Welcome to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. We welcome everyone to the subcommittees hearing. Ill begin by recognizing myself for an opening statement. Wed like to welcome our witness today, the honorable christopher wray, director of the federal bureau of investigation. Director wray has served in this role of august since 2017, overseeing an agency of over 35,000 people. Including special agents, intelligence analysts, language specialists, scientists, and Information Technology specialists. The 24 budget request for fbi salaries and expenses is 11. 3 billion. With 6. 7 billion of that amount to about 60 . Thats designated as defense spending. Thats a 6 increase above the fiscal 23 elected level for salaries and expenses. The fbi budget request includes 196 million in program increases and 409 million adjustments too base representing the substantial increase cost of continuing the fbis current activities. The Largest Program increases
Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. We welcome everyone to the subcommittees hearing. Ill begin by recognizing myself for an opening statement. Wed like to welcome our witness today, the honorable christopher wray, director of the federal bureau of investigation. Director wray has served in this role of august since 2017, overseeing an agency of over 35,000 people. Including special agents, intelligence analysts, language specialists, scientists, and Information Technology specialists. The 24 budget request for fbi salaries and expenses is 11. 3 billion. With 6. 7 billion of that amount to about 60 . Thats designated as defense spending. Thats a 6 increase above the fiscal 23 elected level for salaries and expenses. The fbi budget request includes 196 million in program increases and 409 million adjustments too base representing the substantial increase cost of continuing the fbis current activities. The Largest Program increases requested art for
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Im action redundancy and welcome back to going underground, broadcasting all around the world from the u. A in a week where both of us and russian, i conducted Nuclear War Drills in britain safety drill, perhaps one for british politicians and their bunkers. What is the russian president vladimir persian 1071 . Major nations began war exercises, a northern scotland, presumably training against russia in china. Lets go straight to the us capital in order to hide us, maureen cool, connell and former pentagon official. Hes now Senior Advisor, the International Security program at the us Weapons Company funded sense of a strategic and International Studies. Mackenzie and the exact and the show box. Thank you so much for coming on the show. And lets go straight actually to your latest piece, because uh, as the world or at least the United States really uh, to the news that youve deposed the speaker of the house, the people in the, in congress. Youve written a piece which i suppose it breaks