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ToddCast Podcast with Todd Starnes
Rep. David Kustoff: Committee Members Should Visit the Border
"So that's another thing that I plot our Republican leadership doing what you just talked about is taking the committee out of Washington D.C. Todd and taking him to really to real America to the border. My committee, the ways and means committee had a hearing a few weeks ago when Petersburg West Virginia and we've got another one coming up next week and in Oklahoma. But taking the hearings, Jim Jordan taking the judiciary committee to the border. I know Mark green's going to be taking his Homeland Security committee to the border. So that the members of Congress could hear directly from border control agents, local law enforcement, everybody. So that when we're looking at legislation and things that we can craft, try to address these problems that we're not operating in a vacuum, we're hearing from again from people with experience. And I'm glad that Biden went to what do you create? But you ought to go to the border. The ought to go to he ought to go to Ohio to east Palestine and talk to real people who have been afflicted by all these issues, including the border, which when I talked to local law enforcement, not only do they know about migrants, but the drugs and the fentanyl that are in our communities, whether it's my district or anybody else's, they're coming Todd directly through the southern border. They're being transported by a number of these people and the cartel. So bottom line is we've got a seal off that border.
WTOP 24 Hour News
Fresh update on "homeland security committee" discussed on WTOP 24 Hour News
"All especially the ones you love most protection for all everything you need every time you listen wtop eleven news forty six good morning i'm john doeman thanks for being with us today the white house says iran is helping russia built a drone factory for the war in ukraine the administration's released an intelligence finding that sarah is providing materials to build a drone manufacturing plant used to moscow as russia looks to lock in a steady supply of weapons the national security council says intelligence officials officials believe the plant could be operational early next year spokesman john kirby says they also believed iran is still giving russia iranian made one -way attack drones for use in ukraine part of what the u .s. calls a deepening defense partnership sagar magani washington european nations believe that they're a step closer to a common policy on illegal migration interior ministers from the union's twenty seven nations say they've agreed a new plan to share responsibility for migrants entering the e u without authorization the plan aims to address the balance between countries where most migrants arrive and other members who will still provide support for refugees the plan now goes to the european parliament which would prefer nation states drop detailed individual plans first alain kalb cbs yes news paris congressional democrats are calling for the resignation of a government watchdog criticized for handling deleted secret service tax from january sixth beauty of these mitchell miller today on the hill maryland democratic congressman glenn ivy and the chair of the homeland security committee benny thompson say the inspector of general homeland security is unfit to serve in the position ivy says the i g joseph kafari made made a startling admission involving his government issued phone during a hearing this week he admitted under oath that he'd been destroying electronic records text messages with impunity kafari has already been under scrutiny because he waited for months to notify lawmakers that secret service agents texts from January fifth and sixth had been deleted from their phones the secret service has said the phones were cleared as scheduled part of a upgrade on capitol hill mitchell miller at the top stories they were working on a w t l p former president trump said to be arranged next week on charges related to the justice department's classified documents investigation there's a bear on the loose in northeast dc see this morning but it has now been captured in the air quality in our area is getting much now at code yellow keep it here for full details on these stories and traffic
The Dan Bongino Show
Rep. Mike Johnson: House Judiciary Committee Will Focus on the Border
"How should this area arm service committee Let's go to House judiciary Man we got a lot of things to be done on that side of the equation What are some things you're hoping to get done on this in this particular committee Well listen judiciary has a very broad jurisdiction over all sorts of things Over the system of justice is we were talking about but things as immediate as the border We have a Homeland Security committee as well but between that one and ours and judiciary we have the jurisdiction over the entire immigration system And so we are going to demand immediate accountability of secretary mayorkas and the Department of Homeland Security for that open border And it is just the negative effects of the open border can not be overstated It is an absolute it's not a crisis anymore as they catastrophe I mean we have had almost 5 million illegals come across that border in the last two years about 1.7 of them have just been released into our communities around the country It's part of the reason that crime is skyrocketing Of course fentanyl overdoses are now a drug overdose is now one of the leading causes of death fee leading cause of death for Americans age 18 to 45 We've got sex trafficking the cartels in Mexico are making billions of dollars in the Chinese or manufacturing the fentanyl Everybody's benefiting from this except the American people and it's a disaster that we've got to get control of
WTOP 24 Hour News
Fresh update on "homeland security committee" discussed on WTOP 24 Hour News
"Building prefer Virginia there's certainly questions in the Maryland world about who's circulating this now and why Baltimore Banner reporter Pamela Woods says the document rehashes old arguments Maryland Governor Wes Moore says Maryland's Greenbelt and Landover locations in Prince George's County are better choices for several reasons costs transportation options and equity putting in it a majority black county that doesn't have a lot of federal agency presence neil stain TLP W news Democrats on the Homeland Security Committee say that a government watchdog needs to resign after a series of missteps and they include a major delay in reporting deleted Secret Service texts from January 6th W TLP's Mitchell Miller today on the hill the inspector general of the Homeland Security Department Joseph Kaffari during a hearing this week admitted under questioning by Maryland Congressman Glenn Ivey that he had deleted messages from his government issued iPhone but federal law requires him to preserve his texts and Ivey notes this comes after Kaffari failed to let lawmakers know for months about Secret Service texts that had been deleted before and during the attack on the Capitol January 5th and January 6th text messages by Secret Service agents were obviously important to the ongoing investigations the texts could have provided valuable information related to the activity of former President Trump Secret Service has said the texts were wiped out during a scheduled upgrade on Capitol Hill Mitchell Miller WTOP news now
Mark Levin
Which Is the Most Powerful Committee in the House?
"Now listen you know there was that fracas over who the speaker was going to be Honestly I didn't care who the speaker was going to be It makes no difference to me Considering the real interest that I have is and what these committees are going to do and who's chairing those committees That said as I mentioned in the first hour there congressman chip Roy out of Texas he joined this fight To extract some conditions from Kevin McCarthy Kevin McCarthy really wanted that gavel And he got it He did and he did the hard work to get it And he should be commended for it because that's how the legislative process works in a legislative body You got to wrangle people and you got to give a little you get to take a little And if you want it you need to do what it takes to get it And that's what McCarthy did One of the things he had to give up one of the things that chip Roy the congressman from Texas was intent on having with some representation On the rules committee the rules committee who cares about the rules committee I don't think about the rules committee This is an interesting and fascinating thing about Washington D.C. Because all the headlines and all of the video on prime time cable news programs always gets dominated by the judiciary committee and the oversight committee and the intelligence committee and sometimes armed services committee Homeland Security committee These are the committees that get all the attention and I get it But if you ask anyone who works and lives in Washington D.C. works in the federal government works on Capitol Hill you ask them what's the most powerful committee in the House of Representatives and without even hesitating they'll tell you it's the rules committee That's why it was important
WTOP 24 Hour News
Fresh update on "homeland security committee" discussed on WTOP 24 Hour News
"You need every time you listen. The WTOP producers desk is wired by IBEW Local where electrical contractors come to grow. Good morning I'm Michelle Bash and I'm Kyle Cooper. Gray Student is our producer. Top stories we're following for you today on CBS News special report. Former President Trump has been indicted in the classified documents case. His response? Here we go again. Very unfair. CBS News legal analyst Ricky Kleeman says this case is different from those involving former Vice President Pence and President Biden. Donald Trump not only didn't let them in but he returned things piecemeal and then he absolutely decided to obstruct the investigation according to the government's allegation. Before the news of the indictment President Biden was asked whether he could say anything to convince Americans that they can trust the independence and fairness of the Department of Justice. I have never once not one single time suggested to the Justice Department what they should do or not do relative to bringing a charge or not bringing a charge. Mr. Trump will be arraigned in federal court in Miami next Tuesday. CBS News special report I'm Linda Kenyon. Now there's a lot we don't know about this case and the evidence that led to the indictment but CNN has obtained a transcript an of audio recording that could bolster the prosecution's case against the former president according to transcript the in CNN's possession. Mr. Trump can be heard admitting he retained secret military information that was still classified with the former president purportedly going on to say that as president he could have declassified that information but now he can't. That recording was made in 2021 and it captured a conversation about a classified document dealing with possible plans for an attack against Iran publicly Mr. Trump has claimed that all the documents in his possession were declassified meantime The next time his attorney made the rounds on TV this morning appearing on NBC's Today show James Trusty says there's no doubt that the former president will appear in person in a Miami federal court on Tuesday. Trusty says the charges include willful retention of national defense information obstruction of justice false statements and conspiracy he also calls it a ridiculous criminalization of a non -criminal dispute and says the case is being weaponized by the Department of Justice. Trusty vows Trump will come out swinging. Well if you walked outside this morning you notice that boy the air is a lot cleaner it's still expected