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senator leahy? -- lee? >> thank you. while you fault cambridge analytica for using its data that it obtained without authorization, at the same time you took that same data with you upon leaving the company. isn't that right? mr. wylie: because there were no staff at cambridge analytica, most people were contractors or had companies. i received a copy of the data. sen. lee: you had that data and you started your own company. mr. wylie: my company was in existence before i left cambridge analytica because i was a contractor. sen. lee: after leaving the company you had a meeting with a major campaign to discuss some micro-targeting techniques. mr. wylie: that is not true. i did not meet another campaign to discuss that. in reference to that data. sen. lee: it appears that you tried to use some of the same market as your former company. you were going to use that data for something, right? you were not just going to leave it idle? mr. wylie: to be clear, the data was never used on any commercial. sen. lee: why did you take
senator leahy? -- lee? >> thank you. while you fault cambridge analytica for using its data that it obtained without authorization, at the same time you took that same data with you upon leaving the company. isn't that right? mr. wylie: because there were no staff at cambridge analytica, most people were contractors or had companies. i received a copy of the data. sen. lee: you had that data and you started your own company. mr. wylie: my company was in existence before i left cambridge...
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leahy: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: mr. president, you know, the senate has often been called the world's greatest deliberative body. we can thoroughly and respectfully debate weighty matters regardless of the pressures imposed by any given moment. and what i've seen during my time here is that at its best the senate can be and actually should be the conscience of the nation. so as we move to vote on the nomination of gina haspel, with very little debate and gaping holes in her record, i fear the senate's failing to fulfill its basic duty to provide advice and informed consent to her nomination. remember, we're supposed to advise and consent. and worst yet, we're failing in our duty to serve as the nation's conscience. now much of what is publicly known about ms. haspel's role in the c.i.a. is disturbing. to begin with -- and i've listened to senators on both sides -- i don't question ms. haspel's commitment to our country or to our national security. that, i think she's established. but what i question is her judgment and
leahy: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: mr. president, you know, the senate has often been called the world's greatest deliberative body. we can thoroughly and respectfully debate weighty matters regardless of the pressures imposed by any given moment. and what i've seen during my time here is that at its best the senate can be and actually should be the conscience of the nation. so as we move to vote on the nomination of gina haspel, with very little...
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and senator leahy, the democratic chair, respected it. the same should prove true for senator balanced win. she should get the same respect from senator mcconnell and chairman grassley that senator johnson got for the same seat from then leader reid and senator leahy, then chairman of judiciary. but, no, our republican colleagues keep changing the rules. senator johnson's right to refuse a judge from his home state, as i said, was respected by then chairma chairman lahey. was -- leahy. was defended public by guess who? mr. brennan himself. he wrote an op-ed. he was not a nominee for judge then saying johnson's right to hold the seat open should be respected. now he's here on the floor with the blue slip being ignored for the first time since i've been here. that's since 1998. how is senator baldwin's right to consult on judges for her state any less important than senator johnson's? it's mind-bending hypocrisy. it's an appalling double standard. and it's another erosion of minority rights and the tradition of comity that i know so many of
and senator leahy, the democratic chair, respected it. the same should prove true for senator balanced win. she should get the same respect from senator mcconnell and chairman grassley that senator johnson got for the same seat from then leader reid and senator leahy, then chairman of judiciary. but, no, our republican colleagues keep changing the rules. senator johnson's right to refuse a judge from his home state, as i said, was respected by then chairma chairman lahey. was -- leahy. was...
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leahy: it has been months and months and months. you were relying on the travel ban based on the president's statement. he must have had something to back it up with. you must have had something to back it up because you send it. the country has to follow that. 402?ll me how many of the >> there are two issues here. one is the information we have from our partners in the interagency. i thank you for your detailed letter in february. some of the information is not dhs information. sen. leahy: you use that as your information. the president use it as his information. you tie me these numbers are to stall the congress if they ask us where it comes from? >> no, sir. the two are somewhat disaggregated. what we have done with the countries you mentioned, we have set an international first-time baseline information that we need to assure solves that we know who is traveling to our country and whether they have an intent to do us harm. if those countries cannot meet that burden, then we have taylor's travel restrictions for them. we worked
leahy: it has been months and months and months. you were relying on the travel ban based on the president's statement. he must have had something to back it up with. you must have had something to back it up because you send it. the country has to follow that. 402?ll me how many of the >> there are two issues here. one is the information we have from our partners in the interagency. i thank you for your detailed letter in february. some of the information is not dhs information. sen....
