Accused him of Sexual Assault. This is 2. 5 hours. What were going do do is have our Opening Statements of senator reid and myself and then well recognize dr. Wilson for a very important introduction. All right . The Committee Meets today for the nomination of general john e. Hyten to be Vice President of the joint chiefs of staff. We thank him for being here today. We welcome your family who is here and your friends, dr. Hyten. They can be introduced at the time you are recognized for your Opening Statement. And we have our boring seven or eight questions you have to respond to first. Have you adhered to applicable laws, recognitions or any conflicts of interest . Show yes, sir. Do you agree if confirmed to appear and testify before request before this committee . Yes, sir. Do you agree to provide documents including copies of electronic forms of communications in a timely manner when requested by a duly constituted committee or to consult with the Committee Regarding the basis of any
Georgia for his comments. We will begin. Thank you to the committee for the opportunity to make these statements as we go into this important process here in the budget committee. First, i have to make these comments, calling this a budget is really a sham. It is not a real budget. That is because it is not really a law, it is a resolution. Everything can be ignored. There are no consequences. The only reason this process is necessary is to get tax reform. The entire budget process is broken. It is a fraud being perpetrated on the American People. I dont think anybody disagrees. It has only worked four times in 43 years. I am encouraged people on both sides of the aisle, some members of this committee, working behind the scenes to try to find a politically neutral platform in which to do our Financial Planning for the federal government. The budget today, under current law, is a political document. Rather than a serious tool to make important fiscal decisions. Make no mistake, this bro
The collaboration that is what iron to reduce risk to firefighters, communities, and resources and some of the emerging technologies that are changing the way that fires are managed. We are now well into the 2017 fire season. It is certainly a very active one. My friend from montana, i think, is going to share some of what is happening in his state this morning. I think it is appropriate to recognize the heroic acts of the men and women who fight these fires throughout the season. And to recognize the firefighter from montana. And to recognize the firefighter from montana. I will talk about it in my remarks but we lost a firefighter last night in montana. It is our second fatality in two weeks. Know that our hearts and our prayers are with the families but again, this speaks to the realities that we face with our wildfires and are fires around the country, that this is dangerous and unpredictable work. Our thoughts and our prayers are with those who are serving. As of august 1, nearly
Anthony mackie i keep having this dream. A Comanche War Party searches the house. It is only a matter of time before they call me up to where their knives gleam. Hes gone. The president . An accidental president , thats what they will say. I urge you to enact president kennedys civil rights bill into law. That aint going to be easy, dr. King. We will have to hold his feet to the fire. We in the Senate Intent to filibuster this bill. If you get in my way, i will crush you. This civil rights bill just killed your election chances. Government does not do what is right, this will no longer be an option. Is that a threat . Everybody wants power. They think it ought to be given out, free of charge like mardi gras beads. Nothing comes free, nothing. Do you think everyone will suddenly start dancing to your tune . All we are asking is to live as decent human beings. Im trying to turn this country around. My people want results. It is time to act. To step down now would be wrong for your countr
Jim rubens was born new york city and attended dartmouth college. He has founded a number of Small Businesses and has been an investor or hightech new england startups. He was a twoterm new england senator and let the coalition against expanded gambling. He is married, has one child. Your opening statement, please. Mr. Rubens i am going to show you i am a conservative in this race. Bottom and learned a lot from the school of hard knocks. I am a businessman and i have created jobs here in the state. I am a family man and have a son in college. I understand your concerns and challenges. Now i want to run for the u. S. Senate to turn our great nation around. Josh our next candidate is the incumbent in this race, senator kelly ayotte. She received her law degree from villanova. She was a Deputy Attorney general before becoming the state first female attorney general. She still lives in nashua with her husband and two children. Josh your opening statement, please. Sen. Ayotte thank you for