dingell, is recognized. mrs. dingell: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. chairman. i rise in support of the combating international islamophobia act. this legislation creates an office to monitor and to combat islamophobia at the department of state. in recent years, we have seen tragedies like the 2019 christchurch shooting as well as the state sponsor persecution of uighurs in china. my hometown of dearborn, michigan, has a very large muslim community, and it's also a constant target of islamophobia hate. there are thousands of documented complaints of anti-muslim hate and bias in the united states this year alone. and my community, they are good standing americans. they are fearful of these actions. i have heard from my constituents who are afraid of visiting their mosques or going to events as a result. passing this bill sends a strong message about our shared commitment to safeguarding religious liberty worldwide. i urge my colleagues to support this legislation. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman from new y

dingell, is recognized. mrs. dingell: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. chairman. i rise in support of the combating international islamophobia act. this legislation creates an office to monitor and to combat islamophobia at the department of state. in recent years, we have seen tragedies like the 2019 christchurch shooting as well as the state sponsor persecution of uighurs in china. my hometown of dearborn, michigan, has a very large muslim community, and it's also a constant target of islamophobia hate. there are thousands of documented complaints of anti-muslim hate and bias in the united states this year alone. and my community, they are good standing americans. they are fearful of these actions. i have heard from my constituents who are afraid of visiting their mosques or going to events as a result. passing this bill sends a strong message about our shared commitment to safeguarding religious liberty worldwide. i urge my colleagues to support this legislation. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman from new y

you ought to get the [ bleep ] off the planet. >> mr. how congresswoman dingell responded. that's just up ahead. clerk: hello, how can i? sore throat pain? ♪honey lemon♪ try vicks vapocool drops. in honey lemon chill. for fast-acting sore throat relief. wooo vaporize sore throat pain with vicks vapocool drops. >>> it's verdict watch time in the straight trials of ghislaine maxwell and elizabeth holmes. joining me now to discuss this is counselor. what is your state of play? start with elizabeth holmes. did she help or hurt her kiss by testifying, do you think? >> you have to think she was on the stand for seven days. seven days of being grilled down by the prosecution. seven days of her trying to plead her own case. and i think personally, obviously she has helped out her case in the sense of guess what, the jury is not back with her verdict yet. they are still going over her believability and intent. . >> and how do you think jurisdiction matters. >> it is in the start-up place of california, where people go to invent things. people start and they fail. sometimes they

the chair is happy to recognize the gentlewoman from michigan, mrs. dingel, for her five minutes of questions. >> thank you, madam chair. i would also like to thank our witnesses for being here today. and just tell you how important this hearing is. most of you know i lost my sister to an opioid drug overdose, but in the last year, also lost a family member from fentanyl. and we all talk about the southern border, but people don't talk about the fact that the canadian border is also very dangerous source, and law enforcement at the time told me about how deadly this is that's coming in, and most of the people that are buying it have no idea what's about to happen to them, and it is why this is all so important. as we continue this discussion, and we have these witnesses, the justice department should be here because i do believe the people selling this are murderers. front and center, we need to take that on. it would be good to hear about additional policies the biden administration is proposing. we all recognize that multifaceted problems require mu

the chair is happy to recognize the gentlewoman from michigan, mrs. dingel, for her five minutes of questions. >> thank you, madam chair. i would also like to thank our witnesses for being here today. and just tell you how important this hearing is. most of you know i lost my sister to an opioid drug overdose, but in the last year, also lost a family member from fentanyl. and we all talk about the southern border, but people don't talk about the fact that the canadian border is also very dangerous source, and law enforcement at the time told me about how deadly this is that's coming in, and most of the people that are buying it have no idea what's about to happen to them, and it is why this is all so important. as we continue this discussion, and we have these witnesses, the justice department should be here because i do believe the people selling this are murderers. front and center, we need to take that on. it would be good to hear about additional policies the biden administration is proposing. we all recognize that multifaceted problems require mu

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