of our national executive committee can notjust what mep, chair of our national executive committee st what she mep, chair of our national executive committee can notjust what she said this morning but the way she represents this region in brussels, the work she does in coordinating the work she does in coordinating the work she does in coordinating the work of all of our meps and the enormous help she has been to me personally and building good relations with socialist parties all across europe. because we need those relationships. because we are socialists and we believe in working with people and not against them. applause she also has unbelievable stamina because she is the chair of the national accept it committee. as you know, it is famed for its short, brief, concise, erudite concessions —— discussions. she chairs them with such amazing good humour and always gets them through in less than six hours. thank you very, very much, for today and all the other days. and i want to congratulate adele, for what she said today. the fantastic victory you achieved on thursday for all of u

if you want to speak about the guptas as a movement, we have spoken about that at the national executive committee, we as members of the anc, and in particular the national executive committee of the anc, were not guided by corrupt acts nor cronyism. how can you tell me it is clear that the zuma government hasn't been captured by these powerful private interests when we know that the former public protector, thulisile nomkhosi, wrote a report which provided evidence that state capture was happening, and that she said that we now need in south africa an independentjudicial investigation? that is a call that has been repeated in the recent past from cyril ramaphosa and yet you have failed to establish this independentjudicial inquiry. why? steve, you will know that as much as there seems to be an overwhelming view which is contested in our country, thulisile nomkhosi's report is a subject of contestation. remember, there was a long debate and argument around that, including the evidence that was supposed to be led and given by the president and by all those who were actually implicated. so, it is no

leaderjeremy corbyn tweet @jeremycorbyn that he was "proud to announce our shadow cabinet and national executive committeethe many, not the few." it's undoubtedly a substantial document. it's 45 pages long. let's look at some of the policy is getting the most attention. there are plans to renationalise the railways, also to reverse the sale of royal mail and to create publicly owned energy companies. there will be £6 billion of extra annual funding for the national health service. that will paid for by raising income tax on the top 5% of earners. and £250 billion on infrastructure spending over the next 10 years. let's bring in mark from westminster. voters can't complain they don't have some distinct choices here. that is absolutely the point. there are some eye watering proposals. on top of what you mentioned, they want to end tuition fees, banff mentioned, they want to end tuition fees, ba nff racking mentioned, they want to end tuition fees, banff racking and have national pay bargaining for certain industries. what wasn't mentioned in this leaked draft manifesto, the question mark over all of this, i

the only cabinet member -- it followed a november attempt by some to convince the national executive committeever corruption. by topek, another bid leaders to force him from office. here is the background. the constitution can -- disenfranchised blacks to the national party took power in .948 denied them decent education and health care under policy known as apartheid. south africa endured decades of sanctions and they struggle before the government agreed to hold multiracial elections. a majority has been one in every election since. here is the argument. the can -- there government can point to some success. it has more than tripled in size in the past decades. grew just 1.3 percent in 2015, less than half the rate for all of sub-saharan africa. supported faced was -- to its role in ending apartheid. the party is nervous. one main opposition parties w percent -- more than 35%. the fiscal uncertainty in south africa is weighing on the mining industries, thrown out over regulatory changes to the country's mining charter. joining us now is the global africa practice. thank you for joining us. o

and one man faces a political survival rate people bush'sparty plan to national executive committee to intercept down. zuma is also facing and him president support from the present -- public. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries around the world. is 730 friday morning in sydney. we are joined by paul allen at the look at the markets. paul, we had records on wall street. paul: that is right, and we do have features up a little bit. we will be watching the oil space after the oil price fell. be impacteds will by that. that failed to provide a timetable on that. this is showing modest gains out of chicago. we're waiting on cpi out of japan for april and looking for a gain of 4/10 of 1%. it's an improvement on the march figure and we're looking for the good gdp numbers coming out of japan recently. asia would one stock that's asia is one stock to watch. this is after net profit fell to $62 million because of a slump in the first quarter profit from the long haul carrier. -- gdptching out for ddp out of sydney. i am paul

this weekend, senior members of his ruling party plan to push the decision-making national executive committeem to step down. he is facing an unprecedented level of opposition from within the group and supporters following scandals he has faced since he took office in 2009. former president barack obama received a rockstar welcome in berlin today, appearing alongside chancellor merkel. after praising the chancellor for her outstanding work, he called for more international engagement to fight the refugee crisis. >> one way we can do a better job is to create more opportunities for people in their home countries, but also because if there are disruptions in these countries, or conflict, that governments, if there is war and poverty, in this new world we live in we cannot isolate ourselves, we cannot hide. mark: tens of thousands of people gathered at the brandenburg gate to mark the 500th anniversary of the protestant reformation. it was mr. obama's for speaking event in europe since leaving the white house. global news, 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more

