Okay the committee will come to order the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee. And this time article one, restoring capacity and equipping. I get myself five minutes to give an opening statement. Its our first hearing of the new year, this committee has had an incredibly productive last year, passing 45 recommendations focused on making congress more effective and efficient so that they can better serve the American People and i am proud of what we have conceived and accomplished with this committee so far and what weve accomplished together. Every member of this committee has been fully engaged, the work has taken time to consider the work in the mandate, and really working consider the colleagues. Finding Collaborative Solutions to the challenges this institution faces. Successful institutions what you are talking up businesses or organizations or governments, depends on people who are invested in the work they are doing. And that is fundamental. Invite successfu
Five minutes to give an opening statement. Its our first hearing of the new year, this committee has had an incredibly productive last year, passing 45 recommendations focused on making congress more effective and efficient so that they can better serve the American People and i am proud of what we have conceived and accomplished with this committee so far and what weve accomplished together. Every member of this committee has been fully engaged, the work has taken time to consider the work in the mandate, and really working consider the colleagues. Finding Collaborative Solutions to the challenges this institution faces. Successful institutions what you are talking up businesses or organizations or governments, depends on people who are invested in the work they are doing. And that is fundamental. Invite successful institutions invest in their cells, their employees, their infrastructure, and the overall Work Environment and experience. They think can plan with an eye towards the futu
Im chairman kilmer. Im excited to be here the first day of the new year. We had an incredibly productive last year with 45 recommendations to make congress more effective and officiate so it can better serve the American People. Im proud of what we accomplished as a committee so far and equally proud how we accomplished our Work Together. Every member of this committee has been fully engaged in the committees work and taken realtime to think about the issues in our mandate and their own perspectives and really listen and consider their colleagues perspective. This committee has worked because theyre finding Collaborative Solutions to the challenges this institution faces. The key word here is invested. Whether were talking about businesses or organizations or governments depend on people invested in the work that theyre doing and thats fundamental. Successful institutions also invest in themselves, their employees, infrastructure, overall Work Environment and experience. They think and
Coming up this morning, Theodore Johnson of the Brennan Center will join us to talk about the africanamerican vote in campaign 2020. Of the university of Virginia Center of politics will discuss the latest news in campaign 2020. Be sure to watch washington journal live at 7 00 eastern this morning. Join the discussion. Examinest, a hearing Congress Constitutional role as a coequal branch of government. We hear about the role of earmarks and transparency and how increased funding and staffing can lead to a more effective government. This is two hours, 15 minutes. The committee will come to order without objection. Articlering is titled one, capacity and equipping congress to better serve the american people. I now recognize myself for five minutes to give an opening statement. Im excited to be here today, gaveling in the first hearing of the new year. This committee has had a productive last year, passing 45 recommendations focus on making congress more effective and efficient so it can
Dismantling, destruction of soviet nuclear and chemical weapons. Next, former senators sam nunn and Richard Lugar marked the 25th anniversary of the initiative in the historic kennedy caucus room on capitol hill. Hopehour and 15 minute discussion and Award Ceremony was hosted by the National Security archive, the Carnegie Endowment, and the Nuclear Threat initiative. Thomas blanton ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, just a few words of welcome today. I am tom blanton, i am director of the National Security archive at George Washington university and honored to be one of the organizers of today. This is the day that 25 years ago president george h. W. Bush signed the nunnlugar legislation into law. Now being document fetishists, we scoured the bush library for the photographs of that extraordinary moment, and none exist. There was not a signing ceremony, which gives you a sense of the kind of mixed opinion in the Bush Administration about this Congressional Initiative in foreig