i am congressman jim mcgovern of massachusetts and i think the lantos foundation for inviting me to say a few words. as the religious freedom summit gets underway and i'm honored to be here with my good friend, the foreign affairs committee chairman mike mccall. we may be of different parties but we have a lot of common ground, we work together especially on issues regarding human rights. i am happy to be here with simran jeet singh and tony perkins and appreciate your commitment to these issues. for the past several years i have cochaired the human rights commission in the house of representatives and i hope to have that honor again in the one hundred eighteenth congress. in that capacity, i can tell you the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, is one of the rights we've most often taken up in hearings and briefings. that is because the right to practice one's religion of choice is frequently violated by governments all over the world. some examples that come to mind will be well known to everyone. uighurs in china, coptic christians in egypt, muslims in burma. are ma

. >> next, representatives i, call and jim mcgovern on protecting religious freedoms and human rights at the summit. they address the role religion plays in u.s. foreign policy. >>> good morning. good morning, kansas city chief. >> good morning, sam. >> join you on stage on earth summit 2023. we're going to have a fantastic event and i believe this will be an epic event that we're going to have, that the relationships build here in the activities coming out of here will literally change the world and we need to change this world but there's so much persecution and so much difficulty that's taking place to religious people around the world of all stripes. it's a bumper sticker and i come from the political world and if you can't get your thought down to a bumper sticker, you continue convey it and religious freedom for everybody, everywhere, all the time. that's the theme. that's what we're about. that's what we do. and the beauty of it is that this is a gold given right unfortunately is being trampled on, limited or threatened everywhere around the world. the un civil rights chart ser

mcgovern of massachusetts. this from a summit in washington dc that featured remarks from sam brownback who served as ambassador at large for religious freedom during the trump administration. this is 40 minutes.

i'm congressman jim mcgovern from massachusetts and i want thank the foundation for inviting me to say a few words at the international religious freedom summit and i'm honored to be here with my good friend the foreign affairs committee chairman mike mccaul. we may be of different parties but we have a lot of common ground and work together especially on the issues of human rights and happy to be here with everyone. we appreciate your commitment to the issues. for the past several years, i have cochaired the tom lantis human rights,s in the house of representatives and hope to have that in the 118th congress. in that capacity, i can tell you the right to freedom of thought, conscious, and religion is most often taken up in hearing ands religion. the right to practice is frequently violated by governments all over the world. some examples that immediately come to mind will be loved by everyone. in burma. the high in iran and muslims and freedom of religion and i'm very aware that my right to freedom of religion is only as strong as that of my muslim or hindu due or buddhist neighbor. u

the public health emergency and the national emergency in may, massachusetts democratic congressman jim mcgovern and new jersey democratic congressman frank pallone warned against pulling the plug instantly. we need time to understand the impact that ending the declarations will have on our country. a pandemic of this magnitude cannot be unwound overnight. we cannot flip a switch and make covid-19 and with the snap of a finger. mcgovern emphasize that the slow roll back, we'll give hospital systems and the federal government time to adjust and prepare, show that essential benefits on suddenly ripped away from those who need them. most. now, the house will also consider a separate resolution this week to end the national emergency as well. reporting live in washington. i'm basil, john. all right, basil, thanks for that update. will be paying attention to this. >> coming up next on the kron. 4 morning news. it's all about the forty-niners now with the super bowl out of reach. there is uncertainty about how brock purdy it's going to recover from his elbow injury. we spoke with him about hi

democrat congressman jim mcgovern warns pulling the plug too quickly will throw federal programs and our health care system into chaos. ending the emergencies will mean the government no longer covers costs of vaccines, tests or treatment. democrats in the biden administration agree it's best to slowly transition out of these emergencies. what republicans have have advocated and push for is more abrupt. an immediate. >> we don't think it's it's fair. >> tonight the house did pass legislation to immediately end the public health emergency. and we're expecting them to vote later this week on separate legislation to end the covid national emergency in washington. i'm hannah brandt. >> well, another positive development on the public health front. the monkeypox emergency also coming to an end. the emergency declaration for the disease and today for the last month, the average number of new daily cases across the country has been in the single digits down from an august 2022. peak of about 450 cases a day in all more than 30,000 americans contracted monkeypox resulting in 23 deaths. last

