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Good morning. This hearing of the Senate Committee and Homeland Security Governmental Affairs committee is called to order. This is our annual threats to the homeland hearing. I want to welcome our witnesses. I like to start by acknowledging the victims of the hurricanes and in houston texas, florida, throughout the caribbean but particular puerto rico. Im sure we will be discussing that quite a bit. Maybe it wasnt contemplated when we first set up this hearing on the other threats. There are th...

This hearing of the Senate Committee and Homeland Security Governmental Affairs committee is called to order. This is our annual threats to the homeland hearing. I want to welcome our witnesses. I like to start by acknowledging the victims of the hurricanes and in houston texas, florida, throughout the caribbean but particular puerto rico. Im sure we will be discussing that quite a bit. Maybe it wasnt contemplated when we first set up this hearing on the other threats. There are threats occurrin...

And we will feature contributors of the books from democracy and freedom and no wall they can build. Watch our coverage of the 2017 baltimore book festival today on cspan2s booktv. Ray, actingtor for Homeland Security director elaine duke, and Nick Rasmussen give updates to the u. S. Federal response to puerto rico after Hurricane Maria from the Senate Committee of Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee. This is about two hours and 15 minutes. Senator johnson good morning. This hea...

Sullivan and that 11 am voting on whether to move forward with that nomination with a simple majority needed to advance. A confirmation vote possible tomorrow unless senators agree to hold that the earlier and sent recessing for up to 215 for their weekly party lunches. Yesterday the Senate Confirmed the longestserving governor in us history to be the next ambassador to china. Iowa republican terry branstad. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray....

Haiti. There are some big mountains there where the storm could be visibly interrupted. You can almost see a little circulation right there. The storm itself, winds 50 miles an hour, that may be generous, but if it goes across haiti and cuba, its likely going to weaken to maybe a depression, might fall apart completely, so could be in the gulf of mexico, could be florida, could be nothing. Well watch this, but right now not looking like a big threat at this time. Ill be back with our weekend for...

Expected to blame north korea and make some of that evidence public. George clooney tried to get the head of other major studios to sign a petition in support of sony. All refused, clooney said because they were afraid of the hackers. Another tragedy from australia. Eight children have been murdered. Australias Prime Minister calls it heartbreaking. A panel of experts says the secret Service Needs new leadership. An independent review says they just need better training. Stephen colbert signing ...

Theyve nowhere left to ha. Also coming up to night, british Prime Minister lives and trust scrapping, tax cuts and sacking her finance. She says shes hoping to calm unraveled Financial Markets by those measures and anger over a controversial new media law. In turkey, the government says its going to stop fake news. Critics, a warning to the legislation will simply silenced dissenting voices. Ah, im burned, gone to our viewers watching a p p as in the United States into all of you around the worl...

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Of policy each of you play a Critical Role and youve got to work to the. So do we. Were always happy to have you with us. Youve done a whole lot of work in this area, were grateful for that and be looking to you for further help. Again thanks to everyone for coming. As dr. Coburn knows were going to start voting in a little bit. And were going to do one of those deals that we perfected where voting starts, maybe hell go vote the first time, and when hes voted hell come back and ill go vote and t...

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