Drivers seat of our own destiny by doing this act of civil disobedience. Tonight at 8 00 eastern on cspans q a. Tonight on afterwards syndicated columnist naomi klein on her book know is not enough. By cofounderewed of code pink. Us how the stage was set for trump. I see this is a bipartisan process. Its about media, news coverage. The table was set for him in so many ways that all he needed to do was show up. We were already treating elections like reality tv shows. We already had a media landscape that was much more interested in interpersonal drama between candidates for an coverage of the issues. Democrats using the tools of corporate branding. Obama was a fantastic brand. It used incredibly cutting edge marketing techniques. That behind the claims that he was leading this deep change and transformation there wasnt enough change. That also helps that the typical for trump. Watch tonight on cspan twos book tv. The confirmation hearing for christopher wray. The nominee for fbi direct
Mr. Hatch mr. President . The presiding officer president pro tempore, the senator from utah. Mr. Hatch the senate is not in a quorum, right . The presiding officer the senate is not in a quorum call, senator. Mr. Hatch mr. President , i represent a generation of lawmakers brought up on the principles of bipartisanship and compromise. And i believe that these very virtues of the key to my success as a legislator. By putting these principles in practice as chairman of the finance committee, i was able to pass more than 40 bills sent to law during the last congress. And by working with my friends across the aisle over many decades of Public Service, ive been able to pass more legislation than anyone alive today. Mr. President , i draw from these personal experiences to illustrate a simple point. In an era of endless gridlock and increasing polarization, there is no alternative to civility and healthy debate. We would do well to remember this in light of the frustrations we have all felt
Christopher wray, and im proud to support him, as i was during the Judiciary Committee voting for hirm, as did for him, as did every other member of the Judiciary Committee. The reason is, quite simply, he is a professional as nonpolitically associated as anyone can be going into this position. And like the f. B. I. Itself, known for his independence and integrity. There are two qualities needed today in the f. B. I. And its director, and that is aindz integrity. And integrity. The f. B. I. Is one of the worlds most important Law Enforcement agencies, and certainly one of the most important in this country. The f. B. I. Director doesnt serve at the pleasure of the president alone. He has a tenyear term, and the f. B. I. Director does not serve the president alone. He serves the constitution and the people of the United States. He must be independent of political interference and his integrity, or hers, must be unquestioned. The f. B. I. Deserves a leader with the integrity and strength
Christopher wray, and im proud to support him, as i was during the Judiciary Committee voting for hirm, as did for him, as did every other member of the Judiciary Committee. The reason is, quite simply, he is a professional as nonpolitically associated as anyone can be going into this position. And like the f. B. I. Itself, known for his independence and integrity. There are two qualities needed today in the f. B. I. And its director, and that is aindz integrity. And integrity. The f. B. I. Is one of the worlds most important Law Enforcement agencies, and certainly one of the most important in this country. The f. B. I. Director doesnt serve at the pleasure of the president alone. He has a tenyear term, and the f. B. I. Director does not serve the president alone. He serves the constitution and the people of the United States. He must be independent of political interference and his integrity, or hers, must be unquestioned. The f. B. I. Deserves a leader with the integrity and strength
And serving for many years as director for the writers advocacy organization. Recently wrote introduction to mohamed, guantanamo dairy which we will talk about today and other books between the lines, mexican and Central American immigrant and families and friends and torture report, what the documents say of post9 11 torture report. He lives in brooklyn. Janenie could not make it to let you all know. Both i want to start by saying both of these books are incredible and if you havent read them yet, you should and one of the reasons i think theyre so great, obviously they are different, molly is more or less a memoir and is a dairy it was forced out by secret litigation that process that took about seven years. And any one who is a writer and reads this, you can never have an excuse for why youre not producing. The writer is incredible. One thing i like about both of the books and we will get to the writers, even though they are different, each one is sort of kind of serve cultural hist