the public health emergency and the national emergency in may, massachusetts democratic congressman jim mcgovern and new jersey democratic congressman frank pallone warned against pulling the plug instantly. we need time to understand the impact that ending the declarations will have on our country. a pandemic of this magnitude cannot be unwound overnight. we cannot flip a switch and make covid-19 and with the snap of a finger. mcgovern emphasize that the slow roll back, we'll give hospital systems and the federal government time to adjust and prepare, show that essential benefits on suddenly ripped away from those who need them. most. now, the house will also consider a separate resolution this week to end the national emergency as well. >> reporting live in washington. i'm basil, john. >> all right. thanks a lot, basil. we'll check in with you later. >> we'll take a break or 5.22. coming up on the kron 4 morning news. there is uncertainty about how going to cover from his elbow injury. we spoke with him about his options for recovery. and we'll have that coming up in a we'll have that

the public health emergency and the national emergency in may, massachusetts democratic congressman jim mcgovern and new jersey democratic congressman frank pallone warned against pulling the plug instantly. we need time to understand the impact that ending the declarations will have on our country. a pandemic of this magnitude cannot be unwound overnight. we cannot flip a switch and make covid-19 and with the snap of a finger. mcgovern emphasize that the slow roll back, we'll give hospital systems and the federal government time to adjust and prepare, show that essential benefits aren't suddenly ripped away from those who need them. most. >> now the house will also consider a special later this week to end the national emergency as well. reporting live in washington. i'm basil. john, how many times if you had covid basil? i've had it twice. once number one says i know for sure. alright, basil, thank you very much. >> it is 6.23 right now and after the break, a missing bay area teenager is found, but it's a terrible end of the story. >> we're going to have the details and the follow-up

the public health emergency and the national emergency in may, massachusetts democratic congressman jim mcgovern and new jersey democratic congressman frank pallone warned against pulling the plug instantly. we need time to understand the impact that ending the declarations will have on our country. a pandemic of this magnitude cannot be unwound overnight. we cannot flip a switch and make covid-19 and with the snap of a finger. mcgovern emphasize that the slow roll back, we'll give hospital systems and the federal government time to adjust and prepare, show that essential benefits on suddenly ripped away frothose who need them most. the house will also consider a separate resolution this week to end the national emergency as well. reporting in washington. i'm basil, john. >> it's a 22. and coming up next on the kron, 4 morning news, it's time for the chinese new year parade. the lunar new year parade in san francisco will show you how the city is gearing up to keep everybody safe. it's a 25 in chinatown. leaders joined san francisco officials to talk about the safety. >> at this year's

the public health emergency and the national emergency in may, massachusetts democratic congressman jim mcgovern and new jersey democratic congressman frank pallone warned against pulling the plug instantly. we need time to understand the impact that ending the declarations will have on our country. a pandemic of this magnitude cannot be unwound overnight. we cannot flip a switch and make covid-19 and with the snap of a finger. mcgovern emphasize that the slow roll back, we'll give hospital systems and the federal government time to adjust and prepare, show that essential benefits aren't suddenly ripped away from those who need them most. the house will also consider a separate resolution this week to end the national emergency as well. reporting in washington. i'm basil, john. >> well, 7.22, is a time coming up on the kron. 4 morning news. there is, as we know, uncertainty about how brock purdy is going to be recovering from his elbow injury. we're actually hear from him in the locker room with his recovery options will be right back. starts at. >> all, right. welcome back at 7.25. rig

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the honorable jim mcgovern. for fear that someone may just be tuning in or starting to follow what we're doing, i'm announcing the names of persons who have allowed their names to be associated with the congressional gold medal legislation that we will be filing at the end of this month, this black history month. i will continue with the names. the honorable brad sherman. the honorable barbara lee. the honorable emanuel cleaver. the honorable yvette clarke. the only hank johnson -- the honorable hank johnson. the honorable gerry connolly. the honorable mr. mfume. the honorable joaquin castro. the honorable mark veasey. the honorable pete aguilar. the honorable ted lieu. the honorable aidry anno espaillat. the honorable lizzie fletcher. the honorable ms. garcia. the honorable alexandria ocasio c cortez. the honorable ilhan owe har. the honorable -- omar. the honorable greg casar. the honorable bonnie watson coleman. i trust that there will be more names that i will be permitted to announce at some point in time.