The committee of the judiciary will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized declare recesses at any time. We welcome everyone to this mornings hearing on protecting america from assault weapons. I will now recognize myself with an Opening Statement. Assault weapons have been repeatedly used of weapons of deadly violence on our citizens. In the last two years, las vegas, parkland, pittsburgh, midland and odessa have seen Mass Shootings at the hands of an gunman with assault weapons. Last month we added el paso and dayton to the list of communities to experience violence. Todays hearing is about whether america will tolerate weapons of war in our streets and neighborhood. Civilian assault weapons are just semi automatic versions of military weapons. They have no purpose but to kill as many as possible as quickly as possible. By allowing killers to rapidly fire targets without stopping to reload, assault weapons are designed for bloodshed. State laws have proven too easy
Open up higher, just a little higher, and yes, we are still very close to record highs. The dow is going to be up maybe 15, 20 points. Very small gain for the s p, 11 points up for the nasdaq, but up is the operative word of the day. Now look at this. Street battles in hong kong. That is the right word to use. Water cannon was in use, police pointed their guns. There is a report of a shot fired in the air. Chinas leader has a growing problem in his own backyard. Tomorrows october 1st. Chinas big day. The last thing xi jinping wants is more violence in the form of british colony. Big protests are planned. We will be looking at the impact of this on china trade and yes, on your money. Look at this, too. Huge fire at a new billion dollar train station in saudi arabia. That comes on the heels of the attack on the big oil refinery there, and the shooting death of a saudi general who was a bodyguard to top saudi leaders. Plus a reported attack on an American Military installation in somalia.
Yes, we are one minute late. The Committee Meets to consider the nomination of mrs. Barbara barrett to be secretary of the air force. And miss Ryan Mccarthy to be secretary of the army. Thank you for being here today. We have the standard questions that whether you like it or not, you have to answer, answer audibly so it can be heard. I would appreciate it very much. If you adhere to the applicable laws and regulations governing the conflicts of interest. Yes,. Yes, sir. Will you ensure that ur yo staff complies with deadlines established for requesting communications, including questions for the record in hearings. Yes. Will you cooperate in providing witnesses and briefers in response to congressional requests. Yes. Will those witnesses be protected from reprisal for the testimony and briefings. Yes. Do you agree if confirmed to appear and testify upon request before this committee . Yes senator. And do you agree to provide documents including copies of electronic forms of communicat
Yes, we are one minute late. The Committee Meets to consider the nomination of mrs. Barbara barrett to be secretary of the air force. And miss Ryan Mccarthy to be secretary of the army. Thank you for being here today. We have the standard questions that whether you like it or not, you have to answer, answer audibly so it can be heard. I would appreciate it very much. If you adhere to the applicable laws and regulations governing the conflicts of interest. Yes,. Yes, sir. Will you ensure that ur yo staff complies with deadlines established for requesting communications, including questions for the record in hearings. Yes. Will you cooperate in providing witnesses and briefers in response to congressional requests. Yes. Will those witnesses be protected from reprisal for the testimony and briefings. Yes. Do you agree if confirmed to appear and testify upon request before this committee . Yes senator. And do you agree to provide documents including copies of electronic forms of communicat
Angeles. Thank you and ill introduce the panelists. Hal studies cognitive bias and how people imagine their future selves, opeds for the New York Times and the wall street journal. Jennifer is a historian at texas and am university and a contributing editor. And expectations, establishing the obama presidency. And the next book, demagogue for president , the rhetorical genius of donald trump. [laughter] she is shell be talking about that later. Anthony is a Professor Emeritus of social psychology at uc santa cruz and the coauthor of age of propaganda, the everyday use and abuse of persuasion. He previously taught courses in advertising and Consumer Behavior at Carnegie Mellon university and he is a magician. [applaus [applause]. So thank you for being here. So the theme of this panel is, is contemporary propaganda damaging our Attention Spans, our relationships, our ability to ponder bigger questions . Or does it suffer offer some benefits like nudging us to eat healthier, save the ear