Good afternoon everybody. I would like to begin by thanking my friend the Ranking Member for helping plan and hold this hearing today and i would like to thin thank the expert witnesses on the first panels. In the interest of time we are going to dispense with Opening Statements first of all thank you for this hearing. From the department of justice fbi Homeland Security as well as a separate panel of experts to speak about the Data Security threats in the nation. The title of this hearing in my view doesnt quite capture the nature and scope of the threats. Threat. The problem is bigger than beijing and broader than anyone in the industry. The nation faces an onslaught of cybercrime to b baby internet ce can be a co Complaint Center received 170,000 complaints leading to over 3. 5 billion in losses a 20 increase since just 2018. These threats come not just from criminals but from nation states russia, china, iran and north korea particularly have sanctioned Cyber Attacks against the en
The hearing will come back to order. And for the outstanding work you have done, thank you this has to be one of the hardest jobs in government to be the impartial watchdog and with those Government Agencies as important as department of justice and fbi i want you to know how much we appreciate your work and your teams work likewise it is important even though we are critical of the leadership of the fbi during the last administration the way they mishandled this counterintelligence investigation and the colleagues need to know that we are there for them and support them in the faithful discharge of their responsibilities. I served that there is no more ardent supporter. And i believe that general hayden when he wrote his book had it right it is called playing to the edge not over the line but up to the edge so that also makes it important for us to root out the illegality and the exercise of those that are given to the Intelligence Community. So let me ask you about that. Because i ca
Hard work. The bipartisan support youve received is well deserved and i share the sentiments. The release of this report is an important step to answer the questions that have festered for far too long. The scope is narrow and many important questions remain unanswered. Much attention has been paid to the reports conclusion that the crossfire hurricane investigation did have adequate predicate. But that inaccuracies and omissions in the fisa application and renewals call into question the integrity of that process. Yesterdays order by the presiding judge is a dramatic rebuke and underscores how serious a fisa warrant abuse is. I would argue that based on what the report reveals about early knowledge within the fbi, we should be asking more fundamental questions. At what point should the investigation into the possible collusion between russia and the Trump Campaign had been shut down. Although the ig concluded the investigation was properly initiating, consensual monitoring of Trump Ca
Officials. The house judiciary hearing runs about two and a half hours. The committee on judiciary welcomthe judiciarywill come to. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. We welcome everyone thi to this mornings hearing on securing americans election part two oversight of Government Agencies. I will now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. Last month this Committee Held apart one of the series of hearings on securing americas elections. In that hearing, three witnesses have been jointly selected by the committee testified unequivocally that the nations elections are under attack. The former director on the National Security council under both president clinton and president george w. Bush warned we must take bold, decisive and expeditious steps to address the Cyber Threats. We must treat elections activity as an imperative for safeguarding our democracy. Secretary of state from the commonwealth of pennsylvania and moderated elec
Officials. The house judiciary hearing runs about two and a half hours. The committee on judiciary welcomthe judiciarywill come to. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. The committee on judiciary welcomethe judiciarywill come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. We welcome everyone this to this mornings hearing on securing americans election part two oversight of Government Agencies. I will now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. Last month this Committee Held apart one of the series of hearings on securing americas elections. In that hearing, three witnesses have been jointly selected by the committee testified unequivocally that our nations elections are under attack. The former director on the National Security council under both president clinton and president george w. Bush warned we must take bold, decisive and expeditious steps to address the Cyber Threats