Note a quorum is present. We we will hear testimony from e department of education implementation of borrowed eventual. Pursuant to commingle 7c statements are limited to the chair and Ranking Member. I want to thank secretary devos of being with us today and thank her for a green to hold enough time in the schedule all of the members present to have amendments confinements of questions pursuant to house rules. Especially thankful because this cheer im exercise my prerogative to go last in question order so it she were to leave early i wouldnt get to ask questions. I want to thank you for agreeing to stay with us for the fulltime. I recognize myself enough for the purpose of making an opening statement. We are here to examine the department of educations implementation of the borrower defense rule. I want to thank you, madam secretary, for appearing before the committee to discuss this important issue. Borrower defense is a rule grounded in basic fairness. Student borrowers who are def
The hears will come back to order, and i hope you had a little break. Are you all right, mr. Horowitz . If we do this right, we will be done by 4 30 and in time for multiple votes. Mr. Horowitz, thank you yand your professional staff for the work that you have done. This is one of the hardest jobs in government is to be a watchdog and to hold agencies as is important as the justice D T Department and the fbi accountable. I wanted you to know how much we appreciate your work and your teams work. And even though we are critical of the leadership of the fbi in the last administration, and the way they mishandled this Counter Intelligence investigation, i think that the rank and file agents in the fbi and the colleagues in the Intelligence Agency know that we are there and support this in the faith of the discharge of your duties. I happen to serve on both the Judiciary Committee and the Intelligence Committee and there is no ardent more supporter of the fbi and the intelligence agencies t
The hearing will come back to order. I hope you had a little bit of a break. Weerie, if we do this right, will be done in time for multiple loads. Let me join my colleagues in thanking you and your professional staff for the outstanding work that you have done. This has to be one of the hardest government jobs in government to be impartial and i just want you to understand how much we appreciate your work and your teams work. I think the rank and file agent in the fbi and their colleagues in the Intelligence Community need to know that we are there for them and we support them in their responsibilities. I had the privilege to serve on the committee and i would like to think that there is no more Ardent Supporter of our Law Enforcement agency than i and. That general hayden, when he wrote his book about his experience had it right. Plaintiff the edge, we are authorities in the interest of our National Security. It makes it important for us to mendacity,legality, deception and the exerci
Its an early primary states and the candidates are seizing on this opportunity. Ktvu is live where the convention will get under way about two hours from now. Christina . Well, good afternoon. Events are already under way and people heading down to the convention floor. Theyre going to check out exhibits that are already open. In just a few minutes we saw governor gavin newsom taking selfies with people. We understand this is going to be a very big event for the Democratic Party. Take a look at the video inside that actual convention. Roughly 5,000 people expected to converge as well as 14 democrats running for president including california senator camilia harris, bernie sanders, Elizabeth Warren and corey booker among others. The spokesman for the Democratic Party says delegates are excited especially since the state moved up the primary from june to march and the theme for this convention is blue wave rolling. What were really worried about is that whats been happening in the white
Sitting president of the United States. Another mark up hearing tomorrow morning which is expected. The imminent impeachment on the house floor of President Trump. I want to bring in our correspondent, i believe we have garret headache aake on the hil his first appearance here on the hill. We have seen you a lot garret. We have some folks looking at that hearing, you have been looking at impeachment. Speaker pelosi has telegraphed a narrow case that could be pushed through judiciary, our colleague Geoff Bennett did not see the democrats splintering or holding other amendments here. They want to get this through you kn unified. What does your reporting show about that . Thats right. We have been starting to put the pieces together on a senate trial which is mostly fan
fiction of what you have been hearing about it that both sides speculated of what it looks like. We heard from Mitch Mcconnell yesterday afternoon saying theyll wait until the new year getting it started. It will push all