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
If you need to lean on me, i will hold onto you. Thats what i took from the year and half of photographing them in so many situations woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the nations top military commander is promising answers on why and how four u. S. Special operations troops were killed in niger. They died october 4 in an ambush by an Islamic State affiliate. Marine general Joseph Dunford, chair of the joint chiefs of staff, held a rare, extended News Conference today. He acknowledged many things are unclear, including the Missio
Will hold onto you. Thats what i took from the year and half of photographing them in so many situations woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the nations top military commander is promising answers on why and how four u. S. Special operations troops were killed in niger. They died october 4 in an ambush by an Islamic State affiliate. Marine general Joseph Dunford, chair of the joint chiefs of staff, held a rare, extended News Conference today. He acknowledged many things are unclear, including the Missions Intelligence and air suppo
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