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against what most americans want furthermore leader mcconnell and i am chairman shelby and vice chair leahy we had a good meeting. i think doing these types of rescissions in the senate would sour the ability to get it done. thank you everybody. [inaudible]
against what most americans want furthermore leader mcconnell and i am chairman shelby and vice chair leahy we had a good meeting. i think doing these types of rescissions in the senate would sour the ability to get it done. thank you everybody. [inaudible]
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leahy. good arrange chairman collins and ranking member reed, thank you for having us here to scomphent on rail safety. metrolink is the first commuter railroad in the nation to have operating ptc. metrolink is all -- regional provider. travels more than 400 miles of track. i should note we operate out west which is the second largest growing corridor. our free aways in southern california are at capacity. our population is still growing and splitting out. the only way to relieve traffic or congestion in southern california is getting cars off the freeway, and metrolink does that. our folks take the train better than driving. we've done a number of things at metrolink the past couple years to improve safety. and we're facing this. and cards that were implemented year ago. our memory was triggered by a tragedy between 2008. the day of that accident, the board of metro and metrolink and others were at the scene. they were there all night long. they saw the horrible consequences and it was that
leahy. good arrange chairman collins and ranking member reed, thank you for having us here to scomphent on rail safety. metrolink is the first commuter railroad in the nation to have operating ptc. metrolink is all -- regional provider. travels more than 400 miles of track. i should note we operate out west which is the second largest growing corridor. our free aways in southern california are at capacity. our population is still growing and splitting out. the only way to relieve traffic or...
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leahy, thanks for being here today. metro link has been a model for commuter rail in terms of ptc, and i can't think of anyone better to ask for the big challenges that you faced that would be instructive to other systems and also the advice you have after going through this process. >> thank you, senator. it was a very difficult process. we started on it early on, but it was new technology. it was being developed realtime with us with the contractors. we had to do a great deal of troubleshooting and training and retesting and validating. it took a great deal of time. i think my recommendation to somebody is you should start as soon as possible because you're going to confront unique challenges. i am pleased that -- by the way, we would help any railroad in the country by chairing our experiences and bringing our people to bear on them. we've been involved in the trade association doing that, and we continue to do it to anybody who would like us to do so. >> and mr. leahy, part of getting started immediately is being aw
leahy, thanks for being here today. metro link has been a model for commuter rail in terms of ptc, and i can't think of anyone better to ask for the big challenges that you faced that would be instructive to other systems and also the advice you have after going through this process. >> thank you, senator. it was a very difficult process. we started on it early on, but it was new technology. it was being developed realtime with us with the contractors. we had to do a great deal of...
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and arthur leahy, the ceo of metropolitan commuter rail in southern california. the issue of railroad safety has received heightened attention recently, due to several disturbing accidents. last december, and amtrak train derailed in dupont, washington, killing three people and injuring 60 on the inaugural run of a new line. the engineer was speeding on a curved track. nearly 50 miles per hour above the speed limit. in january, closer to home, members of congress were involved in a highway railroad grade crossing crash. witnesses report that a truck entered the crossing when the gates were down. unfortunately, this type of accident occurs all too frequently. in february, another amtrak train collided with a sitting freight train in south carolina, because it was diverted onto a track that had been taken out of service. these three accidents illustrate the variety of challenges we face in improving the safety of our railroads. the rail industry safety record has improved in some areas, with the number of derailments declining by 35% since 2008, despite increasing
and arthur leahy, the ceo of metropolitan commuter rail in southern california. the issue of railroad safety has received heightened attention recently, due to several disturbing accidents. last december, and amtrak train derailed in dupont, washington, killing three people and injuring 60 on the inaugural run of a new line. the engineer was speeding on a curved track. nearly 50 miles per hour above the speed limit. in january, closer to home, members of congress were involved in a highway...
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i recognize senator leahy. >> thank you, mr. chairman. attorney general, last week i sent you a letter regarding your commitment to recuse any future investigation of any matters related in any way to the campaign for president. are you recused from the federal investigation of the president's attorney michael cohen which you purportedly relates to possible campaign violation? >> senator leahy, i'm honoring the recusal in every case and every matter that comes before the department of justice. you i've committed to that in my confirmation hearing and i have honored that and i'll continue to honor that. >> does it include michael cohen? >> it is the policy of the department of justice that those who have recused themselves not state the details of it or any -- or confirm the existence of an investigation or the scope or nature of that investigation. >> i understand that. >> and so i feel i'm following the rules of the department which i'm trying to teach all our people to do, that i should not answer that question. it would be inappropriat
i recognize senator leahy. >> thank you, mr. chairman. attorney general, last week i sent you a letter regarding your commitment to recuse any future investigation of any matters related in any way to the campaign for president. are you recused from the federal investigation of the president's attorney michael cohen which you purportedly relates to possible campaign violation? >> senator leahy, i'm honoring the recusal in every case and every matter that comes before the department...
