sherman: right. if you take the position you get to do whatever you want whether you -- well, if you dance around the issue of whether you need an authorization, then this is a discussion about something you will treat as a nonbinding resolution. i assure you all nonbinding resolutions and you like to work with us about them, if you won't recognize the constitutionality of the war powers act, you have an imperial presidency approach consistent with prior administrations. secretary sherman: on the existing 2001 aumf we consist -- consistently reported what we have done. mr. sherman: there are many nonbinding resolutions you comply with. you don't think you have to. in 2012 i authored a provision now part of the every appropriations bill. it's-t says you cannot spend money in contraventional of war powers act. we have had a former attorney general, republican attorney general, sit right there and say that with that provision you must comply with the war powers act or you are basically just stealing mon

secretary sherman: thank you. let me correct something i said to congressman zeldin, it's not that we have 10 tanks for every one tank. we have 10 anti-tank weapons for every russian tank. so i please want to correct the record. i don't want to leave on this impression. sorry for taking some time, congressman. on the indo-pacific framework, we have not made final decisions on it. it will be open and inclusive to those partners that share our ambitions and high standards. and that's what we're doing here. i think it's also important for people to understand that this is not a traditional trade agreement approach. it is a much broader approach and is about really a worker centric trade policy that includes supply chain resiliency that go beyond traditional trade agreements. i think this is quite critical to the future for all of us. mr. allred: i understand it is going to go beyond. i would like to see us have a trade agreement. those countries are moving forward without us now. i think there's a u.s. sized hole the

>> secretary sherman: absolutely. very high priority working with our partners and allies in the region to do exact with that. >> bret: okay, and last thing, there is reporting that two iranians belonging -- have been plotted to assassinate former national security advisor john bolton. according to the justice department, and this is the "washington examiner" reporting that the department possesses indictable evidence against the iranians with a bite biden demonstration resisting publicly indicting the men for fear that it could derail their drive for the nuclear deal with iran, currently nearing completion in vienna. do you know that to be true? >> secretary sherman: what i know to be true is that we have a responsibly to protect american citizens from harm, we do that every single day, and that is true of all present and past american officials, and that is our highest priority. >> bret: but nothing's being held back? >> secretary sherman: nothing is being held back, we are going to protect americans wherever they a

so there's a faction of sherman's army that that of officers in sherman's army that become increasingly convinced over the course of the campaign that a portion of their army is out of control and then there's a faction of officers who claim that it's not and only a few men commit acts like pillaging and that no army can control everyone. so this reaches kind of a a summit point when sherman's army arrives in south carolina and kind of the behavior and the misbehavior soldier escalate soldiers, escalate. so what happens is starting in georgia but escalating in south carolina confederate soldiers and citizens begin murdering union stragglers or foragers after they had surrendered and this is going to launch another retaliation incident. union general judson kilpatrick, who's the head of sherman's cavalry wrote his counterpart general joseph wheeler about the murder of 18 union soldiers whose throats had been cut. and kilpatrick follows the protocol the ritual of retaliation. he follows it exactly. he specifically describes the incident the atrocity. he asked for an explanation and then h

william hunter's 11-year-old son tom, and his house cleaner surely sherman. the latest victims were a doctor roger bryan back and his wife mary. and at 2:19 pm on the day the brunt bucks were last known to be a life, someone had tried to break into the home of a third crane pathologist. dr. john doe. now, detective derrick moyes and his team were on the trail of another physician. this one with a possible motive for murder. in 2001, doctor anthony garcia had been let go from the grain university pathology department for unprofessional conduct. garcia had since moved indiana. so the detective called the indiana state police >> indiana state police came back that day and said, we have records from doctor garcia purchasing specifically a smith and wesson sd nine 9 mm shortly before the brown back murders. well, obviously that's a very significant us. >> the magazine you found in the run back home would fit? >> yeah. >> now i needed to know whether anthony garcia was in omaha and mother's day 2013. with little to go on, the detective decided to follow the money.

