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House Dems ask Biden to prioritize oil, humanitarian issues ahead of potential Saudi meeting
The Democratic chairs of six House panels are asking President Biden to lay out a list of priorities ahead of a potential meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman that include addressing humanitarian issues in the kingdom and accountability in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
The lawmakers wrote a letter to Biden dated Tuesday that sought to “share our views on the American relationship with Saudi Arabia.”
The reported meeting between Biden and Mohammad, which has yet to be formally confirmed by the White House, is said to also include talks about increasing oil production as domestic gas prices reach sky-high rates. Riyadh has sought to preserve its relationship with Moscow even as the U.S. has led a campaign to isolate Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
The expected meeting would mark a stark reversal of the president’s remarks on the campaign trail in which he called the kingdom a “pariah.”
While acknowledging Saudi Arabia as “an important U.S. partner,” the Democratic lawmakers also called out the kingdom’s leadership in acting “in ways at odds with U.S. policy and values,” referring to the year that Mohammad asserted power.
“Of most immediate relevance, Saudi Arabia’s refusal to stabilize global energy markets is helping bankroll Vladimir Putin’s war crimes in Ukraine, while inflicting economic pain on everyday Americans,” the lawmakers wrote.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee who was among the lawmakers who signed the letter, had earlier condemned the expected meeting on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday, saying that Mohammad should be “shunned.”
In the letter, lawmakers lay out a list of demands they are calling on the president to deliver on to “recalibrate” the relationship with the kingdom that includes commitments to stabilize global energy markets and abandon agreements it reached with Moscow within OPEC+, the larger grouping of the largest petroleum exporting countries.
In the letter, lawmakers lay out a list of demands they are calling on the president to deliver on the administration’s strategy to “recalibrate” the relationship with the kingdom, to include commitments to stabilize global energy markets and abandon agreements it reached with Moscow within OPEC+, the larger grouping of the largest petroleum exporting countries.
Lawmakers also called for the president to continue the suspension of U.S. offensive military support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen’s civil war while pushing for multi-party peace talks.
They also want the president to call for an end to the kingdom’s arbitrary detention of human rights defenders and other human rights abuses, and demand accountability for the “murder of journalist and American legal resident Jamal Khashoggi.”
The U.S. intelligence community concluded that Mohammed approved a plot to “capture or kill” Khashoggi, who was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 201 but the administration withheld sanctions on the crown prince in an effort to preserve relations with the kingdom.
“The highest levels of the Saudi government, including Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, are culpable in the killing of Mr. Khashoggi, and there is no escaping that stark truth laid bare in the U.S. Intelligence Community’s 2021 public assessment. We must continue to insist on justice for this horrific crime,” the lawmakers wrote.
Lawmakers further called on the president to stand “firm to U.S. policy on robust safeguards for any civil nuclear cooperation,” and “underscore the risks of greater Saudi cooperation with China.”
“We stand ready to work with you on advancing this agenda and request that senior members of your national security team brief Congress on these issues ahead of and following your trip,” the members wrote. “Pursuing these straightforward measures would achieve your goal of a recalibrated U.S.-Saudi relationship that serves both U.S. interests and values.”
The letter was signed by Reps. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.), chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Adam Smith (D-Wash.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.), chairman of the National Security Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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We can’t wait to protect old forests
On Earth Day 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order for actions to capitalize on the ability of forests — especially mature and old-growth forests — to combat climate change. We applaud this action, but the Biden administration now needs to follow through and adopt durable, science-based forest conservation measures.
Biden’s executive order seeks to conserve mature and old-growth forests on federal lands, curb global deforestation and deploy nature-based solutions that reduce emissions and build resilience to a rapidly warming planet. More specifically, the order directs the Departments of Agriculture and Interior to inventory existing mature and old-growth forests nationwide, identify threats and develop climate-smart conservation policies to address those threats.
