Welcome. Im delighted to convene this hearing. This is a very important topic and one i know the Ranking Member finds significant. Im happy to partner with her in exploring this subject. I also know the gentleman from North Carolina mr. Jones is attending the hearing with us today, therefore i ask unanimous consent that mr. Jones and any other Committee Members not assigned to this committee be able to participate in this hearing with understanding all members will be regulared for questions prior to those not it is tongue subcommittee. Without objection so order. This morning we continue the committees oversight dialogue with the department that began last week with the foundational testimony that general campbell laid out before the full committee. General campbell testified about the evolving security situation in afghanistan and the policy, strategy and posture required from our nation in toward develop, sustain and support the people and unity government of afghanistan well into t
Who were working Identity Theft cases who are working to help Identity Theft victims and literally having these individuals stop in midstream and move to telephone answering how do you complete a return and what have you, and which causes immense delays in helping victims of Identity Theft which as members of this committee know is a massively growing problem and especially if youre the subject, if youre the victim involved is very frustrating. And so its just a point, again, of its a zero sum game. They need resources to do it all. This aca most americans have no idea of the massive role that the irs is going to play in the implementation of the Affordable Care act. And the irs, once again, will have to make some tough choices as to what to focus upon. Thank you. I dont have any further questions. I want to make a couple comments. One, mr. Yoder, you asked about when could they finalize this rule, and if you look at the administrations procedure act, theres nothing to stop the irs fro
Flow of vital information. I agree with your point about whistleblower protections, but there are a range of different motives. There are spy, Robert Hanssen types. No sympathy for that. A lot of people leak because it makes them feel important. They are in the know, and it shows they are in the know. It makes them feel good to do that. I dont have much sympathy for that. I do have sympathy for an actual whistleblower. Were are instances where h have seen for the right reason they have gone to the press and laid out what a disagree with. Adont know that we can have system that allows every person asideide, but if you put that systemic issue, i understand where whistleblowers are coming from, and its incumbent on the government to have a process that allows whistleblowers to raise his or her concerns, get them heard, protect them from retaliation, and be confident if there is a need for change there will be congressional a committees. You say its broken now. I dont know if it ever becam
Our sisters, our fathers and sons and brothers, we must pass the paycheck fairness act. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot. That includes equal pay for equal work. I urge my colleagues to come together and pass the paycheck fairness act. And with that you can watch newsmakers at 10 00 and 6 00 eastern on cspan. A week ago, afghan voters went to the polls in the president ial elections in the firstever democratic transfer of power and afghanistans history. It could take up to six weeks to tally results. Former afghan ambassador to canada and france discussed the election. This is an hour. Thank you all for coming. As you know, the elections took place on saturday, and our panel will discuss what we know so far and what the consequences and likelihood of those elections are likely to be. I am the executive director of the partnership for secure america, and we are proud and happy to cosponsor this panel with the alliance in support of the Afghan People, asap. The alliance itself is
In the bill that says that cannot be used to demonstrate harm to National Security. That, to me, is an indication weve got a pretty good shot and if we can get applied to jims case, it would be efficient in keeping him out of jail. In terms of the National Security piece, another thing to remember is, every confidential security case. There are at least as many and perhaps more journalist who have been put in jail in civil litigation for money damages arriving out of claims against the u. S. Government. In the win ho lee case several years ago, there were six journalist held in contempt, including journalist from cbs, New York Times, washington post, and ap. One was held in contempt and subject to 5,000 a day penalties that she was not allowed to ask usa today to pay for her. She had an offer from her students to hold a bake sale so she could help pay her contempt fines, which i thought was charming but ineffective. She almost certainly would have been held in contempt and gone to pris