cummings: we continue to reserve. mr. meadows: at this time, we have no additional people wishing to speak on this particular bill, but i would like to read one statement from senator rand paul. he said it's time for more transparency in virtually every part of our government. i think most americans can agree on that. and the fed is the most logical place to start. i hope the house passes this bill and look forward to pushing this bill in the senate. mr. cummings: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i will be brief. but i urge members to vote against this legislation. it's a giant step in the wrong direction. and with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from north carolina. mr. meadows: thank you, mr. speaker. tonight we have heard from the distinguished the gentleman from georgia, who not only has authored this legislation, but has pushed at every attempt to make sure that we have accountability and transparency. the american people deserve

cummings and his statement. he's right, this is not a republican issue or a democrat issue, this is an american issue. i don't want it to be a political football but we are in the united states of america are self-critical. one of the beauties of our mission is we hold ourselves account sobl i appreciate, chairman, you held aing this hearing. we have wonderful men and women who serve this nation patriotically, they walk away from their families and spouses, they don't know what the day will bring them and they do so in a very, very honorable way and we thank them for their service and their dedication. but i have serious concerns about the current leadership. i have concerns about training and i have concerns about protocol and that's what i want to get out today. since the current director has taken on this role, it's also important to note she was the chief of staff since 2008 and so over the last several years it's not good enough just to simply excuse this as something we were trying to clean up before becau

cummings. thank you. thank you very much. now congresswoman tammy duckworth, who sits on the oversight committee with me, will address the pentagon alleged failing to deploy f-16s. >> thank you, mr. cummings. and thank you, congressman smith. i also get to sit on the armed services committee as well so i have gone through many of these questions multiple times in both committees. we should not be spending the time that we have on this committee reviewing questions that have already been answered in numerous investigations and  the same questions asked and answered in both committees over the past year and a half that i have been here in congress. if we want to make sure that no american diplomat, no american is ever put in the same kind of jeopardy again we need to move beyond the questions that have already been answered. an important example of the ongoing criticism that has already been addressed is that the pentagon failed to deployf-16s to support our diplomats and service members in beng

. >> we have congressman elija cummings.tlemen, good to have you with us tonight. >> how do you get mission accomplished on this when you have the stated position of the speaker of the house to say that it's going on kill jobs and we're not going to do it? representative cummings, what's the game plan to make this thing happen? >> first of all, i think what happened today is significant because we need an inside/outside game and in other words, we need people on the outside of congress pushing congress and letting folks know how unfair this wage situation in our country is. >> i think jim will agree with me. we have to keep trying to push these folks along, but they are pretty stuck, as you well know, ed, that the the republicans and they don't want to do anything that's going to help the worker, going to increase wages. they don't want to do anything like that. and so, again, i don't want people to underestimate what happened today. when people put bodies on the line, go to jail and are saying enough is enough that says a l

cummings, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina. mr. meadows: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. meadows: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include ex-ing trains you materials on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. meadows: thank you, mr. speaker. h.r. 24, the federal reserve transparency act, directs the g.a.o. to conduct a full audit of the federal reserve. the dodd-frank legislation mandated a g.a.o. audit of the fed but that audit issued by the g.a.o. in july of 2011 focused solely on certain issues concerning emergency credit facilities. g.a.o. remains restricted under the current law for conducting a broader audit of the fed that includes, for instance, a review of the fed's monetary policy

cummings? >> i mean, i'm going to encourage you to do that. just do it. please. >> we will do that. >> and i'm not trying to be smart. i mean, ms. tavenner, i know that -- and all of you, i know you're trying to do what's in the best interest of the american people. i understand that. but it seems as if what we want is the highest level of best practice, am i right, mr. chairman? >> absolutely. >> the highest level. and i can't help but when i was thanking you on behalf of my constituents, i could see a tear come up in your eye and you know, so often, i think federal employees, a lot of people don't realize that a lot of our employe employees, most of them are not in government for the money. they are in it and i have people coming trying to work for our committee all the time who are willing to take reduction of salaries from the private sector because it's something about this that feeds their souls, something about lifting up the public and making their lives better. and so, to all of you and to all of the federal employees who may be listening out, th