As scientists who have spent decades studying forests, we have come to appreciate the many remarkable attributes and benefits of mature and old-growth forests. Through the miracle of photosynthesis, mature and old forests are carbon storage powerhouses — with trees not only storing carbon in their own bark, leaves and needles, but also enhancing critical carbon storage in the forest soils. They are extraordinarily adept at keeping climate-warming greenhouse gasses like carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Mature and old-growth forests store more carbon per unit area than any other land cover in the U.S in both the living trees and the large dead and down trees, which undergo only very slow decay.
Old-growth forests contain a complex variety of trees, including dead trees that many wildlife species rely on. A recent Wilderness Society report found that forests protected from logging and road construction are especially important as habitat for threatened species. Old-growth forests also lower the water temperature of nearby streams, providing a refuge during the global warming era for many fish and amphibian species that need cold water habitat.
Human communities benefit directly from our healthy forest systems, too, such as providing for well-regulated and high-quality flows of water. More than 60 million people in the U.S. get their drinking water from national forests, with many big cities relying on watersheds in largely undeveloped “roadless” forests (the forests least affected by human activity). Additionally, forests also help people breathe easier, both by directly intercepting particulate air pollution and absorbing dangerous gases like nitrogen dioxide and ozone. Because they provide habitat away from human communities, intact and conserved forests also help slow the spread of wildlife transmitted infectious diseases.
During most of the 20th century, federal land managers routinely clearcut the natural mature and old forests and replaced them with young plantations designed to maximize wood production. As society came to realize the ecological values of older forests and the harmful consequences of converting them to tree farms, many — but not all — of the remaining older forests have been set aside as habitat reserves for imperiled wildlife species like the northern spotted owl. These unreserved older forests remain at high risk of timber harvest, like more than 2000 acres of mature forests in Oregon currently slated for sale as part of the Willamette National Forest’s Flat Country Project.
Biden’s executive order correctly recognizes another major threat to mature and old-growth forests — increasingly large and intense wildfires driven by decades of fire suppression and climate change. In many places, particularly the dry, fire-adapted forests of the Interior West, we need to restore more naturally resilient forest conditions using prescribed fire, managed wildfire and thinning where appropriate.
The president’s order was an encouraging promise — one that recognizes a healthy forest ecosystem will lend itself to supporting healthy communities. But, as the old adage goes, actions speak louder than words. The administration must act quickly to put policies in place that will safeguard our oldest forests from logging, wildfire and climate change for generations to come.
Specifically, the Biden administration should act quickly to complete the forest inventory and risk analysis and move forward with an agency-level rulemaking that ensures the long-term conservation and restoration of old-growth and mature forests. This durable policy should also prioritize other climate-related issues including watershed protections, wildlife corridors as well as new administrative protections for roadless areas and guidance around protecting biodiversity.
Until the policy is finalized, it is critically important that the administration immediately put interim restrictions on logging of mature and old forests on federal public lands nationwide. Thousands of acres of such forests could otherwise be lost. With a carbon-storage tool as powerful as older forests, the option of logging them needs to be taken off the table.
Our forests are essential allies in our fight against the climate crisis. President Biden’s executive order is a good starting point for scientifically sound conservation policies and actions. Let’s get to work.
Norman Christensen, Ph.D., is professor emeritus of ecology and the founding dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University.
Jerry Franklin, Ph.D., is professor emeritus of forest ecosystems at the University of Washington.
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Forget CRT: Democrats link opponents to terrorists through the 'Great Replacement Theory’
For more than a year, liberals have struggled to deal with conservative and parental outrage over critical race theory (CRT) being taught in public schools. This week, a new campaign seemed to emerge: Forget CRT, and fear GRT instead.
The “Great Replacement Theory” was the focus of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, in which Democrats alleged that Republicans — and Fox News in particular — are “radicalizing” domestic terrorists with rhetoric opposing illegal immigration. (I testified at the hearing and, for full disclosure, I’m a Fox News contributor.)
Not only did Democratic senators tie GRT to the shooter in Buffalo, N.Y., but they compared the use of GRT to the rhetoric leading to genocide in other countries. Committee chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said the Buffalo shooting illustrated how “the ‘Great Replacement’ conspiracy theory … has fueled hateful acts of racist violence” and domestic terrorism.
