Of the program but its been declared a coronavirus hotspot after rising above a critical threshold for new cases the german capital had already announced the introduction of tougher restrictions germanys Disease Control agency the robert cock institute is also warning that the spread of the corona virus nationwide could become uncontrollable if people fail to keep the hygiene and distancing rules german chancellor Angela Merkel says she doesnt want to repeat of what happened in the spring and europes largest economy went into lockdown. More than a foot has a new infections in the past day thats germanys highest rate since april when the kountry was to knock down has many say yes span want of growing complacency in their population and called for responsible behavior the next 6w1c8xw people cooperate the chances are virus spreading will drop dramatically like that is the goal that this pandemic is also a character test for us as a society and we can only pass if we pull together. In rec
Then with that, again, i thank the chairman and i now welcome our panel of witnesses. First, i would again like to welcome senator angus king, the former governor of maine, who served as cochair of this commission. Senator king currently sits on the Senate Armed Services committee and the committee on intelligence among others and has been a vocal leader on cybersecurity throughout his tenure. I welcome the senator here. Next, representative Mike Gallagher, cochair of the cyber Space Commission and current member of the house of representatives for the 8th district of wisconsin. Mr. Gallagher is a member of the house Armed Services committee and a former member of this committee. I also would like to welcome mr. Gallagher back to the committee again, back to congress after his paternity leave. I thank him for interrupting his paternity leave being with us. Again, congratulations on your daughter grace. In addition to being a huge packers fan, i know youre very proud as a father and for
Quote the United States and the world will remain vulnerable to the next pandemic or largescale outbreak of contagiousd disease. That could lead to a massive disability. Th and severely affects the worlds economy a. Strain international resources, and weak call in the United States support. We must ask ourselves, what are the warnings that are going unheeded . What can we do right now to protect the American People from other threats . Before the unthinkable happens in the future, how can we exercise strategic and persuasive foresight to the best of our ability today to ensure we are a nation prepared for tomorrow . That same worldwide threat assessment against Cyber Attacks with china, russia, iran, north korea, raging a silent work capable of shutting down such Information Systems and jeopardizing critical sectors in america. The report states, and i quote , our adversaries and strategic competitors increasingly use the cyber capabilities, including Cyber Espionage, to attack and see
Good morning. The committee on health education, labor and pensions will please come to order. First i would like to go through a few administrative matters that weve adopted because of covid. Weve consulted with the attending physician and the department of health and human services, centers for disease control. Individuals in the hearing room are six feet apart. Theres no room for the public in person. The press is covering as a pool. You can watch this on streaming or there will be an unedited recording that everyone can watch. All of our Witnesses Today and some senators are participating by video conference. I would like to Say Something about masks. The office of attending physician has advised that senators and witnesses may remove their masks to talk into the microphones since our chairs are six feet apart. So, thats why my mask is off. When im not back here, im wearing my mask in the hall. Im grateful to the rules committee, the sergeant at arms, the press gallery, the arkt te
Langevin and others. The nation now is critical at the warning that we have in the decisions made that the most recent worldwide Us Intelligence community in january 2019 the United States and the world will remain for the next flu pandemi pandemic. Right . And then the international resources. We must ask ourselves what can we do right now to protect the American People. Before the unthinkable happens and then with the best of our day and then surely we are a nation or iran or north korea. In the report states and i quote our adversaries and strategic competitors make you want few critical legal on on economic and then with Economic Security with every aspect of ourct lives. And with the National Defense authorization act with the state of t cybersecurity to develop that nonpartisan division this commission. [inaudible] it is a structure and economic llstem to have widespread damage that im from both sides of the aisle to recognize for the white house to develop and then National Secu