>> rank member cummings, i too read that newspaper article and was troubled by those accounts. i have asked my office of professionals responsibility to retrieve the file and those records. what we know and when we knew it, if this young officer had made such a statement. i did find a statement where this young officer aledges that they were reluctant to report it to their supervisor to be ci be -- cite -- criticized. that troubles me as well. that officer remains on the job today. and i am going to investigate what were some of the problems that night that she felt like she could not say that. >> it said that she heard shots -- and i quote, she heard shots and what she thought was debris falling overhead. she drew her handgun and took cover. and then heard a radio call reporting possible shots fired near the south grounds. she then called the secret servicing joint operations center to report that she was breaking into the gun box near her post, pulling out her shotgun. according to this article, and i quote, she replaced the buck shot inside with a more powerful slug in case

cummings was talking about.reign affairs handbook describes it as events that activate, initiate or set in most post plans to prevent harm to the post. the u.s. citizen community or other u.s. national interest. the handbook also notes when a trip wire then occurs, it requires that an action be taken. are you familiar with that? >> yes, sir. it's my understanding that the trip wires are preplanneded, preapproved measures that should be taken in light of a security related incident or threat. is that true? >> that is true, sir. >> as the state department emphasized the purpose of having trip wires? >> has the state department? >> having trip wires? >> yes. when a trip wire is breached, that breech is enough to take action? is it not? >> at a minimum, it's a warning that the post must review what has occurred and then determine whether action needs to be taken. at a minimum. >> take action rather than just requi requiring they sit around and reevaluate the situation? >> well, sir, trip wires are written in advance

ranking member cummings. distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to share my perspective on the recent events at the white house, and more broadly the state of the agency i care deeply about, the united date secret service. i look forward to discussing how the recent incident highlights some of the challenges the secret service has long faced at the white house complex and balancing desired levels of security come along with the functional needs of those who live and work in the complex and the practical realities of the thriving city it resides within and the historic symbolism and imagery of the people's house. this exposes steps the secret service got right and those they got wrong and will identify corrective measures and additional resources that can be considered. poses difficult questions for all of us on the issue. like the use of the legal force and additional fortifications around the white house complex. the questions do not have easy answers and the consequences must

. >> reporter: elijah ely cummings is the ranking democrat on the -- elijah cummings is the ranking democrat on the house services committee. even some tourists wonder if the sixth ring of fence around the white house is enough. bruce leshan, wusa9. >> secret service director julia pierson released a statement praising the restraint the officers showed when they didn't shoot the intruder, but she promises a full report on why they famed to release the guard dogs -- failed to release the guard dogs and failed to release the front door. >>> the d.c. police department unveiled a pilot project that will see up to 165 officers wearing body video cameras. chief cathy lanier says in police departments using the cameras complaints against temperatures have dropped by 80%. dropped-- against officers have dropped 80s%. >> people's stories often vary between citizens and officers in the process of making an arrest. so this gives us that independent unbiased witness. >> there were roughly 400 civilian complaints against d.c. police officers last year and manufacture those cases are dismissed -- many of

cummings and myself both. you cautioned us not to attempt to clarify if you will and maybe some up short and diminish what already is the law. while ms. fuller, you clearly said this review which is also going on at justice, begs the whole question of is 6a, does notwithstanding other laws mean what it means? mr. elkins, i'm coming back to you for that reason. if either through executive action of the office of the president or through congressional action, if we say, because we believe that notwithstanding other laws, 6a and the ig act means what it says it means, does that both meet your test of not writing new law on top of already good law, but at the same time, clarify the question so that they're not the endless review by agency ads, general counsels and referrals to legal review? >> yes, i think that would be -- i think that would be quite helpful. that message, clearly, without any wiggle room, coming from the president, would help. absolutely. >> thank you, and with that, i used 12 seconds, i yield to

