mr. hawley: i object. mr.menendez: i ask it be in order to make the same request with respect to calendar 234, elizabeth moore aubin, to be ambassador of the united states to algeria. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. hawley: i object, mr. president. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. menendez: i ask it be in order to make the same request with respect to calendar 235, maria e. brewer a career member of the foreign service to be ambassador of the united states to the kingdom of lesetho. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. hawley: i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. menendez: i ask it be in order to make the same request with respect to calendar 236, christopher john lamora to be ambassador of the united states to cameroon. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. hawley: i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. menendez: i ask it be in order to make the same with respect with respect to calendar 317, marc evans knapper, a career mem

mr. hawley: mr. president, i'm here today to talk about the crisis in afghanistan and honor the distinguished service of those who gave the last full measure of their devotion protecting americans there. for the last month americans have watched horrified at the scenes of chaos and terror and bloodshed, americans trapped at the kabul airport terrified as the enemy closed in. innocent civilians fleeing for their lives abandoned by their government. a young man desperately clinging to a departing plane's landing gear. he was so desperate to escape only to fall then to his tragic death. 13 marines, the pride of our nation, cut down by terrorists never to see home again. and then as american planes finally departed, hundreds of american civilians left behind to the enemy. let me say that again. hundreds of american civilians left behind to the enemy. and after all of that, who can forget the image of the president of the united states declaring this mission that he planned, that he executed, that he over

mr. hawley: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that i along with senator moran and senator murray be permitted to complete our remarks before the scheduled roll call vote. the presiding officer: is there an objection? seeing none, without objection. mr. hawley: mr. president, i'm here today to talk about the crisis in afghanistan and honor the distinguished service of those who gave the last full measure of their devotion protecting americans there. for the last month americans have watched horrified at the scenes of chaos and terror and bloodshed, americans trapped at the kabul airport terrified as the enemy closed in. innocent civilians fleeing for their lives abandoned by their government. a young man desperately clinging to a departing plane's landing gear. he was so desperate to escape only to fall then to his tragic death. 13 marines, the pride of our nation, cut down by terrorists never to see home again. and then as american planes finally departed, hundreds of american civilians left beh

mr. hawley: mr.dent, i'm here today to talk about the crisis in afghanistan and honor the distinguished service of those who gave the last f

mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator rosen. senator hawley, please. >> thank you, mr. chairman. let me just sum up where i understand that we are based on what's been a fairly extraordinary hearing. here's what i've had learned so far. number one, the president. united states lied to the american people about the advice that you gave to him about the military judgment that you provided for him. i think you've all testified to that effect now repeatedly. second the state department and maybe the white house may have appeared to push back the evacuation to such a time that it became a catastrophe, apparently against your advice though i would like to learn more about that and third, the pentagon failed to plan for the potential collapse of a security forces or the collapse of the afghan government despite there being quite a lot of warning. senator kane referred to it this earlier, that the afghan security forces were ill-trained and ill equipped and frankly not up to the job. i don't understand and i would like to explore that in this round or the neck and secretary austin i have

mr. chairman. >> senator hawley, thank you.ator rosen, you're recognized for your questions. >> thank you, chairman peters, ranking member portman, for holding this very important hearing today and i appreciate the difficult service that all of you provide to keep our nation safe. thank you for being here. i want to talk a little bit about domestic terrorism. i'm going to switch up a little bit. 20 years after 9/11 we know threats to the homeland have become more diverse, more complex, and the rapidly growing threat -- we all know this, domestic violent extremism. you testified before, director wray, that in march the investigations have doubled since 2017 to 2,000 this year. the bureau has now elevated the threat of violent extreism to the same level as isis, and secretary mayorkas, you said violent extremism is the greatest terrorism threat we face in our homeland. so i applaud the administration to release the first ever national strategy for countering domestic terrorism which caudifies the national strategy that domestic v

