The committee will come to order without objection. The chair is authorized to declare a recession of the committee at any time. The hearing is the annual report of the bureau of consumer for natural protection. I now recognize myself for three minutes to give an Opening Statement. Not that we need a reminder, but if theres one thing that the president ial campaigns of both parties have shown us, that the American People are indeed angry. They have a right to be angry. After seven years of obamanomics, they are suffering through a failed economic recovery. Americans are even angrier though at having their lives increasingly ruled by out of touch washington elites. Every day they see their liberties slipping away as washington grows more larger, more distant and more arrogant. As Thomas Jefferson warned, they are sending swarms of officers to harass our people. The poster child of jefferson is the cfpb. Its director, our witness is, neither elected nor accountable to the American People
Good evening at 6 00. Im liz cho. And im bill ritter. More on those stories in a moment. First a scandal and shakeup at the nypd. Four high ranking officers have been reassigned as the fbi widens its corruption investigation. At issue, did officers do special favors for the Orthodox Jewish community in exchange for gifts . Eyewitness News Reporter n. J. Tonight. This case is all about favors, special treatment. Funeral. Of Course Police officers are expected to protect and serve the community but federal agents want to know did these officials go too far . This is not a particularly good day for the department. Reporter the commissioner acknowledged that the 66th precinct investigation is now focused on at least four nypd commanders, as well as others who have left the department. Sources say among them is former chief of department phillip banks. Relationships in borough park. The investigation began in 2013, looking at the relationships among two brooklyn businessmen and several high
Milestone. Fox 28 News Reporter and host of iowa in focus, kevin barry joins us now live from the governors celebration in des moines with more on tonights festivities. Kevin . More than a thousand people came to the fair grounds tonight to celebrate with the governor. The night included a discussion with the governor where he talked about his time in office. Early on he spoke about how he grew up in a family of democrats until he got to college. He said he didnt fit in with the College Democrats at the time so a friend invited him to a College Republicans meeting. And the speaker that night was a state representative named Chuck Grassley. So the first republican meeting i went to Chuck Grassley was the speaker and ive been an active republican ever since. Says from then on, he was a republican, and eventually got his mother to switch parties house. At the bottom of the hour. Hear what the governor has to say about how iowas worth ethic helped him get reelected over and over again. In
For anothe prime time debate. You can catch Detailed Analysis of the debate on iowa in focus at 10 30 sunday morning. Recent attacks with gunfire ve voters again considering gun policies. While terrorism remains a top priority to voters, gun policy is still in the top ten. This is all too familiar for parents in connecticut whose lives changed forever three years ago today. December 14th 2012 marked the sandy hook massacre in newtown connecticut. That is where 20yearold adam lanza shot and kiled 20children and six adults. The town and School District are handling the anniversary in a lowkey manner, briefly mentioning a prayer gathering set for seven tongiht. Defense secretary ash carter is on his way to iraq to see the fight against isis up more people are seeing isil for the thugs and the theives and the killers that they are. Are. This morning, president obama announced carter trip, saying isis will be defeated. He said the us is hitting isis harder than ever but offered no new strat
So i learned to humbly go to the door, introduce myself, tell them who ones and what i was running for and and sincerely ask for their vote. And i found that people appreciate being asked. Was that easy . No. Branstad says he thinks thats why he, senars Chuck Grassley andjoni ernst, and former senator tom harken did so well for so long in iowa. In des moines, kevin barry, cbs 2 news ten at cbs 2 news ten at ten continues now with continuing coverage of the war on rror. Terror. President obama toda met with his top military advisors at the pentagonon pentnton. The president says the us and its allies are hitting the terror group harder than ever. He cited ramped uattacks not only by the us, but france, and the addition o oair strikes carried out by great britain. The president is also calling on the Muslim Community to become more active in the fight against extremism and radicalization. A new popo shows iowans have a new favorite in the race for the white house. According to the poll f