cummings and i will share. the white house is the easiest secure place that the president never goes. >> right. >> the hard to secure place is somebody's home while he's doing a campaign event or while he's traveling. you can remember president obama being -- well-rehearsed and motivated and that's part of what we want to review to look at, is the morale, training and discipline of this force to make sure it's at its best. >> congressman darrell issa of california, thank you. >> thank you. >>> in other national news, it's more than likely he will face the death penalty, the man accused of beheading a co-worker charged today with first-degree murder as the district attorney reveals new details, including the suspect's statement that he hated white people. that's coming up next. big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel. kept the supermarket shelves stocked. made sure everyone got their latest gadgets. what's up for the next shift? ah, nothing much. just keeping the lights on. (laugh) n

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all right, chip cummings joins us now to talk about the march.they were expecting 150,000, some estimates have it that the crowd was doubled that. what was it like being in the mix of the people's march? >> it was amazing. it was just one of the most incredible things that i have ever experienced in new york city or anywhere else, for that matter. the energy was just at the highest level of intention and solution. >> what were the people chanting about? what different groups were represented today. i know you're ceo of a nonprofit, the american renewable energy institute. what was represented on the streets of new york today? >> well, mostly people were advocating for a renewable energy and solution to the build-up of carbon in the atmosphere. pretty much across the board. so i would say that by and large it was a demand for our leaders in government and corporate america and the world to actually begin to implement the solutions through wise energy production. >> the climate summit that begins this week in new york, what do you hope they will ta

elijah cummings said these are the kinds of questions they want to get to the bottom of. one more point that he said, one of the things that disturbs him so much about this, rev, is that part of what keeps the president safe is the reputation of the secret service, people have come to believe if you try something, they'll stop you. and he's concerned about the message that this sends. >> and they're saying he appeared to be unarmed. chris jansing at the white house, i thank you for your time this evening. >> welcome. >> let me bring in jack rice, a former cia agent who spent time as as a special agent in the office of security and jim cavanaugh, msnbc analyst and retired atf analyst. thank you both for being here. >> thanks, reverend. >> jack, this man with a knife was deep inside the white house. what's your reaction? >> well, this is horrifying. if you contemplate what the potential could have been here. yes, everything turned out already in a sense. i guess the positive is that you realize the procedures, the protocols that were in place, that should have been in place

cummings. now recognize the gentlemen from utah, the subcommittee chairman on national security for his opening statement. >> i thank the chairman and the ranking member mr. cummings. he is absolutely right. this is an american issue. i don't want it to be a political football, but we are self-critical, it's one of the beauties of our nation is we hold ourselves accountable. we have wonderful men and women who serve this country. they walk away from their families and spouses and don't know what the day is going to bring them. and they do so in a very, very honorable way. but i have serious concerns about the current leadership. i have concerns about training, and protocol. since the current director has taken on this role, it's also important to note she was chief of staff since 2008. so the last several years it's not simply good enough as this was something we were trying to clean up before, because she was the chief of staff starting in 2008. i'm concerned about her leadership. the secret s

ranking member cummings. distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to share my perspective on the recent events at the white house, and more broadly the state of the agency i care deeply about, the united states secret service. i look forward to discussing how the recent incident highlights some of the challenges the secret service has long faced at the white house complex and balancing desired levels of security, along with the functional needs of those who live and work in the complex and the practical realities of the thriving city it resides within and the historic symbolism and imagery of the people's house. this exposes steps the secret service got right and those they got wrong and will identify corrective measures and additional resources that can be considered. this also poses difficult questions for all of us on the issue. like the use of the legal force and tolerance and additional fortifications around the white house complex. the questions do not have easy answers and

cummings often talks about the federal workforce.ertainly about the good work that's being done. i want to close by saying that just because we give you a hard time over item after item, just because a number of members asked about, what about these billions of dollars that were given to states for their failed websites, doesn't mean we think it's easy. just the opposite. we know it's hard. we want government to oversee itself to the greatest extent possible. and it's the reason that we do appreciate and support the gao. we do appreciate and support the inspectors general. and that we try to be if you will, their supporters in order to get the kinds of certainty and, when necessary, reforms that are necessary. so i wantu/tús to thank you forg here today. i think this was an informative hearing. and with that, mr. cummings gives me a yes, we stand adjourned. >>> tonight on c-span3, epa straight tore gina mccarthy discusses how to stop climate change. then a discussion about the legal justification for president obama's decision to bom

