[inaudible conversation] before we have our Opening Statements for this hearing, i have a short statement i want to make on another issue. If mrs. Feinstein has anything on the same thing im talking about, she would get whatever time she wants. Separate from my regular opening statement, i need to talk about a serious threat to this committees Oversight Authority. The need for congress to havee access to information in the executive branch is inherent in the constitution. The Supreme Court has said so clearly and repeatedly. Executive Branch Agencies cannot limit our legislative power of inquiry mary merely by entering into nondisclosure agreements with one another, but thats exactly what the fbi has tried to do. Yesterday i sent a pair of letters to the office of special counsel and the fbi about the most recent example. P nondisclosure agreements are essentially gag orders, plain and simple. They thwart transparency, corner jim account ability and seek to obstruct congressional overs
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Dedicated to ideas that never took off. The museum of failure. Good morning. Its june 8th. Iam i am annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Polling stations are open across the country as millions of people go to cast their votes in the general election. Theyll close at 10pm this evening, with the first results due before midnight. Police say therell be increased security at some Polling Stations with Armed Officers in some areas. Joining me now from westminster is our Political Correspondent alicia mccarthy. And intensive seven Week Campaign and now people get to go and cast their votes, tech as to what has been happening. 50 days since mps voted to hold the selection and finally, today is the day. Polling stations will be open for another 11 hours. We have seen theresa may, tim farron, nicola sturgeon, jeremy corbyn, they have all been out to vote so far. We are electing 650 mps. We have got 3301 candidates standing in the selection. 986 of those women. The polls dont close unt