And we are pleased to have with us senator tammy duckworth. Needs nouckworth introduction. She is an iraq war veteran, former assistant secretary at the department of Veterans Affairs and now u. S. Senator for the state of illinois. Illinois. And i think for those of us working and National Security, certainly for those of us who are women and National Security. We think about people are breaking down barriers, et cetera duckworth is at the top of the list. One of the first handful of women in the army to fly combat missions during Operation Iraqi freedom. First u. S. Energy given birth while in office. And particularly in todays event the first member of congress he was born in thailand in the first asianamerican he was elected to congress and the state of illinois. So in addition to the work shes done on defense and Veterans Affairs, et cetera duckworths spent a lot of time thinking about the military challenges we face in the pacific. She has really been an advocate for the alliance
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Proceedings. This is being live on the website. I would prefer to hold this in person, but because of the threat posed by covid19 remains serious and widespread, we are proceeding remotely to ensure the safety of our witnesses, staff and public. Today is the 19th anniversary of the september 11 terrorist attacks, in which nearly 3000 people perished, thousands more were wounded, and our nation awakened to the threat of international terrorism. Of National Unity and sense shared purpose in the aftermath of that tragic day has sadly stated. Faded. Nothing is more important in this committee than ensuring we avoid another deadly terrorist attack on american soil. Today is an opportunity to recognize the heroism and sacrifice of our Intelligence Community professionals who toil in the shadows and receive little or no recognition. It is through their selfless efforts we have prevented further attacks our homeland, and we have hunted down and brought to justice the masterminds of those heino
Told me january, 2017, i would write a book on donald trump, i would have questioned their sanity. Indeed, a few months in, he wrote an oped in the New York Times entitled executive power run amok. However, upon reflection, he writes boy was i wrong, the campaign, like a populist but governs like a conservative. There are others like harvard law professor who said gays into the trump presidency, i would say that he is crashing through it. The president s detractors have not changed their mind or their rhetoric instead. Like yesterday on cnn representative clyburn compared donald trump to mussolini, puzzled constitutional scholars, but in terms of his actions, not his rhetoric had the president respected the constitution or trampled on it. We are very fortunate today to have with us analysts including john yoo to discuss the constitution has fared during the Trump Administration. They will give brief remarks followed by moderating and then there will be plenty of time for questions from