Our witnesses we proceed to the hearing and i think many of us would like to say a comment about the late john conyers who was a member of this committee for many decades who gave his life to Public Service and who passed away just a few days ago while serving his country both in the armed forces and in the congress. We do more in his passing and it would be not in keeping with our traditions to proceed without at least giving our condolences to his family and to those who sent him to congress. I would like to recognize mr. Nadler for remarks. Thank you madam chairperson. People are mourning the loss of john conyers but nowhere is his loss felt more deeply than here in the Judiciary Committee where he served for more than 50 years as a member of this committee including more than 20 years as either chairman or Ranking Member. John conyers was a true champion for civil rights and a justice for the oppressed and disenfranchised. Prior to service was on the forefront of the Civil Rights M
Things she does in order to ensure our mediations are successful. The other is the central core of our mediations and those are the skilled and trained mediators and as a matter of fact we have a couple or several of them in the audience tonight. Without the mediators, we could not function. And it was very surprising to me when i came on board a year and a half ago to learn that all of our mediators are volunteers and they come from as far away as sacramento. And a person who comes to the 6 00 a. M. Is usually the person coming from sacramento. They are very dedicated. They are experienced in california. All the mediators have to be trained 40hour Training Course is required. But they are also skilled and very experienced. And when she and i first came on board a year and a half ago we were very new to the mediation process and Mediation Program. I was recruited from the department of justice by Paul Henderson who was my boss when i was a prosecutor at the das office so this is the se
While serving his country both in the armed forces and in the congress. We do more in his passing and it would be not in keeping with our traditions to proceed without at least giving our condolences to his family and to those who sent him to congress. I would like to recognize mr. Nadler for remarks. Thank you madam chairperson. People are mourning the loss of john conyers but nowhere is his loss felt more deeply than here in the Judiciary Committee where he served for more than 50 years as a member of this committee including more than 20 years as either chairman or Ranking Member. John conyers was a true champion for civil rights and a justice for the oppressed and disenfranchised. Prior to service was on the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement and was in alabama for the freedom day bodine drive in congress endorsed and once in office he hired rosa parks and when her civil rights activism caused other employers to shun her. Throughout his career he was a leader of progressive cau
Welcome to the Brennan Center at nyu school of law. I am your moderator i am a journalist at the atlantic and a staff writer in the ids section. The Brennan Center is a nonprofit im sorry nonpartisan that reforms and revitalizes when necessary to defend the systems of democracy and justice. You can keep up with their work online or follow them on facebook or twitter and listen to their podcast. One second. Sorry. Tonight we are hosting one of our own mike german who is a fellow with the Liberty National security programmer he focuses on Law Enforcement and intelligence oversight and reform. He used to work at the aclu for National Security and privacy and before that serve 16 years as an fbi special agent with domestic terrorism and covert operations and discussing his book speaking like a terrorist im sorry his second book that was his first book you should also read disrupt and discredit and divide how the new fbi damages our democracy. Since 9 11 it has transformed itself to be famo
Congress. We do more in his passing and it would be not in keeping with our traditions to proceed without at least giving our condolences to his family and to those who sent him to congress. I would like to recognize mr. Nadler for remarks. Thank you madam chairperson. People are mourning the loss of john conyers but nowhere is his loss felt more deeply than here in the Judiciary Committee where he served for more than 50 years as a member of this committee including more than 20 years as either chairman or Ranking Member. John conyers was a true champion for civil rights and a justice for the oppressed and disenfranchised. Prior to service was on the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement and was in alabama for the freedom day bodine drive in congress endorsed and once in office he hired rosa parks and when her civil rights activism caused other employers to shun her. Throughout his career he was a leader of progressive causes even if it was a lonely pursuit. He first introduced ledge