Gladly. If i can go 3 30 we will recess5 minutes and come back if i 45 so everyone can vote and be back so everyone is able to hear everyone elses questions. We thank you for being here mr. Secretary, and, so promptly. We appreciate that you made time to appear before this Committee Twice in a weeks time passing an annual state Department Authorization bill was one of the fundamental responsibilities of the committee. And when we assert thatat responsibility and declined to exercise on our oversight, we surrender our authority to the executive branch and other congressional committeecongresse failed to do the job of the constituent. Sesenc restoring this annual practice was a top priority of mine when i became the chairman and im proud of the significant progress that we have made when the first authorization bill in 14 years became law. And i want to thank senator cardin and everybody on the committee for making that happen. Er however, because of the previous inaction there are progr
3. Recess for 15 minutes and come back at 5 45 so everyone can go over and vote and be back and hear what everyone elses question. We thank you for being here mr. Secretary again. So promptly. We appreciate that youve made time to appear before this Committee Twice in h a weeks time passing an annual state department bill is one of the fundamental responsibilities of this committee. When we shirk that responsibility and decline to exercise our oversight we in essence surrender our authority and we fail to do the job our constituents sent us here to do. Restoring is this annual practice was a top priority of mine when he became thachairmand im proud of the progress we made last year when the first authorization bill in 14 years became law and i want to thank everybody on this committee for making that happen. However, because of previous inaction, there are programs at the department that have not been appropriately reviewed and analyzed in well over a decade. This lack of oversight res
Questions so in order to , at 5 30te that gladly we will recess and 15 minutes and come back at 5 45 so everyone can go over and vote and be back and hear what everyone elses question. We thank you for being here mr. Secretary again. So promptly. We appreciate that youve made time to appear before this Committee Twice in a weeks time passing an annual state department bill is one of the fundamental responsibilities of this committee. When we shirk that responsibility and decline to exercise our oversight we in essence surrender our authority and we fail to do the job our constituents sent us here to do. Restoring is this annual practice was a top priority of mine when he became the chairman and im proud of the progress we made last year when the first authorization bill in 14 years became law and i want to thank everybody on this committee for making that happen. However, because of previous inaction, there are programs at the department that have not been appropriately reviewed and an
The backpack plugged in somewhere, thats so much more low risk than trying to rob a bank. Watch the communicators tonight at 8 00 eastern on cspan2. Next, the confirmation hearing for david growy, who has been picked to serve as Homeland Security undersecretary for intelligence and analysis. Mr. Glowy is a former assistant commissioner from the office of intelligence, the u. S. Customs and Border Protection. At this hearing, he was asked about information sharing among the Intelligence Community and Current Operations att the Homeland Security department. This is just under an hour. Id like to call the hearing to order. I would like to welcome our witness today. David glawe. President trumps nominee to be the next undersecretary for intelligence and analysis of the department of Homeland Security. David, congratulations on your nomination. I would also like to take a moment to recognize the sizable family contingent you have behind you today and thank your husband, perry, for his unwav
Foy. Conflict zones are not clear cut, and the government of assad is still the governing authority there. While we take every precaution to ensure that no assistance, mind you, no assistance benefits this brutal regime, lines are continually shifting, and we need to make allowances for activities that could touch the government on controlled areas. So i urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment and i reserve the balance of my time. The chair the gentlelady has the only time remaining. Ms. Lee i urge a no vote, and i yield back. The chair the gentlelady yields back. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from south carolina. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed say no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it, and the amendment is agreed to. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule 12, further proceedings will be postponed. For what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . While commending the chair for a Job Well Done today, i now move that the committ