jacob zuma is said to have survived a office,emove him from according to members of the national executive committeeree-day meeting, a defiant zuma said he would not step down, and accused foreign agents of being behind the attempt to oust him. for more, we are joined from johannesburg. there have been a multitude of calls for the president to step down. this one is not going anywhere. >> certainly not. it is at least the second call for the president to step down, or at least the discussion around that topic. it seems to have failed again, according to the resources. of course we will get a confirmation around 2:00 p.m. local time, 1:00 p.m. in london or 12:00 p.m. gmt. we have seen widespread division within the ruling african that is congress, and since august 8 last year, where the election in south africa saw a divergent change in how south africans voted, clearly wanting a different person in power in different regions of the country. it does seem that the president is going nowhere. as you said, he said the motion -- that he will not step down at any point. reaction terms of the to the market

manchester with you, but down in london, it is because the shadow cabinet meeting with the national executive committeerliamentary committee of backbench mps and the trade unions, to go through the d raft trade unions, to go through the draft manifesto and decide what we wa nt draft manifesto and decide what we want as our programme for government. after today's meeting, we government. after today's meeting, we will have a clearer picture of what is actually the manifesto. but there are some great ideas in there. some people are comparing this draft ma nifesto to some people are comparing this draft manifesto to michael foot‘s very controversial 1983 manifesto. i think a lot of the focus is going to be on the money question. can they fund some of the very big spending commitments that they made, such as continuing with the triple lock for pensions, £8 billion for social care, reversing most of the tories benefit cuts, including extending personal independence payments, which the government says will cost about £4 billion, and that big ticket item, abolishing tuition fees, estimated to cost £11 billion.

according to members of the national executive committee, it decided not to vote on a no-confidence motionhas built on him quit following his decision to fire the finance minister, a move that sparked public protests. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm taylor riggs. this is bloomberg. nejra: thanks. mario draghi will be quizzed by members of the european parliament later in what will likely be his final appearance before next week's ecb policy decision. while the recovery is strengthening, draghi will point to continuing low inflation as he makes the case for giving policy on hold. let's get the thoughts of burkhard varnholt. is draghi going to turn up today wearing his dovish tie? burkhard: for sure. lower in is even europe than it is in the united states and it is being driven by the same secular forces. mario draghi is providing monetary policy to europe's weakest link, which is the mediterranean periphery, italy in particular. as long as italy goes to vote in the first quarter next year, talk about tapering will

manchester with you but down in london is because the shadow cabinet is meeting with the national executive committeeies in a second, but if i can bring you back to the fact that it has been leaked, one of the criticisms of the labour party, and you be aware of this, is that there is an element of disunity. lots of people acting against one another. the problem, in a way, is that this suggests that somebody did it, even at this stage in a general election campaign, that possibly somebody did it maliciously, of whatever reason, they just wanted to it maliciously, of whatever reason, theyjust wanted to cause trouble for the party from within. look, leaks happen. they always happen. they probably always will. the point is, there is an opportunity now. we are talking about labour's policies are talking about labour's policies a week in advance of when we would relaunch in them. so, you know, i a week in advance of when we would relaunch in them. so, you know, lam looking at the positives here. there are great ideas. i think it shows the direction of travel. britain does not have to be like it is today. w

together a group of his closest advisers which becomes known as the ex-com, or the executive committee of the nationalcil. >> sir, we have never seen this kind of installation before. >> even in the soviet union? >> no, sir. >> how do you know this is a medium-range ballistic missile? >> the length, sir. >> u.s. intelligence showed half of the parts of the united states that would be hit by a nuclear attack and the figure was about 30 million americans were in danger of dying. >> my father, he want to be recognized as equal. if you're not recognized as equal, you challenge opposite side. >> now, what kind of military action are we capable of carrying out? and what may be some of the consequences? >> we could carry out an air strike within a matter of days. >> big debates. should we bomb? should we invade? back and forth. >> after we've launched 50 to 100 sorties, what kind of a world do we live in? how can we stop at that point? i don't know the answer to this. >> most of them thought we should attack cuba. kennedy almost alone did not want to do that. >> kennedy is the only person who has a sort of l

