office from families asking how i can help their loved ones -- their daughter, their son that's atat fort hood fort bragg i sit there and i think about how much is going on in our society and how many people don't get these calls that i get every day all day. you know weal have had recently i've taken this case as an immigrant to the family are immigrants, i knew that the d.o.d. are a complicated area and that they were just beginning to be railroaded they weren't going to get answers or results.an and i knew we needed one thing that was legislation on this matter. when i drafted military accountability act sexual was part of that bill and it was removed that language was removed here we are a year later asking for accountability for our soldiers. they deserve to be presented they deserve to be free to serve. free from sexual harassment and sexual assault. i'm here to speak on their behalf for t members of the mere that proudly serve what happened to vanessa at fort hood a 20-year-old, beautiful young lady just wanted to serve our country proudly she's bludgeoned to death and mard never should

>> and so the female mentorship program that is currently being worked at fort hood is the brain child, started, actually, at fort lee. and so a group of female officers developed a program called the fmmp. t the female mentorship morale program. and that program gave women a form in which they could get together and talk about some of these concerns. it also focussed on professional development and other things that were of concern to women. it was a safe space for them to talk, and so that brain child at fort lee has now graduated and is actually spreading across the army. and it will start at fort blis as well, first ad. >> thank you, madame chair. i'm out of time. i yield back. >> the gentle woman from california is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you so much, madame chair. in light of the criticism of cid, what would you tell a young soldier looking to become an mp or cid agent? >> thank you for the question. i would tell a young soldier that if you have an inquisitive mind. if you want to solve crime or if you think that you want to make a difference, then being a part of c

this is not isolated to fort hood. documented across all components of the military fort campbell, april 2020, a phone call from a soldier that was gang rape. she was illegally arrested by cid and denied counsel. her special victims council said he was nothing right kind of attorney. major general shadley retired and alerted major general donna martin. nothing was done. she is still siding to clear her record. forklift, december 31, 2020. asia graham was found dead. her offender is a serial rapist. he continued to live in the same barracks on the same floor with asia and was moved from echo company into headquarter company with his victim until her untimely death. asia's leadership failed to protect her after she reported her rape in february 2020, not june. private richard holliday is still missing from fort bliss. when victims and victim advocate speak out about the broken process and illegal actions of commanders we face severe retaliation. all felony crimes, murder, rape, sexual assault, domestic violence, do not be

at fort hood were suspended or removed but lawmakers and investigators agree that alone won't solve problems such as too many inexperienced investigators working in for its criminal investigation division known as c id that resulted in unsolved murders until civilian law enforcement stepped in military officials told lawmakers more changes are coming. i am working with key stakeholders to a form restructure and modern icy id to address the shortcomings identified in the report. investigators said lawmakers should look into whether the assault review board is working properly and case is being followed up on from start to finish which nobody was doing. and i'm not sure they're doing it now in washington, alexandra le mon. >> in southern california. 2 people were killed when a stash of fideworks exploded to this was in san bernardino county. >> in the town of ontario just east of los angeles it set a house on fire blew out windows across that whole neighborhood sending up a big plume of smoke. several blasts were reported. firefighters also managed to free a horse on the property that

>> and so the female mentorship program that is currently being worked at fort hood is the brain child, started, actually, at fort lee. and so a group of female officers developed a program called the fmmp. t the female mentorship morale program. and that program gave women a form in which they could get together and talk about some of these concerns. it also focussed on professional development and other things that were of concern to women. it was a safe space for them to talk, and so that brain child at fort lee has now graduated and is actually spreading across the army. and it will start at fort blis as well, first ad. >> thank you, madame chair. i'm out of time. i yield back. >> the gentle woman from california is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you so much, madame chair. in light of the criticism of cid, what would you tell a young soldier looking to become an mp or cid agent? >> thank you for the question. i would tell a young soldier that if you have an inquisitive mind. if you want to solve crime or if you think that you want to make a difference, then being a part of c

