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Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
ASKING UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADJOURN THE HEARING AT THIS TIME. >> MADAME CHAIRMAN I OBJECT. I WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED TO EXPLAIN. >> THE RANKING...
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| 00:02:39 |
Smith, Lamar S. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
OTHERWISE I HAVE A MEMBER THAT I WILL BE CALLING ON. >> I'M READY TO PROCEED. >> LET ME -- DID YOU RAISE -- MR. SCHIFF, CALIFORNIA. >> THANK YOU....
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| 00:03:39 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
WILLINGNESS TO STAY AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR AS LONG AS THEY MIGHT BE. SECOND WILL HAVE ALL, ALL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WERE ON NOTICE THAT WE EXPECTED...
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| 00:04:11 |
Schiff, Adam B. - U.S. Representative, [D] California
I WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY GONE AHEAD WITH THE SUGGESTION THAT WE ADJOURN BUT WITHOUT THE COMMITMENT FROM THE A.G. AND DESPITE THE ASSURANCE OF THE GENTLEMAN...
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| 00:04:44 |
Smith, Lamar S. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
THE OBJECTION BEING HEARD ON UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO ADJOURN AND THE OBJECTION BEING RAISED, THE MEETING WILL NOW PROCEED. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO...
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| 00:05:51 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
OF CONTROVERSY ON MIRANDA RIGHTS. THE LAST CASE WAS RULED ON A CONSTITUTIONAL BASIS, NOT STATUTORY INTERPRETATION. IF WE TRY TO CHANGE THE STATUTE MIGHT...
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| 00:06:22 |
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A MIRANDA
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| 00:06:23 |
Scott, Robert "Bobby" - U.S. Representative, [D] Virginia
WARNING, MAYBE NOT. MAYBE THEY'RE A CITIZEN, A TERRORIST. MIGHT YOU END UP MESSING UP CASES WHERE MIRANDA TURNED OUT TO BE REQUIRED? WOULD WE MAKE MATTERS...
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| 00:06:44 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
EXCEPTION AND I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE ARE FOCUSED ON THE POTENTIAL MODERNIZING, CLARIFYING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY EXCEPTION. NOT THE MIRANDA...
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| 00:13:30 |
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OF THE UNITED
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| 00:13:31 |
Smith, Lamar S. - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
STATES. DO YOU CONSIDER TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS TO BE AMONG THE PROHIBITED ORGANIZATIONS THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO DENATURALIZE SOMEBODY AND WHEN I...
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| 00:14:52 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
SQUARE BOMBER? >> I'M SORRY? >> WOULD YOU TAKE ACTION TO DENATURALIZE THE TIMES SQUARE BOMBER ON THE BASIS THAT HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION,...
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| 00:21:13 |
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WILL TAKE. UNLIKE
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| 00:21:15 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
A COMCAST AND NBC WHICH HAS A NUMBER OF OTHER AGENCIES, IT APPEARS THAT THE DEPARTMENT JUSTICE IN THIS INSTANCE MAY BE THE OVERRIDING AGENCY. SO THE...
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| 00:23:55 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
COME UP WITH A REASONED DECISION. >> TWO MAJOR QUESTIONS HAVE COME UP, THE ARIZONA LAW THAT SEEMS TO RACIALLY PROFILE A NUMBER OF CLASSES OF INDIVIDUALS....
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| 00:28:06 |
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IS SOMETHING NOT
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| 00:28:08 |
Lungren, Daniel "Dan" E. - U.S. Representative, [R] California
WHEN THEY SAY IT IS NOT MAY BE A REAL QUESTION HERE. I ONLY HAVE FACETIOUSLY, CAN WE ENSURE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT MR. SHAHZAD WAS NOT MOTIVATED BY...
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| 00:28:33 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
BILL?ENSURE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT MR. SHAHZAD WAS NOT MOTIVATED BY ANGER DEVELOPED BY OF THE PASSAGE OF THE HEALTH CARE BILL? >> EXCUSE ME? >> THAT...
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| 00:35:04 |
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| 00:35:05 |
Watt, Melvin - U.S. Representative, [D] North Carolina
HERE. BUT AT SOME POINT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO GET A REPORT ON THAT. >> I CAN TELL YOU THAT -- >> GO AHEAD. I WAS GOING TO ASK ALL THREE OF THEM IT...
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| 00:38:42 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS LOOK LIKE AROUND THE COUNTRY. PROFESSOR TRIBE WILL BE INTIMATELY INVOLVED IN THAT EFFORT IN PARTICULAR....