cummings was talking about. the foreign affairs handbook defines tripwires as events that activate, initiate or set in motion post plans to prevent harm to the post, its personnel, the u.s. citizen community or other u.s. national interests. the handbook also notes that when a trip wire event occurs, it requires that an action be taken. are you familiar with that? >> yes, sir. >> it's my understanding that the tripwires, are preplanned, preapproved measures that should be taken in light after security-related incident or threat, is that true? >> that is true, sir. >> has the state department emphasized to post the purpose of having tripwires? >> has the state department? >> having tripwires? >> yes. >> p when a trip wire is breach, meaning something bad has happened, that breach is the trigger to take specific action, is it not? >> at a minimum it is a, it is a warning that the post must review what has occurred and then determine whether action needs to be taken, at a minimum. >> take action, rather than just r

cummings was talking about.reign affairs handbook describes it as events that activate, initiate or set in most post plans to prevent harm to the post. the u.s. citizen community or other u.s. national interest. the handbook also notes when a trip wire then occurs, it requires that an action be taken. are you familiar with that? >> yes, sir. it's my understanding that the trip wires are preplanneded, preapproved measures that should be taken in light of a security related incident or threat. is that true? >> that is true, sir. >> as the state department emphasized the purpose of having trip wires? >> has the state department? >> having trip wires? >> yes. when a trip wire is breached, that breech is enough to take action? is it not? >> at a minimum, it's a warning that the post must review what has occurred and then determine whether action needs to be taken. at a minimum. >> take action rather than just requi requiring they sit around and reevaluate the situation? >> well, sir, trip wires are written in advance

cummings point, which was a great point.omatic situations should be made to all governments with whom we have relations to remind them they have security obligations to our embassy. who in libya were we to call? who? mr. cummings' point was so good. the 1999 arb makes a great point. who did we call in libya? >> question, sir? >> when i pause, that's generally an indication i'm waiting on you to answer. but i'll make it more clear in the future. >> i think this is the heart of the question. there are times when -- for the national interest of the united states, we are going to have to have diplomats, humanitarian programs, rule of law programs and other things in places where the host country is -- >> mr. secretary. >> -- does not have a government. we must take lessons from -- >> was there a government in libya for us to contact? >> no, not at that time. >> so that recommendation of the 1999 arb we were not able to do. let's move to one perhaps we were able to do. also a recommendation from the 1999 arb. again, the arb is pr

sullivan you're recognized for five minutes. >> good morning chairman gowdy, ranking member cummings distinguished members of the committee. thank you for asking todd keil and i to appear before you today. mr. chairman, i consider it honor to serve with the best practice panel with dedicated individuals. the team of todd keil, raymond, timothy murphy and staff, erica licklighter and stephanie murdoch have combined experience of 175 years of security in law enforcement expertise. during our careers, each panel member has gained an appreciation and understanding of the importance of having clear lines of leadership, and an organizational structure concerning security matters much we as a panel also understand things don't always go as planned. when they don't, it is vital timely meant lessons learned in an effort to prevent them from happening again. the panel report reflects the independent views of the panel based upon our best professional judgment, experience, and analysis of the best practices informed by interviews, travel, and extensive research. it was a pleasure to serve with

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cummings: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is regular -- the gentleman is recognized. mr. cummings: let me be clear, i support transparency surrounding the operations of the federal reserve. transparency helps ensure the federal reserve is implementing policies that will achieve the obbletives given to it by congress. -- objectives given to it by congress. supporting maximum employment, price stability and moderate long-term interest rates. i emphasize, however, that the federal has been subject to audit since 1978. further, dodd-frank wall street reform and consume brother text act, which i supported, significantly extended the authority of the government accountability office to examine the federal reserve's operations. it also required the federal reserve to make public a wider range of data than it had previously disclosed. for example, dodd-frank authorized g.a.o. to begin auditing discount window operations that required the federal reserve to begin releasing information about emerg