hawley. senator blackburn. senator blackburn: thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, all, for your opening statement and for your time today. ms. got graves, i want -- ms. goss graves, i want to start with you. you were before the house and you said, i quote, legislators want to control the liefts and future of women, denying them equality -- lives and future of women, denying them equality. so let me ask you this. do you believe having children negatively impacts the lives and futures of women that having children somehow makes them unequal? ms. graves: i believe, senator, that the ability to determine when or whether you have children or how you parent those children is fundamentally tied, not only to your personal liberty and privacy, but your ability to be truly equal in this country. your ability to participate in our economy. your ability to participate in society. your ability to participate to be seen as equal citizens. that's one of the things that has -- senator blackburn: what you're saying, women cannot be considered equal unless they have acces

mr. chairman. >> senator hawley, thank you. senator rosen, you're recognized for your questions. >> thank you, chairman peters, ranking member portman, for holding this very important hearing today and i appreciate the difficult service that all of you provide to keep our nation safe. thank you for being here. i want to talk a little bit about domestic terrorism. i'm going to switch up a little bit. 20 years after 9/11 we know threats to the homeland have become more diverse, more complex, and the rapidly growing threat -- we all know this, domestic violent extremism. you testified before, director wray, that in march the investigations have doubled since 2017 to 2,000 this year. the bureau has now elevated the threat of violent extreism to the same level as isis, and secretary mayorkas, you said violent extremism is the greatest terrorism threat we face in our homeland. so i applaud the administration to release the first ever national strategy for countering domestic terrorism which caudifies the national strategy that domest

mr. chairman, thank you. >> now the republican staff advises me that senator blackburn, then senator cotton, then senator hawley. senator blackburn. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you all for your opening statements. miss gross graves. i want to come to you. 2019, you were before the house and you stated and i'm quoting you, the legislators passing restrictions on abortion, want to control the lives and futures of women, denying them equality. so let me ask you this, do you believe that having children negatively impacts the lives and futures of women, that having children somehow makes them unequal? marsha blackburn: you know, i believe, senator, that the ability to determine when or whether you have children or how you parent those children is fundamentally tied not only to your personal liberty and privacy, but your ability to be truly equal in this country. your ability to participate in our economy, your ability to participate in society, your ability to participate in our politics, to be seen as equal citizens. that's one of the things that has -- >> so what you are sating -- saying is women cannot

hawley laying into secretary mayorkas on cap itol hill. >> senator, the -- the smuggling organizations -- >> yes or no, mr. secretary?sis in del rio? yes or no? >> senator, it is my responsibility to address the human tragedy. >> reporter: this as the mayor of del rio says some 8,600 migrants continue to live under the bridge waiting for their fate to be decided by u.s. authorities. thousands so far loaded onto buses and planes bound for a one-way journey out of the united states. we are here at a checkpoint not far from that migrant camp where we have seen these migrants gathered under the del rio bridge. these buses have been loaded up with migrants. as the federal government tries to process the thousands of people who have come here from places like haiti and central and south america. many haitians now arriving back to a country devastated by earthquakes and political turmoil. and that many haven't set foot in for months or even years. this as cnn is learning that up to 30,000 haitian migrants are in colombia, and may be seeking to travel north to america's border according to a source with knowledge of the situ

mr. secretary. again, i want to thank all three of you for being here today and thank you for your service. >> thank you very much, senator kelly. senator hawley please. >> thank you, mr. chairman. general milley i just have one more question about these many book interviews again and i alone can fix it is one book. perils, another book. frankly we did win this election, the inside story of how trump lost is the third book. seems like that is a significant outlay of time. >> i don't think so. i think that -- >> they were short interviews? >> relatively short. i don't think it took an excessive amount of time. >> what was the time frame on these interviews for these three different books? by the way, these are for folks who don't know at home, you said you didn't read the books. i don't think most people probably do. these are d.c. insider tell all type books. but what was the time frame did you say you were doing these interviews? >> i would say it took a couple hours maybe. >> when? what is the time frame? when were you sitting for them? days. >> i can get you the dates. i don't know. >> this year? >> i don't know off the top of my head. i'll

