I call this hearing of the subcommittee of Homeland Security in order. This is my first hearing as chairman of the subcommittee and it is the subcommittees first hearing to review the fiscal year 2018 budget request. Which was submitted to Congress Earlier this week. I want to begin by thanking john kelly for being with us today. We know that you are very, very busy and again appreciate you being here. Secretary kelly, we do understand the demands on your schedule and your testimony is what is what is your first appearance before a subcommittee in your new role. I would also like to welcome our s subcommittee Ranking Member, from montana, senator tester and im pleased that senator layhe, the vice chair of the full committees has joined us. We keep america safe by manage our air land and seaboarders and administer our laws and critical assets an prepare for and respond to disasters. The tragic events in Manchester England remind us on why we must secure our homeland. Mr. Secretary youve
Than 1000 people took to the streets saturday as republicans called an emergency session with their new super majority in the legislature to ram through a slew of controversial bills, including an antiunion right to work law and extreme antichoice legislation that bans abortions after 20 weeks and requires women to have an ultrasound before having an abortion. We have never had in nearly 100 years, republican speaker. We have literally never had any legislation in the history of ultimately signed by three republicans. Theres never been a republican housesenate and governor at the same time. These are historic times. Amy first, a barrage of Senate Confirmation hearings begins tuesday for what would be the wealthiest cabinet in modern american history. This comes despite concerns that ethics clearances and background checks are incomplete for a number of president elect Donald Trumps cabinet kicks. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and pe
Should strangle it. Its much like a inanimate object. This is baby central here. Its the trio. Its insane. Before we get over to audrey, lets show you some video from heavy rain. You probably heard crackling and pouring. Here is some shots of flooded cars and flooded streets. They were kind of like being lifted up in banging into each other. What is the story . Will be a problem . Looks like we have some problem areas. Good morning juliet and teresa. We have a flash flood a area of rain that came through in two . 3 inches across most of the area resulting in flash flooding. Temperatures in the 60s. 72 in bellmawr. 16 and islip in bridgeport at 71. Montauk 66. Ew point reading in the 60s and it will be another humid day. Heavy rain that came through starting off at the east. Relatively quiet and not much in the way of rainfall. We do have some clouds out there and there is a potential for some showers and downpours as we go through the morning. Flash flood watch continue for much of new
Our purpose is to marginalize and defeat violent extremists once and for all. That isnt easy. We know that as president obama and i consistently said it wont happen overnight. But today i say to all of our fellows citizens and the international community, we must recognize what daesh is doing to its victims and hold the perpetrators accountable and find the resources to help those harmed by the atrocities to be able to survive on their ancestral land. Naming these crimes is important but what is essential is to stop them. That will require unity in this country and the countries directly involved and the determination to act against genocide and ethnic cleansing and other crimes against humanity must be pronounced among people all across the globe. Thank you. [inaudible] why didnt you do more . Naacp president on cspan, feature programs that tell the american story. Some of the highlights include a saturday evening at 8 p. M. Eastern on the lectures in history, College Professor David
Greater insight into it. No one expects that respects admiral syring more than i do. He is caught between imaginations of congress were read force them to take Critical Systems to pay for other Critical Systems and i think you would like to try to avoid that. But this is certain mr. Chairman our near adversaries are capable of attacking her critical space assets. This debate is no longer academic and the question now before this committee is what shall we do about it . These adversaries have taken note of the immense multiu. S. Force thomas provides our military and observed our space estimates. If we are to abandon future battlefields without a fight it will be our military who suffers the consequences as they find themselves cut off in fighting in an austere environment far from home. China has clearly demonstrated an operational direct antisatellite missile capability and proven data can reach from zero synchronous orbit to low orbit, earth orbit. Russia has also tested a direct dec