Make it easier for the department of Veterans Affairs to fire, demote or suspend employees. Final passage scheduled for 6 1. Later in the week the senator heitkamp legislation to expand sanctions on iran, targeting people who work on irans illicit missile program. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. Under the previous order, the question occurs on the elwood nomination. Mr. Alexander i ask for the yeas and nays. The presiding officer is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote the presiding officer any senator in the chamber wishing to change their vote . If not, the yeas are 67. And the nays are 33. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. Under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration legislative now and proceed to the consideration of s. 10994, whi
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Again, we realized that there are perfectly legitimate reasons why individuals from u. S. Banks would be withdrawing money in iraq, syria, or neighboring countries. There are perfectly legitimate reasons for them to send Wire Transfers. It is the combination of that information that banks provide with other intelligence that really paints the picture for us. So it is not necessarily just one piece of the puzzle. Right over here. Mr. Roberts on catch onto one set of words that you used. You mentioned that hundreds may be exposed to material here in the United States, maybe thousands. Thats a lot more than has been publicly discussed in the past. You have been involved in what many of the discussions about what role the united the government will take. And i ask you where that conversation is right now. How does the fbi feel about working with community groups, doing interventions, the role of state and locals as opposed to the fbi. Mr. Roberts we have worked with each other for a few ye
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Same words he would use every day as my chief of staff, mr. President , thank you for the privilege of serving. Did you say that i did. Sometimes it was a variation of it. Visited of staff, i with the president first thing every morning. He typically got to his desk about 6 45. I would give him about five minutes to get settled. Persondition was, first that the president sees is the chief of staff. I would walk in at about 6 50 in the morning and i always said something to the effect of, thank you for the privilege of serving. It wasnt intended to flatter him or to thank him. It was intended to remind me and help me remind everybody else what a privilege it was to be inside the white house. So i just made it a habit. I am glad i did. It was a privilege everyday. What did he say back . Nothing. He would just move on. President who i think really understood the presidency, understood both the responsibility and the privilege of being in the oval office. So he didnt need the reminding. He