We are called to order, subcommittee on oversight. Thank everyone for joining us a today. We are holding this hearing virtually if you didnt realize it and compliance with the regulations for Remote Committee proceedings her House Resolution 965. Before we turn to todays important topic, i want to remind members of the few procedures and help you navigate this virtual hearing. First, consistent with regulations, the committee will keep microphones muted to limit background noise. Members are responsible for unmuting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized for their five minutes. Second, members and witnesses must have their cameras on at all times. If you need to step away from the proceedings, please leave your camera on rather than logging out. Third, we will dispense with our practice of observing the given to roll and instead go in order of seniority for questioning, alternating between minority and majority, beginning with members of the oversight subcommittee fir
Firing of the defense secretary earlier this week, mark t. Esper . It is certainly within the prerogative. Its highly unusual. It was widely suspected he would not continue into a second truck term, but i think that there was an exit dictation he would finish out the term until january 20. That has been the custom host of thesenior people within administration. They would normally continue until the inauguration to be able to remain with their counterparts in the new administration that are going to be coming at. It is unusual. Do these sorts of moves first of all, are they unsettling to the rankandfile members, the rankandfile Service Members and to our allies when they see these administrations . Guest it does. It creates uncertainty. It will not be good for morale. Career Civil Service workers who are there between administrations who are not yes, its a very unsettling and for our allied partners around the world, its this awkward time during the transition where they are not really
First, consistent with regulations, the committee will keep microphones muted to limit background noise. Members are responsible for unmuting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized for five minutes. Second, members and witnesses must have their cameras on at all times. If they need to step away from the proceeding, please leave your camera on rather than logging out. Third, we will discuss instead go in order of seniority. Alternating between minority and majority beginning with members of the oversight subcommittee first. Finally without objection, representative judy chu is authorized to serve as chair any event that i have some technical difficulties or whatever. I thank you all for your continued patience and to navigate this technology in order to continue serving our function together in this time of need. With that i will now turn to the important topic of todays hearing. Maximizing Health Coverage involvement administration sabotage. Sounds like aen movie. So
Former Vice President live shortly at about 145 eastern today. President Trump Campaign manager says the campaign plans to request a formal recount in wisconsin where democratic nominee joe biden holds a slim lead after nearly all the votes have been counted. The Associated Press has not called the race. According to cnn, the electoral vote count now stands at 227213 with joe biden ahead and the Biden Campaign advisor says joe biden will declare victory once his campaign believes they have reached the 270 electoral votes they will need. A live picture from the white house with a number of protesters outside the white house today. Arizona, emma . Kelly defeated republican senator Martha Mcsally in a special senate election, giving the party a pickup to retake the senate majority. Hello, everybody. Hello. Thank you and good evening, arizona. So great to see everybody tonight. Here and humbled to be i am also confident that when the votes are counted, that we will be successful in this mi