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so thank you so much for so you started by writing a book about robert mueller and the fbi getting a kind of sweet gig on cnn. a lot of a national exposure. you moved from that to writing my personal favorite, raven. the the story of the u.s. government's plan to itself while. the rest of us died and you followed that with the in my opinion one of the best oral histories editorial ever written and the only plane in the sky. the story of 911 and then not on that success. hugh moved and wrote one of 2023 pulitzer prize. his history of the history of watergate and last couple of years ago, you were here to talk about your watergate book and fully remember this. you and i were having a private dinner across the river. and i every every you've been here, i usually ask you so, garrett, what's next in your response was? i'm writing a book on ufos. and i know my response. what? so, garrett y ufos, as you say. i'm a very weird person have written this book because i am not a i was not raised watching x-files or star trek. i'm not a sci aficionado. i come this book, as you just outlined, as so
so thank you so much for so you started by writing a book about robert mueller and the fbi getting a kind of sweet gig on cnn. a lot of a national exposure. you moved from that to writing my personal favorite, raven. the the story of the u.s. government's plan to itself while. the rest of us died and you followed that with the in my opinion one of the best oral histories editorial ever written and the only plane in the sky. the story of 911 and then not on that success. hugh moved and wrote one...
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he has an fbi file. and after every one of these things, they say this guy probably shouldn't have guns guns, but they give the guns back to the parents or to him every single time. now, part of why that is, as i argue in the book, is of race that if i have a kind of alternate alter character, black travis ranking who goes through the book black chivers drinking makes it through the first event because. a black man is not going to get five chances, but a white man looks like the kind of guy whose rights be protected. and that's kind of the again, they trust the father who's business owner, so they keep giving guns back and even after the fbi, he his guns are confiscated, but they give him to the dad to lock up and they say, now, don't give him back. don't give him back. and what ultimately happens is he there in illinois? and ranking figures out that if goes to tennessee, tennessee doesn't have tight gun laws and so the laws prohibiting him having the guns in illinois won't pass in tennessee. so he's lik
he has an fbi file. and after every one of these things, they say this guy probably shouldn't have guns guns, but they give the guns back to the parents or to him every single time. now, part of why that is, as i argue in the book, is of race that if i have a kind of alternate alter character, black travis ranking who goes through the book black chivers drinking makes it through the first event because. a black man is not going to get five chances, but a white man looks like the kind of guy...
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so they gave fbi some huge raise i'm not going to say the number because i'll forget it. then everyone will jump on me. you know, you were one digit off or whatever. not only did they expand their, but they all voted. i'm sure some people voted, but anyway, it passed to bill them, a gigantic new sparkly headquarters in the dc area right. well, given all the malfeasance we've seen come out about this particular agency in the last seven years, they don't deserve any of this. and yet the can't stop it. right. and even if you can't stop it, i would say if there are any members in the room, i'm looking you even if you can't stop, at least vote no. just symbolically just put yourself on the record saying, okay, this is going to get smashed through anyway. there's nothing they can do. the leadership is for they've got the votes, whatever. but i in good conscience can't put my name on it, but they always go and i can we could point to a million more examples of things that republican elected officials know are wrong. their constituents don't support. if it was explained to those
so they gave fbi some huge raise i'm not going to say the number because i'll forget it. then everyone will jump on me. you know, you were one digit off or whatever. not only did they expand their, but they all voted. i'm sure some people voted, but anyway, it passed to bill them, a gigantic new sparkly headquarters in the dc area right. well, given all the malfeasance we've seen come out about this particular agency in the last seven years, they don't deserve any of this. and yet the can't...