to be a coat orange day around here but that is an improvement over yesterday when drifting smoke from Canadian wildfires touch off a rare code purple alert here today the air is still considered unhealthy for sensitive groups such as children and other adults and people with respiratory and heart problems if that includes you your urge to spend less time outside and reduce the intensity of outdoor activities the air quality is expected to get even better the weekend keep it here for those details in traffic and weather on the 8th congressional democrats are calling for the resignation of a government watchdog has been criticized for mishandling deleted secret service text from January 6th WTOP's Mitchell Miller has today on the hill Maryland Democratic Congressman Glenn an Ivy and the chair of the Homeland Security Committee Benny Thompson say the Inspector General of Homeland Security is unfit to serve in the position Ivy says the IG Joseph Kaffari made a startling admission involving his government issued phone during a hearing this week he admitted under oath that he'd been destroying electronic records text messages with impunity Kaffari has already been under scrutiny because he for months to notify lawmakers that secret service agents texts from January 5th and 6th had been deleted from their phones the Secret Service has said the phones were cleared as part of a scheduled upgrade on Capitol Hill Mitchell Miller WTOP News an update now on the number of migrants who've been bussed into the DC area from Texas and Arizona local advocates say there have been more than 8 ,000 the number of buses that have arrived have always fluctuated that's Amy Hammond with Samu First Response group the that's been handling the processing of migrants who arrive here she says since pandemic related restrictions expired at southern the border last month I don't necessarily think that we've seen a huge increase in the number of buses but they have been coming at a steady pace since the buses started arriving last year Hammond says her group has dealt with about 200 buses and more than 8 ,500 migrants many times her group's job is just to get people who are ready to move on to that destination as quickly as possible Nick Ionelli TLP News and to update you now on a developing story we are following there is a black bear in a B in Northeast DC this is in the 1300 block of Franklin Street Northeast in the Brooklyn we've neighborhood been keeping an eye on the situation for you just a few minutes ago we saw some TV coverage of that bear trying to come down from the tree but now he is back up where he was before we have a reporter at the scene and we're keeping an eye on the situation police are there as well we will keep you updated when we get more updates to share yeah and he looks a little bigger than maybe we thought at the beginning looks like a pretty good -sized bear this is going to be a pretty interesting story to see how they handle that we'll see 936 humans can do a lot of amazing things fighting bugs isn't one of them stem is powered by active ingredients found in plants to fight off bugs safely and effectively uses directed stem rooted in nature optimized by science we all hear hear the radio ads about the IRS they tell you to be afraid to be scared and they try to frighten you into calling I'm not here to do that tax relief advocates is different TRA is here to tell you that if you owe money to the IRS whether it's five thousand fifty thousand or five hundred thousand we have a solution it doesn't matter if you're sitting in your car at work or with your kids no matter where you are call now 800 575 1794 don't lose hope TRA can eliminate or reduce what you owe to the IRS there is zero risk to you we if can't reduce your tax debt then you pay nothing our passion is taxes and helping individuals fix their IRS problems we have a five -star rating on Google and Yelp and an a -plus with a better business bureau you don't need to be afraid of the IRS any longer and your tax nightmare today by visiting us online at TRA .com or call 800 575 1794 that's 800 575 1794 tax relief advocates real solutions for real people coming up in money news Nando's first U .S. location opened in D .C.'s Chinatown. 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Stephanie Miller's Happy Hour Podcast
"homeland security committee" Discussed on Stephanie Miller's Happy Hour Podcast
"Whipped up again. Good morning. Good morning, Stephanie. I might have forgotten my sarcasm fonts on Twitter. I don't know. I forgot to hit control S. I am as I've mentioned, I am well, we're veruca salt and pepper because I am frequently also impatient for justice and then someone calms me down and then I get whipped up again. But this is exactly what we were afraid of, right? Is the House Republicans now are going to make, you know, black is white up is down, you know, it is the false equivalency between these two cases of classified documents. Let's start there. Your thoughts on that. Look, the Republicans, the House Republicans are going to clown themselves for two years chasing the hotel. Jim Jordan is nothing more than a sentient rottweiler. He's just he's drooling at the mouth and he's just gonna bark and he's gonna chase whatever car rolls down his street. I think it's important for the media to not cover the Republican Congress as if it is a legitimate body, right? And I'm not saying that it's illegitimate in terms of like, they got the most votes they did. Thanks New York. State Democrats for screwing that up for everybody. Thanks for your keen intuition on George Santos. Abilities. I'm saying that it's not a serious exercise of governmental power. The Republican Congress exists to produce clips for Sean Hannity's broadcast at night. And we should understand them and cover them like that because nothing that they're doing is, for lack of a better word, serious. Nothing that they're doing is serious. It has, it's seriously annoying. It's seriously problematic, but nothing that they're doing is going to be passed. Nothing that they're doing is going to become law. It's just going to be a bunch of sentient barking at each other and basically trying to rip apart Hunter Biden's laptop. Well, I think it is a problem. Yeah, I hear you. But it is a problem in the sense that what was the tweet this morning, Travis. Every person on the Homeland Security committee asked for a pardon. For trying to overturn the homeland. I mean, you know, how is that not a problem, right? I mean, part of this is going to be how the Biden administration reacts to the Republican Congress, right? Now, I think that we have a precedent here. Where we had a former president, Donald Trump, simply ignore every attempt at congressional oversight every congressional subpoena he just simply ignored it, right? So if it's good for the goose, why is it not good for the Gander, right? Like if I'm the Biden administration, I ignore literally everything coming out of the Republican Congress just like Republicans did just like Trump did the democratic Congress for two years. I mean, we talked about this, Stephanie, in real time, right? We talk in 2018 and 2019 went sorry in 2019 and 2020 when Trump officials were ignoring congressional subpoenas. We said, if this is the standard, that standard needs to be applied when the roles are reversed.
WTOP 24 Hour News
Fresh update on "homeland security committee" discussed on WTOP 24 Hour News
"And reduce the intensity of outdoor activities. The air quality is expected to get even better over the weekend. We'll have details in traffic and weather on the 8th. Democrats on the Homeland Security Committee say a government watchdog needs to resign after attacks from January 6th. WTLP's Mitchell Miller today on the hill. The Inspector General of the Homeland Security Department, Joseph Kaffari, during a hearing this week admitted under questioning by Maryland Congressman Glenn Ivey that he had deleted messages from his government issued iPhone. But federal law requires him to preserve his texts and Ivey notes this comes after Kaffari failed to let lawmakers know for months about Secret Service texts that had been deleted before and during the attack on the Capitol. January 5th and January 6th text messages by Secret Service agents were obviously important to the ongoing investigation. The text could have provided valuable information related to the activity of former President Trump. Secret Services said the texts were wiped out during a scheduled upgrade. On the investigation. On Capitol Hill, Mitchell Miller, WTOP news. Since the governors of Texas and Arizona started busing migrants to D .C. last year, local advocates have dealt with about 200 buses and more than 8500 migrants, and it's not slowing down. The buses continue to come, but many times migrants are just trying to travel to a different area as quickly as possible. That's Hammond Amy with Samu First Response, the group that's been handling the processing of migrants who arrive here. Local long
WTOP
"homeland security committee" Discussed on WTOP
"Been on the front lines fighting for America first policies in Congress. In Ohio, GOP state senator Matt Dolan says he'll challenge democratic U.S. senator sherrod Brown. Ohio is one of the states where Republicans hope to pick up seats. In 2024, Democrats will be defending nearly two dozen of the 34 seats up for election. And while they gained a seat in the midterms, they could face tough races in several states, including Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. On Capitol Hill, Mitchell Miller WTO news. Two Republican members of Congress have been put back on House committees after being stripped of their panel assignments more than a year ago, Georgia's Marjorie Taylor Greene has been selected to serve on the Homeland Security committee and the oversight committee. Greene had lost committee assignments in 2021 due to her support of QAnon conspiracy theories and previous encouragement of violence against democratic lawmakers. Arizona's Paul gosar will serve on the oversight and natural resources committees, gosar was censured a couple of years ago after posting a video meme on social media showing him killing democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. And embattled New York Republican congressman George Santos has secured a couple of committee assignments, despite getting a lot of blowback right now for lying a lot for making up key details of his background that were central to his campaign. Axios reports Santos got a seat on the committee on small business and the committee on science space and technology. Ten 43 here on WTO could the caps come back after falling behind for the second night in a row
WTOP 24 Hour News
Fresh "Homeland Security Committee" from WTOP 24 Hour News
