[inaudible conversations] good morning we will call the hearing to order were waiting for senator hatch to good morning, well call this meeting to order. I just want to welcome the nominees. I want to thank you for your willingness to serve this country, and this is absolutely true. Ive been very impressed with the quality of individuals that work for the federal government. This nomination process is not easy as youre well aware of. But the fact weve got so many patriots that are willing to step up plate and serve in the federal government for probably a whole lot less than youd make in the private is sector shows your dedication for this government. So i want to thank you for that. Specifically i want to welcome all your family member. And leave it to you dont forget to introduce all your family members. I want to quickly read the description of the jobs, basically youre going to be filling, what the agencies basically do. Now i turn it over to my Ranking Member senator mccatskill, a
Watergate the United States senate created a special committee. They had a long official title. The Senate Select committee to sfud di governmental operations with respect to intelligence activities and took on the nickname of the chairman, frank church and it was known as the Church Committee. The committee met for 16 months, reviewed 10,000 documents, called 800 witnesses before the committee and the staff. The legacy includes it creation of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee providing ongoing oversight of the intelligence agencies and the creation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 which we know as fisa. They were held in the Historic Senate caucus room scene of the hearings two years earlier. We go to meet kate scott, who explains how and why the Church Committee came about and sets the stage for september 16, 1975 hearing with cia director, William Colby. The Church Committee was created in january of 1975 by the senate. In response to a series of revelatio
Of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, which we know as fisa. Two former Staff Members are with us and will be with us to help provide some Historical Context and understand the significance of the 40yearold video that you were about to that you are about to see. From new york city, Frederick Schwarz who was the committees chief counsel is with us. Here in our studio in washington in washington d. C. Is elliot , maxwell who was counsel to the committee as a his designee in pennsylvania. Thank you for joining us. In this installment of our series of connected work 40 years ago of the Church Committee into the work of u. S. Intelligence agencies, we will focus on the committees investigation into the National Security agency and the Fourth Amendment rights of american citizens and where they come into conflict. To get us started, lets watch a clip from october 29, 1979. Sen. Church this morning, the committee begins public hearings on the National Security agency, or as it
With respect to intelligence activities and took on the nickname of the chairman, frank church and it was known as the Church Committee. The committee met for 16 months, reviewed 10,000 documents, called 800 witnesses before the committee and the staff. The legacy includes it creation of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee providing ongoing oversight of the intelligence agencies and the creation of the foreign intelligence surveilness act of 1978 fisa. They were held in the Historic Senate caucus room scene of the hearings two years earlier. We go to meet kate scott, who explains how and why the Church Committee came about and sets the stage for september 16, 1975 hearing with cia director, William Colby. The Church Committee was created in january of 1975 by the senate. In response to a series of revelations and allegations about Domestic Intelligence abuses in the United States, and the senate created this committee by an overwhelming bipartisan majority, a vote of 824, to estab
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