Experience for me and, you know, i just hope im a role model for other young women. At what point did you say im going to run for congress . Ms. Stefanik thats a great question. I decided to run for congress after the 2012 election. I worked on governor romneys campaign. I was head of debate prep for paul ryan. And i was very disappoint in the outcome of the 2012 election but i spent a lot of time thinking about how the party needs to run, new generation candidates, and needs to be able to pass our message to young voters, particularly young women. In new york state, i grew up in my family, Small Business, my parents started as a kid. And its gotten harder to grow as a business in new york than it was over 20 years ago when they started. We need policies to promote entrepreneurialism and innovation and economic growth. But we need to have a new generation of leadership in congress. So after 2012, i started working at my familys business which i grew up around and i started as a complet
Help our citizens to live for your honor. Increase our faith, hope, and love that we may receive your promises. Lord, be merciful to our nation, for you are our hope. Today inspire our lawmakers with the music of your wisdom that they may bring hope out of despair and joy out of sadness. Teach them to celebrate even in the darkness, because you are the god who saves us. Give us all the strength to not become weary in doing what is right, knowing that in due season a bountiful harvest will come. We pray in your great name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington d. C, november 14, 2017, to the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of t
Leading the department of justice, an agency that by its very nature is prone to controversy because of the publics varied opinions on what it seeks to what it means to seek and obtain justice. However, you clearly understand that the department you lead must have the confidence of the American People even when your decisions are not always well received. Your first year leading the department of justice has not been without difficulty which is expected at the outset of a new administration. While much has been done to correct the improper Political Engagement by the department of justice under the obama administration, more work must be done to insure the department is operating to impartially administer justice. Our last doj oversight hearing was beyond disappointing. Attorney general Loretta Lynch gave the least full many and least fulsome and least transparent testimony that i can recall in my time in congress. It was plainly a disservice to the American People. Ms. Lynch failed to
Come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. We welcome everyone to this mornings hearing on oversight of the department of justice. We begin by recognizing myself for an opening statement. Good morning. Today, we welcome jeff sessions, to the annual department of justice oversight hearing. Mr. Attorney general, you have a long and distinguished career of service. You continued that service by leading the department of justice, an agency that by its very nature is prone to controversy because of the varied opinions on what it means to seek and obtain justice. However, you clearly understand the department you need must have confidence of the American People even when your decisions are not always well deceived. Received. Your first year leading the department of justice has not been without difficulty, which is expected at the outset of a new administration. While much has been done to correct the Improper Administration of justice under the
The Judiciary Committee will come toward her, and without objection, the chair is to we welcome everyone to this mornings hearing on oversight of the department of justice. We begin by recognizing myself for an Opening Statement. Good morning. Today, we welcome Jeff Sessions, up for the annual department of justice oversight hearing. General, you have a long and distinguished career of service. You continued that service by leading the department of justice, an agency that by its very nature is prone to controversy because of the varied opinions on what it means to obtain justice. However, you clearly understand the department you need must have confidence of the american decisionsn when your are not always well deceived. The first year has not been without difficulty, which is expected at the outset of the new administration. You dont have the improper Political Engagement under the Obama Administration. More work must be done to ensure the department is operating to impartially admin