and what is sherman's talked about today, because i said the russian responsibility is to prove that it is that they are not going to escalate the situation that term and said that it is russia's responsibility at the more that's the story is described as we are a witnessing now, and especially folks, and you said sherman, that russia is not going to attack, how will you approve it? because you say there is no trap from you to the american. so americans don't trust russia either and questioned out around there were some rumors that there could be some agreements regarding the iranian nuclear program. so some sanctions can believe to the by the us from we ran can you with a confirmed that some progress has been made in this regard? they are but they know what process i will start from the last question to go. what are the talking in vienna earlyhood, so they are going to chance and we're seeing the chance achieve the job to find an agreement applying to. and what about the, what is, what do you present lucia within the framework? the address around of what happened before 6 rounds, be

sherman. ranking member portman, you are recognized for your opening comments. >> thank you, chairman. dr. sherman, thank you for the work you've done on this and in particular, some of the concerns you have raised, which we'll go over again today. and we did in our last hearing . and chairman peters, i think, thank you for holding this hearing and more importantly for your work on this issue and and our work together to try to come up with legislation that deals with some of the concerns that have been raised. combating these cwmd threats is very complex. they can be naturally occurring, accidental and certainly human made. the department of homeland security's counter weapons of counter weapons of mass destruction office, the cwmd, which has talked about has a critical role in our nation's ability to detect to prevent and to safeguard the american people from these threats. in addition to developing and implementing counter wmd capability, cwmd is responsible for coordinating of course with

deputy secretary sherman good morning. my question is about a 20-year-old aumf for military action and the effect it has on our allies and partners of the united states. in your estimation would it be helpful if our nation's long-term strategic goals including our promotion of democracy showed the international community that wave of robust legislative branch that is both committed to our national security but also committed to fulfilling its war power for possibilities under our constitution cliques >> i think that is always hopeful congresswoman, yes. >> ms. krause of back to you on this term associated forces that want to mull it over for just a second what your response was there. can i assume from your answer that the war in ukraine would not get a situation that would fall under the definition of associated force? >> yes. you have to look at the specific group and that would be hard to imagine. >> are there any conflicts you are aware of right now that exist in the world where that definition of the term associated f

good morning, congressman sherman. my question is, or my feeling is, ipo have been watching the ukraine situation d over the la month or so, and to me, it is the most important issue of the day. thes filibuster, the january 6, it's all noise compared to this. and whatc. i'm seeing is presidt biden slow walking us into a confrontation with russia, which could beti catastrophic. and he's making some mistakes. i think one big mistake was to announce whatce his sanctions would be, and not realizing that if he imposes sanctions, the price of gas in america will probably triple. and so what is he thinking when he's going to put hardships on the american people to combat russia? i just think he's making blunder after blunder. he's going to back himself into a corner, and what has he got to do exceptt fight? i'm really just really concerned about the ukraine issue. and i just don't see president biden doing anything positive right now to avoid it. >> all right, john. congressman usherman. >>>> well, biden didn't wake up one da

we welcome wendy sherman, the u.s. deputy secretary of state, and the diplomat who led the most recent talks with the russian federation. welcome, and also welcome my fellow board members. united states plays a key role in protecting the principles of international law, and for the right of every nation to choose their own way into the future. secretary sherman, what can you tell ukrainians and europeans, what is our way forward? sec. sherman: thank you so much. really, did an extraordinary job as president of your country. thank you for that warm welcome and kindly agreeing to serve as our moderator for today's discussion. i am looking forward to our conversation. i also want to thank yalta european security for hosting this virtual event. and to acknowledge the chairman of your board, former polish president. for nearly two decades yas, has been an important form for building ties between the ukraine, the united states, and the wider world, and organizing substantive conversations like this one today. last week secre

deputy secretary sherman, we cannot continue to hold u.s. sanctions in the reserve as a 4y convoy approaches and officials warn russia will release even more attacks throughout ukraine. as the administration considering expanding penalties on russia's and higher financial sector, not just 80%, but its entire financial sector and imposing section sanctions between doing business with russia or the u.s. >> thank you. first i associate myself with your remarks about the horror that we are witnessing. every day i look across my desk at a photograph when i was the undersecretary of political affairs i visited after and it's a photograph of me laying flowers at the memorial. i look at that photograph every day and my grandmother came from what is now ukraine and i remind myself that people die for freedom every single day and applaud the bipartisan support here on capitol hill, to support the people of ukraine knowing that you only have a few moments left. let me say the sanctions that have been put in place by us and around the world and actions

