He resigned less than 12 hours after politico raised questions about tens of thousands of dollars in mileage reimbursement he received for his personal vehicle. They write he build the federal government and is campaigning for miles on his personal car but when he sold that car, he had roughly 80,000 miles on the odometer. The documents indicate he was reimbursed for 90,000 more than his car was driven. Read the entire article and more on politico. Com. Here is what is ahead the secret service has been under security scruple because of a number of Security Breaches at the white house. The head of the secret service took questions from lawmakers on capitol hill. That is next. After that fcc neutrality rules. And now secret Service Director joseph gravity testified before the House Appropriations subcommittee on Homeland Security. It is chaired why representative john carter of texas. Rep. Carter today we welcome joe clancy. His first appearance before our subcommittee. Director clancy, welcome. Thank you for your willingness to serve dhs and our nation. Fiscal year 2016 budget of the secret service is 1. 9 billion. An increase of 273 million from fiscal year 2015. This increase is due in large part to the preparations for the upcoming president ial Campaign Cycle deployment of obama detail, and additional funds based on recommendations of Mission Panel the Mission Panel that reported out of december on the need for significant reform and service. Director, we look forward to the discussion of these increases with you, learning whether you plan to adjust the recommendations today with various reviews of your service that have occurred over the past few months. I want to address an instance that was news last week. According to reports two senior secret agents arrived at the white house public checkpoint in a government car after allegedly consuming alcohol. Have agents proceeded through the checkpoint and drove to the scene of an active investigation. The violation of behavior was not reported to headquarters until days later. For an agency tried to restore its reputation three years after wellpublicized scandal, this leaves embarrassment and renewed scrutiny of the secret service. Simply put, this conduct should not to be tolerated. Congress is disappointed to see it on display again. Director, i look forward to hearing your comments. First, i would like to recognize our new distinguished Ranking Member. Representative congratulations on your appointment as director. You make efforts to make the secret service the best it can be. The agency has in do it significant criticism over the last several months, indeed over the last few years. Unfortunately, most of it has been justified. I would like others on that committee i and others on the committee were disappointed with conduct. This time it included senior personnel, a member of the president s protective detail allegedly after consuming alcohol. Perhaps more disturbing, if true, it is an allegation that a supervisor overruled an initial decision by officers on duty to conduct a sobriety test. I applied your quick notification of the Inspector General in this case, but hope you wont wait for the conclusion of the ig investigation to start addressing what went wrong. If the allegations of this conduct are accurate, i worry that they may be indicative of a larger cultural problem at the secret service. We will be discussing that incident this morning. I dont want to overshadow the good work that the vast majority of secret Service Officers and agents are doing every day. I saw that work firsthand when i visited your Los Angeles Field Office last week. I was impressed by the quality of a staff briefing in which u. S. S. Personnel were discussing the final security plans for the president s visit to los angeles the next day. And interest of time, i wont elaborate on everything i saw. I want to have at one program the Los Angeles Field Office is implementing in an impressive way. Bell essentials Electronic Crimes Task force. The los angeles Electronic Crimes Task force. They are to investigating and deterring cyber crimes. It is a roundtable concept comprised of local, state, and federal law horsemen partners. Enforcement partners. They shared common strategies. Im proud to say they were selected out of 80 nominations to receive the 2015 award for excellence in investigations from the Peace Officers Association of the los angeles county. Director clancy, we want to help the secret service on behalf of our country. Thank you for joining us this morning. I look forward to discussing your proposed budget for the coming year, as well as your plans to point the secret service in the right direction. Rep. Carter now i would like to recognize the chairman of the appropriations committee, mr. Rogers for any comments. Mr. Rogers thank you for being with us this morning. This constitutes the first hearing of this subcommittee. Im immensely pleased that we finally managed to pass a full your spending bill for the department to support our men and women on the front lines and bolster critical agencies and fund the joint antiterrorism and Law Enforcement efforts on our home turf. Unquestionably, your organization is a vital piece of this. A dual mission of protection and investigation. The investigative component of your charge is essential for the financial infrastructure of the country. Your mission is to protect our president , his family, and other dignitaries from a host of potential threats. That requires discipline and dexterity, unparalleled skill and professionalism. Unfortunately, service has been beleaguered by a series of embarrassing and on acceptable lapses in security and other missteps. This will not stand. Just when we think we have assessed the problems associated with septembers White House Incident and developed a plan to close existing gaps in security moving forward, news broke that two agents drove around a security barricade at the home where the president lives during inactive bomb investigation. An active bomb investigation drunk. You personally committed to me and others and leveraging your lifetime of service to this organization to restore the service to its once stored reputation. I want to take you up at your word. Give you every chance to achieve that goal. Incidents like these demonstrate just how far you have got to go. And how short of a time you have got to do it. We will find the Adequate Funding for your agency. We expect results. Your fiscal year budget request includes 1. 