Well continue, mr. Connolly. Thank you very much mister chairman, and thank you for our panelist for being here. I have a long convoluted mark, thats why were coming back and forth. I show the Government Operations subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over Inspector General. So, mr. Brian bulatao could you describe for us your understanding of the roles and functions of an ig an Inspector General . The Inspector General reports to the head of the agency, under the direction provision according to the ig. They have the responsibility to identify areas of fraud and abuse. They have the mission to conduct independent audits, to conduct inspections and to conduct investigations. And they have strong commitment to be independent of any and appropriate influence. Where that influences coming from within their agency, or from congress, or from any other place, there is a commitment to be independent from inappropriate influences. Would you, would you but do you believe that an ig is subject t
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A ruthless keep up the pressure on president Alexander Lukashenko 3 weeks after the disputed election he claimed to win now he says hell head to russia to see president putins help. Out Office Thanks for joining us germanys president has condemned the far right activists who tried to storm the German Parliament building on saturday evening it happened alongside a demonstration that strong nearly 40000 people to the capital to protest germanys coronavirus restrictions president fun for the standby like into the attack on the i stock to an assault on german democracy. Several 100 demonstrators broke through barricades in front of germanys parliament their ice time they so outnumbered the Police Officers that they were able to shove through demonstrators seem to be launched in the far right. Placing many black white and red show in rice flights senior german politician said they were shocked to join interior minister say move the rice talk building is the seat of our parliament and the Sy
Shanker is getting the russians and poles now and the opposition is now backing off on it as quite a standoff there awareness by the rules heading. I wish i had known so i dont think anyone here has an office that is wide open the country had essentially no politics 3 the country for 20 years has seen. One single man who likes to. Happen a man who has no sign of willingness to engage in protests to think that any kind of dialogue would be a thought of weakness and as you mentioned has been engaging the russians but that is a 2 edged sword because the russians want to draw closer maybe even create some kind of joint country and be independent from the looting or try to avoid for decades but taking the bull market now he may find that hes not very much in charge of the country he has not being essentially a russian governor of a problem that is the potential he faces he would take that working help from now no one has any clue there is no roadmap this situation is why dont. They call onl
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