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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS HERE. WILL THE SESSION WILL BE IN ORDER. MR. ATTORNEY GENERAL, IF YOU'D JOIN US, PLEASE. AND BECAUSETHY SESSION HAS BEGUN,...
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| 00:08:27 |
Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Iowa
INFORM US HOW YOU'LL HANDLE IT WHEN WE VOTE? >> OH. SENATOR GRASSLEY RAISED A VERY GOOD POINT. APPARENTLY WE HAVE A VOTE SCHEDULED FOR WHAT, 1030?...
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| 00:17:55 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
TO TAKE GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT FOR EVEN PERSONAL TRAVEL, GAO FOUND UNTIL RECENTLY THE FBI DIRECTOR HAD THE DISCRETION TO USE COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE FOR PERSONAL...
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| 00:19:13 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
IMPORTANT REASON FOR BEING HERE. MR. ATTORNEY GENERAL, THIS WEEK I WORKED WITH SENATOR COLLINS IN A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS TO INTRODUCE A BILL...
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| 00:29:37 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
OUR BEST EFFORTS TO LIMIT IMPACT OF SEQUESTRATION, UNLESS CONGRESS PASSES A BALANCE DEFICIT REDUCTION PLAN, THE EFFECTS OF CUTS ON OUR ENTIRE JUSTICE...
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| 00:30:19 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
GAVEL. YOU MENTION THE CUTS, 1.6 BILLION ACROSS THE BOARD. OBVIOUSLY I WORRY WHAT THAT'S GOING TO DO TO CRITICAL GRANT PROGRAMS AND SMALL RURAL STATES...
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| 00:38:29 |
Cornyn, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
ARE SOMEHOW BEING MISUSED IS TOTALLY BELIED BY THE FACTS, IF THEY ARE FAIRLY VIEWED. >> YOU MENTION HAITI. I WAS IN HAITI AFTER YOUR TRIP ON A GOVERNMENT...
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| 00:39:32 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
GRASSLEY. >> ARTICLES FROM A SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE, HE WAS CHARGED WITH CRIMES THAT CARRY PENALTY UP TO 35 YEARS IN PRISON. AND MILLION DOLLAR FINE....
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| 00:49:46 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
THE PROSPECT OF JAIL, OTHER PEOPLE ARE DETERRED BY THE PROSPECT OF HAVING FILLED OUT A FORM AND THEN HAVING BEEN TURNED DOWN. YOU KNOW, IT DEPENDS ON...
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| 00:52:50 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
VIEW, IT IS ABSOLUTELY VITAL. THEN I UNDERSTAND YOU GET DOWN TO DIFFERENT COMMITTEES. LET'S SAY THE PREDATOR IS TAKEN OUT OF THE JURISDICTION OF INTELLIGENCE...
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| 00:56:33 |
Cruz, R. Ted - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
THINK THERE'S A GREATER NEED FOR TRANSPARENCY. GREATER NEED FOR APPROPRIATELY SHARING INFORMATION. WE ARE STRUGGLING WITH HOW TO DO THAT. IT IS...
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| 00:58:42 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
IS NOT POSING AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR BODILY HARM, DOES THE CONSTITUTION ALLOW A DRONE TO KILL THAT CITIZEN? >> I WOULDN'T THINK THAT WOULD BE...
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| 01:06:06 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
BUT THERE'S NO EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE THAT IS APPLICABLE BEFORE IT BECOMING PUBLIC BECAUSE AS YOU SAID A MINUTE AGO, THE WHITE HOUSE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN...
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| 01:07:19 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
ON SUPPLEMENTING THE EXECUTIVE ORDER WITH BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION THAT IS VITAL FOR THE COUNTRY. LET ME CHIME IN ON ANOTHER BRIEF THING ON THE QUESTION...
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| 01:13:30 |
Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
PRIDE AND ENTHUSIASM AND INCREASING MORALE AS A RESULT OF THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED, SO WE'RE GRATEFUL TO YOU, SIR. >> THANK YOU, YOU'RE...
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| 01:14:11 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
YOU, MR. ATTORNEY GENERAL. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE WAR ON TERROR EVER SINCE YOU'VE HAD THIS JOB, RIGHT? >> DURING CONFIRMATION, YES. >> ABSOLUTELY....
