And 15 minutes long. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] this committee will come to rnder. Good morning, everyone. This is the first of a series of public hearings the committee will be holding as part of the impeachment inquiry, without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess at the committee of any time there is a quorum present. Here is how the committee will proceed for the hearing. I will make an Opening Statement in the Ranking Member will have opportunity to make a statement. We will go to witness statements and then to questions. For audience members, we welcome you and we respect your interest in being here. In turn we ask for your respect as we proceed with todays hearing. It is the intention to proceed without disruption. Man making a polymer entry inquiry. This is our first hearing under the new set of rules, House Resolution 660 gives you the discretion to allow yourself in the Ranking Member
The september time frame, but i want to go back two months, to july, before the july 25th call. You testified, ambassador taylor, in your Opening Statement that it was in the middle of july when you understood that the white house meeting was first a condition on these investigations. Is that accurate . Yes. We were preparing and i agreed that the white house meeting was going to be an important step in u. S. ukrainian relations. So, in june and in early july, attempts to work out a way to get that meeting included a phone call. And so there were several conversations about how to have this phone call that eventually happened on july 25th. And you described in your Opening Statement a july 10th white house meeting with a number of officials where ambassador bolton used the term that something was a drug deal. What did you understand him to mean in hearing that he said used this term, drug deal . I dont know. I dont know what ambassador bolton had in mind. Was that in reference to a dis
Youre the you are the 2 of the key officials with responsibility for ukrainian policy. I mean if the president of states is going to have a call with the leader of ukraine why what why wouldnt you ordinarily be involved with preparation sir we work for the department of state in an embassy overseas and in preparation for a president ial phone call that responsibility lies with and staff of the National Security council normally if there is enough sufficient time National Security staff can solicit information usually from the state department we can draw in the embassy but thats only Background Information and my understanding having never worked at the National Security council is that National Security staff write a memo to the president and none of us see that outside of the National Security staff ok so the the the charge a or the the u. S. Ambassador to the country wouldnt ordinarily be on a call with a foreign leader. Thats correct would not. And did colonel the men or anyone of
For recording todays meetings. Please ensure you have silenced your cell phones and other electronic devices. And all documents should be submitted to the clerk. Chairwoman thank you very much. Mr. Clerk, can you please call item number two. Item 12 is approval of the lasco minutes from the may 22nd, 2019, rescheduled meeting. Chairwoman do any commissioners have any changes to the may 17th meeting . None. Chairman seeing none, do any members of the public have any comment on item number two . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Is there a motion to approve the minutes . So moved. Chairwoman motion by commissioner singh, and sected by commissioner mar. We can take these minutes without objection. Mr. Clerk, please call item number three. The communitys aggregate community report. Chairwoman we have susan mercelson with updates and state legislation. And mr. Hyam. Im sorry, mr. Global. We were hoping you could switch to number four. Agenda item number 4 is the city of San Franciscos
Matt haney. Today we have john carroll as the clerk. And i would like to think the staff at s. F. Gov tv for recording todays meetings. Please ensure you have silenced your cell phones and other electronic devices. And all documents should be submitted to the clerk. Chairwoman thank you very much. Mr. Clerk, can you please call item number two. Item 12 is approval of the lasco minutes from the may 22nd, 2019, rescheduled meeting. Chairwoman do any commissioners have any changes to the may 17th meeting . None. Chairman seeing none, do any members of the public have any comment on item number two . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Is there a motion to approve the minutes . So moved. Chairwoman motion by commissioner singh, and sected by commissioner mar. We can take these minutes without objection. Mr. Clerk, please call item number three. The communitys aggregate community report. Chairwoman we have susan mercelson with updates and state legislation. And mr. Hyam. Im sorry, mr. Gl