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Promised there would at some oint be open hearings. The two other chairmen have agreefment when and how in depth and how far along, how much those opening hearings will matter is anybodys guess at this point because they do seem to be putting together a case. Pretty much in private downstairs in a small room. Well continue foul on twitter house in session. And your report, thanks so much. Cspan will continue follow odays impeachment related updates. That will improve our standing in that regard. I want to congratulate congresswoman lofgren for the work of her committee on the uestion of shield...

The House Committee will come to order without objection. To chair is authorized declare recesses at any time. Welcome everyone to this hearing on securing americas election, oversight of government agency. I will recognize myself for an Opening Statement. Last month, this Committee Held part one of a series of hearings on securing americas elections. In that hearing, three witnesses who had jointly been chosen testified that our nations elections are under attack. The former director of the National Security council under both president clinton and george w. Bush warned that we must take hold...

Urgent concern whose subject matter, quote, not only falls within the d. N. I. s jurisdiction but relates to one of the most significant and important of the d. N. I. s responsibilities to the american people, unquote. By law, by law, a whistleblower complaint labeled in this way must be transmitted to congress, not shall be transmitted to congress, must be. The Trump Administration has not allowed that to happen. So far in the face of this dire warning and the Trump Administrations effort to cover it up, the Republicanled Senate has remained silent and sub missive, shying away from this insti...

This one says chuck schumer, the democratic leader will speak on the senate floor at about 3 50. We passed that. You can follow that over on our companion network, cspan2. Were getting your thoughts on the potential impeachment of the president and the whistleblower complaint filed with the director of National Intelligence. 2027482940, the line for democrats. 2027482941 for republicans. Or all others, 2027488922. One more tweet before we go to calls. This is not a partisan matter. The president authorizing the release of the transcript of the phone call with the president of ukraine. Lets hea...

Seeing retraction around the country. Born out nationally and philadelphia and new york, chicago. We had a private payroll report that looked pretty good on the surface. It confirms what is a slowing trend. Something in excess of 200,000 private sector jobs on average being gained each month in the latest period. A little more 120, 130,000. The pace slowing there. This is the same week we had forever 21, a big clothing retailer, following on the heels of others looking at outright bankruptcy filing or closing some stores. The pace there running 40 of where it was a yeargo. None of this means t...