Acting director. This hearing on the 2020 census is available on cspan. Org. Leaving the last few minutes for a conference on countering violent extremism in qatar, iran, and the Muslim Brotherhood, featuring lawmakers and former intelligence officials. House Homeland Security Committee Chair mike mccaul, david petraeus, and former white house strategist steve bannon. Coming up shortly, former defense secretary leon panetta. From the beginning, it has been devoted to the freedom, security, and prosperity of the United States and the health of its institutions. Its work is especially focused on strategies for the long term, strategies that thus deal with our most abiding challenges. In its research, it draws upon a wide variety of perspectives and opinions, and it will do so today. And it covers a wide variety of policy areas. Domestic, foreign, and National Security. Let me first of all in addition thank you all for being here and participating in this conference. I said before that th
The Hudson Institute was founded in 1961 by hermann khan. It has been devoted to the freedom, security and prosperity of the United States and the health of its institutions. Its work has especially focused on strategies for the longterm. Appeal to ourt most abiding challenges. It draws upon a wide variety of perspectives and opinions and it will do so today. It covers a wide variety of policy areas. Domestic, foreign and National Security. Let me, first of all, in addition, thank you all for being here and participating in this conference. This conference is important. It is so for two reasons. First, it subject, and second, the personnel who will address it. Our subject is countering violent extremism. Qatar, iran and the muslim brotherhood. We will, of course, explore each of these topics but also the overlap between them. I hardly need stress the importance of the subject of violent extremism emanating from the muslim world. To gravity has been evident the American Public ever sinc
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Leading off is former defense secretary and cia director, leon panetta. Then a panel of security and policy specialists. Later remarks by senator tom cotton and former white house adviser, steve bannon. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Im a senior fellow of the Hudson Institute. And its my very great pleasure and honor to welcome you to this very important conference on behalf of the Hudson Institute. Chairman sarah stern and her colleagues and my own. The Hudson Institute was founded in 1961 by the strategist herm an con. From beginning, it has been devoted to the free om security and prosperity of the United States and the health of its institutions. Its work is especially focused on strategies for the longterm, strategies that thus deal with our most abiding challenges. In its research, it draws upon a wide variety of perspectives and opinions, and it will do so today. And it covers a wide variety of policy areas. Domestic, foreign, and National Security. Let me first of all in addit
Our free nations cannot be complacent in pursuit of the vision we share a europe that is whole and free and at peace. We have to work for that. We have to stand with those who seek freedom. [applause] i know that throughout history, the polish people were abandoned by friends when you needed them most. So ive come to warsaw today on behalf of the United States, on behalf of the Nato Alliance to reaffirm our unwavering commitment to polands security. Article 5 is clear an attack on one is an attack on all. And as allies, we have a solemn duty a binding treaty obligation to defend your territorial integrity. And we will. We stand together now and forever for your freedom is ours. [applause] poland will never stand alone. [applause] but not just poland estonia will never stand alone. Latvia will never stand alone. Lithuania will never stand alone. Romania will never stand alone. These are not just words. Theyre unbreakable commitments backed by the strongest alliance in the world and the