Outlined his Foreign Policy agenda at a Campaign Speech in new york city. He criticized the trump administrations Foreign Policy muslim ban, frahm separation at the border and spoke about threats posed by china and russia. From the City University at new york graduate center, this is 5 minutes. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Lease. Thank you for hosting us and welcoming generations, literally generations of new americans to wider and bigger and more optimistic future. You have done so much for so many people for so long. Thank you for allowing us to use this forum. Political wisdom holds that americans, the American Public doesnt vote on Foreign Policy. But i think thats an old way of thinking. In 2019 Foreign Policy is domestic policy in my view. And domestic policy is Foreign Policy. Theyre deeply connected. A deeply connected set of choices we make about how to advance the american way of life and our vision for the future. Like everything about this election, the threat
Pursuant to notice i call up the chairs resolution authorizing the certain subpoenas for documents and testimony for purposes of markup and move the committee agree to the resolution. The clerk will were before the resolution. Resolution offered by jerrold nadler. Resolved that the chairman of the committee on the judiciary is authorized to issue subpoenas for documents and testimony from current and former Administration Officials relating to the following. Tolerance policy other family separation policies and practices. Two, detention or shortterm custody of children and or families and three, discussions about or offering the president ial pardon to department of Homeland Security officials or employees. In addition, the chairman without objection the resolution is considered as read and. Open for amendment. I will recognize myself for. An Opening Statement today the Committee Takes additional steps in two areas. Immigration and alleged obstruction of justice first immigration. Over
Authorized to issue subpoenas with officials relating to the following. One, the zero tolerance policy and other family separation policies and practices. Two detention or shortterm custody of children and or family and discussions about or offer the president ial pardon to the department of Homeland Security officials or employees. The chairman at his discession. Without objection, i begin by recognizing myself for an Opening Statement. Today the committee will take important steps to avoid oversight of the Trump Administration in two areas. Immigration and obstruction of justice. First immigration. We have held hearings and sent letters to the jurisdiction regarding inhumane policies. Many questions remany and it is past time we hold this administration accountable. January is one of my first acts as chairman i sent letters to secretary nielsen. And then with whittaker and azar asking they preserve and turn over any information and records pertaining to the development and execution
Situation, deliberately holding of kids and asylum kids. It doesnt have to happen in the United States and it violates many treaties that we are a part of it. Mr. Castro the Trump Administration has doing Something Different in a few ways. Zero tolerance policy and started egress iffle separating father and mothers and kids were lost and the administration had no way ahead of time to track them and reunite them with their parents and what is known as remain in mexico that once people seek asylum. The administration has done, number one, they send many of them right back to mexico and these are unfortunately the cities that some of these cities that the United States government and the department of state recommends that americans do not travel to and we are recommending to our own folks that they dont go to these same cities. And then the other thing they have been doing is metering in trying to block people from remember these people are legally presenting themselves for asylum and bl
Developments, doug. President trump back in his zone at a Massive Campaign rally in north carolina. Thats not somebody that loves our country. One by he went after the four freshmen democratic members of congress that leveled charges of racism among other things against him. Omar has a history of launching viscous anti semitism. When he singled out minnesota omar broke out into a chant of send her back echoing the president s suggesting that vocal critics should leave the country. This president has committed impeachable offenses, today is our opportunity to punish him for them. Just hours earlier, the house again considered impeaching the president. Eventually voted it down. The House Speaker nancy pelosi again urging caution. Have you to give is a great and they want to try to impeach. Its a disgray. Its a disgrace. So now we have that behind us. Thank you, doug. Here is a look at other top stories we are following for you this morning. Political turmoil in puerto rico as thousands o