mr. mccaul. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr.secretary, the senate smh and passed a preemptive war powers resolution with the house will vote on the coming weeks directing the united states deceased husted was against iran here again i believe this is based on the false premise. so my question is very simple. let me ask you this. are we engaged in active hostilities against iran? >> we are not. our posture to push back against the behaviors of the islamic republic of iran is designed to deter and to defend america's interests. >> like you. what signals does is a division in the course into the largest state sponsor of terror, iran? >> so as a former member i always have a high tolerance for people to busing their views, the use of the constituents and so members of cards have a responsibility to do that. having said that, it is the case that, around the world, leaders observe when there is not a consistent view across all of the united states government. at america's policy our best effectuate when there's consensus that emerges

mr. mccaul. >> tank you the 9/11 commission recognize the use of biometrics for those entering and leaving the united states and i believe that technology is our friend and stopping terrorists and bad actors from entering this country, we have seen that time and time again and my first question is, my understanding is the entry exit program, american citizens can opt out of that program, is that correct? >> yes that's recruit correct. >> so there's no requirement at all americans have to subject themselves to. this >> but people have to identify their identity, either man out you will preview or technology, they are u.s. citizens but they are excluded from the biometric requirement, but they can anne -- >> just like we use with global entry, most of my concern students love global entry, you know i got the clear program as did mr. -- put your fingerprints down and get to the tsa pretext line, this technology i think has made it easier for the traveling public but also the great thing is it doesn't lie, biometrics it's you and it's hard to fake that and last congress we passed at the commit

mr. mccaul. >> the 9/11 commission recommended the use of by metrics for those entering and leaving the united states. i believe technology is our friend in stopping terrorists and bad actors from entering this country. we've seen it time and time again. my first question is, my understanding is the entry-exit program, american citizens can't opt out of that program, is that correct? >> yes. thaerkts. can opt out. >> there's no retirement they ha -- no requirement they submit to this. >> once we establish they are a u.s. citizen they're excluded from the by metric requirement. they can opt out of picture taking. >> just like global entry, most of my counties love global entry. i got the clear program, as did mr. katko, associated with tsa, so you could put your fingerprints down and get to the head of the tsa pre-check line. these technologies, i think, made it easier for the traveling public. the great thing is it doesn't lie. by metrics, it's you. it's hard to fake that. the last congress we passed out of the committee, my bill, the by metric identification transnational migration alert prog

mr. mccaul: madam speaker, just want to thank everyone who came importantpoke on this issue. in my view, there's nothing more important. 600 on't have to read the pages in thomas pikerty to know level of -- i have acknowledged that globalism is who earned $1 a day are now up to the astronomical level of $2 a day, benefited the american worker. as i said in my opening comments. workers, rican households live on $30,000 a year. everybody.helping most of the benefits of the last 50 years went to the top 1%. as i said before, who earn, not own, earn $7 million a opposed to the 99% below them who earn $54,000 a year. we have to fix this. democracy. as brandeis and lincoln said. as eisenhower said when the historic s growing at records, as i mentioned in my opening questions, his full is how ys -- and this times have changed, particularly as a former republican, former former siness owner, teamster, and former hotel and member,ant member, union those jobs, that protection gave me the money to save enough for to go into business myself and treat my employees as i would want to be tr