The Buffalo shooter, Payton Gendron, left a rambling manifesto that raved about blacks, Jews, immigrants and the media, including attacks on Fox and other media personalities.
One committee witness, political science professor Robert A. Pape, claimed that Jan. 6 rioters were actually motivated by the replacement theory and that former President Donald Trump not only stressed GRT but that he is “more powerful today as a result of January 6th than he would have been without January 6th.”
There is no question that immigration conspiracy theories are all the rage with the alt right. Moreover, for decades, immigrants have been attacked by racists and extremists as diluting or destroying our country. My Sicilian mother used to describe going to bed as a child, seeing burning crosses near her home as a warning to her family and other immigrants in her small Ohio coal-mining town.
Now, Democrats are seeking, through the Domestic Terrorism Protection Act, to force the government to prioritize the investigation of white supremacists for domestic terrorism. Many of the provisions of the act are constitutional, but that prioritization runs afoul of our constitutional principle of the separation of powers.
The clear effort to link GRT to terrorism and, by extension, anyone who raises replacement objections — in other words, to use ideology as a basis for investigation — risks threatening free-speech rights. We have a long history of such abuses. For example, during the infamous Palmer Raids of 1919 and 1920, socialists, communists and anarchists were arrested due to their ideology alone.
The other problem is how one defines GRT. Immigration, both legal and illegal, has long been discussed in terms of how it changes the country’s demographics. Changing demographics has a political dimension which has been discussed on both the left and the right; last year, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) celebrated such changes and how “the demographics will weigh in politically.” Sen. Durbin said last year that “The demographics of America are not on the side of the Republican Party. The new voters in this country are moving away from them, and instead they’re moving to be independents or even vote on the other side.”
Liberal media sites like Politico also have discussed how new immigrants “would transform the nation’s political landscape for a generation or more — pumping as many as 11 million new Hispanic voters into the electorate a decade from now in ways that, if current trends hold, would produce an electoral bonanza for Democrats and cripple Republican prospects.”
These are obvious, appropriate observations — but they also make it more difficult to declare that any such references are not just racist but are encouraging terrorists.
With CRT, there is a tendency to over-extend the term to cover and delegitimize all race-based lesson plans. The same is true with GRT. Ironically, both terms are denounced as seeking to demonize opposing views, but they often are used for the same purpose in reverse.
Senators have every right to condemn those they believe are vilifying immigrants. The free speech concern occurs when senators call for “disrupting the pathways to radicalization” and for legislative action to deter such “radicalization” in the news or social media. Even a Democratic witness, former FBI agent Michael German, repeatedly cautioned against using ideology as a key element to determine who should be investigated. That decision should be based on risk, not ideology, he said.
Democrats raise legitimate concerns over extreme rhetoric on social media and how it radicalizes individuals. The solution, though, should not be limiting speech or investigating people based on their ideology.
As German explained, when he worked undercover he dealt with many ardent extremists, including white supremacists, who were nonviolent. The same is true for extreme groups on the left. I have been a vocal critic of antifa, one of our most violent anti-free speech movements, yet I opposed Republican moves to treat antifa as a terrorist organization for the same reasons.
The push to rally around opposition to GRT is notably occurring at a time when, according to the New York Times, Democrats seek to “recast the midterm message.” House Democrats, for example, hired a former ABC News executive to help stage this week’s primetime hearings on the Jan. 6 riot. We are now less than five months away from midterm elections that a CNN pollster predicts will be a historic disaster for Democrats. The New York Times reported that “Democrats argue the hearings will give them a platform for making a broader case about why they deserve to stay in power.” And, on MSNBC recently, Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) agreed with John Heilemann that Democrats must “scare the crap out of [voters] and get them to come out.”
That approach would miss an opportunity for real compromise and real progress on violent extremism or gun violence. We do not need to “scare the crap” out of citizens — they are scared enough.
