if a company makes a misrepresentation, we can take action. an unfair practice is one that causes or is likely to cause consumer injury, not outweighed by the benefits to competition and not reasonably avoidable by consumers. it's a cost benefit analysis. there's no such thing as perfect security, but what we require is reasonable security. >> thank you. in your testimony, you discussed the ftc's start with security. quote, a business initiative. can you discuss how that should be applied to car companies and others involved in the connected car space? >> sure. i can give a couple of examples. one example we give in the security business guidance is companies should test products before they launch them. opposed to launching the products first and seeing about problems later. something we call security by design. another thing we talk about in our start with security guidance is having a vehicle to accept vulnerability reports. companies can know of security research that's out there and evolving threats and emerging issues in their devices. >

on a manufacturers website and even if the misrepresentation is not related to the gold data. second, has to hacking, section 302 of the discussion that would prohibit unauthorized actions to vehicle data systems. security researchers, however, have uncovered security vulnerabilities and connected cars by accessing such systems. responsive researchers often content companies to inform him of these vulnerabilities so the cubbies can voluntarily make their cars are safer. by printing such acts is given for research purposes this provision would likely discourage such research to the detriment of consumers privacy, security and safety. finally, has to security the bill creates an advisory council to develop best practices. manufactures the implement these best practices will have a safe harbor under section five of the ftc act. however, the current draft may not result in best practices robust enough to protect consumers for several reasons. first, alicea 2% of the councils mentioned must consist of representatives of automobile manufacturers be using this product is approved by

officials at the dpw says it is a stated position we prefer alternative locations that is a total misrepresentation of my position i rescinded that i'll say on the technical ground the notification being i have seen correct i urge you to reject this proposal thank you for your time. >> mr. fine man. >> i'll just be brief i think i've responded to most of issues that has been made out on this appeal i'll just respond to the last few contentions made the federal telecommunication act was enacted in 1996 not as from the law stopped there it is revised and amended continually and the fcc does its work and study and issues rules and regulations on an ongoing basis the fact they're the dead lay in 1996 doesn't change the fact that the law is keeping up with the times and just as one example the question that was asked of me when was this article 25 was enacted it was enacted a few years ago and then amend a significant part this year we're not dealing with hours and carriages or whatever analogy was maids we're dealing with the laws currently on the books the laws and is states legislation and the state

description of the houthis as shi'ite rebels, and that's why saudi arabia - i think that is a misrepresentationwe are not dealing with houthis o-shi'a as shi'ite or sunnis. we are dealing with rebels government. >> of course, we have supported the yemeni people and government. we think it's our responsibility to do so. civilian casualties, we are using targetting and we have technology to that effect which we owe to the americans and to the british and to the french who are helping us in that process. so we try as much as possible to avoid civilian casualties. >> probably, yes. >> as in old wars. it would be civilian strategies. keep in in mind. any time there was a bombing exercise against a specific target, the houthis would come along and would shoot artillery fire into neighbouring places in order to show it off as collateral damage and civilian damage. that is where most of the civilian casualties had come from. you should not forget the artillery barrage, that the houthis unleashed against aiden and other places in the south when they occupied them. in this challenge, when we were talking

. >> tomorrow "on target,," after he told me that my reporting on saudi was full of misrepresentation, i asked him how it comes under strain at times. here is what he told me. >> there's a difference between clerics or people who express sympathy or support for the syrian people in their struggle against a repressive regime in syria and between direct incitement to clear and go to so-called jihad in iraq and syria. the latter was syria. if you commit that you commit a crime. >> that's our show for tonight, i'm ali velshi. thanks for joining us. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera. >>> from al jazeera's headquarters in doha, this is "the news housh." in the next 60 minutes: yemen's government targeted in two attacks in the southern city of aden. fifteen soldiers are killed. >>> protests in the west bank. palestinian faxes calmt cal for a day of rage. >>>

was to defend herself was she has had thousands of tweets put out there and this was just a misrepresentation of the message she put out on twitter. is that a fair statement? >> no apsley not. it is exactly what she said. it is totally in contacts. i gave her a call and a chance to a chance to explain herself which was quoted accurately in the article. i just like to have that was not the only tweets she had. i would like to read a couple more. one, sadly most european countries are now overrun by muslims. one said, it's politically incorrect to speak up up's muslim, so much of their gross action get swept under the rug. another one another one said it happened all over the europe, another one she tweeted a big york and basically suggest a president obama was not american. this is actually a pattern, this was not a one tweet out of 35000. there are more than i quoted. >> most people i talked to have no idea an election is coming up let alone who their assembly candidate or simply members. you think you have now helped her? it seems to me this and more press than assembly candidates are gettin

