Welcome to the Brennan Center at nyu school of law. I am your moderator i am a journalist at the atlantic and a staff writer in the ids section. The Brennan Center is a nonprofit im sorry nonpartisan that reforms and revitalizes when necessary to defend the systems of democracy and justice. You can keep up with their work online or follow them on facebook or twitter and listen to their podcast. One second. Sorry. Tonight we are hosting one of our own mike german who is a fellow with the Liberty National security programmer he focuses on Law Enforcement and intelligence oversight and reform. He used to work at the aclu for National Security and privacy and before that serve 16 years as an fbi special agent with domestic terrorism and covert operations and discussing his book speaking like a terrorist im sorry his second book that was his first book you should also read disrupt and discredit and divide how the new fbi damages our democracy. Since 9 11 it has transformed itself to be famo
Subcommittee will not come to order. The chairman will now yield five minutes to my great friend. From california. Five minutes. Thank you for getting me the five minutes. I think the witnesses for coming this morning. The incredibly important issue when it came out and make good policy on. We are meeting today to discuss the state of Cyber Security and the continuing threats facing Americas Energy infrastructure. We continue to see increasing threats to the grade originally both the home and abroad. Im glad to see the doe and others taking steps to address the growing dangers followed by nefarious actions. Our energy grid serves as the backbone of our economy. Touching every aspect of our life. A reliable grid is also crucial to our National Security. We can improve the security and reliability of our missions electric grid. We must work on a bipartisan basis and integrates with Industry Leaders as we are doing here. Fortunately the modernization and integration of our Energy Infrastr
Subcommittee will not come to order. The chairman will now yield five minutes to my great friend. From california. Five minutes. Thank you for getting me the five minutes. I think the witnesses for coming this morning. The incredibly important issue when it came out and make good policy on. We are meeting today to discuss the state of Cyber Security and the continuing threats facing Americas Energy infrastructure. We continue to see increasing threats to the grade originally both the home and abroad. Im glad to see the doe and others taking steps to address the growing dangers followed by nefarious actions. Our energy grid serves as the backbone of our economy. Touching every aspect of our life. A reliable grid is also crucial to our National Security. We can improve the security and reliability of our missions electric grid. We must work on a bipartisan basis and integrates with Industry Leaders as we are doing here. Fortunately the modernization and integration of our Energy Infrastr
Impact of Climate Change. Members talked with james witt and Atmospheric Science professors about efforts to prepare for Natural Disasters which might result in change in weather patterns. The subcommittee will come to order. Without objections, the chair is authorized. This is our third in a series of Climate Change hearings, continuing with Natural Disasters. I recognize myself for five minutes to give an opening statement. Mentioned, this is the third in a series of hearings. History ofning the the Scientific Consensus of Climate Change and the Public Health effects of Climate Change in our first two hearings, the subcommittee turns to the impact of Climate Change on Natural Disasters. This subcommittee has three goals today. First, we are going to illustrate how Natural Disasters are made both more intense and more frequent to to Climate Change. Climate change israel and we are constantly reminded of that fact in terrifying ways. Just two weeks ago, it was reported that greenland l
Professors. This portion is an hour and 10 minutes. Subcommittee will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. This subcommittee is convening our third in the series of Climate Change hearings, focusing on recovery, resiliency and readiness with Natural Disasters. I recognize myself for 5 minutes to give an Opening Statement. Y as i mentioned, this hear suggest the third in a series of hold to congress. After examining the history of the Scientific Consensus on Climate Change and the Public Health effects of Climate Change in our first two hearings, the today the subcommittee turns to the impact of claimant change on Natural Disasterrers. First, were going to illustrate how Natural Disasters are made both more intense and more frequent, due to Climate Change. Climate change is real and were constantly reminded of that fact in terrifying ways. Just two weeks ago, it was reported that greenland lost 2 billion tons of ice