The presiding officer the senator from south dakota. The presiding officer madam president , last week the Judiciary Committee held its hearing on judge Amy Coney Barretts nomination and it was easy to see why judge barrett is held in such high regard by her colleagues, students, and peers and why the American Bar Association gave her its highest rating of well qualified. We knew well before the hearing that judge barrett possesses an extraordinary intelligence and comprehensive command of the law. After three days of testimony americans got to see her qualifications for themselves. They saw why she has been described as a jurist, a formidable intellect, a brilliant and conscientious lawyer and staggering academic mind. Even the democratRanking Member on the committee couldnt hide the fact that she was impressed. Judge barrett understands the proper role of a judge in our system of government. As judge barrett made clear, she understands the job of a judge is to interpret the law, not
Ways to improve cyberSecurity Issues for the Energy Sector. Witnesses stressed the importance of protecting the Us Energy Grid and what the government can do now to help prepare for potential attacks, held by the Senate Energy committee, this is almost two hours. Good morning, the committee will come to order. We are here this morning to examine federal and industry efforts to improve the cybersecurity of the Energy Sector including efforts to improve collaboration on Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure protection initiatives. It has been more than a year since we last held a hearing on cybersecurity for the Energy Sector but it is fair to say this is always a timely topic. A critical priority we cant lose sight of even as we grapple with covid19, which becomes the source of our next national crisis. There have been a few noteworthy developments since our last year. Earlier this year the president issued an executive order focused on securing our system from the cyber and physic
Mr. Doar good morning, everybody, and welcome to aei. My name is robert doar and im so pleased to have you all here this morning for this important discussion of education in the United States. We are particularly gratified and happy to have the secretary of education, betsy devos with us, her husband dick, couselor to the president Kellyanne Conway, a great honor to have them all here for this important discussion of a topic thats particularly important to aei and our education policy team. And were also pleased to have, i like to say that aei is a washingtonbased think tank, but were not a washingtonfocused think tank. And so we have three distinguished leaders around the country, from tennessee, arizona and pennsylvania, and they will talk about how some of the issues in washington affect the children and parents in those parts of the country, and really, thats what our discussion is all about. How can we make our schools better. Now, a little bit just to give a sense of how i come
Us, her husband, counsel to the president , Kellyanne Conway. Important to have you all here for a discussion on a topic that is particularly important. Have io pleased to like to say that ai is a washingtonbased think tank, but not a washington focused think tank. From tennessee, from arizona, from pennsylvania, they will talk about how some of the issues we are talking about in washington affect the children and parents of schools in those parts of the country. Really, that is what our discussion is all about, how can we make our schools better . Now, little bit about just to give a sense of how i come to this issue and look at it and why i think it is so important. Some of you may know that i spent 20 years in the social Services Departments of new york state and new york city working on antipoverty programs. I was focused on the various issues with our ways in which we help people get into work and get out of poverty and move up economically. Those things were important. I always k
Pleased to have i like to say that its a washington based think tank. We have from arizona, tennessee and pennsylvania, and they will talk about how some of the issues in washington affect the children and parents in those parts of the country and really, thats what our discussion is all about. How can we make our schools better. Now, a little bit a sense of how i come to this issue and why i think its so important. Some of you may know i spent 20 years in the social services in new york and working on the ways we help people get into work and out of poverty and move up economically. Personal responsibility, work, work supports, those things were important, but i always knew there was another domain, another domain of activity that was equally important to our safety net programs. Maybe more important in our safety net programs in helping struggling families moving up and helping their children move up economically and that was the world of education. And no one has done more, it seems