. >> this particular incident was based on complete misrepresentation, bad reporting, frankly, and we've finished our internal investigation. we've also hired an independent law firm to conduct their own investigation. and what we found is that there is absolutely no evidence of ethical wrongdoing. >> two hours later massachusetts attorney general said there are no laws prohibiting these sites from operating but she wants to make sure there is a level playing field for everyone. >> we've reached out to the company to ask them to come in and fan duel as well to come in and talk about their practices and their policies. >> awaiting her final report, state treasurer, swhugted her lottery division might be better suited to running fantasy football games. >> they are obviously profit driven which is not what we are. i'm assuming they are trying to build these companies really fast and probably sell them. but the bottom line is, that isn't good for massachusetts. >> but governor charlie baker said in a radio interview he >> the lottery has a fundamental purpose and a defined role and it's been

. >> tomorrow "on target,," after he told me that my reporting on saudi was full of misrepresentation, i asked him how it comes under strain at times. here is what he told me. >> there's a difference between clerics or people who express sympathy or support for the syrian people in their struggle against a repressive regime in syria and between direct incitement to clear and go to so-called jihad in iraq and syria. the latter was forebidden in syria. if you commit that you commit a crime. >> that's our show for tonight, i'm ali velshi. thanks for joining us. >> >>> carolina flooding... >> probably the most terrifying moment of my life, especially holding on to a 15-month-old daughter >>> the rain is over, the danger still exists >>> hospital bombing. >> the fact that some individuals lost their lives over the weekend is a tragedy. >> questions about how an air strike in afghanistan can go horribly wrong. >> hilary's challenge. >> fail, fail. i wish you could

. >> tomorrow "on target,," after he told me that my reporting on saudi was full of misrepresentation, i asked him how it comes under strain at times. here is what he told me. >> there's a difference between clerics or people who express sympathy or support for the syrian people in their struggle against a repressive regime in syria and between direct incitement to clear and go to so-called jihad in iraq and syria. the latter was syria. if you commit that you commit a crime. >> that's our show for tonight, i'm ali velshi. thanks for joining us. betting on sports, but outside of las vegas, it's pretty much, illegal, right? so what do you do? don't bet on the games. bet on game derived performances. in games that don't really happen. it started out as a way for fans to be their own general managers. drafting, trading, seeing how it all works out for fun. fantasy sports are now a multi-billion dollars business, and it's all legal. you want to bet? it's the inside story. ♪

our phil lipof is here with >> this is den was based on complete misrepresentation. ed: draft king's ceo playing defense on esp shame this ploee who won $350,000 last week from rival site fanduel did nothing to damage the integrity of the game. the media has it all wrong. >> bad reporting, frank hi, we have finished our internal investigation. we have also hiredded an independent law firm to conduct their investigation. what we found is there is no evidence of ethical wrongdoing. phil: massachusetts attorney general said there are no laws right now pro-buying the sites from operating but she does want to meck sure everyone two plays has the same shot at winning. >> we reached out to the company to ask tem to come in to fanduel as well to ask tem to come in and falk the practices and their pomsies. ed: new york's attorney general actually opened inquirer trial the fast-growing $1 billion industry. this is a game of skill or on-line gambling this roger goodell says he, as always, is of game. it is not based on the ut come of a game. is just a the biggest concern can is

could be precluded from bringing a section 5 action on the manufacturer's website, even if the misrepresentation is unrelated to vehicle data. second, ago to hacking, section two would prohibit unauthorized access to vehicle security systems. security researchers, however, have uncovered security vulnerabilities in connected cars by accesses such systems. responsible researchers often contact companies to inform them of these vulnerabilities so the companies can voluntarily make their cars safer. by prohibiting such access even for research purposes, this provision would likely discourage such research to the detriment of consumers privacy and safety. finally, as to security, the bill creates an advisory council to develop best practices. manufacturers that implement these best practices will have a safe harbor. under section five of the ftc act. however, the current draft may not result in best practices robust enough to protect consumers for several reasons. first, at least 50% of the council's membership must consist of representatives of automobile manufacturers because any best practices ap

