I want to tone things down a little bit here and First Express my gratitude for the thousands of men and women who work every day on the front line with the fbi. I come from a background as a prosecutor and our local Law Enforcement work with the fbi every day in our local office in minnesota, and then in the senate, ive had the privilege to work with many, many people in the fbi. And i think the Inspector General hes job is incredibly important. He keeps everyone honest. But i do think this it is important for those t agents an those in Law Enforcement that are watching today that people understand there are people up here that understand that you are simply doing your jobs. Which i think is basically some recommendations Foric Change Wh the Inspector General found in this report. So before iis start my question
i think that it is important to put this discussion in context in the 2016 election which is why we are here today. It is nowe undisputed by our Intelligence Agencies that rus
i think that it is important to put this discussion in context in the 2016 election which is why we are here today. it is nowe undisputed by our intelligence agencies that russia invaded our democracy. not with bombs or tanks, with a sophisticated mission to undermine the underpinnings of our very democracy, a democracy that hundreds ofem thousands of men ands women have lost their lives on the battlefield defending both our democracy and democracies abroad. a democracy that four little girls innocence at the height of the civil rights movement lost their livesri in a church in birmingham, alabama. because people were trying to hold on to that democracy and make sure that it was extended to people in this country. so let s remember why we re here today.