Leadership . Is the problem with the men and women youre not getting good people . Why dont you speak up for these men and women . If in fact theyre letting off steam because youre overworking them, are they being overworked . Will this budget that toughs just gotten begin to relieve some of those serial days in which people dont get any days off . So would you describe that and would you tell us more about training and what training sessions are expected so that some of this misbehavior will be understood to be absolutely foreboden. Congresswoman, thank you. I have the same concerns you have. In fact, i want to hear more and more from these agents and these officers, what their issues are. Just in a nutshell, ill tell you that i walked by and around the perimeter of the white house frequently. This past sunday i went to the roll call midnight shift. The following morning went to the roll call and wanted to hear what are their concerns. And in terms of the you can see what their concer
Will you make all available video . And i say available, because were going to get to it in a second all of it was not preserved. Will you make all available video available to this committee . We will make all video available to this committee for your review at any time, day or night. Will you make a copy of it available so we can retain custody as opposed to simply showing it to us . I will not release a copy of this video at this point. Why not . The oig has an Ongoing Investigation. You think the oigs responsibilities supersede those off congress . Sir, i know that they have an Ongoing Investigation. Well, cant you have simultaneous Ongoing Investigations . Why cant congress provide oversight while the oig is investigating . Why do you have to pick and choose . Sir, again, i think we have one initial investigation from the oig. Weve given them film to look at. You understand the responsibility of the ig is very different from the responsibility of congress. Congress determines fun
The fact that i did not learn of this allegation until five days after it is said to have occurred infuriates me. This is unacceptable. I called my senior staff together the week before last. I made clear my expectation for prompt notification of allegations of misconduct that could impact our mission or violate the agencys standards of conduct. If it is determined that any of our employees failed to report information about this alleged incident, they will be held accountable. Our mission is too important for this to happen. It undermines my leadership and i wont stand for it. I am resolved to Holding People accountable for their actions, but i want to make clear that i do not have the ability to simply terminate employees based solely on allegations of misconduct. This is not because im being lenient but because the agencys ability to take action is controlled by title 5 of the United States code, which provides federal Government Employees with certain statutory due process rights.
Secretary of defense Ashton Carter and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey, both testified before the committee. And i have Great Respect for both of them. I asked them if after a decade in afghanistan keeping troops in afghanistan for nine more years would even make a difference. Last year in his politico article and i quote the title was down the opium rathole, roger says, and i quote, if you spent 13 years pounding money down the rathole with little to show for it you might wake up one morning and say, hey, ill stop pounding money down this rathole. Unfortunately, the United States government does not think this way. Even though our combat troops are leaving afghanistan, our money will continue to flow there. Billions after billions. Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to submit this politico article for the record. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Jones in recent days, the waste of billions of dollars in afghanistan has been dominating the h
Straw poll and got out pretty early on in the race. It is a big fundraising opportunity and the chairman talked about the importance of having it. It was interesting to hear him say that is not necessarily the direction its not necessarily going to give us direction as to who will come out on top. Steven finally, to both of you if you look at february, iowa, new hampshire, nevada, it is conceivable that you have four different winners in each of those states. Caitlin i think there are a few different lanes that these candidates are competing for. I think to your point about how long this will go on for, i think it will go on for a while as they are competing for several lanes within the party here. Kenneth it also raises questions on the super pac and. It will be a long race and he will need resources to last several months. Steven ken thomas of Associated Press and Caitlin Hueyburns of real clear politics. Figure for joining us. We appreciate it. Tonight on q a eric larson and his new