The Senate Committee held a confirmation hearing for several underground divisions including Inspector General and deputy undersecretary for intelligence and security. Some of the topics covered the Committee Hearing included whistleblower protections, election interference and servicemember misconduct. The meeting will come to order, we consider the nominations of mr. Jason, Inspector General of the department of defense. Mr. Lucas to be assistant secretary of defense that Nuclear Chemical biological and defense rooms and mr. Lewis to be assistant secretary of defense special operations. I think everyone for being here today, let me briefly say these people are and i think we have a great bunch that is certainly qualified for the mission they are accommodated for. Senior advisor, u. S. Customs and border protection, you have extensive experience leading litigation as part of the Inspector Generals offices for the federal Housing Agency and the u. S. Department of housing and urban Dev
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Challenges hes faced there and plans for the future. Its the second Largest Government Department with more than 250,000 employees. The Heritage Foundation hosted the 50minute event. Welcome. I serve as president of the i want to welcome everyone today. My name is brian rogers. I serve as president of the Jesse Helms Center foundation. Were located in North Carolina just outside of charlotte. The purpose of the helms center, a Nonprofit Organization that houses the senators archives. We focus on youth programming for on Free Enterprise as well as hosting lectures with our partner here at the Heritage Foundation and other lectures we do throughout the state and our country. So why the helm center lecture . Jesse helms served in the United States senate for 30 years. In 1994, he became chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee becoming the second north carolinian to do so besides nathanial macon. He was a leader, top leader, in a modern conservative movement. He along with Margaret
[inaudible conversations] welcome. I serve as president of the Jesse Helms Center. Located in North Carolina just outside of charlotte, we are a 501 c 3 nonprofit that houses youth programming as well as hosting lectures with the Heritage Foundation and others throughout the state and the country. So why the homes centered like . Sure jesse helms and served in the senate for 30 years. In 1994, he became chair of the Senate Finance committee, becoming the second North Carolina to do so. He was a leader, a top leader of the movement and he, along with Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan were instrumental in winning the cold war and defeating communism. Matteroffact, Margaret Thatcher wrote, jesse helms record as a Freedom Fighter is unmatched. He was also wellknown as a bipartisan center. He and joe biden were Close Friends and to this day, Vice President biden still talks fondly of his relationship with helms. And we refer to in the archives as love letters that joe biden and helms shar