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| 00:40:31 |
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| 00:40:32 |
Goodlatte, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
MANY CONSTITUENTS EXPRESS ON WHICHING OPPOSITION. IN ADDITION, I'VE FORWARDED TO YOU ALERT SIGNED BY REPUBLICAN, DEMOCRATS AN AND INDEPENDENTSING A...
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| 00:42:16 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
RECOGNIZED OR NOT. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO ME THAT YOU NEED TO GET TO THAT QUESTION IN ORDER TO SIMPLY MAKE A DETERMINATION AND I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE...
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| 00:46:12 |
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| 00:46:13 |
Waters, Maxine - U.S. Representative, [D] California
ITS STRONGEST -- DO YOU STRONGEST- -- >> DO YOU HAVE A BACKLOG OF DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS IN FBI? >> I DON'T KNOW. I'LL HAVE TO CHECK. I CAN...
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| 00:46:43 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THIS PURCHASE. AND WE'RE CONCERNED THAT THIS CONSOLIDATION WILL CAUSE COMCAST TO OWN MOVIE STUDIOS, INTERNET, CABLE,...
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| 00:53:21 |
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A
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| 00:53:22 |
Issa, Darrell - U.S. Representative, [R] California
SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, AN INDEPENDENT COUNSEL, IS APPOINTED. I HAVE GREAT FAITH IN THE PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC INTEGRITY SECTION WHO WOULD TYPICALLY HANDLE...
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| 00:53:48 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
ON THE ENTIRE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA BY THESE UNANSWERED ALLEGATIONS OF WHITE HOUSE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. >> WELL, THE-HIF THOUGHT WE HAD RESPONDED TO YOUR...
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| 00:59:11 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
THINGS. FIRST, CHALLENGE THE LAW IN COURT. SECOND, CLARIFY ITS POSITION ON THE PREEMPTION ISSUE, AND, THIRD, ASSUMING THE LAW ENDS UP BEING IN EFFECT...
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| 00:59:31 |
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NOT
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| 00:59:32 |
Pierluisi, Pedro R. - Resident Commissioner, [D] Puerto Rico
CHALLENGED, DEALING WITH ITS IMPLEMENTATION TO THE EXTENT THERE HAVE CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. SO I JUST WANT TO YOU BE A BIT MORE SPECIFIC. WHAT ARE...
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| 01:00:57 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
ARE UNDERSEEK BYIEGE BY ALL KINDS OF CRIME. NOT ONLY IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS. SO THAT TROUBLES ME. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU ON THAT. >> THOUGH...
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| 01:03:10 |
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BE ACCOMPLISHED. >>
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| 01:03:11 |
Coble, John "Howard" - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
THANK YOU, GENERAL. GENERAL, YOU RECENTLY STATED THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS STILL REVIEWING WHERE TO TRY KHALID SHAIKH MOHAMMED AND HIS COMPANY CO-CON SPIRER...
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| 01:03:28 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
A REVIEW UNDER WAY ABOUT THE DETERMINATION THAT I MADE I GUESS BACK IN NOVEMBER ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THE TRIAL. WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT A VARIETY OF...
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| 01:06:24 |
Goodlatte, Robert "Bob" - U.S. Representative, [R] Virginia
IN TO A LANDING. AND I'M STARTING TO HEAR NOW BACK FROM THE TASK FORCES THAT WE CREATED. AND ON THE BASIS OF SOME OF THE REPORTS THAT I'M RECEIVING,...
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| 01:07:01 |
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I
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| 01:07:02 |
Cohen, Stephen "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [D] Tennessee
RECEIVED A REPORT ON THAT. AND WE'LL BE ISSUING SOME GUIDANCE IN THAT REGARD VERY SOON. >> VERY SOON. THAT'S GOOD. AND THAT REPORT WILL BE RELEASED...
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| 01:07:26 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
WILL HAVE A LOOK AT MY PRONOUNCEMENT PRONOUNCEMENT. >> I ALSO HAVE INTRODUCED LEGISLATION TO REQUIRE STATES AND LOCALITIES THAT RECEIVE FUNDS THROUGH...
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| 01:13:36 |
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SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
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| 01:13:37 |
King, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Iowa
AND THE BALANCE OF ANY ACTIVITY MIGHT HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY THE PRESS OR PUBLIC DIALOGUE, BUT NOTHING ON THE AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATION COULD POSSIBLY...
