Bill, though, mr. Speaker. Thats to pass this rule today, House Resolution 483, and i encourage my colleagues to do that. With that i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentlelady from new york. Ms. Slaughter mr. Speaker, im pleased to yield three minutes to the gentleman from connecticut, mr. Courtney. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. Mr. Courtney thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise in opposition to the rule and the underlying bill. And i do so as somebody who comes from a state which unlike maybe the gentleman from georgia actually embraced this law. The governor set up an exchange right away and we have had what Forbes Magazine describes the highest functioning exchange in the country. Our uninlshurd rate went down from 8 to 4 . We have more insurers in the marketplace today than we had before the a. C. A. Was passed. Labor day i was picnic with some friends, and there was a gen
In keeping bad actors from using unbreakable encryption. Which is open source, free, and widely available from Companies Based overseas. As the chairman argued when we had this debate in 1999, only y allowing the use of strong encryption not only domestically but internationally as well can we hope to make the internet a safe and secure environment. I agree with that sentiment and you have made some of the public statements that i hope you can help us to reconcile that view with your call for special access. And, finally, because rigorous oversight is necessary for public trust, i hope that you will commit today to full compliance with the Inspector General act. For the past five years the f. B. I. Has resisted the clear mandate of that law. The Inspector General of the department of justice is to have timely access to every carry t he requires to out his duties. Noncompliance has real consequences. This committee waited until february of this year to receive a report about the f. B. I
Landmark cases. Director james comey testified before no bright a committee. H this is about two hours and 45 minutes. Good morning. The Judiciary Committee will come to order. Welcome, director komi. We are happy to have you here with us today. Commend your distinguished service and i am confident you will continue to serve honorably. Today, the fbi continues to face the effects of one of the worst National Security leaks in our nation wash history by Edward Snowden two years ago. Was aa freedom act bipartisan law that ended a controversial National Security program. You provided transparency of the american intelligence gathering. The act in chores that federal law appropriately respects civil liberties, while providing the and meet ourls National Security responsibilities. Comey to thank director and the men and women of the fbi, for working closely with the members of this committee to ensure the passage of the freedom act. Events of the past year have deeply violated the worlds mo
Of our mayor, mayor ed lee the creation of this particular what i call unprecedented exceptional and talented special groups to enter the department at this time is because of the convictions and statements of our mayor, mayor ed lee so we should thank our make sure for the results of this one hundred and 16 class at this time thank you mayor ed lee clapping part of that is cant help by have integrated oceans its a proud occasion but also the weekend of mothers day i cant help but drift towards my mother in the contentions of appreciation and the support she gave me and the love she gave me and what that mother represents to me and many of you in the audience is decade what is representative of the caregiver of the families in terms of your friends and families members of the one hundred and 16th class. Last night we had a Fire Commission meeting and on behalf of the commissioners michael hard man and Ken Cleveland and others we welcome and congratulate all if you but especially proud
Done it, its been long days of being in class and standardizing so thank you very much this is a commitment for you, too. The last 4 months has been an Incredible Opportunity being part of the San Francisco Fire Department has been a lifelong dream and for my classmates coming from a family of firefighters im honored to Service Serve the citizens of the city center what makes this class unique weve come from backgrounds but standing here as members of the Fire Department from backgrounds from all branches of the military construction workers and business professionals we came in contact as individuals is diverse culture and now leaving as one team united by your passion for the job in this great city there are momsz we wont forgot the bouncing pushup and the works out monday morning amazing works out and push the pace. There was one day us kruts felt sorry for the training they put us in advancing and made us sprint up and down the hill and theyre eating do ins and outs and not spillin