we solved one of the biggest problems in online dating which is misrepresentation. this is a relationship based product frchlt a business perspective, because all of our users bring other users to the table, we're raising $500,000 for 10% of the business. the money will be used to accelerate product development and expand into new markets. if we hit this out of the park we expect returns five to ten times. we're online social media, twitter. you can find us anywhere. >> congratulations. nice pitch. let's see what you think. two numbers, one through ten. the first one is what do you think of the product and the second, how you think the pitch went. i was thinking of a friend of mine -- i went on a date with this great guy. you guys should meet. >> could be someone that wasn't right for you or could be a relative that you would never date. >> never date. alicia let's start with you? >> for the product i gave you a seven. dating is a tough space, okay cupid, match, tinder. it's a really tough one to play in. so i'd really have to know how you're binding some kind of pr

we saw one of the biggest problems in online dating which is misrepresentation.he market is $2.5 billion but littered with hookup apps. we're a relationship-based product. users bring other users to the table. we're raising $500,000 for 10% of the business. the money is going to be used to accelerate product development and expand. we're online, on social media, twitter, you name it. find us everywhere. >> congratulations. >> thanks. >> nice pitch. from my perspective. let's see what you guys think. two numbers one through ten. the first number is what you think of the product. the second, how you thought the pitch went. i was just thinking about a friend of mine. saying i went on a date with this guy, he was great but not for me. >> could be someone that wasn't right for you or a relative or someone you would never date. >> let's get to the results. >> so for the product i gave you a zen. and the reason for that is as i'm sure you know dating a very tough space. a number of properties, ok some proprietary advantage and how you compete on the marketing side given

it wrote this insurance based on misrepresentation and it stopped at the end of 2005.ere was a problem intro -- in failing to recognize the risk being taken -- right, you already knew that there were problems that could arise from these credit default swaps? >> absolutely. bernanke, do think they target you? do you feel like you are being targeted? that they are not listening to what you say is evidence? >> i don't been they are listening because they have made their mind up, what they want to say and do. they over reached, after theached government. that is what the lawsuit was all about. overreached.than they admitted overreach. but they made aig -- and they admitted this to the trial -- a political scapegoat. they were trying to demonize aig for the wrong political purposes. they had to admit that at trial. they had to support what they had to do for political reasons during this crisis. betty: bernanke title that chapter "aig: it makes me angry." >> yeah, it made me angry. get to beant to lawsuit appeal. i believe it is going to be now. by a panel given that, there

claim they're fighting inaccurate dipickses of pakistanis, and afghans as well as the gross misrepresentationim world in general. come on, that's not fair. "homeland" has plenty of positive muslim like the college professor-- no he was al qaeda. the plucky reporter who was also al qaeda. how about the iranian intelligence chief who helped the c.i.a. infiltrate his own government after he stabbed his wife in the throat for betraying him. well, at least there's shar. she's a well-rounded positive patriotic muslim character who was killed by muslim extremists. also, i should have said, four spoiler alerts. ( laughter ) wind it back. but still, i'm going to stand up for "homeland" here. i love the show, and, sure, it might not accurately portray muslims, but that doesn't make is racist because the show doesn't accurately portray anything. take carrie. do you really think bipolar disorder is all about solving international conspiracies to the sound of jazz? no. it's mostly feeling so depressed that you lay in bed all day binge-watching "homeland"! okay. and, yes, this guy is a traitor to america,

or criminals in this case posed as verizon employees in a phone call with verizon, used that misrepresentation to get the director's phone number, his aol account, his credit card information then they went to aol and misrepresented themselves again. it wasn't an incredibly technically sophisticated act, it was shrewd act of intelligence-gathering. the director of the cia did not use two factor e-mail identification, cyber hygiene 101. a lot of people in government have to have differently accounts witdifferent accountswy don't know how to make them more secure. could it have happened to anyone. >> why the aol account, why did they go after that one? did they go after that because it was easy? >> it's very odd. aol has this reputation among olot of people who watch technology as not the most secure or modern way to communicate. at the same time, like i have an aol account among variety of different accounts. and it's one that actually has a lot of enduring favor among the national security community. a form he deputy director of the nsa has one as does the form he director of darpa. this is an