"Uh... dangerous moment for us in our history cbs disaster tina's what happens next sums attorneys to say he's at his golf club in bedminster new jersey a law enforcement official says u s secret service will meet with trump staff and security today to arrange a plan for his travel and arraignment which is expected tuesday in miami federal court on truth history social media platform the former president wrote i am an innocent man he has previously defended his retention of classified documents suggesting he declassified them while president but he has not provided the any evidence of this and his attorneys have declined to make that argument cbs news done when you walked outside this morning did you notice an improvement in the air well it's expected the code orange air day that is better than yesterday when drifting smoke from canadian wildfires touched off a rare code purple alert for our region today the air is still considered unhealthy for sensitive of groups such as children and older adults as well as people with respiratory and heart problems if that includes you are urged to spend less time outside and reduce the intensity of your outdoor activities the air quality is expected to get even better uh... over saturday and sunday keep it here will bring you more details in whether on the eight congressional democrats are calling for the resignation of a government watchdog who's been criticized for mishandling deleted secret service tax from january six w two p's mitchell miller has today on hill the maryland democratic congressman glenn ivy and the chair of the homeland security committee benny thompson say the specter general of homeland security is unfit to serve in the position ivy says the i g joseph fari made a startling admission involving his government issued phone during a hearing this week he admitted under oath that he'd been destroying electronic records text messages with impunity has already kafari been under scrutiny because he waited for months to notify lawmakers that secret service agents texts from january fifth and six had been deleted from their phones the secret service has said the phones were cleared card as part of a scheduled upgrade on capitol hill mitchell miller w t o p news there's a new acting administrator of the federal aviation administration polly trottenberg has been serving as a top need in the transportation department now she's the president's pick to replace billy nolan who indicated in april that planned he to leave the f a a trottenberg also led the new york city transportation department from 2014 to 2020 the f a a which manages air traffic throughout the nation has been without a senate confirmed leader since march of last year when stephen dixon resigned halfway through his five -year term we've got an this update morning on the number of migrants who've been bused into dc from texas and arizona local advocates say there have been more than eight thousand the number of buses that have arrived have always fluctuated that's amy hammond with samu first response the group that's been handling the processing of migrants who arrive here she says since pandemic related restrictions expired at the southern border last month i don't necessarily think that we've seen a huge increase in the number of bosses but they have been coming at a steady pace since the buses started arriving last year hammond says her group has dealt with about 200 buses and more than 8 500 migrants many times her group's job is just to help them travel to a different area to get people who are ready to move on to that destination as quickly as possible nick aye nelly wtop news the main suspect in the 2005 five disappearance of natalie holloway has landed in alabama after being handed over to u .s custody joran van der sloot is wanted in the us on one count of extortion and wire fraud the only charges have to ever linked the dutch citizen to holloway's disappearance on the caribbean island of aruba cbs news respond to janet shamley and says the extortion and wire charges stem from an alleged bribe that vendor slowed extended to the holloway family in 2010 five years after natalie's disappearance part of an FBI sting he accepted twenty five thousand dollars and that is where these charges come from he's ever never been charged with her death however he was arrested twice in aruba he was the last person to see her in two thousand five after her high school graduation trip to that island holloway's family is hoping more to get information about her death now that vendor slowed is in custody coming up after traffic and weather finding a charging station for your electric vehicle no matter what type it is just got a lot easier at seven six matters trust we instill trust everyday by the things we say the choices we make and we choose
The Dan Bongino Show
Conservatives Should Take a Victory Lap
"You stuck it out It was a lot of pressure to bail It was a lot of pressure to just go along to get along like we've done for 50 60 years now as the country collapses into 31 trillion in debt open borders a fentanyl crisis and many more And there was a lot of pressure from a lot of people out there even on our side of the aisle That happened To cave and just go along with McCarthy don't worry he's going to get the numbers eventually You might as well get it over with Take your syrup of it peca Drink it suck it down No No we didn't do that So you should take a victory lap My podcast today's title that was a huge win and ladies and gentlemen it was And proving to you that they were going to be results that were going to materialize and not just be kind of phantasms and otherworldly ideas Dan Crenshaw just dropped an enormous L to gavel in the Homeland Security committee to Mark green It was now going to head that committee who was far more conservative Why Because people on the steering committee which has a role in all of this a lot of them it might have been Byron donalds is now running it Who again is a conservative So I believe me I understand this don't take this as a don't take this as a criticism please at all This is not a criticism I want to be sure because I get a lot of people misinterpret what I say sometimes I get it but there are a lot of folks out there because we've been burned so often for 50 years that even when we get a win there's skepticism I'm like wow it's not really a win They're going to screw us over And then they might they might
77WABC Radio
"homeland security committee" Discussed on 77WABC Radio
"Good morning, New York. This is the catch round table drawing catch some keys. Here's Sunday morning. We'll just today a former congressman Peter king, and he gives us an update. It's 16 days to the election. What's happening in Long Island? What's happening in New York? What's happening in upstate? Tell us what's going on. Well, I wish I knew everything, but right now the way it looks to me is that what's happening on Long Island is what is happening to some extent in New York City and around the state and that is a real trend toward the Republican Party and most notably toward the region as the candidates for governor and then you go back a few months ago and most people haven't even heard of resellers, then when the polls start the click, you are still down by 1718 points and the only question was, how many votes have you win by? Now, with each poll is getting closer and closer, it's down to 5.4 points. And this is incredible to cut a major lead like that. I mean, 17 points to four points and politics is almost unheard of, especially when the governor of what the 17 point lead had all the money. So if you had everything going away and yet we kept annually and also one more people started looking at the issues and they realized that with inflation, they're getting killed the gas station they go to the store they buy the most basic items at all and you see the price is going so high. And then with prime and you and I fully agree on this. You know, me and you met Kathy hochul, the governor now. Had a breakfast meeting and we both thought she was a tough Irish gal and I love her. I think she's a great lady. But I still don't understand why she's not doing anything about the crime in the streets in the subways. Yeah, you and I did meet with her. I think that was the day before she became the governor. And was going to happen the next day of the day after that. And she met with this unique analysis of practice proceeding. And I also had worked with Kathy hochul in Washington. I was chairman of the Homeland Security committee who was a democratic member on the committee and she was certainly very moderate to conservative remember she was very good to work with she wasn't partisan to work across party lines, but since she's gotten to Albany, it's just so out of control. I mean, it seems to be a chapter of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party that seems to scare the life out of it. And convince her to take these radical left wing physicians and it's really unfortunate. And so as a result of that, we still have no real changes in barely form and discovery, all of those issues involved in criminal justice, which are tie dye into the cops and put dead people criminals back on the street. And the reason for this promise to change that is promised to restore well in order to give the police the authority of holiday these and that's to remove district attorneys who refuse to carry out the criminal law. So on the governor, the governor does have the ability to remove district attorneys that don't do their job. Yeah, and these district attorneys, including Alvin Bragg, post about the fact that they're not going to do their job. And I can not force these laws also to bring you back to the polls for one second. I sort of all look about just a few days ago, and I can't be hopeful with 46% and 42. At that point was accurate. That means the resultant is definitely going to win because if you're the incumbent and you are as well known as Kathy hochul who is now and you are under 50%, that generally means that that undecided vote is going against you. It means that a majority of the people in the state don't think you're doing the job as governor and so that undecided vote, I'd say the bulk of that is going to go to Lee's over. So that to me, that is the polls. I was happy hope I'd be most dangerous about most concerned about to be four points under 50 when you are the incumbent. That means 54% of the people are not willing to say that they want you to have another term as governor. I love everybody. You know I'm a middle road guy like you are. I just want New York City and New York state and Long Island definitely because I live there, you live there. On weekends I live there. To be safe and that's what we worry about. One more thing. Another thing that I'm disappointed in the state in congestion pricing. Talent tell us again about congestion pricing and what the heck is going on with that? It looks like they're going to roll over everybody. This is pretty attractive $23 on anyone who drives in Manhattan. And so that is going to dramatically affect the people in Queens, Bronx Brooklyn, and the consumption of microphone and constituents. And that's your traffic alley. Every time they would be going into Manhattan, they'd be a hits for 23 hours. Now that would include people taking family members to doctors to hospitals, people go into restaurants, people going to work, people who just want to go in and visit over the great landmarks that have Manhattan has to offer all of that would be in course up to $6000 a year just to drive into Manhattan. And this is going to certainly hurt my constituents my former constituents in esophagus. But in the end, the one that's going to get hurt the most are the people living in Manhattan. The people of business have Manhattan and have this shelf. If you live above 60 in Sweden, you want to go downtown to a restaurant you're in deep crap. Yeah, it's just insane. It's absolutely bad and you can find that with crime, the fact that people are afraid to take the subway is afraid to take on our railroad, it's for me this is so damaging and the engine Manhattan, but in the short term, very damaging to queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, certainly to Nestor and Suffolk counties Staten Island. I mean, it's just brutal. So this is a misguided efficient to give more money into the MTA, which can account for what a judge with the money now and it's not going to work. It didn't work in London. It's not going to work here. And I wish I had the sound effects into that deep hole. You know, when you talk about money and the MTA, it's a deep now, not the thing that's going on. I mean, they kind of kill us on the streets of New York. They're trying to kill us in subways. They're trying to kill us for congestion pricing. Now, I understand Long Island where I have a summer home or weekend home. It's no longer just summit, so we get home. They want to close down.
