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And my colleagues on this committee know full well that we cannot escape history. That the decision we must jointly make will itself be tested and tried by our fellow citizens, and by history itself. The magnitude of our mission is awesome. Theres no way to understate its importance. Nor to mistake its meaning. We have unsheathed the strongest weapon in the arsenal of congressional power. We personally, members of this committee, have felt its weight, and have perceived its dangers. The framers ...

One thing that we are seeing in terms of the 72hour detention. Some of the folks have been taken to buses so they can be sent to the other facilities. But the numbers are so overwhelming that the bus stations are closing because theres not enough buses. Some of the local nonprofits are having to take care of some of those families. My question is, what federal Grant Programs are there that we can tap into on an urgent basis so these nonprofits working alongside cbp and dhs down there can work wi...

Has in fact either authorized the bake in or personal the cover up. We were persuaded beyond a convincing case that he should stand trial in the political sense of having to have a trial in the senate but nobody felt great about it. Most people get burdened. They didnt want to. We felt there was no alternative. We were the elected officials and had a duty to see whether the highest officer in the country had breached his duty. William cohen, 1974, a republican member of the House Judiciary Commi...

I think that came through, as i was listening to it. We thank you for your insights into this time period 40 years ago. And here is more from july 1974. The house judiciary committee. I recognize the gentle lady from texas, ms. Jordan, for purpose of general debate, not to exceed a period of 15 minutes. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, i join my colleague, mr. Wrangle in thanking you for giving the junior members of this committee the glorious opportunity of sharing the pain of this inquir...

Vote on his, i decided that he was doing the right thing and so i supported his motion. Well, i left that night, trying to get back into my office and ran into Barbara Jordan on an elevator and she simply said in that great voice, an almost british accent, that she said, bill, history one day will vindicate you. And thats all she ever said. Those are the only words we ever spoke during the entire time. July 1974, these House Judiciary Committee hearings, was it part of the epicenter of the water...

Weve already been directed to use that model. We now have to go to the court to access the data. Is the government no longer collecting located . The data continues to be provided to us. Now to access the data we have to go to the court to get permission to access the data. Why continue to gather the data is both administration and the and i dont think this is the best approach to . Guess im confused because i dont think ive heard the president or the di said access to the data is not a value. I...

The committee will come to order. We meet today to consider two of president obamas nominees in the Intelligence Committee. Mrs. Caroline dianne krass, nominee to be the general counsel of the cia, and ambassador Daniel Bennett smith, nominee to be assistant secretary of state for intelligence and research. As we would say, inr. Welcome to you both, and to the family and friends with you today. I also understand that senator bennett will be introducing ms. Krass and should arrive shortly from an...

Contributions to the Intelligence Community analysis over the years, but i do have concns about whether i do have concerns if it is doing enough independent analysis, especially with terrorist attacks on u. S. Facilities overseas. I hope that he will be at the forefront of intelligence issues that concern the policymakers on matters involved in the state department. We have many embassies and missions and consulates that frankly, as we have found, they are no doubt unsecured. And i know that tha...

Chairman Julius Genachowski and former fcc commissioner robert mcdowell. Thats followed by our discussion with congressman greg walden, chairman of the house subcommittee on communications and technology. Guest were in a landscape thats absolutely shifting, and there are areas of the statutory scheme where it would make sense to look at and say are those keeping up with the changes in the marketplace. Fundamentally, having this kind of competition, programming innovation, access by new players t...

There are new fears today that russia may be planning an invasion of ukraine where tensions raise in protests and protests have seized government buildings there. Jeffrey posted satellite images on twitter saying they are proof of a build up near the ukrainian border. Reporter the government in kiev says that they do have intelligence that is agent provocateurs who are orchestrating these up risings. They have made arrests of russian citizens inside their territories who have plans to further de...