I think I have the honor of the last questions of the oversight hearing today.
Chris Coons
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Chris Coons is a United States Senator from Delaware, serving since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, Coons has been involved in various Senate committees, focusing on issues such as foreign relations, judiciary matters, and small business. He is known for his advocacy on topics including military policy and legal transparency in government actions. Coons has also been active in promoting bipartisan efforts in the Senate.
I do not hear the same level of broadly shared understanding of just how real, just how constant, and just how present a threat this is to our intellectual property, to our critical infrastructure, and to the vibrancy of our Nation.
The challenge that you and your leadership team face of striking an appropriate balance between security, privacy, and commerce is a very difficult and delicate balance.
I think, our next step here legislatively, not just to pass a resolution continuing to express support for the mission and for the undertakings, express gratitude to the regional armies, but also Senator Kerry's legislation that will…
I think the legislation by Senator Kerry and by you, sir, has been extremely helpful as far as the Rewards for Justice program because it does limit and isolate Kony.
the continuation of the bipartisan support for this mission is fundamental and this hearing today demonstrates that yet again.
One of my objectives as the subcommittee chair was to include, more regularly in our hearings, African voices...
In the last month, tens of millions of young Americans have stepped up to take on a humanitarian crisis on the other side of the world.
I am in awe of Jolly and Jacob's courage and strength and indeed agree that their stories have touched and saved millions of lives.
We can stop Joseph Kony and the LRA. We just need to keep at it and we need to keep working together.
Last month, we introduced a resolution in the Senate, S. Res. 402. In it, we condemned Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army for their horrific crimes against humanity.





