The Committee Meets today to consider the nomination of vice admiral marco vice admiral Michael Beauvais to navy admiral and to be chief of navy operations. Thank you for being here, also extending a welcome to your family and want to invite you to introduce anyone at the time that you are recognized for an opening statement. We have our eight boring questions that are required so if you would please audibly respond to them so that we can have them in the record. Have you adhered to the laws and regulations governing interests . Yes, senator. Will you ensure that your staff complies with the lines established for requesting communications, including questions for the record and hearings . Yes. Will you cooperate and providing response to congressional requests . Yes. Will those witnesses be protected from reprisal for your testimony question mark yes. Do you justify upon the request before the committee . Yes. Do you agree to provide documents, including documents of electronic forms i
We have our eight boring questions that are required so if you would please audibly respond to them so that we can have them in the record. Have you adhered to the laws and regulations governing interests . Yes, senator. Will you ensure that your staff complies with the lines established for requesting communications, including questions for the record and hearings . Yes. Will you cooperate and providing response to congressional requests . Yes. Will those witnesses be protected from reprisal for your testimony question mark yes. Do you justify upon the request before the committee . Yes. Do you agree to provide documents, including documents of electronic forms in a timely manner when requested or to consult with the Committee Regarding the basis of any good faith delay or denial and in providing such documents . Yes, senator. Have you assumed any duties or undertaken any actions which would appear to presume the outcome of the confirming process . No, i have not. The National Defense
Next, officials from twitter, facebook and twitter. The topics included russian use of false advertising and micro targeting. And suggestions for regulation of political advertising on the web. The subcommittee hearing is three hours. No one know. Thank you. The subcommittee will come to order. Ill make an opening statement. I think if senator grassley comes he will be allowed to do so. The title is extremist content in russia disinformation online. Working to find solution. Thats what we want to do. We here to try to find solutions. I want to describe the challenge. I doubt if i would be here if it were base for social media. President trump told fox news. This is the president say that from his point of view, social media was an invaluable tool to help them win. I would daresay everyone uses your service not only to the user, the millions of americans easier technology to share your step as a grandchild and i like to say to all of you you have enriched america. We have more Informati
Mr. Graham thank you all. The subcommittee will come to order. Heres sort of the order of today. Ill make an opening statement. Senator whitehouse, senator feinstein would like it make one. I think senator grassley comes, hell certainly be allowed to do so. The title of this hearing is extremist content and russian disinformation online, working with tech to find solutions. Thats exactly what we want to do. Were here to try to find solutions. Let me describe, i think, the challenge. I doubt if i would be here if it werent for social media, to be honest with you, President Trump told fox news on october 20, 2017. So this is the president of the United States saying that from his point of view, social media was an invaluable tool to help him win an election. I would dare say that every politician up here today asking you questions uses your service and we find it invaluable to communicate with our constituents and get our message out. Not only do we use it, not only does the president us
Two categories. Interest on the federal debt and mandatory payments on entitlements. That doesnt leave a lot for public investment. And clearly does not drive private investment. Working on shortterm activity right now and monitoring very closely. You are following the economy right now which is you suggested is doing very well and yet i think a lot of us would disagree. On one quarter hardly seems appropriate. Even its trouble or double or even triple we will not grow our way out of our crisis that is upon us. I would like your thoughts because were looking at areas that if we want those jobs to come back and if we want wages to rise, we will have to be in a position where we actually grow this economy once again. Policy, regulatory reform. Actually managing our entitlements, all of which seem critical and yet today we have not talked about that at all. We dont really seem to have a place where we can. Can you as an impartial individual in this process who watches the economy grow or