muller that distinguish them under the fuzzy wasy we know it when we see it non-test set out 30 years ago by the supreme court and we think we could make that case if we wanted to. but truth be told, we think that that portion of morrison vs. olson was not just wrong, but ludicrously wrong and the much more interesting question concerns, at least us to, original constitutional meaning. or as i prefer to call it, constitutional meaning. and as a matter of constitutional meaning, a special counsel such as robert mueller would obviously not -- was obviously not an firnor officer. let's start with a term no logical point that courts have gotten spectacularly wrong for perhaps a century. let's note what the appointments clause calls officers who must by constitutional command be appointed by presidential nomination and senate confirm ails. congress may by law invest such inferior officers in courts of law and departments. what is other people? doesn't actually call them anything does it. there are officers. and there are inferior officers. but surely we need some kind of catchy name for no

muller. four republicans voted present. present ar will confidential report to the attorney general, who will write his own report to congress. jerrold nadler led the house on the bill. this is 45 minutes. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: thank you, mr. speaker. h.con.res 24 expresses the sense of congress that any report special counsel robert mueller delivers to the attorney general should be released to the public and to congress. this concurrent resolution is important for several reasons. first, transparency is fundamental to the special counsel process. especially when dealing with matters of national security involving the president. in january, 2017, the u.s. intelligence community unanimously reported that, quote, russian president vladimir putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the u.s. presidential election, closed quote, and that, quote, putin and the russian government developed a clear pref

muller. four republicans voted present. present ar will confidential report to the attorney general, who will write his own report to congress. jerrold nadler led the house on the bill. this is 45 minutes. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: thank you, mr. speaker. h.con.res 24 expresses the sense of congress that any report special counsel robert mueller delrs

and we have robert muller to thank. coursecare -- of course cair, the council on american islamic relations who is always there to rush in and have a press conference after violence to say, we don't support this kind of violence, though clearly, when the evidence is reviewed, the council on american islamic relations individuals involved in cair, they ultimately want to see sharia law as the law of the land. that should have been prosecuted as supporting terrorism. there were scores of people that were listed as co-conspirators in upporting terrorism and and the holy land trial convicted the principals involved, over 100 counts of supporting terrorism, instead of being alerted and being more on s guard, the f.b.i. director mueller, bent overrule backwards more and more to accommodate those who want to see shari'a law be the law of the land scrapping our constitution. at one time, it was considered treason to want to scrap the constitution and replace it with anything. ut in bob mueller's america, people that wouldn't mi

director robert muller said mike was not motivated by recognition but by the desire to get the job done, help others and see those around him succeed. though he shied away from the spotlight, renaming this building in which he invested so much of himself offers a fitting recognition in the lasting tribute to one of our nation's most dedicated public servants. the president characterized as no less than an american hero, and i hope we remember that as we debate the issue of a shutdown of the federal government. our federal government is still with such noble public servants serving this country. let me close by thanking, again, the chairman and ranking member of the transportation and infrastructure committee and the subcommittee on economic development, public buildings and emergency management, and i urge passage of this fitting tribute this legislation this morning. with that i yield back to the distinguished ranking member. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia yields back. the gentleman from indiana is recognized. mr. carson: mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of m

he would replace robert muller 2001.as served since from the senate judiciary committee. this is two hours and 40 minutes. >> before we start i understand who watches and i don't want anyone in the audience to be blocked. if anybody stands up and blocks view that person will be removed. hether they are demonstrating for or against any position i might take or for or against any senator grassley or any other senator might take or for r against a position mr. comey might take that person will be removed. i don't think so it will be necessary. 'm sure everybody will want decorum but i thought just so understand what the ground rules are. i want the american public to heard. khapchance to be today, as we know, we will the until nation of james comey jr. to be the federal irector of the bureau of investigation. the current director, robert mueller mueller, started just a week efore the terrorist attacks of september 11. our world has changed time.ically in that we have often debated how best enisssure our national securit while protecting the privacy as a great define us natio

. >> robert muller makes his last scheduled appearance before the senate judiciary committee, today at 10:00 eastern. today at 10:00, the nsa before and after 911 on booktv. key house with judiciary staff, investigating whether there were grounds to impeach president nixon, sunday at 3:00 on c-span3. guest: this is a challenging time for people who are conservatives. we have a liberal president who has not only been elected and reelected after putting into place some ideas and programs and products that i think are very wrong-headed. the public had a chance to re- elect him. a it is an exciting time. what i tried to do and many others try to do is modernize conservatism, bring it in line with the challenges the country faces now. health conservatives and therefore the country on how to confront the challenges of the 20th century. there's a lot of opportunity on thinking about what americans in -- to get backy to prosperity and a four revival that we need. it is challenging, but exciting. >> more with yuval levin, sunday "q &a."on c-span po's >> "washington journal" continues. sanders.h

