Incessantly for the last two weeks, this whole issue of whistleblowers. My name is patrick edington, im your moderator today. Just a few housekeeping notes before i introour guest. I want to make sure everybody have your phones at least on silent or off. Any other devices you may have whether they are smart watch, etc. , please make sure they are also silenced. When we get to the q a at the end of this event, i will ask you all to, please, wait to be called upon, wait for the microphone so that everyone in the room and our audience watching online can hear the question, and ill ask you to identify yourself to include affiliation where applicable. I think its fair to say that the anonymous whistle blower and ill continue to use that term of art throughout is just the latest in a long line of individuals who have come forward in the course of the last several decades to make various and sundry allegations about government and its conduct and, in some cases, corporate, nonprofit conduct.
Plummet and here is the other issue, watching wind, onshore, that is nice, but by the time we get to tuesday now we have a very strong north wind and that is the kind of wind that brings us warm and dry conditions. It is not so much in the valley, the concern here is up along the ridge tops, the mountains that separate sonoma and napa county, and the mountains that separate this area, the deep red is where we are going to get 40 mileper hour wind gusts. We have the rest of our forecast in a. Bit. The Fire Department is deploying additional engines, just in case. The santa rosa Fire Department added 10 engines this afternoon at the National Weather service issued that red flag warning. It is an uneasy time with the two Year Anniversary of the fire around the corner. Andrea and mike irwin are glad to be back home after losing their home two years ago in a fire. They were able to move back in four days ago. Tell me what it is like being back home . It is cereal, it is unbelievable. The ar
Program. We do want to remind you that all of our video that weve covered today available at cspan. Org. Up next, well show you the hearing beginning with the Opening Statements from the chairman and Ranking Member. The committee will come to order. Without objection, the chair reserves the right to recess the hearing at any time. The president ial oath of office requires the president of the United States to do two things, faithfully execute his or her office, and protect and defend the constitution. That oath, of course, cannot be honored if the president does not first defend the country. If our National Security is jeopardized, if our country is left undefended, the necessary sesity to faithfully execute the office becomes moot. Where there is no country, there is no office to execute. And so the duty to defend the nation is foundational to the president s responsibilities. But what of this second responsibility to defend the constitution . What does that really mean . The founders
Back. We break it down with the general. Is this concerning with enemy . The 2020 democrats want to get rid of worker insurance in a Single Player plans, they are not joining the pickup lines against the un. With the 2020 democrats push to get rid of everyones Health Insurance in a Single Player pan be good or bad for labor Union Workers. The whistleblower complaint against President Trump, it turns out the one blowing the whistle reportedly did not have firsthand knowledge of the president s conversation with the president of ukraine. He is declaring hes the one who has the problem. The details on the accusations as well about conflict of interest involving joe biden and hunter biting. Joe biden son contradicts joe biden on his work with ukraine and nancy pelosi is ramping up impeachment talks and indictment talks. Also on the show, Lindsey Graham is warning abuse will happen again if somebody is not punished here in the upcoming d. O. J. Id report on how the Obama Administration unle
Their counterparts. Both of those motions are later this afternoon. And now live to the senate floor here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, thank you for your sanctifying truth. Use our lawmakers to live your truth for the glory of your name. May your truth keep us from the things that can pollute our lives and dishonor you. Forgive us when we are reluctant to submit to you with our bodies, minds, and spirits. Make us all vessels of honor, prepared for every good work. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley id like t