9 l. A. And dollars 1. 9 billion dollars. In addition to the president ial protective service the supports the Services Network of 42 domestic field offices, 60 resident offices and president agent offices and 24 offices abroad. Notably, this request includes a significant increase to accommodate the responsibilities leaving leading up to the 16 election and when present obama transitions out of office. 87 million pursuant to the recommendations of the protective Mission Panel. Mr. Director, we look forward to hearing how you intend to use this money right the ship, so the sick or service can focus. Thank you for taking on this chore so the secret service can focus. Thank you for taking on this tour. Rep. Carter thank you. Now the distinction Ranking Member of the appropriations committee. Representative thank you very much for holding this important hearing today. Welcome, director clancy. Thank you for joining us. The secret service has had a long and start history of professionalism. Recent incidents have diminished its reputation over the last few years and raised serious questions about its ability to protect the president. Clearly we have a lot to discuss. Last july through a report accompanying the house funding bill, and this committee expressly stated that it was deeply disappointed of recurring allegations and misconduct within the secret service. You withheld a substantial amount of headquarters funding in the fy15 appropriations bill until new guidelines were submitted. It is hard to believe here we are again. Not only were we rocked i the white house fence jumper last september, but now we are confronted by yet another unfortunate incident that appears to entail significant misconduct. On march 4, two intoxicated agents drove a government card through an active investigation. According to news reports, no righty test was administered. The agents were not arrested. They were allowed to leave the scene. The president s budget request nearly 87 million for protective Mission Enhancement in the wake of recent secret service missteps. I agree it more resources are necessary for security enhancements. Hiring, training, and funding alone wont be enough to solve the secret service problems. This latest episode seems to be more evidence of a cultural issue that has not been adequately addressed by changes in senior management. Director clancy, you recently assumed your position, but you have been with agency for an impressive 30 years. We want to work with you to restore the publics confidence in the secret service. We want to support you with the resources that you need, but the responsibility is ultimately yours. You must provide the leadership and insists on the accountability that is necessary. I look forward to a productive discussion this morning. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Rep. Carter director clancy is this on . We recognize you for your opening statement. I will ask you to keep it to five minutes. Director clancy thank you. That morning, chairman carter, Ranking Members, and distinguish members of this committee. Im pleased to appear before you to discuss the president s 20 16th budget for the secret service. As the newly appointed director, im honored to lead the men and women of this Important Agency through this challenging time despite allegations of miss conduct involving misconduct involving two agents, i have been impressed by the selfless dedication of the workforce as a whole and our peoples willingness to take on necessary reforms in the betterment of the mission. With respect to these recent allegations, the secret service has turned over the investigation to the department of Homeland Security office of Inspector General to ensure a thorough and independent review of this incident. I have committed full cooperation and eagerly await the oigs findings. Turning to the budget, i want to thank all members for your work on the 2015 department of Homeland Security appropriations act. This subcommittee worked diligently to provide the secret service with Additional Resources to support our staffing, training, and operational needs. In addition, the 2015 bill includes 25 million to begin the necessary enhancements associated with the protective panels recommendations that were included in a report to secretary johnson on december 2015 2014. The recommendations rot focus to training and leadership deficiencies in the brought focus to training and leadership deficiencies. However, the secret Service Mission uncommitted to im committed to determine the full extent of our operational requirements. The 20 16th budget bill 2016 budget bill my statements provide a euro overview. I would like to highlight a few areas. 86. 