This hearing of the National Subcommittee will come to order. Welcome, everyone to todays hybrid hearing, house members will appear in person, others will appear remotely. Let me remind everyone that pursuant to the latest guidance from the house attending Physicians Office all individual attending the hearing in person must wear a face mask. Members who choose not to wear a face mask will not be recognized. Let me make a few reminders for members appearing in person. You will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you when they are speaking as active speaker mode. A timer is visible in front of you. Members appearing remotely, youre familiar with webex by now but let me remind everyone of a few points, you can see each other speaking during the hearing whether in personal remote as long as you have your webex set to active speaker view. If you have any questions about this please Contact Committee staff. We have a timer visible on your screen when
Todays hybrid hearing. Some members will appear in person and others will appear remotely via webx. Since some are appearing in person let me first remind everyone that pursuant to the latest guidance from the house attending Physicians Office all individuals attending this hearing in person must wear a facemask. Members who choose not to wear a facemask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few reminders for those members appearing in person. You will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you when they are speaking in what is known in webx as active speaker mode. A timer is visible in the room directly in front of you. For members appear regular motely, i know you are all familiar with webx by now but let me remind everyone of a few points. First, youll be able to see each other speaking during the hearing, whether they are in person or remote, as long as you have your webx set to active speaker view. If you have any questions about the abou
Special representative for afghanistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad testified before the over house on National Security about the Trump Administrations afghanistan policy. He answered questions about the recent u. S. Taliban agreement and plans to reduce the u. S. Military presence in afghanistan. Good morning. The turning of the subcommittee will now come to order. I want to welcome everyone to todays hybrid hearing. Pursuant to the house rules, some members will appear in person and others will appear remotely via web acts. Since some members are appearing in person, let me first remind everyone that pursuant to the latest guidance from the house attending physicians office, all individuals intending this hearing in person must wear a face mask. Members who choose not to wear a face mask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few reminders for those members appearing in person. You will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you when they
The presiding officer the senate will come to order. Under the previous order, all postcloture time is expired. On the wiegand nomination. The question now occurs on the nomination. Is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 82, the nays are 14. 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. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of thomas t. Cullen of virginia to be United States district judge for the Western District of virginia. Signed by 17 senators. The
Played our heavenly father is wage ourou grief. And then to have laid atl costly sacrifice and a President Trump complained about world war i because they were suckers and losers. President trump has received some lows. And with the depravity of his comments and the nature of military service in general the lowest of the low. And then to lay down their life for the country. No greater sorrow everyone who has the privilege of working in Public Office knows the deep truths in their bones. But not the current president of the United States. Not this man who dodged the vietnam war with bone spurs or families. Ed and then to say i prefer people who are not captured. Not this president who doesnt understand one iota of the word sacrifice and why they may not get themselves for a larger cause. When President Trump went to Arlington National cemetery and then he said i dont get it what is in it for them . Everyone should be appalled what the commanderinchief said about Service Members it affec