hostage policy review, i asked him to appoint a hostage point person for dod, it ended up going mike lumpkin who is now asd solic and secretary agel did that, the white house instituted a hostage policy review. all of this came about because things were brought to my attention by a lieutenant colonel a approximate marie special forces sold earlier, fought in afghanistan, was working in a section of dod working in hostage policy and hostage recovery for dod. he is now being investigated. he's being basically drummed out of the army. you would not have a hostage policy review unless secretary agel started it on my own without my request. i would not have requested it you would not have had a hostage point person in mike lumpkin is not for lieutenant colonel amarie.

it ended up being mike lumpkin and secretary hagel did that appointed mike lumpkin. the wife of institute a hostage college -- policy review. this was brought to my tent but a lieutenant colonel, special forces soldier who fought in afghanistan, was working on hostage policy hostage recovery for dod. he is now being investigated. these basically being drummed out of the army. you would not have it hostage policy regardless secretary hagel stored on his own put my request. i would not have requested it. you would not have had a hostage point person with mike lumpkin if it were not for the lieutenant. senator johnson wrote you a letter i think a few days ago asking you to look into secretary mchugh, his let's say investigatory policies within the army. possible abuse by the cid within the army advocates of lieutenant amory in particular which is as different now, i would just like your commitment that you look into this? because none of this would -- would've happened, has to heidi klum whistleblower status because he helped the united states fix its botched hostage re

i would not have requested it you would not have had a hostage point person in mike lumpkin is not for lieutenant colonel amarie. senator johnson wrote you a letter asking you to look into secretary mchue his -- let's say investigatory policies within the army possible abuse by cid within the army and the case of lieutenant colonel amarie in particular. i would ask you right now, i would just like your commitment that you would look into this because none of this would have happened if it weren't for amarie who has now had to claim whistle-blower status because he helped the united states fix its botched hostage recovery policy. of which we had none. i mean we had talked about this, you had fbi, state dod and other -- the intelligence communities all in their own lanes doing their own things for hostages. that's going to change now. you're going to have your own hostage policy now that that review is underway and the house and senate our n stchlt a was passed, that had the parameters for your -- for the administration's new hostage recovery policy set up in had it, that's going tos pas