33:57.570 Colombia india korea mexico Peru the philippines thailand all 33:57.570 --> 34:01.540 of whom once borrowed from im F and now are some of the most 34:01.540 --> 34:03.450 powerful traders that in the world. 34:04.260 --> 34:06.990 So I just close by saying you that. 34:07.980 --> 34:11.130 Ukraine struggle for independence particularly its financial 34:11.130 --> 34:14.620 independence will depend on congress ratifying reforms. 34:15.150 --> 34:18.760 That were help ukraine borrow through the ins Rapids to the super 34:18.760 --> 34:19.870 financing instrument. 34:20.380 --> 34:22.560 Our 200 million dollar investment. 34:23.260 --> 34:26.570 And sovereign loans are needed urgently. But it's only through 34:26.570 --> 34:27.350 the im enough. 34:27.920 --> 34:31.700 The reform diana of that ukraine is going to receive the additional 34:31.700 --> 34:34.230 help it needs in order to stand on its own two feet. 34:35.480 --> 34:40.420 Mm. We're doing I think amazing stuff out of many of our embassies 34:40.420 --> 34:41.760 consulates around the world. 34:42.770 --> 34:48.440 Am and and the I just say you look at the Advocacy from the embassy 34:48.620 --> 34:53.410 was soccer that help the new jersey based firm win in 85 million dollar 34:53.410 --> 34:57.420 contract to build a hundred and 44 bridges in zambia with the 34:57.420 --> 35:00.850 potential to grow to 250 million dollar contract. That's jobs 35:00.850 --> 35:05.870 at home. That's U.S. tax benefit and strengthening of our economy. 35:06.530 --> 35:08.420 Are console or staffing Kolkata. 35:09.230 --> 35:12.440 I helped bring in illinois based caterpillar together with this 35:12.440 --> 35:16.600 a sign power limited one of 500 million dollar deal to develop 35:16.660 --> 35:19.580 their 3960 megawatt power plant. 35:20.760 --> 35:25.360 Embassy wellington and embassy idea and some oh out. 35:25.970 --> 35:30.740 To help to the sub comma company based in new jersey lander 350 million dollar 35:30.740 --> 35:33.410 contract to lay fiber optics across the pacific. 35:34.210 --> 35:39.120 Went when 95% of the world's consumers live outside of our market. 35:40.180 --> 35:43.320 And when foreign governments are out there aggressively backing 35:43.320 --> 35:44.440 their own businesses. 35:44.950 --> 35:48.640 Bullied the this is kind of advocacy the American workers need 35:48.640 --> 35:51.580 to compete and that's why i've said since day one the becoming 35:51.580 --> 35:52.820 sectors state of. 35:53.410 --> 35:57.250 Economic policy as foreign policy and we've just talked about 35:57.250 --> 36:00.770 that when all of our embassy chiefs and consort and and mission 36:00.770 --> 36:04.260 choose to come back to watch and then we put in place a very 36:04.260 --> 36:08.780 strong economic team and we believe that it's critical to work. 36:09.490 --> 36:11.830 Be able to strengthen that so. 36:12.680 --> 36:14.640 No sure woman a this budget. 36:15.380 --> 36:18.670 It's our ironclad partnership with israel intact three point 36:18.670 --> 36:20.910 one billion dollars and security assistance. 36:21.550 --> 36:25.140 And a as we make these investments round the. World. 36:27.560 --> 36:29.560 We can never eliminate every risk. 36:31.230 --> 36:34.660 A special in a world where our vital interests are not confined 36:34.660 --> 36:37.220 to secure and prosperous capital's. 36:38.220 --> 36:42.080 But we can and will mitigate these risks and we have been in 36:42.080 --> 36:45.350 implementing the arden working off lessons learned because the 36:45.970 --> 36:50.300 This budget does that and it does more it implements all of the 36:50.300 --> 36:53.480 recommendations of the independent Benghazi accountability review 36:53.480 --> 36:57.920 board and it makes additional investments that go above and beyond that. 36:58.510 --> 37:00.730 Every week I am sitting with. 37:01.390 --> 37:05.600 Are tame to evaluate the threats against the number of different 37:05.600 --> 37:09.650 embassies the levels. We've drawn down we that it back we've 37:09.650 --> 37:12.650 had authorized departures we that mandatory departures. 