WNYC 93.9 FM
"homeland security committee" Discussed on WNYC 93.9 FM
"Are. The city is also looking at using inflatable barriers to serve as dams in the event of flooding of spokesperson for mere Adams said the city will winterize the tents, also this morning ten opponents plan to outline action they'll take against the Orchard beach tent city there. Housing advocates are asking Columbia University to carve out affordable housing in its new developments. They want to see apartments not just for faculty and students, but for the wider community, morningside heights resident Dan mcsweeney helped organize a rally near the campus yesterday with a group of advocates. It's a common sense solution to make a meaningful and historical impact during a time when we are in crisis with regard to affordable housing. The advocates are also asking Columbia University to commit to preserving its current rent regulated apartments. They say they submitted proposals to Colombia in August, but have yet to hear back a university spokesperson says the school is reviewing them. The House Homeland Security committee is taking a field trip to New Jersey today. That's this morning. The panel will host a congressional hearing in T neck on combating a range of threats, including extremism, terrorism, hate, and anti semitism, a state Homeland Security and preparedness assessment conducted early this year, but the threat level at high for homeland violent extremists and racially motivated extremism more than two dozen suspects from New Jersey have been charged in the deadly January 6th attack on the U.S. capitol. Congressman Josh gottheimer is co hosting the hearing with appearances of the anti defamation league, the southern poverty law center, and other organizations. Your forecast now chances of showers this morning, cloudy, and 61 gusty as well today. And then tomorrow 50 50 chance of showers in a high of 58. Near 50 now with light rain at 7 34. Support for NPR comes from member stations and from easy cater, committed to helping companies from nonprofits to the Fortune 500
WCPT 820
"homeland security committee" Discussed on WCPT 820
"Pardon me? Gallimard. Okay. The democratic chairs of the House committee on oversight and the House Homeland Security committee sharply criticized the Department of Homeland Security. Inspector general on Tuesday for refusing to testify or share documents related to his office's handling of the missing Secret Service tax. What is his name inspector general Joseph kafa? That guy needs to AB fired, right? Be, I would assume the target of an investigation. What is going on? It might be easier if they keep them inside so they can. Inside the tent of heart? Yeah. What? What? The saying I promise. I don't know what that means. All right. That does not apply to the situation. I think it does. I think it does. Someone will tell me I'm right. Okay. The committee about it. Yes. She'll like all those tweets. The committee has previously urged kapari to recuse himself from the investigation into the missing text messages sent by Secret Service employees. Large part because he failed to notify Congress that the messages were missing until over a year after he knew they had been lost. He refused to recuse himself testify before the committee provide documents or allow his employees to be interviewed. Something stinks to high heaven here. The letter said if you refuse to comply with our request, we will have no choice, but to consider alternate measures to ensure your compliance. Carlos, we were saying like this seemed like a totally unconnected crime, but now they've just interviewed cipollone and the other guy about the missing classified documents, right? In Mar-a-Lago, so that's I think it is, you know, what's the word can act in to the mouth of the incident down near brainerd? Yeah. You're not brainerd. Imagine if everybody had the courage of Michael Cohen. All you have to do is have the courage of Michael Cohen and just do it. Right. Get it over with. Right. Yes. Carlos is here. I've saved everything for you, including sporting the sports, because
AP News Radio
DHS watchdog asked the Secret Service for all Jan. 6 texts, then retracted the request in an email
"Congressional Democrats allege a cover up on deleted Secret Service texts and demand records The chairs of the House oversight and Homeland Security committees have requested sit down interviews and internal documents from the Department of Homeland securities inspector general regarding deleted Secret Service text messages surrounding the January 6th attack on the U.S. capitol House oversight chair Carolyn maloney and Homeland Security chair Benny Thompson wrote a letter to inspector general Joseph Kofi Monday The committee say they have evidence showing the inspector general's office first learned of missing Secret Service text messages related to the attack in May 2021 But efforts to recover the text messages were abandoned in July 2021 nearly a year before Congress was informed the messages had been erased Mike Gracia Washington
WCPT 820
"homeland security committee" Discussed on WCPT 820
"A rockstar Yes Oh Stephanie No I'm not going to validate that No no that's not necessarily a Friday No it's not It's like we're at seeds and stems I'm running on fumes That was good joke for a Friday Monday through Thursday are your warm up This should be your main you should be nailing it today This should be the big guy The big finale the climax Well I liked it Give me 13 please Zoloft Okay Who is still a rockstar In my opinion Okay Well we didn't do this slightly We've had a discussions among the members and as with every decision it was not a contentious discussion but we had hoped that please members would come in upon request If you look historically mostly if committees want to talk to a member of a fellow member and they ask them and they come in that didn't not happen in this case They're just I keep saying this is what we need to run on They are just deeply unpatriotic They are deeply un American They took an oath as German shifts of yesterday Okay so what We have a lot of information that we put in these letters we didn't put all the information the letters But this is a serious matter This was a plot to overturn essentially the constitutional order as a judge Carter said in the eastman evidence case it's more likely than not that fraud and crime was committed here The threat to our system of government was very large And one last one representative of green yesterday I thought it was odd I mean many jobs sharing this committee is chair of the Homeland Security committee and John katko is the senior Republican on that committee and Kat goes a serious guy He was given an outline he had to get everything And so and he did get everything right And then mister McCarthy couldn't take yes for an answer And I never understood that But there you have it Yeah very good.
Bloomberg Radio New York
"homeland security committee" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"Should have that So all parties no one no party will be surprised So yeah we should have that But I'd like Biden did at the beginning It's like when I do prostate gan case and cartels Yeah I would never go to a cartel or a gang how do I say that I mean guys I want you to stop what you're doing I don't want you to do this But just so you know even if you do do it I'm not going to prosecute you That's basically what Biden said to Russia at the beginning That's why Russia under impunity That was a classifier in judgment We are where we are now You're ranking member on the Homeland Security committee and I know that you're focused very closely very concerned about the potential for a cyber attacked by Russia here in the U.S. You've put out an alert along with the FBI and others about reinforcing hardening our defenses Are we better prepared for that now than we were at the beginning of this war There's no question that people are taking cybersecurity farmers serious than they were before this war began And I'm proud to say that Homeland Security has had a lot to do with it And a lot of problems with the Biden administration One of them is not a Homeland Security cyber the cybersecurity preparedness They've done a superb job And they've got good people in a leadership position there They have a thing called shields up and a whole bunch of security in the cybersecurity office This is office They call it And you're going to shield up any entity in the United States I think the individual and you can get guidance on how to make your system stronger And what we've done with this cybersecurity arm is to make sure that they're working better than they ever had before with the private sector making sure the private side is as ready as possible especially the critical infrastructure subsets to make sure the ready is possible in case there is a cyberattack And I think we have to assume that there's going to be a cyberattack and then heavier shields upright and roll That's exactly what we're trying to do One thing I don't think you do approve of very much is the administration's policy when it comes to immigration I know you were along the border last week Congressman title 42 is about to go away unless something is done I know even some Democrats are urging the administration to extend 42 is that the right move now or are you looking for a more comprehensive approach But they don't have a policy with respect to the border And they don't have a plan with respect to the border other than to say come on in They are it is incredible what they've been doing there I started my career as a federal prosecutor in 1994 Going after cartels on El Paso and I'm intimately familiar with the border I've never seen it this bad I went down again last week to meet with all the border shares from California to Texas and Democrats Republicans didn't matter They were uniformly adamant that the Biden administration is destroying the integrity of the border and that if and when the title 42 is revoked that there will be they will lose operational control of the border That means they won't be able to stop anything coming in because they're going to be over completely overwhelmed And that to me is a stunning stunning event For a nation at war here if this is something that Democrats and Republicans want to handle why not do away with the COVID rule the health rule 42 and put something new in place here to keep foreign combatants out of the country Well they used to do that And we've been clamoring for them to do that Don't forget on January 20th when President Biden took over not only did he he basically changed the complete tone and tenor on border security he resolved to remain in Mexico policy and he's filed with the courts ever since to try and revoke it And now the title 42 is another one of the weapons that they use Can you extend it Do they do portraits And there can be extended Of course it can be but it's not going to be It's amazing for me when you think about it You have to get on the airplane rather than that court ruling today And where I'm asked because of our CDC is saying but then CDC is saying well COVID is not as much an issue at the border So we can use title for you to in the mortgage meticulous I appreciate your answering my questions Congressman we'd like to stay in touch with you on all things cyber and what you're up to as ranking member of the Homeland Security committee that's congressman John katko of New York We assemble the panel next I'm Joe Matthew This is Bloomberg.
The Charlie Kirk Show
What Republicans Are Planning if They Win the House Majority
"What are Republicans going to run on? And more importantly, what are they going to do if they take back the House of Representatives? Will a newly released article from Washington examiner goes through that? What Republicans are planning to do if they win back the House majority? And we're going to go piece by piece of what they are promising their voters. And it's about time that we hold our elected officials accountable because if you're like me, you're probably exhausted and tired and cynical that Republicans keep on winning elections. And we lose the country. The parents party, the Republican Party, plans, and promises that if they take back the House of Representatives similar to the contract with America, now why Republicans do not replicate the contract with America every election cycle is beyond me, but Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans, including Jim Jordan and some phenomenal base conservatives, have said they are going to replicate the Newt Gingrich contract with America. They're going to call it commitment to America. It's not that great. I don't love that. It should be a lot more aggressive than a commitment. It should be applied, or it should be something that is unbreakable an oath, commitment sounds like something that's some shady business guy will break. Okay. Number one, here's what Republicans plan to do. I like some of this. I think this is some grassroots driven energy. Some of it's all right, but some of it is phenomenal. Pass a parent's Bill of rights, Republicans in November released draft legislation that aimed to require school districts to post curriculum publicly, require teachers to offer two in person meetings per year, prevent schools from selling or sharing student data without parent permission and require students to notify parents of violent activity on school grounds. It's really basic stuff. McCarthy said on a recent episode. Next one, China, COVID-19 accountability measures, a plan released by House Republicans trying to task force last year called for legislation to declassify information on the origins of COVID-19, prohibiting the U.S. funding from gain of function research. So here's where I think they're taking a good approach. They need to use their newfound political power for aggressive oversight. That's actually the next point. Take an aggressive oversight posture. In the minority Republicans on committees can do not have the power to compel witnesses to speak under oath, and the majority Republicans aim to use that power liberally. Particularly if they do not have a supermajority to overcome filibuster in the Senate or override any vetoes from President Biden. Republicans want to investigate the following. How we had the U.S. troops withdraw from Afghanistan and giving them $85 billion in weapons. The origins of where COVID came from, the national school board association's relationship with the Department of Justice and asked if federal agencies threatened to stop threats of violence. Also, what's happening on the U.S. Mexico border? Republicans have already issued preservation notices and document requests to relevant agencies and individuals related to these items. They're going to eliminate House rules implemented by Pelosi, kind of technical stuff like masked men not being able to vote by proxy and vote remotely. Take on big tech. They're going to put forward a framework to take on big tech calls to reform section two 30, prevent the companies from discriminating based on political affiliation, an increase their transparency. Also, back a antitrust bill that would give states attorneys attorney generals more control over where antitrust litigation is conducted, and then strip House Democrats from certain committees, in retaliation for Democrats removing Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul gosar, House Republicans plan to strip Elon Omar, saying that she should not be on the foreign affairs committee, and Adam Schiff should not be on the intelligence committee, which he's currently the chairman. Nor should Eric swalwell be on the intelligence committee or the Homeland Security committee. This is actually okay. Would you agree Connor? This is actually some pretty good
WCPT 820
"homeland security committee" Discussed on WCPT 820
"We have the ability to make Joe Biden a lame duck president to stop his agenda in its tracks Nancy Pelosi's schism with the squad created a rare moment of opportunity where we could have used our power in the minority to fight for our people to battle their dislikes to stop this march to socialism Yes No my God Fight fight fight fight I think better rats are all so awful Bye bye He'll be in jail for sex trafficking soon Fight for people We have bad roads and bridges Right We're going to get the buzzword Critical race theory socialism critical race Theory Oh please go on Maddie Maddie Yes please Kevin McCarthy isn't the cause of these problems He's the symptom because we have Republicans willing to say we'll always lose a few Nancy Pelosi is in the majority and she lost less than half the votes that we lost in the minority And I think right away John katko should be removed as the Republican lead on the Homeland Security committee and everyone else who voted for these bills Please let him keep talking We still have so little time before he goes to prison for child sex trafficking Grant I think allegedly In the 115th Congress impeachment the January 6th committee removing Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees the Steve Bannon sanction and this infrastructure Bill And we have Republicans who voted against us on all 5 Those votes define what we believe and how we fight And you know what We're not tired of winning right now because we're not doing a whole lot of winning and we could have one for our people this last week That's why frankly the morale in the Republican conference is very low right now Good Hi I'm Matty I use Venmo for all my monitor transactions.
