It has impacted how we are holding todays hearing. People are putting themselves at risk every day, from doctors and nurses to first responders, postal workers and many others, including poll workers. Congress, however has an option. Any do not. We can do our work in a safe, secure, online format. The highest levels of the federal government have already decided the circumstances of the covid19 pandemic by Holding Virtual hearings, that includes a house and senate, which of Health Virtual hearings like this one. It includes the Supreme Court, which has modified how it conducts its oral arguments. And it includes executive agencies which have recognize need forimacy and the remote proceedings by participating in those conducted by conference by congress and the Supreme Court. As we begin, i want to remind our members and participants of a few things that will help us navigate this new platform. We are holding this hearing in compliance with the regulations of Committee Meetings pursuant
Subcommittee on how selections will come to order. I welcome my fellow colleagues and members of the committee, thank you for joining us for the subcommittees First Official virtual hearing. It has impacted how we are holding todays hearing. People are putting themselves at risk every day, from doctors and nurses to first responders, postal workers and many others, including poll workers. Congress, however has an option. Any do not. We can do our work in a safe, secure, online format. The highest levels of the federal government have already decided the circumstances of the covid19 pandemic by Holding Virtual hearings, that includes a house and senate, which of Health Virtual hearings like this one. It includes the Supreme Court, which has modified how it conducts its oral arguments. And it includes executive agencies which have recognize need forimacy and the remote proceedings by participating in those conducted by conference by congress and the Supreme Court. As we begin, i want to
About you that you were in the fbi close to 20 years. 21 years. With a dumb mom a bunch of different positions, new york terrorism, and rose to the highest ranks to Deputy Director until you were fired by attorney general sessions for what they say was a lack of candor. And interviews in a report. Much has been talked about he done a lot of interviews so i thought i would taking a shot that may be asking some new questions. But before we get into the meat of the book but i have a question about writing and sometimes i do it every day. How long did it take you to write this book and what was the process like . You are a firsttime author but this is a little different. So walk me through how you tackle this particular project. Basically crashed on this project and did nothing but this for many many months last summer so shortly after my firing i started to think about to balance and understand and talk about my entire experience in the fbi i was really concerned which was the corrosive i
[inaudible conversations] without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess for the committee at any time. With that i will now recognize myself to give an Opening Statement and mr. Gomez will follow me with a minute in the same will be given to the Ranking Member. Good morning, thank you to everyone for being here today to discuss a topic which is vital to our democracy for this census. The 2020 census is imminent and accounting set to begin in alaska in less than two weeks and across the country on april 1. The constitution requires every person to be counted, every Single Person living in the United States of america, not just citizens, not just people of a particular Political Party or race but absolutely everyone. I am gravely concerned that the Census Bureau may not be prepared to meet this high bar and that the 2020 census could leave communities across the country undercounted, underrepresented and underfunded. The Government Accountability office and apartment of c
Your number is 2027488001. Ask and if you think the Trump Administration has had no impact on nato, we want to hear from you at 2027488002. You can always text us your response on twitter. Com cspanwj and at facebook. Com cspan. Host here is President Trumps talking about the nato conference. President trump the relationship i have with other countries is really good. Yeah, they cant totally love me when i say you are not putting up your money. Youre not spending the kind of money that you are supposed to be spending because were giving you protection. Youre getting the protection of the u. S. And the greatest military force in the world and youre not paying youre delinquent. So i tell some people theyre delinquent. Theyre not going to love that. Otherwise, theyre going to be the way they are in the last 15 years, not paying and not pay up to the 2 level which frankly isnt that high. 2 isnt that high but i had a lunch yesterday that was great. I call the 2 ers the people that were at t