And whats changed to make sure this never happens again, and i hope we will take positive steps to enact the many lessons learned. Now for our part as legislators, i, myself, believe that we should hold ourselves accountable to make sure that when we send our in our schools to seek shelter and our people to government buildings to seek refuge that these safe shelters really do provide safe shelter from catastrophe anywhere from a Nuclear Attack or a hurricane. So with that i welcome the governor, and governor, i thank you for asking us for the opportunity to attend this briefing. Governor . Good morning, members of the house and senate committee. Thank you for allowing me to be here today. I appreciate your effort to understand what happened last saturday, and i have directed the state department of defense and the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to be fully transparent and forthcoming as they provide you with information about this incident. I have charged general logan to provide
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Recognition . I move the house suspend the les and pass h. R. 5457 the speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 4547, a bill to amend titles 2, 8 and 16 of the Social Security act to improve and strengthen the representative payment program. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. Brady, and the gentleman from connecticut, mr. Larson, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. Mr. Brady i ask unanimous consent that members may have five legislative days to resize and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h. R. 5447. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Brady today we have the action to help those receiving Social Security. This bill led by congressman sam johnson and john larson of connecticut, the chairman and lame of the Social Security subcommittee takes actions to improve the representative payey program. Today, when someone on Social Security is
To defend us. They made it more possible that they would do their job well and efficiently. Also this argument totally ignores the effect of limiting democracy upon the public process. If you just say were going to \i you just say were going to turn off the constitution for a while, it is not an innocent thing. You kill the whole public process. You prohibit debate this should be heard. Performs at can follow. The right of the public to be heard on these great issues. I think it is a hard argument to make a but i am confident that what we did and how we tried to do it in the spirit of what we did is the best way of protecting our country. Rick and pat. It is great to see the three of you together again. I cant believe it has been 40 years. [laughter] i would like to ask two questions. One of the cia and one of the fbi. On the cia post 911 i read a report in the Washington Post saying the cia has become a highly efficient killing machine. This goes to the question of the use of drones.
On the foreign intelligence matters. You recently wrote that the Church Committee experienced of your Church Committee experience is its important we recognize the extraordinary power the United States has in the international respect for our constitutional principles. But it often seems in times of crisis we forget that power. Why is that . I think the phrase in times of crisis. We cede we being the other branches of government particularly the congress cede to the executive branch great powers. If we are under assault or perceive ourselves to be under assault. The problem is that then encourages administrations to, i wouldnt say generate crisis, but to elevate a crisis to acquire power. This is where congress is most under pressure to do its job and to ask questions. Not to undermine executive authority but to defend the constitution. And protect the American People. Again, as i said there and ive said many times in other places those of us who have had a chance to travel the world k