Lost that day, well never forget them. After speaking to secretary mattis this morning, i decided to address you because theres been a lot of speculation about the operation in in a jury. And theres a perception that the department of defense has not been forthcoming. I thought it would be helpful for me to personally clarify to you what we know to date and to outline what we hope to find out in the ongoing investigation. Secretary mattis will be here, but as many of you know, hes in asia. Were fighting to defeat violent extremism in west africa. Their presence is part of a global strategy. As weve seen many times, groups like isis and al qaeda pose a threat to the United States, the American People and our allies. Theyre a global threat enabled by the flow of foreign fighters, resources and they seek to operate with a where they can exploit weaknesses in local government, in local Security Forces. If you think of those enablers as consecutive tissue between groups across the globe, ou
D. H. S. Accountability enforcement act. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 4038, a bill to amend the Homeland Security act of 2002 to reassert article i authorities over the department of Homeland Security, and for ther purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. Mccaul, and the gentleman from texas, mr. Vela, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. Mr. Mccaul mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and including r remarks, any extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Mccaul mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore time yielded. Mr. Mccaul thank you. Mr. Speaker, i rise today in strong support of bipartisan d. H. S. Accountability enhancement act. Mr. Speaker, the current threats confronting our homeland co
Our assessment right now as it is in prices affiliated group the u. S. Says isomers responsible for the deaths of four american servicemen and. Well on down jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up we have to continue the fight against the taliban and against others in order for them to understand they will never leave the battle will go on the u. S. Vows to stay the course against the taliban in afghanistan. John as Congress Votes to add president name and thoughts to the nations constitution the first time thats happened in almost two decades plus. On wednesday in bangkok where thais are preparing to say a final farewell to the late king and we find out why an increasing number of people are being locked up during this sensitive time. The u. S. Is top general says he believes a group linked to isolate by. In the ambush that killed four soldiers and four others in the jail he warned that i still was trying to establish a physical presence there as it loses ground in ira
Department of defense has not been forth coming and it would be helpful for me to collar file for you and what we hope to find out in the ongoing investigation. Secretary mattis is in asia. Our soldiers are operating in niger to build the capacity of local forces to defeat violent extremism. As we have seen many times groups like isis and al qaeda pose a threat to the American People and their allies, they are a global threat to fighters and resources and seek to operate where they can exploit weaknesses in local government. If you think of those enablers as connective tissues, or strategy is to cut that tissue and deal with the challenges within the countries and region. We can be proud of our progress today, our work is not done even with the fall of mosul and raqqa and tonight im going to welcome representatives from 75 Different Countries to improve the effectiveness of our network to defeat terrorism. Well focus on improving information sharing between to detect between nations to
Culture of the United States. As an inventor he holds more than 440 u. S. And foreign patents, many of them for innovative medical devices expanding the frontier of health care worldwide. While still a college undergraduate he invented the first wearable Infusion Pump which gained acceptance from chemotherapy and neonatology and endodrinology. He later founded decca research and Development Corporation to develop internally generated inventions and provide research and development for Major Corporate clients. One of kamens proudest accomplishments is the founding of f. I. R. S. T. To motivate the next generation to use science and technology. Let me acknowledge weve had a group of Young Scholars with us throughout the year who are federal executive fellows, many of them in class this morning, but i believe we have one that is joining us this morning as well. A federal executive fellow who is bringing his tour to an end. It is a young marine corps recently promoted colonel by the name o