. >> chairman gowdy, ranking member cummings, and distinguished committee members, good morning. and i thank you for your invitation to appear today to discuss the department of state's implementation of the 29 recommendations made by the independent benghazi accountability review board, also known as the arb. >> mr. secretary, i don't want to interrupt you. would you pull the mic just a little. some of us have had a couple birthdays recently and we're heard of hearing. >> i, too, sir. i along with my colleagues at the state department look forward to working with you as you examine the issues relating to the 2012 terrorist attack in benghazi. the attacks in benghazi were tragic. today we honor those we lost by internalizing the lessons from that night to protect our people in the field as they carry out our country's foreign policy work every single day. over the past two years, with secretary kerry's leadership, that commitment is being honored. like you, we want to keep our people safe. the heart of the accountability review board's recommendations was to enhance the departmen

cummings point, which was a great point. diplomatic situations should be made to all governments with whom we have relations to remind them they have security obligations to our embassy. who in libya were we to call? who? mr. cummings' point was so good. the 1999 arb makes a great point. who did we call in libya? >> question, sir? >> when i pause, that's generally an indication i'm waiting on you to answer. but i'll make it more clear in the future. >> i think this is the heart of the question. there are times when -- for the national interest of the united states, we are going to have to have diplomats, humanitarian programs, rule of law programs and other things in places where the host country is -- >> mr. secretary. >> -- does not have a government. we must take lessons from -- >> was there a government in libya for us to contact? >> no, not at that time. >> so that recommendation of the 1999 arb we were not able to do. let's move to one perhaps we were able to do. also a recommendation from the 1999 arb. again, the arb

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cummings point which i thought was a wonderful point. diplomatic petition should be made to all governments with whom we have relations to remind them of their obligation to provide security for our embassy. who in libya were we to call? mr. cummings point is a wonderful point and it's so good the 1990 arb made the recommendation. make sure the host country is aware of their obligation. who do we call in libya at? >> questions her? >> i am waiting for each answer but i will make it more clear in the future. >> i think this is the heart of the question. there are times when for the national interest of the united states we are going to have to have diplomats, humanitarian programs and rule of law programs and other things in places where the host country does not have a government. in those cases we must take the lessons from this arb. >> was there a government in libya for us to contact? >> not at that time. >> let's move to one that perhaps we were able to do. this was also recommendation from the 1999 arb and again they arb is presente

so we go now to our daily fix, chris cillizza and jeanne cummings.eign policy is not generally what people wrote on in midterm or in president elections but it now matters more than ever, at least in terms of leadership potential. chris? >> absolutely. we have john kerry who is going to be traveling in the region very soon, going to jordan and some of the neighboring countries around iraq and so we have all -- we have lots of moving parts here as the white house tries to implement a plan that it doesn't have really total control over because what the president has talked about is u.s. air strikes but getting the sunni tribes and some of the neighboring leadership, those countries involved in trying to contain isis. and so it is very much a diplomatic mission because it needs to cobble together a coalition, some folks who may or may not want to get involved, how much they want to get involved, how closely they want to be tied to the u.s. at this particular moment, lots of layers to be sorted through. >> and chris cillizza, dan was writing over the wee

alan cumming is a big activist for the movement, he joins us here.lace for politics. plagiarism. >>> welcome back to "hardball." the world has its eyes on the historic vote for scottish independence. as of this morning, the opinion polls showed a tight race that could go either way. the atmosphere is electric, the votes are in right now and results are likely to come across the popped around 2:00 a.m. east coast time. that's 2:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. a million unknowns permeate this race. for the first time the voting age of the dropped to just 16. there are questions about britain's nuclear arsenal, which is housed in scotland. there could be a war over use of the british pound. and then there's our relationship with britain, our closest ally is looking at an historic upheaval, a major embarrassment for prime minister david cameron. it comes down to pride versus risk. we're thrilled to bring in alan cumming, legend of the stage and screen, grew up in scotland, an outspoken person for the independence. i loved him in cabaret as everybody else was l