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as senator leahy and his colleagues on the state and foreign appropriations subcommittee asked in a letter this week, that funding should be free for usaid to use it as congress intended. and donald trump ought to learn from his past statements if he can blame obama for not fully going after the ebola outbreak in 2014, why is he cutting money for ebola now? finally, mr. president, on a solemn note. before the memorial day weekend, i want to express my deep and abiding gratitude to the men and women in the armed services who gave their last full measure of devotion in defense of our nation and our freedom. this morning i'm thinking of one veteran, larry riley, sr., of syracuse, new york. he was known to us by his naval rank chief riley. chief riley served on the u.s.s. frankie evans along with his son who carried his name larry riley, jr. the frankie evans sunk tragically in a training accident just outside the combat zone during the vietnam war killing 74. chief riley survived the accident. larry, jr., did not. because the department of defense did not consider the frank e. evans disaster
as senator leahy and his colleagues on the state and foreign appropriations subcommittee asked in a letter this week, that funding should be free for usaid to use it as congress intended. and donald trump ought to learn from his past statements if he can blame obama for not fully going after the ebola outbreak in 2014, why is he cutting money for ebola now? finally, mr. president, on a solemn note. before the memorial day weekend, i want to express my deep and abiding gratitude to the men and...
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thank you madam chair. >> thank you senator leahy. administrator pruitt, this is your time before the committee. we welcome your comments, your review of the budget that we have in front of us. thank you for being here. administrator pruitt: good morning, chairman, ranking member udall, vice chairman leahy. it is good to be with you. there's consequential and important work being done at epa since the beginning of the trump administration in terms of improved environmental outcomes as well as substantial regulatory reform. we are stripping burdensome cost from the american economy at a unprecedented pace, while inspiring confidence in the american people that their government will work with them and not against them, in achieving harmony between economic growth and environmental stewardship. in the short time, we have made enormous progress in terms of environmental outcomes. in 2017, we removed three times the number of polluted sites and contaminated sites across the country. in 2018, we are on pace to remove as 10 times the number.
thank you madam chair. >> thank you senator leahy. administrator pruitt, this is your time before the committee. we welcome your comments, your review of the budget that we have in front of us. thank you for being here. administrator pruitt: good morning, chairman, ranking member udall, vice chairman leahy. it is good to be with you. there's consequential and important work being done at epa since the beginning of the trump administration in terms of improved environmental outcomes as...
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strong message. >> thank you, senator leahy. administrator pruitt, this is your time before the committee. we welcome your comments, your review of the budget that we have in front of us. thank you for being here. >> good morning, chairman mccowski, ranking udall, vice chairman leahy. it is good to be with you this morning. i look forward to the questions and dialogue this morning. there is consequential and important work being done at the epa since the beginning of the trump administration. both in terms of improved environmental outcomes as well as substantial regulatory reform. we are stripping burdensome costs from the american economy at an unprecedented pace, and we're doing this while inspiring confidence in the american people that their government will work with them, not against them, in achieving the economic growth and stewardship. in the short time in the trump administration, we've made enormous progress as far as improved environmental outcomes. in 2017 we removed over three times the number of polluted sites of
strong message. >> thank you, senator leahy. administrator pruitt, this is your time before the committee. we welcome your comments, your review of the budget that we have in front of us. thank you for being here. >> good morning, chairman mccowski, ranking udall, vice chairman leahy. it is good to be with you this morning. i look forward to the questions and dialogue this morning. there is consequential and important work being done at the epa since the beginning of the trump...
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leahy patrick j. leahy identify the highest priorities so we can ensure that you have resources that you need to fill your goals for the department. i turn to my colleague the ranking member for his comments and i know we wanted to provide the vice chairman of the committee an opportunity to make comments. >> senator leahy, go ahead. >> i think senator udall and i also appreciate what you said about regular order. you and i have served on this committee for a long time and we see them work well i think of leadership and one of my dearest friends from your state when he was chair we made it work. it's no secret that senator shelby and i have spent a lot of time talking about this. he is chair and myself as vice chair we have every intention of bringing it back. the senate and the country will be better. i know we have expressed our concern to you last year when the president proposed a reduced critical programs in the fy 18 budget. he reportedly said you were not happy about the budget proposed at the
leahy patrick j. leahy identify the highest priorities so we can ensure that you have resources that you need to fill your goals for the department. i turn to my colleague the ranking member for his comments and i know we wanted to provide the vice chairman of the committee an opportunity to make comments. >> senator leahy, go ahead. >> i think senator udall and i also appreciate what you said about regular order. you and i have served on this committee for a long time and we see...
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when barack obama was president, when patrick leahy was chairman of the judiciary committee, we democrats obeyed the blue slip, and it led that seat to be vacant for six years. now that the shoe's on the other foot, the republican majority will ignore the blue slip rights of a democratic senator, even though they fervently believe that we ought to listen to the rights of the republican senator of wisconsin, and this -- their actions, the republican leader, arose one of the few remaining customs in the senate that forces consultation and consensus on judicial nominations. in the grand scheme of things, the vote may seem for my colleagues on the other side like a small one. one judge for one circuit court. but in truth the vote on mr. brennan is part of a death by a thousand cuts of grand traditions of bipartisanship and comity in this united states senate. i know all too well there's plenty of blame to go around and on both sides of the aisle. but if we don't take a step back now, the senate will soon become either a rubber stamp or a graveyard for presidential nominees rendering our advis
when barack obama was president, when patrick leahy was chairman of the judiciary committee, we democrats obeyed the blue slip, and it led that seat to be vacant for six years. now that the shoe's on the other foot, the republican majority will ignore the blue slip rights of a democratic senator, even though they fervently believe that we ought to listen to the rights of the republican senator of wisconsin, and this -- their actions, the republican leader, arose one of the few remaining customs...
