that resembled boo as it took the city plus the deadly storm that caused a 50-vehicle pile-up. the thrill of a lifetime for visitors at the rocky statue in philly yep, that is the real italian stallion himself showing up. early today starts right now good to be with you this morning. i m frances rivera and i m phillip mena. president trump now only the third leader in our nation s history branded with the mar of impeachment. the house approved both articles in the late-night vote, charging the president with abuse of power and obstruction of congress the final tally an etching of our fiercely partisan times, with only a handful of lawmakers crossing party lines now facing a senate trial, president trump is turning impeachment into an election issue. telling his supporters in a new tweet, they re not after me, they re after you. a message he drove home during a rally in michigan last night it doesn t really feel like we re being impeached. the do-nothing democrats
chair peters: the committee will come to order. i want to thank our witnesses for being here today and your service to our nation each and every day. you have extremely challenging jobs to ensure government is working effectively and efficiently for the american people. i look forward to hearing from each of you on how this committee can ensure the independence and the integrity of inspect jurorsen and you inspectors general as you continue this work. as federal watchdogs your perspective will be critical in helping us finalize legislation that will provide you and your colleagues with protections to strengthen independent oversight of the government s effectiveness. this legislation is quite, quite frankly, long overdeuvment for decades inspectors general have acted as independent northern partisan watchdogs helping congress prevent and uncover waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government and assure our taxpayer dollars are being used appropriately. the counselor of t
i want to first off thank each of our witnesses for being here today, and for your service to our nation each and every day. you have extremely challenging jobs to ensure that government is working effectively and efficiently for the american people. i look forward to hearing from each of you on how this committee can ensure the independence and the integrity of inspectors general as you continue this work. current federal watchdogs, your perspective will be critical in helping us finalize legislation that will provide you and your colleagues with protections to strengthen independent oversight of the government s effectiveness. this legislation is quite frankly long overdue. inspectors general have acted adds independent, nonpartisan watchdogs prevent and recover fraud, waste and abuse in the federal government and ensure taxpayer dollars are being used appropriately. the council of the inspectors general on integrity and efficiencies recent annual report to congress estimat
hearing is two hours chair peters: the committee will come to order. i want to thank our witnesses for being here today and your service to our nation each and every day. you have extremely challenging jobs to ensure government is working effectively and efficiently for the american people. i look forward to hearing from each of you on how this committee can ensure the independence and the integrity of inspect jurorsen and you inspectors general as you continue this work. as federal watchdogs your perspective will be critical in helping us finalize legislation that will provide you and your colleagues with protections to strengthen independent oversight of the government s effectiveness. this legislation is quite, quite frankly, long overdeuvment for decades inspectors general have acted as independent northern partisan watchdogs helping congress prevent and uncover waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government and assure our taxpayer dollars are being used appropriatel
chair peters: the committee will come to order. i want to thank our witnesses for being here today and your service to our nation each and every day. you have extremely challenging jobs to ensure government is working effectively and efficiently for the american people. i look forward to hearing from each of you on how this committee can ensure the independence and the integrity of inspect jurorsen and you inspectors general as you continue this work. as federal watchdogs your perspective will be critical in helping us finalize legislation that will provide you and your colleagues with protections to strengthen independent oversight of the government s effectiveness. this legislation is quite, quite frankly, long overdeuvment for decades inspectors general have acted as independent northern partisan watchdogs helping congress prevent and uncover waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government and assure our taxpayer dollars are being used appropriately. the counselor of t