Relationships within their communities. Me in offering special recognition and thanks andodays sponsors, target Thomson Reuters, two Companies Whose core values clearly reflect their desire to connect Law Enforcement with communities by helping the national Law Enforcement museum to set the table for meaningful and impactful conversations. Now, for some brief housekeeping ours before i introduce keynote spend speakers. All attendees are muted. If you like to ask a question, please submit your question through the q a tab. Note that everyone in the webinar will see your question. , please cement your question through the q a tab. Note that everyone in the webinar will see your question. You can upvote questions submitte you can upvote questions submitted by other attendees and we will prioritize answering questions that received the most votes. A link to this webinar would be sent to everyone within two days, and will also be available on that museums youtube channel. Panelists, please
Assistant attorney general and the office of Legal Counsel under the bush administration, was a member of the domestic policy staff under president reagan, served in the Central Intelligence agency, and was a law clerk for the u. S. Court of appeals for the d. C. Circuit judge in addition to his he did get public service, he also has ensive Service Plaque to practicing law in the private sector. He received his ma from Kobe University and a jd from George Washington school of law. We welcome the attorney general and we thank him for participating today. If you would please rise, i will begin by swearing you in. If you could raise your right hand, or lefthand. Do you swear or affirm the testimony you are about to give is true and correct to the best of your knowledge, information, and belief, so help you god. Let the record show the witness has answered in the affirmative. Thank you and please be seated. Please note the written statement will be entered into the record in its entirety.
The House Committee on the judiciary will come to order. The chair is authorized to declare recess at any time and we welcome, we welcome everyone to this mornings hearing on oversight for the department of justice. I apologize for getting the hearing late, as many of you know i was in a minor car accident on the way in this morning. Everyone is fine, except perhaps the car. But it did cause significant delay. I think the attorney general and the members for their patience and flexibility and we will now begin. Before we begin, i want to acknowledge and note that we are joined this morning by the distinguished majority leader, the gentleman from maia maryland, leader hoyer, who has long recognized the need for vigorous congressional oversight of the executive branch under both parties and we appreciate his presence today as we question the attorney general. Before we begin, i would like to remind members that we have an established email distribution list dedicated to circulating exhib
On cspan. Org. The senate is weighing in on defense policies for 2021. And now to live coverage. Senate here on cspan2. To or. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, thank you for the gift of this day. Open the minds of our lawmakers and give them a vision of the unlimited possibilities available to those who trust you as their guide. May our senators embrace a hugh millty embrace a humility that seeks first to understand rather than to be understood. Inspire them to seek your wisdom as you sustain them with your grace, mercy, and peace. Lord, remind them that you will judge their fruits, productivey and faithfulness. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president.
Todays sponsors, target and Thomson Reuters, two Companies Whose core values clearly reflect their desire to connect Law Enforcement with communities, by helping the national Law Enforcement museum to accept the table for meaningful and impactful conversations. Now for some brief housekeeping items before i introduce our keynote speaker. All attendees are muted. If you like to ask a question, please cement your question through the q a tab. Note that everyone in the webinar will see your question. You can upvote questions submitted by other attendees and we will prioritize questions that received the most votes. A link to this webinar would be sent to everyone, and will also be available on that museums youtube channel. Panelists, please room ever to keep yourselves on mute when you are not speaking. I would like to introduce our keynote speaker. Sharon belton, the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and alliances of Thomson Reuters government. She oversees development and managem