. >> i thought it was full of misrepresentation and outward deceit and lies actually. >> mr.nt today? >> i won't let them make up a story. >> two people who never gave their stories -- shirley's two stepsons. >> todd reine and melvin reine jr. were both on the witness list. and the prosecution wanted to question them on the stand, but they both pleaded the 5th. >> shirley's husband melvin sr. never took the stand either, still institutionalized with dementia. he was unable to even attend his wife's trial. but his son todd did. and john rams' attorney, timothy flaherty, made sure jurors knew it. >> there had to be a question in his mind. they believe todd reine is the person who paid john rams to do this, and yet he is sitting in this courtroom. how is that? >> that was the most compelling argument i made in the trial. john rams, where is todd reine? sitting in the gallery, not at counsel table. why isn't he charged? the man with motive, opportunity, means. why didn't they charge him? >> why didn't they ever charge reine? >> a better question for michael o'keefe. >> cape cod d

if the a company makes and misrepresentation, we can take action.d answer practice is one that causes or is likely to cause substantial consumer injury, not everybody benefits of competition and not raise them affordable by consumers. it's a cost-benefit analysis. do so such a thing as perfect security but would we do requires reasonable security. >> you discuss the ftc's start with security of business initiative. can you discuss how that should be applied to car companies and others involved interconnected our space? >> a couple of examples. one that we give is that companies should test products before they launch them. as opposed t to launching the products first convincing about problems later. if something would go security by design. another thing we talk about in our start with security guidance is having a vehicle to accept vulnerability report to companies cannot do is to the ground and no if they could research about out there and evolving threats and emerging issues in their devices. >> appreciate your interest. that's all i have. mr. ch

i think it's a complete misrepresentation of my mental health status. i think it's unwarranted.ly not necessary. >> while most confinement inmates are allowed phone calls, daily visits and an hour of recreation, those on suicide watch are barred from all these privileges. >> these cells you go crazy because there's absolutely nobody to talk to, nothing to hear, nothing to listen. you don't have any human contact. >> if an inmate is on a suicide watch or direct observation, we can't have him running around where he could run up the stairs and jump off and so forth. it's when restrictions are lifted he gets his telephone or recreation or whatever other privileges are provided. >> to me, it kind of defeats the purpose, because if you're not suicidal, being succumbed to the circumstances in that unit will get you there, because it will create a lot of anger, a lot of impatience, to where, okay, you want to say i'm suicidal? well, now i am. now i am going to try to kill myself. >> but today, harris gets a short break from his cell while deputies perform a routine inspection. >> inmat

claim that committed health centers rarely can absorb the loss of planned parenthood is a gross misrepresentation i would ask you, miss richards, can, and your experience in health care, the perception that if you went away, it would be totally absorbed, can you please respond to that? >> i think this is a really important point and i know there's been a lot of discussion, for the record, we see 2.7 million patients a year, of of them are at 158% poverty world below, so these are a group of women and men and young people are often uninsured lessertainly have fewer -- access to care. i know there have been a lot of reports that have come out since congress suggested eliminating access to planned parenthood for patients. estimated cbo's study 390,000 women would lose care next year if planned parenthood -- if women can no longer go to planned parenthood. i think some of the questions raised, it is really important for folks to understand, just as you talked about how women get breast exams and breast care in this country come a in some areas, we are the only safety net family planning provider. and

will hear, her team spent thousands of hours successfully fighting outright fraud and blatant misrepresentation of contracts. thank you for appearing for us today. it's an honor for this committee and arkansas to have you here. arkansas and i are proud of the work you and your team have done and hope it can be a model for the entire country. >> thank you. we will then hear from stuart roszman the director of litigation at the national consumer law center, and i understand that senator warren would like to introduce this witness. >> thank you, chair collins. i am pleased to introduce stuart rossman. and as you said, mr. rossman is the director of litigation at the national consumer law center in boston, massachusetts. i just want to say about mr. rossman, he is deeply knowledgeable about the law, but he also has a very thorough understanding about what is actually happening to people across this country. in other words, he knows his stuff. and we are lucky to have him here today. thank you, mr. rossman. >> thank you. and finally, i want to ask senator mccaskill if she would like to add anything.

