And run their business. This weighs heavily on all of us including those of us at pg e. This is not how we want to serve you, and this is now how we want to run our business. Were actually in the business of providing power, not taking power away. So, we feel the impact of the decision, and i understand how it alters, how it disrupts the normal flow of life and the normal flow of community. But theres another part of the reality that were in. With winds like the last 24 hours or so and the conditions of the vegetation, we could not run parts of this system given the risk to Public Safety. We struggle with the decision as we do with any decision to turn off power. We weigh the level of acceptable risk given the circumstances, the wind and the vegetation, and we determine that we must have zero risk of a spark. So, what exactly was the risk . Well, we know from history that wind speed, the wind speeds at which our lines can be affected and cause a fire. Wind speeds at about 45milesperhou
It comes to reinteract racism. Once the weather passes and pg e gives these areas the all clear. That is when all of their crews go out and the choppers go out. They physically look at all of those lines. Make the repairs and go from there. We want to get to that News Conference. Pg e is holding in San Francisco right now. Lets go to the podium. This is not how we want to serve you. This is not how we want to run our business. We are in the business of providing power. Not taking power away. So we feel the impact of the decision. I understand how it alters. How it disrupts the normal flow of life. In the normal flow of community. But there is another part of the reality we are in with winds like we saw the last 24 hours or so and the condition of the vegetation. We simply could not continue to run parts of the system given the risk to Public Safety. We struggled with the decision as we do with any decision to turn off power. We wave the level of acceptable risk given the circumstances.
Americas elections. I will now recognize myself when Opening Statement. Yesterday the director of National Intelligence testified that, quote, the greatest challenge we have as a nation is making sure to maintain the integrity of our election system come close quote. Excuse me. I agree. Our democracy was founded on a government elected by the people, for the people and free and fair elections. They are elections very core of our democracy under a aa tactic special counsel most report in no Uncertain Terms detailed how reform government attack on her 2016 elections. The russian objectives were clear, deep in distress and discord in a society come secure the election of one candidate of president over the other, and in so doing undermined confidence in the integrity of our elections and damaged our nations standing in the world. There is no evidence russian affected the actual vote count of our elections but russia did successfully steal thousands of documents from american citizens that
Yesterday, the director of National Intelligence testified that, quote, the greatest challenge we have as a nation is making sure to maintain the integrity of our election system. Closed quote. Excuse me. I agree. Our democracy was founded on a government elected by the people, for the people and free and fair elections. Today our elections, the very core of our democracy, are under attack. Special counsel muellers report in no Uncertain Terms details our Foreign Government attacked our 2016 election is, the russians objections were clear, secure the election of one candidate of president over another and undermining confidence in the sbrintegritief our elections. Theres no evidence that russia affected the actual vote count of our elections but russia did steal thousands of documents from american citizens that it used to influence public opinion. It also accessed voter data and gained other valuable intelligence which it may seek to exploit in the future. In short, as special counsel
Culture, read the implementation of federal farmer Disaster Relief, will come to order. Thank you and welcome to this joint hearing of the subcommittee on general farm commodities and Risk Management and livestock and foreign agriculture. Im pleased to be joined by my colleague and fellow chairman mister custer and Ranking Member mister thompson, livestock and Foreign Affairs Ranking Member, and chairman peterson and fellow texan, Ranking Member, mike conaway. The first joint hearing comes at a very important time for farmers. Usda and Food Production Conservation Mission area and Farm Service Agency in the middle of a huge job. They are the home of 3 critical efforts to address the needs of farmers, ranchers and Rural Communities in our country. The Market Facilitation Program which is meant to assist farmers most direct we harmed by the administration of trade war, the expanded wildfire and hurricane endemic program which will aid in Rural Recovery from Natural Disasters and programs