ms. gabbard did anything wrong on that trip. ms. bbard, thank you for your time and for your testimony. thank you most importantly for your service to our nation. as i said at the outset, it is no secret's nomination has generated more attention and interest than most nominees before this committee. we have received a large number of statements, letters, and other such materials in support of and in opposition to the scabbard's -- ms. gabbard's nomination. i will submit those. we will hold a committee vote as soon as possible. therefore for planning purposes, and he who wishes to submit questions for the record after today's hearing, please do so by close of business tomorrow. that is friday, january 31, 5:00 p.m. eastern time. let me explain what will happen next. committee security and ms. gabbard security will escort her and her immediate party out of this room through the door behind me. everyone else will remain seated in this room. the capitol police will secure that door so no one else leaves this room until ms. gabbard has re

ms. gabbard. first, i'm dismayed by the attacks on ms. gabbard's patriotism and her loyalty to our country. for instance, hillary clinton has smeared ms. gabbard calling her an asset of a foreign nation. let me remind everyone that ms. gabbard has served in our army for more than two decades. she has multiple combat tours and she still wears the uniform to this day. she has undergone five fbi background checks. i spent more than two hours last week reviewing the latest top putting eyes on more than 300 pages. it's clean as a whistle. it's fine that we have differences of opinions on policies and programs, but i suspect some my republican colleagues might disagree with some of ms. gabbard's votes in the house of representatives. just as i suspect some my democratic colleagues might criticize ms. gabbard's statements and actions since she saw the light and left the democratic party. but i sincerely hope that no one today will impugn ms. gabbard's patriotism and integrity. second, i can only laugh at some critics who say ms. gabbard has uncon

kash patel, tulsi gabbard, and robert f kenneder ms gabbard — who was tapped to be director of nationalaccusations she's repeated russian propoganda faced more questions about his anti—vaccination stance. director — was accused by democrats of promoting as they seek to be confirmed into their positions. kash patel, tulsi gabbard, and robert f kenneder each defended their records during separate confirmation hearings on thursday. ms gabbard — who was tapped to be director of national intelligence — was probed by democrats over accusations she's repeated russian propoganda and justified the invasion of ukraine. while mr kennedy — president trumps pick to lead the department of health and human services — faced more questions about his anti—vaccination stance. and kash patel, who was nominated to serve as fbi director — was accused by democrats of promoting conspiracy theories and being supportive of the january sixth us capitol rioters. here's one of the combative exchanges from mr patel�*s hearings. now president. the bbc has apologised to staff who felt they could not they stayed silent

ms. gabbard would oversee the cia and i think she would be disruptive for american security. if there is anyone who has not been fact based as you've listened to her statements over the years is tulsi gabbard. she seems to make things up out of thin air. no one could be worse in a position of dni than someone who doesn't believingin facts. i told mr. ratcliffe he should urge mr. trump to drop her nomination. he couldn't report to somebody like tulsi gabbard in good conscious. she is too risky. she has a history of cheering america's adversaries. if confirmed i'm worried she'll push false intelligence for political ends. those are precisely the moments mr. ratcliffe will have to hold firm, reject what she says and go to the president and speak truth to power. his answers to my questions about that were unsatisfying, so i'm voting no, because it's such an important position. now on the hegseth vote, today the senate will vote to advance one of the most unqualified, erratic nominees for a major position we have ever seen in america. no position in the cabinet carries the weight,

ms. gabbard to be insufficient. candidly, mr. president, the truth is that many of the president-elect's nominees are just not fit for the job, not just ms. gabbard. as we continue with hearings next week on important issues like u.n. ambassador, secretary of agriculture, secretary of the army, democrats will continue to hold the president-elect's nominees' feet to the fire, to show the american people who donald trump's nominees are really fighting for. will drat's nominees focus on -- will donald trump's nominees focus on cutting costs or be more interested in sweetheart deals for big business? will they protect our communities or focus on protecting swags interests? will they -- protecting special interests? will they serve middle-class and families or the swamp? it seems all too likely the wrong answer on each of these questions might be very real. should the time come some of these nominees fail on the job, which given their lack of qualifications sadly seems likely, democrats will continue to make it clear there were red fl