donald sherman, welcome. you serve as a senior vice president and chief counsel for citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington, otherwise known as crew. he's a leading policy adviser on racial justice and equity, government ethics and congressional investigation and oversight picky serve in various roles in the house, said an executive branch including special assistant to the president for racial and economic justice of the white house come senior counsel to ranking member claire mccaskill on the senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee, and chief oversight council too late representative elijah cummings, then ranking member of the house committee on oversight and government reform. mr. sherman began his career on capitol hill as counsel on house ethics committee, when i chaired the committee, and where he investigated allegations of ethical violations by members of congress and staff. prior to that he practiced law in washington, d.c. and served as a law clerk to the honorable k

deputy secretary sherman, good morning. my question is about a effect that relying on on a more than 20-year-old aumf for military action has on our allies and partners' perception of the united states in your estimation would bit helpful for our nation's long-term strategic goals including our promotion of democracy to show the international community that we have a robust legislationive branch that is both committed to our national security but also committed to fulfilling its war power responsibilities under our constitution? >> i think that's always helpful, congresswoman. >> yes. >> ok. ms. crass back to you. i want to mull over what your response was there. >> can i assume from your answer >> i can assume from your answer that the war in ukraine would not fall under this deaf situation of associated forced? >> yes, we always have to look at that time specific grow. but that would would be hard to imagine. are there any conflict that is you're aware of right now that would exist in the world where that definition of th

now this is a situation where sherman says, the u. s. is very steadfast, that it is opposed to an invasion of ukraine, although it was not specifically discussed at monday's meeting. she did say that the u. s. is trying to find a way to resurrect the intermediate of missile a treaty, that the u. s. and others say that the russians have broken by stationing of medium range missiles around its territory aimed at western europe. been. she also said that one thing is not going to change the idea that nato is not going to open its membership to countries that want to be members. she said that would be infringing on those countries right? to decide how to conduct their foreign policy. she did say there's a lot of work to do, but this is just the beginning and whether the russians are trying to basically create a situation to justify an invasion of ukraine. she said, well, we'll just have to see what they're actually doing. russian president vladimir putin has claim victory and defending neighboring kazakstan from what he called a foreign backe

office.e since joining ince 2002, doctor sherman has led to the review of the telecommunications and transportation issues in the physical infrastructure team and served in various roles that the department of defense. previously doctor sherman contributed to the agencywide efforts on hurricane katrina along with of the annual duplication and cost savings reports and by biannual high rik updates. prior, doctor sherman worked as the new america foundation, a nonpartisan think tank that focuses on a range of public policy issues including national security studies. doctor sherman, welcome and you may proceed with your opening remarks. >> chair man peters, ranking member portman, distinguished members of the committee i'm pleased to be here today to discuss the reauthorization of the department of homeland security'sss countering weaponsf mass destruction office alongside the acting assistant secretary and chief medical officer. the mission to support its domestic and international partners safeguarding the nation against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats is the mos

sherman. you're recognized for five minutes. >> chair warren, ranking member cassidy and distinguished members of the subcommittee. thank you for the opportunity to testify today about privacy issues facing american citizens. i am a fellow at duke enough sanford school of public policy where i lead a research project focused on the the daya proek raj eco-system. the unregulated industry of u.s. companies aggregated, buying and selling americans' personal data on the open market. data brokers are profiting off the vulnerability and insecurity of the u.s. and its citis while a comprehensive privacy law is vital, congress need not wait to resolve this debate to regulate data brokerage. today i'll make three points. congress should control the sale of data to foreign countries and control the sale of data for certain categories and stop companies from circumventing those controls by inferring data. our research at duke university has found data brokers widely advertising data on hundreds of millio

