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Granger, Kay - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
HALF. >> I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO TODAY'S HEARING. AMBASSADOR RICE, THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY TO GIVE TESTIMONY AND ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS...
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LOWEY. REP. NITA, -
RICE. I JOIN WITH CHAIRWOMAN GRANGER IN WELCOMING YOU TODAY, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. IN THE YEARS SINCE WE LAST HAD YOU HERE...
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Rice, Susan E. - Ambassador
GRANGER, REPRESENTATIVE LOY, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME TO TESTIFY TODAY. I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR...
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Granger, Kay - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
I THANK YOU AND I WELCOME YOUR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL GO AS WE HAVE BEFORE IN SENIORITY AS YOU WERE SEATED IN THE -- IN THIS ROOM....
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Rice, Susan E. - Ambassador
PUT, WHAT SPECIFIC CONDITIONS DO YOU THINK SHOULD EXIST BEFORE A WAIVER SHOULD BE GRANTED? >> MADAM CHAIRMAN, LET ME DISCUSS BOTH UNESCO SPECIFICALLY...
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LOWEY. REP. NITA, -
UNDERSTAND. MRS. LOY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BEFORE I GO ON TO ANOTHER AREA, THE NEXT TARGET FOR THE P.A. SEEMS TO BE THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION....
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| 00:22:46 |
Rice, Susan E. - Ambassador
STATE DEPARTMENT DOING TO PREVENT THE PALESTINIANS FROM FURTHER PUSHING THEIR MEMBERSHIP REQUEST AT THE U.N. >> WELL, LET ME REFER BOTH TO THE WORLD...
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Cole, Tom - U.S. Representative, [R] Oklahoma
MR. COLE. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. USUALLY THE PROBLEM'S THE LENGTH OF OUR QUESTIONS, NOT THE LENGTH OF YOUR ANSWERS, MY EXPERIENCE AROUND HERE....
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| 00:31:49 |
Rice, Susan E. - Ambassador
OR SHOULD COME TO CONGRESS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF FORCE IN EITHER OF THOSE TWO CASES? >> WELL, SIR, LET ME SAY FIRST OF ALL...
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| 00:36:58 |
Rothman, Steven R. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
AMERICA AND OUR INTERESTS BUT FOR THE INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES' MOST IMPORTANT ALLIES AND FRIENDS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK, YOUR GOOD...
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| 00:38:59 |
Rice, Susan E. - Ambassador
THAT DOWN, THAT THAT WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON IRAN. DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT, AND CAN YOU COMMENT ON THAT? I HAVE A ZILLION MORE QUESTIONS....
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| 00:42:58 |
Dent, Charles "Charlie" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
RETROACTIVE ACTION IN LIBYA ON THE HOUSE FLOOR. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE CORRECT THING TO DO. OBVIOUSLY, I HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW WE CONDUCTED THE...
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| 00:44:15 |
Rice, Susan E. - Ambassador
ABOUT NO-FLY ZONE IMPOSITIONS. BUT DOING SOMETHING TO SUPPORT THE OPPOSITION. >> WELL, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS SYRIA. THIS IS AN ISSUE...
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Schiff, Adam B. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
IT'S APPALLING TO SEE THE KIND OF BLOODSHED THAT'S GOING ON THERE. AND I'VE BEEN VERY GRATIFIED TO SEE THE STRONG WORDS THAT YOU HAVE SPOKEN AGAINST...
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| 00:49:43 |
Rice, Susan E. - Ambassador
AND HOW DO YOU ASSESS THAT SITUATION? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SCHIFF. RUSSIA AND CHINA IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL. THEIR BEHAVIOR TO PROTECT THE ASSAD...
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Austria, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
AND I THINK IT'S BEEN POINTED OUT THAT -- RECOMMENDATION FOR PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD. SUCCESSFUL WITH UNESCO. BUT I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THE POSITION...
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| 00:57:05 |
Rice, Susan E. - Ambassador
OKAY. THANK YOU. LET ME BEGIN BY COMING BACK TO UNESCO. >> YES. >> WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THE LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY TOOLS THAT WE HAVE AND USE MEET...
