mr. edgar? mr. edgar: i would follow president trump because i know he is doing a lawful job so i would be following the president. >> that's disappointing because no one is above the law and the united states of america and your obligation and the ovi will take this to the constitution and to the law, not to president trump. mr. bishop? mr. bishop: i'm confident that president trump will issue lawful orders. it would not be up to me serving in nonlawyer capacity to decide what is lawful and not lawful. sen. hassan: excuse me, if you are advised by a lawyer in your agency that it is against the law or it is clearly against the constitution as some of the things that president trump has already done in his term ending his last term were, i would expect you to follow the law and your unwillingness to say that, other members of the administration by the way i have voted for have come forward and said yeah, follow the law. so is disappointing. if a court issued an order requiring the department of homela

mr. troy edgar, mr. president trump nominee for -- is from loss alameda's california, and serve as a mayor and county official for years. is also a u.s. navy veteran with executive experience providing leadership and advisory services to companies across a range of industries including aerospace and defense, high-tech software, in -- and telecommute occasions industries. troy first came before the committee when trump served -- asked him to serve in dhs. he was responsible for fiscal management, integrity and accountability of the department's budget supporting 240,000 employees. prior to dhs he was an executive at ibm working in part with the federal consulting business. a letter of support from the ceo and chairman of ibm arvin krishna. true spent nearly a decade with the aerospace industry at boeing where he was the cfo at the logistics decision -- division. in procurement. which makes him an ideal fit for a position of the act -- sector of dhs. he has a bachelors of science in mba and is joined by hi

mr. edgar has first-hand knowledge of when the department can make cuts and streamline operations. second we have representative dan bishop nominee to the deputy director of omb. omb is supposed to be the bulwark against overspending. we rely and omb to scrutinize agencies budgets and identify redundant. if you want these job to ensure that federal agencies are not rubberstamping costly new program subsidized by the american taxpayer. if confirmed representative bishop will have the front row seat to the entire federal budget process and a chance to say no when agencies continue to demand endless expansion in authority and unchecked both of these nominees have come forward at a time when americans are fed up with government overreach and runaway debt so mr. edgar and representative bishop we appreciate your willingness to serve in the experiences you bring to the table. if confirmed you will each wield influence that can shape how this government operates and how it spends public money. the ame

it is the people on the top floor of the j edgar hoover building, not your local fbi agent's that have caused the low approval rating. mr. patel, i know you know this, but it is your job to restore the public trust and return the fbi to its core mission of fighting crime. your extensive background gives you a unique position to make this happen. mr. patel's career has been a study inviting unpopular, but righteous causes, exposing corruption and putting america first. for almost a decade, mr. patel served as a public defender, defending the constitutional rights of some of the least popular people in this country. after serving as a public defender, mr. patel joined the department of justice under president obama as a counterterrorism prosecutor in the national security division. in this role, he investigated and he prosecuted many important cases including the world cup bombing in uganda in 2010 for which he received an award of excellence. in 2017, representative devin nunes asked mr. patel to join the house permanent select committee on intelligence to uncover the truth about russia gate and mr. patel did uncover the

edgar hoover the founder of the fbi emphasized when he had wiretaps on martin luther king jr. and branded them as. in the last half-century this law served his purchase. purpose. if mr. filtering when my republican colleagues suggested consideration of the fbi director is a quote shirts and skins game quote unquote. that is clearly incorrect. i've i have served on the committee for more than 20 years in the consideration for fbi director's nominations. bob mueller twice call me and ray. each of these directors was a republican and i voted for all of them. what it boils down to is this agency should be above politics and we have just heard from the chairman it's an invitation for a political free-for-all that kash patel has chosen for fbi. i will not be surprised when my republican colleagues again claim that the democrats have weaponized the fbi and despite the fact in the last 50 years every single senate confirmed head of the fbi has been a republican. even former chris wray former director has been a frequent target. my republican colleagues conveniently never mentioned director wray is a lifelong republican nominated to the position by republican president donal