[inaudible] im ready when you are. Are you live . Are we going . Senator whitehouse. Thank. , you can take a bit of a breather on your return to the committee. What i want to do is go through with the people who are watching the conversation that you and i had when we spoke on the telephone. You were kind enough to hear out a presentation that i made and i intend to have some questions in that area. It does not make sense if i have not laid the predicate particularly for our viewers who are watching this. I guess the reason i want to do this is because people who are watching this need to understand that this small hearing room and the little tv box you are looking at, the little screen you are looking at are a little bit like the frame of a puppet theater. If you only look at what is going on in the puppet theater, you are not going to understand the whole story, you are not going to understand the real dynamic of what is going on here. You are certainly not going to understand forces
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Declaration declassification board. We will discuss declassification policy, in particular striking a balance between protecting classified material and ensuring documents can safely get their moment in the sun. Deferring to defer my Opening Statement. The chair hearing at 3 30, the senator has to go vote in between. Is it ok if i just give my time to the senator so he can open with some comments . That way he does not have to miss about and can chair his important hearing at 3 30 . Can i have a special fate a special fate special favor . Sen. Rubio absently. Do you want to say your comments absolutely. Do you want to say your comments so you do not miss your hearing . I hold this Intel Committee in high regard and recognize its Important Role in securing the security of citizens. I appreciate the consideration that you and senator warner provided in the timing. Thank you for the opportunity for d set declassification reform and having this opening open setting. Aware, senate bill 3733
Which is almost certainly what would happen if, god forbid, a war did break out. We will welcome we are having trouble using linkedin. From thepresentative declaration declassification board. We will discuss declassification policy, in particular striking a balance between protecting classified material and ensuring documents can safely get their moment in the sun. Deferring to defer my Opening Statement. The chair hearing at 3 30, the senator has to go vote in between. Is it ok if i just give my time to the senator so he can open with some comments . That way he does not have to miss about and can chair his important hearing at 3 30 . Can i have a special fate a special fate special favor . Sen. Rubio absently. Do you want to say your comments absolutely. Do you want to say your comments so you do not miss your hearing . I hold this Intel Committee in high regard and recognize its Important Role in securing the security of citizens. I appreciate the consideration that you and senator
Tvs american artifacts we visit the Cannon House Office building to see artifacts that tell the story of africanamericans in congress in the 20th century. Im farar elliott. And im matt waz knsniewski. We wanted to talk about africanamerican representation in the 20th century. We have a lot of artifacts from the house collection that have to do with that and a lot of history to cover. And the last africanamerican to be elected in the 19th century leaves in 1901, george white of north carolina. And then its a long time before another africanamerican comes into the house. And that is Oscar Depriest from illinois. And we have a couple of really rare artifacts from Oscar Depriest from the 1920s and 30s. But before i launch into them, because i love them so much, matt, tell us a little bit about Oscar Depriest and how he got into congress. So, theres a long period, almost three decades, after George Henry White leaves congress where theres no africanamericans who serve in either the house or