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We did galloped last congress and the new Ranking Member the original was and to promote Accountable Government that is what the gao does and the Inspector General. We appreciate your work item no how many times we have said this. You give us the information. So todays hearing is on the highrisk series something that has been prepared that has ben from the early 90s over last tenures reporting to under 40 million to make government more efficient 21 million per year and senator grassley and i an...

And abuse. The hearing is about two hours. This hearing will come to order. Good afternoon. I want to welcome our witnesses. I appreciate your thoughtful testimony and your willingness to spend some time with us here today. I ask consent for my written Opening Statement be entered in the record. This hearing really is what this committees all about, particularly on the Governmental Affairs portion, but we have a Mission Statement that we developed last congress with my former Ranking Member and ...

, rain, heavy rain. Six out of 10 is tranquility before everything happens tomorrow. Buddy has probably bundled up for wind chills in the teens, mess of the temperatures in the 20s at philly international we have 23 degrees but feels like 15 thanks to that wind at 7 miles an hour. We have time change yesterday. We have, well, over weekend lets say we sprang, sprung forward, anyway, it is 7 16. We have to wait longer then we did on friday. Now, wind chills are mostly in the teens, feels like five...

The subcommittee is meeting today to examine defense in depth strategy and its effect on local communities. I recognize myself for an opening statement. Id like to thank chief mark morgan testifying now before congress for the first time as the new chief of Border Patrol. Im sure you will be spending frequent visits the our subcommittee as we discuss very important questions related to Border Security. Things like what does a secure border hook like. What are the right tools and strategies to ac...

The subcommittee is meeting today to examine defense in depth strategy and its effect on local communities. I recognize myself for an opening statement. Id like to thank chief mark morgan testifying now before congress for the first time as the new chief of Border Patrol. Im sure you will be spending frequent visits the our subcommittee as we discuss very important questions related to Border Security. Things like what does a secure border hook like. What are the right tools and strategies to ac...

We also found that nearly 33 companies and people have been blacklisted in the u. S. For various serious crimes. Also we were able to do business offshore with Mossack Fonseca, they were clients for a long time. We look at the role of big banks, and how more than 500 banks, specifically in this leak, how they had helped 15,000 offshore companies through Mossack Fonseca, in many cases helping clients around the orld avoid paying taxes. One of most surprising findings, the politicians. You imagine...

Terabytes of data, the newspaper needed help and called in the journalism troops. With such a large number of people going to the database, they needed to agree on a common strategy for collaboration and for parsing out the research, as well as the joint process of holding off until everyone was ready. This is something foreign to american media. We are not used to co honoring editors. We will talk about some of the work and the findings. It is sponsored by the journalism institute, the nonprofi...

Honestly, we at the club had no idea what they were talking about. Until now. That was one of the first meetings of the consortium of journalists who are investigating what we now call the Panama Papers. Documents some 11. 5 were late to a german leaked to a german newspaper. I am sorry. I got close. Possibly the biggest leak in history. Mossack fonseca, with 2. 6 terabytes of data, the newspaper needed help and called in the journalism troops. With such a large number of people going to the dat...

They were addment and they were une adamant and they were unequivocal. We cant have moments of silence when we see americans perish. As robin kelly, republican from illinois, said we cant just think about americans lives that are lost when its Mass Shootings. Every day there is an american that is killed 30 people, 30 americans killed every day as a result of the use of weapons. And we need to stand up and the message was very clear in todays caurks. Members will stand todays caucus. Members wil...

For example, should everyone who ever gets questioned by the fbi be on some sort of watchlist . We dont want to go that far. But we have to ask those sorts of questions. For me, you have to Pay Attention to the authorities that Law Enforcement and thelligence folsks have, resources they have. Part of the reason they close investigations is because they have to use those resources for a higher priority. Back to my daily week, and is important to tarnish isiss by defeating them there. And combatin...