There were moments between the scares in Tuesday’s hearing when common ground seemed possible. In one of those, Garnell Whitfield Jr., whose mother, Ruth Whitfield, was among the 10 people shot and killed in Buffalo, gave a powerful, moving account of the deep loss of so many victims.
Tagging opposing media or opponents as fellow travelers with terrorists will do little to stop such terrible losses, however. It is even unlikely to stop electoral losses.
It may be too much to hope in an election year that we can unite around our constitutional values — but if we cannot build on our shared values, perhaps we can build on our shared suffering to put politics aside.
Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University. Follow him on Twitter @JonathanTurley.
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Biden lays out new economic vision for Latin America
The White House on Wednesday unveiled an economic plan for the Western Hemisphere that President Biden will pitch to Latin American leaders and officials at the Summit of Americas in Los Angeles this week.
The blueprint, formally called the “Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity,” is meant to offer a new economic vision for the region to help deepen cooperation on supply chain resilience, climate change and other issues to help countries crawl out of the economic shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Still reeling from the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Latin America and the Caribbean has seen the deepest economic contraction of any region in the world,” a White House fact sheet says.
“The Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity will rebuild our economies from the bottom up and middle out,” it adds. “Together with partners, we deepen our economic cooperation, focusing on the largest drivers of middle-out growth, and shaping new tools for the challenges facing us today and, in the decades, to come.”
Biden, who will arrive in California for the summit on Wednesday afternoon, is not announcing the plan with any commitments from countries in the region to participate. Rather, a senior administration official said the announcement of the plan will kickstart consultations with the “most-like minded” trading partners in the region and U.S. stakeholders over the next two to three months with the hope of launching formal negotiations in the fall.
“We are building this on the presumption that there are quick gains to be had and roads to be cut on some of our most acute challenges that we have,” the official told reporters on a call previewing Wednesday’s announcement.
The plan focuses on five areas: reforming the Inter-American Development Bank, or IDB, to boost private sector investment in the region; improving resilience of supply chains; infrastructure investments; and ensuring “sustainable and inclusive” trade. It does not propose new trade agreements and is instead geared toward strengthening existing partnerships.
Biden is scheduled to deliver formal remarks at the opening ceremony of the summit on Thursday that are expected to focus in part on the new economic proposal.
The summit has been clouded by notable absences, with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador saying earlier this week that he would not attend the gathering over the U.S. refusal to invite leaders of Cuba and Nicaragua and representatives from the Maduro government in Venezuela.
The White House says that at least 23 heads of state are attending the summit as well as numerous Biden administration officials.
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Johnny Depp lawyer says Amber Heard 'didn't take accountability for anything'
Lawyers for actor Johnny Depp attribute his victory in a blockbuster trial that pitted him against ex-wife Amber Heard to the “Pirates of Caribbean” star being candid about his personal problems.
“Johnny owned his issues. He was very candid about his alcohol and drug issues,” attorney Benjamin Chew said during an appearance on NBC’s Today show Wednesday. “He was candid about some unfortunate texts that he wrote, and I think it was a sharp contrast to Ms. Heard, who didn’t seem, or the jury may have perceived, she didn’t take accountability.”
The attorneys described Depp’s response to the verdict after a trial that stretched on for six weeks, drawing intense public interest, as one of relief.
“I was speaking with a mutual friend of Johnny and ours and he said, ‘I haven’t seen Johnny smile like that in six years,'” attorney Camille Vasquez told host Savannah Guthrie.
Chew added: “The weight of the world is off of his shoulders. He’s got his life back.”
Depp sued Heard over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in which Heard described herself, without naming Depp, as a victim of domestic abuse.
Depp claimed that the insinuations in the essay hurt his reputation and cost him acting jobs.
The trial, which included deeply personal and often lurid details about the former couple’s relationship, caused a media frenzy and sparked intense interest on social media outlets like TikTok and Twitter, with much of the discussion favoring Depp. The jury ultimately ruled in Depp’s favor on June 1.
Depp’s attorneys denied speculation that they waged an online campaign to rally support behind the actor, calling such accusations “utterly baseless.”