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against what most americans want furthermore leader mcconnell and i am chairman shelby and vice chair leahy we had a good meeting. i think doing these types of rescissions in the senate would sour the ability to get it done. thank you everybody. [inaudible] an important issue in my state is that there seems to be a division that's being promoted in our citizenry and perhaps it's even international concerns a lot of people. it's important to remind the citizens of washington that if you get an opportunity to talk to each other more than likely will find its very similar and we should try to remember that. [inaudible] >> i lived in olympia washington and one issue to me is the death penalty. i want to abolish it. i think we can put money into education and other resources that would be better served. >> an important issue in my state is education for the children. i believe they are our future leaders and we need to have the funding to do that. that's one of the top issues that we have today.
against what most americans want furthermore leader mcconnell and i am chairman shelby and vice chair leahy we had a good meeting. i think doing these types of rescissions in the senate would sour the ability to get it done. thank you everybody. [inaudible] an important issue in my state is that there seems to be a division that's being promoted in our citizenry and perhaps it's even international concerns a lot of people. it's important to remind the citizens of washington that if you get an...
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i am proud to join senator hatch, alexander, white house, wounds, durban, leahy and senator grassley to cosponsor bipartisan legislation to modernize how we compensate artists and is to be their music. the music modernization act will benefit both the artist who produce today's hits and the innovative technology companies to bring that music to their fans. it is my great honor to introduce someone today who knows more than just about anyone about the music industry. he is a friend. is an incredible californian. he is in icon and he is the incredible smokey robinson. smokey was born and raised in detroit where he founded the miracles as a highschooler. it was smokey who suggested that berry gordy start motown records and smokey later spent several decades as vice president of motown. his songs were part of the soundtrack of our nation. shop around, my girl, tracks of my tears -- the sound of motown influenced everyone from the beatles to the civil rights movement. it's something that unites us as globe.ry and across the and because of those incredible songs that we know and love, smok
i am proud to join senator hatch, alexander, white house, wounds, durban, leahy and senator grassley to cosponsor bipartisan legislation to modernize how we compensate artists and is to be their music. the music modernization act will benefit both the artist who produce today's hits and the innovative technology companies to bring that music to their fans. it is my great honor to introduce someone today who knows more than just about anyone about the music industry. he is a friend. is an...
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leahy: i ask the call of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: the senate is not in a quorum call. the senator is recognized. mr. leahy: mr. president, we new members don't think to look up at the lights. i apologize. i appreciate being recognized. let me be serious for a moment. i am the longest serving member of the senate. i'm a former chairman of the senate judiciary committee. i feel obligated to speak up about the steady erosion of the norms and traditions that protect the senate's unique constitutional role. there are only 100 senators. we should be the conscience of the nation. we have a unique role. but this week, we're witnessing a further degradation of the once-respected role of the blue slip in the judicial confirmation process. now, bipartisan basis value political expediency and argue that blue slips are mere slips of paper, but instead they represent and help preserve something far more meaningful. for much of this body's history, blue slips have given meaning to the constitutional requirement of advice and
leahy: i ask the call of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: the senate is not in a quorum call. the senator is recognized. mr. leahy: mr. president, we new members don't think to look up at the lights. i apologize. i appreciate being recognized. let me be serious for a moment. i am the longest serving member of the senate. i'm a former chairman of the senate judiciary committee. i feel obligated to speak up about the steady erosion of the norms and traditions that protect the...
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democrat patrick leahy of vermont is the nation's longest serving senator, elected in 1975.epublican don young of alaska is the longest-serving representative, elected in 1973. any bill implementing term limits would require a constitutional amendment. ro khanna is a democratic congressman from california, and jodie arrington is a republican congressman from texas. they're both in their first terms and both support term limits. nice to have you both with me. rep. arrington: great to be with you. soledad: so let's kick it off with why. why are term limits so important? rep. arrington: our founders never intended for people to get elected, citizens of our country, and make a career out of politics. i think the idea was that we would send our fellow citizens as citizen legislators to go and govern and to solve the problems of the day, and then come back home and live under the laws that they passed. and so we've gotten far from that notion. i think the other thing is people are sick and tired of politics as usual in this country. and more than just tax code reform, or health ca
democrat patrick leahy of vermont is the nation's longest serving senator, elected in 1975.epublican don young of alaska is the longest-serving representative, elected in 1973. any bill implementing term limits would require a constitutional amendment. ro khanna is a democratic congressman from california, and jodie arrington is a republican congressman from texas. they're both in their first terms and both support term limits. nice to have you both with me. rep. arrington: great to be with...