. >> tuesday afternoon members of the fort hood independent review committee present their findings and recommendations stemming from multiple cases of sexual assault and harassment at the texas army base. the hearing before a armed services subcommittee starts live at 3 pm eastern on c-span 3. online at c-span.org. or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> weeknights this month we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span 3. marches women's history month and tuesday night we will show programs from our lectures in history series which takes viewers inside college classrooms inside the country. to begin wellesley college professor, run agree, or teaches a class debunking myths surrounding rosa parks and in the 1950 5:19 six -- explains that rosa parks was not the first african american women who refused to give a proceed and that the boycott had planted and president. she also explores why simplified version of the history become so widespread. watch tuesday beginning at 8 pm eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on

there will be a warning and it is important to us that it is a warning that draws attention to the fort hood shooter symptoms that can occur in very rare cases. the s resent it is essential for the success of germany's vaccination plan the rollout has so far been sluggish especially compared to countries such as israel and the u.k. only 3.7 percent of germany's population has been fully vaccinated and the around 8.4 percent has received a 1st shot. the government's strategy relies on the uptake of astra zeneca deliveries expected over the next few months up to almost $17000000.00 doses in the 2nd quarter of the year germany also wants to start vaccinating in doctors' offices by mid april a plan that is highly reliant on the astra zeneca shot being available the government will now also have to work to ensure that germans don't lose trust in the safety of the s resent the vaccine a loss in trust could endanger chancellor angela merkel's pledge to have given all adults in germany the chance to get vaccinated by the end of summer. surging kovan 1000 infections have forced some of france's most

document what's happening in real time of course just tell me about the arrest is it private lloyd fort hood is it local enforcement obviously the authorities do not want you protesting this pipeline snow and actually myself when all if you continue our beds were not arrested we were served with summons after the fact with like almost half a dozen charges and a very clear attempt to silence the and dishonest women that have been forward facing in this campaign and fight against line 3 there have been almost 200 arrests now at this point of people out in 40 below 30 below temperatures chain themselves to machines crawling into pipelines crawling on top of pipelines doing everything and anything that we can to stop and delay construction of this terrible projects this is something that's being fought in the legal systems by 3 different tribes so embers keep saying over and over again and they said right after jane fonda went on m.s.n. b.c. well we've been consulting with tribal nations and that's what we've been doing since the tribal nations are suing here you know naming it it's obviously no

so, most americans thought whatever happens on the military post in fort hood, happens there and we'llot think about it. those aren't my sons down there anyway. i'm just not going to worry about it and besides, they're doing dangerous work and should have a little disreputable 23u7b. fun. that was the thought. however, on the eve of world war i, when united states instated elected service, that's all the sudden your son that might be drafted and may have to deal with all the things popping up around military bases. most americans fear military service would take their son and introduce them to women and alcohol. on top of that, we're going to send them to france, which, as everybody knew in 1917, was the land of debauchery, and evil. so, all kinds of bad things were converging in the same moment. on top of that, most americans were very skeptical of the draft. the draft before world war i, had been the draft in the civil war. the union confederacy drafted. neither of which went very well. the public was very antidraft. and so, as part of the government's way of convincing the public to

fort hood is there to prepare our young men and women to fight for freedom and liberty and not take onds quite extraordinary to me to use military bases for this. what do you think the answer is, congressman? i mean, we are having and all witnessing a massive crisis at our border, we're talking about thousands of people showing up every day to come in. there were stories this week that they were being brought into the interior of the country without a court date so we don't know where they'll go, what they'll do. what does this mean in terms of the strain on our economy. it's very troubling. >> it's unbelievable what's happening down there, maria. i've been going to the border since '05 when i was secretary of state and this is the worst -- of texas. this is the worst i've ever seen it. we're just inviting these people in, willing to give them a vaccine. we don't check them for covid. we're moving them into dallas, 3,000 people at the convention center there. what are we going to do with these people? are we going to let them out? they're not going to add to the net worth of our countr

at 3:00 p.m., a house armed services subcommittee hears from the fort hood independent review committee about their report on the army's criminal investigation division. on our website, www.c-span.org, at :00 a.m., there is an oversight hearing on u.s. military special operations. >> coming up in an hour, kevin bogar of any news. -- ene news. at on :00, border control council president brandon judd talks about the biden administration's approach to immigration and border control. host: good morning. it is tuesday, march 16, 2021. fresh off signing the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package into law, president biden reportedly eyeing tax increases to fund new major legislation. this morning, we are spending our first hour hearing from you on whether you support tax increases. if you would, (202) 748-8000. if you would oppose tax hikes on corporations and high owners -- earners, (202) 748-8001. you can also send us a text. that number (202) 748-8003. if you do, please include your name and where you are from. catch up with us on facebook on twitter, @cspanwj on twitter, facebook.com/c-s

