Testimony on terrorism threats to the Homeland Party to. The committee as i indicated is meeting to hear from the witnesses the committee has focused on ensuring the department is fulfilling its mission to secure the homeland. I take this response ability seriously as has every chairman of the committee. To hear about the threats we face directly from the charge im concerned about the department of Homeland Security. Its been 203 days since the department has had a confirmed secretary recently announced hes leaving after six months on the job. The replacement will be the fifth place and to leave dhs in fewer than three years and even though hes leaving tomorrow the president has yet to announce who his replacement will be. What is the delay . We learned that the white house may be trying to find a legal loophole. Its completely unacceptable and would raise serious constitutional questions. Also unacceptable is the fact that the administrations administrator has been dual headed as the
A we are going to convene the committee on Homeland Security. We are going to ask the members of the press to please part the center aisle so that members can have access to the witnesses the committee is here to receive testimony on terrorism threats to the Homeland Party to. The committee as i indicated is meeting to hear from the witnesses the committee has focused on ensuring the department is fulfilling its mission to secure the homeland. I take this response ability seriously as has every chairman of the committee. To hear about the threats we face directly from the charge im concerned about the department of Homeland Security. Its been 203 days since the department has had a confirmed secretary recently announced hes leaving after six months on the job. The replacement will be the fifth place and to leave dhs in fewer than three years and even though hes leaving tomorrow the president has yet to announce who his replacement will be. What is the delay . We learned that the white
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Good afternoon. Welcome. I am deputy manager editor and politico and president of the National Press club and board member of the journalism institute. For todays headline or event, we are pleased to welcome any parker. Hopefully joining us by phone is the director of the Georgetown Universitys civil rights clinic. They are here to discuss and his campaign to get google to tape video off of its platforms and to take your questions. I will take as many questions as time permits. Please wait for the handheld and when i call on you, state your name and affiliation prior to asking the question. And his daughter thousand parker was a an Award Winning journalist tragically murdered reporting the morning news from a live location august y 6, 2015. Her father has been advocating for changes in gun laws and lately and tech policy. His efficacy can be found in his book and his oped testimony before congress and state houses. To tell us where things stand in his battle with google and what future