Mccright tina smith is a former lieutenant governor, was first appointed by governor mark dayton early in 2018, and she won a special election two years ago. If she wins this year, it will be for a full sixyear term. A republican component opponent served a term in congress from minnesotas second district. Tina smith and jason lewis joined me remotely this hour as part of our meet the candidate series, to talk about the issues facing minnesota and the country. There arent a lot of rules for our conversation today. I will ask you a series of questions. I ask you to keep to the issues, even though you are running for senate, we dont need to fi i ask you not to filibuster. One firm rule i will enforce is that you cannot talk over each other. Lk over each other. It sounds bad on the radio, people will turn us off, and nobody will hear what you have to say. I will give you each a minute at the start and the end to make the case why voters should pick you. I flipped a coin before we started,
Mo katie. One of the key races this november is for senator. Tina smith is the incumbent, a former Lieutenant Governor first appointed by governor mike dayton in 2018, and she won a special election two years ago. If she wins this year, it will be for a full six year term. Her republican opponent is jason lewis, he served a term in congress from minnesotas Second District and is a former talk radio host. Tina smith and jason lewis joined me remotely this hour as part of our meet the candidate series to talk about the issues facing minnesota and the country. There arent a lot of rules for our conversation today. I will ask you a series of questions. I ask you to keep to the issues, even though you are running for senate, we dont need to filibuster. I will give you each plenty of time to lay out your views and respond to each other. One firm a rule i will enforce is you cant talk over each other. It sounds bad on the radio, people will turn us off, and nobody will hear what you have to s
Appointed to the seat by governor mark dayton in 2018 and she won a special election two years ago. If she wins, it will be for a full sixyear term. Her republican opponent is jason lewis. He is also a former talk radio host. Tina smith and jason lewis joined me remotely this hour as part of our meet the candidate series to talk about the issues facing minnesota and the country. There arent a lot of rules for our conversation today. I will ask you a series of questions. I ask you to keep to the issues, even though you are running for senate, we dont need to filibuster. I will give you each plenty of time to lay out your views and respond to each other. One firm a rule i will enforce is you cant talk over each other. It sounds bad on the radio, people will turn us off, and nobody will hear what you have to say. I will give you each a minute at the start and the end to make the case why voters should pick you. I flipped a coin before we started, jason lewis, you get the first minute. Why
Our nation recently observed the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001. Nearly two decades later we continue to mourn the nearly 3,000 lives lost that terrible day and keep their loved ones in our prayers. This committee and the department of Homeland Security were established in the wake of 9 11 to help prevent future attacks on our soil. Regardless of who was chairman weve held regular hearings examining worldwide threats with leaders from the department of Homeland Security, fbi, and National Counter Terrorism Center. And regardless of who has occupied the white house, whether democrat or republican, weve received cooperation in that effort. Today was supposed to be no different. Unfortunately as we see from the empty chair in front of us mr. Wolf is not here to represent the department of Homeland Security. Let me be clear about how we got here. The committee began engaging with the department over three months ago to secure participation alongside his col
Without objection the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. Good morning. Before we begin i want to say our thoughts with those americans dealing with devastating natural disasters including the wildfires in the west and Hurricane Sally in the south. As chairman i remain committed to ensuring they receive the federal help needed to respond, recover and build back stronger. They, the committee on Homeland Securitys meeting for its annual hearing on worldwide threats to the homeland. Our nation recently observed the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001. Nearly two decades later we continue to mourn the nearly 3,000 lives lost that terrible day and keep their loved ones in our prayers. This committee and the department of Homeland Security were established in the wake of 9 11 to help prevent future attacks on our soil. Regardless of who was chairman weve held regular hearings examining worldwide threats with leaders from the depart