possible for a working class young woman from northern england in the uk of the 1980s and 90s, which is she went on to become our country s foremost expert on vladimir putin and the russian security services. and she s now served three presidents. and what she said is that is what makes america great, the ability to take these people who are americans by choice, to take them in and to put them to productive use in service of our country s core interests. she also said that alex vindman has a similar background and of course masha yovanovitch does as well. republicans on the committee, i been, they acknowledge that russia interfered in the 2016 election, but they also did it with a caveat that it could also have been ukraine. kevin mccarthy, the top republican in the house tonight rejected her testimony, saying he thinks ukraine meddled in the 2016 election. it seems like this idea, this conspiracy theory has really been fully embraced by many of
weeks. dr. fiona hill, lieutenant colonel alexander vindman and former ambassador marie yovanovitch came to this country from either an oppressive regime or a harsh economic situation. the very huddled masses yearning to breathe free. emma lazarus wrote about and whom we say we want here. these three found success in service to their new country. now they face accusations of disloyalty because they chose honor and country over all else. here s today s witness, dr. hill, on questions about her loyalty and those of the others. i do not believe that my loyalty is to the united kingdom. my loyalty is here to the united states. this is my country and the country that i serve. and i know for a fact that every single one of my colleagues, and there were many naturalized citizens in my office and across the national security council, felt exactly the same way. i think it s deeply unfair. lieutenant colonel vindman no doubt knows just how unfair that is. he s faced innuendo and accusations
evidence people are complaining is missing, and i m going to come give it. and of course, they come on the heels of people like lieutenant colonel vindman and ambassador yovanovitch and bill taylor, military heroes, distinguished members of the foreign service, all telling a story at risk to their own professional careers. it was an extraordinary week, and we re grateful to all of them. i want to play something actually that happened yesterday. you in a question you had with ambassador sondland in response you had to something he said impromptu. let s take a look. hold on. excuse me. i ve been very forthright, and i really resent what you re trying to do. fair enough. you ve been very forthright. this your third try to do so, sir. didn t work so well the first time, did it? we had a little declaration come in after you. you remember that? and now we re here a third time, and we ve got a doozy of a statement from you this morning. there is a whole bunch of stuff you don t recall
that he has an affinity for his home country ukraine. one commentator floated the word espionage. and yet this is the message he had for his dad, who brought the family to the united states. dad, i m sitting here today in the u.s. capitol talking to our elected professionals. talking to our elected professionals is proof you made the right decision 40 years ago to leave the soviet union and come here to the united states of america in search of a better life for our family. do not worry. i will be fine for telling the truth. america is his home, his chosen home. their faith ultimately is in american principles of right and wrong. marie yovanovitch, another soviet emigre was the first to testify. she was called bad news by the president in that july 25th call and was the target of lies and conspiracy theories by his attorney rudy giuliani. that and that alone cost yovanovitch her job. that shouldn t happen in america, but it does.
his duty was, stepped forward and said have i the direct evidence people are complaining is missing, and i m going to come give it. and of course they come on the heels of people like lieutenant colonel vindman and ambassador yovanovitch and bill taylor, military heroes, distinguished members of the foreign service, all telling a story at risk to their own professional careers. it was an extraordinary week, and we re grateful to all of them. i want to play something actually that happened yesterday. you in a question you had with ambassador sondland in response you had to something he said impromptu. let s take a look. excuse me. i ve been very forthright, and i really resent what you re trying to do. fair enough. you ve been very forthright. this your third try to do so, sir. didn t work so well the first time, did it? we had a little declaration come in after you. you remember that? and now we re here a third time, and we ve got a doozy of a statement from you this morning. the