I thank you for your picture just him and your service to this country. I am tom carper and i agree with this message. This hearing record will remain open for 50 days until october to record at 5 00 p. M. So you have time senator baldwin for submission of statements and questions for the record. Thank you all. This hearing is adjourned. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] just hours before the expected elections for the speaker of House Majority leader Kevin Mccarthy removed himself from consideration. Its been reported that outgoing Speaker John Boehner only learned about the decision moments before mr. Mccarthy spoke to members of the caucus. We spoke to a capitol Hill Reporter for an update on the situation. Prescod joining us on the phone from phone from the Washington Post newsroom is someone who covers congress. Thank you for being with us and what has been a very busy day. Guest it has indeed. We started out today thank you we knew the
Directive, gives us a lot of authority in this area, and if countries want to be in this program, they should agree to these security enhancements. Thats been the mechanism for our seeking greater assurances on that. But this is a concern of mine, and im always asking my staff that exact question. Any legislative authority we could use let us know, and on the name recognition data my understanding theres concerns there. Is there anything we can do to tighten that up as well . Maybe we can get back to us with a specific answer. On the Syrian Refugees in general, as you know, spent time focus on the issue of special immigrant visas for enter thor serve with our troops in afghanistan iraq. We have had a hard time for interpreters to go through the citer process. Im skeptical what i hear about 10,000 syrians coming into the country having an expedited process to screen them. Having gone through the experience with the interpreters. Could so i would ask you today, and director comey, you ex
Abortion procedures and medical ethics in the nations largest Abortion Provider and i will begin by recognizing myself for an opening statement. Before i go to the statement on bad i would like to take a moment to remember the life of former congressman William John Edwards who passed away this month at the age of 100. Don edwards was first elected into congress in 1963 where he had a distinguished career working on the Voting Rights act , the Civil Rights Act and served on the House Judiciary Committee during the investigation of the watergate scandal. During this time don edwards served the former congressman Caldwell Butler who i worked for at the time. When don edwards left office in 1995 after 32 years of congressional service, he was succeeded by our own zoe lofgren and her 15 district that i rate i had the opportunity to serve for two years with congressman edwards myself and appreciate his service. Its now my pleasure to ask a member to share a few words about our former collea