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. >> vice chairman of the full committee senator leahy. >> thank you. as you know i began my career in law enforcement and i watch the fbi and others, and i hope you'll take back to the bureau my thanks to the men and women who are working every day to uphold the integrity and the independence of the fbi. that's important to all of us. i have a number of questions for you. i'll note for the record the president's budget request reduces over all fbi funding by 5%. requests no funding for the new fbi headquarters. rescission of $140 billion in salaries. and expenses. so i'm going to give you a question for the record of how that will impact the ability of the fbi to do its job. and, frankly, i am concerned this administration would be concerned, any administration, but this one special the relentless attacks on nation's law enforcement, but i think that could impact independence that's unifying theme to it. they attack anybody who is investigated russia's interference with our democracy. the president has called your bureau a disgrace. the chair of the ho
. >> vice chairman of the full committee senator leahy. >> thank you. as you know i began my career in law enforcement and i watch the fbi and others, and i hope you'll take back to the bureau my thanks to the men and women who are working every day to uphold the integrity and the independence of the fbi. that's important to all of us. i have a number of questions for you. i'll note for the record the president's budget request reduces over all fbi funding by 5%. requests no funding...
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chairman, why don't you and chairman leahy,, one of you are leading the effort to try and write the rules of the road for the internet? because by and large, they weren't any. and he kind of smiled at me. that quintessential john mccain smile. he basically said, why don't you go out and figure out how to do it? and who have a hell of a good time making it. and what we did, under john mccain leadership was in fact, break the rules of the road, 10,000 taxing jurisdictions in america as a result of those early days, you cannot discriminate against electronic commerce. which would have clobber the internet with discriminatory decisions. there was digital signatures. we wrote the regulatory rules that are often cited as while we have the social media. creating $1 trillion worth of wealth in the private economy. and to a great extent, john mccain, brought his typical passion to those new areas that he would be the first to say he didn't know everything about. he said, look, we ought to do something that is in america's interest. we didn't care about democrats and we didn't care about republican
chairman, why don't you and chairman leahy,, one of you are leading the effort to try and write the rules of the road for the internet? because by and large, they weren't any. and he kind of smiled at me. that quintessential john mccain smile. he basically said, why don't you go out and figure out how to do it? and who have a hell of a good time making it. and what we did, under john mccain leadership was in fact, break the rules of the road, 10,000 taxing jurisdictions in america as a result...
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chairman, why don't you and chairman leahy, who has been a stalwart on these issues, why don't you all lead an effort to try to write the rules of the road for the internet, because by and large there weren't any. and he kind of smiled at me, that quintessential john mccain smile, and he basically said why don't you go out and figure out how to do it, and we'll have a hell of a good time making the case. and what we did under john mccain's leadership was, in fact, write the rules of the road. 10,000 taxing jurisdictions in america. as a result of those early days, you can't discriminate against electronic commerce, which would have clobbered the internet with thousands of discriminatory decisions. there was digital signatures. we wrote the regulatory rules that are often cited as why we have the social media, often cited as creating a trillion dollars worth of wealth in the private economy. and to a great extent, john mccain brought his typical passion to those new areas that he would be the first to say he didn't know everything about, but he says hey, look, we ought to do something t
chairman, why don't you and chairman leahy, who has been a stalwart on these issues, why don't you all lead an effort to try to write the rules of the road for the internet, because by and large there weren't any. and he kind of smiled at me, that quintessential john mccain smile, and he basically said why don't you go out and figure out how to do it, and we'll have a hell of a good time making the case. and what we did under john mccain's leadership was, in fact, write the rules of the road....
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in the trash i think it is sir nicholas leahy you got our next twitter common turn has been my the saysyou've got to admire the grit and courage especially rappler female journalists who were turned away by palace and they've been guards attacked on social media by government supporters even probably receiving death threats but you don't see them changing their style of reporting margo broadening this out to all of the reporters at rappler and other places in the philippines what is it that you organization saw as as troubling here that caused them to drop well really what we see as troubling in the philippines is it's the deadliest country in asia for journalists with four killed in twenty seventeen and actually a couple of days ago a radio a local radio journalist was gunned down after leaving ripped a recording of his show and later died from his wounds and authorities investigating that death believe that he was directly targeted for being a journalist so we see in philippines this top down and ten year rhetoric which is quite violent that actually gets translated into physical viol
in the trash i think it is sir nicholas leahy you got our next twitter common turn has been my the saysyou've got to admire the grit and courage especially rappler female journalists who were turned away by palace and they've been guards attacked on social media by government supporters even probably receiving death threats but you don't see them changing their style of reporting margo broadening this out to all of the reporters at rappler and other places in the philippines what is it that you...
