More common nowadays. We will be one of the first ones, after boston, doing this in the west coast. Supervisor mandelman okay, thank you. Supervisor fewer supervisor stefani. Supervisor stefani thank you, chair fewer, and thank you, chief nicholson, for the explanation. Just knowing two incidents in my district lately, the drowning two weeks ago and hearing through friends on the Fire Department the toll that it took on those that were assisting in that rescue, and then, of course, the clay fire on Christmas Eve in Presidio Heights and the toll it took on the firefighters that went through that, and hearing, again, through the grapevine that theres not that support. There is somewhat, but as you described it, i feel like there could be a step up, and i feel Like Mental Health is something that at all levels needs to be focused on, and i feel moved and persuaded by the need. And again, it goes back to me feeling that your new department head, your designing your department in a way that
Beginning in afghanistan, the general advised President Biden against his disastrous Foreign Policy decision. I now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. On april 14th, 2021, President Biden announced the United States woulderally withdraw its military forces from afghanistan. For months before that announcement, the Intelligence Community and his senior military advisers, including both gentlemen testifying here today issued dire warnings about the withdrawal one, 23 state Department Employees in cable channel, secretary blinken, warning of their grave concerns for afghanistan s stability and for their safety. Yet, nothing was done. Instead, our investigation uncovered the white house refused to listen to warnings about the situation on the ground, and disturbingly, we have uncovered the state Department Leadership prohibite uttering the word neo shorthand for emergency evacuation until as late of august of 2021. Too little, too late. Eventually, this committee learned the state
Pressing issues. The House Select Intelligence Committee hearing is nearly three hours. [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Without objection the chairman to click a any time. Today, we come together to discuss the intelligence communities to 124 annual threat assessment. We begin with an open session and is been broadcast live and stream on the committees you tube channel. The open session is entirely unclassified all participants are reminded to refrain from discussing classified information or other information protected from public disclosure. On the conclusion of the open session we were recess and resume in the closed session in the Committee Hearing room at two p. M. Or immediately following the first vote series currently scheduled from 1 30 that you can come pick it his intention to proceed with us and without any disruptions. Any disruption of the committee will result in the United States Capitol Police restoring order and the protesters will be renew
[inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Without objectilick a any time. Today, we come together to discuss the intelligence communities to 124 we begin with an open session and is been broadcast live and stream on the committees you tube channel. The open session is entirelyunclassified all participants are reminded to refrain from discussing classified information or other information protected from public disclosure. On the conclusion of the open session we were recess and resume in the closed session in the Committee Hearing room at two p. M. Or immediately following the first vote currently scheduled from 1 30 that you can come pick it his intention to proceed with us and without any disruptions. Any disruption of the committee will result in the United States Capitol Police restoring order and the protesters will be renewed and arrested. It is my pleasure to welcome a Renowned Group of Intelligence Community leaders during todays proceedings with with her from
Beginning in afghanistan, the general advised President Biden against his disastrous Foreign Policy decision. I now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. On april 14th, 2021, President Biden announced the United States would unilaterally withdraw its military forces from afghanistan. For months before that announcement, the Intelligence Community and his senior military advisers, including both gentlemen testifying here today issued dire warnings about the withdrawals consequences. After the announcement, i, along with other republican and Democrat Members of congress urged the president to prepare for the withdrawal and its inevitable fallouts. Unfortunately, the warnings were ignored. As the withdrawal date in there. , the situation in afghanistan deteriorated as the taliban gained significant ground across the country. Yet, the binding administrations failure to plan for their withdrawal threatened the safety and security of u. S. Personnel in the country. As a result, in july