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
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
Good morning. It is 11 00 a. M. Eastern. 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart. We begin with breaking news. Democratic senator Dianne Feinstein, the longest serving woman in the senate, died at the age of 90. Were awaiting president biden, who will be speaking at a ceremony honoring the service of the chairman of the joints Chief Of Staff mark milley. Well bring you that live when it begins. On capitol hill, were closely following any developments as congress barrelsowards a federal Government Shutdown. And we begin in washington where reaction continue to pour in amidhe loss of Senator Feinstein. In a statement, feinsteins office said, she passed ay at her home in washington, d. C. Last night. Quote, there are f women who can be called senator, chairman, mayor, wife, mom and grandmother. Senator feinstein was a force of nature. Heres what we heard just this morning from Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer. We look at that desk and we know what we have lost. But we also give thanks,
Senator sessions look, its not going to be an in person entity. Proper background check. You need to be defending the peoples public safety. If you need more money to do this, you need to ask for it. If you want to rubber stamp the process, keep doing the way youre doing it. Ms. Saldana, section 1373 of title 8 of the u. S. Code provides among other things quote, a federal state, or local Government Entity or official may not prohibit or in any way restrict any Government Entity or official from sending to or receiving from i. C. E. Information regarding a citizenship or immigration status lawful or unlawful of any individual. Close quote. Dont you think that resolutions by City Councils or state governments or sheriffs in certain jurisdictions, directing their officers not to honor detainers or otherwise notify i. C. E. That they have arrested someone thats unlawfully in the country could violate or would violate section 1373 . Secretary saldana well, all of that is part of litigation
Target them. We can come up with objective way to define what a sanctuary is. And i think it should be a jurisdiction that does not comply with all detainers all of the time for all types of people who are removable whether theyve committed serious crimes or not. And i do think that the policies of the Obama Administration in enabling sanctuary jurisdictions and greatly restricting what i. C. E. Agents can do despite the plain language of the law also ought to be given attention through legislation through congress. We know that the administration is not going to make an effort. Theyve said as much. Theyre not going to address this on their own. Congress needs to reassert its Constitutional Authority over these matters. Chief during your testimony you commented that resources are finite. Its difficult for the Police Departments to balance the different needs. And the federal Immigration Laws on some level are a distraction perhaps in balancing all of the different demands on your polic