Sen. Duckworth sen. Burr i would like to call the hearing to order. I would like to welcome our Witnesses Today. The director of national intelligence, dan coats. Good to see our former colleague. Director of the Central Intelligence agency, mike pompeo. Director of defense intelligence, vince stewart. Director of the National Security agency, mike rogers. Director of Geospatial Intelligence agency, robert cardella. And acting director at the fbi, andrew mccabe. Thank you for coming in on such short notice. Since 1995, this committee has met in an open forum to hear about and discuss the security threats facing the United States of america. I understand that many people tuned in today are hopeful that we would focus solely on the Russian Investigation and their involvement in our elections. Let me disappoint everybody up front. While the committee certainly views russian intervention in our elections as a significant threat, the purpose of todays hearing is to review and highlight, to
Director andrew mccabe, cia director mike pompeo, director of National Intelligence dan coats, and nsa director admiral michael rodgers. The answer questions about the rush investigation and the firing of james comey. This is two hours and 20 minutes. Coats. Or dan 2 20 s sen. Duckworth sen. Burr i would like to call the hearing to order. I would like to welcome our Witnesses Today. The director of National Intelligence, dan coats. Good to see our former colleague. Director of the Central Intelligence agency, mike pompeo. Director of defense intelligence, vince stewart. Director of the National Security agency, mike rogers. Director of Geospatial Intelligence agency, robert cardella. And acting director at the fbi, andrew mccabe. Thank you for coming in on such short notice. Since 1995, this committee has met in an open forum to hear about and discuss the security threats facing the United States of america. I understand that many people tuned in today are hopeful that we would focus s
Witnesses who are leaders in our National Space program to join us here today. Before i introduce them, i want to take a moment to acknowledge that while i cant imagine there being a better place to work than for the Strategic Forces subcommittee, apparently somebody thinks theres a better job in washington, d. C. We this will be the last hearing that steve cotay will be in his current position. Hes leaving to go to work for the secretary of defense, to be the assistant secretary of defense for space policy. Our loss is the secretarys gain. Mr. Rogers i know hell do a great job for our country in his new capacity as well. Ood luck, buddy. Today we have some witnesses that are very familiar to this committee and do a great job for our country. General j. J. Raymond, lieutenant david buck, ms. Betty zap, director of National Reconnaissance office and robert cardillo, director of the National Intelligence space agency, mr. John hill, acting secretary of defense for space policy. After we
Of expert witnesses joining us here today and want to take a moment to a knowledge that while i cannot imagine to be a better place to work and the subcommittee apparently somebody thinks there is a better job in washington d. C. So this is the last hearing steve bin his current position to go to the secretary of defense for space policy. And our loss is his game he does a great job i know he will do a great job there as well. [applause] so today we have witnesses general raymond Commander Air force Commander Joint command for space in director of National Reconnaissance office and the director of national guyots Spatial Intelligence Agency in the system for spays paula c. And after we finish this unclassified testimony we will adjourn to a closed session in a secure fashion. So with the confirmation hearing earlier this year stated what the military has capable airplane and anc forces to demand an increasing sheriff investment and i fully agree with the secretarys statement the leader
Of expert witnesses joining us here today and want to take a moment to a knowledge that while i cannot imagine to be a better place to work and the subcommittee apparently somebody thinks there is a better job in washington d. C. So this is the last hearing steve bin his current position to go to the secretary of defense for space policy. And our loss is his game he does a great job i know he will do a great job there as well. [applause] so today we have witnesses general raymond Commander Air force Commander Joint command for space in director of National Reconnaissance office and the director of national guyots Spatial Intelligence Agency in the system for spays paula c. And after we finish this unclassified testimony we will adjourn to a closed session in a secure fashion. So with the confirmation hearing earlier this year stated what the military has capable airplane and anc forces to demand an increasing sheriff investment and i fully agree with the secretarys statement the leader