That mantle of governorship into his role as president. I also had the blessing to be the head of the Transition Team on the way out in 1992, and the Transition Team on the way in in 2000 before and after president clinton, also a former governor served and help the Transition Team for president bush in 2000. And again another governor. It was great to see these three education governors really make a difference in their National Leadership as president of the united states. And so really in that vein its an honor to be here today with Governor Hogan and to help facilitate the first conversation with the state of the state with some of our most innovative and prestigious governors, and governor, just an absolute honor to be with you today and to help walk through a conversation on your priorities and the things that are mattering most to you and to marylanders, and just to the benefit of living across the river from you so im able to watch from a close distance of your great work. I ju
Good afternoon, the meeting will come to order. Without objection, declaring a recess of the committee, i recognize myself for an Opening Statement. This morning, we heard the president in his own words recorded in february slam the coronavirus has, quote, deadly stuff. Yet we also heard remarks, i wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down because i dont want to create a panic, end of quote. The Trump Administration did play down the pandemic refusing to level with the American People about the known danger and refusing to develop and implement a National Plan to stop the spread. As a result, 190,000 americans have died, continuing to kill hundreds, tens of thousands every day. Over the last eight weeks, americans will be changing their votes in the midst of this ongoing crisis. A free, fair and safe election under these circumstances is a challenge. Let there be no doubt we do our part, america is up to the challenge. In june the centers for Disease Control and preve
Strada Education Network and its a great honor to be here. I think i have one of the unique opportunities to serve as a political appointee for all the years of president reagan at the department of education and i was very young man at the time but i really was very much a disciple of president reagan and i just love the fact that he was the governor and brought metal of governorship into his role as president and i also had the blessing to be the head of the Transition Team on the way out in 1992 and the Transition Team on the way in in 2000. Before and after president clinton , also a former governor and served and help lead the Transition Team tfor president bush in 2000 fand again, another governor and it was great to see these three education governors really make a difference in their National Leadership as president s of the United States and so really in that vein its an honor to be here today with Governor Hogan and to help facilitate this first conversation with the state of
Chairman johnson good morning. This hearing will come to order. I want to first welcome and thank our witnesses, the honorable christopher wray, the director of the federal bureau of investigation, bell honorable christopher miller, director of the National Counterterrorism center, and honorable kenneth cuccinelli, senior official performing the duties of deputy secretary. This is an annual threat hearing. When i look at all the threats that this committee has considered and all the threats facing this nation, i think it is pretty interesting how many hearings we have held on so many of these things. Before i proceed, i guess i would ask for consent to have my written Opening Statement to be entered into the record. When you consider these threats, for example, i will just go down the list cyberattacks, ransomware, intellectual property theft, something we are concerned right now as we try to develop vaccines. But the hundreds of billions of dollars of Economic Loss due to intellectual
Good afternoon, everyone. The subcommittee will come to order. T purpose of todays hearing is to receive testimony on 15 bills pending before the pin lands, are forest and mining subcommittee. Because of the large number of bills on todays agenda, i wont go through all of them right now, but the complete agenda will of course be included in the record. I want to note that we have a former member of our committee here, former senator mary landrieu, and we have members who will be joining us shortly who have another Committee Assignment at the moment and others who will be joining us telephonically. I also want to begin by recognizing the staggering loss of life that has occurred embedded within what has shaped up to be a really horrific wildfire season. More than 36 people have perished in infernos raging throughout the western United States this year, dozens more are missing. In oregon, my colleague senator widens home state, thousands have lost their homes and over half a Million Peop