cuban missile crisis was reso e resolved because of conversations taking place outse the executive committee ofhe national october of 1962. that was about a very complicated and essential theory of diplomacy. john kennedy in the fall of 1960 reviewed war strategy. we are the only people thinking about him. the british military strategist whose principal was always put yourself in the other guy's shoes. diplomacy works. crisis diffused when are able to see the world through the other person's eyes. back channels make that happen. this is not that. >> no one is accusing this of having anything to do with diplomacy at least at this early hour. john, a question i just asked the congressman. is this sustainable? pick any part of it. the pace, the fact that it sparked maybe absent people buying print newspapers, but one of the great newspaper wars of our time, the withering speed of it all. >> i think it depends on what you mean about what element of the order is sustainable. i am actually -- i have come through the last six or eight days feeling optimistic about the basic constitutional cultural order of check

organizers will testify, as well as the executive director of the armenian national committee. ,wo peoplere arrested neither were affiliated with the embassy. the turkish ambassador was called to the state department, that is the ambassador -- equivalent of a diplomatic scolding. that hearing will take place at 12:00 noon on capitol hill. larry: thanks for that. a possible hate crime at university of maryland, the murder of richard collins, is sparking action. the school's president has called for a rapid response team for any hate-biased crime. the office of civil rights and sexual misconduct will compile an annual report of hate-biased incidents and they will their policies. a task force will issue recommendations. an update on that school -- two suspects are facing hate crime charges. -- hanging found in from an exterior light fixture. autria: happening today, a modernization project begins at orr elementary school in southeast d.c. the mayor will be there to celebrate. a final result will be a state-of-the-art campus. larry: today is may 25, national wine day. a vineyard in napa is sh

in many ways was resolved because there were conversations taking place outside the executive committee of the national security council in october of 1962. but that was about a very complicated and essential theory of diplomacy. john kennedy in the fall of 1960 reviewed a book of war strategy. the british military strategist whose principle was always put yourself in the other guy's shoes. diplomacy works. crisis are diffused when you are able to see the world through the other person's eyes. back channels make that happen. again, this is not that. >> no one is accusing this of having anything to do with diplomacy at least at this early hour. a question i just asked the congressman. is this sustainable? pick any part of it, the pace, the fact that it has sparked maybe absent people buying print newspapers but one of the great newspaper wars of our times just the withering speed of it all. >> i think it depends on what you mean about what element of the order is sustainable. i have come to the last six or eight days and you and i have talked about this actually feeling rather optimistic about the basic

attended rallies with coal miners against his own regulations and met with the national mining associations executive committeequote, to lay out his concerns with the paris accord the day before the mining association voted to press president trump to withdraw from that agreement. administrator pruitt planned to appear as the keynote speaker at the oklahoma republican party gala on may 5. this invitation mentioned his official position as e.p.a. administrator three times. it featured this photo of him being sworn in as the e.p.a. administrator. and it promised donors a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear him discuss his plans to slash regulations, bring back jobs to oklahoma, and decrease the size of the e.p.a. end quote. well, the 1939 act to prevent pernicious political activities, more commonly known as the hatch act, forbids this. so i filed a hatch act complaint, and administrator pruitt's appearance was canceled. the office of special counsel is now conducting a full investigation. but it wasn't just there. he goes to other dinners. on february 28, 2017, prewitt was a speaker at a raga major donors di

joining me now is the chairman and ceo of ingersoll rand, national association of manufacturers executive committeeael, welcome. good to have you with us. >> thanks, tyler. great to be here. >> i was a little perplexed there by our description of an imminent infrastructure crisis. i would think you would say we're in one already. >> i think so, tyler. great nations always invest in great infrastructure. i can't imagine loif today without the eisenhower system in the 20th century. for the past 20 years we've under invested, gdp has been below our trade partners and competitors and so the gap has widened. we're no longer a top ten infrastructure nation, and we need to fix that. it's not too late but we need to get on top of it. >> a lot of people say the top 20 would be a stretch even at that. which is more important to you and your company, a big infrastructure program or a big corporate tax cut that might involve allowing -- go to a territorial system for profits? which is more important? >> i think tax reform and infrastructure coupled with regulatory reform form a system of things that make corpo

this video of protesters being beaten was taken by the executive director of the armenian national committee of america. when he arrived at the protest on sheridan circle he decided to use his phone to record what was happening. >> i witnessed the security detail for president air due won and attacking protesters and taking them out and punching them and kicking them while they were down. >> reporter: 11 protesters were the videos will play a big part in the investigation. d.c. police chief peter newsham calls it a beauty attack on petitionful protesters. >> this is not something we can tolerate in our city. >> reporter: he could not confirm if they were the turkish president's body guard. >> we have a good idea of some of the folks that were there on the scene. i'm very comfortable that we will be able to identify most of the assail yents. >> reporter: after meeting with president trump at the white house, president. protesters gathered to demonstrate against repression in turkey that they blame on president ergodan. >> perhaps he's not used to taking criticism. we need to send a message ba

