Whats my name, whats my oooo n President Trump is in michigan touring a forward plan that will produce been the leaders and is excited to make remarks. This it was scheduled for 3 20 eastern time, but things appear to be running behind schedule. We will take you there lie with them tomorrow to begin here on cspan. We will take you there when the remarks begin, here on cspan. Danielle brian joining us, the executive director on government oversight talking about the president decision to find the specter general. Lets begin with the role of the Inspector General in the federal government. Why do we have them and when did they first began . Daniel after watergate and the Church Committee hearings, which your viewers were really informed on government history will remember the investigations into overreach and wrongdoing in the Intelligence Community, especially the fbi. The Congress Passed a law that was creating these inspectors general in the agencies and have 78 Inspector Generals acr
On the threats facing the United States. This is two hours and ten minutes. Good morning. This hearing of the Senate Committee Homeland Security Affairs Committee is called to order. This is our annual threats to the homeland hearing. I want to welcome my witnesses. Id like to start by acknowledging the victims of the hurricanes and houston, texas. In florida. Throughout the caribbean and puerto rico. Maybe it wasnt contemplated when we set up the hearing on the other enormous threats. Theres real threat to human life occurring now throughout the nation. And well acknowledge that. All the individuals are in our thoughts and prayers. Im sure everybody joins me in that. We are pleased to welcome the acting secretary of the department of Homeland Security e lain duke. Director of federal bureau of investigation christopher wray. The director of the National Counter Terrorism Center nicholas rasmussen. We want to thank you for your service. The threats are growing. Evolving. I do not envy
States. This is two hours and ten minutes. Good morning. This hearing of the Senate Committee Homeland Security Affairs Committee is called to order. This is our annual threats to the homeland hearing. I want to welcome my witnesses. Id like to start by acknowledging the victims of the hurricanes and houston, texas. In florida. Throughout the caribbean and puerto rico. Maybe it wasnt contemplated when we set up the hearing on the other enormous threats. Theres real threat to human life occurring now throughout the nation. And well acknowledge that. All the individuals are in our thoughts and prayers. Im sure everybody joins me in that. We are pleased to welcome the acting secretary of the department of Homeland Security e lain duke. Director of federal bureau of investigation christopher wray. The director of the National Counter Terrorism Center nicholas rasmussen. We want to thank you for your service. The threats are growing. Evolving. I do not envy any of you your task of the serio
I president of the building trade unions and i have with me some of the president of the other building trade unions in north america. Covers best plumbers and pipers and some of our members are rankandfile members. We had the most incredible meeting of our careers with the president and the Vice President and the senior staff when the president laid out his plan about how hes going to handle trade, invest in our and the structure and level the Playing Field for all construction workers across this country. And it took the time to take everyone into the oval office and show them the seat of power in the world. The respect that the president of the United States just showed us and 3 million of i remembers in the United States, it was nothing short of incredible and we work with him and his administration to help implement his plans of infrastructure, trade, and Energy Policy so that we really do put america back to work and get middleclass jobs to our members and all americans. Thank yo