37:13.030 --> 37:17.940 It's a constant to the challenge but I believe we're an. 37:19.670 --> 37:23.880 Meaning that challenge appropriately in allocating our resources 37:23.880 --> 37:27.370 are a way that the best protects the men and women serving our country. 37:27.850 --> 37:31.400 I believe this budget strikes a balance between the need to sustain 37:31.400 --> 37:34.300 long term investments in American leadership. 37:34.960 --> 37:37.960 And the political imperative to tighten our belts here at home. 37:38.540 --> 37:41.710 I believe the budgets a blueprint providing the minimum are people 37:41.710 --> 37:43.790 in need to be a would carry out their mission. 37:44.480 --> 37:47.720 And to enhance special security and promote global stability. 37:48.200 --> 37:50.810 I would just come. Close by saying you. 37:51.890 --> 37:55.840 It is never and this is not the budget that we would like to 37:55.840 --> 37:59.350 have this is the budget we have to have under the circumstances 37:59.350 --> 38:00.510 of the budget agreement. 38:01.220 --> 38:04.280 And that's a longer conversation maybe were given to some of 38:04.280 --> 38:04.860 that today. 38:05.460 --> 38:08.790 Thank you mentor of mine to justice secretary added again the 38:08.790 --> 38:12.950 questions I thank you for your detail discussion on ukraine. 38:13.700 --> 38:16.910 This Subcommittee in the converse also I understand your dusty 38:16.910 --> 38:20.310 which is why we pets. So quickly the one billion dollar loan 38:20.310 --> 38:22.450 guarantee and we and understand it. 38:23.090 --> 38:28.010 I the administration's also when to re direct existing firms 38:28.010 --> 38:31.500 to provide technical assistance to the government ministries 38:31.780 --> 38:35.760 and my concern and like uses skirts. First is the funding for 38:35.760 --> 38:39.820 europe in your asia that region it go away on in the in your 38:39.820 --> 38:45.780 fiscal year at 20 15 it goes down by 18% from the levels are 38:45.810 --> 38:51.080 in fiscal year 20 13 start. I had a share budget request help 38:51.080 --> 38:55.710 to support other countries in the region that may also feel threatened 38:56.100 --> 38:59.990 and what to continue to work with Unites States in the western partners. 39:01.010 --> 39:05.090 Well a Natura and we actually believe that in the first tier 39:05.090 --> 39:09.340 tory thrifty. Request includes one point four billion which is 39:09.370 --> 39:11.170 8% above 20 thirteen. 39:11.750 --> 39:17.160 For operations and assistance programs in the Asia pacific region. 39:17.770 --> 39:21.620 A to do a number of things deepen the alliances it expand and 39:21.620 --> 39:24.850 strengthen partnerships support ongoing operations. 39:25.760 --> 39:29.830 We've had to do some trade-offs but where we've done some trade-offs 39:29.830 --> 39:32.100 there's money we believe in the. Pipeline. 39:33.580 --> 39:37.820 And we're able to keep up the current effort. So we don't believe 39:37.820 --> 39:41.430 it's a reduction in effort at all we think it's an increase overall 39:41.430 --> 39:47.410 because of A The way which within evolution shift additional support. 39:48.620 --> 39:53.750 So. You know im in our judgment the We're we're. 39:54.350 --> 39:57.580 Positioned as partially as we've ever been within the region. 39:57.580 --> 39:59.570 I'll only just left the meeting with our. 40:00.110 --> 40:03.840 Used asia pacific all of our re preserves talking about power. 40:04.500 --> 40:10.290 Dealing with japan south korea china north korea ossie on enforcing 40:10.290 --> 40:11.950 our interests with respect to. 40:12.740 --> 40:18.430 Am. The south china sea and dealing with a a additional efforts 40:18.460 --> 40:22.070 my concern was your and your range are. Well in your asia are 40:22.070 --> 40:26.710 we have to earn 17 point eight million which is 44% of the you 40:26.710 --> 40:29.830 are your Rosen tire request 44 percent. 40:30.800 --> 40:35.640 And we're gonna prioritize funding for georgia ukraine moldova 40:35.840 --> 40:39.280 of supporting reforms necessary for european integration and 40:39.280 --> 40:39.870 so forth. 