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senator leahy: that's joined force. general dunford: i'll do that. i personally train there two or three times and be happy to provide that. senator leahy: it may somewhat broke, but i'm awfully proud of the men and women who train there. thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. gentlemen, thank you for your service and for appearing before the committee today. secretary mattis, you have appropriately noted that russia as well as china, but russia is a strategic competitor is the word that you used. seeking to create a world consistent with their authoritarian models and veto power over other nations. very we see that very, clearly up in the arctic region in the past 10 years we have seen the russians move dramatically. senator murkowski: and actually in the past year even more so. and yet our u.s. arctic strategy has yet to evolve to this changing dynamic. the concern i have is that rather than the arctic being this place for commerce, a stable area, with freedom of maneuver, that russia is positioning themselves to control the arctic, control its res
senator leahy: that's joined force. general dunford: i'll do that. i personally train there two or three times and be happy to provide that. senator leahy: it may somewhat broke, but i'm awfully proud of the men and women who train there. thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. gentlemen, thank you for your service and for appearing before the committee today. secretary mattis, you have appropriately noted that russia as well as china, but russia is a strategic competitor is the word that...
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corden crapo flake durbin harris klobuchar and leahy. thank you for your support of these important issues. this is an unparalleled feeling of accomplishment that comes from creating music. there is an unparalleled congressman that comes from creating music. the hours and effort that went into writing recordings is something that will truly make an impact on the world for generations to come. i wish for you all to share in that experience to be creators of something constructive and enduring. something that will make a profound difference in the lives of so many. the music modernization act will make that difference. thank you for making this a reality and they really appreciate everyone who is here and all the senators who are supporting this particular act and this particular subject because it's very important. would he like if you went to the grocery store or the supermarket and the owner was there and he said okay i'm going to get groceries from you for the next 10 years but i'm not owing to pay you. it's the same thing. when people
corden crapo flake durbin harris klobuchar and leahy. thank you for your support of these important issues. this is an unparalleled feeling of accomplishment that comes from creating music. there is an unparalleled congressman that comes from creating music. the hours and effort that went into writing recordings is something that will truly make an impact on the world for generations to come. i wish for you all to share in that experience to be creators of something constructive and enduring....
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leahy, for their commitment to moving these appropriation bills forward and doing so quickly and in an orderly manner. know that my commitment and i know my ranking member here we have pledged to work aggressively with you to do just exactly that. we can't expect apartment of interior or any of the other agencies funded by this bill to function efficiently when we don't pass final preparation bills until roughly half the fiscal year has passed. i think we saw the play out in 2017, 2018 we need to do a better it up. i look for to working with my colleagues to address their priorities for this year's interior bill and mr. secretary, i know i look forward to working with you and your staff to identify the highest priorities so we can ensure that you have resources that you need to fill your goals for the department. i turn to my colleague the ranking member for his comments and i know we wanted to provide the vice chairman of the committee an opportunity to make comments. >> senator leahy, go ahead. >> i think senator udall and i also appreciate what you said about regular order. you and
leahy, for their commitment to moving these appropriation bills forward and doing so quickly and in an orderly manner. know that my commitment and i know my ranking member here we have pledged to work aggressively with you to do just exactly that. we can't expect apartment of interior or any of the other agencies funded by this bill to function efficiently when we don't pass final preparation bills until roughly half the fiscal year has passed. i think we saw the play out in 2017, 2018 we need...
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senator leahy. >> thank you, mr. chairman. secretary perdue, welcome. i appreciate the conversations we've had since the time of your nomination. i like your slogan about do right and feed everyone, but i also look at the budget and the programs you want to eliminate or cut benefit our rural communities, and you certainly are familiar for your own state's rural communities, as am i. these communities face housing, infrastructure, opioid crisis, and they eliminate some important work being done around the world to feed people. we need to make investments so we actually do right by all and feed everyone. it's going to be more than a slogan. now, president trump agreed with the republican leadership and the democratic leadership on our bipartisan budget agreement, and we passed it, knowing that he had said he'd sign it. a few days later, he starts tweeting he doesn't like it, he's changed his mind, and he wants to send it up for rescissions, package of rescissions that would go back on his word and everybody else's. probably a little bit old-fashioned, but
senator leahy. >> thank you, mr. chairman. secretary perdue, welcome. i appreciate the conversations we've had since the time of your nomination. i like your slogan about do right and feed everyone, but i also look at the budget and the programs you want to eliminate or cut benefit our rural communities, and you certainly are familiar for your own state's rural communities, as am i. these communities face housing, infrastructure, opioid crisis, and they eliminate some important work being...