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up to that point, what was the fbi's approach to organized crime? it didn't really have much of an approach was kind of the problem. the fbi had certainly grown in stature and and, you know, manpower in the 1930s. but in those cases, hoover had spent a lot of the the agents, agencies, energy dealing with high profile crimes like the kidnaping of the lindbergh baby major. you know, bank robbers and that kind of thing. by the time you get into the 1940s, hoover is very fast in kind of almost infatuated with countering intelligence issues, questions about alleged communist subversion and in american politics and culture. and he doesn't take much time to to dedicate bureau resources to organized crime. and this is one of the reasons why the there's kind of a bit of a grass roots ground swell for there to be some kind of action and action by the legislative branch because there's frustration that hoover has not spent enough time giving attention to organized crime and understanding its operations and its connections and what could be done to to deal with
up to that point, what was the fbi's approach to organized crime? it didn't really have much of an approach was kind of the problem. the fbi had certainly grown in stature and and, you know, manpower in the 1930s. but in those cases, hoover had spent a lot of the the agents, agencies, energy dealing with high profile crimes like the kidnaping of the lindbergh baby major. you know, bank robbers and that kind of thing. by the time you get into the 1940s, hoover is very fast in kind of almost...
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up to that point, what was the fbi's approach to organized crime? it didn't really have much of an approach was kind of the problem. the fbi had certainly grown in stature and and, you know, manpower in the 1930s. but in those cases, hoover had spent a lot of the the agents, agencies, energy dealing with high profile crimes like the kidnaping of the lindber baby major. you know, bank robbers and that kind of thing. by the time you get into the 1940s, hoover is very fast in kind of almost infatuated with countering intelligence issues, questions about alleged communist subversion and in american politics and culture. and he doesn't take much time to to dedicate bureau resources to organized crime. and this is one of the reasons why the there's kind of a bit of a grass roots ground swell for there to be some kind of action and action by the legislative branch because there's frustration that hoover has not spent enough time giving attention torganized crime and understanding its operations and its connections and what could be done to to deal with it.
up to that point, what was the fbi's approach to organized crime? it didn't really have much of an approach was kind of the problem. the fbi had certainly grown in stature and and, you know, manpower in the 1930s. but in those cases, hoover had spent a lot of the the agents, agencies, energy dealing with high profile crimes like the kidnaping of the lindber baby major. you know, bank robbers and that kind of thing. by the time you get into the 1940s, hoover is very fast in kind of almost...
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and we have invited the fbi, homeland security, both at the state and national levels to brief us on multiple occasions, including having our investor of utilities appear up here, before us. one of the concerns expressed is not only the criminal conduct through ransomware and all of those kind of things, but state actors who may be involved. and how down chain manufacturers , who supply energy products are protected. cybersecurity is incredibly important to grid reliability. and that is the reason why we pursue that modality in our commission. >> it is definitely on the radar in washington. vertical infrastructure, for example, which includes the energy sector, needs to be protected from cyber security threats. i have a few seconds left, so, how do state commissions manage divergent conditional policies? maybe we will see what mr. myers has to say about that. because the states are different. >> states are different. we had a lot of transmission interconnects and that is part of our integrated resource planning. that is pretty much how we managed it. >> fair enough. mr. hay? quickly.
and we have invited the fbi, homeland security, both at the state and national levels to brief us on multiple occasions, including having our investor of utilities appear up here, before us. one of the concerns expressed is not only the criminal conduct through ransomware and all of those kind of things, but state actors who may be involved. and how down chain manufacturers , who supply energy products are protected. cybersecurity is incredibly important to grid reliability. and that is the...
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[applause] we ensured the new fbi headquarters will be located in prince george's county. [cheering] we have cap the orioles in baltimore for decades to come. [cheering] [applause] we have delivered over $1.4 billion to small and minority owned businesses through the florida public works. [applause] we provided more than 130,000 laptops to underserved households to narrow the digital divide. [applause] and we work to accelerate the clean energy transition in every part of our state is not just some. now i am grateful, grateful to president biden, or federal delegation all the state and local and municipal leaders who have been fighting for these projects and stay one. [applause] but, together what we showed is and together going forward we will continue to build on our progress. we will invest in industries of the future with funding for life sciences and biotech and data centers and cyber. [applause] we will cut red tape so maryland is the friendliest state in the nation to start and build a business. [applause] we will make reforms the procurement process of the state of
[applause] we ensured the new fbi headquarters will be located in prince george's county. [cheering] we have cap the orioles in baltimore for decades to come. [cheering] [applause] we have delivered over $1.4 billion to small and minority owned businesses through the florida public works. [applause] we provided more than 130,000 laptops to underserved households to narrow the digital divide. [applause] and we work to accelerate the clean energy transition in every part of our state is not just...
