Attorney general, rachel brand, also testified as part of her confirmation process. Good morning, everybody. Im pleased to hold this nomination hearing for two very outstanding nominees, rod ros rosenstein and rachel brand. Theyve been nominated for two very important senior positions in the department of justice. Deputy attorney general and associate attorney general. The Deputy Attorney general, who is the second in command at the department oversees the daytoday operations. The associate attorney general oversees the civil litigation departments. Its critical we fill these two important positions so the department can operate at full capacity. We couldnt have two better nominees for this position. They share a lot in common. They both are dedicated Civil Servants. Theyve both been confirmed by the senate before. In miss brands case, twice. They both served in confirmed positions during president obamas administration. Theyre both talented and fairminded lawyers, dedicated to the ful
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[inaudible conversations] hello everyone. Thanks for joining us today by an executive Vice President of external affairs here at the center for American Progress and im thrilled youre here with us today. Whitman of all races make up 18point 5 of the United States congress. Women of color makeup and abysmal 4. 5 of congress. These numbers exist in direct contradiction to the fact that women make up half of the population and are more likely to vote than the male counterparts. We will hear about the reflected Democracy Campaigns new research which shows the persistent upward under representation of women and women of color throughout the country at all levels of government. Over the summer the Reflective Democracy Campaign finished to the unprecedented new database of 42,000 elected officials throughout the country this survey showed the great disparity engender race and ethnicity between our elected lawmakers in those whom they represent i would think donna hall with the Reflective Demo
Against isis forces in iraq and syria. And how Media Coverage of president ial candidate gary hart and his alleged extramarital affair changed political reporting. Also your calls and comments on National Security issues in 2014. Washington journal is live at 7 00 a. M. Eastern everyday on cspan. Secretary of state john kerry that with british secretary Philip Hammond at the state department and spoke with reporters after the meeting. They took questions about the International Response of the ebola outbreak, the Russia Ukraine conflict, and the military response to militants in syria and iraq. [inaudible conversations] good morning, everyone. Im very privileged to be here with foreign secretary Philip Hammond. Here at the state department. I am even more privilege to work with him and perform a partnership that gives full gusto to the meaning of the special relationship that Great Britain and the United States share. So it is important to us to continue and i think as philip mentioned
The senate. I congratulate him on his comparable career in the i wish him the very best. Senate incomparable career in the senate. I wish him the very best. I would like to say two other words here. I want to make sure there is a separate place in the record for what i am going to say. I ask consent for that to be the case. Without objection. It is said that you dont chose your family and that is true. We are born into our family and we have no way to determine the family we are born into. Jay rockfeller chose to make the people of this area his community. How did that happen . Born in new york to one of the most famous people like this end up in West Virginia. I was an undergradate student at harvard and he decided he didnt like things they were doing so he left and dropped out of school. He went to japan and spent three years there. He became an interpreter and knows the japanese language well and loves the japanese people today. He started out at harvard and came back and was there