Jeanne Shaheen

Part of Russia's campaign in eastern Europe, in the Baltics and Ukraine, has been to produce disinformation.

We had a hearing on India yesterday. Was that only yesterday?

So, for example, there were reports that came out in the last year about some inappropriate sexual activity on the part of members of our military in Afghanistan.

Can you also talk about the extent to which you work across agencies within the government to address trafficking?

What kind of sensitive information would be there that would mean that it should not be made public?

Consideration of treaties is one of the critical duties the Constitution assigns to the Senate, and I believe we need to take that duty seriously.

Ratification of this treaty will ensure the United States can protect our national interests in the deliberations of the International Treaty Governing Body.

Global access to plant genetic resources is greatly valuable to America's farmers, our academic institutions, our researchers, and the private sector.

Had that not been passed, we would have seen some----tumult in the market this upcoming year.

I do think there are changes that we should be looking at that we can make that would improve it.

Since the law was passed in 2010, the country has had over 74 straight months of job growth with more than 14.6 million jobs created, and the unemployment rate has been cut in half.

Just yesterday, the National Health Interview Survey released estimates that showed that 9.1 percent of Americans are currently uninsured, and that is the lowest uninsured level on record.

I believe that the Affordable Care Act is working. Millions of Americans, including tens of thousands of people in New Hampshire, now have access to affordable health care coverage.

So what are you suggesting that would be more effective than what we are doing? Increasing the amount of assistance that is going to those groups?

But let me explore that just a little bit further because it seems to me that we are now more willing to provide arms and equipment to opposition fighters, but it does not seem to be having the kind of positive impact that we would like.

I mean, I am not in favor of putting U.S. troops on the ground there, but how do we accomplish that end of putting greater military pressure on Assad if we are not willing to do anything that is actually going to do that?

But one of the things I also heard I think all three of you agree on is that until we remove Assad, the fighting is going to continue.

I think the United States should do much more to accept Syrian refugees, and I think it is disappointing that we have an election cycle that seems to be inhibiting that in the way that it is.

Of the estimated 60 million refugees in the world today, I understand that about 15 million are in Sub-Saharan Africa.

One of the things that we have heard about the success of ISIL has been their ability to recruit people to a caliphate.

And I do not know whether you or--is it Mr. Siberell--want to address this.

I think that's an important connection that we too often don't recognize.

I think, particularly today, it's important that we continue that.

Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Can you comment on how expanding the role of Advocacy would affect the timing of when federal rules would be released?