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does he care that even the fbi director's have allowed into america? in my state, they are furious. they don't think that you care at all. just about everyone i talked to believes america is in a way more dangerous place because you have allowed criminals, drugs, terrorists, and other dangerous people into our communities. just as we love the house committee on that report on the fentanyl, you have let them into america through the southern border. the article said, quote, the chinese government not only subsidizes the manufacturer and precursor chemicals, but the report says there is a investigation into illicit manufacturers by warning the targets of investigation one u.s. law enforcement has sent a formal request versus federal agents who have described the notification of targets and pleading those targets to revamp operations to make it harder to track their activities. i can't imagine if i was sitting in your position i would like to hear this, but the government seems to know that because of your policies on wide open border, you and president biden have created that they get
does he care that even the fbi director's have allowed into america? in my state, they are furious. they don't think that you care at all. just about everyone i talked to believes america is in a way more dangerous place because you have allowed criminals, drugs, terrorists, and other dangerous people into our communities. just as we love the house committee on that report on the fentanyl, you have let them into america through the southern border. the article said, quote, the chinese...
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bureau of prisons let correctional officers supervise adult inmates if the officer did not clear an fbi national crime center background and fingerprint check? >> they require that background check prior to employment. >> if that is the case, i would like to say, not just for you, but my colleagues, if folks that have not passed an fbi background check are not allowed to supervise adults, we should not give them custody of uncompanied alien children. but the offices of refugee with children does not included even if the child's well is in question. this needs to stop. and i hope the committee brings in more witnesses on this subject and takes up more legislation to protect our kids. i'll take advantage of you being here to ask a follow-up question. i wrote you on november 2nd last year about your review of the justice department obtaining phone records of members of congress and staff. in response, you said that your report will likely cover most, if not all of the 8 category categories of information that i asked for. it is has said that the justice department received these to the dis
bureau of prisons let correctional officers supervise adult inmates if the officer did not clear an fbi national crime center background and fingerprint check? >> they require that background check prior to employment. >> if that is the case, i would like to say, not just for you, but my colleagues, if folks that have not passed an fbi background check are not allowed to supervise adults, we should not give them custody of uncompanied alien children. but the offices of refugee with...
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the fbi has identified we are at great risk of attack eminently today in america that could occur. it is just shameful what occurred. additionally, a question i have is when on august 26, 2021 president biden excused his appeasement right in the middle of his speech he was explaining to his advisors had said abandon, leave now. and then he threw in it was not on the teleprompter, i have letters. that night i asked for copies of the letters of the advice he received to abandon the people of afghanistan. it should not surprise you but every two months i sent a letter to the white house asking for that letters, there are no letters. they have not been revealed. what advice was given by his advisors were abandonment took place. >> i believe our military under the leadership of the president and the chain of command the very difficult set of circumstances to get as many people out 125,000 people were brought out. i associate myself with your praise of our military they do an outstanding job for the people of the united states. what you mention, sir about the letters and advice i do not
the fbi has identified we are at great risk of attack eminently today in america that could occur. it is just shameful what occurred. additionally, a question i have is when on august 26, 2021 president biden excused his appeasement right in the middle of his speech he was explaining to his advisors had said abandon, leave now. and then he threw in it was not on the teleprompter, i have letters. that night i asked for copies of the letters of the advice he received to abandon the people of...
