It must be paid staff. Everyone coming here. I would like to start with the decade in review. I refer everybody to my chart. This is a chart i have been updating for the last 34 years. It is important to lay out what the history has been. Certainly from my standpoint. Some key policy changes. They contributed to what i consider an ongoing crisis even though we have made some process progress. That chart reflects all minors and people coming to this country as family units. Focused onsions only Central American children and family members. 3000, 4000we had unaccompanied children. We werent even keeping track of families because it wasnt a problem. Was a similar moment. It was the issuance of the daca memorandum. Traffickersby human to help incentivize people. They would tell them, the u. S. Has changed your policy. That certainly started something. To 2015. Ard forward 2014 was the year when president obama very accurately described a humanitarian crisis at the border. 137,000 unaccompa
Public lands. The Senate Hearing is just over 90 minutes. It running everyone, the committee will come to order, happy halloween, happy world series everyone stayed up late watching that game. Yes its kind of exciting so we are here today talking about good things, recreation and im going to keep my comments brief because i know colleagues have been engaged in this and a couple of you want to make some opening comments as well but we have three pieces this morning that we are considering, the simplifying act door out sex, they caught the sore act i like the acronym theyre pretty good. 1723 the ski area act from senator gardner, we all love skiing. In 1967 the recreation not red tape act from senator wide in. This is building off one that we held on march where we discussed improving access and permitting to provide recreation opportunities on our federal land so proposals were looking out today is a good start in addressing those issues. Senator heinrich and white and have put forward
An extraordinary phone call the fact that it was an unsecure line as you mention is also extraordinary. Dr hill also said she she didnt speak of. Russias goals as something that was there in the past she basically frame this is something that they were still currently trying to do their goals being to deal with the u. S. Presidency regardless of who the president was as i said to blame ukraine the goal of that being she says to basically drive a wedge between the west and the u. S. And the west and their allies the fact that shes described this is something that is still currently happening is that a challenge to congress and maybe specifically to the republicans to do something about it. Of course it should be as your coverage pointed out before were seeing in israel a Prime Minister whos been being held accountable to law the question will be whether our system of United States is capable of doing that and it will depend on Congress Congress needs to stand up for the National Interes
So, we are here to talk about good things, recreation and im going to keep my, to brief because i know colleagues are very engaged in a couple of you want to make opening comments as well but we have three pieces this morning were considering, 1665 which is simple fight Outdoor Access for recreation act, senator heinrich calls at the sort act, i like the acronym there. In 1723, the ski area retention act from senator gardner, we all love skiing. I cant wait. 1967, the recreation. This hearing is building off one that we held in march where we focus in improving access and permitting to meet the increasing demands to provide highquality recreation opportunities on our land. Proposals that were looking at today are a good start in addressing those issues. Senator heinrich, white and have put forward legislation to streamline and simple by the system to process permits for our outfitter guide and nonprofit for those who operate across the spectrum and federal lien. Senator gardner will fa
Court sentences a former congolese rebel leader for war crimes including murder rape and using child soldiers. In a prominent camp odeon Opposition Leader is frustrated in his efforts to go home to campaign. Former National Security advisor to the us President Donald Trump says hes willing to testify in the impeachment inquiry john bolton says that hell defy the white house and appear in federal court to testify is reportedly going to talk about his alarm at the Ukraine Pressure Campaign if a federal court clears the way for his appearance lets go live now to washington as alan fischer can tell us how significant is this allan. I would think the chances of john bolton giving evidence in front of an impeachment inquiry are still very slim that if you put in right in the end if a federal judge gives his approval now if there is going to be a court battle over whether or not john bolton can speak to the impeachment inquiry it could well drag on into the new year thats not something that t