for you being here, for showing your respect for us on a day when former secretary of defense, bill cohen, former deputy secretary, rudy deleon are here, it is a reminder this department stands as the defender, as the sentinels, and the guardians of the nation. thank you for your con -- confidence in me, mr. president. [applause] >> it is total confidence. i would like to congratulate now secretary mattis. secretary mattis is a man of honor, devotion, and a man of total action. he likes action. he is the right man at the right time and he will do us all very, very proud. i am honored to stand here today among so many patriots. you are the backbone of this country. you are the spirit of this nation in every sense. the men and women of the united states military had the greatest force for justice and peace and goodness that have ever walked the face of this earth. your legacy exists everywhere in the world today, where people are more free, more prosperous, and more secure because of the united states of america. you have earned and ensured for our children the glorious birthright of freedo

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chairman bill cohen. the purpose of introducing jim mattis on his nomination to be secretary of defense. before praising our distinguished nominee and i will praise him because i think he deserves it, i want to kmenld you, senator mccain and senator reid and members of this committee for your excellent work in passing significant reform legislation in the most recent congress. your continuous efforts to make our military more efficient and more effective are essential to our nation's security and we owe you our thanks. i know from experience reform is not easy. everything you do is tough in that arena and it doesn't get the notice it deserves except for the people who oppose the reform. those are the ones who notice it. so congratulations on that legislation. and i know there is a lot more to do. you made some progress. also want to commend my good friend and congratulate my good friend senator david purdue for becoming a member of this committee and continuing a strong georgia tradition of service on wha

chairman, bill cohen. the purpose of introducing jim mattis on his nomination to be secretary of defense. before praising our distinguished nominee and i'll praise him because i think he deserve it i want to commend you senator mccain and senator reid for your excellent work in passing significant reform legislation in the most recent congress. your continuous efforts to make our military more efficient and more effective are essential to our nation's security and we owe you our thanks. i know from experience reform snois not easy. it doesn't get the notice it deserves except for people who oppose the reform. those are the ones who notice it. congratulations on that legislation. i know there's a lot more to do. but you've made some progress. i want to commend my good friend and congratulate my good friend david perdue for becoming a member of this committee and continuing a strong georgia tradition of serving on the best committee in the senate. in september of 1950, my great uncle carl vincent as chairman

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grateful for you to be here, show your respect for us on a day when former secretary of defense, bill cohenrmer secretaries are here. it's a reminder that this department stands in perpetuity as the defender, the sentinels and the guardians of the nation. thank you for your confidence in me, mr. president. >> total confidence. thank you very much. [applause] >> that's total confidence. believe me. i'd like to first congratulate general james mattis, now secretary mattis. secretary mattis has devoted his life to serving his country. he's a man of honor, a man of devotion and a man of total action. he likes action. he is the right man at the right time and he will do us all very, very proud. i'm honored to stand here today among so many patriots. you are the backbone of this country. you are the spirit of this nation in every sense. the men and women of the united states military are the greatest force for justice and peace and goodness that have ever walked the face of this earth. your legacy exists everywhere in the world today where people are more free, more prosperous and more secure bec

grateful for you being here, for showing your respect for us on a day when former secretary of defense bill cohenformer deputy secretary rudy de leon are here. it is a reminder this department stands in perpetuity as the defender, as the sentinels and as the guardians of the nation. and thank you for your confidence in me, mr. president. >> total confidence. thank you. [ applause ] >> and that's total confidence, believe me. i'd like to first congratulate general james mattis, now secretary mattis. secretary mattis has devoted his life to serving his country. he is a man of honor, a man of devotion, and a man of total action. he likes action. he is the right man at the right time, and he will do us all very, very proud. i am honored to stand here today among so many patriots. you are the backbone of this country. you are the spirit of this nation in every sense. the men and women of the united states military are the greatest force for justice and peace and goodness that have ever walked the face of this earth. your legacy exists everywhere in the world today. where people are more free, more pro

sam nunn and senator and secretary bill cohen for their distinguished service and eloquent words this morning. general mattis began his long and distinguished career and -- >> the 10 a.m. hour has arrived here in the east and i'm use a respectful gulf whisper. we're going to just dip out of the mattis confirmation hearing as senator reed from rhode island speaks before we hear from general mattis. to set the scene and show you what else is happening on the hill. we do have these two other important confirmation hearings. on the left, the future hoped for cia director congressman pompeiiio, his hearing in front of senate intelligence and on the right, dr. ben carson, who has been put up for housing and urban development. you see senators from both committees taking their positions. we just wanted to set the scene. we have kelly o'donnell standing by again, as she said an hour ago, her usual position in the hallway outside the hearing room. kelly? >> brian, i've been drifting between where dr. hearing's is and behind us is the building where the cia director designate's hearing is going