ms. gabbard, what would you say to republicans? >> you'll hear it in the hearing. reporter: senators from both sides questioned ba gabbard abot her bill to pardon edward snowdin after raiding fbi secrets and fled to russia. >> at the same time you were skeptical of the intelligence communities assessments, you would not apply the same skepticism to information that came from sympathizers of russian assad. reporter: some senators wonder if gabbard will truly safeguard america's secrets and she defended the meetings she had in damascus with the former leader of syria. larry. larry: chad, thank you for this. i don't want to embarrass you, but i watched your live on the ground coverage of the awful plane crash last night. you were spectacular. i just wanted to tell you that. reporter: thank you very much. i want to give a hat tip to aaron kurtz, who is our photographer and rushed to the scene, and my producer who is my wife. larry: that's wonderful. didn't know about your wife, but regards to her. you were just fantastic. thank you for that. we appreciate it. >> tragic

ms. gabbard. these confirmation hearings matter. nators will make sure that the nominee is not a meat head. >> vice president j.d. vance says if republicans reject gabbard that's a, quote, insult to new g.o.p. voters. and all democrats might oppose gabbard. kash patel and r.f.k. jr. some democrats supported six of the seven nominees confirmed by the senate so far. that includes lee zeldin to run the epa. democrats hope to stall the nomination of us are vogt as budget director due to the pause of grants and loans. >> this is a man who time and again has refused to say he will follow the law. every lawmaker who doesn't want to see funds that they worked to secure for their state funds they know their families are counting on ripped away, must vote no. >> city committee green lighted pam bondi this morning. commerce secretary nominee howard lutnick had his hearing today and the senate broke a filibuster on the nomination of doug burgum to serve as secretary of the interior. bret? >> bret: cabinet is filling. chad pergram live on the hil

ms. gabbard would oversee the cia and our entire intelligence community. i think she would be colossally disrupted for americans security. if there's anyone who hasn't been fact-based as you listen to her statement over the years, it's tulsi gabbard. she things to that fact she seems to make things up out of thin air. know it could be worse in a position at dni than someone who doesn't believe in fact. i told mr. ratcliffe he should urge president trump to drop her nomination if he really cares about the cia. it's integrity. he couldn't report to somebody like tulsi gabbard in good conscience. she is simply too risky. she has a whole history of spreading falsities, cheering america's adversaries, and if confirmed i'm worried she will push false intelligence for political ends. those are precisely the momus mr. ratcliffe will have to hold firm, reject what she says and vote as oppression and speak truth to power. his answers to my questions about that were unsatisfying. so i'm voting no. such an important position. now on pete hegseth vote. today the civil

ms. gabbard has submitted all of the paperwork required on her end as part of the background check process, and this is someone who serves currently as a lieutenant colonel in the national guard. former member of congress, somebody who's been thoroughly vetted for security purposes. but it is up to the biden administration, because they currently hold office, including all parts of the executive branch, including the department of justice and the fbi, it's up to them to make sure the paperwork is expedited so ms. gabbard can have her hearing and, presumably, if confirmed be available to serve on day one after president trump is sworn into office. so, the fbi needs to work 24/7, not we'll get around to it when we can. they need to work 24/7 to get these background checks done before the nomination hearings. and so, the hearings can actually be set. we know that if there's a will to get it done, that it can be done, and in my view it must be done. if democrats are so concerned that the senate does not yet have her background check, then the president, president biden, should direct those con

