We give you thanks for giving another day to bless us with thankful hearts, we express our gratitude. You have created us with opportunities to serve other people and their need, to share together and respect affectionate to be faithful in the responsibilities we have been given. In this moment of prayer, please grant to the members of these peoples house is a meet with their respective respect situate constituents and in their words and actions, they well walk humbly with you. Be all that is done this day for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. The chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag f the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Without objection,
That was like to the potential threat that we are aware of today in the world iran, north korea, other areas. Guest at the end of the cold war in the early 90s i think a lot of people were hoping that the whole issue in the specter of Nuclear Weapons use was behind us but unfortunately today i would have to say that the possibility of a Nuclear Weapon been used is probably higher than any time since the cuban missile crisis and our concern is less on intentional use in a certain sense as opposed to an act of miscalculation, a blunder that provides faulty information, for example the president of the United States or president of russia andid leads to nuclear u. Host is this a feeling you are feeling while you were Energy Secretary . Guest yes, indeed. Although, i think it has gotten worse in the intervening. For example, with russia lets face it our relationship is very forward and much less medication that was going on even with the cold war and that is what adds with the mistranslati
Typically have over the past several months after the north Korea Foreign minister says that President Trumps comments over the weekends have amounted to a declaration of war. The dow and the s p have recovered to some degree, although they are still down one third of 1 . We are seeing a selloff in Technology Stocks today. Microsoft,etflix, all taking a steep hit today. Its an interesting disconnect we are seeing here. Atr a doll by heimer over oppenheimer, tough me about how this has been doing better. This looks postelection, we have seen this rally in the smallcap relative to the large cap. Getting done as the domestically Oriented Companies are seeing it potentially benefiting from that. Will continue to watch that trend as we get more details. Tenor seeing a risk off in the wake of those north korea comments. The yield reversing some recent games now. Recent gains now. It has been accelerating throughout the day. Still at historically suppressed levels. Oil is continuing its rally
Husband. Good. Mother,course, your joyce. Welcome. Our goal in conducting this toring is to the committee qualifications. Chris has provided responses to questions presented by the committee. Today members will be able to ask additional questions and hear from mr. Sharply in this open session. American his b. A. From university. A 1981, he received commission from the u. S. Air force where he trained as a special agent. Chris continue to serve in the air force and a variety of ofts, including as director security. Following his retirement, chris join the office of Inspector General at the department of energy as a civilian special agent. Since then chris has worked as the deputy i. G. For the department of energy and help to build a new oig office at the tarp program in the federal housing authority. In 2010 chris see the president ial award for Meritorious Service for that ark great 2012, crisp tart as federal civilian Law Enforcement officer and started his career at cia. Chris, if y
All this sharpley next nominee to the Inspector General of the cfo of congratulations find your nomination of white to start by recognizing fear family that this year to date your wife kimberly . Says will last yourself . En your daughter and her husband james. And your mother. Our goal to conduct this hearing is to enable the qualifications chris already provided responses to 85 questions prevent presented by the committee to dave members can ask additional questions and hear from mr. Sharpley in open session. And receiving his masters from the naval postgraduate school. And to receive a commission from the u. S. Air force with the counterintelligence officer with the special investigations. As director of security and towhee retired honorably from the air force in 2002 immediately following went to the office of the Inspector General as a federal agent since then with the department of energy with those offices at the t. A. R. P. Program landed 2010 cruz received the president ial wo