Chew noted that a previous judge had dismissed claims related to publicity campaigns.
“It’s absolutely absurd and baseless,” Chew said.
You can watch the full Today show interview here.
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Biden administration announces new ocean conservation proposals
The Biden administration announced a raft of ocean-related conservation efforts on Wednesday, World Oceans Day, including ending the use of single-use plastics on federal lands and a proposed marine sanctuary off the coast of New York.
In its announcement, the administration proposed a new sanctuary in the Hudson Canyon, a 7.5-mile-wide underwater canyon off the mouth of the Hudson River.
The announcement is part of a broader plan by the administration to preserve 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters. However, it was first nominated for sanctuary protections in 2016. The proposal does not unilaterally establish protections for the area and details of the protections will be determined during a public comment period, during which the local fishing and offshore energy industries will be allowed comment.
The administration also announced a plan to phase out single-use plastics in national parks and on public lands by 2032. In a secretarial order Wednesday, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland also directed department staff to find biodegradable or compostable alternatives for such products.
“The Interior Department has an obligation to play a leading role in reducing the impact of plastic waste on our ecosystems and our climate,” Haaland said in a statement.
“As the steward of the nation’s public lands, including national parks and national wildlife refuges, and as the agency responsible for the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats, we are uniquely positioned to do better for our Earth.”
Conservationist groups praised Haaland’s order, with marine preservation group Oceana calling it “meaningful action to keep this persistent pollutant out of our oceans and communities.”
“The Department of Interior’s single-use plastic ban will curb millions of pounds of unnecessary disposable plastic in our national parks and other public lands, where it can end up polluting these special areas,” Oceana’s plastics campaign director Christy Leavitt said in a statement. “We urge the secretary and Interior Department to move swiftly to carry out these changes to protect our parks from single-use plastics.”
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Colombia’s President Duque should cancel Russian helicopter contract on his way out the door
Although the polls right now do not demonstrate it, history will be very kind to Colombian President Ivan Duque. Similar to other great leaders, he has taken brave, visionary, and difficult steps for the long-term good of Colombia and its people. After the peace agreement with FARC forces that had put Colombia in a civil war for 50 years, President Duque’s administration supported peace-building reintegration processes for over 12,800 former rebels into society. Indeed, Duque led a historic effort welcoming 1.8 million fleeing Venezuelans, giving them the right to work, seek shelter, and pay taxes. President Duque can be very proud that it was his administration that navigated Colombia’s ascension to the OECD, joining the ranks of other upper middle income liberal democracies. Modern Colombia is the success of several presidents, including Duque.
As the Summit of the Americas is set in motion, President Duque should pursue one last statesman-like action: terminate the military services contract for helicopters between Russia and Colombia.
Twenty years ago, Colombia purchased MI-17V-5 Russian military model helicopters. Russian helicopters are the “Chevrolets” of helicopters: relatively inexpensive, fairly reliable and durable. Their ability to fly at much higher altitudes than their competitors and resilience in punishing conditions made them very attractive in anti-drug operations and troop transport and resupply. This was a great asset for the Colombian military when operating in rough conditions. Just like your Chevrolet that relies on “genuine GM parts” Russian helicopters rely on regular maintenance, propriety practices and sensitive service, and therefore require Russian “maintenance crews.” Moreover, the current contract requires periodically sending the helicopters back to Russia for major mandatory overhaul. Military purchases involving contracts with these kinds of maintenance agreements aren’t uncommon. However, given Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the costs of palling around with the Russians has gone up quite a lot and it is time to rethink this partnership.
In the two decades under this contract, Colombia has paid the Russian military over $500 Million for their services. Alexander Denisov, Head of the Marketing Department of Rosoboronexport stated that for over 20 years, this mutually beneficial relationship has resulted in more than 20 Mi-17 helicopters being sold and kept in Colombia. What’s more, Russia has multiple “technical experts” planted in Bogota to keep watch over each helicopter.