donald sherman, welcome. you serve as chairman of city council for ethics in washington otherwise known as c.r.e.w. he's a leading policy adviser on racial justice and equity, government ethics and congressional investigations and oversight. he's served in various roles in the house, senate and executive branch including a special assistant to the president for racial and economic justice at the white house, senior council to ranking member claire mccaskill and chief oversight council to the late representative elijah cummings and the ranking member on oversight and government reform. mr. sherman, began his career on capitol hill of the house ethics committee when i chaired that committee and where he investigated allegations of ethical violations by members of congress and staff. prior to that he practiced and , served as a law clerk to the neil e. kravitz. he graduated from georgetown university with a degree in american studies and earned his jd from georgetown university law center. donna nagy is a profes

donald sherman, welcome. you serve as chairman of city council for ethics in washington otherwise known as c.r.e.w. he's a leading policy adviser on racial justice and equity, government ethics and congressional investigations and oversight. he's served in various roles in the house, senate and executive branch including a special assistant to the president for racial and economic justice at the white house, senior council to ranking member claire mccaskill and chief oversight council to the late representative elijah cummings and the ranking member on oversight and government reform. mr. sherman, began his career on capitol hill of the house ethics committee when i chaired that committee and where he investigated allegations of ethical violations by members of congress and staff. prior to that he practiced and , served as a law clerk to the neil e. kravitz. he graduated from georgetown university with a degree in american studies and earned his jd from georgetown university law center. donna nagy is a profes

with insight from congress man brett sherman, the ceo near of the house committee. we'll be right back. the ceo near of the house committee. we'll be right back. welcome back everybody, i'm yasmin vossoughian, want to get you up to date on all the developments that are coming out of ukraine at this moment. we have explosions being reported all night across the country. but the heaviest is what you're seeing here in kyiv, this is by the zoo. russian forces closing in on the capital city there, there each hour raising concerns, of course, of the city will in fact fall to russian control. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is appealing for a cease-fire. but the same time, warning that this day is the decisive moment for the future of his country the, future of his people as well. russian troops have now moved in from the north, south, and east of the country. coming in from all sides, really. the washington post reporting that the u.s. is ready to help zelenskyy get out of kyiv, to avoid being captured or killed. so lewinsky, though, is telling ukrainians, they wi

they were of straight forward again, wendy sherman's language. but she said this wasn't a negotiation. this was really the attempt, she said, for the us and for russia to take the measure of each other's concerns. since the meeting last summer, between president slide amir potent and joe bite, and the president of the european parliament to david sicily has died at the age of 65. his spokesman says he'd been in hospital since december 26 after a serious complication related to his immune system. certainly had been the president of the parliament since 2019 steadfast and more from amsterdam. fall ill of a very severe case of pneumonia in september during a plan recession of the european parliament. he was out of office for 2 months. he wasn't there when there was a prominent state of the union address of the european parliament back in september . then he recovered, but then he went into hospital again in december for what his spokesman called and immune deficiency. there wasn't a serious problem with his immune system. and now he suddenly died in

sherman did races and. do you know the number of members of congress that would be able to offer [inaudible]? >> i don't. but as my colleague, mrs. hempowicz, mentioned, divestment is an option. and it's an option that i think is preferable from the standpoint of, certainly, of c. r. e. w., and qbts may work for some members, but there are other options that members should appeal themselves of [inaudible] -- >> forced divestment is the option you are talking about, right? >> well, you use of force. i would say that being in public service is a choice. >> it's a choice. >> and, so, choice to divest -- >> [inaudible] any of the proposals that are out there that the choice for those who are not independently wealthy are -- is going to be limited, compared to those who are wealthy and can afford a qualified blind trust. >> i certainly am aware that there are more limited choices for individuals with less net worth than those with more, and i think this is another example of that. but i think divestment remains

it turned out for king county that was sherman county, oregon the home of about 2,000, smallest. i had a zero connections with it but we said why not. we asked to the leaders if we could find a way to visit. and a lot ofso them said yeah let's do it. so one thing led to another, a lot of google and finding really wonderful people and sherman county who decided to take this risk with us and the longtime agricultural agent we partnered with and created this event. we drove down five hours and had about four hours of conversation. we also did a quick bus tour of the fields. they made sandwiches. i never thought of it that moment, anytime you see or think it means. so, one woman from seattle was pretty typical in i this respec. she noticed she was afraid she was dehumanizing people who voted for trump, but for her she voted against. ifth you don't believe these things how can you be anything but about a person is the assumption she was making. shee went down on the trip with us because she didn't know. what was the moment that stood out, and it's a moment when a farmer named darren w

