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we always like to do in our first segment some\h
uap updates and and news and uh one of the ones i\h\h

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just wanted to touch on because it's just such an\h
incredible developing story is the uh the man who\h\h

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was going to take over as the inspector he's been\h
nominated by biden to be the inspector general for\h\h

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the defense department this is a man named robert\h
storch he was testifying at his his hearing i just\h\h

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have to read this for people first she asked him\h
you know is it your position that as you know that\h\h

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you would be looking into this as we've directed\h
and he professed twice that he really didn't know\h\h

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much about uap and yeah he would he would get\h
around to it after he was confirmed all right\h\h

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she basically asked twice he basically said i'll\h
get around to it after i'm confirmed twice and she\h\h

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said well and this is a quote since you aren't\h
familiar can you please familiarize yourself\h\h

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with this issue and respond to these questions in\h
writing before your confirmation please i just my\h\h

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lord ladies and gentlemen the man had a two-word\h
answer it was kind of shocked and then he said\h\h

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uh yes ma'am now via webex let me\h
recognize senator gillibrand please\h\h

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thank you so much mr chairman and welcome to\h
all our nominees um uh first for mr storch\h\h

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mr storch in your current position as nsa\h
inspector general are you familiar with the\h\h

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dod's ig's ongoing assessment of the response from\h
dod components to the intrusions of unidentified\h\h

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aerial phenomenon into controlled dod airspace\h
as well as uap activity around naval and air\h\h

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operations further do you think the nsa has\h
been responsive to the dod's ig inquiries

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uh thank you for the uh question senator\h
i'm afraid that's not an issue with which i\h\h

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am currently familiar however if confirmed i\h
certainly am uh willing to look into that and to\h\h

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um take any action that's appropriate well thank\h
you um and if confirmed can i have your commitment\h\h

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to sustain this comprehensive assessment\h
until it reaches its appropriate conclusion\h\h

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including the possibility of follow-on actions\h
such as audits or investigations if the assessment\h\h

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recommends as much well well again i honestly\h
am not familiar with that particular review but\h\h

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as is typical i think across the ig community\h
when a new ig comes in if their pending matters\h\h

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those would continue in in the office and it\h
would be perfectly appropriate to examine them\h\h

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um and if i am confirmed i can assure you that\h
anything that's pending went out in the office\h\h

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i'll i'll give my best attention to and if there's\h
appropriate follow-up to be done we'll do it\h\h

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okay so since you are familiar can you\h
please familiarize yourself with this issue\h\h

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and respond to both of those questions in\h
writing before your confirmation please\h\h

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yes ma'am yes ma'am okay and i thought what a\h
great moment in history that is a top moment in\h\h

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uap history for me well i mean i just think it's\h
i but frankly i'll say it i think it's appalling\h\h

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that somebody was coming in for a confirmation\h
hearing to be involved in such a crucial oversight\h\h

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role and they had no bloody idea that the biggest\h
story of all time has been unfolding inside the\h\h

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portfolio that they're administering so frankly\h
i think a lot of bureaucrats are going to have to\h\h