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cummings point, which was a great point.plomatic situations should be made to all governments with whom we have relations to remind them they have security obligations to our embassy. who in libya were we to call? who? mr. cummings' point was so good. the 1999 arb makes a great point. who did we call in libya? >> question, sir? >> when i pause, that's generally an indication i'm waiting on you to answer. but i'll make it more clear in the future. >> i think this is the heart of the question. there are times when -- for the national interest of the united states, we are going to have to have diplomats, humanitarian programs, rule of law programs and other things in places where the host country is -- >> mr. secretary. >> -- does not have a government. we must take lessons from -- >> was there a government in libya for us to contact? >> no, not at that time. >> so that recommendation of the 1999 arb we were not able to do. let's move to one perhaps we were able to do. also a recommendation from the 1999 arb. again, the arb is

cummings was talking about.foreign affairs handbook describes it as events that activate, initiate or set in most post plans to prevent harm to the post. the u.s. citizen community or other u.s. national interest. the handbook also notes when a trip wire then occurs, it requires that an action be taken. are you familiar with that? >> yes, sir. it's my understanding that the trip wires are preplanneded, preapproved measures that should be taken in light of a security related incident or threat. is that true? >> that is true, sir. >> as the state department emphasized the purpose of having trip wires? >> has the state department? >> having trip wires? >> yes. when a trip wire is breached, that breech is enough to take action? is it not? >> at a minimum, it's a warning that the post must review what has occurred and then determine whether action needs to be taken. at a minimum. >> take action rather than just requi requiring they sit around and reevaluate the situation? >> well, sir, trip wires are written in advan

and finally, i think, elijah cumm iring cummings what said. if it no longer becomes a deterrent does it invite more problems. multiple levels that julia piereson has to deal with. and making the blanket promise saying it will never happen again. she has her work cut out her. >> you talk about the culture. agents say they're hesitant to raise security concerns with their supervisors. this is a culture where you're not able to really express yourself freely. when you talk about the president of the united states and his family and their security. it seems like there's a real problem with that culture. >> and we know there was an agent who wanted to raise concerns about the 2011 incident where seven shots were fired into the white house and wanting to say to her supervisor who suggested it was some sort of gang incident that was not what happened. she was afraid. we know from direct testimony not just hearsay that's a problem within the agency. >> yeah. i'm wondering people take full responsibility what it means in the long-term. and how you're a

cummings, thank you. in washington, d.c., and around the country there are number of systems we know. baltimore, i believe, has it too. they're basically microphones that hear gunshots, can identify the direction, can quickly, without human intervention, figure out whether or not a real shot has been fired, confirm it, and often give an accurate conviction. that technology isn't so odd that we don't see it in our city. i think that's the reason i went on so long with this question. miss norton i know knows this. the district has a sophisticated system. i think the committee wants to make sure not only does the white house have a higher level of awareness of the system but the district system be enhanced, if necessary, to make sure that something like this never happens again. i thank the gentleman for his patience. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. director piereson, i have thought about all of this long and hard i think my major concern goes to the culture. it is very disturbing to know that secret s

cummings at the end said you know what? we need another hearing on essentially this very same topic. and i was very hardened to hear him say that. >> he also i should say that you don't see this very often. pointing out ranking member elijah cummings had great pays first topic of the first hearing. this was proposed by a democratic member of your committee? >> yes, ma'am. adam schiff from california. former federal prosecutor. i really -- i don't mean to appear naive, greta, i really do think when you are talking about the murder of four of our fellow americans that we sent into harm's way to represent us, surely to goodness we can turn down the politics for just a little while and find out what happened and why and make sure it never happens again. so, sure, if a democrat gives me a good idea, absolutely. we are going to have a hearing on it. >> dana milbank of the "the washington post" said you played it straight. today was looking at a little bit backwards. will there be hearings in the future that will look at exactly w