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| 01:14:00 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
UNTIL
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| 01:14:01 |
Conyers, John Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Michigan
IT'S ENACTED, IT CAN'T HAVE AN EFFECT LEGALLY, SO HER REMARKS THAT SHE'S MADE COULD NOT BE RELEVANT TO THE LAW'S ENACTMENT ITSELF? >> AGAIN, I DON'T...
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| 01:20:27 |
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IN TIMES
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| 01:20:28 |
Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
SQUARE. NOW, PRIOR TO A POLITICAL FOOTBALL, THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION HAD TRIED NUMEROUS TERRORIST SUSPECTS IN THE FEDERAL COURTS, INCLUDING THE SHOE...
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| 01:22:36 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
FEDERAL COURT TO FINAL DISPOSITION, THE SUCCESS RATE IN THOSE PROSECUTIONS WAS PHENOMENAL, WAS IT NOT? >> I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER, BUT THE NUMBERS...
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| 01:27:09 |
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LAW, I HAVE NOT
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| 01:27:10 |
Poe, Ted - U.S. Representative, [R] Texas
BEEN BRIEFED BY THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT REVIEW. >> ARE YOU GOING TO REED THE LAW? >> I AM SURE I WILL READ THE LAW IN ANTICIPATION OF THAT BRIEFING....
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| 01:27:50 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
PROFILING IN THE LAW. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF MEDIA HYPE ABOUT THE LEGISLATION. DO YOU SEE A DIFFERENCE IN THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF A STATUTE...
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| 01:33:25 |
Chu, Judy - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THIS LAW. THE NATIONAL COALITION OF LATINO CLERGY AND CHRISTIAN LEADERS FILED A SUIT CLAIMING IT'S ILLEGAL BECAUSE IT USURPS FEDERAL AUTHORITY AND COULD...
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| 01:34:12 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
ASPECT OF THE ARIZONA LAW IS THAT IT REQUIRES LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO CONFIRM WITH FEDERAL AUTHORITIES THE LEGAL STATUS OF ANYONE WHO IS ARRESTED, REGARDLESS...
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| 01:39:22 |
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NOW, I DON'T
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| 01:39:23 |
Franks, Trent - U.S. Representative, [R] Arizona
KNOW HOW THAT UNDERMINES OUR SYSTEM IF WE REALLY HOLD THAT NOTION, BECAUSE YOU, AS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, AND CERTAINLY MR. OBAMA,...
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| 01:41:05 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
SO TAINTED A POTENTIAL JURY POOL THAT WE WOULD THE NOT BE ABLE TO GIVE KHALID SHAIKH MOHAMMED AND HIS CONFEDERATES A FAIR TRIAL I THINK IS BELIED...
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| 01:45:51 |
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THAT
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| 01:45:52 |
Deutch, Theodore "Ted" E. - U.S. Representative, [D] Florida
ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THE TERRORIST SCREENING DATABASE. >> WE CERTAINLY WANT TO WORK WITH CONGRESS WITH REGARD TO THAT QUESTION ABOUT THE ACCESS THAT PEOPLE...
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| 01:47:09 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
TO GET TOO MUCH INTO TECHNIQUES AND HOW -- HOW THE FBI USES ACTIONS BY CERTAIN PEOPLE ON TERRORIST WATCH LISTS AND WHAT THAT LEADS TO. BUT IT IS PART...
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| 01:50:15 |
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SALE? THERE ARE A VARIETY
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| 01:50:16 |
Polis, Jared - U.S. Representative, [D] Colorado
OF FACTORS THAT ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THE MEMO THAT WENT OUT FROM THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL THAT UNITED STATES' ATTORNEYS AND ASSISTANT UNITED...
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| 01:50:52 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
STATEMENTS THAT WERE MADE BY ONE OF YOUR AGENTS IN COLORADO, JEFFREY SWEETEN. ALONG THE LINES OF QUOTE -- AS QUOTED IN THE PAPER, THE TIME IS COMING...
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| 01:55:45 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
HAPPEN TO BE ON HOMELAND SECURITY, AND LET ME JUST FOCUS ON WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS FOR AND AGAINST. WHAT POSITION IT'S TAKING. HAS DEPARTMENT...
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| 01:57:13 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
BE A PART OF THIS SOLUTION. AND THE RESOLUTION OF THAT BIG PROBLEM DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THERE IS A TENSION BETWEEN THE COMPONENT PARTS. >>...
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