[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the subcommittee will come to order. Without objection the chair has authorized to declare a recess at anytime. We welcome everybody to todays hearing on a free press and protecting journalists. Ill remind everybody the guests in the chamber are guests and youre free to be here, but this is no audience participation in the hearing. This is a hearing and were going to conduct it accordingly. I will now recognize myself for an opening statement. Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press. And that cannot be limited without being lost. Those words were true when Thomas Jefferson wrote them in 1786 and theyre still true today. First amendment guarantees freedom of the press and prohibits the government from making any law to that freedom. Just hugo black stated, the Founding Fathers gave the press the role. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors. And the hale to the freedom of the press is th
Needed beyond december 22nd. This is 35 minutes. Thanks, everybody, for coming. We are going to make this a filibuster freezone. Chairman leahy is going to leave in a few minutes. At the end of the year where he is doing a lot of good work, for three minutes or so and privacy friends, watchdogs as well. All of us are here on a bipartisan basis. To make it clear we support government efforts to target foreign threats overseas. We simply dont want to see americans be part of an end run on the constitution here at home. That is what unifies our group and we want to make sure there is not an effort in congress to shortcircuit a real debate on this critical question. The fact is the senate has done a whole year with a minute of debate, not a single minute on the floor or in an open markup. You ask what is the government hiding . Why is it talking about unchecked surveillance without some discussion about what it means for the public. I close by saying the administration is going backward on
Since i had a pool of you our european guests. Eleven years ago in two thousand and seven i have joined to putin i mean the deal police peace in you can kill place in view we must take all that many challenges ahead of us and make euro for the future stop being the ability security prosperity. Its for us and to us to say thank you. If not you can rise to this difficult task to achieve. The bargain voice to be heard locally and prominently in you tonight and in the next six months and beyond. Also coming up tonight britain and brags it calls to rethink the exit just got louder as breaks its ears but their hopes and i bask. Jan from scotland by the way that could of course be stopped with you in terms of how much you appreciate is that what weve got from why fantastic english cheeses that that which im sure will appreciate because weve got a huge market in cheese and what were trying to do hey we show that once we leave the European Union youll have some great products european style nev
Then, California Democratic congressman John Garamendi weighs in on President Trumps buzdget. And then we will talk to professor catherine moon about the olympics and north korea. Host both the house and the senate will convene at 10 00 today. They will be dealing with the topic of immigration on the house side, Republican Leaders will take the polls of their party to see if a bill sponsored by Bob Goodlatte of virginia could pass, thereby offering the chance to keep the daca program from expiring. The senate is attempting to vote on an immigration bill this week that meets the president priorities, including funding for a border wall. A skinny version of Immigration Reform, which scaled back from the president s preferred immigration principle, is a contender to win 60 votes, but that is not even certain. With the senate actively working on an immigration bill, we want to get your thoughts on how they should proceed. Should they give the president what he wants when it comes to fundin
[applause] ladies and gentleman it is a pleasure to welcome you to the Heritage Foundation and a the first event in the preserve the constitution series and running through november i will say more about that later ron. It is appropriate and on and sunday to commemorate the day when 7087 the representatives of 12 states so this Constitution Day is second only to for the july. I say that because of 177656 men signed the declaration of independence and pledge to each other their lives and fortunes and sacred honor. So in the war for independence some of them lost their lives many of them lost their fortunes but none of them ever lost theirou sacred honor. R families m in their sacrifices that they have made to ultimately make possible a new nation. D but what they accomplished with the declaration of independence the job was not yet finished because they have to establish a government that was still preserve the of liberty at great cost and that is why some of the original signers of the