this is a situation where sherman says the u.s. is steadfast that it is opposed to an invasion of ukraine, although it was not specifically discussed at the meeting. she did say the u.s. is trying to find a way to resurrect the intermediate missile treaty that the u.s. and others say the russians have broken by stationing medium-range missiles around its territory aimed at western europe. she also said that one thing is not going to change, the idea that nato is not going to open its membership to countries that want to be members. she said that would be infringing on those countries right to decide how to conduct their foreign policy. she said there is a lot of work to do, but this is just the beginning. whether the russians are trying to basically create a situation to justify an invasion of ukraine, she said we will have to see what they are actually doing. >> kimberly martin is professor of political science at bernard college. she says it is good that the sides are talking, but these meetings may not mean much to lowering tens

deputy secretary sherman, thank you so much for joining us today. russia has launched massive military exercises in belarus, along ukraine 's northern border, including nuclear missile systems, as well as naval exercises in the black sea. do you take them at their word these are just exercises, or are these moves prerecurser to an invasion? >> first of all, always good to be with you. we are quite concerned about the build up and the further escalation by russia surrounding ukraine, as you say, starting the exercises in belarus right next door to ukraine. general, the head of the russian military, like general milley, his counterpart on the joint chiefs of staff, chairman has gone to join these exercises. this is certainly, in our view, an escalation, not a deescalation. and to get to a diplomatic solution, that always happens best in an arena of deescalation. vladimir putin has a very stark choice to make. he can bring about a further invasion of ukraine or subversion or coercion or hybrid action, which will include enormous consequences. against h

secretary sherman, thank you for being here, i am curious, do you drive to work? >> dry drive to work? >> sure. >> i am fortunate have a driver. >> i don't know how that goes but wondering if you are aware of gasoline prices at the pump right now. >> of course i am the president addressed that last night in his remarks in the release -- >> but are you aware? i know he is, i am aware, are you aware? current price is about $3.66 today. you know what it was at the end of 2020? i don't but i'm well aware -- >> $2.17 so roughly a dollar and 50 cents increase a gallon since then and increased prior to russia going into ukraine from you probably realize that some driving. >> yes. >> right now in the spirit of time we are importing and paying about $65 million a day, 65 million a day for fuel from russia. that is a huge increase, essentially 64 million dollars increase from 2020. does that make sense to you? >> i understand what you're saying. >> okay. you've got a long career, involved in high-level things, i don't mean to demean any of that because we are all busy so --

so far so good, say thompson and sherman. there hasn't been a day since opening last july, that they've not been fully booked. for the pbs newshour, this is fred de sam lazaro in minneapolis. judy: as we close, don't forget to tune into the january 6 hearings. you can watch our live coverage online right now and then beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on pbs. check your local listings. and that's the newshour for tonight. i am judy woodruff. for all of us here, thank you, stay safe, and we will see you soon. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- >> for 25 years, consumer cellular has been offering no contract wireless planes to help people do more of what they like. our u.s.-based customer service team can help find a plan that fits you. . to learn more, visit consumercellular.tv. >> the ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. and with the ongng support of these institutions. and friends of the newshour. this program was made possible by the corporation

remember that supposedly sherman said, i stood by grant while he -- while i was crazy. >> sherman did have some issues as well. grant was the stabilizing force. but a fascinating episode. i want to stay with, you ron chernow, you've already mentioned that you versus that grant was a considerably better president, and he was regarded as being one of the key elements of that. how should that term be marked? >> for the cartoon of grant as president for a long time, and the administration, it was riddled by cronyism and nepotism. there is been a vast change in the estimate of grant as president. when they started doing polls with presidential historians, there is one in 1948 which ranked grant next to last. the only president who was considered worse was warren g. harding at that time. but in the stock market, historic reputation, the shares have been storing because there have been a number of these -- and the last 2030 years have reevaluate grant's presidency. the most recent poll, i think grant had risen to number 21, number 46, and so it is a change? and the corruption scandals and gr