7 million for quested to adjust specific could be broken down into four categories. Training center improvements. White house security infrastructure improvements. Protective technology upgrades. My priorities are to staff the agency at a level commiserate with the mans with the demands of the mission. This includes critical and Service Training for agents and ethics and leadership development. One of the biggest missions demands will be associate it with the Campaign Protection to less than two years remaining before president obamas term in office comes to a close. The secret service is preparing for Campaign Protection requirements. During every campaign, the secret Service Budget temporarily grows to accommodate the search in protection requirements. Of the money requested in 2016 for Campaign Protection and related items simply reflects anticipated time special agents will work in protection hours in support of the campaign. When people ask how it is the secret service can protect multiple candidates traveling which are different cities and states in a matter of hours, i point to special agents who serve in the field offices around the country. Without the support of highly trained special agents have experience with investigations and protections, the secret service would be unable to handle the surges associated with president ial campaigns and other major events. Securing the two nominating conventions is one of the most challenging aspects of Campaign Protection. These typically last three to four days and attract thousands of participants each. The secret Service Began to work months in advance to plan comprehensive Security Operations to identify and mitigate threats. A good cause harm it could cause harm to those attending these events. To mitigate the risk of cyber attack on critical distance a key infrastructure that could affect the security plans special agents have trade in the critical protections im sorry there are responsible for protecting venues that are automated and interconnected. The secret service recruits from within the agencys electronic crimes special agents program. The Computer Forensics responder disciplines. Special agents trained in these areas are responsible for the successful investigations into many of the largest known data breaches in recent memory. Last month, secret Service Services led in the arrest of a Russian National who will face charges as he allegedly conspired in the largest hacking and data breach scream scheme in that u. S. We need superior leadership. I have worked open the lines of communication between the rankandfile and their supervisors. I made significant changes in top leadership positions across the secret service to inspire a renewed focus on staffing, training, protective operations, investigations, and professional responsibility. Im in the process of restructuring the secret Service Second and leadership to better leverage the expense of civilian professionals while allowing Law Enforcement arsenal to focus on their core areas of expertise. With the support of the department and congress over the next several years, im confident you can put the secret service on a path to success for many decades to come. Chairman carter, Ranking Members, this concludes my testimony. I welcome any questions you may have this time. Rep. Carter thank you for that report. Lets start with the 800 pound gorilla in the room. What happened the other night at the white house . I was in ukraine with a subcommittee of this body when we learned of this back home. Considering the discussions we have had first of all, give us a picture of what you think happened. It sounded like they crash through a barrier or a gate and ignored crime scene tape due to intoxication. It requires it may not be that picture. Give us a picture of what happened. Id like to talk about protocols that may or may not have been violated and what protocols are in place to cover the situation here. Alcohol is part of a stressful world a lot of people live in. There was a cartoon on the wall. The judge is addressing a young trial lawyer. The most important Due Diligence of the law relative to trial work is caffeine by day, alcohol by night. It was meant to be a joke. It is a tragic truth. Stressful jobs. Those two become a major part of how people get through the day. But alcohol as we all know messes up your judgment. There have got to be protocols that address this. We have to deal with it. Sometimes it is part of the life we have. We are protecting the face of the earth. It is your job whoever sits in the white house, he or she is the most important person on earth politically in this world. More power than anybody else. Therefore, more enemies. Talk to me about what happened. Lets talk about protocols. Director clancy yes mr. Chairman. On march 4, 2015, our understanding is two seniorlevel special agents came to the white house. The initial report i do not hear this incident until monday on wednesday night i found out on monday i found out. Once i found out monday, the initial report was from an anonymous report. Two seniorlevel agents had crashed into the white house. They were inebriated. I had not heard about that. I asked my staff if they had heard about that. They had in. I asked them to get as much they heard they had not heard about it. I asked them to get as much information about it. I decided to send it over to the department of Homeland Security office of the Inspector General. I thought it was important we have an independent investigation. There be no perception that we were involved. We wouldnt do any interviews. We would give that case of the investigation to the ouig. I will also say that i brought my staff in on monday. We discussed why i did not know prior to monday of this of then. We had a good, stern talk about that. I instructed his staff to go after their manageme