mr. gowdy mr. chairman, i yield a minute to the gentleman from california, the majority leader, kevin mccarthy. the speaker pro tempore: the majority leader is recognized for one minute. mr. mccarthy: well, i thank the gentleman for yielding. i thank those who have worked on this bill. congressman richard hudson, chairman mike mccaul, a number of other committee chairmens and chairman goodlatte and others. this is not an issue that comes before us just because of an action that happened recently, a horrific action. you know, mr. speaker, our duty is to protect the american people. you know, without security we cannot have freedom. without security we cannot help others abroad. the american people are generous. and we want to help those in the world suffering from terrorism and civil war. the fact that america gives far more in foreign aid than any other country in the world is a testament to our generosity. ou know, in 2014, we gave over $6.5 billion in humanitarian foreign aid alone. and that

mr. gowdy: mr.chairman, i yield a minute to the gentleman from california, the majority leader, kevin mccarthy. the speaker pro tempore: the majority leader is recognized for one minute. mr. mccarthy: well, i thank the gentleman for yielding. i thank those who have worked on this bill. congressman richard hudson, chairman mike mccaul, a number of other committee chairmens and chairman goodlatte and others. this is not an issue that comes before us just because of an action that happened recently, a horrific action. you know, mr. speaker, our duty is to protect the american people. you know, without security we cannot have freedom. without security we cannot help others abroad. the american people are generous. and we want to help those in the world suffering from terrorism and civil war. the fact that america gives far more in foreign aid than any other country in the world is a testament to our generosity. ou know, in 2014, we gave over $6.5 billion in humanitarian foreign aid alone. and that doesn

mr. gowdy. chairman, i yield a minute to the gentleman from california, the majority leader, kevin mccarthy. the speaker pro tempore: the majority leader is recognized for one minute. mr. mccarthy: well, i thank the gentleman for yielding. i thank those who have worked on this bill. congressman richard hudson, chairman mike mccaul, a number of other committee chairmens and chairman goodlatte and others. this is not an issue that comes before us just because of an action that happened recently, a horrific action. you know, mr. speaker, our duty is to protect the american people. you know, without security we cannot have freedom. without security we cannot help others abroad. the american people are generous. and we want to help those in the world suffering from terrorism and civil war. the fact that america gives far more in foreign aid than any other country in the world is a testament to our generosity. ou know, in 2014, we gave over $6.5 billion in humanitarian foreign aid alone. and that doe

mr. gowdy: i yield three minutes to the judge from the great state of texas, judge poe. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for three minutes. mr. poe: i thank the gentleman from south carolina for the time. mr. speaker, isis is at war with the united states. the question is is america at war with isis? i'm not so sure, since we don't have a strategy to defeat isis other than if we are attacked, shelter in place, honker down, get more security guards around the capitol. use the tunnels rather than walk outside. that's what we were told after the paris attacks, mr. speaker. this legislation is really simple. it has with its core the idea to protect american citizens. it has nothing to do with refugees as far as being whether we accept refugees. the country accepts refugees. we always have. that's clear. it's not the issue of refugees, it's the issue of letting isis terrorists get into the country to kill us, mr. speaker. our own security that the gentleman from missis

mr. gowdy's question, mr. neffenger, have you ever thought about offering a bonus or a bounty for a screener that actually gets somebody with a gun coming through the checkpoint or some malicious intent? >> we looked at all incentive programs. i'm a big fan of incentivizing the right behavior. >> i went to the classified briefing with the chairman and other members of -- the ranking member, and while inspector general roth has used the word disappointing and troubling, i would use pathetic in looking at the number of times people got through with guns or bombs, you know, these covert testing exercises. it really was pathetic. when i say that i mean pitiful the number of times people got through. i fly a lot. my family flies a lot. just thinking about the breaches there. it's horrific. so one of the things we can do is just be honest about the degree of the breaches and the scope of it. and i think you've got at that. i think you've really looked at the cultural problems here and what we've got to get at. and i

