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Anyhow you doing . Im doing well. This black History Month is sure is. And eddie is history. We have all made as americans. But why is it significa today in the 21st century that we keep a focus on knowing black history . Well, first of all, its such a delight to be in with you. Its just a blessing. And to see all of you, i think its its crucial that we understand in the past that has made us who we are. And there is this kind of parallel, these parallels stories, the story we tell ourselves. The myths and legends that affirm our sense of who we are as the shining city on the hill. And then theres the actual lived experience, the stories that dont come into view, what we might do, what we might describe it as the undisclosed features of American Democratic life. And it seems to me that when we you know how let me put it differently, the stories we tell reveal who we are and what we choose to leave out of leave out of our stories all too often reveal the limits of our conceptions of jus
C good morning. This hearing is called to order. I want to thank the witnesses for your testimony and for taking the time, for your courage. The mission of this committee is pretty straightforward. To enhance the economic and National Security of america and to promote more efficient effective and accountable government. The Committee Really is in many respects to committees and one. We have Homeland Security and we have governmental affairs. This hearing is really focusing on the Homeland Security side of the Committee Structure and within that structure we have four priorities. Border security, Cyber Security infrastructure and countering extremism and violence in any form including islamist terrorism. What we try tried to do in this committee is through this hearing process layout a reality. I come from a manufacturing background. Salt a lot of problems. The only way to solve a problem is first admit you have one properly define it, properly describe it, gather the information and a
Form including islamist terrorism. What we try tried to do in this committee is through this hearing process layout a reality. I come from a manufacturing background. Salt a lot of problems. The only way to solve a problem is first admit you have one properly define it, properly describe it, gather the information and admit to the reality. There is no way anybody can deny we have a problem worldwide in terms of extremism and violence. We witness it just a few hours ago on a practice field for a Charity Baseball event. Let me acknowledge first of all our prayers are with those victims, congressman scalise, the staff member and the two members of the capitol Hill Security team that were worded and even having been wounded they continue to to return fire and prevented a far greater tragedy. The appreciation we owe to the men and women in Public Safety that every day they step out of the threshold of their door they literally put their lives on the line. They demonstrated it again this mor
C good morning. This hearing is called to order. I want to thank the witnesses for your testimony and for taking the time, for your courage. The mission of this committee is pretty straightforward. To enhance the economic and National Security of america and to promote more efficient effective and accountable government. The Committee Really is in many respects to committees and one. We have Homeland Security and we have governmental affairs. This hearing is really focusing on the Homeland Security side of the Committee Structure and within that structure we have four priorities. Border security, Cyber Security infrastructure and countering extremism and violence in any form including islamist terrorism. What we try tried to do in this committee is through this hearing process layout a reality. I come from a manufacturing background. Salt a lot of problems. The only way to solve a problem is first admit you have one properly define it, properly describe it, gather the information and a