. >> reporter: he is the executive director of the armenian national committee of america. >> the video evidence will bear out that this was a unilateral assault, the crossing of assault line by his body guards attacking peaceful protesters absolutely unacceptable. >> reporter: he's not confirming if erdogan's security team was in the attacks. the video and other embassies could lead to the asill yents. 11 protesters and a d.c. police officer were injured. so far there have been two >> i'm very enscourged about some earlier conversations that i had with my federal partners at the state department and at the u.s. secret service who have pledged to me to be fully cooperative in assisting and holding those folks that were responsible for accountable. >> reporter: the protesters wanted to bring attention to repression into turkey. >> it's an added tragedy when they're able to bring that type of intolerance to america. that has no place here. >> reporter: now there could be a legal problem prosecuting body guards of the turkish president because they may have diplomatic immunity which mean t

executed. i hope you won't either." meanwhile, the senate intelligence committee has issued a subpoena to donald trump's former national security advisor general michael flynn for documents regarding his interactions with russian officials including russia's ambassador to the u.s. sergey kislyak. senate investigators have also sought documents from trump's former campaign chairman paul manafortrt, formerer campaign foreign policy adviser carter page, and former adviser roger stone. these developments all occurred on the same day that president trump hosted russian foreign minister sergey lavrov and russia's ambassador sergey kislyak at the white house to talk about syria and other issues. politico reports trump invited lavrov after a request from russia president vladimir putin. a white house spokesman said -- "he chose to receive him because putin asked him to. putin did specifically ask on the call when they last talked." the white house faced some criticism for allowing the russian state media agency tass inside the white house to take photographs while barring all u.s. media. trump also spent part of the day on wed

in many ways was resolved because there were conversations taking place outside the executive committee of the nationalat was about a very complicated and essential theory of diplomacy. john kennedy in the fall of 1960 reviewed a become of war strategy. basal little hart. i like to think are the only people right now who are thinking about him. the british military strategists' whose principle was always put yourself in the other guy's shoes. diplomacy works. crises are defused when you're able to see the world through the other person's eyes. back channels make that happen. again, this is not that. >> yeah. no one is accusing this of having anything to do with diplomacy, at least at this early hour. john, a question i just asked the congressman. is this sustainable? and pick any part of it. the pace. the fact that it has sparked maybe absent people buying print newspapers but one of the great newspaper wars of our times. just the withering, withering speed of it all. >> i think it depends on what you mean about what element of the order is sustainable. i'm actually -- i've come through the last six or

committee i have for closely with some of those mines in the nation but among them during those several years serving as my chief counsel and committee staff director as a trusted confidante. he executed the duties and to this day one of the most talented chief counsels have ever hired. the white house took notice of his talents and in 2003 president bush asked him to serve as the deputy assistant attorney general with the justice department and having already served as deputy assistant attorney general he is exceptionally well qualified to serve today. to serve as a member of the task force on intellectual property to be the point person on the antitrust issues. also led that appellate litigation and during his tenure at the department of justice he played key roles with the agency's enforcement of emerging issues of antitrust and intellectual property. his personal history is even more remarkable. the move did just nine years old. and he is a success story in is the american dream and i have to say it comes from good people. after graduating to have a master's degree at johns hopkins and allot degree from george washington law school he embarked on the exceptional career that he dis

the executive order would have barred people from six nations from entering the u.s. for 90 days. >>> sally yates testifies before a senate committeeis expected to discuss russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. >>> the city of san francisco is getting $100 million from tipping point to help with the homeless population. >>> locals can expect flaring to continue at the valero refinery after a power outage. >>> crews in san francisco are expected to finish repairs on a huge sinkhole. the ground gave way, causing a big rig to fall into the hole. >>> and a new accident in hayward, southbound 880 approaching highway 92. give yourself plenty of extra time. traffic is backing up and it's stop and go. and tracking delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. a 30-minute ride across the upper deck to downtown san francisco. >>> boy do i have a view for the you. take a look at this. it's our live weather camera and that's the stratus that we referred to as the marine layer pushing on shore from the ocean. temperature-wise, we're in the 40s and in the 50s. now away from the ocean, we have lots of sunshine today. these winds are varia

