Asa Hutchinson
Asa Hutchinson
William Asa Hutchinson, Jr.is an American politician who has been the 46th Governor of Arkansas since 2015. Previously he was U.S. Attorney for the Fort Smith-based Western District of Arkansas, U.S. Congressman from the Third District of Arkansas, Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administrationand the first Undersecretary for Border & Transportation Security at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In 2006, Hutchinson was the Republican candidate for governor of Arkansas and lost to Democrat Mike Beebe, the outgoing state...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionLawyer
Date of Birth3 December 1950
CountryUnited States of America
I think it is very disappointing. Whenever you talk about the justice system, politics should be as far as imaginable from the outcome.
It appears the White House strategy is to attack the managers more personally and to make it the managers versus the White House.
I look out on this audience and feel like my service pales in comparison,
It is not a crime nor an impeachable offense to engage in inappropriate personal conduct; nor is it a crime to obstruct or conceal an embarrassing relationship.
I think the will of the House has to carry some weight in the conference committee,
I don't know whether the Attorney General was responding to a question in a news conference, but that's the reason that Homeland Security is the agency that the President has designated to communicate changes in the threat level. And Secretary Ridge addressed that subsequently. I think it goes to show that there's different voices, and, as we have created the Department, we tried to bring that together so there's one focal point of communication as to the threats that we face and how the public is supposed to respond to it, and that's Homeland Security.
I believe that she would be a witness that would help (senators) determine the truth, and that's what we're all endeavoring to do during this process.
But as you said, there are going to be those that have no record and cannot be detected in that capacity so that is why you have to have other layers of security.
We measure very carefully what the positives are and I think it is less than one tenth of one percent, so we are very pleased with the accuracy of our biometric checks and we continue to monitor that.
We make the judgments based upon the security measures that are in place, the risk that's assessed, coordination with the other government?and I think we've made some really good decisions.
Well, your premise is correct, that we have to first guard against those who have an affiliation with terrorists and a connection, and so we have watch lists and systems that can make that connection.
For me, this is not a day of fanfare. This is a day of serious resolve for what I believe is a most important position.
there are targeted flights, special flights of concern, that are particularly covered. And we're trying to make sure, through additional resources, that we really increase the number of flights that are covered.
Ladies and gentlemen of the Senate, in my book that is illegal, and I hate to say it, obstruction of justice by the president of the United States,