the chairman of the armed services committee along with secretary of defense bill cohen made the sameudgment. these are two extraordinary public servants who are sensitive to the issue of civilian control of the military. also made it very clear and emphatic that this would not be routine. that this exception is one off. that if there was an opening again in this administration or any other administration that i would reject a military appointment because we can't set the standard that this is something that's a low bar. it has to be a very, very high bar. >> all right, senator reed, thank you very much. jack reed, top democrat on the armed services committee joining us. i want to get some new information coming into the situation room now. the latest on the president-elect. i want to bring in our senior white house correspondent jim acosta. over at trump tower in new york city. what are you learning, jim? >> reporter: wolf, there are still plenty of questions for donald trump besides russia after that contentious news conference. from his potential for conflicts of interest as presid

addition let me also recognize and thank senator sam nunn and senator and secretary of defense bill cohen for their distinguished service and eloquent words this morning, thank you, gentlemen. january mattis began his long career as a sect lieutenant at central washington university. he has served the highest echelons of the marine corps and capped his service in the united states central command. general mattis, if firmed you will lead the time when the united states faces challenges that do not offer quick or easy solutions. some of these challenges are about traditional tensions while others cross international boundaries. you would help oversee national security policy for a president that lacks foreign policy and defense experience and whose temperament is far different from prior presidents. i think many americans, in this body and both sides of the aisle, are rightly concerned about how he may respond when tested by russia, iran, north korea, and other transnational threats such as cyber. considering some of these hotspots in the world in detail, i would like to start with iran, wh

grateful for you being here, for showing your respect for us on a day when former secretary of defense bill cohen, former deputy secretary rudy deleone are here. this is reminder that this department stands in perpetuity, as the defender, sentinels and guardians of the nation. thank you for your confidence in my, mr. president. >> total confidence. [applause] >> and that's total confidence, believe me. i would like to first congratulate general james mattis, now secretary mattis. secretary mattis has devoted his life to serving his country. he's a man of honor, a man of devotion and a man of total action. he likes action. he is the right man at the right time and he will do us all very, very proud. i am honored to stand hereamong so many patriots. you are the back.of this country. you are the spirit of this nation in every sense. the men and women of the united states military are the greatest force for justice and peace and goodness that have ever walked the face of this earth. your legacy exists everywhere in the world today, where people are more free, more prosperous and more secure because o

grateful for you being here, showing your respect for us on a day when former secretary of defense, bill cohen, former deputy are here, it's a reminder that this department strands as the defender, as the sent nols, and as the guardians of the nation and thank you for your confidence in me, mr. president. >> totally. [ applause ] >> and that's total confidence whereby believe me. i'd like to first congratulate general james mattis, now secretary mattis. secretary mattis has devoted his life to serving his country. he's a man of honor, man of devotion, and a man of total action. he likes action. he is the right man at the right time, and he will do us all very, very proud. i'm honored to stand here today among so many patriots. you are the backbone of this country. you are the spirit of this nation. in every sense. the men and women of the united states military are the greatest force for justice and peace and goodness that have ever walked the face of this earth. your legacy exists everywhere in the world today, where people are more free, more prosperous, and more secure because of the united

bill cohen. the purpose of introducing general mattis on nomination to be secretary of defense. before praising our distinguished nominee and i will praise him because i think he deserves it, i want to commend you members of this committee for your excellent work in passing significant reform legislation and the most recent congress. your continuous efforts to make our military more efficient and more effective are essential to our nation's security and we owe you our thanks. i know from experience, reform is not easy. everything you do is tough in that arena and it doesn't get the notice it deserves except for the people who oppose the reform. those are the ones who notice it. congratulations on that legislation and i know there's a lot more to do but you've made some progress. i also want to commend my good friend and congratulate my good friend, senator david purdue for becoming a member of this committee and continuing a strong georgia tradition of service on what i believe is the best committee in the senate. mr. chairman, senator reed, in september of 1950, my great uncle

grateful for you being here, for showing the respect for us on a day when former secretary of defense, bill cohenrmer deputy secretary rudy deleon is here. it's a reminder that this department stands in perpetuity as the defender, as the sentinels and the guardians of the nation and thank you for your confidence in me, mr. president. >> total confidence. thank you very much. thank you. >> and that's total confidence, believe me. i'd like to first congratulate general james mattis, now secretary mattis. secretary mattis has devoted his life to serving his country. he's a man of honor, a man of devotion, and a man of total action. he likes action. he is the right man at the right time and he will do us all very, very proud. i am honored to stand here today amongst so many patriots. you are the backbone of this country. you are the spirit of this nation in every sense. the men and women of the united states military are the greatest force for justice and peace and goodness that have ever walked the face of this earth. your legacy exists everywhere in the world today, where people are more free, more

this capacity and let me recognize and thank senator sam nunn and senator and secretary of defense bill cohenr their disfinishinged service and words this morning. general mattis began his long career in the united states marine corps as a second lieutenant at central washington university in rotc and served the highest echelons of the marine corps. if you're confirmed as the secretary of defense you'll lead your department during a time when the united states has many complex and multi-faceted challenges that don't offer quick or easy solutions. some of these challenges about traditional nation/state tensions while others cross international boundaries and help oversee national security policy for a president who lacks foreign policy and defense experience and whose temperament is far different from prior presidents. i think many americans and new many people on both sides of the aisle is wondering how he will respond when he is faced with threats. considering some of the hot spots in the world in detail i would like to start with iran which remains a top concern for this committee. their be