nations saying that america is reviewing its climate policies. presidentfrica, the has survived an attempt by some south african leaders to remove him from office. according to the executive committeeof the panel decided not to vote on a no confidence measure. has been more pressure on him to quit since march. francisco, the fed president expects the central bank to have a much smaller balance sheet in five years. view of theown economy, i would expect us to start normalization of the balance sheet toward later this year. it will take several years to take place. allow the assets we have to mature and decline organically. policymakers come up with a plan to reduce the $4 trillion in assets. i am taylor riggs, this is bloomberg. mark: mario draghi is taking questions right now. he says he still needs exceptional support to restore slack and stabilize inflation. i want to bring in the chief economist. he joins me from berlin. he does not seem to be a man in a hurry to take his foot off the monetary easing gas. >> definitely not. i think that was his main message. he kept his cards close to his chest. at the same time, he sounded actually dovish. making it clear that if there are any

political commentator and former executive director of the congressional black caucus, angela rye, and former communications director for the national republican senatorial committee, brian walsh, with us here today. okay, so, angela, you hear jimmy kimmel there, and he's become this lightning rod in the middle of this debate over health care and what republicans want to do to president obama's signature plan. what do you think of the backlash and also the fact that there did seem to be this very interesting discussion on his program with a key republican senator? >> well, i think that, obviously, senator cassidy has it right there. the republican house version of this affordable health care act is not palatable at all. he referenced it being scored by the cbo, but we now know, of course, it has not been scored by the cbo, for viewers that are watching. you can go to the congressional budget office at any time and see that he's talking about the bill that was scored more than two months ago now at this point. and if we were going to rely on that bill, he talked about, you know, we want to make sure that premiums go down for hard-working families in this country. w

national political reporter, and kate linda owens, health care reporter. and mike allen, caps on -- cofounder of axios and executive editor. live, monday morning, starting at 8 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> now, a senate intelligence committee hearing on global

national association. why are they going to get involved? why are they going to give to the pack? why make sure they are on the executive committee or whatever else. i think that is a big part of the problem as well. >> we have time for one more question, joe. >> okay. well we have an issue of not only deregulation and of course now it is happening at warp speed. but we have a situation where the regulators are not effectively regulating either. and they are doing wink wing, nod nod. i will give a perfect example of that. that is reg zig truth lending. i would dare say, and i have done a fair bit of research on this, i would say everyone in this room that has a mortgage, that their mortgage, if it is a fixed-rate mortgage is not in compliance with reg zig truth and lending. i spent many years trying to bring this to the attention of the senate banking committee and i was told by the chairman of the senate banking committee, if we insisted upon strict enforcement of this you would up end the lending industry. so, there is regulators not paying attention. >> that was an issue raised earlier. but yes, this is established between the

national magazine award for a series of columns he wrote for the intercept. united ceo oscar munoz and other airline executives testified to the house of representatives transportation committee tuesday amid the ongoing fallout about the violent removal of a doctor who refused to be involuntarily rebooked from a flight. viral video shows a bloodied dr. david dao being dragged semi-conscious down the aisle of a united jet by airline security officers. dr. dao reportedly suffered a concussion, a broken nose and lost teeth during the violent removal. despite expressing outrage over the incident, lawmakers did not say they would move to impose more regulation on the industry, which was deregulated in the late 1970's, leading to massive mergers and near monopolies by the four major airline carriers. instead, lawmakers called on the industry to self-regulate. this is arkansas republican congressman rick crawford. >> i don't want to jump into a competitive model and apply reregulation. but that means the industry has to do some self-regulation to demonstrate that you don't need interference from congress. >> i couldn't agree more. amy: and that's united ceo oscar munoz, saying he co

committee. mr. broom is the president and chief executive officer of crop life america, the largest national trade organization representing trade manufacturers and distributors, a position he has held since 1989. in addition to his current position, mr. groom remains active on several boards and organizations including the agriculture retailers association, the national wheat foundation, and the coalition for advancement of precision agriculture just to name a few. ray has a livestock farm in central illinois. mr. groom and his family farming operation. i now turn to senator to introduce our final witness. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and welcome to all of our witnesses. i'd like to introduce ms. virginia reese. currently serves as the director of occupational and environmental health for farm worker justice. farm worker justice is a nonprofit organization that works with migrant and seasonal workers to improve their lives and working conditions, immigration status, health, occupational safety and access to justice. and before proceeding, mr. chairman, i do have to apologize in advance that i have to leave at

