Him so he can say more about the tragedy that occurred in texas over it weekend. Top of the morning and i thank you, mr. Chairman. Welcome. All nine witnesses. All time hearing. And the distinguished gentleman from wisconsin. Let me just say briefly that before discussing the important topic of the days hearing, i want to raise another issue that we must unfortunately confront with urgency. On sunday, a gunman shot and killed 26 church goers in southern springs, texas. We now know that information concerning his Court Marshal for Domestic Abuse should have been submitted by the air force to the National Instant criminal background check system and should have been prevented from purchasing firearms from licensed gun dealers via the brady background check system. Yesterday before this information came to light, i wrote to you, mr. Chairman, requesting that the briefing planned for our members tomorrow afternoon by atf on the issue of bump stocks. Be expanded through the fbi to discuss t
Over it weekend. Top of the morning and i thank you, mr. Chairman. Welcome. All nine witnesses. All time hearing. And the distinguished gentleman from wisconsin. Let me just say briefly that before discussing the important topic of the days hearing, i want to raise another issue that we must unfortunately confront with urgency. On sunday, a gunman shot and killed 26 church goers in southern springs, texas. We now know that information concerning his Court Marshal for Domestic Abuse should have been submitted by the air force to the National Instant criminal background check system and should have been prevented from purchasing firearms from licensed gun dealers via the brady background check system. Yesterday before this information came to light, i wrote to you, mr. Chairman, requesting that the briefing planned for our members tomorrow afternoon by atf on the issue of bump stocks. Be expanded through the fbi to discuss the background check issues. Related to southern springs. And in
Is authorized to declare recesses at any anytime. Welcome to the hearing on examining antisemitism on College Campuses. Before i gave my opening state and before mr. Conyers gives hum ill yield to him so he can say word about the tragedy that occurred in texas over the weekend. The gentleman is recognized. Top of the morning and i thank you, mr. Chairman. Welcome all nine witnesses, alltime hearing, and the distinguished gentleman from wisconsin, mr. Sensenbrenner. Let me just say briefly that before discussing the important topic of todays hearing, i want to raise another issue that we must unfortunately confront with urgency. On sunday, gunman shot and killed 26 church goers in sutherland springs, texas. We now know that information concerning his courtmartial for Domestic Abuse should have been submitted by the air force to the National Incident criminal background check system. Should have been prevented from purchasing firearms from licensees gun dealers, via the brady background
Us this evening and experienced investigative reporter, eric lichtblau. Eric first got into Investigative Journalism at the Los Angeles Times where he worked for 15 years. Is final beat for the Los Angeles Times was in washington covering the Justice Department. And when he shifted to the New York Times 12 years ago, he continued covering justice. Is left him wellpositioned and very well sourced after the september 11 attack to report on the bush administrations steppedup domestic spying operation. In 2006, he and another New York Times reporter, james ricin, received the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for as the Pulitzer Committee put it quote that carefully sourced stories on the secret domestic eavesdropping that stirred National Debate on the Boundary Line between fighting terrorism and protecting civil liberties. That reporting let eric a couple years later to come up with his first book bush law the remaking of american justice on the nsas work as wiretapping program, and
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