director robert muller testifies on capitol hill tomorrow -- robert mueller testifies tomorrow. plus more coverage of the senate judiciary committee on c-span3 at 10:00 a.m. eastern. on our next "washington journal" we will talk to house foreign affairs member gerald connolly about the conflict in syria and a new president being elected in iran. then we will speak to republican scott perry of pennsylvania. we will talk to later, or spotlight on magazine series continues. a christian science monitor discuss will discussion his article about prayer in schools, 50 years after the supreme court banned the practice. they we will take your calls live on c-span. >> let us not be blind to our differences, but let us also direct attention to our differences and the means by which those differences can be resolved. and if we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. all freeree men are -- en are citizens. >> from west berlin we see a much different kennedy to the cuban missile crisis. then we see another one who is preparing the ground for a r

then robert muller testifies on his agency's 2014 budget request. later, eric holder testifies that a justice department oversight hearing. >> how do feel about describing this in 30 seconds? >> i will make the attempt. >> if you cut this into pieces, you go something from this piece to this big. times, we get 10 the size. suppose you did that 35 times. we have not enchantments to measure this. we are working on a piece of mathematics to answer that question. wife is often asked by people who find out i am a theoretical physicist, what does your husband do that her answer is he makes of stuff for a living. people know what novelists do. they take works and sentences and tell stories. a theoretical physicist does the same thing is that we use mathematics to tell our stories. -- accept we use mathematics to tell their stories. it corresponds was something in nature. that little clip was my attempt to boil down to a 32nd sound describing what it is me and my community due to understand the world. gates, jr. tonight at 8:00. the senate judiciary committ

director robert muller joined the meeting to discuss these matters with representatives from the organizations. the conversation with director muller centered on material used by the agency that depicts falsehoods and negative connotations of the muslim american community. the use of the material was first uncovered by "wired" magazine. and that was uncovered by an organization that seems to be right in there with those who were unindicted by named co-conspirators in funding terrorism. from isna they say director muller informed the participants that the f.b.i. took the review of the training material very seriously and he pursued the matter with urgency to ensure that this does not occur again in the future. isna president, who's a frequent visitor to the white house, who the white house consults on speeches or has and welcomed to the inner sanctum of the state department, other democratics here in washington, he stated -- other departments here in washington, he stated that the discovery of f.b.i. training materials that discriminated against muslims did damage to the trust that was built be

director, robert muller. thank you, director. his leadership and support for local and state law enforcement are well-known and deeply appreciated. we're also very pleased to welcome the deputy attorney general, jim cole, who is also with us this year. thank you. also very pleased to welcome last year's key note speaker who is joining us again, the department of homeland security secretary, janet napolitano. and finally, it's with great honor and privilege to have with us today, the president of the united states, barack obama , who i will introduce more fully in a few minutes. mr. president. on behalf of the 333,000 members of the f.o.p., i want to welcome you all to the national peace officers memorial service. we come here today to honor members of the law enforcement family who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. president teddy roosevelt said, life brings sorrow and joyce alike. it is what a man does with them, not what they coto him, that is a true test of their medal. the fact that you are all here today to honor your loved

director robert muller. this is about 2-1/2 hours. sm for the committee to ask questions of our intelligence leaders in public. today is also an opportunity to take stock of what has happened in the last year and what we can expect for 2012. before looking ahead, i want to congratulate the leaders of the intelligence community before us today. and the tens of thousands of civilian and military intelligence professionals they represent. through their efforts, 2011 was a year of numerous major intelligence successes. including first and foremost the operation that located and killed osama bin laden. this past year also saw the removal of top terrorist leaders, plotters, and recruiters including anwar alawalkie in yemen. al qaeda's lynch pin in pakistan, ralkman and numerous others resulting in the disruption of specific terrorist plots and casting into disarray al qaeda's senior leadership. closer to home since our hearing last year, there were at least 20 individuals arrested in the united states on terrorism related charges in 17 diff

congress is considering extending the term for robert muller -- robert mueller. this is 50 minutes. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] is back tomorrow morning, at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. have a great day. >> good morning, everybody. good morning, director mueller, i prematurely our last hearing here complimented you and said this is the last time you have to come to the hearing and put up with the senate jea, --judiciary committee. welcome back. over a month ago met with the president. he had requested congress authorize a limited extension of robert morris services, director of f.b.i., we have a law that normally limits the f.b.i. directorship to one 10-year term . a way to span presidential terms and give it the kind of independence that somebody in this position wants and needs. the president spoke of the ongoing threats facing the united states and the leadership transition at other agencies like the defense department. and central intelligence agency. he asked us to join together in extending directo

we heard from fbi director robert muller. rep giffords was the target of the shooting. for ast one staff er congresswoman giffords was killed. john boehner spoke outside his district in cincinnati. >> good morning. the thoughts and prayers of the house and the nation are with congresswoman giffords and her family. we are also pressing for the families of judge roll and all of those who were taken from us so senselessly. among them was gabe simmerman. zimmerman. i have ordered that the flags be flown at half staff. an attack on one who serves is an attack on all who serve. i want to commend the federal, state, and local officials, as well as the capitol police, for all of their efforts. i told the fbi that the house stands ready to assist in anyway possible. last night, the majority leader announced that the normal business of the house for the coming week has been postponed so that we can take necessary action regarding yesterday's events. the majority will announce a revised schedule. to the house and their staff, i ask that you keep gabby and her family in your prayer