The presiding officer thank you. Mrs. Feinstein i rise to oppose the nomination of mr. Bress. This is a california seat on the ninth circuit, and the fact is that mr. Bress is neither a California Attorney nor a california resident. In fact, hes not been a resident of the state for over a decade. Hes lived and practiced in the washington, d. C. , area for almost his entire adult life. As california senators, senator harris and i know that the kind of experience and connection to california is really necessary for a ninth circuit judge to be effective on the bench. We know our state, we know our constituents, and we know the challenges they face, and thats why the blue slip is so important. Honoring the blue slip ensures that the senators who understand are and are accountable to their constituents have a say in judicial nominations for their home states. Our blue slips, senator harris and mine, were not returned. Ultimately that symbolizes our objections. I was very disappointed that t
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brangham congress is getting back to work with only a few days left before the year ends, and taxes are tops on the agenda. But it was clear today that lawmakers also have to reckon with the issue of sexual misdeeds. Lisa desjardins begins our coverage. I am tremendously sorry. Desjardins for minnesota democratic senator al franken, a public step, a news conference, his first since being accused of groping and Sexual Misconduct by four different women. This has been a shock and extremely humbling. I am embarrassed, i feel ashamed. What im going to do is im
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brangham congress is getting back to work with only a few days left before the year ends, and taxes are tops on the agenda. But it was clear today that lawmakers also have to reckon with the issue of sexual misdeeds. Lisa desjardins begins our coverage. I am tremendously sorry. Desjardins for minnesota democratic senator al franken, a public step, a news conference, his first since being accused of groping and Sexual Misconduct by four different women. This has been a shock and extremely humbling. I am embarrassed, i feel ashamed. What im going to do is im
California. We will hear from the commandant of the marine corps, the ceo of Lockheed Martin. This is about an hour and 15 minutes. A collectors item. Thank you and welcome to panel six, assessing the rebuild. Will we have the strategy and resources to rebuild the military in fiscal year 2019 . On this panel, we will evaluate president trumps desire to rebuild the military and we will look at the problems facing it. I would like to introduce our distinguished panel. Honorable eric aleman at the end, former undersecretary of defense for policy from 2005 to 2009. The formeragon, ambassador to turkey. President and ceo of Lockheed Martin. She joins walking 30 years ago as an engineer in rows away to 2016. P in Fortune Magazine identified mr. Houston as number three out of the 50 most powerful women in business around the world. Kathleen hicks, director of International Security program for csis. She was appointed by the president. She is a former principal undersecretary of policy at the
A collectors item. Thank you and welcome to panel six, assessing the rebuild. Will we have the strategy and resources to rebuild the military in fiscal year 2019 . On this panel, we will evaluate president trumps desire to rebuild the military and we will look at the problems facing it. I would like to introduce our distinguished panel. Honorable eric aleman at the end, former undersecretary of defense for policy from 2005 to 2009. The formeragon, ambassador to turkey. President and ceo of Lockheed Martin. She joins walking 30 years ago as an engineer in rows away to 2016. P in Fortune Magazine identified mr. Houston as number three out of the 50 most powerful women in business around the world. Kathleen hicks, director of International Security program for csis. She was appointed by the president. She is a former principal undersecretary of policy at the pentagon. And we have general robert geller, the 37th, bottom of the marine corps commissioned in 1975. He went to uva and i just le