77WABC Radio
"homeland security committee" Discussed on 77WABC Radio
"The FEMA director's on, uh, projector. Chris Welch. She's on and I'm here with With my senior adviser, and, uh, boy who knows Louisiana? Very, very well, man. Did you hear that in New Orleans and Senator Christman? Now the the the everybody ignored that he called the black man, his one of his top aides and my this This boy is, uh Can you imagine? Could you just about don't want to finish the sentence? Because you know what I'm gonna say? Yeah, if that had been Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump Bush and what they would have done if he called the boy over there. Ben Carson. Absolutely. I mean, are you kidding me? Let me just say Cedric Richmond. He was in the Homeland Security Committee. We didn't agree on a lot of issues be too smart, Able tough, Tough minded guy. The president be lucky has amount of staff and you shouldn't be. Referring to him that way at all. Oh, my God and again glossed over the media. They say the media is turning on Joe Biden after Afghanistan. No, they're not absolutely that they didn't even play. There was some of these gold star mothers. What they said about him after he was pretending to be a gold star Father. I mean, how disgusting is that? You talk about stolen valor that that was what Joe Biden was doing. We'll get into that a little bit later. More on Biden down in Louisiana last week. I mean, totally completely out of it. All right now, now, uh, Cedric, Uh, Who are we going to next? Governor? Res is go. You are I understand God, you're not On video, but you are on telephone. So Gove far away is, uh, is American trial on Mayor control Are you on? I don't I don't think she was able to get.
The Security Ledger Podcast
US Rep. Himes on Congresss About-Face on Cybersecurity
"I'm congressman jim. Himes i represent the fourth district of connecticut. Southwestern connecticut My seventh term and spend most of my time in washington On intelligence issues as a member of the intelligence committee on financial services issues as member of that committee and most recently actually interestingly Speaker of the house has asked me to chair. The committee on economic disparity congressman. Welcome to Cast thank you. You have really focused in your time in congress on cybersecurity on the house intelligence committee and the nsa and cybersecurity subcommittees. Can you talk about just in your time. in congress. kind of how this topic and congress's thinking around cybersecurity has changed. Yeah yeah and and change it has. I'm glad to report again. I've been doing this for for for coming on thirteen years. And i would say that there's been a dramatic change in people's level of education sense of urgency Around cyber security. I sometimes joke that you know. Even a decade ago you'd have people with three stars on their shoulders come in front of the homeland security committee or other committees. And you'd ask them about cybersecurity in you'd get blank stares and obviously there's been an awful lot of water under the bridge so to speak since then the federal government as it is wont to do argue. We hasn't moved quite as rapidly as it should but it has moved quite rapidly to stand up organizations that are about defending our cyber infrastructure. developing Offensive capabilities that theoretically could be used sometimes are used for for for retribution for other operations and most importantly there's been a really a high level of education given to members of congress. You know it might. It might have taken a while. It might have been. The gas lines forming in virginia because of the colonial pipeline Fiasco but Legislators have come to realize how very important this this issue is
GovExec Daily
"homeland security committee" Discussed on GovExec Daily
"If not the worst this year they were the worst in terms of morale particularly in terms of pay satisfaction The turnover rate. There is high there. There are currently two thousand vacancies that they're trying to fill And you know constantly having to recruit and train employees because people keep leaving cost a lot of money so You know this bill that you mentioned Advance out of the homeland security committee in the house Just last week would basically just apply title five to everyone at tsa and that would put people who work there. On the general schedule pay scale it would give them full collective bargaining rights like the rest of their federal counterparts and it would give them these whistleblower protections in these abilities to appeal adverse personnel accidents to the mspb and things like that so it essentially would bring them back up to or not back up but they would bring it up to where you know. Most other feds are correct. Correct it. Oh and also they mended the bill At the committee level to also include a. I believe it's a three thousand dollar bonus In lieu of providing them out you know hazard pay for the for the duration of the pandemic. It's it's sort of a one time. We know that you've been exposed travelers and that hundreds of you have gotten sick as a result of it. bonus that endemic obviously is affected. Everything let's move to the Federal labor relations stuff biden has yet to nominate a second democrats to the federal labor relations. Authority and The federal service impasses panel is vacant. biden talks about his relationship with with labor and and i'm not to on a comparative analysis front compared to the previous administration. He is certainly much more friendly to the federal workforce. But where does this leave. The administration's labor relations. Well you know it's it's as is always the case that these sorts of things it's it's kinda complicated You know In some instances you know agencies and unions are getting together and settling The you know the Disputes that they have had ongoing The va and ahe recently announced that they are just sort of wiping the slate clean And sort of going back to pre trump agreements to sort of start to get the process of renegotiating everything But you know in some ways. It really Stunts the administration's ability to undo a lot of the things that happened under the trump administration. You know The president has undone on undone A series of executive orders. But they're you know as i've covered over the past several years. There are a lot of changes to landscape of federal collective bargaining that took place at the flra level. Where these you know. These are decisions in disputes. That have a precedent over few minutes. So in order to undo those things you d to nominate someone to make it so the democrats have a majority on this panel and they haven't done that and you know as a result we've seen several decisions come through over the past few months. That sort of continue to erode Unions writes in the federal sector so know unions are starting to really put pressure on the administration now to nominate someone to replace the lone republican. Who is on unexpired term There are currently two republicans one person whose term runs through next year and the law requires that there always be a at least one member from the minority party on that panel Additionally the federal services impasses panel like you mentioned is vacant right now You know those Those folks come in to resolve a negotiation passes..
WBZ NewsRadio 1030
"homeland security committee" Discussed on WBZ NewsRadio 1030
"Harris speaking right now in Mexico, she says migration is a complicated issue. And the U. S has to be from legal pathways for people to enter the country and the White House tonight, reportedly pulling the plug on bipartisan infrastructure talks with some key Republicans President Biden now looking for other possible avenues for bipartisanship. 10 months after the capital riot a Senate report out this week is describing sweeping failures. Details from the AP Soccer Megane. The report lays out breakdowns within several intelligence agencies and the Capitol police a series of missteps that allowed rioters to violently forced their way inside. It's the first bipartisan review of the insurrection and maybe the last. It comes two weeks after Senate Republicans blocked the bipartisan commission to investigate the insurrection. The report does not even call it insurrection nor looks at its root causes, including then President Trump's call for supporters to fight like hell. The Senate Homeland Security committees chairs says the report will allow for some immediate security improvements, but acknowledges it does not answer some bigger questions. Soccer Megane Washington Also on the hill today, Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount, testifying before the Senate Homeland Security Committee, saying authorizing that multi million dollar payment to hackers was the right thing to do. Even though authorities discouraged it. It was the hardest decision I've made in my 39 years in the energy industry. And I know how critical our pipeline is to the country and I put the interests of the country First panel chair Gary Peters saying the U. S has to protect against these kinds of cyber attacks that shut down the pipeline. Make no mistake. If we do not step up our cyber security readiness The consequences will be severe. The ransomware attack on colonial pipeline affected millions of Americans. The next time, but incident like this happens. Unfortunately, it could be even worse and closer to home. Speaking of RANSOMWARE attacks, the Steamship Authority tonight now saying you can make and change your reservation by calling up their Mashpee reservation office say they are extending hours so they can try to help more people out there trying to recover from that attack last week, they too, were hacked. Some credit card access is also available now at terminals and parking lots, But they say,.
