finally, we have katherine engelbrecht. she's the founder and chairwoman of truth the vote, an election integrity organization, the founder of king street patriots, a citizen led liberty group, and the co-owner of engelbrecht manufacturing, a small business she owns with her husband in her home state of texas. now we will start with ms. attkisson. >> thank you. >> if i didn't maybe i should say i think you have all been informed but we'd like to have five minutes. go ahead. >> i have been a reporter for 30 years at cbs news. i have been a reporter for 30 years at cbs news pbs cnn, and local news. my producers and i probed countless political, corporate charitable, financial stories ranging from iraq contract waste and fraud under bush to green energy waste under obama to consumer stories relating to the drug industry. some of these reports have been recognized for excellence in journalism, most recently investigative emmy nominations and awards for reporting on tarp benghazi, green energy spending, fast and furious, and a gr

finally, we have katherine engelbrecht. she's the founder and chairwoman of truth the vote, an election integrity organization, the founder of king street patriots, a citizen led liberty group, and the co-owner of engelbrecht manufacturing, a small business she owns with her husband in her home state of texas. now we will start with ms. attkisson. >> thank you. >> if i didn't maybe i should say i think you have all been informed but we'd like to have five minutes. go ahead. >> i have been a reporter for 30 years at cbs news. i have been a reporter for 30 years at cbs news pbs cnn, and local news. my producers and i probed countless political, corporate charitable, financial stories ranging from iraq contract waste and fraud under bush to green energy waste under obama to consumer stories relating to the drug industry. some of these reports have been recognized for excellence in journalism, most recently investigative emmy nominations and awards for reporting on tarp benghazi, green energy spending, fast and furious, and a gr

we'll also hear from katherine engelbrecht who was targeted by the i.r.s. simply because she's a conservative who's had the courage to stand up in the defense of freedom and the constitution. the department has paid lip service to the investigation that is supposedly leading. so i would like to know how ms. lynch will take seriously the targeting of fellow citizens based on their political views. then we have sheriff david cooke, milwaukee, who will testify about how thousands of local law enforcement officers across this country feel as though their current leadership doesn't fully appreciate the work their law enforcement does every day. that's important to see how ms. lynch might do to mend the broken relationships. and then we'll hear from professors turley and rosenkrantz who will address how the department of justice under eric holder has rubber-stamped the president's lawless actions from the unlawful recess appointments in the unlawful executive action, specifically on immigration. those people will bring up points that we have made not quite as dir

also testifying tomorrow will be katherine engelbrecht, founder of true the vote, which she said was unfairly targeted by the irs when it attempted to seek tax-exempt status. live coverage tomorrow on c-span. >>> earlier this month secretary julian castro said access to credit and affordability are the two biggest challenge to homeownership in the u.s. the housing secretary answered questions about the rise of condo sales in major cities the future of fannie mae and freddie mac as well as whether he would consider running for vice president in the 2016 presidential election. secretary castro spoke at the national press club. >> good afternoon and welcome. before we begin our formal program, i would like to ask all of to you stand amid silence in memory of the terrorist attack on "charlie hebdo," the french publication whose editor were among 12 killed at the newspaper last wednesday. we honor their memories and their contributions to their profession and to freedom of the press. as a mark of special respect to those who died, we at the national press club will observe a minute silenc

we'll also hear from katherine -- catherine engelbrecht targetted because she's a conservative with the strength to stand up for justice. the department has paid lip service to the investigation it's supposedly leading. i want to know how ms. lynch will react to people base obbed their political views. we'll have steven cooke who feels the department of justice doesn't appreciate the work of law enforcement every day. it's important to see what ms. lynch might do to mend broken relationships. and we'll hear from professors curley and rosenkranz who will talk about how the justice department under eric holder has defended unlawful actions on immigration. those people will bring up points that we have made not quite as directly as they have or personally as they have, in hopes that ms. lynch will restore the office of legal counsel to the impartial role it used to play as a check on president's authority. i look forward to hearing today and now it's senator leahy's turn to give his opening statement. >> thank you mr. chairman. this is the second day of the committee's consideration of lor