Id like to call the hearing to order. Id like to welcome our witness today, ms. Courtney elwood, President Trumps nominee to be the next general counsel of the Central Intelligence agency. Courtney, congratulations on your nomination. And id like to recognize your husband john john, waive your hand there. Thank you whos in attendance today, and i thank you for the support you give to courtney. Courtney, youve served the country with distinction in your Previous Post at the white house and the department of justice and we appreciate your continued willingness to serve. Our goal in conducting this hearing is to enable the committee to consider ms. Elwoods qualification and allow for thoughtful deliberation by our members. Shes provided substantive written questions answers to more than 90 questions presented by the committee and its members. Today, of course, members will be able to ask additional questions and to hear from ms. Elwood in this open session. Courtney comes in front of the
Saying they are not ready to vote on the bill as written, cruz and paul. And lee and johnson. Johnson by the way, his job was saved in election by one President Trump. Altogether bad news for the majority leader mcconnell who can afford only two votes for it to pass. Fox news chief Congressional Correspondent mike emanuel on capitol hill with our report. Obamacare is a disaster, it is dead. Were putting in a plan today that is going to be negotiated. We would love to have some democrat support, but they are obstructionists, they will never support, we hopefully will get something done. Hopefully something with heart. Reporter the scrapping of obamacare, and replace it with a better system of released today, key differences with House Republican people are on tax credits to help tea people buy coverage, in house they are based on age, in senate, aged, and income, preexisting conditions. And senate prohibits insurers from increasing premiums based on preexisting conditions. Senate fundin
Saying they are not ready to vote on the bill as written, cruz and paul. And lee and johnson. Johnson by the way, his job was saved in election by one President Trump. Altogether bad news for the majority leader mcconnell who can afford only two votes for it to pass. Fox news chief Congressional Correspondent mike emanuel on capitol hill with our report. Obamacare is a disaster, it is dead. Were putting in a plan today that is going to be negotiated. We would love to have some democrat support, but they are obstructionists, they will never support, we hopefully will get something done. Hopefully something with heart. Reporter the scrapping of obamacare, and replace it with a better system of released today, key differences with House Republican people are on tax credits to help tea people buy coverage, in house they are based on age, in senate, aged, and income, preexisting conditions. And senate prohibits insurers from increasing premiums based on preexisting conditions. Senate fundin
Saying they are not ready to vote on the bill as written, cruz and paul. And lee and johnson. Johnson by the way, his job was saved in election by one President Trump. Altogether bad news for the majority leader mcconnell who can afford only two votes for it to pass. Fox news chief Congressional Correspondent mike emanuel on capitol hill with our report. Obamacare is a disaster, it is dead. Were putting in a plan today that is going to be negotiated. We would love to have some democrat support, but they are obstructionists, they will never support, we hopefully will get something done. Hopefully something with heart. Reporter the scrapping of obamacare, and replace it with a better system of released today, key differences with House Republican people are on tax credits to help tea people buy coverage, in house they are based on age, in senate, aged, and income, preexisting conditions. And senate prohibits insurers from increasing premiums based on preexisting conditions. Senate fundin
I want to thank all of my colleagues on the dnc and special guests in the audience. Once again, dnc members will begin with a have a dialogue with the candidates and special guests have, as you know, these forms have been passed out, and we have been bringing these questions up to april so that we will have those. Take your seats, there are many people who want to get into the auditorium. We would like to get them in here as well. We are ready to get started. It is my honor to bring back to the state, a veteran journalist, White House Correspondent for the american urban radio network, and author of a brandnew book, at mommas knee. April ryan, this is a great book. Im giving her up like because she deserves it. If you see her when this is over with, i promise you she will autograph it. April ryan my thank you for doing a tremendous job today. April thank you, donna. She says she is going fishing after this. I see how the democrats do this now. It is an allday session. Having gotten a l