Exposure as protests in chile and to a 7th week. Donald trumps political rivals of late at what they say is overwhelming evidence of the u. S. President s misconduct in office the 300 page impeachment report says trump used his power to seek help from ukraines president to benefit his reelection bid i did your castle reports from washington d. C. House intelligence chairman adam schiff presentation of his committees report on donald trump offered little more than was already known but its a key moment in what could be the impeachment of a president this is not about ukraine this is about our democracy this is about our National Security this is about whether the American People have a right to expect that the president isolationist. An act of their interests with their security in mind and not for some illicit personal or political reason so americans should care deeply about where the president and states is betraying their trust in him betraying that oath that he took to the constitu
Ordered. Were here today to examine the state of Voting Rights and Election Administration in america. The right to vote is sacred. As members of congress, we take our responsibility to protect access to the ballot very seriously. This subcommittee and our committee as a whole is charged with overseeing the administration of federal elections. This country has a long history of failing to ensure equal and unencumbered access to the ballot for all her citizens. While states and localities have a significant role in carrying out elections, congress cannot abdicate its critical responsibility to ensure every eligible american can access the ballot box, cast a ballot free from discrimination and suppression, and has a steadfast faith in our democratic process that their ballot will be counted as cast. Since the beginning of the 116th congress, this subcommittee has been Holding Field hearings across the country, convening forums to hear from voting and election advocates, experts, communit
School safety against targeted violence. I want to welcome everybody to the hearing room. I actually want to thankour witnesses for taking the time for your testimony. And in particular i want to give a shout out to max and tom and your families and the other families of the families for attending here and for just your unbelievable dedication turning your tragedy into hopefully some positive action that can prevent tragedies for other families, its remarkable what so many of the families have done in reaction to so many of these tragedies which date back to about 1998 is where we had the first directed attack, numbers of 56. I know in your testimony youre talkingabout 710 shootings since columbine in 1999. Columbine, 13 people were killed, 12 students, one teacher, 21injured, sandy hook in 2012, 26 killed. Two were injured and parkland, at Marjorie Stoneman douglas school, 17 killed and 17 injured. Anthe death and casualty toll is simply unbelievable, quite honestly. I grew up in the
Terrorists, weapons proliferators and other foreign adversaries who threaten the United States and locating them is crucial to protecting our troops and our homeland. Was example, haji imman located via section 702 and later removed from the battlefield. While the vast majority of examples remain classified, this is just one instance that demonstrates the necessity of this authority. Subject to multiple layers of oversight by all three branches of government, section 702 is one of the governments most vigorously overseen foreign intelligence collection authorities. To date, while compliance incidents occur and are dealt with appropriately, there has never been a known intentional abuse of this authority. Nevertheless, the program should be subject to regular adjustments as necessary to ensure the effectiveness of privacy protections. Therefore, after careful consideration the best way to strengthen privacy protections without hindering the programs effectiveness, the Committee Supports
Information. Section 702 is one of the most if not the most Critical National security tool used by our Intelligence Community to obtain intelligence on Foreign Terrorists located overseas. Now, some claim 702 vacuums bulk information without due regard to the intended target. This assertion is simply false. 702 is a targeted program with roughly 106,000 foreign targets worldwide. Given the worldwide population is about 7. 5 billion, this program can hardly be described as bulk collection. Section 702 targets spies, terrorists, weapons proliferators and other foreign adversaries who threaten the United States and locating them is crucial to protecting our troops and our homeland. Was example, haji imman located via section 702 and later removed from the battlefield. While the vast majority of examples remain classified, this is just one instance that demonstrates the necessity of this authority. Subject to multiple layers of oversight by all three branches of government, section 702 is