Authorization by a foreign Intelligence Surveillance act. This is about two and half hours. [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] the media will come to order, good morning. Before we start i want to address some housekeeping matters. First, todays open portion is being broadcast live. And streamed on the committees youtube channel. We conducted entirely on an unclassified basis. All participants are reminded to refrain from discussing classified or other information protected from public exposure. It is my privilege to welcome a distinguished panel of leaders today to discuss Intelligence Committee anti threat assessment rate during todays proceedings we will hear from Lieutenant General scott director of the Defense Intelligence agency by the honorable William Burns director of the Central Intelligence agency. The honorable admiral intelligence, general paul, director of the National Security agency. And the honorable Chri
Welcome to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. We welcome everyone to the subcommittees hearing. Ill begin by recognizing myself for an opening statement. Wed like to welcome our witness today, the honorable christopher wray, director of the federal bureau of investigation. Director wray has served in this role of august since 2017, overseeing an agency of over 35,000 people. Including special agents, intelligence analysts, language specialists, scientists, and Information Technology specialists. The 24 budget request for fbi salaries and expenses is 11. 3 billion. With 6. 7 billion of that amount to about 60 . Thats designated as defense spending. Thats a 6 increase above the fiscal 23 elected level for salaries and expenses. The fbi budget request includes 196 million in program increases and 409 million adjustments too base representing the substantial increase cost of continuing the fbis current activities. The Largest Program increases
Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. We welcome everyone to the subcommittees hearing. Ill begin by recognizing myself for an opening statement. Wed like to welcome our witness today, the honorable christopher wray, director of the federal bureau of investigation. Director wray has served in this role of august since 2017, overseeing an agency of over 35,000 people. Including special agents, intelligence analysts, language specialists, scientists, and Information Technology specialists. The 24 budget request for fbi salaries and expenses is 11. 3 billion. With 6. 7 billion of that amount to about 60 . Thats designated as defense spending. Thats a 6 increase above the fiscal 23 elected level for salaries and expenses. The fbi budget request includes 196 million in program increases and 409 million adjustments too base representing the substantial increase cost of continuing the fbis current activities. The Largest Program increases requested art for
On their respective budget proposals for fiscal year 2024. Theyre praying for the center probation on commerce injustice. Live coverage here on cspan 3. Subcommittee on unrelated agencies will come to order. Senator moran who is the Ranking Member will join us shortly, hes on the phone. There are also votes going on right now, two votes. We expect members of the subcommittee to come in and out. We want to go ahead and begin because we know that they have a hard stop at 4 30. Want to make sure we can get as much of the hearing is possible. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to todays hearing to review the president s fiscal year 2024 funding request for the federal bureau of investigation and Drug Enforcement administration. Our Witnesses Today our fbi director christopher wray. And the dea administrator, anne milgram. Its nice to have you here, again thank you for joining us. I want to begin by saying how deeply saddened i am that once again, we have our hearing with the fbi in the afte
questions from children. it comes as concerns over the president s age and ability to did the job if re-elected. hello, welcome. i m sandra smith. we have made it to friday. john, hi. did you say friday? we call it fri-yay here in washington. the president struggling with fairly simple questions about his grandchildren and even the last country that he visited during a take your child to work event at the white house yesterday. where are your grandsons or granddaughters? i have one in new york, two in philadelphia, or three no, three, i have one granddaughter who is, i don t know the last country i traveled, thinking what the last one i was in. um i was yeah, you are right, ireland. that s where it was. i heard you had to get back to the oval office. by the way, the one thing i thought when i got to be president, i get to give orders. but i take more orders than i ever did and you are right. sandra: all right. a few interesting moments and exchanges there.