let me also recognize and thank senator nunn and senator bill cohen for their distinguished service and thoughtful words this morning. general mattis began his long and distinguished career as a second lieutenant commissioned to the rotc program at central washington university. he has served in the highest areas of the marine corps. general mattis, if you are confirmed as secretary of defense, you will lead your department during a time when the united states faces many condominium ha complex challenges that do not offer quick or easy solutions. some of these challenges are traditional nation state tensions and others cross into international boundaries. you will help oversee national security policy for a president that lacks foreign policy and defense experience and whose temperament is far different from prior presidents. many are rightly concerned about how he may respond when he is tested by russia,r iran, and cyber threats. considering some of these hot spots in the world in detail, i would like to start with iran, which remains a top concern for this committee. their behavior wi

a motion that was recommended with a new title appointing bill hing to the police commission term ending april 30, 2018, >> commissioner cohen>> i want to speak in general to the several qualified candidates that applied and expressed interest in the police commission. it was an interesting discussion. just by way of background, i want to start with just the -- about the police commission and the purpose of this body. the mission of the police commission is to set policy for the san francisco police department and to conduct disciplinary hearing on charges of police misconduct filed by the police of chief, excuse me, by the chief of police or the director of the office of citizen's complaint which is now the director of the department of police accountability. this person -- this role -- this commission is charged with a duty to impose discipline in such cases as warranted and here, police officers appeals from the discipline imposed by the police chief. this is an oversight body that sets policy for the police department. the commissioners are appointed by the mayor's office and the board of supervisors and they oversee the

a motion that was recommended with a new title appointing bill hing to the police commission term ending april 30, 2018, >> commissioner cohen>> i want to speak in general to the several qualified candidates that applied and expressed interest in the police commission. it was an interesting discussion. just by way of background, i want to start with just the -- about the police commission and the purpose of this body. the mission of the police commission is to set policy for the san francisco police department and to conduct disciplinary hearing on charges of police misconduct filed by the police of chief, excuse me, by the chief of police or the director of the office of citizen's complaint which is now the director of the department of police accountability. this person -- this role -- this commission is charged with a duty to impose discipline in such cases as warranted and here, police officers appeals from the discipline imposed by the police chief. this is an oversight body that sets policy for the police department. the commissioners are appointed by the mayor's office and the board of supervisors and they oversee the

cohen: thank you, mr. conyers, mr. speaker. these groups are a group of bills that have been considered for many years and passed on partisan votes in the house. what they do when you repeal regulations or make it harder to have regulations is you make it better for business, better for the chamber crowd, better for the manufacturing folk. but there is always a cost for everything, i think it was isaac newton said for every action there is an opposite reaction. you take regulations off and increase business and make it easier, but there is an equal opposite effect. that is the consumer. the consumer of the products whether it's food and food safety. whether it's water safety purity. air safety. whether it's toys and manufacturers' defects or automobiles and safety and transportation. could be an airplane transportation. there is always a side that loses. the side that loses is the consumers and the folks who will be injured and/or killed because of lack of regulations. life know how much one is worth, if it's mine, one of my loved one, one of my constituents, i

cohen: thank you, mr. ranking member, and chairman in the past. my chairman. mr. speaker, this bill has come up over many years when i served on this subcommittee and was rahm r78 and -- ranking member and the chair at one time. mr. issa suggested it might only be six or seven regulations. if that was the case they could take them individually and there is a process where regulations can be brought before the house in the congressional review act and studied each one individually and the house could overrule them. i can't fathom that they are bringing this bill for just six regulations which they could do individually. but even then that's wrong to put them all together. we know what's going to happen, they are going to pass. and they are going to pass the house. whether they pass the senate is another issue. these are not midnight regulations. these are regulations go back to last june. so the term midnight regulations is a misnomer. and to call to say these are just decisions made by bureaucrats, you think bureaucrats were something out of a medical dictionary that was highly cont

bill hing and amend with john, supervisor tang. >> no. speaker: supervisor yee. >> no. >> supervisor avalos. >> aye. >> supervise he breed. >> aye. >> campos. >> no. >> supervisor cohen. >> aye. >> supervisor farrell. speaker: no. >> supervisor kim. speaker: no. >> supervisor mar. and no. >> supervisor peskin. >> aye. >> there are four eyes and seven nos with supervisor's -- and six nos with supervisor's tang, yee, campos, farrell, kim and mar in the descent. >> the motion fails. supervisor mar. >> i like to make the motion we appoint professor hing to the police commission, term ended april 30, 2018. >> there's no need to make a motion since it's already on the agenda. >> but it felt good to say. >> let me just, you know, say seeing no other names on the roster, you know, i'm just not there yet. i, again, am -- i really appreciate the comments of supervisor campos. i'm not necessarily opposed, but i'm not at a place at this time with the information i have to feel comfortable enough to support this decision and you know, i look forward to the opportunity to get to know professor hing and to understand him a lot more, but i just don't feel comfortable. this is a reall