From capitol hill, this runs just shy of three hours. Committee on Homeland Security will come to order to examine the most serious threats confronting our homeland. Before i recognize myself for an opening statement, i would like to take a moment to welcome the newest member of our committee, don bacon. He served nearly 30 years in the air force and his experience in Cyber Security and airborne reconnaissance. He will prove greatly beneficial to this committee. Thank you, sir for being here. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. I would like to thank each of the witnesses, elaine duke, christopher ray, cdc director nick for joining us today. You represent thousands of patriotic man and women who go to work every day to ensure the safety of their fellow americans. Everyone on this committee is extremely grateful for your director, two anades, you helped navigate unprecedented landscape in terrorism around the globe. I would like to call you a friend. And we all wish you the
Security meeting on global Terror Threats. They discuss Cyber Security, thermation sharing, and threat of violent extremism within u. S. Borders. This portion is just under three hours. The committee on Homeland Security will come to order. The meeting to discuss the most serious threats, but for a recognize myself for an opening statement, i would like to take a moment to recognize the newest member of our committee. Experience will prove greatly beneficial to this committee. Thank you, sir, for being here. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. I would like to thank each of , elaine duke, christopher wray, and Nick Rasmussen for joining us today. You represent thousands of patriotic men and women who go to work to ensure the safety of their fellow americans. Everyone on this committee is extremely grateful for your service. For over two decades, you felt navigate an unprecedented landscape and combat terrorism around the world. You have been a great friend partner to me in
With gun background checks. And then votes on legislation to fight online sex trafficking. And banks and how much money they hold in reserve. Expect final votes on those measures later today during the second round of votes. While we wait for the house to return, heres more from todays washington journal. Ington jou continues. Kildeeongressman dan joins us. Talk about president trumps recent infrastructure proposal come i want to talk about the gun debate taking place in capitol hill. Do you get a sense that something is different about this debate that it will end differently than past debates question mark it [video clip] feels like that may be happening its the cumulative effect of these tragedies have built upon each other. Give the High School Students in florida the credit they deserve. They have helped frame this issue come and not in political terms, in a way that i think forces us to answer the questions they are posing. Its not coming from a political place. Its literally com
Talks about infrastructure needs. And tom heart of the one campaign will talk about efforts and the global poverty effect of budget cuts on government programs. Host good morning. It is february 27. Tuesday,the houses and at 10 00 a. M. For morning hour and 11 00 for legislative business. The senate will begin at 10 00 a. M. And we are with you for the next three hours. We begin today with President Trumps comments at a meeting of the nations governors, urging them not to be afraid of the National Rifle association. The president said while the nra is doing what they think is right, it is also ok to fight the lobby. This morning we will get your reaction amid the current gun debate. Phone lines this morning republicans, 2027488001. , democrats, 2027488000. Independents, 2027488002. Line for nra members this morning, 2027488003. Catch up with us on social media come on twitter and on facebook. A very good Tuesday Morning for you this morning. You can start calling in now as we show you
These tragedies have built upon each other. Give the High School Students in florida the credit they deserve. They have helped frame this issue come and not in political terms, in a way that i think forces us to answer the questions they are posing. Its not coming from a political place. Its literally coming from kids who survived this terrible experience. I will say this i hope that things have changed. As i was coming into congress when newtown took place and folks saw it, if anything would change the gun debate in america, its this terrible tragedy that took these really young lives. And then we saw the same thing with paulson and the terrible event in las vegas, the Mother Emmanuel Church shooting. Everyone of them shocks the conscience and should shock the federal government into actually doing something. I hope this is that moment were the cumulative effect of these terrible tragedies gets us to do something. Of thehat do you make president yesterday at that meeting with governor