Detention and interrogation techniques. Ask the senator from california progress mr. Present him to thank the leader for his words and for his support. They are extraordinarily welcomed and appreciated. Today, a 500 page executive summary of the Senate Intelligence committees five and a half year review of the cia detention and Interrogation Program which was conducted between 2002 and 2009 is being released publicly. The executive summary which is going out today is backed by 6700 page classified and unredacted report with 38000 footnotes. Which can be released if necessary at a laterer time. The report released today examines cia secret overseas detention of at least 119 individuals and the use of coercive interrogation techniques in some, cases amounting tot torture. Over the past g couple of weeks ive gone through a great deal of introspection about whether to delay the release of this report to a later time. This clearly is a period of turmoil and instability in many parts of the
Detention and interrogation techniques. Ask the senator from california progress mr. Present him to thank the leader for his words and for his support. They are extraordinarily welcomed and appreciated. Today, a 500 page executive summary of the Senate Intelligence committees five and a half year review of the cia detention and Interrogation Program which was conducted between 2002 and 2009 is being released publicly. The executive summary which is going out today is backed by 6700 page classified and unredacted report with 38000 footnotes. Which can be released if necessary at a laterer time. The report released today examines cia secret overseas detention of at least 119 individuals and the use of coercive interrogation techniques in some, cases amounting tot torture. Over the past g couple of weeks ive gone through a great deal of introspection about whether to delay the release of this report to a later time. This clearly is a period of turmoil and instability in many parts of the
Family and all of her loved ones the comfort of knowing what an extraordinary woman what extraordinary senator Dianne Feinstein was. Without madam president i would yield the floor. Those were tribute to senator Dianne Feinstein three decades in the senate made her the longestserving female u. S. Senator. She passed away at last night at the age of 90. Up next a look back at senator feinstein in 2014 when she served as chair of the Senate Intelligence committee. At the time she delivered a Senate Floor Speech about the committees report on the cia detention and interrogation techniques. Ask the senator from california progress mr. Present him to thank the leader for his words and for his support. They are extraordinarily welcomed and appreciated. Today, a 500 page executive summary of the Senate Intelligence committees five and a half year review of the cia detention and Interrogation Program which was conducted between 2002 and 2009 is being released publicly. The executive summary wh
Today, miss courtney ellwood, the president s nominee to be the next general counsel of the Central Intelligence agency. Courtney, congratulations on your nomination. Id like to recognize your husband john. John, wave your hand there. Thank you. Whos in attendance today and i thank you for the support you give to courtney. Courtney, you served the country with distinction in your Previous Post at the white house in the department of justice and we appreciate your continuing willingness to serve. Our goal in conducting the hearing to enable the committee to consider miss ellwoods qualifications and allow for thoughtful determination by our members. Shes already provided answers to 90 questions presented by the committee and its members. Today, of course, members will be able to ask additional questions and hear from miss ellwood in the open session. Courtney comes before the committee with a distinguished legal career. After graduating Yale Law School in 1994, courtney clerked for the u
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 committee with a distinguished legal career. After graduating Yale Law School in 1994, courtney clerked for the u. S. District court of appeals for the Fourth Circuit after which she went to clerk for chief Justice William rehnquist of the Supreme Court courtney then took a job as the associate of kellogg, hubert, hanson in the same firm where she is now a partner. January, 2001, she left the firm to serve as associate counsel to the president rising th