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The committee on oversight and accountability will come to order. I want to welcome everyone here today. Without objection the chair may declare a recess at any time. I will recognize myself for an opening statement. I want to again welcome to the committee on oversight. We want to thank the commissioner for his participation in todays hearing of the u. S. Food and Drug Administration. There might not be a federal agency thats more integral to americans lives than the fda. Fda is charged with Re...

Committee on Homeland Security will come to order. Committees meeting today to examine the most serious threats confronting our homeland. Before i recognize myself for an opening statement, i would like to take a moment to welcome the newest member of our committee, don bacon. Don served nearly 30 years in the air force and is experienced in cybersecurity and Airborne Reconnaissance will prove greatly beneficial to this committee. Thank you, sir, for being here. Thank you, chairman. I now recogn...

Several other measures, including u. S. Partnerships with mexico and can dand naming several post offices. Later in the week in the house, two financerelated bills dealing with iran. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] the speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us ...

The u. S. House fisa reauthorization, treasury secretary steven mnuchin, and a discussion on the middle east Peace Process and moving the u. S. Embassy to jerusalem. Theu. S. House debated representation of section 702, the fisa act. It gives authority to survey foreigners outside the u. S. The house voted to approve the legislation. The Current Authority expires january 13. The gentleman is recognized. Mr. Stewart mr. Speaker, i rise today in support of s. 139. On january 19, the fisa amendment...

Devoted to 56164 to approve the legislation. The Current Authority expires january 19. The debate is just under an hour. Section 702 is one of the most, if not the most Critical National security tool used by our Intelligence Committee to overseas. Elligent some claim 702 packages all information. This assertion is simply false. 702 is a targeted program was roughly 106,000 foreign targets worldwide. It given that the worldwide population is about 7. 5 billion, this program can hardly be describ...

Recent decision using an expedited legislative process. They also talk about gun policy. Mr. President , today i want to speak on behalf of my constituents and the millions of americans who rely on a free and open internet. We are locked in a historic battle to preserve the Core Principles of competition, innovation and Consumer Choice that has made the internet the greatest platform for commerce and communication. The battle to restore the hallmark of American Innovation and democratization. A ...

So i certainly hope they would be but i have no confidence as i sit here right now that they will. Senator nelson when, mr. Secretary, when you look at a map like this, a map of syria that i assume you handed out, somebody did thats a mess. And maybe it is the only solution is the solution of a political exit for assad so that we can go after these extremist elements. By the way, i had to leave the committee to do an interview on cnn, and the whole focus that they wanted to jump on was your stat...

[gavel pounding] [indiscernible] attorney general sessions, welcome. For all the people in the audience, we welcome you as well. Think general set thank general sessions were being here that attorney general sessions were being here for the oversight hearing. His is an opportunity for congress to investigate and question the policies and actions of any executive branch. It is an opportunity for the executive branch to take any of thosey for policies and actions, and an toortunity for congress de...

Take your phone calls it 00 p. M. Eastern cspan. Admiral rogers and head of u. S. Cybercommand testified at a Senate Hearing about threats to u. S. Computer systems highlighted uh government packing by russia and china as well as non state actors bombproof this is two hours 15 minutes. [inaudible conversations] the Committee Meets today for cybercommand please welcome back admiral rogers commander of cybercommand director National Security agency and several other titles. We are grateful for you...

Today, admiral mike rogers, director of the National Security agency and head of such u. S. Cyber command testify that the Senate Hearing about threats to u. S. Computer systems. He highlighted the governmentsponsored hacking by russia and china, as well as the threat posed by nonstate actors. This hearing of the Senate Armed Service committee is to are some 15 minutes. [inaudible] [inaudible] the Committee Meets today foy hearing on the United States Cyber Command. Were pleased welcome back adm...