mr. gowdy's question, mr. nef f-inger, have you thought about offering a bounty for the person who comes through with. >> i'm a big fan in in sent sraoeuzing. this is. >> i would use pathetic in the numbers of times they had guns or bonds. these covert testing exercises. it was pathetic. when i say that i mean pitiful the number of times people got through. i fly a lot. my family flies a lot. just thinking about the breaches there. it's horrific. so one of the things we can do is just be honest about the degree of the breaches and the scope of it. and i think you've got at that. i think you've really looked at the cultural problems here and what we've got to get a at. and i proerb appreciate that. so i'm supporting you. i'm not just criticizing you. i'm supporting you in your credentials in airports in secure areas, we're having major gaps there. we're letting people in who have connections with terrorism. they are getting through our screening process and getting into secure areas airport. i think we had 73 i

now recognize the gentleman from south carolina, mr. gowdy >> most of us traveling on i regular basis, the airports i use which is spartanburg, charlotte, i have never had anything other than professional encounters with tsa ever where it wasn't a a plus professionalism. and i don't wear a member pin. don't anybody think it is because they figured out what i do for a living. so i don't think it was for that reason. i think it's tough being in law enforcement, period. i think quite frankly without digressing into a broader conversation. so what i want you to tell me where are your applicants coming from? what is the source of the poor morale other than that you only make the news when something goes wrong. if there is a tsa agent involved in stealing. or if there is a tsa agent does something wrong, that's when you make the news. you don't ever make it for simple professionalism? where do you draw your applicants from? what is your plan for bolstering morale? >> well, thanks for your question, mr. gowdy. thank you for your good words about our

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and i think that -- i go back to what mr. gowdy said earlier. i have nothing but good experiences with tsa. everywhere i go. and i know that we've got some great men and women working for that organization. but at the same time, i know they're also -- they're human. so i think we have to constantly find those ways to keep the work exciting, to keep it refreshing their skills and reminding them of how important their job is and how we appreciate them. i can tell you, when you got -- you got hundreds of people every day trying to rush to get to a flight, some of them are upset, they have the kids, the stroller, and all this. they have to be checked. i'm sure that's just an opportunity for people's frustrations to get out of hand. yet still, i have seen over and over again where tsa officers have just been very patient, understanding and tried to do the right thing at all times and at the same time protect us. so again, i thank you all. we look forward to seeing you again. your testimony has been extremely meaningful. and i think it can lead us int

and i think that -- i go back to what mr. gowdy said a little bit earlier.i have had nothing but good experiences with tsa, i mean everywhere i go. and i know that we've got some great men and women working for that organization. but at the same time, i know they're also -- they're human. so i think we have to constantly find those ways to keep the work exciting, to keep it refreshing their skills and reminding them of how important their job is and how we appreciate them. because i can tell you when you've got somebody -- when you've got hundreds of people every day trying to rush to a flight, some of them are upset, they have kids, the stroller, and all this, they have to be checked. i'm sure that's just an opportunity for people's frustrations to get out of hand. yet still, i have seen over and over again where tsa officers have just been very patient, understanding and tried to do the right thing at all times and at the same time protect us. so again, i thank you all. we look forward to seeing you again. your testimony has been extremely meaningful. and

mr. gowdy is a member of congress. as we all know, they have a wide berth for what they can say.here was basically a violation of his trust and record because there are rules under basically a military service law about how you handle these kind of disputes. interestingly congress carved out a rule for whistle blowers. this guy is suing under the basis as a reservist. >> let's go to the new york stock exchange. >> we've got the biggest ever health care dal announced, the biggest ever inversion deal. and we have pfizer buying allergan. they get to relocate the tax address. the u.s. has a 30% corporate tax rate, the highest in the world. it's something that the treasury has been trying to block. this could be a big deal if it is allowed to go through, biggest ever. also wanted to mention that walmart is starting cyber monday early, starting deals sunday night. this could be the start of cyber soon or even cyber week. we'll talk more about retail throughout the week, i'm sure. >> up next, the know your value five city tour just wrapped up on friday. the amazing women we met. keep it