national security imperative. lastly, i hope the dialogue this committee is fostering, the congress and executive branch will be able to partner more closely together and make hard choices and undertake the reforms necessary to ensure that we truly keep faith with the men and women who serve in the best fighting force in the world. i think you would at agree they deserve nothing less. thank you. >> thank you. dr. zakheim? >> thank you, mr. chairman, ranking member smith, like my colleagues here i've been in front of this committee several times and it's a real privilege to be here again and to testify yet again on defense reform. the last two years this committee the committee has literally led the charge on implementing, first legislating and then helping to in effect implement reforms that were souther sorely needed in the department. but as my colleagues pointed out and everybody here recognizes there's still a way to go. i want to focus on some of the topics that have already been mentioned. the list is very long. let me begin first with civilian personnel. i have a slightly different take than some of my collea

national political reporter, and kate linda owens, health care reporter. and mike allen, caps on -- cofounder of axios and executive editor. live, monday morning, starting at 8 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> now, a senate intelligence committee hearing on global threats, including acting fbi director andrew mccabe, cia director mike pompeo, director of national intelligence dan coats, and nsa director admiral michael rodgers. the answer questions about the rush investigation and the firing of james comey. this is two hours and 20 minutes. coats.or dan 2:20 s sen. duckworth: sen. burr: i would like to call the hearing to order. i would like to welcome our witnesses today. the director of national intelligence, dan coats. good to see our former colleague. director of the central intelligence agency, mike pompeo. director of defense intelligence, vince stewart. director of the national security agency, mike rogers. director of geospatial intelligence agency, robert cardella. and acting director at the fbi, andrew mccabe. thank you for coming in on such short notice. since 1995, this committee has met in an open forum to hear about and discuss the security threats facing the united states of america. i understand that many peopl

executive order to review national monuments. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern tuesday morning. join the discussion. ♪ >> tomorrow the house transportation committeeolds a hearing on u.s. airline customer service, after that incident last month where a passenger was dragged off an overbooked flight, we will hear testimony from unite it's ceo, oscar munoz, and united president scott kirby. that hearing is live at 9:30 a.m. on c-span3. have agreed to a $1.1 trillion omni bus spending bill to fund the government to the end of the fiscal year. tuesday the house committee needs to look at the spending bill and how to proceed with it on the floor. that meeting starting live at 3:00 p.m. eastern also here on c-span3. ♪ >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979 c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. it is brought to you today by your cable or appropriations subcommittee, this is an hour and a half. >> the hearing will come to order. we have a lot of our democratic colleagues are in transit. we'll get started. senator leahy will be a little late, but as soon as he arrives we will let him speak. the hearing tod

committee on behalf of south dakota department of health. ms. shelly pfohl chief executive offer for us center for safe sport. mr. scott sailor president of national athletic trainers association. doctor robert stern professor of neurology bus university school of medicine. and ms. lauryn williams, a true sport ambassador and united states anti-doping agency.if you would proceed in that order. doctor butler and if you could, confine your oral remarks to his closely divided minutes as possible so all will have an opportunity to ask questions. thank you all for being here. doctor butler. >> good morning chairman thune, ranking member nelson, members of the committee. it is an honor to be able to speak with you today. in my role as chief medical officer in alaska, i oversee state related prevention, preparedness and response activities. during the past three months in addition to the roles that senator sullivan has described i've also served as the incident commander governor bill walker's opioid response. in alaska, we responded to the opioid epidemic as much as we would to any other disaster. whether an earthquake or tsunami. using the incident com

executive branch seniors informed, national security council informed, gang of eight informed, and so, you know, 20/20 hindsight is always a lot clearer to some folks. that's what i think this committee and the other committee in the senate is going to take a look at. was it perfect? i don't think anything in this world is perfect, but i think we tried to do the best job that we could. >> so, are we -- is the intelligence community prepared or ready to counter covert action directed against us or directed measures, as the russians like to call it? how do we develop a strategy to counter covert action against us? and i only have seven seconds. dir. brennan: that's why it's easy for me to say refer to closed session as well as other officials. >> i yield back, chairman. dir. brennan: i misspoke earlier in response to mr. gowdy. i was at cia headquarters on the morning of january 20. i went there to collect some final personal materials, as well as to pay my last respects to a memorial wall. but i was there for a brief period of time, and just to take care of some final things that were important to me. >> yes, sir, thank you. >> mr. brennan, thank you very much. we're at the end of our