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| 01:22:34 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
INDIVIDUALLY EXAMINED AND DETERMINATIONS MADE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT PROSECUTION SHOULD BE BROUGHT OR WHETHER PROSECUTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU'RE TALKING...
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| 01:22:51 |
Franken, Al - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
TO PROSECUTE. >> I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE 76,000 PEOPLE FAILED A BACK GROUNDING CHECK, 13,832 WERE FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE ONLY 62 WERE PROSECUTED...
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| 01:24:39 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
CHOOSES AND PAYS ONE OF THE BIG THREE IT WAS, MOODY'S, S&P AND TO SOME DEGREE FITCH, AND THAT THE RATING AGENCIES BASICALLY GAVE OUT AAA RATINGS TO...
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| 01:30:14 |
Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Iowa
WOULD HOPE THAT THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED. IT IS INEXCUSABLE THAT YOUNG KIDS, AND YOU'RE RIGHT, 6, 7-YEAR-OLDS, 14-YEAR-OLDS,...
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| 01:30:52 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
THANK YOU FOR COMING UP HERE. I WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON YOUR RESPONSE TO SENATOR CRUZ, AND I THINK HE TALKED ABOUT INTRODUCING A BILL. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT...
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| 01:39:11 |
Klobuchar, Amy - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
THAT I SIMPLY DO NOT RESPECT. >> THANK YOU. >> THE HOUSE PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN IT UP IF YOU'D ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS AND GIVEN ME THE DOCUMENTS...
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| 01:39:59 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
THE ANTITRUST SUBCOMMITTEE AND WE ARE HOLDING A HEARING ON THE AMERICAN AIRLINES/U.S. AIR MERGER. I KNOW YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT THE DETAILS OF THAT AS IT'S...
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| 01:47:17 |
Lee, Michael "Mike" S. - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
THAT IS THE THING THAT DEFINES THIS NATION, OUR ABILITY TO VOTE, OUR ABILITY TO SHAPE THE CONGRESS THAT REPRESENTS US ON THE STATE LEVEL AS WELL. THAT'S...
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| 01:48:35 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
THE OL OLMEMORANDA. SOMEBODY THOUGHT THAT THE OLC MEMO MIGHT HAVE BEEN LEAKED. IT IS NOT MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT HAS BEEN. WHAT HAS BEEN LEAKED...
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| 01:56:08 |
Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS OF PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STATES, BUT I THINK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN HELP THE STATES IN THE CARRYING OUT OF THAT...
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| 01:56:44 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
MR. ATTORNEY GENERAL, GREAT TO BE WITH YOU AGAIN. LET ME JUST START WITH ONE QUESTION THAT'S BEEN FAIRLY UNIFORM ACROSS THIS ENTIRE COMMITTEE TODAY...
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| 02:05:06 |
Blumenthal, Richard - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
OF THE CUTS WE'VE MADE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS JUST IN THE NARROW AREA OF DOMESTIC DISCRETIONARY AS HAVING SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THINGS LIKE CRIMINAL...
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| 02:06:25 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONAL, NOT JUST AS ATTORNEY GENERAL, BUT ONE WHO HAS BEEN A JUDGE AND A PROSECUTOR, THIS WHOLE IDEA OF BETTER ENFORCEMENT...
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| 02:15:38 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
THAT CONSISTENTLY THAT YOU SEE REPEATEDLY YEAR AFTER YEAR. AND THAT'S AN EXTREMELY DISTURBING THING TO THINK THAT YOU VOLUNTEER FOR YOUR NATION AND...
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| 02:16:46 |
Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Iowa
INCH NOW. SOMEBODY THAT, OF COURSE, SENATOR KLOBUCHAR COMING FROM MINNESOTA OR SENATOR BLUMEN THAT YOU WILL, SENATOR GRASSLEY KNOW WHAT REAL SNOW IS....
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| 02:18:26 |
Holder, Eric H. Jr. - Attorney General
THE PROSECUTIONS WOULD HAVE ON THE FINANCIAL MARKETS. SO THEN ON JANUARY 29th, SENATOR BROWN AND I REQUESTED DETAILS ON WHO THESE SO-CALLED EXPERTS...
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| 02:21:20 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
BEEN. >> IF YOU CONSTITUTIONALLY CAN JAIL A CEO OF A MAJOR CORPORATION, YOU'RE GOING TO SEND A PRETTY WIDE SIGNAL TO STOP A LOT OF ACTIVITY THAT...
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