mr. chairman. chairman gowdy: the chairman now recognizes the gentleman from virginia. rep. goodlatte: thank you, mr. chairman. from an immigration standpoint, perhaps the most essential lesson from the 9/11 terrorist acts is that for a national who want to do us harm will exploit all aspects of our generous immigration policy to do so, even if it takes months or years. tragically, our allies in france learned that same lesson when over 120 people, including at least one american, were slaughtered by isis terrorists. at least one of the perpetrators registered as a refugee from syria while in transit to paris. armed with that knowledge, today we examine the administration's plan to admit thousands of syrian's into the u.s. as refugees. during fiscal year 2015, the president admitted 1682 syrian refugees to the u.s. in september, the administration announced that during this fiscal year, they plan to admit at least 10,000 more. that number could go higher as secretary of state john kerry stated. i underscore the "at least." it is not a ceiling. it is a floor. since the ceiling

mr. chairman gowdy, and good morning congressmen keen and smith. we can stipulate to two things -- the united states has a proud history of admitting refugees from some of the worst crises in the most dangerous places in the world. and, secondly, that the situation in and around syria is an untenable one with 11 million people displaced. the question is if we are to continue that tradition of being a welcoming country, can i, as the director of the agency that vets refugees assure the american people that we are using all the resources that we have and that those resources are meaningful resources to vet refugees. the process as assistant secretary richard described is a multilayer multilayered, robust and intensive process individuals must pass before they can travel to the united states. given the limitations of time, three critical phases of that process. there is the united nations high commission on refugee phase, there is the department of state phase, there is then the phase conducted by my refugee officers and hopefully i will have a little

mr. conyers. >> thank you, chairman gowdy. my questions seem to be directed to mark hetfield.the first one is, and i respect the important testimony of the other four witnesses, but i'm trying to see how much difference there is between the european refugee model and the u.s. refugee resettlement program. is there much of a distinction they are, sir? >> there is a very significant distinction which is why it is so surprising to me that the attacks in paris have resulted in even more intense scrutiny of the refugee resettlement program. the refugees who arrived in europe are not vetted in advance. they are asylum seekers. bearbaiting does not begin until after they touch land in greece or injure. and the united states, as director rodriguez testified and as you heard over and over again, refugee applicants are begged right side up, upside down, sideways, every which way you can possibly imagine before the admitted to the united states. and then the process continues after they arrive. they apply for adjustments after a year in the united states. they continue to be under close

[video clip] gowdy: this is a fact -- they may use our refugees status to enter the country. and mrspeaker, the margin for error is zero, and the presumption should always be in favor of national security because that is the preeminent role of governors, and it is -- of governments, and it is our constitutional duty that in less we can provide the necessary assurances, we should seek to aid those who need a where they are. in conclusion, mr. speaker, the president says we are scared of widows and orphans. that is what passes for debate this day and age. with all due respect to the presidents, what we are really afraid of, mr. speaker, as a foreign policy that produces so many widows and orphans. chief,he commander in mr. speaker. his job is to make our home safer. he can also make the homeland of the refugees safer. he can restore order to the region, and he can defeat that jv team that he wants that he had contained. that would be the best thing he could do. host: we are talking with bill frelick from human rights watch. talk a little bit about this bill that passed the house earli

gowdy from yesterday. [video clip] >> this is a factor administration officials noted that isis may well use the refugee program to infiltrate our country. this is also a fact, mreaker. the margin for error is zero. it is zero. the presumption should always be in favor of national security and public safety because that is the preeminent role of government. it is our constitutional duty, mr. speaker. place in charge of national security can provide the national assurances, we k to aid those who need aid where they are. in conclusion, the president says that we are scared of widows and orphans be that is what passes for debate in this day and age. with all due respect to the president, what we are really afraid of, mr. speaker, is a foreign policy that produces so many widows and orphans. he is the commander-in-chief, mr. speaker. his job is to make our home safer. you can also make the homeland of the refugee safer. he can restore order to the region and defeat that jv team that he once thought he had contained. that would be the very best thing we can do for those who aspire to a better, safer life. is diana from virginia on the republican line. good morning.