Experiencing ongoing protests. [silence] the goal for this hearing is to enable this committee to have a thoughtful and deliberate consideration of your qualifications to the position that you respectively have been nominated to fill. The witnesses have provided written response from the committee and its members which you all will have in this morning the members will be able to ask any additional questions and hear directly from the nominees. Mr. Miller graduated from George Washington university in commission as an infantry officer in 1987, he has a masters in National Security studies from the Naval War College and also graduated at the Community Staff and army war college. His military career as an enlisted infantryman in the army reserve in 1983 and served in the district of Columbia National guard. In 1993 christopher transferred to special forces and served for the fifth special forces group and participated in combat operations and iraq and retiring from the army in 2014 he wo
Hat americans decide american elections. Thank you schulte roybalallard the Senate Intelligence to consider the National Counterterrorism Center Council to the office to the director of National Intelligence. The two nominees were asked interference, interrogation tactics, the fisa pplication process, and whistleblower protections. There were also questions related to the recent deployment of federal Law Enforcement gents in u. S. Cities experiencing ongoing protests. [silence] the goal for this hearing is to enable this committee to have a thoughtful and deliberate consideration of your qualifications to the position that you respectively have been nominated to the witnesses have provided written responses to questions from the committee, from its members. Members which you all will have in this morning the members will be able to ask any additional questions and hear directly from the nominees. Mr. Miller graduated from George Washington university in commission as an infantry office
Students navigate the challenges and many of the most critical jobs and with the laptop and an internet connectionfe, defense contractors for example in the intelligence community, Law Enforcement agencies and of course they have to be on the frontlines doing their job each and every day no matter the risk because work is considered to be essential. And to fight this virus on the front lines delivering lifesaving care and comfort to those isolated. Farmers and ranchers are producing the food and truckers are transporting employees are stocking shelves amidst all of this uncertainty and worry about enough to eat the race collectors and the entire network of people we depend on who keep the cogs of society running. And then to head out the door each morning they are doing their jobs even when it isnt easy or convenient. And this because it has about our society to a screeching halt doesnt mean United States congress should pack up shop and just to show that they should do the same. After
The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell all month the senate has been on the job attending to the needs of our country. Weve legislated. Weve confirmed nominees. Weve held major hearings and conducted oversight on the historic response to covid19. Now yesterday we learned that our Senate Action will continue to contrast with our absentee neighbors across the rotunda. While essential workers across the country continue to clock in, the Democratic House of representatives has essentially put itself on paid leave for months. Since the early days of this crisis, the selfdescribed peoples house has been suspiciously empty of people. I understand theyve convened for legislative session a grand total of two days, two in the last eight weeks. At this point im wondering if we should send senators over there to collect their newspaper and water the plants. Its not just their physical absence, madam president. Its House Democrats absence from any serious discussions at all. About
Law enforcement agencies and, of course, our heroic healthcare workers. They have tohe be on the front lines doing their job each and every day, no matter what the risk is because the work is considered to be essential. Our healthcare workers continue to fight this virus on the front lines delivering lifesaving care and comfort to those isolated from their loved ones. Our farmers and ranchers are producing the food. Truckers are transporting it, and Grocery Stores employees are stocking shelves so that amidst all this uncertainty we dont have to worry about having enough to eat. Then theres the postal workers, the delivery drivers, the waste collectors and entire network of people we depend on who are keeping the cogs of our society running. Whether working from home or heading out the door each morning, these men and women are doing their jobs, even when it isnt easy or convenient. And, mr. President , e they expet their elected officials to do the same thing. Just because a pandemic