Good morning, everyone. We are delighted to have you here on friday the 13th. We are accommodating the director of National Intelligence, it gives me great honor to introduce him. Director of National Intelligence dan coats. He became the fifth dni this past march. In this role, he leads the u. S. Intelligence community and serves as the principal intelligence advisor to the president. He provides the intelligence briefing for the president virtually every morning in the oval office. Director coates previously served in the u. S. House of representatives and the u. S. Senate from 19811999, then returned to the senate again in service to our nation from 20112016. During that time, he was not sitting idly in indiana. In fact, having served on the Senate Armed Services committee, the Senate Select intelligence committee, he worked on ways to strengthen our National Defense and security, but that service was interrupted in washington by going to germany as our ambassador between 20012005.
Good morning, everyone. Delighted to have you here on friday the 13th. At 8 30 so were accommodating obviously the director of National Intelligence that gives me great honor to introduce him. Director of National Intelligence dan coats. He became the fifth dni hasnt been that long . The fifth dni passmorespeculate the u. S. Intelligence community and serves as the principal intelligence advisor to the president. He provides intelligence briefing for the president , virtually every morning in the oval office. Director coats previously wouldve served and use house of representatives and the u. S. Senate from 19811999 and then return it to the senate again in service to our nation from 20112016. But during the time he wasnt sitting idle in indian either. In fact, he having served on the Senate Armed Services committee, the Senate Select intelligence committee, he worked on ways to strengthen our National Defense and security, but that service was interrupted in washington by going to ger
You saw kentucky senator rand paul coming out and members of the Senate Republicans had their weekly conferences. Democrats, to but on the republic inside their meeting with President Trump for the first time up on capitol hill for one of these tuesday mornings. Were expecting comments from leaders shortly and the senate gaveling in momentarily. Cant bring those, live to you on cspan2 we are streaming them live online at cspan. Org. We will take you back to the next senate floor. Live coverage of cspan. Org. The presiding officer the senator from kentucky. Mr. Paul are we in a quorum call . The presiding officer the senate not in a quorum call. Mr. Paul okay. Id seek recognition. The presiding officer the senator from from kentucky. The senator recognized. Mr. Paul we currently have a 20 trillion debt, and you might ask yourself whose fault is it . Republicans or democrats . The easy answer is, both. Both parties are equally spock, equally both parties are equally responsible, equally
Freedoms and institution, the flagrant disregard for truth andes enzi, the and decency, the provocation for the most petty reasons, reasons having nothing to do with the fortunes of the people we have been elected to serve. Nonethese appalling features of our current politics should ever be regarded as normal. We must never allow ourselves to lapse into thinking that is just the way things are now. If we simply become used to condition, thinking that it is just politics as usual, then heaven help us. Without fear of the consequences and without consideration of the rules of what is politically safe, we must stop pretending that the conduct of some in our executive branch are normal. They are not normal. Reckless, outrage rageus and outrageous and undignified behavior has been excused as telling it like it is when it is actually reckless, outrageous, and undignified. When such behavior emanates from the top of our government, it is something else. It is dangerous to a democracy. Such be
Morning. Join the discussion. Kevin hassett, the head of the president s council of economic advisors, testifies wednesday before the joint Economic Committee on tax reform. Live coverage begins at 10 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan3. Online at cspan. Org. Or listen on the free cspan radio app. All five members of the federal Communications Commission testify wednesday on a number of topics including media ownership, the f. C. C. Emergency Responder Network and net neutrality. Our lye coverage begins from the house energy and commerce subcommittee on communications and technology at 2 00 p. M. Eastern on our companion network cspan3 and online at cspan. Org or listen live on the free span radio app. Hi, this is lois kim, executive director with the texas book festival and were super excited to have the book festival november 4 and 5, in and around the State Capitol in downtown austin. Well be welcoming over 300 authors for over 150 panels and were expecting a huge turnout of 50,000 on saturd