sherman. and now, miss sax, you're recognized for five minutes. >> ranking member cassidy and members of the subcommittee. it's an honor to testify. i'm a senior fellow at yale and policy fellow at new america, spent the last decade of china's policies both in the national security community and with the private sector. i also advise corporations on china's tech policies. so i will focus my testimony on china and global passport data flows. while my expertise focuses on china and the chinese government's efforts to acquire data. my view is that the most effective solutions require that the united states put forward a more comprehensive data governance vision with stronger protections for security and privacy for all companies. some of these risks are specific to china, but so much of this is much bigger. u.s. lawmakers have an opportunity to address trans national security threats, but while also advancing a more secure, ethical and democratic internet in its own right. the chinese government

sherman. cofounder and senior fellow at ethical tech. and initiative at duke university focused on research at the interaction of technology and ethics. mr. sherman studies data brokers and the sensitive data that they hold on u.s. individuals. following mr. sherman we have sam sacks of yale law schools paul china center and a cyber policy fellow at the think kink new america. miss sex is an expert on cross border data flows, and studies how chinese government collects and uses the data. finally, we have miss stacey gray. miss gray's senior counsel at the future of privacy form. she is a data broker expert, and her research centers on the intersection of emerging technologies and federal regulation, and enforcement. increasing consolidation throughout the american economy, undoubtedly, contributes to the higher prices, worsening working conditions, and privacy concerns. the pandemic has not only exacerbated these issues, but has also exposed them more plainly. we can fix this together, we can

and according to wendy sherman, the had of the you asked delegation here at the main goal of the meeting today was to sit together for each side to voice their concerns and to listen to each other that. and that is what happened. she is cried the talks as frank and forthright and so difficult, and that is, was the hat of the russian delegation. ca recall also said about to the talks, but let's have a listen to what he had to say. but which one? yeah, you would actually be to go to negotiations around russia. security proposal. you guys are very difficult. go, wearable slaughter mill. long. do you very professional watching, but if you, sir, man, deep, good boykin and concrete. concordia ma'am beers, without any attempts to gloss over or avoid any difficult points about you got either or through glee, we were left with the impression that the american side will take on russia's proposal or very seriously not wishing to use them. but ashleigh crashes can put it loving him so significant in short but possessions. alexandra remain entrenched. yes, he writes, leila, and the problem is that th

and from on this i'm joined now by my colleague sean williams. sherman. what does this foreign funding con keeps referring to? well, i have no idea. no, no one knows because he didn't see any. you just showed a letter of paper actually. and he said that some foreign countries are conspiring against me. so we don't know. i believe it is an attempt to distract people's tension and also from the no condoms that he's facing in parliament. and also i think it's a very popular, you know, and the u. s. logan's already bought, i think he's referring to washington, and that's a very bob john slogan. and bob, be sure that the speech that we heard last night is a pre election speech. whether he's or wife to no confidence or not, there are going to be early elections in boston. so he's trying to get his orders behind him, support him. so that if and when he's election less than he is ready to deal with it with are no confidence forward. give us a sense of how serious this is as a political challenge term, ron con, immensely because a lot of his own party, lawmakers h

and sherman isn't the only town in texas preparing for a major chips boom. last fall i joined leaders from samsung, a south korean company with a large facility already in austin, texas, when they announced a $17 billion additional investment in a new chip fab in taylor, texas, just outside of austin. that facility is expected to create 2,000 high-tech jobs and other jobs once operational, because these fabs, or manufacturing facilities, are not standalone, they are part of what ultimately will become an ecosystem of suppliers and other affiliated industries that will be built up around them, creating thousands of more jobs. but we also learned from samsung that they're not likely to stop there, if we pass this chips for america funding this week. samsung is currently considering whether to expand its investment to include 11 new chip-making facilities in central texas. if it moves forward with this plan, which again depends on our passage of this legislation this week, it could lead to nearly $200 billion in additional investments and create 10,000 jobs. i