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i'd also like to thank senators harris, durban, leahy for sponsoring the recently introduced package bill as well as others who have co-sponsored prior versions. of course, i need to thank senator alexander, who's not on our committee but a very talented man whose leadership has been absolutely essential. senator alexander truly understands the need for the music modernization act and has been a tireless advocate for this legislation. i want to thank you again mr. chairman, for allowing me to make this short statement. >> i'm going to call on senator feinstein to introduce mr. robinson and senator harris wanted to say a few words afterwards. so proceed, senator feinstein. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i'd like to just briefly introduce on behalf of camela harris and myself some distinguished -- well, the whole committee -- some distinguished californians who are joining us here today. i'm so pleased to introduce smokey robinson. he's truly an american icon. while he was still in high school, he formed the group the miracles and gave us such hits as "shop around," "tears of a
i'd also like to thank senators harris, durban, leahy for sponsoring the recently introduced package bill as well as others who have co-sponsored prior versions. of course, i need to thank senator alexander, who's not on our committee but a very talented man whose leadership has been absolutely essential. senator alexander truly understands the need for the music modernization act and has been a tireless advocate for this legislation. i want to thank you again mr. chairman, for allowing me to...
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vice chairman leahy was talking about in vermont. in oklahoma there are sections i can look at on the map as well that i know full well there is no cell service there, certainly not broadband mobile access in those areas. challenge process as i understand it, help me understand this, challenge process as i understand it, a company wants to challenge this is unserved area, can challenge it. there going to have to pay for the process to go through evaluate on their own, bring the data, there will abiding for that area then. of course they're now bidding against other companies who didn't pay for the challenge. now that is open. literally the company challenging it, seems to be disadvantaged in the bidding process as well, because they have already invested money in their competitors and competitors have invested money. am i tracking that correctly or not tracking that correctly? >> senator, there are nuances i should mention. one is of course to step back for a second, we started with a spoke data collection. if we started with a data
vice chairman leahy was talking about in vermont. in oklahoma there are sections i can look at on the map as well that i know full well there is no cell service there, certainly not broadband mobile access in those areas. challenge process as i understand it, help me understand this, challenge process as i understand it, a company wants to challenge this is unserved area, can challenge it. there going to have to pay for the process to go through evaluate on their own, bring the data, there will...
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senator leahy. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. and it is interesting, the come in at the last hearing i was at, it was going on with the appropriations committee, senator shelby and i are trying to make the committee work and we have a whole lot of committee meetings going on at once, so i apologize for coming in late, but chairman pai i wanted to comment because i disagree with many of the decisions you made at the fcc. i am concerned about the tone you have adopted. i think you have shown contempt for the public through your decisions. you have ignored the overwhelming public support -- i've never seen such overwhelming public support for net neutrality. you have got against the will of congress by seeking to undermine media ownership rules, you have engaged in blatantly partisan activity, you have mocked those who disagree with you and i think ill advised attempts that you may think of his humor. too many people need administration sometimes forget that they serve all americans, not just one person. and perhaps appearance in pa
senator leahy. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. and it is interesting, the come in at the last hearing i was at, it was going on with the appropriations committee, senator shelby and i are trying to make the committee work and we have a whole lot of committee meetings going on at once, so i apologize for coming in late, but chairman pai i wanted to comment because i disagree with many of the decisions you made at the fcc. i am concerned about the tone you have adopted. i think you...
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this was during a time period when chairman lai was using the -- chairman leahy was using the blue slip as a veto because it was -- because it still took 60 votes to confirm a judge. any minority member in the senate who objected to a judicial nomination would be backed up by his party and the nomination could be thwarted. i continued to work with senator kohl trying to become involved in the nomination of somebody who i felt would be more appropriate for that seat, somebody who actually had connection to the wisconsin legal community, unfortunately senator kohl did not have interest in working with me, so the congress passed and the seat remained vacant. let me remind you all of 2010, for the entire year, the seventh circuit seat from wisconsin was vacant when we had two democratic senators and president obama. they could have nominated and confirmed any time during 2010, and i was given no input into this nomination and the only thing i could do was withhold the blue slip and work with the other wisconsin senator and come up with a nominee that would be a good consensus choice. senato
this was during a time period when chairman lai was using the -- chairman leahy was using the blue slip as a veto because it was -- because it still took 60 votes to confirm a judge. any minority member in the senate who objected to a judicial nomination would be backed up by his party and the nomination could be thwarted. i continued to work with senator kohl trying to become involved in the nomination of somebody who i felt would be more appropriate for that seat, somebody who actually had...
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the senior members of the united states senate like a patrick leahy or diane feinstein how long have they've been, since the 70s or 80s? you can serve the court effectively. i don't think he was a monarchist. he was in favor of the government so strong that it struck some americans. it looked like monarchy. people would say that george washington may you reign long over us. some people were so sure that washington was going to be art king which was the president that we knew. and one of this draft speeches may be one of his inaugural messages of the congress he takes care to point out that he had no children to worry about hereditary rule. he was a servile which is so interesting to me because this is a war veteran with english blood. hamilton thought it was curious that he was accused of this. one thing that he said related to what i said before he said this is a bad tendency calling the "washington post" ration the monarchy. stop calling it the monarchy jefferson because it's not. the way to produce a monarchy is to say we are either going to have a king or -- the president he imag
the senior members of the united states senate like a patrick leahy or diane feinstein how long have they've been, since the 70s or 80s? you can serve the court effectively. i don't think he was a monarchist. he was in favor of the government so strong that it struck some americans. it looked like monarchy. people would say that george washington may you reign long over us. some people were so sure that washington was going to be art king which was the president that we knew. and one of this...