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| 00:59:51 |
Diaz-Balart, M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
TELL YOU, AND I MEAN THIS WITH THE GREATEST RESPECT, THAT MY JAW HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY DROPPING TODAY AS I'VE HEARD SOME STATEMENTS. YOU MENTIONED,...
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| 01:01:04 |
Rice, Susan E. - Ambassador
LEGISLATION REFERS TO THE PLO, WHICH NO LONGER IS RELEVANT. NOW, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE GOAL IS NOT ONE WE SHARE AND WANT TO PURSUE, WHICH IS TO...
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| 01:06:17 |
Granger, Kay - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
BE FACILITATING ARMS SHIPMENTS TO SYRIA TO SUPPORT THE OPPOSITION, AND SO IT'S VERY DISHEARTENING. I WOULD SAY WHAT IS THE U.N. DOING TO INVESTIGATE...
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| 01:06:30 |
Rice, Susan E. - Ambassador
AND IRAQ REALLY IS IN VIOLATION OF ITS INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS, WHAT STEPS CAN WE EXPECT THE U.N. TO TAKE? >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRWOMAN. WE HAVE...
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LOWEY. REP. NITA, -
LOEWY. >> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SERVICE. AND I JUST WANT TO APPLAUD THE ADMINISTRATION'S DECISION, WHICH WAS GREETED WITH SOME OPPOSITION DURING...
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| 01:12:34 |
Rice, Susan E. - Ambassador
7, WHICH IS THE SERIAL BASHING OF ISRAEL AT THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL. WE CONTINUE TO FIGHT AGAINST IT. AND YOU HEARD AMBASSADOR DONAHUE'S STATEMENT...
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Dent, Charles "Charlie" - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
SECRETARY CLINTON AND FOR ME AS WELL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MR. DENT. >> THANK YOU, MADAM AMBASSADOR, JUST A COUPLE QUICK THINGS. YOU MENTIONED THE...
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| 01:15:36 |
Rice, Susan E. - Ambassador
NEXT FEW WEEKS? >> IN OUR VIEW IF NORTH KOREA IN VIOLATION OF ITS EXISTING OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE TWO RESOLUTIONS YOU CITED, IN VIOLATION OF ITS COMMITMENT...
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Rothman, Steven R. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
YOUR VIEW ARE THE MAJOR ISSUES THAT RELATE TO U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS THAT ARE SERVED BY OUR MEMBERSHIP AT THE U.N. AND THE FUNDING THAT ...
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| 01:17:12 |
Rice, Susan E. - Ambassador
REQUEST, WHICH IS FUNDS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS. THE U.N. IS PRESIDENT IN SOME 14 COUNTRIES AND ENGAGED IN IMPORTANT LIFE-SAVING MISSIONS...
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Austria, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
COULD FOLLOW UP ON THE SANCTIONS. A LOT HAS BEEN SAID. BUT IN PARTICULAR ON IRAN YOU TALKED ABOUT ENFORCING THE SANCTIONS AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS....
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| 01:22:51 |
Rice, Susan E. - Ambassador
IRAN. CAN YOU HELP THE COMMITTEE UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEAN BY THAT? >> WELL, IN THE WAKE OF THE PASSAGE OF 19/29, WHICH RAISED SUBSTANTIALLY THE BASELINE...
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| 01:27:22 |
Diaz-Balart, M. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT PLACE YOU'RE DEALING WITH AND PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT PLACES. AND ONE OF THE FRUSTRATIONS I THINK THAT WE ALL HAVE AND...
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| 01:28:17 |
Rice, Susan E. - Ambassador
REGARDING NORTH KOREA, RIGHT? >> NO. I MEAN, LET'S BE CLEAR. HE ASKED ABOUT THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND WHAT OUR POSTURE WOULD BE. SUCH A LAUNCH WOULD...
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CHAIRMAN. >> [ INAUDIBLE ]. >> MIKE. >> -- QUESTIONS FOR THE RECORD. THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS RELATED PROGRAM STANDS ADJOURNED....
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