An opening statement. They give for appearing for the first line in front of this committee will afford to your testimony and answers your questions. As chairman with primary oversight over the fbi and department of justice i have supported the department and the fbi and performing their valuable missions to keep our nation safe and to hold individuals accountable for criminal conduct. Yet i and many on the committee find ourselves in a difficult position to question the actions of prior in Current Department fbi leadership for the of a unique role of the department of justice you appointed special counsel director mueller so it is appropriate to its our questions related to the scope of the special kills the investigation. As well as the efficacy in light of various events calling into question the impartiality. For reports of the political predisposition and the bias of career agents on special counsel director comey is deeply troubling that expect us system of the identical justice
The middle east. First of all and foremost, i want to submit for the record the statement by chairman mccain who is not here today. Were joined this morning by a group we all know well. You have all been before this committee. As i mentioned to you a minute ago, and i think most of the members of this committee have seen you in action in the field, and ambassador crocker, you have been a diplomat in residence, woodrow wilson, school of public and International Affairs at princeton university. He has been all over the map, and in the last couple of decades. Ambassador eric edelman, counsellors center for strategic and budgetary assessment. By my account this is your ninth appearance before this committee. Does it sound right to you . Yeah. And ambassador jeffrey, the philip solange distinguished fellow, University Washington institute for near east policy. I remember being with you in turkey and other places, and, of course, ambassador stuart jones, Vice President of the colin group. Yo
Good morning. Welcome to had 2017 National Competitiveness forum. I hope all of you that were with us last night had a lovely evening at the University Club for the annual dinner . I know we were all blown away by the fantastic talk that he gave on sustainability. Thank you again for that wonderful tour deforce of sustainability in our future. Allow me to recognize and thank our sponsors for their support and commitment to the counsels work. I want to recognize lockheed martin, our sponsors. And pepsico, snapon. Our chairman sponsors, university san diego. As well as our ben factors and patrons. University of michigan, Marquette University and white cap investment. Without your support we could not do it forum and we thank you very much for that. We have a full day of very exciting talks as well as the release of some of the critical annual policy work on the counsel of competitiveness. And i want to really just frame that in a few over arching facts about the good and the bad of our e
Good morning. Welcome to had 2017 National Competitiveness forum. I hope all of you that were with us last night had a lovely evening at the University Club for the
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