AP News Radio
Senate Report Details Sweeping Failures Around Jan. 6 Attack
"A little more than five months after the capital riot a Senate report he's describing sweeping failures around the attack the report lays out breakdowns within several intelligence agencies and the capitol police a series of missteps that allowed riders to violently forced their way inside it's the first bipartisan review of the insurrection and may be the last it comes two weeks after Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan commission to investigate the insurrection the report does not even call it insurrection nor it looks at its root causes including van president trump's call for supporters to fight like hell the Senate homeland security committees chair says the report will allow for some immediate security improvements but it knowledge is it does not answer some big questions Sager made Ghani Washington
AP News Radio
US Formally Ends Policy for Asylum-Seekers to Wait in Mexico
"Hi Mike Rossi a reporting the US formally ends the policy forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico the blighted ministration formally ended the trump era migrant protection protocols Tuesday doing away with the policy that forced asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U. S. immigration court the shift was announced by homeland security secretary Alejandro my orcas in a seven page memo the policy had returned about seventy thousand asylum seekers to Mexico from January twenty nineteen until Biden's first day in office this year representative John Katko will do your work the top Republican on the house homeland security committee called the move a very serious mistake might cross CO Washington
Morning Edition
Far Fewer Young Migrants Are in Border Patrol Custody
"Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says that border patrol custody of young migrants has declined dramatically. NPR's Claudia Chrysalis reports that secretary My Orcas attributes that to changes made by the Biden administration secretary. My Orkest told the Senate Homeland Security Committee that fewer than 500 young migrants were in Border patrol custody this week, compared to nearly 6000 in late March. The challenge is not behind us. The results are dramatic. But Ohio GOP Senator Rob Portman noted the unaccompanied minors have been moved to health and human services facilities. I'm glad Customs and border protection is moved Children to HHS again. These Children have only been moved from one federal agency to another. My Yorkis conceded that there is much more work to be done. Claude agree
The Patriot AM 1150
"homeland security committee" Discussed on The Patriot AM 1150
"Work done do the moral and national shame of the previous administration that literally not figure, Lee ripped Children from the arms of their families, their mothers and fathers of the border. He also reversed remain in Mexico and paused wall construction. Since he took office, there's been an unprecedented wave of Central American migrants arriving at the border, he rejoined the Paris climate Accord and the World Health Organization. He's directed the Justice Department to look at ways to ban ghost guns and announced that troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan on September 11th of this year. Just this week, he signed an order making the minimum wage $15 an hour for federal contract workers, and he's revoked the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. And while he's receiving high praise from Democrats, not so from the GOP, I'm going to act. I'm gonna act fast. I'd like to be. I'd like to be doing it with the support of Republicans. I've met with Republicans. There's some really fine. People want to get something done. But they're just not willing to go. As far as I think we have to go. It is just too far in many respects for many Republicans. Well, you know that the inauguration it was all about unity. Bring the country together that we're too divided and I have everything else. He is extremely partisan in this 1st 100 days. Michael McCaul is a congressman representing the 10th District of Texas, including The executive orders that you're talking about the Keystone Pipeline. Right out of box, hurting my state and energy state. The welders. You know the blue collar workers that really relying on that and then I think the biggest mistake I seen And I don't border my entire professional careers of federal prosecutor chairman of the Homeland Security Committee. Now we're the Foreign Affairs Committee isn't for reversing You know these asylum cooperation agreements and remain in Mexico policy, which is really created a humanitarian crisis on the border. You know, down there many times I just have never seen it this bad. You know, Congressman as Central America, Central Americans arrive by the thousands to our border in we know in March, nearly 19,000 kids alone were apprehended in that month. I imagine you think you should talk about the border tonight. Do you think he will say anything different than what he said at his first press conference as president about the border that would hope he would. I'm not even sure it's only bring it up. I mean, there's the reason they don't want to go down there. Is because they know the ostrich. You are so bad. They know they know it's a humanitarian crisis and mild just knows Bill's secretary of Homeland Security. I just don't think they want the objects and certainly if it's brought up in all You know, I'm sure it's second be a driving team of joint session speech. They know this is where the president's point. The lowest on this issue, more than any other issue out there, And so I personally don't think you have spent a lot of time on it, and he should, because I think it's It is a crisis you as you noted, you formerly chaired the Homeland Security Committee. And before becoming a member of Congress, you were chief of counterterrorism and national security of the U. S attorney's office in West Texas. Where do you help? The Biden administration focuses when it comes to foreign policy We've seen plans about like withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, renewed talks on the Iran deal. And in every speech. I think I've heard the president give Thus far. He talks about China and this sort of fierce competition. We're now in. Have been in. How do you feel about the focus thus far when it comes to foreign policy and where it needs to go? Well, he's engaging with our allies. And I agree with that. I I worry about Afghanistan being You know, Look, it's gone on for a long time. My biggest concern is how can we identify threats in country and respond to those threats to the homeland? I predict it when we went trough. In September. The Taliban el coyote, probably, you know, overrun and take over that country, and my biggest concern is how can we You know, responded threats in real time. Yeah, they could impact our allies or the homeland itself. No, don't back to pre 9 11 state. I'm worried about Iran to because They are getting closer to bomb. They seem so eager to get involved in this back into the JCP away. Um, you know, just like John Kerry. I think one of just a deal. Not a good deal of Netanyahu would talk about. Um, you know, right now, Ron. And very close to their 60% Richmond within months could be it 90%. They have short range missiles and Israel in the Saudi peninsula are really in the crosshairs here. Wait. They aren't 60% already. I mean, I remember hearing And I think it was An Iranian officials saying that we're not going to be bullied. If we want to get to 60%. We will. But you're saying they they already have reached that point. We'll be I told has announced their 60% now. Whether that have verifiable that is, you know there are assessments and could be lower than that. But But we do know that they're moving, you know, with remarkable speed right now in the reversion process and if they are getting close to 60 of the Ayatollah says You're talking about about a four month break out to get the 90%. And then about a year time to develop a nuclear warhead to attach to the short range missile. So if we can negotiate and look, I want the different facets succeed. We don't want to fail because we don't want to go to war. One thing run has under standard clearly is a night shapes of America, and I think I speak for the Democrats on this one as well. I'm not gonna sit back idly and allow a nuclear Iran to exist in one way or another. America will respond to that. Speaking of John Kerry, some are calling for John Kerry to resign. He's currently serving as a climate envoy underneath. Secretary Pompeo in 2018 called Kerry's meetings, private meetings with Zarif at the time on seemly and unprecedented and carry himself at the time admitted in a radio show in 2018 that he had met with his grief. Three or four times. Well, I find these allegations very disturbing. We will be looking into these allegations. I think there should be an investigation. I think Mr carrying has to come out more strongly in his defense on on this, I think Um Yeah, I signed a document that requires Meteo. We'll get briefed on classified information I spent certainly don't give it to my foreign adversary. That is a huge violation of law. Um, is if which were true should be prosecuted. But I think when you don't fax, you know, in front of us I don't know if we we have all but the one thing just doesn't bother me here. Point about what pump As, says white. He Maintaining this relationship. You know, with the former prime, you know. Foreign Minister of Iran. Not exactly an ally of the United States. It's one thing like you know, Great Britain or France, you know that said to carry on a relationship and maintain a relationship. The foreign minister of Major adversary, he said in his own defense, like Look, I shared all the information that I got with Pompeo..
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The Struggle To House Surge Of Unaccompanied Children At U.S.-Mexico Border
"Herbst. The Biden administration is sending FEMA to the US Mexico border to help accommodate a surge of unaccompanied migrant Children who have overwhelmed government facilities. As NPR's John Burnett reports, The move is fueling criticism from immigration hawks who say the new White House is bungling the border. If FEMA is involved, it's a disaster by definition, said representative John Cat Co. The ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee. On Sunday, he promised aggressive oversight of how the Biden White House's handling the record influx of Children across the southwest border. The problem is that teenagers from Central America traveling alone and seeking asylum are filling up Border patrol jail cells meant for adults when the law says they're not supposed to be held there for more than three days. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro My Orcas said Saturday that Ah Border Patrol facility is no place for a child. He dispatched FEMA to partner with immigration agents. Move Children into more humane facilities as soon
WTOP
"homeland security committee" Discussed on WTOP
"11 now on double D T. O P. A federal lawsuit has been filed today against Donald Trump, accusing the former president of inciting last night. It's deadly riot at the Capitol building. It was filed by the end of the deep on behalf of Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson. He's a Democrat who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee to talk more about it. Let's bring in NBC justice correspondent Pete Williams. Hey, Pete. Thanks for being here. And what does this suit specifically accused Mr Trump of doing? Well, Hilary. It says that the former president, along with Rudy Giuliani, and too far right groups, the proud boys in the oath Keepers shared a common goal of disrupting the electoral vote count on the sixth and that the capital riot was the foreseeable result of what they did. They've Invoked the Civil Rights Act of 18 71. The people who filed this lawsuit, commonly known as the Ku Klux Klan Act, which allows lawsuit against government officials for claims that they conspired to violate civil rights. So It includes many of the arguments that you heard from the House managers during the Senate impeachment trial and incorporates allegations from the FBI that we're in court documents accompanied the criminal charges against the proud boys in the oath keepers. Are you expecting more lawsuits like this against the former president? Well, I see I I think it's quite likely that there will be and I think the key question in these conspiracy lawsuits is what will it take to prove a conspiracy? Clearly, there's no evidence that the president and Giuliani sat down with these groups and hatched a plan. Some courts have said that it does take proof of acting in concert. That means an agreement. That means some communication, obviously no evidence of an actual meeting. So the question is Will the back and forth of their independent social media messages passed the test and be enough. And of course, you know, you can ask to lawyers what their what Their opinion is, and they'll disagree. Some think it will. Something it won't so it really is. Ah, tough Legal bar to cross Is that true? It is And of course, former presidents are immune from lawsuits over their official acts while they're in office, But they can be sued for conduct that was not part of their official duties. And obviously, the lawsuit will claim that in inciting a riot, the capital was not part of the president's duties so he can be sued for it. The first step will be undoubtedly the president will file a motion to dismiss and Giuliani will to Mr Trump's Advisor has put out a statement today saying that he didn't plan producer organized The rally didn't incite or conspired to incite any violence. So if it survives a motion to dismiss, then the next step would be legal Discovery. He thanks for your help on this. Appreciate it. Thank you. That's NBC justice correspondent Pete Williams. We'll check in on sports next 3 14. Hi, friend. It's your home speaking and I need.