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would like to say something not just for you but for my colleagues, if folks who haven't passed an fbi ground -- background check are allowed to supervise adults, we should not give them custody on a company, alien children, however the office of refugee resettlement does not require fbi background checks for all sponsors and refuses to give law enforcement information on the sponsors, even if the child's well-being is in question. it seems to me this would have to stop and i hope this committee brings in more witnesses on this subject and takes up meaningful legislation to protect our kids. mr. horowitz, i am going to take advantage of you being here to ask a follow-up question. i wrote to you on november the second last year about your review of the justice department obtaining on records of members of congress and staff, in response you said your report will likely cover most if not is all of the eight categories of information that i asked for. it has been said that the justice department obtained these records to investigate alleged leaks related to the discredit crossfire investi
would like to say something not just for you but for my colleagues, if folks who haven't passed an fbi ground -- background check are allowed to supervise adults, we should not give them custody on a company, alien children, however the office of refugee resettlement does not require fbi background checks for all sponsors and refuses to give law enforcement information on the sponsors, even if the child's well-being is in question. it seems to me this would have to stop and i hope this...
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the fbi has identified we are at great risk of attack imminently today in america, that could occur. it's shameful what occurred. additionally, a question i have is that when on august 26, 2021, one president biden excused his appeasement and right in the middle of his speech was sent to his advisers, abandon, leave now. and then he threw in, it was on the teleprompter, i have letters. i sent him and asked that night, i asked for copies of the letters of the advice he received to abandon the people of afghanistan. i should not surprise you but every two months i sent a letter to the white house asking for the letters. there are no letters. they have not been revealed. what advice was given by his advisers on leaving the people of afghanistan to fall off jets is the abandonment took place. >> i believe our military, under the leadership of the president and chain of command, did an admirable job in a very difficult set of circumstances to get as many people out, someone had 25,000 people were brought out. i associate myself with your praise of our military. the honor of serving with t
the fbi has identified we are at great risk of attack imminently today in america, that could occur. it's shameful what occurred. additionally, a question i have is that when on august 26, 2021, one president biden excused his appeasement and right in the middle of his speech was sent to his advisers, abandon, leave now. and then he threw in, it was on the teleprompter, i have letters. i sent him and asked that night, i asked for copies of the letters of the advice he received to abandon the...
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let correctional officers supervising adult inmates if the officer had not successfully cleared an fbi national crime information center background and fingerprint check? >> senator, it is my understanding that our policies and practices require that background check prior to employment. >> well, if that is the case, i would like to say something, not just for you, but my colleagues for folks who have not passed an fbi background check aren't allowed to supervise the adults, we should not give them custody of unaccompanied alien children. however, the office of refugee resettlement does not require background checks for all sponsors and refuses to give law enforcement information on the sponsors, even if the child's well-being is in question. it seems to me, this would have to stop and i hope this committee brings in more references and brings up more meaningful legislation to protect our kids. mr. horowitz, i am going to take advantage of you being here to ask a follow-up question . i wrote you november 2nd of last year about your review of the justice department obtaining phone recor
let correctional officers supervising adult inmates if the officer had not successfully cleared an fbi national crime information center background and fingerprint check? >> senator, it is my understanding that our policies and practices require that background check prior to employment. >> well, if that is the case, i would like to say something, not just for you, but my colleagues for folks who have not passed an fbi background check aren't allowed to supervise the adults, we...
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serious crime and i want to get ahead of that and i believe it will be a big part of working with the fbi and these local and state taskforces in order to get that done and i ask you bring that to your attention. energy is a large critical infrastructure an important we do protect that. i do see this grow. when i went through this a year ago, there were three counties that brought it up and i just talked to every county in every sheriff bringing it up and i see this the rat grow and expand. my last question is on the increase in chinese nationals that we see and the numbers are astronomical. specifically in california and some of those areas. what can we do? is there anything in particular we can do to have a direct conversation with china to get this to stop? it is clearly an issue and one that is rising that china is a difficult actor to deal with and is there anything that congress can do in order to prevent china from sending its people over? >> i would consider what legislative action would be warranted. i can assure you that i share your concern with respect to the issue and have en
serious crime and i want to get ahead of that and i believe it will be a big part of working with the fbi and these local and state taskforces in order to get that done and i ask you bring that to your attention. energy is a large critical infrastructure an important we do protect that. i do see this grow. when i went through this a year ago, there were three counties that brought it up and i just talked to every county in every sheriff bringing it up and i see this the rat grow and expand. my...