did you see that report and are you aware of this issue in. >> ranking member cummings, i, too, read that newspaper article and was troubled by those accounts. i have asked my office of professional responsibility to retrieve the file in those records, of what we know and when we knew fit this young officer had made such a statement. i did find a statement where this young officer alleges that they were reluctant to report their supervisor to be criticized, i believe was the statement. that troubles me as well. >> and that's a major problem. >> i'm going ask my office of professional responsibility toer are interview that officer they remain on the job today to determine whether or not that officer would be more confident today or what were some of the problems that night that she felt like she could not say that. that extremely troubles me. now -- >> it said that she heard shots, and i quote "and what she thought was debris falling overhead. she drew her handgun and took cover, then heard a radio call reporting possible shots fired near the south grounds. she then called the secret

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ranking member cummings and distinguished members of the select committee for inviting me to testify today about our independent panel report on best practices in the aftermath of the tragic attack on the us mission in benghazi, libya, and our insight regarding the implementation of our recommendations and related issues relevant to our report. our panel was committed to identifying best practices from throughout the u.s. government, the private sector, non-governmental organizations, and international partners which can which can finally establish an effective risk management process in the department of state, improve the security of u.s. diplomatic facilities abroad and enhance the safety of department of state and foreign affairs agencies' personnel not only in high-risk areas, but globally. we identified 40 recommendations to achieve this goal. we continue to stand behind our report in the strongest possible terms, and believe that each of the 40 recommendations and the supporting narratives, which were derived from well-known and established best practices, provide a clear road

the thing is he apparently thought he was calling the committee's top democrat elijah cummings to leak some documents and to try and spin the story. hope you're ready for some real talk. chris, syndicated radio talk show host, a democratic think tank, and a former clinton presidential campaign advisor. all right, chris. go at it. >> well, you know, people are laughing about this today about brian telling him is he the biggest fool in washington today. there's no gout about that. in reality there's something insidious going on here in that eric holder is the attorney general was tasked with investigating what might be official corruption on the part of the obama administration unleashing the irs on the american people, on their political enemies, dee party and so on. what we have discovered as a result of this is that barack obama's justice department, eric holder's justice department, is using brian fallon, a former chuck schumer hill staffer, by the way, a political actor, to undermine the official investigation by congress. this is a corruption at the justice department, and it shoul

. >> ranking committee member elijah cummings said he'd concerned if the leadership can be trusted. >> i'm unt sure ms. pearson has been completely transparent with us. we find out information through the newspapers. i went in with an open mind, but the more i listened, the more concerned i have become. >> congressman matt cartwright, do you believe the loordship is trustworthy? >> today i think there's good news and bad news. the good news is that this was an exceptional oversight in government reform hearing we had today. it wasn't the typical bomb-throwing event we've seen over and over and over. but that's where the good news stops. the bad news is we have come together is that we have a shared and collected sense of outrage and disgust about what has happened. when the white house can be breached by somebody in this fashion, it raises the hackles of everybody on that committee, republicans and democrats, and i think ranking member cummings really set the tone when he went after director pearson about the problems with the culture at the secret service. the deep-rooted and deep-se

i'm joined by sam stein from the huffington post and by gene cummings from bloomberg news. the president was pushing back hard against the military testimony from his top commander. >> yeah, the backdrop was general dempsey's appearance on capitol hill yesterday where he engaged the hypothetical of what we would have to do if it involved u.s. troops on the ground. >> he said there will be no ground troops. he's not going to insert american forces into iraq, he's learned the lessons from the past. i thought the biggest line was he said the mission would be unsuccessful unless the iraqis were able to do it themselves. that's sort of the selling point on the hill, as well. >> and that's an important point to the hill. there's a divided democratic and republican party. and in both houses. you're going to get a vote most likely on the syrian authorization for training. we'll be talking to joe manchin in a minute about what he thinks should happen. but clearly, there's a lot of nervousness about whether the iraqi army can step up to the plate and about whether the syrian forces c