harassment problems, diversity, extremist problems, mental health problems, what happened down at fort hood last year, the number of soldiers that died shined a bright light on the fact that we are not taking care of our people. the report that mccarthy put out is one of the most important things out there. we are focused on how can we get this under control. how can we tell people we are going to protect the serviceman? were the best ways it has ever been explained to me is the congressman from california carrera told me that when he heard about sexual assault stuff, he had a constituent that he nominated who is sexually assaulted when she got there, so we are telling our young people that yes we are going to put them in harm's way, but they should not be in arms -- in harm's way amongst their own. if we don't fix that we are going to have a devil of a time to build the force we adequately need to build -- protect this country. how i am thinking about the broader national security challenges and with the armed services content -- hope to continue to be able to do this year. >> let me try t

and that's not surprising because when we've done surveys, when we've done investigations like at fort hoodt the climate is not supportive of women. there's a lot of sexual harassment. and in fact, it's coming from the lower-level commanders. so if you've been assaulted by someone in your ranks, you don't necessarily believe that your commander will have your back. even though that commander may not be the one deciding, you just don't have faith in the chain of command. and so that's the truth. so we should make this reform. it is a bipartisan reform. there are so few reforms in washington that have the support of ted cruz and bernie sanders at the same time, and this does. this also has the support of mitch mcconnell and senator schumer. so it is something that is common sense. it is a simple small reform, that this one moment in time you could have the eye of a trained prosecutor look at the case file and make a judgment. it would change everything. >> well, that's for sure. it's been a long haul for you. it looks like you might be on the verge of real success there. thank you. please com

when we brought our cadets back from winter leave in january, i took a look at the fort hood independentreview, which i know many of the members -- all members are aware of and we talked to every single cadet when they came back from the leave. i let off a session and i had my experts, my shop director and others talk and as said, this isn't about fort hood. this could be any for, this could be fort west point and we talk to him about personal courage and what it takes to hold each other accountable as piers here at the united states military academy. so i think leadership matters, i know it matters and i know that all of the corrosive's that the chief talks about and the secretary and the -- that we also take on here, the only way to combat that ma'am is for peer leadership and for leadership of the very top. i will also tell you, we piled it back summer, i relational character course, we're going to expanded the summer to top exactly what you mentioned. how do we relate with each other? when the cadets came back last summer, we -- are cadets were brilliant in the space. we trust in pur

so most americans thought you know, whatever happens on the military post in fort hood happens in you know there and we'll just not think about it. right. those aren't my sons who are down there. anyway, i'm just not going to worry about it and besides they're doing dangerous work and they should probably have a little bit of disreputable fun. right. that was the thought. however on the eve of world war i when the united states in stated the selective service now all of the sudden, that's your son who might be drafted and sent to that military base and you might have to deal with all of these things that are popping up around military bases, right? most americans feared that military service would take their sons introduce them to prostitution and alcohol and on top of that. we're going to send them to france, which is everybody new in 1917 was just this land of debauchery an evil and so all kinds of bad things were just converging in the same moment. right on top of that. most americans were very skeptical of the draft right the draft before world war. i had been the draft in the civ

a house armed services committee hears from the fort hood independent review committee about the reporton the army's criminal investigation. on our website, c-span.org at 11:00 a.m. a house armed service subcommittee holds an oversight hearing on u.s. military special operations. >> wednesday morning, homeland security secretary testifies to a house committee for the first time since being confirmed. he would discuss the agency's mission and operations. watch live 9:30 on c-span3, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> thursday, national institutes of allergy and infectious diseases director dr. anthony found he, and cdc director testify with other federal officials on the covid-19 response. watch live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3, online at c-span.org, or listen live at the c-span radio app. continues. host: david bier of the cato policy institute joins us to dig into the conflict at the u.s.-mexico border.

either the first or second most diverse county, and the other county that it is in contention with is fort hood texas or harris county. >> harris county. houston is incredibly diverse. you don't think of it that way because that's quite, i sit in the book and he said this in the new yorker article, it's people's conception, texas is a white man. [laughing] has been constructed as a white man and the book is what does it mean for all these people out there like myself? who are not white men and consider ourselves to be texans and you don't think about that but houston is tremendously diverse place. people have this attitude about a white man, a cowboy, not only just a white man but a cowboy. houston is closer to east texas. cowboys were in west texas really and so talking about how that myth of the white man come white western texas has come to overshadow this place that has women in black people and all kinds, indigenous people, and now asians, people from all over the world, particularly in harris county right there in houston. >> elizabeth, he froze a bit when. do you want to finish your thou