Some Colombian government officials who find these helicopters useful may be reluctant to end their use. Ending the relationship with Russia will generate some bureaucratic resistance within the Armed Forces and maybe even a little political resistance, especially from some folks on the far Left.
Colombia is a great country and with great success comes great responsibilities. Colombia should cancel this contract, which contributes to indirectly servicing Russia in the war and provides Russia the opportunity to gather and share intelligence on Colombian soil.
Fortunately, the contract ends this July, giving President Duque an opportunity to take on a hard issue before he leaves office.
President Duque can take a short term hit in exchange for Colombia’s long-term gain. This would be a “gesto de grandeza” to demonstrate solidarity with Ukraine in its hour of need by cancelling the Russian contract as he walks out the door.
U.S. President Truman left office with a low approval rating, but history has been very kind to him, and he is remembered as one of our best presidents. President Duque, like President Truman, will be well remembered as a great statesman in Colombia’s history. Cancelling this Russian contract would be a final demonstration of Colombia’s support for global peace and order.
Daniel F. Runde is a senior vice president and William A. Schreyer chair in Global Analysis at CSIS. He previously worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development, the World Bank Group, and in investment banking, with experience in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.
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Officials detain armed man outside Kavanaugh's home
Police arrested a man early Wednesday morning close to the home of Justice Brett Kavanaugh after he was found armed and allegedly threatening the Supreme Court official, a spokesperson for the high court confirmed.
“At approximately 1:50 a.m. today, a man was arrested near Justice Kavanaugh’s residence. The man was armed and made threats against Justice Kavanaugh. He was transported to Montgomery County Police 2nd District,” Supreme Court spokesperson Patricia McCabe said.
The Washington Post was the first to report the arrest.
People familiar with the investigation told the Post that the man, described as being from California and in his mid-20s, had reportedly communicated to officers his intention to kill Kavanaugh.
The man was reportedly upset over both recent mass shootings and a leaked Supreme Court draft ruling indicating that the high court would be eliminating federal level abortion protections, initial evidence suggests, two people familiar told the newspaper.
People who spoke with the Post said that police had been provided a tip about the suspect; the man did not make it to the Supreme Court justice’s home and was found to have burglary tools and at least one weapon on him.
The Hill has reached out to Montgomery County police, the Justice Department and the FBI for more information.
Updated at 11:12 a.m.
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José Andrés accepts service to leadership award for work in Ukraine
Chef José Andrés highlighted the importance of storytelling in bringing awareness to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and hunger across the globe when he accepted an award by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Leadership Foundation on Tuesday.
Andrés, who was presented the Service to America Leadership Award for helping the people of Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian war and providing hunger relief around the world in times of need, said that both food and stories are powerful tools for good.
“In Ukraine, I’ve been honored to tell the stories of the food fighters, because there are many ways to fight a war. With food is a way that you can win the fight for freedom and democracy. Those food fighters are showing me the power that people have of helping people,” Andrés said in his acceptance speech.
Mario Lopez, the actor and television host, emceed the gala, which honored award recipients across the field of television and radio broadcasting who have demonstrated service and commitment to bettering their communities and keeping their audiences informed.
“Whenever you get the chance to be on TV and have a large audience, you can influence a lot of people, and hopefully it’s for the better. A lot of these people tonight have been doing just that in great ways, so to give them their flowers and shine a light is a nice thing,” Lopez told The Hill.
In addition to the Service to America Leadership Awards, presented to Andrés and Patti LaBelle, singer, author, and humanitarian, former Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) received the Service to America Samaritan Award for his leadership as a former NAB president and CEO.
Although the ceremony was a time to celebrate and honor broadcasting and humanitarian work, Andrés said that it is important to continue telling the stories of those in need.
“I do believe that the role of you and the role of us is to make sure that forever in America, in Ukraine, and anywhere around the world, no children will be dying unnecessarily, no women or elderly will be dying unnecessarily, no children, no women, or elderly will go hungry every night. And this will only happen if we keep showing those stories, those stories that are our stories,” Andrés said at the ceremony.
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