The committee on Homeland Security will come to order. The committees meeting today for consideration the Border Security for america act of 2017. Chair announces that any request for recorded votes may be rolls and reset the committee at any point. Without objections, so ordered. They plan to acquire adequate notice and will have the court apply notees to members. I recognize myself for an Opening Statement. This morning our committee has gathered to markup the Border Security for america act. Before we begin id like to extend my thoughts and prayers to all the victims and the family members who have lost a loved one in the horrifying tragedy in las vegas sunday night. This kind of hatred deserves no place in our society. Now is the time to come together and heal as one nation. Going forward we must stand united and reject this kind of senseless violence. Id also like to take a brief moment to recognize the curages First Responderse, coast guard, National Guard, fema, countless volunt
[gavel pounding] [indiscernible] attorney general sessions, welcome. For all the people in the audience, we welcome you as well. Think general set thank general sessions were being here that attorney general sessions were being here for the oversight hearing. His is an opportunity for congress to investigate and question the policies and actions of any executive branch. It is an opportunity for the executive branch to take any of thosey for policies and actions, and an toortunity for congress defend its constitutional powers and check any abuses by an overreaching executive branch, and it has been that way for 230 years. That wee complained have not had an oversight hearing with this attorney general earlier. Was that for deferring the attorney general should have his team in place before appearing before us. Certainly, attorney general holder and attorney general did have their respective teams well in place by the time they appeared here as you are now here. The other side has been b
Give us information about the departments false statements that were made to this Committee Gun lobbying in fast and furious, and the information had nothing to do with communications with the president and not advocate any constitutional privilege. Still he would not answer. , and then chairman leahy did not direct him to do so. Then, at another time, when same questionct you have been asked sometimes, senator general sessions, when holder testified on fast and furious he said the exact same thing that attorney general sessions is saying today. Quoting holder, we will act in a way that is consistent with what other attorney generals have made determinations as to what information can be shared with congressional oversight committees. And these are republican as well as democratic attorneys general. And i will act in a manner that is consistent with the history and the tradition of the department. Then i said, you are refusing to provide drafts of that february 4 letter . That goes way
Senator chuck chuck ensley chairs this fivehour hearing. [indiscernible] [gavel pounding] [indiscernible] attorney general sessions, welcome. For all the people in the audience, we welcome you as well. I thank general sessions were being here that attorney general sessions were being here for the oversight hearing. His is an opportunity for congress to investigate and question the policies and actions of any executive branch. It is an opportunity for the executive branch to take responsibility for any of those policies and actions, and an opportunity for congress to defend its constitutional powers and check any abuses by an overreaching executive branch, and it has been that way for 230 years. Some have complained that we have not had an oversight hearing with this attorney general earlier. My reason for deferring was that the attorney general should have his team in place before appearing before us. Certainly, attorney general holder and attorney general lynch did have their respecti
Delaware. According to an article in the Baltimore Sun, he shot an acquaintance in the head at a car dealership. The victim was in stable condition and later identified his attacker to police. the suspect was arrested after a brief foot choice. Foot chase. This terrible shooting in maryland came a few weeks after the worst mass shooting in modern u. S. History which occurred in las vegas, nevada. This mass shooting targeting concert goers at an outdoor Music Festival left 58 dead and victims who are in Critical Condition in the hospital. I want to put a human face on this for my colleagues and talk about one marylander who was injured in the las vegas attack. The Baltimore Sun shared the story of tina frost. She is a 2008 graduate of arundal high school, a star Soccer Player in school, and she now lives in california and works at the Accounting Firm of ernst and young. The story begins before a bullet from a 32story above cut through her face, crofton native tina cross drove from san