Identity well leave the last couple of this hearing as the a confirmation hearing is being held for Navy Vice Admiral Charles Richard. Will you ensure that your staff complies with deadlines established for requested communications including questions for the records and hearings. I will. Will you cooperate in providing witnesses and briefers in response to congressional requests . Yes, mr. Chairman. Will those witnesses be protected from reprisal for their testimony or briefings. They will. Do you agree if confirmed to appear and testify upon request before this committee. I do. And do you agree to provide documents including copies of electronic forms and communication in a timely manner when requested by a constituted committee or to consult with the Committee Regarding the basis for any good faith delay or denial. I will. And lastly, have you assumed any duties or undertaken any actions which would appear to presume the outcome of your confirmation or the confirmation process . I h
The Bipartisan Policy Center and the Concord Coalition all offering their views. Live coverage on cspan2. The Supreme Court recently heard oral argument in the case balancing federal whistleblower protections against National Security. The case involves robert maclean, a u. S. Air marshal fired for telling a reporter that the tsa canceled missions on commercial flights that required marshals to stay overnight. His supervisor told him that the cancellations were to save money, believing the tsa action risk passenger safety can maclean leaked the information to a reporter prompting congressional criticism and leading to the tsas reversal of his decision. Next up, the oral arguments in Homeland Security department versus maclean. Will hear arguments first this one in case 13894 of the department of Homeland Security versus robert maclean. Spent mr. Chief justice, and may place a corporate in section 114 r , congress directed tsa to promulgate regulations prohibiting disclosures that would
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We will send the conference and jean will send out a notice with the particular details just more a follow up. This will culminate with an event on capitol hill that will do that well do in the spring with members of congress and the senate. So im announcing that now. I want to get your commitments. Ill stop you before you walk out of the room and headache sure that you join and make sure that you join us for that, because we have to headache sure that we protect this program. So with that, as i said, the good news is that cdbg is funded at 3. 030 billion in py14. The House Appropriations committee had recommended funding at 1. 6 billion. So were pleased that that did not happen. All this work that weve done in collaboration with hud is extremely important in the implementation of funds. And in introducing secretary shaun donovan, you all know hes been a fantastic partner to all of us. Doors always open, very accessible. And hes really, i think, pushing what were all pushing for, which
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