members of the fort hood independent review committee testified about what they are doing to address the high rates of violent crime and sexual assault at the texas army post. this runs two hours and 15 minutes. hood finding committee. after the mass shooting at the ft. hood army base in 2009. >> our hearing today >> we are going to investigative organizations reform recommendations from the ft. hood independent review committee. we will have two panels today. first panel are members of the ft. hood independent review committee who have firsthand knowledge of the findings and recommendations made and given to the army. the second panel are heads of each of the services, investigative agencies who are here to tell us how their agencies work and could be improved. the ft. hood report is required reading and continues to reveal new challenges and problems as well as demonstrate the devastating impacts of problems that have gone unaddressed. also and more importantly, solutions to create a smarter, safer and more ready force. ft. hood independent review committee's report is a stinging r

harassment problems, diversity, extremist problems, mental health problems, what happened down at fort hood the last year, , the number of soldiers who died really shined bright light on the fact that we are not taking care of our people. the report that sector mccarthy put up before he left on that is one of the most important things out there and a note secretary austin usually focus on how can we get this under control. how can we tell people we will protect the servicemembers? when the best ways is you, i called the california explained, we heard about sexual assault stuff that he had a constituent who he nominated for a kit which academy what of the academies who sexually assaulted when she got there. we are telling our young people that yes we'll put them in harm's way, okay? it's part of the purpose of being in the military that they should not be in harm's way amongst their own. if we don't fix that we will have a devil of a time building the force we need to adequately protect this country. i'm not lot going on in thef course but that's the topline overview of how i am thinking abo

i house armed services subcommittee hears from the fort hood independent review committee about the report on the army's criminal investigation division. and on our website c-span.org at 11 a.m. the house armed services subcommittee holds an oversight hearing on u.s. military special operations. >> fbi director christopher wray stresses the importance of civic education and its link to national security, social media, trust in government, election security and disinformation campaigns. the center for strategic and international studies hosted this event. >> good afternoon, everybody. my name is john hamre, president europe csis i want to welcome you to what's going to be a very, very interesting conversation. this is a continuation of the series we're doing on the national security imperative for civics education. that may sound odd but during the last year we've all experienced startling things about how we need to reinforce the importance of civics and since understanding in american society. it's a national security imperative and we are grateful that today we have the privilege to have

you know he was then the core commander down in fort hood.nd he said i think we're going to need more troops, this was after secretary rumsfeld had resigned, but before secretary gates had been sworn in, because he did not get sworn in until he presided over the a&m graduation. for the folks to just to show you how important it is to the folks in texas. so i was living with his uncomfortable situation from the outgoing secretary of defense to the third floor and the incoming secretary of defense on the fourth floor. and i said i am very sympathetic about you getting these troops, but i have a secretary who is leaving who is against it, and i have a new secretary coming in who i have not had a chance to brief yet. and we will have to see where all that goes. >> so just because a couple of you have mentioned this now, one of the very interesting stories that have emerged out of this broader tail, involves whether there were actually additional troops available for the search. and what's remarkable is that you get widely different answers to thi

. >>> this afternoon, members of the fort hood independent review committee present their findings andrecommendations stemming from multiple cases of sexual assault and harassment at the texas army base. that hearing before a house armed services subcommittee starts live at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3, online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> visit c-span's new online store at c-spanshop.org to check out the new c-span products. and with the # 17th congress in session we're taking preorders for the congressional directory. every c-span purchase helps support c-span's nonprofit operations. >>> federal communications commissioner brendan carr delivered remarks yesterday about 5g wireless technology, net neutrality and free speech issues. from the american enterprise institute, this is an hour. >> good morning, everyone, and thank you for starting your week with us. i'm with the american enterprise institute, and we are joined today by fcc commissioner brendan carr. brendan carr is the senior republican on the federal communications commission, and he's been descr

hood. this could be any fort. this could be ft. west point. talked about personal courage and what it takes to hold each other accountable as peers here at the united states military academy. so, i think leadership matters. know it matters. and i know that all of the co-rosses ives that the chief talks about and the secretary and the sma and that we also take on here, the only way to combat that, ma'am, is for peer leadership and for leadership at the very top. i will also tell you we piloted a relational character course. we're going to expand it this summer to talk exactly what you mentioned. how do we relate with each other? when the cadets came back last summer, our cadets were brilliant in this space. we have trust and peer leaders in the cadet company. they are resources for young men and women to talk to. we allowed our cadets last summer, we will do the same thing with the new classes that come in, a time, the space to talk about tough subjects. it really is about these young men and women looking each other in the eye, i know it's dif