40:40.380 --> 40:43.530 In the balkans we have 27% of the you are. 40:44.080 --> 40:48.620 Entire bureau request and our european partners represented about. 40:49.160 --> 40:53.470 Ten% of the will heart request. So I think we're we're we're 40:53.500 --> 40:57.050 you know that we're we're targeting this to support democratic. 40:58.070 --> 41:04.060 And the The democratic transformation process of reforms economic 41:04.060 --> 41:05.630 military justice sector. 41:06.210 --> 41:11.900 Am we we really believe while it is a decrease the largest armored 41:11.930 --> 41:13.780 decreases or in Poland. 41:14.330 --> 41:19.640 A and the customer where we think we have made it up for it through. 41:20.510 --> 41:26.010 Am. Both european presence as well there's the success that the 41:26.040 --> 41:27.050 has taken place in their. 41:28.010 --> 41:31.930 Have like talk to you about that later also allow bill on idle 41:31.990 --> 41:37.380 at the other concern tested egypt and alum there's a lot of change 41:37.380 --> 41:41.710 its occurred one of the the change has occurred is the importance 41:41.710 --> 41:47.040 of our relationship with egypt. And alum the pot the administration's 41:47.040 --> 41:52.350 policy to withhold the delivery of the mill like Terry allen equipment. 41:52.350 --> 41:56.190 It's brought a lot of questions from egyptians did this said 41:56.190 --> 42:00.830 canadian circling to me and it's still a message to the egyptians 42:00.830 --> 42:04.060 but they're not sure what the message years. So it's left they 42:04.060 --> 42:09.130 were so this committee wondering what the out the policy is. 42:09.680 --> 42:13.370 Our especially when the peace treaty with israel is being up 42:13.370 --> 42:17.060 a old. And fact be judicious the Israelis are communicating better 42:17.060 --> 42:20.970 of they say than I ever have the egyptian military continues 42:20.970 --> 42:26.160 to cooperate with Unites States and is taking actions are there 42:26.330 --> 42:30.590 really is very encouraging destroying the smuggling tunnels in 42:30.590 --> 42:35.570 Gaza and sell ends as this. Continues. 42:36.080 --> 42:40.070 I'm concern in mirrors of the Subcommittee are concerned that 42:40.120 --> 42:45.560 the we have not resumed our systems and of what is happening 42:45.560 --> 42:46.260 to each it. 42:46.840 --> 42:49.830 In the relationship which has been so important having do with 42:49.830 --> 42:50.520 this equipment. 42:51.200 --> 42:52.820 Well no joe ramirez a. 42:53.810 --> 42:57.740 And a lot of very important points about word egypt is doing 42:57.740 --> 43:00.270 about the importance the relation of we don't disagree at all 43:00.330 --> 43:01.890 about the importance of the relationship. 43:02.580 --> 43:06.780 I egypt is a is very vital relationship at a quarter of the Arab world. 43:08.260 --> 43:12.390 It has always been so the hub the of the region. If you will. 43:12.930 --> 43:15.830 It faces some enormous challenges right now. 43:16.420 --> 43:21.480 And we're well aware of that we wanted this in Jerome transitional 43:21.480 --> 43:22.680 government to succeed. 43:23.370 --> 43:27.380 We are committed to try to help make that happen. But they need 43:27.380 --> 43:31.260 to help us to help them that the same time by implementing some 43:31.260 --> 43:34.610 of the reforms that we've been the talking with them about with 43:34.610 --> 43:40.390 respect to inclusive of the journalists some of the rests and 43:40.390 --> 43:44.150 so forth the we've had these conversations I met with the foreign 43:44.150 --> 43:45.970 minister of egypt just this past week. 43:46.570 --> 43:49.650 Abroad with a very good conversation about that either the number 43:49.650 --> 43:51.600 of telephone conversations including. 43:52.250 --> 43:56.620 Of with the with him with foreign ministers. Well as we're of 43:56.620 --> 43:59.700 the field marshal arts to see most recently. 44:00.350 --> 44:04.300 Am it is our hope to be able to make that transfer providing. 