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Today as we learn more about him and his strengths, about his character, about his ability to lead, and about his love of country. He has a true commitment to keep American Community safe and strong. Thank you. One former mayor follows another one. He is a senator. A mayor. You bring that is effective as well. Thank you, mr. Chairman. I appreciate this opportunity. I am pleased to join senator booker and introducing a gentleman from montclair, new jersey to be our next Homeland Security secretar...

The laboratory was put here because they could grow the plants onsite and do the preliminary research. It is exciting project. The laboratory is interesting for many reasons. Part of the reason this lab was so important is that caused the government to come forward with what was called the patent, the u. S. Patent law. Which said if you invented something with plants, and it processs worthy of worthy of patenting, it was issued a patent. History and, the literary life of fort myers florida, incl...

Sanctions fit in with what the white house has done over the past week . They anticipate adding some names. The thinking here is to go after the people who are financing putin and you are really the moneybags in the eyes of the congress. It would add on to what the administration has already done. There were a couple of rounds of sanctions this past week and the russians retaliated, slapping sanctions on members of congress and white house officials. Congress is getting in the game along with wh...

For the second time in eight years the Government Accountability office have done an independent inquiry and has proven that the absence of meaningful oversight of much of the tax preparer industry is harming to many citizens who can least afford it. End it could also be much worse. In some cases, taxpayers refunds were prepared in person and skip the one who shows who did the work. And the worst of all plus the taxpayer can prove what happened, they are on the hook for the money when the irs fi...

Obviously, the port has you know, responsibility to get the most responsible persons or organizations to provide the services there. I just want to, you know, mention, though, that there are some, there are some uniqueness, about a location of the center, and i hope that, and i know that this is not part of your directions and i hope that, consideration for the community that will not have the financial wherewithal to bid on this rfp, it will just be considered and thoughts, and i mean obviously...

Those folks in the unions, those folks that are taking care of us and the getting things out, getting medicine,ic it aing care of first class mail and all of those things so i appreciate your service. I appreciate the fact that you have stepped up to be able to help lead an organization that desperately needs some help, that congress has for two decades pounded on postmasters on why they are not doing reforms and why we havent found more efficiencies. You stepped into this role and have taken lo...

Shifting on beating up on postmaster generals for not doing work to you for actually doing the work. Thank you for stepping up and taking the risk to take this on. I want to run through several questions. Some of them have not been addressed yet. There was a series of stories that came out, and a trending on social media that you were locking up the post boxes in burbank to prevent people from voting. Were you locking up the post boxes in burbank to keep people from voting . Senator, the stories...

Turmoil and the senate as we close in on the 2020 press lengs election. Which is 45 days away now. For a second day, they went to the Supreme Court to remember ginsburg. We also know that there is a fight that has already begun there on capitol hill to determine who should pick her successor. When that vote should happen. So far at least one senator, Susan Collins of maine is breaking with her party saying there should not be a vote on the nominee before the election. President trump and Republi...

Microphones will be set on mute for the purpose of eliminating inadvertent background noise. Members and witnesses, you will need to unmute your microphone each time you wish to speak. Since members are participating from different locations at todays hearing, all recognition of members such as for questions will be in the order of subcommittee seniority. Documents for the record can be sent to kylie rogers at the email address weve provided to staff. All documents will be entered into the recor...

Hearing. [inaudible] members and witnesses, you will need to unmute your microphone each time you wish to speak. Since members are participating from different locations at todays hearing, all recognition of members such as four questions will be in the order of subcommittee seniority. Documents for the record can be sent to kylie rogers at the email address we have provided to staff. All documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion of the hearing. The chair recognizes himself for...