Administration in halted prosecution of some undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country as children. We will also hear testimony from immigration policy analyst and a medical student protected by tonight. Senator Chuck Grassley chairs this threehour Judiciary Committee hearing. [background noises] welcome everybody. Particularly, to our witnesses on both panels because i know you put a lot of work into preparation we thank everyone for their help. Before i give my Opening Statement for the topic of our hearing i think we all take a moment yesterday and today and for a long time in the future but i do it now on behalf of the committee do offer our collective thoughts and prayers to the victims of the Las Vegas Shooting and their families and their loved ones. As everyone is aware yesterday more than 59 americans lost their lives in more than 500 were injured. The carnage occurred that occurred yesterday is a truly heartbreaking. We are here today to consider how to address the i
Welcome everybody. Particularly, to our witnesses on both panels because i know you put a lot of work into preparation we thank everyone for their help. Before i give my Opening Statement for the topic of our hearing i think we all take a moment yesterday and today and for a long time in the future but i do it now on behalf of the committee do offer our collective thoughts and prayers to the victims of the Las Vegas Shooting and their families and their loved ones. As everyone is aware yesterday more than 59 americans lost their lives in more than 500 were injured. The carnage occurred that occurred yesterday is a truly heartbreaking. We are here today to consider how to address the issue created by president obamas on constitutional executive action referred to as deferred action for childhood arrivals. We will probably all use the acronym daca. In september, President Trump gave six months to congress to act in accordance with the constitution on an issue that impacts millions of ame
History series, interviews with prominent photojournalist who have documented major events throughout American History prominent photojournalists. Watch cspan3 history tv in prime time. The Judiciary Committee held and oversight hearing on present trump President Trumps decision to and be deferred action for Childhood Arrivals Program, known as daca. This is about three hours. [raps gavel] welcome,tch everybody. Particularly to our witnesses on both panels, because i know you put a lot of work into preparation. We thank everybody for their help. Before i get my Opening Statement for the topic of my hearing, i think we all will take a moment today and yesterday and for the future, but i do now on behalf of the committee to offer our prayers to the victims of the Las Vegas Shooting and their loved is away more than 59 americans lost their lives in more than 500 were injured. The carnage occurred that occurred yesterday is a truly heartbreaking. We are here today to consider how to addres
Maclean here this evening for this marvelous new book, democracy and change. I have made no secret of just how important i think this book is in my humble opinion. We are doing our best. Turn off the air conditioning there . [inaudible conversations] okay, okay. My little experience in electoral politics you might now is on the Durham City Council for eight years in a previous lifetime. [applause] it seemed to me then that one very important thing in politics is to understand your opponent and understand where they are coming from, what motivates them, what they are really trying to do. And as this book shows i think that our understanding of what is called sometimes the radical right, the libertarian right has been very limited and that there has been a philosophy and a strategy that goes back decades that is behind much of what we see in politics now. So i think there are a few things that can be more important for those of us who dont agree with that kind of politics than to read th
Democracy in chains. Ive made no secret of just how important i think this book is, in my humble opinion. [inaudible] we are doing our best, okay . Turn up the airconditioning back there . Okay, okay. My little experience in electoral politics, some of you might know i was on the Durham City Council for eight years in the previous lifetime. [applause] and it seemed to me then that one very important thing in politics is to understand your opponent, and understand where theyre coming from, what motivates them, what they are really trying to do. And as this book shows, i think, that our understanding of what is called at sometimes the radical right, the libertarian right, has been very limited, and that there has been a philosophy and a strategy that goes back decades that is behind much of what we see in politics now. I think there are a few things that can be more important for those of us who dont agree with that kind of politics than to read this book, understand it. And i think will