they're looking for material misrepresentations. they're looking for the willingness to deceive. they're looking for actual material lies, remember. she's under oath. and they're looking for how many different versions she can possibly give of the various events. and i suggest to you that they found a field day today. my colleague steve hayes has just outlined a couple of her deceptions and different versions. remember, she can be prosecuted for misleading congress as well as for lying to congress. she is under oath this is not a political rally. she's also being investigated by the fbi for at least four crimes, espionage. failure to secure government secrets, destruction of property, wiping the server clean. lying under oath to a federal judge, when she said she gave the government everything. and i think the fbi has a lot more to go on today as a result of the testimony. because she forget about that third and hidden audience. >> a.b. to hear a lot of people talk about this, they say there's an overabundance of focus and coverage on sidney blumenthal. there was several rounds o

this mechanism will allow a company to force a change in a government's regulation is simply a misrepresentation of the facts. >> susan. >> well, i think we need to, again, rephrase where we're at here. the first question is do investors deserve protection and then the second question is how should that system -- what should that system look like. it seems to me that in countries where the rule of law is good, do you really need a separate legal system? and what does that do for rt rule of law? for example, united states obviously, we do have systems. right? we have mediatory systems as well as the legal system and the law says that at times you have to go through the arbitration system as opposed to the legal system. for example -- okay, i won't get into the detail of that. but what we've seen i think is real abuse by corporations of that system, and that i think is what is fueling discontent, as well as the notion that do investors deserve this separate legal system. so let's look at that and why there was the tobacco carve-out. if you look at, for example, that canada eli lilly case where a g

officials at the dpw says it is a stated position we prefer alternative locations that is a total misrepresentationf my position i rescinded that i'll say on the technical ground the notification being i have seen correct i urge you to reject this proposal thank you for your time. >> mr. fine man. >> i'll just be brief i think i've responded to most of issues that has been made out on this appeal i'll just respond to the last few contentions made the federal telecommunication act was enacted in 1996 not as from the law stopped there it is revised and amended continually and the fcc does its work and study and issues rules and regulations on an ongoing basis the fact they're the dead lay in 1996 doesn't change the fact that the law is keeping up with the times and just as one example the question that was asked of me when was this article 25 was enacted it was enacted a few years ago and then amend a significant part this year we're not dealing with hours and carriages or whatever analogy was maids we're dealing with the laws currently on the books the laws and is states legislation and the state bo

attorney's general are the only ones who are pushing back and investigating volkswagen on the misrepresentationsw are they doing that and you are working with the 30 attorney generals? >> correct, i am one of the states on the executive committees leading the investigation into volkswagen and what they've done to cause americans across the country. it's very early on in the investigation, but certainly, we're looking into were state laws violated? are there certain health issues and concerns we have to look into? it's early on, so there's no door we're going to close with this one. >> before we get on potential damages, i want to read a statement from volkswagen and get your response to have both sides of the story. as environmental protection and sustainability are among volkswagen strategic corporate projectives, they take this matter seriously and cooperating with the investigation. we commit to making this right and prevent this from happening again. we will keep the vehicles into compliance with the federal and state regulations. in no means or way are they denying what happened. but can yo

the marijuana policy project which advocatiadvocates for legs said this is a misrepresentation. >> thatt surprising. what are the specifics? >> they accuse the analyst of cherry picking data. if someone test positive right now for marijuana in their system there is no way to tell if it is from a week or hour ago. it is a faulty assessment when the reports states the traffic death was caused by marijuana simply because thc was seen in the body. >> people are seeing through this type of propaganda. americans are fed up with marijuana prohibition and been lied to about marijuana their entire lives and they are not willing to take it. >> reporter: according to pew research, 53% support legalization and 69% believe alcohol is more harmful to a person's health. but a poll found most americans don't want people smoking pot in public even if it is legal. >>> hillary clinton is not waiting for joe biden to make a move. reportedly conducting operation research. what is that all about? what are they looking about and what might they find? >> and changing lives. how a big powerball winner plans to

but there were also some material misrepresentations as well. new detail says clinton was only on with president obama that night, no meeting or call with panetta or dempsey even though they were the decision makers. why was she communicating with all the wrong people? blumenthal, stevens. >> it's all about politics. the other thing that's quite the headline and mike pompeii owe from kansas going to join us in an hour. if you heard after benghazi, benghazi, our people over there, they asked for help. how many times did they ask? couple of times? couple dozen times. they asked for help 600 times to hillary clinton's state department. they said we're in danger over here. we need more help. what did they do? nothing. ultimately, she said she's responsible but ultimately she had a system that she was overseeing that never got to her, any of these requests. she says she has a relationship with stevens. they didn't even have e-mail addresses to exchange. check with the ambassador to check with sidney blumenthal. some of the exchanges say she was less

