Evening byte last the assistant attorney general sessions yes. Asked you direct mr. Boyd to drop. Response . Direct mr. Boyd to draft that response . Was it just you or anyone else question mark mr. Sessions i think it wouldve been a direction from me. Did you review the letter before it was sent . Yes. Essions id you agree with what was laid out . So. Sessions i think and the third paragraph it says, the attorney general has directed federal prosecutors to address certain situations raised in the letter. The senior prosecutors will report directly to the attorney general and the Deputy Attorney general. When you say the Deputy Attorney general, you referring to mr. Rosenstein . Yes. So you contemplate the senior prosecutors are doing the analysis and then reporting back, do you contemplate by using the conjunction and mr. Rosenstein would be briefed simultaneously . Mr. Sessions i would think so. Who is the final decisionmaker . You are mr. Rosenstein on these matters . Mr. Sessions i
The Judiciary Committee will come toward her, and without objection, the chair is to we welcome everyone to this mornings hearing on oversight of the department of justice. We begin by recognizing myself for an Opening Statement. Good morning. Today, we welcome Jeff Sessions, up for the annual department of justice oversight hearing. General, you have a long and distinguished career of service. You continued that service by leading the department of justice, an agency that by its very nature is prone to controversy because of the varied opinions on what it means to obtain justice. However, you clearly understand the department you need must have confidence of the american decisionsn when your are not always well deceived. The first year has not been without difficulty, which is expected at the outset of the new administration. You dont have the improper Political Engagement under the Obama Administration. More work must be done to ensure the department is operating to impartially admin
Mitch mcconnell released his new Health Care Bill today, trying to gain support by letting insurers sell lowcost policies and reaching for moderates with added aliens to combat added billions to combat opioid abuse. Confrontationsed across the congress, numerous meetings with constituents, and conversations with members, our congress has a dated last months draft with additional provisions to make it stronger. Mark with democrats uniformly opposing the effort, mcconnell leads 50 out of 52 gop votes to prevail. Theresa may has unveiled a landmark law that would remove britain from the european union, aimed at transferring eu laws onto the british statute vote when brexit takes place in march of 2019. It would hand the government two years to alter u. K. Laws through a fasttrack process. Rex tillerson has wrapped up his tour of the persian gulf with little sign of progress and breaking a deadlock between kutcher and four and qatar and four neighbors isolating it. Withtary tillerson met q
Ri on the Financial System and too big to fail risk. Later, a panel on economic inequality and poverty rates. Washington journal life every do date with news and policy issues. Tuesday morning, sir chamberlain, president and ceo of republican mainstream partnership, discusses the role moderate republicans will play in the new congress and trump administration. Caldwell, immigration and homeland and Homeland Security reporter will talk about the newly revised travel ban. Congressam gholston is your comment to watch cspans washington journal beginning live at 7 00 eastern tuesday morning. Join the discussion. Tuesday, the confirmation hearing for two of president trumps nominees for the justice department. The Senate Judiciary Community Committee hears from robert ,osenstein Rod Rosenstein nominee for attorney general. And rachel brand, for associate attorney general overseeing Civil Justice and law enforcement. Live coverage at 10 00am eastern here on cspan. Veterans Affairs Secretary D
Ri on the Financial System and too big to fail risk. Later, a panel on economic inequality and poverty rates. Washington journal life every do date with news and policy issues. Tuesday morning, sir chamberlain, president and ceo of republican mainstream partnership, discusses the role moderate republicans will play in the new congress and trump administration. Caldwell, immigration and homeland and Homeland Security reporter will talk about the newly revised travel ban. Congressam gholston is your comment to watch cspans washington journal beginning live at 7 00 eastern tuesday morning. Join the discussion. Tuesday, the confirmation hearing for two of president trumps nominees for the justice department. The Senate Judiciary Community Committee hears from robert ,osenstein Rod Rosenstein nominee for attorney general. And rachel brand, for associate attorney general overseeing Civil Justice and law enforcement. Live coverage at 10 00am eastern here on cspan. Veterans Affairs Secretary D