44:04.800 --> 44:09.000 An a there's a a a conclusion. 44:10.040 --> 44:13.510 Drawing by our team with respect to some of things we've been 44:13.510 --> 44:15.010 anticipating than doing. 44:15.800 --> 44:18.010 But I but I can't deny that turn. 44:18.600 --> 44:22.330 Their efforts the on security in the Sinai a their efforts on 44:22.330 --> 44:28.810 security in enforcing the peace to the truce of with Hamas earned 44:28.810 --> 44:32.760 Gaza has been very very important and we have a strong security 44:32.760 --> 44:35.630 relationship with them strong military to military relationship. 44:35.660 --> 44:39.040 They want that to be strong we wanted to be strong and I am hopeful 44:39.430 --> 44:42.840 that in the days ahead. I can make the appropriate decision of 44:42.840 --> 44:44.850 them and I say days that I mean short term. 44:46.580 --> 44:50.090 So you suddenly I have the lead certification thanks to you know 44:50.450 --> 44:53.890 you all worked very hard with us on the laggards were very appreciative 44:53.890 --> 44:56.930 of the language of you've grown that you the standard you the 44:57.250 --> 45:01.690 adopted and and I'm very very hopeful that in very short order 45:01.690 --> 45:04.520 will be able to move forward. So we will flight for new price. 45:05.460 --> 45:06.440 Well the before then. 45:07.200 --> 45:10.610 I cat absolutely say was certainly but it's our hope to be able 45:10.610 --> 45:14.380 to do that very soon my last question and this is also on the 45:14.380 --> 45:18.210 gym hefty with the extremist groups that are basin sign our. 45:19.060 --> 45:23.610 The level of sophistication. What's happening. They're alum Hendry 45:23.610 --> 45:28.910 said egyptian police and military pynki all night. So so. 45:29.420 --> 45:34.350 Now are these ways we understand is these two areas or are targeting 45:34.350 --> 45:39.090 also tourist which of course hurts egypt's about hurts us and 45:39.090 --> 45:42.640 hurt egypt's baum progression can you tell me what we're doing 45:42.640 --> 45:46.290 about their 18 unit were cooperating very very closely with that 45:46.290 --> 45:49.930 I'm and I'm I'm pleased to you know that cooperation has never 45:49.930 --> 45:53.270 changed in this process the security cooperation. We cooperate 45:53.270 --> 45:57.070 with israel also honored israel's very engaged in also dealing 45:57.070 --> 45:58.830 with this challenge for the region. 45:59.620 --> 46:03.900 The press aboard group. There is a un sa bite mark this. 46:04.650 --> 46:07.310 Which is engaged in. 46:08.330 --> 46:15.090 A A not just sacks against the it really a against interests 46:15.120 --> 46:18.700 in the Sinai itself. But we there's some evidence that they are 46:18.920 --> 46:23.350 playing outside of that in into Cairo in other parts of egypt itself. 46:23.460 --> 46:26.950 So it's a serious threat am we all take eaters. That's one of 46:26.950 --> 46:29.620 the reasons why would like to be able to get the a patches up 46:29.620 --> 46:33.420 there and meet this standard they have some 33 Apache is not 46:33.420 --> 46:36.540 as many are flying unfortunately there are very few that are 46:36.810 --> 46:40.280 flying cable will right now which is why to pressing issue and 46:40.280 --> 46:43.950 they need them with respect to the prosecution of our counterterrorism 46:43.950 --> 46:47.290 efforts in that region. But we are deeply engaged providing. 46:48.070 --> 46:50.890 Different kinds of assistance somewhere judd talk about here 46:50.890 --> 46:53.200 in some which would have thought about class work session. 46:53.930 --> 46:56.500 You can see what's confusing however that we understand there's 46:56.500 --> 47:00.770 a problem in this equipment that up the problem. I get it and 47:00.800 --> 47:04.120 i've talked to them very directly about that I think if they 47:04.120 --> 47:07.410 understand things that need to happen here and I think. 47:08.290 --> 47:11.730 Of my helpers again that in the next days will be a position 47:11.730 --> 47:12.670 to be a will move forward..