And not only military experience but people of Law Enforcement officers in some sort of service in that way because you really do realize the need for law and order. Patrolling the streets of iraq at that point in time you see a lot of chaos going on in the streets to diffuse the situation. So to see things from that side as opposed the regular citizen who hasnt really served in that way, when you see things from that side it really does put you more on the conservative side i wasnt always a conservative i was a democrat through three years ago and then they got too crazy for me but those who i served with they were a conservative then and now and talk about how being in the military service shapes the way they see the country and the world in a super positive way. What happened recently that you said i am a conservative . I dont like being told how to think or what to believe just because i am gay and a lot of that comes from the left even outside of that with peer politics and peer p
But that thats more like i want to thank Ranking Member klobuchar and her staff for working closely with me and my office as we prepared for today and i also want to thank our chairman, the chairman of the full Senate Judiciary committee, senator graham, for his support of this hearing. After i and then senator klobuchar giving our opening remarks, well hear from two panels of witnesses with questions from members of the subcommittee. We have Something Interesting to deal with in the senate and every time they call votes, when they call votes during a subcommittee hearing, were at their mercy. Senator klobuchar and i have both cast our votes on the first of a series of three or four. At some point, were going to have to pause or tag team as we allow other members to sit in for us, just dont be alarmed if that happens. The focus of todays hearing is googles Online Advertising business. Whether its a monopolyist and whether it might have engaged in any conduct that harms competition and
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Cspan your unfiltered view of politics. Up next to house panel looks at the trumpet ministrations actions towards genderbased protections in education, the workplace and healthcare. This labor subcommittee hearing is chaired by donna michi oregon. We are meeting to your testimony on the basis of sex , examining the administrations attacks on genderbased projections. This is a completely virtual hearing and i ask that all microphones for members participating remotely be kept muted as a general rule to avoid unnecessarily background noise. Witnesses will be responsible for muting themselves when theyare recognized to speak or when they wish recognition. Pursuant to House Resolution 1965 and its accompanying resolution members are required to leave their cameras on for the entire time they are in an official proceeding. Even if they step away from the camera. This is an entirely remote hearing and as such the committees hearing room is officiallyclosed. Members who choose to sit with the
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