The purview of the Judiciary Committee and or mueller. That our focus is on obviously the case of director comey. How this impacted couper intelligence function. Your posture in this hearing was distinctly different than your posturing yesterday towards the other two witnesses. What explains that . The witnesses yesterday werent answering questions. Director comey was. He had already written a statement that answered a lot of questions. Theres no point in me asking questions that they had already asked. Yesterday we couldnt get an answer on a fundamental questions. They said yesterday they had not beshed but they would not answer. Director comey didnt hold back on anything other thannings that were classified. I wanted to focus in on what were talking about here. Three things, he asked for loyalty. Others focused on that. He asked that the public be made aware that he was not under investigation and my point on that is that what director comey did today otherwise. He had asked that the
Well, good morning, Senate Armed Services Committee Meets this morning and receives testimony on the department of defenses fiscal year 2008 budget request. We welcome you and thank you for your many years of distinguished service and leadership of our men and women in uniform. Before we begin we all want to acknowledge the service and sacrifice of Sergeant William beas, william balanced ridge. These three soldiers were killed this weekend in afghanistan. The thoughts and prayers of this committee are with their loved ones. The sacrifice of these showers a painful reminder that america is a country at war. We face a stalemate and need an increase in resources if we are to turn the situation around. We ought to defeat isis where u. S. Troops are helping to destroy isis and retain mosul and raqqah. North koreas closing in on the development of a Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile that can target our homeland and iran continues to destabilize the middle east and seek to drive the United St
The senate to a halt as the fight over obamacare state enters the key to week stretch. You can read more at the hill. Com today. The defense secretary james mattis and general Joseph Dunford chair joint chiefs of staff testify now about the president s 2018 budget for for the pentagon. The Senate Armed Services Committee Held at this hearing last week. Good morning. In the thin Arm Service Committee meets this one tracy testimony on the department of defense fiscal year 2018 budget request. We welcome secretary mattis and chairman dent for, secretary norquist, i thank you for your many years of distinguished service and your leadership of our men and women in uniform. Before we begin, i want to acknowledge the service and sacrifice of Sergeant Eric houck, Sergeant William bays, and Corporal Dillon baldridge. M these three soldiers from the armys 101st Airborne Division were killed this weekend in afghanistan. The thoughts and prayers of this committee are with their loved ones. The sac
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