she graduated cum laude at georgetown washington school of service. please welcome emily miller.[applause] thank you for coming. it's always far hard to follow what they got but i know you can do. >> i think i can do. i talk about guns and that brings out the interest. thank you for having me here. i'm honored to be here and honored to be present with all of you guys. i wish ms. schlafly were here but she is here in spirit and to set such an example for conservative women. as i said i'm talking about guns and you can see on the cover of my book i have got myself holding a gun which is my own gun. three years ago this month for years ago i had never shot a gun in my life. i had never even thought about shooting a gun. i definitely hadn't thought about owning a gun but what changed me and changed my perspective on this issue which has become such a big issue in politics these days is first of all i was the victim of a crime. i was talks heading for france and washington and those of you for visiting our sting for internships you have probably seen we have had a lot of crime in d.c.

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cummings yesterday. these four were neither republican or democrat.they were fellow americans. we ought to have a process worthy of their memory. you saw the hearing yesterday, there were no political shenanigans. there were very good questions asked on both sides of the aisle on a very important topic which is what are we doing to provide safety and security for the existing diplomats we send into harm's way. there are things that can transcend politics. i don't mean to sound naive but there are things. if the death of our four fellow americans can't transcend politics then i'm in the wrong line of work. >> there have been other diplomats served and killed, military personnel, it's really important to learn from those mistakes that may have been made so they have not repeated down the road and if new recommendations can be made to protect american diplomats serving in dangerous parts of the world it will be worth it when all is said and done. thanks for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> good luck with the hearings. >> yes, sir. >> a rare joi

perry bacon, jean cummings, thank you. have a nice weekend.xt, dick cheney's knee jerk obama bashing gets him a knock down if his home state of wyoming. that's ahead. as we head to break california governor jerry brown leads the challenger by double digits. they met last night for the lone debate. >> if you had a choice between fighting for civil rights of poor kids or the union bosses that funded your campaign you sided with the university union bosses. you should be ashamed. i will fight for the kids. >> that makes no sense at all. it's so false. i feel like it's a sales pitch from, i don't know whom. >> neel. >> yeah. you learned your job well working at goldman sacs and the rest of those who wrecked the economy. it's like the arsonists putting out the fire. transit fares! as in the 37 billion transit fares we help collect each year. no? oh, right. you're thinking of the 1.6 million daily customer care interactions xerox handles. or the 900 million health insurance claims we process. so, it's no surprise to you that companies depend on toda

congressman elijah cummings demands to know why the alarm wamuted. >> something needs to be done drasticallyit's also clear they need to have a come-to-jesus moment. because clearly the secret service has not measured up to its reputation. guards are instructed to look the white house doors when an intruder gets on the grounds. >> it's shocking that someone could get in that close to the east room. it's unbelievable. >> the fact that he was in the house, all the way to the east room, that was very shocking. >> the secret service is investigating, reviewing what went wrong. tomorrow we will learn more about security changes at a congressional hearing. shomari stone, news 4. >>> new at 11 tonight, a plane headed to blom made an emergency landing in texas after circling the airport for more than two hours. it was an american airlines jet that took off this evening from the dallas, f. worth area, but the pilot declared an emergency after equipment malfunctioned. the plane had to circle the airport to burn off fuel in order to land safely. the passengers are now on another plane. >>> a bombshell

one of his neighbors from cumming said that when he was young, tom was pitching hay on a nearby farm to make a little extra money for his family. he was up on a truck catching the bales and suddenly he lost his balance and fell. everyone froze. when tom got up, everybody there said he should just call it a day. but not tom harkin. instead, he dusted himself off, climbed right back up on that truck, and got back to work. now, i grew up in a middle class family outside of chicago. very different from where tom was raised. but when i got to know tom and ruth, i recognized in them the same values that i learned from my own parents. my mother had a childhood that none of us would want, abandoned and mistreated, first by her parents and then by her grandparents, so she had to start working when she was 14. but she overcame all that she faced and became a wonderful mother to me and my brothers, and she channeled her own struggles into a deep conviction that there is worse and dignity in every human being, that everyone matters, that everyone deserves not just a chance but a second chance an