Testimony on terrorism threats to the Homeland Party to. The committee as i indicated is meeting to hear from the witnesses the committee has focused on ensuring the department is fulfilling its mission to secure the homeland. I take this response ability seriously as has every chairman of the committee. To hear about the threats we face directly from the charge im concerned about the department of Homeland Security. Its been 203 days since the department has had a confirmed secretary recently announced hes leaving after six months on the job. The replacement will be the fifth place and to leave dhs in fewer than three years and even though hes leaving tomorrow the president has yet to announce who his replacement will be. What is the delay . We learned that the white house may be trying to find a legal loophole. Its completely unacceptable and would raise serious constitutional questions. Also unacceptable is the fact that the administrations administrator has been dual headed as the
A we are going to convene the committee on Homeland Security. We are going to ask the members of the press to please part the center aisle so that members can have access to the witnesses the committee is here to receive testimony on terrorism threats to the Homeland Party to. The committee as i indicated is meeting to hear from the witnesses the committee has focused on ensuring the department is fulfilling its mission to secure the homeland. I take this response ability seriously as has every chairman of the committee. To hear about the threats we face directly from the charge im concerned about the department of Homeland Security. Its been 203 days since the department has had a confirmed secretary recently announced hes leaving after six months on the job. The replacement will be the fifth place and to leave dhs in fewer than three years and even though hes leaving tomorrow the president has yet to announce who his replacement will be. What is the delay . We learned that the white
The Senate Foreign relations subcommittee this is about one hour and 15 minutes. Welcome, everybody. At this meeting on the Senate Committee on east asia at the te pacific and International Cybersecurity policy will come to order. Id like to begin by thanking Ranking Member romney and members r of the committee for being here. As we discussed the security and other challenges facing the peninsula and u. S. Interests and the role in the region we are grateful to be joined by three experts in this area. Mr. Scott snyder and jenny town and i will introduce each of them more fully in a minute. Despite the passage of 70 years since the end of the korean war, lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula remains elusive and security concerns stemming from this conflict continue to echo far beyond the region. The alliance between the frepublic of korea and the unitd states forced a mutual sacrifice seven decades ago remains the key linchpin for peace andey prosperity in east asia and as we have reaff
Media, supports cspan as a Public Service along with these other Television Providers getting your front row seat to democracy. Former National Security Council Asian Affairs Director and others testified on security challenges on the green mesilla. Vladimir putin and north Korean Leader kim duncan, denuclearization effort and in the region. This is about an hour and 15 minutes. T welcome, this meeting is the subcommittee on east Asia International cybersecurity policy will come to order. I would like to begin by thanking sandy and ronnie, Ranking Member ronnie and members of the committee for being here. We discussed the security and icother challenges facing the Korean Peninsula and interest in the role in the region. We are grateful to be joined by three experts in this area. Doctor victor, mr. Schneider and then went to introduce each of them more fully in a minute. Despite the passage of 70 years since the end of the korean war, the canadian peninsula and security concerns from th
Lets see what happened overnight in asia. The flnikkeiclosed down. Hang seng down by 5 points the shanghai composite up by a third of a percentage point. In europe in some early trading, looks like the dax is up by a third of a percentage point. The cac is up bay half py a half percentage point finally check out crude Oil Prices Crude Oil yesterday down by 1. 4 on some questions about u. S. Supply and also doubts about whether russia is going to be cutting output whether it will stick with that. This morning down 1 couple big stories were watching japans softbank offering to purchase shares of uber at a valuation of only 28 billio 4 . Thats a huge drop of the most recent valuation of 68 billion. Ubers board approved the investment in october. It would expand the board and cut the influence of founder travis kalanick. Big question about whether people will tend near this offer. The consortium is led by softbank, and they plan to take a stake of 14 in uber if they dont get it at this pri