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Trump and Giuliani sued by Democratic congressman over deadly Capitol riot
"Congressman is suing Donald Trump over the ex president's role in the capital riot. Trump's Senate impeachment acquittal is expected to lead to a wave of litigation over the insurrection now that he's lost some legal protections as an ex president. House Homeland Security Committee chair Bennie Thompson suit accuses Trump of inciting the insurrection and conspiring with his lawyer and extremist groups. Keep Congress from certifying the presidential election results. Several other lawmakers are expected to join the suit, which was brought under a law known as the Ku Klux Klan Act. It bans violence or intimidation meant to keep members of Congress or other federal officials from carrying out constitutional duties.
Rush Limbaugh
Senate confirms Antony Blinken as secretary of state
"Less than its signing off on the president's nominee for secretary of state President Biden's choice for top diplomat, One bipartisan support Antony Blinken has been confirmed Secretary of State by the Senate with a 78 22 vote. Blinking is a veteran of the State Department, previously serving his deputy secretary of state and deputy National security advisor during the Obama administration. President Biden plans to re orient U. S foreign policy already rejoining the Paris climate accord and signaling an openness to re engaging with Iran in the international nuclear deal. The Senate's Homeland Security Committee also advanced Alejandro Mayorkas, his nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security. Setting up a full Senate
WHAS 840 AM
"homeland security committee" Discussed on WHAS 840 AM
"President Biden today, signing an executive order that lifts the Pentagon's ban on transgender people serving in the military President Trump had put that order in place doing was enabling all qualified Americans served their country in uniform. Essentially restoring the situations against me. Forward Chan transgender personnel qualified and every other way. Serve government in the United States. Military Ohio Senator Rob Portman will not seek reelection next year. The Republican has been in the Senate for a decade. He also served in the House and is the top GOP member on the Senate Homeland Security Committee. In Indiana teenager believed to be involved with a mass shooting that left six people dead, is in custody. The Indianapolis Metro Police Department says Detectives identified and arrested a juvenile suspect early this morning. It comes after they found five people, including a pregnant woman and her unborn child shot dead at a home Sunday morning. Louisville man accused of killing his mother is facing more charges for an incident at the jail. Here's Will Clark Kindred Kinamore was already in metro corrections accused of killing his mother, Tracy Kenmore, inside of her cane run, rode home in December. He's charged with murder and domestic violence in that case. He's now charged with attempted murder and strangulation. After an incident inside of metro correction and arrest citation says that Kendrick Kinamore was caught on camera punching and kicking another man and then using his jail issued shirt to strangle the victim until he lost consciousness. Corrections officers had to use force to remove the shirt from Kenna more and we're able to separate the two men. Will Clark News Radio 8 40 wh s Governor Bashir's Koba 19 Briefing is coming up at four o'clock. I'm Paul Miles news. Radio. 8 40. Wh A. Yes. Thank.
MSNBC Rachel Maddow (audio)
Senate begins Biden Cabinet confirmation hearings
"Just a few hours. Until joe biden takes the oath of office and becomes the forty six president of the united states. five of his most high profile cabinet nominees five of them got their senate confirmation hearings today. Secretary of state nominee antony blinken appeared before the foreign relations committee armed services committee question. Defense secretary nominee. Lloyd austin janet yellen who's biden's nominee for treasury secretary. She had her hearing before the finance committee. Also hearing for biden's pick to head homeland security alejandro may orcas and the director of national intelligence nominee of real hanes. Got her hearing as well five. Really big ones right. I mean state defense treasury homeland security intelligence five of them all at once today. We never have this many nominees for huge cabinet positions all having their confirmation hearings all on the same day. That's because in years past when a new administration was on its way in the senate would hold hearings for new cabinet secretaries over a period of days many days in advance of the inauguration so the new president could have at least some of his cabinet in place when he actually took office. Not this time. Though this time we got all these hearings all at once. Literally the day before the inauguration because the republican controlled senate just chose not to get their act together to move on. Move on biden's nominations before now they had some very important recesses. Take among other things i swear. The senate didn't even come back from their latest vacation until today. Yeah no rush when you haven't held confirmation hearings for anyone before today feel free to take a few more days off so biden is having to take off with an empty cabinet with literally. No cabinet secretaries confirmed including in critical national security positions which is totally unprecedented. on president. obama took office in two thousand nine seven of his cabinet. Secretaries were confirmed. By the end of inauguration day. many of president trump's cabinet picks face more opposition in the senate but even he took office with his defense secretary in his homeland security secretary in place. This time though. Barring some kind of senate miracle joe biden will have no one in. His entire cabinet confirmed on his first day including in the major national security positions and bad news. Good news on that front. The bad news is the obvious. The bad news is that that means president biden is going to start with a whole bunch of acting temporary. Fill in cabinet secretaries instead of full blown senate confirmed cabinet secretaries of his choosing which will just make it that much harder for the new president to hit the ground running and that's true in terms of policy matters that's also true in terms of national security. It's worrying for all the obvious reasons. That's the bad news but the good news is that the trump administration has been so profoundly dysfunctional for four whole years that we're actually starting used to that now. We're actually sort of used to having only acting stand in non-confirmed secretaries at all the most important jobs in the cabin and that's not something that the republican controlled senate screwed up for trump despite him doing it the right way. That's just the way he ran the government. I mean thanks to republican senator josh hawley slowing down the process and the homeland security committee. Joe biden is going to have to settle for an acting homeland security secretary for at least a few days but the united states has already had nothing but the homeland security secretaries for like two years under donald trump the longest they can see in the presidential cabinet ever because donald trump could just never get it together to have real nominees who got really confirmed by the senate and who held their job with all the attendant powers so maybe four years and terrible governance. Maybe we are better at running government poorly in that way there was would have been before this four year experiment and terrible governance. That is now coming to a clicks.
The Splendid Table
House Lawmakers Open Investigation Into Capitol Attack
"This month's attack on the U. S Capitol and a letter to the heads of the leading intelligence agencies. Lawmakers ask for any information that could help them understand whether warning signs were missed. NPR's Matthew Schwartz has more lawmakers want to know who in the intelligence community knew about the threats of violence and whether that information was shared with the right people. Capitol Police have said they were unprepared for the ferocity of the attack, which left one of its officers dead. The letter. States. Security and logistical preparations were not consistent with the prospect of serious and widespread violence. It was signed by the heads of the intelligence, judiciary Oversight and Homeland Security committees. Lawmakers are also trying to suss out any potential collaborators within the government itself. They've asked for any intelligence about people with security clearances who might have participated in the insurrection. Matthew Schwartz. NPR NEWS Washington
Fresh Air Weekend
House Lawmakers Open Investigation Into Capitol Attack
"Have opened an investigation to this month's attack on the U. S. Capitol. In a letter to the heads of the leading intelligence agencies today, lawmakers asked for any information that could help them understand whether warning signs were missed. NPR's Matthew Schwartz has more lawmakers want to know who in the intelligence community knew about the threats of violence and whether that information was shared with the right people. Capitol Police have said they were unprepared for the ferocity of the attack, which left one of its officers dead. The letter. States. Security and logistical preparations were not consistent with the prospect of serious and widespread violence. It was signed by the heads of the intelligence, judiciary Oversight and Homeland Security committees. Lawmakers are also trying to suss out any potential collaborators within the government itself. They've asked for any intelligence about people with security clearances who might have participated in the insurrection.
WMAL 630AM
"homeland security committee" Discussed on WMAL 630AM
"You own this, You instigated crazy conspiracy. Serious stirred resentment encouraged the mob. You all need to think about how to make amends. Yes. Here. There must be a penance Paid. Many has signed to be clear. Fox News away an end. The far right Echo chamber incited what we're seeing today. Philip Bump Fox News repeatedly and through various channels, suggesting that perhaps today was the left fault. Fox News. A conservative media are unquestionably part of why today unfolded as it is Max boot. Former conservative writing in the Washington Post. This would not have happened if Fox News Oh and Newsmax, Mark Levin, daily wire and all the rest had not been spreading poisonous lies about the election minutes for poisons lies. We reported the news and the stories as they developed and the facts at hand. But they again are using this moment in history to do what they always wanted to do. Recalls to get Fox News off the year before Donald Trump was president. Don't you remember the entire Obama administration in media matters? And the Obama administration stands toward Fox News where they tried to isolate them in the in the White House correspondents room. This is not new, but they're using this now to re energize their move. To silence voices, But did you notice? I've mentioned some names here? Jennifer Rubin, Max Boot David French. These are so called conservatives. We're joining in this chorus because you see, these were never trump conservatives who had no influence who had no power who had to sit on the sidelines For the last four years. They have no relevance and no one listened to them. And still, nobody listens to them. Even the left doesn't care about them anymore. Because they can't use them anymore is an example of say, See, Even these people hate Donald Trump, and they're conservatives. Well, they're not conservatives, of course. But if they shut us off and kick us off the air and shut down our website and keep us from having our voice heard on your behalf, then they'll be the only ones left. It's their business model. You see, this was never about Donald Trump. It never has been. Hatred here predates Donald Trump. And God knows it will continue beyond Donald Trump. It's not about Donald Trump. It is about you, and that's why you and I, we've got to stick together. You know, we're all we have right now. All right, coming up, and he noticed that a little bit more light on this, and we'll draw on his expertise with regard to Antifa and what they may have done this Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Keep it here, please. Thank you, baby, a name? W M E L F M WOODBRIDGE, Washington Now more than ever depend on one of 5.9 FM W M A L A Cumulus STATION news now. W E MAIL NEWS that 4 30 on Barbara Bread. A bipartisan Senate panel is now investigating the security failures at the U. S Capital on Wednesday. The top Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee and Senate Rules and administration Committee playing the hold hearings and conduct joint oversight of the violent Intrusion of the U. S. Capitol during Wednesday's counting of the electoral college votes in a statement before lawmakers saying attack on the Capitol building is an attack on every American in the Commies will work to make necessary reforms to ensure it never happens again. Top congressional security officials, including the chief of the Capitol, police, and sergeants at arms have announced their resignations in Washington. Jared Halpern, Fox News president Trump Today tweeting. He will not attend the inauguration of the president elect. Meanwhile, Congressional Democrats are pushing for the president's removal, either by the 20 for the men in or buy a second impeachment. President Elect Yo Biden says it's up to Congress. The fact that Joe Biden seems to be in no rush to push this idea of impeachment or 25th amendment action against the president, saying that he believes that the fastest way to remove President Trump from office is to just get up to the 20th of January and swear him in is president..
