Kind of interesting to think where does the u. S. Turkish relations it in the spectrum from how we treat allies and authoritarians. It seems to fit into every category or maybe none and were going to try to figure out how special is the case of u. S. Turkish relations. Its at the motionless relationship one with the executive branch does not always ci to eye. Is it fundamentally Security Partnership or do we have a stake in the democratic standing and if turkey is questioning and involving with moscow what should the United States to prove this is brought out even mentioning into Northern Syria in the decision by the United States to withdraw troops from Northern Syria. There is just a lot going on in the u. S. Turkish relationship and im delighted we have three such excellent speakers to join us and try to make sense of this. The professor of International Relations at Lehigh University where he served for over a decade as chairman, an adjunct senior fellow in the studies of the counc
Congressional reporter for the hill. She joins us for a look at the rules in the impeachment great. The houses voting on a resolution that deals with impeachment procedures thursday. Why did the House Democratic leadership think the resolution is necessary . This is necessary for the public phase of their inquiry. There are different procedures for the Committee Hearing Going Forward than what regular seat and our viewers were typically seeking congressional Committee Hearings. Typically, you see members of ,ach party alternating questioning witnesses. For these upcoming hearings, the Intelligence Committee will just be limited to adam schiff and the Top Republican on the committee. As well as committee staff. Democrats are looking for this to mirror the process that is going on behind closed doors right now in these witness depositions. They say that format is more conducive for actually yielding new information from witnesses versus members of Congress Taking turns and not necessaril
Next, members of the federal trade Commission Rebecca Slaughter and Christine Wilson on the agencies priorities and privacy concerns with new technologies. This event was hosted by the brookings institution. Welcome everybody here. Welcome to our cspan audience. Im cameron kerry, the distinguished visiting fellow at brookings and the center for technology and innovation. And i am pleased to continue our discussions on hashtag the privacy debate. Please feel free to live tweet on that. The federal trade commission a been very much at the center of that debate both as Congress Moves forward and as as a government, as a people deal with the policy issues of privacy. The commission has been very much in the spotlight with major cases, the Facebook Cambridge analytica settlement, youtube settlement, and a series of hearings on competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st century ear a lot of the focus on issue of data and privacy. So were fortunate to have with us today two commissioners
Next, we will show the House Rules Committee meeting from yesterday to consider the rules for floor debate and possible amendments. The rules committee will come to order. This is a sad day. When our founders drafted the constitution more than 230 years ago, they included a process that could lead to removing a president from office if he or she abused their power. Americawhat separates from so many other nations. There are no kings or queens here. No one is above the law. The process of impeachment is rarely used because of its seriousness. This will be only the fourth time in our nations history that congress has considered the president ial impeachment process. That congress has considered the president ial impeachment process. Nixon,case of president he resigned instead of facing likely impeachment by the house and removal by the senate. It is a solemn responsibility. This congress with our existing authority under the constitution and the rules of the house is in the midst of an i
Mr. Cummings i would now like to call up our next panelist to testify on the resolution recommended that the house find william barr and wilbur ross in contempt of congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas. Chairman cummings and Ranking Member jordan, we are delighted that you are here. Anything you brought in in writing will without objection be relevant to the record. I now recognize the distinguished chairman from maryland, mr. Cummings. Mr. Cummings thank you, mr. Chairman. To you, Ranking Member cole and mcgovern. Members of the committee, i want to thank you for holding this meeting this afternoon. I support the proposed rule because this resolution to hold attorney general barr and sec. Wilbur ross in contempt of congress is necessary to preserve the integrity of this ody. And of the United States census. The constitution mandates we conduct a census every 10 years. A thoughtful, fair and accurate count is critical to ensuring that we properly allocate funding and congressio