. >> they're looking for material misrepresentations, they're looking for willingness to deceive. they're looking for actual material lies. remember she is under oath. they're looking for how many different versions she can possibly give of various events. i suggest to you, that found a field day today. abby: in separate hearing on capitol hill yesterday fbi director james comey refused to answer questions about the investigation, only he is watching it very closely. bill: meantime, ten minutes past. people most affected by attacks in benghazi, families of four victims, harsh criticism from all of them on behalf of secretary clinton. >> hillary clinton is a serial liar. hillary clinton has a difficult time maintaining consistent level of truth. and that was proven today and it has been proven. before. bill: strong woods. clinton telling family of sean smith he died in wake of protest about a video. sean smith's uncle is here live to answer about that. abby: presidential mike you can huckabee, if hillary clinton had talked to chris stevens and as much as she talked to her friend si

financial crisis in it was a victim of the financial crisis at it wrote this insurance based on misrepresentation. it stopped at the end of 2005. it is exactly true, as hank says, that aig wrote more in the ne months, then they have the entire time they were there, but he stopped at the end of 2005. years before the regulators, including chairman bernanke recognized there was any problem. if there was a problem here failing to recognize risk that was being taken, it was only part of the regulators more than it was on the part of aig. application was that hank already knew there was problems that could arise from the. se. bernanke,nk that ben and others, do you feel like you're being targeted by them with some of their remarks? that they are not listening to what you say is evident? >> i do not think they are listening because they made their mind up what they wanted to say and do. overreach, that they way overreached on behalf of the government. that is what this is all about. >> and it is more than that they just overreached. and theymade aig, admitted to set the -- this at the trial. they made

the plantiffs are suing apple over false advertising and negligent misrepresentation. and in other apple drama, it seems we have an early look at android version of the apple music app, with leaked screenshots published by the german site mobile geeks. apple has said it is working on an android version to come out in the fall, so this itself wasn't a secret. it appears the design is similar to the iphone version. meanwhile, apple also began selling the new apple tv streaming box through the its online store. it starts at $150, but the older model can still be purchased for $70. and over at microsoft, you can now find the surface book and surface pro 4, offically on sale. it's also available to purchase at best buy, amazon and target. in new york city, you'll find the new machines on display front and center of microsoft's brand new retail store on fifth avenue -- just five blocks away from apple's iconic new york cube. this microsoft store opened monday and will be the flagship for all the company's retail locations. along with the surface machines, there are also wind

the chairman of the committee began with a chart that politifact said it was a pants on fire misrepresentation. that is the most untrue ranking you can get from pants on fire. that was the gist of that hearing, and now we're learning today possible nondisclosure of certain documents. so what's happening here? as the late yogi berra would say, this is deja vu all over again. they had many committees investigating benghazi to try to get to the bottom of the tragedy in the house and the senate, and all those committees concluded there was no wrongdoing. and so what do our republicans colleagues do? spent $5 million on a special committee on benghazi, which the majority leader just announced the other day on national television was simply about politics, simply about hurting secretary clinton. so that's what this is all about. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. van hollen: if i could just have 15 seconds. ms. slaughter: i'll yield the gentleman another minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. van hollen: i want to thank the rankin

the chairman of the committee began with a chart that politifact said it was a pants on fire misrepresentation. that is the most untrue ranking you can get from pants on fire. that was the gist of that hearing, and now we're learning today possible nondisclosure of certain documents. so what's happening here? as the late yogi berra would say, this is deja vu all over again. they had many committees investigating benghazi to try to get to the bottom of the tragedy in the house and the senate, and all those committees concluded there was no wrongdoing. and so what do our republicans colleagues do? spent $5 million on a special committee on benghazi, which the majority leader just announced the other day on national television was simply about politics, simply about hurting secretary clinton. so that's what this is all about. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. van hollen: if i could just have 15 seconds. ms. slaughter: i'll yield the gentleman another minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. van hollen: i want to thank the rankin

the chairman of the committee began with a chart that politifact said it was a pants on fire misrepresentation. that is the most untrue ranking you can get from pants on fire. that was the gist of that hearing, and now we're learning today possible nondisclosure of certain documents. so what's happening here? as the late yogi berra would say, this is deja vu all over again. they had many committees investigating benghazi to try to get to the bottom of the tragedy in the house and the senate, and all those committees concluded there was no wrongdoing. and so what do our republicans colleagues do? spent $5 million on a special committee on benghazi, which the majority leader just announced the other day on national television was simply about politics, simply about hurting secretary clinton. so that's what this is all about. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. van hollen: if i could just have 15 seconds. ms. slaughter: i'll yield the gentleman another minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. van hollen: i want to thank the rankin