Unmuting themselves muting themselves. Consistent with the regulations accompanying House Resolution 965, staff will only use members to witnesses as appropriate avoid inadvertent background noise. Members are reminded all house rules relating to order and decorum apply to this remote hearing. This hearing is entitled Holding Financial regulators accountable for diversity and inclusion perspectives on the offices of minority and women inclusion. I now recognize myself for four minutes to give an opening statement. Today, Holding Financial regulators accountable for diversity and inclusion, perspectives from the offices of minority and women inclusion. Our country is facing three pandemics, covid19 and the economic pandemic, and the fight for social justice pandemic. These challenges have reshaped our work and our personal relationships in unprecedented ways. Todays hearing is totally virtual and i appreciate all of our witnesses and members for participating. I am hopeful we will be ab
[inaudible] thank you. The subcommittee will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the subcommittee at any time. Without objection members of the full committee not on this subcommittee are authorized to participate in todays hearing. Members are reminded to keep their video function on at all times, even when they are not recognized by the chair. Members are also reminded that they are responsible for muting and unmuting themselves, and to meet themselves after they finished speaking. Consistent with the regulations of a Company House resolution 965, staff will only mute members and witnesses as appropriate. We not recognized to avoid inadvertent background noise. Members are reminded that all house rules relating to order and decorum apply to this remote hearing. This hearing is entitled Holding Financial regulators accountable for diversity and inclusion. I now recognize myself for four minutes to give an opening statement. Todays hearing fo
Is just over an hour and a half. I see that we have a quorum present. I really want to thank everybody for joining us, its an important issue that i now recognize myself for opening remarks. Pursuant to the notice, were holding a hearing to discuss the american lives on the line come lessons for managing the russia threat. Two weeks ago startling revelations that russia put bounties on american troops serving in afghanistan. This week in the Foreign Affairs committee weve been examining this egregious attack on americans and the Top Administration failure to handle it probably. Its important for the public to know this. Ive personally been involved in four earrings. This week alone that ive with this issue and that doesnt include the actions of other committees working on their own. I just want to underscore to people listening that they should know that we in concert taking over some of this matter very seriously. The one thing if we do nothing else, the most basic and fundamental dut
I understand theyve convened for legislative session a grand total of two days in the last eight weeks. Am wondering if we should send senators over there to collect a various papers and water the plant. Not just the physical absence, madam president , House Democrats abstinence from any serious discussions at all. About the only product that has emerged from their lengthy sabbatical is an 1800 page of a 3 trilliondollar messaging though that couldnt even unite their own conference. Yesterday the speaker announced this arrangement will continue for another 45 days at least. But there is a new wrinkle. House democrats ran through a precedent breaking remote voting scheme that will let one member cast ten m additional votes. One member cast ten additional votes. Actually, one person, 11 votes. Remember these are the people that want to remake every state election laws. There are several problems with this. One has to be article one section five of the u. S. Constitution. A majority of ea
District of columbia. Core business of our nation does not stop while we fight the sen. Mcconnell core business of our nation does not stop while we fight the coronavirus. Members are tracking the implementation of the cares act. We are discussing how congress can do everything from further shuttering getting strengthening the house frivs lawsuits does not redirect the National Recovery into a trial lawyer bonanza. Here on the floor, were filling major vacancies in the federal government. Today well confirm William Evanina to lead the National Counterintelligence and Security Center as our nation grapples with challenges at home, it is important that a complement of skilled professionals keep watch on our foes, adversaries and competitors. He will be the first Senate Confirmed director of the cnsc. He is the senior most expert in counterintelligence. He has served three decades as a special agent with the f. B. I. As chief of the c. I. A. s Counterespionage Group and one of the princip