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Cspan2. Former state department and National Security officials testified on the Trump Administrations iran policy before the House Foreign Affairs committee. Secretary of state mike pompeo declined an invitation to testify on the president s decision to kill iranian general Qassem Soleimani. Committee chair representative eliot engel threatened to subpoena secretary pompeo in order to obtain information on the u. S. Drone strike. Subject to limitation in the rules. Before i begin, i want to mak...

Former state department and National Security officials testified on the Trump Administrations ive been policy. Secretary of state mike pompeo declined an invitation to testify on the decision to kill soleimani. The Committee Chair threatened to subpoena secretary pompeo in order to obtain information on the u. S. Drone strike. Before i begin, i want to get i want to make the big announcement. Happy birthday. I am 35 years once again. Me too. We had here today to examine Trump Administration pol...

The Committee Chair threatened to subpoena secretary pompeo in order to obtain information on the u. S. Drone strike. Before i begin, i want to get i want to make the big announcement. Happy birthday. I am 35 years once again. Me too. We had here today to examine Trump Administration policy towards iran. Welcome to members of the public and the press as well. We had hoped to hear from secretary pompeo today as well. He announced he would instill he would instead be in california. That is unfortu...

The senate live here on cspan2. Next, a look at the challenges of caring for Senior Citizens with caregivers testifying on the lack of affordable longterm care for the elderly. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] would members and their guests please take their seats . Ways and Means Committee will come to order. Good morning and welcome. We are here to discuss a difficult issue that confronts nearly every family in our nation, and that is how to care for our loved ones as they a...

The committee will come to order. Without objection, all members will have five days to submit statements, extraneous material and questions for the record, subject to the limitation in the rules. Before i begin, i want to make the big announcement that today is mr. Mccauls birthday. So happy birthday, mr. Mccaul. [ applause ] im 35 years once again. Yes. Me too. Pursuant to notice were here today to examine Trump Administration policy toward iran. I welcome our panel of distinguished witnesses....

Julian welcome back to the Cato Institute for the 2019 cato surveillance conference. I remain senior fellow julian sanchez. Thank you to those present and those watching at home for joining us. As i mentioned at the start of the conference, we focused on issues of surveillance oversight at this years conference. This morning, you heard about an array of institutions that work to oversee the secret you seven the secret use of intelligence collection ranging from the fisa court to the inspectors g...

Work of institutions that to oversee the secret you seven telogens collection ranging from the fisa court to the inspectors general to the Government Accountability office to the Intelligence Committee of congress and one of the newer and in many ways most publicly useful entities overseeing the Intelligence Community is the privacy and Civil Liberties has produced ah number of valuable reports that have given us unique insight into some of the programs that were discussed earlier, like section ...

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Implemented properly. Agriculture, nutrition and Forestry Committee members talked to farmers, Rural Utility Service officials and Healthcare Industry leaders about issues impacting Rural Communities. Including access to Rural Broadband, Water Infrastructure and Health Care Services and agricultural production. Good morning. I call this hearing of the Senate Committee on agriculture and nutrition and forestry to order. Todays hearing advances this committees continued oversight of the department...

Look for a mostly cloudy morning. Be some some brakes. Clouds roll back into night. It is on the thames. Cell is here now for a quick update on the traffic. It is a little slow at the bay bridge toll plaza. You will see it here at the toll plaza. You can see traffic is moving along slowly. It is about a 10 to 15 minute delay. On the other side, in San Francisco, traffic is moving along well with no issues. If you are driving on highway 37 in vallejo, it will be slow heading west into marin count...