Good morning, this hearing is called to order. The title of this hearing is congressional oversight in the face of executive branch and media suppression, and in particular case study of the crossfire hurricane, corrupt investigation. Ill add that. The hearing is actually quite a bit broader than that. But well certainly focus on that. I became chairman of this committee in january of 2015 and will complete my sixyear term at the end of this month. We can all be proud of the more than 100 piece of legislation we worked on together as a committee that became law. The other than more than 200 bills we passed out of committee, although not signed into law, can still serve as the basis for future legislation. Our committee and subcommittees also have broad oversight jurisdiction, and responsibilities that we have not ignored. We investigated and exposed problems within the Va Health Care system, human trafficking, National Security leaks, and systemic violations of the hatch act within the
Asking why is a president ial or successful president ial transition so important . Guest its about our safety is the ultimate answer here. When you think about it our democratic system envisions transfers of power when you have elections so you have accountable government. That means and you can ask to figure out how to take charge immediately on january 20 in an effective way. Its a big task. Think about our government come youre looking at 5 trillion and come 4 Million People come to me for those think uniform and reservists. Youve hundreds of operating units and historically president s have pointed about 4000 political appointees. Its a massive undertaking and nothing else quite like it. The transition is all about getting ready to do that successfully. The issue is really the world is such a dangerous place that theres not a lot of time on the other end posted january 20 to do your learning curve. You have to be at the top of it right away. You need your people in place, have you
Was halper being paid hundreds of thousands of dollars just month before the fbi secured a warrant to spy on the Trump Campaign through carter page and we had hearing the story from the inside for the First Time Ever with an exclusive audio tape that he says is a smoking gun in the Michael Flynn case, plus the president ends the stimulus madness signing four executive orders into law to keep coronavirus aid flowing even if congress leaves for recess, gop house leader Kevin Mccarthy is here with the insight on the covid19 relief measures from the oval office and their impact plus his expectations for joe bidens runningmate we should know soon and then breaking news on china as the communist party makes another power grab, this time, on the islands in japan, the very latest plans from the United States, ahead of a ban being lifted on fishing in the South China Sea next week. Arkansas senator tom cotton investigates with us. Then, it is just 85 days away for america voting for its next pr
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The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ros ki im ros. Welcome to outside source outside source. We begin with a major uturn on the u. K. Government about huawei. By the time of the next election we will haveimplemented irreversible path for the complete removal of huawei networks. Rom our five g ros u. S. Dges have scheduled the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell for july of next year, charged with sex trafficking. Or than 125 Million People are going back into lockdown in india. New figures show the uks economys growth was even lower than expect it. There is a warning it may take welcome to the program. Ver. The u. K. Government has reversed its position on huawei. The chinese firm is now part from any part of the u. K. s 5g network. Earlier in the year, they said huawei would be barred from elements of the network data security. Skthe hat much