ms. gabbard would be a walking liability to our intelligence community. she has a long and troubled history of spreading falsities and sympathizing with the likes of vladimir putin and assad. given her history it's not unreasonable to ask if she would use the dni job for political ends. is this the best republicans have to offer for the job, someone who is known to make things up out of thin air? is this really who republicans want managing our intelligence community which is fact-based, intelligence agencies that people who work there rely on truthfulness and facts to keep our country safe. ms. gabbard is deficient in both qualities and does not merit elevation to the position of dni. finally officer mark gazell on his retirement, i want to honor a u.s. capitol police retiring after 34 years. he has carried out his duty to protect and p with defend this great citadel of democracy with supreme professionalism. no matter his assignment, officer gazelle kept the capitol safe and was instrumental in making sure the body could carry out the work of the americ

ms. gabbard's hearing will give us very important answers here. the people entrusted to oversee matters of public health, law enforcement, and classified intellige beyond reproach. their qualifications should not be in doubt. but president trump has seemed to choose three deeply unqualified, deeply untrustworthy individuals to these positions. like mr. hegseth, it's hard to imagine they're the best for the job or even close to to. holocaust remembrance today, today is international holocaust remembrance day. we cambium rate it -- commemorate it because it is the 80th anniversary of the -- never again can we allow anti-semitism or any other hatred to fester and grow as we saw during the nazi regime. we must always tell the truth about what happened to the jewish people 80 years ago. we can never allow history to be forgotten, shunned, or deliberately erased. it saddens me this year holocaust remembrance day comes at a time of rising hatred against jewish people, especially here in america after october 7. just yesterday i visited a popular israeli

senator warner, the co-chair of the senate intelligence committee met with tulsi gabbard, he said he had a session with msll got a lot of questions. and we have got -- we have to do a process the beginning of a process suggesting there is a long way to go. is this tulsi gabbard, one of the nominees that you could vote for? >> well, you know, i met with her. in fact, i think he have met with virtually all of them. the ones that i haven't are on my schedule, r.f.k. and governor noem, so, i'm happy to meet with all of them. and that's also part of this i don't know why that was controversial. i mean, i got a lot of blow back just even to meet with them. to me i see that as just doing my job and i'm going to have a conversation with anyone that would like to have a conversation with me. and if someone believed everything that's been written or said about me was true, you can't possibly know me or i think i could know her, either. just based on someone read. i want to sit down and have a conversation and i'm really glad that i have done that and some of these nominees i'm going to vote for already. in fact, yo

president trump's nominee for director of national intelligence, tulsi gabbard, will be on capitol hill taking questions about her nomination. ms. gaard has served in the ay national guard and army reserves since 2003. sh also represented hawaii in congress as a democrat and competedor the 2020 democratic presidential nomination, but then switched to the republican party in 2024, becoming an outspoken supporter of the trump campaign. watch the senate select committee on ielligence hearing live at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span. c-span now our free mobile app or online at c-span dot org. american history tv saturdays on c-span two exploring the people and events that tell the american story. this weekend, at 3 p.m. eastern, we'll bring you the military commissioning ceremony for harriet tubman, given posthumously by the maryland national guard. maryland governor west more also spoke at the event at 5:30 p.m. eastern. michael tackett looks back on the career and legacy of kentucky senator mitch mcconnell, who stepped down as senate republican leader at the end of the 118 congress. mr. tackett is the deputy washington, d.c. bureau chie

ms. gabbard has servehe army national guardnd ay reserve since 2003. she also represented hawaii in congress as a democrat. and co for the 2020 democratic presidential nomination. bu swihed to the beming an outspoken supporter ofrumpampaign. watch the senate select committeeinteigence hearing live at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span, our free mobile app or online at c-span.org. >> c-span, democracy unfiltered. we are funded by these television companies and more. including mediacom. >> nearly 30 years ago mediacom was founded on a powerful idea. bring cutting edged broadband to underserved communities. from coast to coast we connected 850,000 miles of fiber. our team broke speed tkpwaeuriers. delivered one gig speeds to every customer. led the way in developing a 10-g platform and with mediacom mobile the most reliable network on the go. decades