Which would significantly undermine the right wing conspiracy theories that the president and his allies have been pushing. Also this afternoon, the New York Times and the Washington Post are citing documents and people familiar with the matter and now reporting that the president s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, was in talks earlier this year to be paid upwards of 200,000 by ukraines then prosecutor general. As the Washington Post notes with for giuliani the agreements would have been a way to accrue financial benefit from a person who was providing him politically damaging nafgs could help another client. The president of the United States. This new reporting comes as the president is brazenly trying to distance himself from giuliani. I dont really care what he says. But what was Rudy Giuliani doing in ukraine on your behalf . Well, you have to ask that to rudy. But rudy, i dont even know. I know he was going to go to ukraine and i think he cancelled the trip. But, you know, rudy has other c
by the natural resources subcommittee. it s about an hour and 40 minutes. good afternoon, everyone. i apologize for starting late. i knew if we had a hearing today, we would have votes at the same time, so i should have expected that. let me begin by thanking our panelists for being here. and i m going to also recognize senator bingaman who chairs the resources committee. we re delighted to have him here. and senator lee has another engagement and has to leave. so i would like you to make your opening remarks, and then i will make mine and introduce the panelists. thank you so much, senator. i appreciate you accommodating my schedule. i also want thank or witnesses for joining us today. i have been looking forward to this hearing as we look at our domestic and global water supplies. i m encouraged our committee is looking at continued access to clean and reliable sources to water. it has been my intent, as we have been approa