mr. secretary. again, i want to thank all three of you for being here today and thank you for your service. >> thanks very much, senator kelly. senator hawley. >> thank you. general milley, i have one more question for you about these many book interviews that you did. "frankly we did win this election." seems like it's a significant outlay of time. >> i don't think so. i think -- >> they were short interviews? >> relatively short. i don't think it took -- >> what was the time frame on these interviews for these three different books. by the way, these are for folks that don't know at home, you said you don't read the books. i don't think many people do. they're d.c. tell-all insider books. what was the time frame that you said you did these interviews? >> i would say it took a couple hours maybe. >> when? what is the time frame? when were you sitting for them? dates. >> i can get you the dates. i don't know. >> this year? >> off the top of my head. >> 2021? >> oh, yeah. >> so it was this calendar year? >> i think so, yeah. >> i am wondering, clearly this is a priority for you. you did these interviews on the record, these reporters -- >> i

hawley, senator usof then you senator cruz if it works. >> thank you. thanks to the witnesses for being here. this is such an important topic. mr. satterfield, let me just pick up where senator blumenthal left off. can i just ask you a fundamental question, are teenagers safe on any of your platforms? >> senator, we are working really hard to make that the case. >> so they're not now? >> senator, we are investing a lot in safety and integrity across all of our platforms. we've invested billions of dollars. >> and are you concerned though that teenagers are currently subject to all kinds of potential predators, the social effects? i mean, you're saying you hope they'll be safe on the platforms. are they not safe now? >> senator, i think it is our responsibility to invest the resources we need to make sure these things don't happen. that is why we're investing billions of dollars in protecting the integrity of our platform. >> let me read you a few quotes 32% of teen girls said when they felt bad about their bodies instagram made them feel worse. quote, we make body image issues worse for 1 in 3 girls, end quote. new quote. teens

hawley pressed for a withdrawal as soon as possible. now the three are among dozens of prominent republicans who with president biden seen the pullout through have sharply reversed themselves, assailing mre keeps a promise mr. trump had made, and carries out a policy to which they have given their full-throttle support. the collective you turn represents mr. biden -- their eagerness to attack mr. biden and ensure he pays a political price for the way he handled the war. mr. trump reversed himself as the withdrawal group chaotic. host: sterling heights, michigan. patricia on the republican line. caller: good morning. i am listening to the democrats -- they think biden is the greatest thing that ever happened to us, and as far as afghanistan, why are we worried about them attacking us? we have a million people flooding our borders. he is letting in 40,000 afghanistan. we had better worry about suicide bombers. when they get here, they will put those vests on, and they won't discriminate between a democrat, who they are. enjoy your president, because we will get hit -- our football games, whatever game where there is people. enjoy yourself in the next six months. host: louisiana next up. b

mr. hawley: i'm here to talk today about a subject of urgency for our nation but a subject many democrats don't want to talk about. i mean afghanistan. 13 american soldiers dead, 169 civilians dead, hundreds more american civilians left behind to the enemy, billions of dollars in military equipment abandoned to the enemy, like you see in the images right over my shoulder. and yet nearly a month after this disastrous evacuation, the worst foreign policy disaster in this nation's history since vietnam, there has been no accountability. no one has been fired, no one has resigned, no one has been relieved of command. instead what we've heard is the most incredible and, frankly, insulting parade of excuses and evasions from the president of the united states and the rest of his leadership team. they said the evacuation debacle watts an extraordinary -- was an extraordinary success. that's a quote. that's from the mouth of the president himself. let that just sink in for a second. 13 american soldiers, including from my state of missouri, lost. 13. 169 civilians dead. hundreds of americans left