UNFPA does not support the one-child policy of China.

Mr. Keating's amendment makes it very clear that that cannot happen in this provision of the bill.

It is absolutely a pro-child amendment.

I am strongly opposed to this underlying bill, but hope that passage of this amendment will mitigate the detrimental impact of this legislation on women's reproductive health all around the globe.

But if, in fact, it is true, and as it seems to be confirmed by your response to my question, that not a single penny of U.S. taxpayer money is spent in China by UNFPA, that is an important fact.

My amendment would allow the United States to continue supporting UNFPA in their critical efforts to end the practice of female genital cutting.

The United States was instrumental in the creation of UNFPA in 1969.

This bill today would eliminate those programs.

Is it an important piece of our governmental architecture as well as opposed to our dispute resolution system?

I would love to have you say a few words on how the framework for State nutrient reduction process that we have been talking about can utilize a watershed approach in those instances where you have multi-State participation in the…

Rhode Island has done a very good job of addressing the point source for nutrient, the point sources for nutrient, that have contaminated Narragansett Bay and Mount Hope Bay for a long time.

I am wondering what you feel the authorities are that you have right now with respect to green infrastructure and whether you consider that to be a promising means of trying to protect our waterways from the nutrient pollution that we are…

I am increasingly aware of and to a degree concerned that the lines between those two authorities are becoming blurred as they relate to our military SOF capabilities.

All of us in the room, and in fact the Nation, owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to the men and women who serve with you in SOCOM.

As we come down we're going to put a lot of increased burden upon first the ANSF.

If we leave the region, it's my view, not unlike what happened before, we'll be back.

The hearing will come to order.

I think that is something that the Attorney General should attend to with considerable dispatch and attention.