Know. There was a move to gather them and i understood generally directly and informally that they have been gathered thats the extent of my knowledge is not my area of responsibility yes but did they pass them on to you or did they pass them on to. The administration and somehow the only documents i receive sir were those within the parameters i described what i requested which was those given were the documents that either i produced or that were sent to me relevant to the matters were discussing today thank you all back to the chairman. Its mystifying thank you to both of our witnesses for your Service Today ms cooper i want to start with you you spoke eloquently of the threat of russia when it illegally and next crimea how thats a threat not only to ukraine but its also a threat to europe in the United States a National Security challenge and i said on the House Armed Services committee we know that the most important support for ukraine in terms of lethal defensive aid is in the f
To date, which is difficult, as fast as this situation is moving. This hearing today is intended to assess the geopolitical and humanitarian impact of turkeys crossborder attack on u. S. Interests in the middle east, determined how best to salvage u. S. Interests moving forward and evaluate the state of u. S. turkey relations. Before we talk about the current state of affairs in syria, its important to recall the path that brought us here. To begin, the Syrian Civil War is a complex, multisided conflict that has drawn in russia, iran, the u. S. , nato allies, and other entities. Over the course of this eightyearlong conflict, syrias brutal dictator, ai bar shal ai said, with the support of russia and iran, has relentlessly bombed cities and towns across syria, resulting in over 500,000 deaths and leaving over 10 Million People displaced. We are all aware that many confirmed uses of chemical weapons by the russiabacked assad regime, adding to the humanitarian suffering in violations of
Will be signing them for you,o thats an advanced announcement for that. Some of you may remember that andy with your three years ago at effect it was august for august meeting, so we are conservatives and stories i guess we have to do that the same way. And the to extreme planning on andy and my part, including dumb luck, i am so thrilled to announce that this here tonight is the World Premiere of andy at the release of his book which happened today. [applause] sometimes it just works out. Those of you who were here three years ago you may recall that andy spoke about the blind sheikh and some of those passing, so he was at the center of attention for that. He was in the center of attention of course for the mullah probe in the book of collusion and also some thoughts on the other case. His eyes at the center of attention. Thank you so much for coming and ladies and gentlemen, mr. Andrew mccarthy. [applause] thank you so much, erika. Thank you, joel. Eric says its a dumb luck. I think
The presiding officer any senator wishing to change their vote . If not, the yeas are 75. The nays are 22. The nomination is confirmed. The clerk will report the next nomination. The clerk nomination, department of labor, Eugene Scalia of virginia to be secretary. The presiding officer the question is on the nomination. Is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If no, the yeas are 53, the nays are 44. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the president be immediately notified of the senates actions. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i have three requests for committees to meet during todays session of the senate and they havate approval of the majority and minority leaders. The presiding officer duly
Conservative and sturdy so i guess we will do that the same way. Due to extreme planning i am so thrilled to announce that this here tonight is the World Premiere of andy after the release of the book which happened today. [applause] sometimes it just works out. Those who were here three years ago you may recall that andy spoke about some of those passings say hes at the center of attention for that and was the center of attention for the mueller pro handbook of collusion which we will be hearing about in a few minutes and also has some thoughts on the epstein case and if theres time and in your questions he can talk about that as well because he is always the center of attention. Thank you for coming. Ladies and gentlemen, mr. Andy mccarthy. [applause] thank you so much. She says its dumb luck. I think that she was planning this from the start. [laughter] it is a delight to be back here. I think we started to talk about coming back four or five months ago and i had such a great time t