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not for a laboratory in you leahy marcus bona searches for traces which the two types of farming leave an animal for the vegetables and grain one crucial difference is the use of fertilizer organic farming opts for organic plant remains in conventional farming the mineral fertilizer. mineral fertilizer consists of nitrogen which plants need but mineral fertilizer has a totally different isotopes signature from bio for allies or for instance if we can determine this with our measuring techniques and thus ascertain the origin of organic or conventional farming ultimately this bio product also goes into fodder so an egg from a hen that has been eco reared and given bio fodder must also reveal this nitrogen isotope as long as the nitrogen isotopes have not been broken down marcus bona is able to determine the origin and get portal some products like milk pose a problem a cow is nothing other than a large bio reactor in other words we can no longer detect mineral fertiliser because the animal repeatedly changes these isotopes in the minors. but with many other foodstuffs his method allows m
not for a laboratory in you leahy marcus bona searches for traces which the two types of farming leave an animal for the vegetables and grain one crucial difference is the use of fertilizer organic farming opts for organic plant remains in conventional farming the mineral fertilizer. mineral fertilizer consists of nitrogen which plants need but mineral fertilizer has a totally different isotopes signature from bio for allies or for instance if we can determine this with our measuring techniques...
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. >> and now i'm going to turn to senator leahy for his questions. >> thank you very much. secretary, i recall the morning you appeared before the judiciary committee in january where you were required under the law to tell the truth, and your answers. you released the morning you appeared you released a report claiming that 73% of individuals convicted of international terrorism charges since 9/11 are 402 in total are foreign born. i asked you questions about that and you couldn't answer. you testified again under rirmtd requirement of telling the truth you would get back to me. you haven't. i've had a number of inquires to you. it's been four months even though you stated you would get back to me. so let me try again. the report was released pursuant to the president's travel ban. how many of the 402 individuals listed in the report were citizens from countries included in the travel ban? easy question. go ahead. >> sir, i continue to commit to get back to you with the information. the challenge. >> come on, it's been months and months and months. you are relying in the t
. >> and now i'm going to turn to senator leahy for his questions. >> thank you very much. secretary, i recall the morning you appeared before the judiciary committee in january where you were required under the law to tell the truth, and your answers. you released the morning you appeared you released a report claiming that 73% of individuals convicted of international terrorism charges since 9/11 are 402 in total are foreign born. i asked you questions about that and you couldn't...
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serve more respects against betting jogging leahy's a drill. to relieve that control your books. on the ball to do for you and for you. but one of the chances all of that working is it was ninety percent chance a hundred times a hundred to three hundred percent. because. he preaches the movement. if you know what a pitch is going to take you can make a hell of a lot of money. he's betting against a troll after doesn't matter who wins to have inside information is a license to print money. until later meeting morris explains the second form of pitch fixing preparing a surface that favors batsman. government but sponsors stuck in the smoker running doctor left out a long course that would be. before we had it ok so they can be all told on the score. the match fixes know that a batting pitch will mean high schools so they bet on high total for the first innings. and again we can put money on the. list for the bump up in surplus put your back to work or work with you on the bridge you will be back and all pretty good about it but. i persuaded morris to introduce me to one of his corr
serve more respects against betting jogging leahy's a drill. to relieve that control your books. on the ball to do for you and for you. but one of the chances all of that working is it was ninety percent chance a hundred times a hundred to three hundred percent. because. he preaches the movement. if you know what a pitch is going to take you can make a hell of a lot of money. he's betting against a troll after doesn't matter who wins to have inside information is a license to print money. until...
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as you can see leahy sky7 flew over the kafrmz a short time ago.aramedics set up a treatment area on the front lawn along blossom valley road. a hazmat team is trying it figure out the sbans that made everybody feel ill. >>> a suicide bombing targeted two police stations in afghanistan. at least 7 are dead. 17 others wounded. >>> the department of homeland security asked for 700 more national guardman helicopters and other equipment at the u.s. mekt coborder. the agency is hoping to finalize that deal in the come day. efrmgts three american citizens detained in north korea be have been released now or on their way home. the release from captivatety comes after a meeting between mike pompeo and kim junk you know yelled. maggie reule with the latest. >> reporter: larry today we have seen two major dmmtic achievements from the administration and while the president seems optimistic about the way things are going. he cautions anything can still happen. three american detainees sentenced to hard labor in snark are now on their way home. >> it represents
as you can see leahy sky7 flew over the kafrmz a short time ago.aramedics set up a treatment area on the front lawn along blossom valley road. a hazmat team is trying it figure out the sbans that made everybody feel ill. >>> a suicide bombing targeted two police stations in afghanistan. at least 7 are dead. 17 others wounded. >>> the department of homeland security asked for 700 more national guardman helicopters and other equipment at the u.s. mekt coborder. the agency is...