To everybody in this room, welcome, but particularly secretary nielsen, we welcome you. Thank you for taking time from your busy schedule for being here for a very important part of congresss responsibility to the congressional oversight. Yourartment is department is a very important part of the executive branch, plays a very central role in overseeing our lawful immigration system besides protecting the country and our people. Oversight is a very important part of what we do here in congress. Events like todays hearing allows the peoples representatives to investigate and question the policies and the actions of the executive branch could there are important issues in your departments jurisdiction that are facing our country. One of those important issues is the continuing fate of at least 690,000 individuals enrolled in the daca program. Every member of this committee, especially this member, has an interest in ensuring that we find a fair and equitable solution for that population.
She answered a number of questions on daca program. Also, President Trumps alleged longer comments. She said she did not hear the president say a vulgar word to describe african countries in haiti. This Committee Hearing lasted over four hours. We will show you three hours of it. To everybody in this room, welcome, but particularly secretary nielsen, we welcome you. Thank you for taking time from your busy schedule for being here for a very important part of congresss responsibility to the congressional oversight. Door department is your department is a very important part of the executive branch, plays a very central role in overseeing our lawful immigration system besides protecting the country and our people. Oversight is a very important part of what we do here in congress. Events like todays hearing allows the peoples representatives to investigate and question the policies and the actions of the executive branch. There are important issues in your departments jurisdiction that ar
Surveillance reauthorization, 6038 was the vote. The 60th vote was needed to announce that bill. Also on capitol hill, a number of hearings we covered, a rather lengthy one on Homeland Security. A routine oversight hearing with Kiersten Nielsen kirstjen nielsen. Testified before the judiciary subcommittee on this issue. And also talked with a number of senators about the recent changes in daca and immigration. Here is what she had to say with some senator amy klobuchar. Listening to your answers under oath that you did not hear and i will not repeat this word and give it any dignity, we will collect the word shole. You testified under oath you did not hear the president use that word up a meeting. Correct. Is a possible he said the word at the meeting and you do not hear it . Anything is possible. Yes, maam. A possible he also said that wording you do not hear it . It is possible. There was crosstalk. I unfortunately was not the meeting was unscheduled. Lastminute, when i was notified,
We want to get right now to whats happening on capitol hill. Right now fort first time live in the road after the expletive Oval Office Meeting somebody there is going to be under oath. She is sitting right there. Kirstjen nielsen. Department of Homeland Security. Secretary. Testifying under oath in front of law make tears. A routine hearing once again up ended by politics. Secretary nielsen will also certainly be asked about the new in fa News Comments about the president. Perhaps by dick durbin who is also going to be lining the day as hes standing by his s hole account. This is standing any moment. All of it making a deal on immigration a little more difficult with more deja vu as the government ends one day closer to shut down. A deal on spending and immigration seems less likely over the next 72 hours making it a real possibility that the d. C. Will be closed on one year president s inauguration. You know what else . Steve bannon showing up to be vebted. Paul manafort is back in c
I think a number of prominent democrats have come out and said that they dont feel like attaching daca to the budget is a good idea and so hopefully well stick to that and get something done. It is stalling negotiations. No, i think hes worried that democrats unwillingness to actually put the country ahead of their party is what is stalling things from moving forward. Whether it is the budget or whether it is a deal on daca. All right, also happening now, youre looking at live pictures from the Senate Judiciary committee. The Homeland Security secretary Kirsten Nielsen will testify today. This could be contentious. It brings together three players who were in that Oval Office Meeting where the president dropped the sbomb, two senators whose versions of the meeting differ very much from hers. So im sure they will have a lot to talk about. Well keep our eye on this hearing. First up, abbie Philip Morris at the white house. Abbie . The debate continues to rage over that Oval Office Meetin