77WABC Radio
"homeland security committee" Discussed on 77WABC Radio
"The temperature. Police A Brady Fox News House Minority leader, Kevin McCarthy says he wants to discuss that with President elect Joe Biden and that he's reached out about working together to unite the country. Meantime, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been talking to the top military official Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley, about making sure President Trump can't take any military action, including using the nuclear codes. During his final days in office. She's also still pushing to cut short those remaining days, but says there's been no response from Vice President Mike Pence about invoking the 25th amendment President Trump announcing today he will not attend the inauguration, which hasn't happened in well over a century. The silly makes him the fourth president in history to not attend his successors Inauguration. The others were John Adams, John Quincy Adams. Andrew Johnson, Now is to Mike Pence. You know, we check with his office yesterday. They said that he hasn't officially been invited. But then we understand that as well that the Congressional Committee on the inauguration does not issue formal invitations. To the vice president because the vice president is always invited The inaugural fact boxes John Roberts at the White House there. The inaugural events had already been scaled back because of the pandemic. The first charges over Wednesday's attack at the Capitol of just been announced by federal prosecutors, one of the suspects, a delegate in the West Virginia legislature. Others charge so far, including man photographed in the House speaker's office. Two Senate panel's plan to probe security failures Top Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee and Senate Rules and administration Committee, playing the hold hearings and conduct joint oversight of the violent intrusion of the U. S Capitol during Wednesday's counting of the electoral college votes. In a statement before lawmakers saying attack on the Capitol building.
News Radio 920 AM
"homeland security committee" Discussed on News Radio 920 AM
"Leader Kevin McCarthy says he wants to discuss that with President elect Joe Biden and that he's reached out about working together to unite the country. Meantime, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been talking to the top military official Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley, about making sure President Trump can't take any military action, including using the nuclear codes. During his final days in office. She's also still pushing to cut short those remaining days, but says there's been no response from Vice President Mike Pence about invoking the 25th amendment President Trump announcing today he will not attend the inauguration, which hasn't happened in well over a century. The silly makes him the fourth president in history to not attend his successors Inauguration. The others were John Adams, John Quincy Adams. Andrew Johnson, Now is to Mike Pence. You know, we check with his office yesterday. They said that he hasn't officially been invited. But then we understand that as well. That the Congressional Committee on the inauguration does not issue formal invitations to the vice president because the vice president is always invited the inaugural faxes John Roberts at the White House there, the inaugural events had already been scaled back because of the pandemic. The first charges over Wednesday's attack at the Capitol of just been announced by federal prosecutors, one of the suspects, a delegate in the West Virginia legislature. Others charge so far, including man photographed in the House speaker's office to Senate panel's plan to probe security failures The top Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee and Senate Rules and administration Committee playing the hold hearings and conduct joint oversight of the violent intrusion of the U. S Capitol during Wednesday's counting of the electoral college votes. In a statement before lawmakers say an attack on the Capitol building is an attack on every American in the committees will work to make necessary reforms to ensure.
The Beat with Ari Melber
Massive U.S. hack one of 'greatest intelligence failures of modern times'
"We're following breaking news on the largest hack on the us government by a foreign adversary ever and their silence from the president. Politico was first reported. Nuclear weapons agency was reached a cyber attack. Russia is believed to have targeted multiple. Us government agencies including the pentagon security and treasury as well experts are saying the hack started six to nine months ago and the trump administration had no idea. It was happening the entire time. The new york times calling it among the greatest intelligence failures in modern times the greatest intelligence failures in modern times. Joining me now is center. Gary peters ranking member on the senate homeland. Security committee senator. Peter's thanks for joining us on this this is astounding to say the least. I have to say when this news broke over the weekend. It was shocking. The first question on my mouth was classified information they get a hold of. And then wow who knew it. Blew up to nine months of basically hacking our government systems. and now. we're learning this breaking news at a politico. The energy department national nuclear security administration have evidence that hackers accessed to their networks as part of an extensive espionage. What are you know about this that you can share a well. What i can say is that we still have to learn a lot more but to to your opening comments It's shocking. This is incredibly disturbing to have such a sophisticated breach that impacted so much of the federal government. The fact that they could get into these systems and be there for a long period of time It's gonna take some time to get a sense of what What is the extent of the what the information did they gather a. What was their intent that we have to get to the bottom of this and we have to do it too quickly because of Of what is at stake here. I know that there's different levels of classification of documents when it comes to the government Do we have any idea what level of classification to reach the we. I don't want to comment on that and we're still learning more about that. This is still this is again. This is a very sophisticated breach. This is the type of breach where cyber professionals Wake up in the middle of the night and are very worried. I can tell you that and we just have to get a better sense of exactly what happened. In part of part of the the action right now is so which is part of the department of homeland security which i am the ranking member of the committee that oversees They've got a directive out now to try to to stop any other attacks on the system so it's important for all of the government agencies to engaged in those activities and then basically them we have to set our threat hunters out. These are teams that will go out and get into these systems to get a sense If they're still a bad guys in there and get them out and then try to assess exactly what they did. So that's that's the process. That's going on right now on the being undertaken in an aggressive fashion. I mean at this point though. Do they even know what they're looking for. Considering the fact that these hackers were able to find a loophole in breach government documents How do they stop something. That they don't even know what they're looking for what it looks like well. It was discovered so they know what it looks like. They do have a directive To stop access bet which they're hoping that implements. So so that's being done and then we do the threat hunting. So we there. That's i was discovered And that once you know it's there then you've gotta look for it in other places. Which is what's happening right now. That it is fairly widespread does throughout the end. Perhaps not just federal government. We're also looking at the independent or private companies as well. This could be in the private sector. This was clearly a massive effort. It was very well orchestrated heavily resource and a true wakeup call do the vulnerabilities we have on our systems. We have to do a whole lot more to protect the systems. And i'll just say that in addition to protecting systems as important as that is we also have to have offensive capability and we have to punish folks who are engaged in this activity and once we know for sure who's behind it We need to let these folks know that this will not be tolerated and there will be consequences.
WTOP 24 Hour News
U.S. cybersecurity agency warns of "grave" threat from massive hack
"Today about the the recently recently discovered discovered hack hack into into the the U. U. S S government. government. It It has has impacted impacted multiple multiple departments, departments, including including the the Pentagon, Pentagon, Homeland Homeland Security Security and and the the National National Institutes Institutes of of Health. Health. The The U. S Cyber Security Agency says today. The hack poses what it calls a grave threat to all levels of government and even the private sector amid this period of presidential transition, and, of course, the ongoing pandemic. Let's learn more with w T o p national security correspondent J. J Green How you JJ. There's word today that a string of very serious investigations are getting underway. What are these investigations and what are they looking for? Yeah. Hi, Sean and Hillary. How are you Today? There are several congressional investigations one from the Homeland Security Committee. The oversight committee is investigating. The FBI is investigating this incoming president Joe Biden has set up a team on this. All of the agencies that were impacted have been setting up investigations into this. So what are they looking for? They're trying to figure out where they're started when it started. Who knew what What was done where it stands now, in the key questions right now is who did it and how they managed to get into US systems. This is a massive, massively important situation. Right now. It's hard is Tom Bossert, the former homeland security adviser for president, Trump says It's hard to overstate this is the significance of this situation. Well, okay, it's hard to overstate it. So characterized just how damaging these breaches are. Several prominent experts have said this is one or among the greatest intelligence failures in modern times, and that includes 9 11. This is an incredibly dangerous situation and why? Because it's still underway. This cyber attack is still happening. The Attackers got into the systems of more than a half dozen agencies, and that number is sure to go up. Nine months ago, perhaps, and we just found out about it nine days ago, and if it hadn't been for fire I coming forward. Perhaps we may not know about it now. So this is where we are with that. Change, eh? Why did it take so long for the government or for the company for that matter to figure this out, people that launched this and it's believed to be the SPR, the Russian equivalent of the CIA were clever enough to get around that multibillion dollar system called Einstein that the U. S. Has to prevent or at least to detect. Situations and in organizations and efforts like this, they were able to craft it so that basically they slipped in. We didn't know about it. And a part of the reason for that is all of that. This is all of the disinformation. All of the chaos that's been going on in the country regarding covert 19 and the election and other things. We were focused on all of those other things, and this is believed to be how they managed to slip in final 30. Seconds here what is being done right now, to contain all this. There's a big effort underway. The solar Wenzel Ryan software, which was the vehicle through which this malware got into all of these systems, was ordered shut down on Monday, sister says. It's a grave situation. It's going to take a long time to fix and they say It's not going to be easy at all, because a part of it is figuring out where the end of this thing is stopping it before they can start to apply. The bandage is Hey, JJ. Thanks so