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Next, members of the federal trade Commission Rebecca Slaughter and Christine Wilson on the agencies priorities and privacy concerns with new technologies. This event was hosted by the brookings institution. Welcome everybody here. Welcome to our cspan audience. Im cameron kerry, the distinguished visiting fellow at brookings and the center for technology and innovation. And i am pleased to continue our discussions on hashtag the privacy debate. Please feel free to live tweet on that. The federa...

Good morning. Picketing will come to order. This is a Hearing Resource the title protect the homeland. We will review the department of home its a good budget. When the acting sect of Homeland Security, the honorable Kevin Mcaleenan here to testify and want to fraternal appreciate and thank you for your long service to this country. And in particular, at this moment where we are glad, grappling with some issues. The aftermath of an unprecedented level of disasters of hurricanes and fires in cali...

The disaster that is occurring at the border right now and if we could quick put up our chart. Not only to have it on the chart but we had an event in oshkosh over against the required a giveaway so i produced out of my factory cups with that chart but it shows how out of control this problem is. The first seven months of this year we have over 300 total 312,000 individuals over the border illegally and apprehended as unaccompanied child or family unit and i know these are not for public release...

Facebook has announced plans for a new Digital Currency, called libra. David marcus testified for the House Financial Services committee. The committee will come to order. The chair is often recess of the committee at any time. This is entitled based proposed crypto currency an impact on consumers, investors, and the American Financial system. I will now give an Opening Statement for five minutes. Today we are here for a hearing on its books proposed Digital Currency, libra, and digital wallet, ...

Investors, and the American Financial system. I will now give an Opening Statement for five minutes. Today we are here for a hearing on its books proposed Digital Currency, libra, and digital wallet, and the impact on consumers, investors, and the Financial System. David marcus, following his testimony, a panel of experts will share their views on this book plans, is there are serious concerns about the creation of a Digital Currency and digital wallet to expand its reach, like mastercard, paypa...

Noncontroversial. Its actually not even making a determination about the war on iran with this body to decide the matters of war and peace with article one of the constitution. Even this president has recognized that weve spent 7 trillion in endless wars as he put it in at least and it hasnt advanced our own interest as articulated by this administration which worries that china is our greatest rival. To put it in some perspective 24 of the world gdp, china is about 15 and iran is. 55 . Historia...

Use of his powers under the war powers act. This amendment should be noncontroversial. Its actually not even making a determination about the war on iran with this body to decide the matters of war and peace with article one of the constitution. Even this president has recognized that weve spent 7 trillion in endless wars as he put it in at least and it hasnt advanced our own interest as articulated by this administration which worries that china is our greatest rival. To put it in some perspect...

Good morning. This hearing will come to order. This is the hearing of the title is resources needed to protect and secure the homeland. We will review the budget of Homeland Security. We have acting secretary of Homeland Security, the honorable Kevin Mcaleenan here to testify. I want to first of all appreciate and thank you for your long service to this country. And in particular at this moment where we are grappling with so many issues. The aftermath of an unprecedented level of disasters with ...

Of 2016 as the u. S. President ial race was getting underway, an individual was linked to the russian government reached out to the Truck Campaign for mr. Trump. In july of 2016 the russians began dumping the emails in the same fannish fashion. It was at this point informed of the russian outreach to patent jobless and aware that the russians were meddling in our elections through the anonymous release of information that the fbi opened up this investigation. As james comey would explain in his ...

Weve had this year and were leaving this here to honor our over 40year commitment of live gaveltogavel coverage of congress. House lawmakers are coming back in for more member speeches. They will consider a measure to impose sanctions of chinese producers of synthetic opioid. House leaders are hoping to finish Appropriations Bills for military and construction projects. As always, live coverage of the house on cspan. Pursuan t to clause 8 rule 20 the chair will postponequestions on which a recor...