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Ill take the opportunity of session. To begin this im not going to spend a lot of time on introductions, but very briefly, i have been with us from brookings, and this is a real opportunity because my co panelist, interviewee, im not sure what to call him, he has a remarkable diversity of experience with 702. I actually met matt way back when he was working on guantanamo issues once of upon a time, but subsequent to that he became general counsel at nsa and went from there to run the National Counterterrorism center which is fundamentally analytical but draws on a lot of sources of intelligenc...

Cspan2s book tv. Transportation secretary elaine chao testified before a Senate Committee on the future of the federal Aviation Administration and the president s proposal to privatize the air Traffic Control system. This is just over two hours. Morning. I want to welcome secretary chao back today. This is her first time beforee the committee since being confirmed. Secretary, i want to thank you for appearing before us today to discuss reauthorization of thehe faa. We arend working hard on a bipartisan basis to produce a bill, hopefully during this work period. And we appreciateld the administ...

Well leave at this point as ben carson is speaking about Housing Affordability challenges. Its a impose jum hosted by the National Housing complex. Many people i havent seen for quite some time enjoyed the meeting with some of the award winners. Now, last week hud hosted a Housing Policy Forum where i spoke about the Housing Market. It is stable, secure and sound. We must remain vigilant and very watchful and anticipate more than react. We must be prudent and practical, continue to maintain responsible ending practices. Wishful thinking cannot be our sole criteria for credit worthiness. As the...

Cspan2s book tv. Transportation secretary elaine chao testified before a Senate Committee on the future of the federal Aviation Administration and the president s proposal to privatize the air Traffic Control system. This is just over two hours. Morning. I want to welcome secretary chao back today. This is her first time beforee the committee since being confirmed. Secretary, i want to thank you for appearing before us today to discuss reauthorization of thehe faa. We arend working hard on a bipartisan basis to produce a bill, hopefully during this work period. And we appreciateld the administ...

Good morning. Well call this hearing to order. Well be waiting for senator hatch which will make an introduintr introducti introduction. Congressman from the private sector myself and this is absolutely i have been very impressed with the quality of individuals that work for the federal government. This nomination process is not easy, as youre well aware of. We have so many willing to subject themselves in this process and serve, you know, in the federal government far lot less than you make in private sector. It says a lot about your dedication to this country. I want to thank you for that. I...