coming. [inaudible] nice to see you, sir. this hearing will come to order, when i remember to turn on my mic. we will take questions just for everybody s information, we will take questionnaires in order of appearance rather than by seniority today. which i know will make all of you who arrived early very happy. we are delighted to, i am delighted, to call to order the subcommittee on commerce, justice, science and related agencies. welcome the attorney general, merrick garland, who is today s witness for the hearing to review the presidents fiscal year 2023 funding request. it s very good to see you again. i m sure, as you know, we will have lots of senators coming in and out as the first real hearing day back, after a two week break. there s a lot going on, so, i hope you will be patient. this, year the presidents fiscal year 2023 budget request for the department of justice is 39 billion. that s an 11% increase compared to the fiscal year 2022 enacted for the depart
expected to get questions about ongoing justice department investigations. live coverage of the senate appropriations subcommittee hearing, on c-span 3. [inaudible] good to see, you thanks for coming. [inaudible] nice to see you, sir. this hearing will come to order, when i remember to turn on my mic. we will take questions just for everybody s information, we will take questionnaires in order of appearance rather than by seniority today. which i know will make all of you who arrived early very happy. we are delighted to, i am delighted, to call to order the subcommittee on commerce, justice, science and related agencies. welcome the attorney general, merrick garland, who is today s witness for the hearing to review the presidents fiscal year 2023 funding request. it s very good to see you again. i m sure, as you know, we will have lots of senators coming in and out as the first real hearing day back, after a two week break. there s a lot going on, so, i hope you w
Serving maine for 23 years and winning reelection in a blue state by substantial margins. Shes been praised for her moderate approach but in 2018 she was lamb busted by some when she took to the senate floor and said this. Mr. President , i will vote to confirm judge kavanaugh. Collins facing tense political backlash and receive Death Threats and had an anthrax scare at her office. Couple the events with 2018 the exonerate President Trump is now labelled as a tossup. Shes considered one of the most vulnerable in the senate. Senator collins joins me this evening. Thanks for being here. Glad to join you. Martha great to have you. When you saw mitt romney make that decision, the two of you were the last of the holdouts on this. I want to play this from Chris Wallaces interview and we can watch that and get your reaction. It is a high crime and misdemeanor within the meaning of the constitution. The personal consequences, the political consequences that fall on me will be extraordinary. Bu
This is a longterm operation not a short term one. We believe everyone including the governing process is moving in the right direction. It is on the hill where much of the criticism is coming from. Listen carefully to Michael Mccall when he was asked if he thought the administration was taking the threat seriously. Not enough. It is radical islamist extremism. Air strikes have been limited as limited success of the contain pment not a policy to degrade and destroy the enemy. If anything the light on fire in the lighting on fire the jordanian pilot will get the arab nations to fight isis. All of this of course as the family of Kayla Mueller is holding out hope she is still alive. According to the terrorists she has been killed in an air strike. We will monitor the situation and keep a close eye on it from our Vantage Point in washington. For now, back to you. Thank you. That brings us to who is talking. John flynn slamming the white houses strategy saying what it is is confusion. We ar
By Bill Tiedjebill@ouraynews.com During the April 15 Ridgway School Board work session, Secondary School Principal Jim Bob Hobbs contended that the high school's academic achievement and growth met or exceeded state requirements and offered a seven page document in response to parents' and board members' statements at the board's previous meeting. The board also heard a formal statement by board member Bart Skalla, clarifying his use of "insurgency tactics" on the board. Skalla read aloud a statement regarding the previous board meeting and fellow board members' comments. "I was the one who first came up with the idea I would resign," stated Skalla, referencing a resignation pact to exchange his departure for that of Superintendent Cheryl Gomez as well as the extension of Hobbs’ contract.