I think as the hearing indicated a couple of weeks ago two highly qualified can dts, truthfully knt be more impressed with the people selected to fill those incredibly important positions. Again, im just very pleased that were voting on two qualified candidates and i certainly support or intend to support their nominations. With that ill yield to my Ranking Member senator mccaskill. Thank you, chairman. Im pleased to support both of these nominees. If theres no further debate, i ask the consent that we consider reporting the nominations en blank. The business meeting is adjourned. For the information of the members, we will begin our hearing once nominations are conseeded. That was quick. This nomination hearing is called to order. We are meeting today for a nomination hearing to consider david j. Glowy to be under the secretary of analysis for the u. S. Department of security and admiral david kousky. These are two incredibly important positions, particularly at this point in time wit
I think as the hearing indicated a couple of weeks ago two highly qualified can dts, truthfully knt be more impressed with the people selected to fill those incredibly important positions. Again, im just very pleased that were voting on two qualified candidates and i certainly support or intend to support their nominations. With that ill yield to my Ranking Member senator mccaskill. Thank you, chairman. Im pleased to support both of these nominees. If theres no further debate, i ask the consent that we consider reporting the nominations en blank. The business meeting is adjourned. For the information of the members, we will begin our hearing once nominations are conseeded. That was quick. This nomination hearing is called to order. We are meeting today for a nomination hearing to consider david j. Glowy to be under the secretary of analysis for the u. S. Department of security and admiral david kousky. These are two incredibly important positions, particularly at this point in time wit
Ms. Castor thank you, mr. Chairman. I will place in the record a brief Opening Statement that i had for this markup. Im pleased to support both of these nominees. Mr. Johnson we are meeting to consider the undersecretary for intelligence and analysis for the u. S. Department of Homeland Security. And admiral to be assistant secretary of transportation administration, t. S. A. , u. S. Department of Homeland Security. These are two incredibly important positions, particularly at this point in time, with all the threats we face to our transportation sector. As well as across the globe and the threats to our homeland. So the secretary the undersecretary for intelligence analysis, the department of Homeland Security, is responsible for leading the department of Homeland Securitys office of intelligence and analysis. And also serves as the departments chief intelligence officer. In these roles the undersecretary is responsible for the streemings of intelligence and analysis, to develop a com
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Understanding of this truly devastating problem. That concludes our hearing. Thank you. We are live on capitol hill this morning in the Canon House Office building where up next counterterrorism and intelligence officials from the departments of Homeland Security, justice, state and the National Counterterrorism center will testify before the House Homeland Security committee about the threat of far win and domestic terrorists who the United States. Its expected to get under way in just a moment. Live coverage here on cspan3. While we have a moment the Associated Press reporting today that the president is asking congress to formally authorize war against Islamic State militants, offering a draft resolution that says the Islamic State poses a grave threat. The president is sending congress a proposed threepage authorization for military force. The president would limit authorization to three years with no restriction where u. S. Forces could pursue the threat. By the way, the entire do