John. Of south dakota. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning and welcome to todays hearing on her countries will Emergency Alert system that i hope to give our panel about whats working, whats not on what we can do to better prevent false alerts like we saw with the hawaii Ballistic Missile warning this month. Ensuring State Government has the proper tools to alert the public of and that tempt emergency is radical. Fall sports not only create unnecessary panic they undermine the Emergency Alert system leading to confusion. What happened and why is inexcusable must be addressed to ensure that its not like that never happens again prints essential american have an emergency system they can trust overwhelmingly by and large and i believe they do. Theres much that is workinge well with the Emergency Alert system. In fact its operating by this committee through the warrant act. Industry partners including those representative here today have been investing to impr
[ applause ] [ applause ] thank yall so much. Thank you all so much. President marsh, speaker mccutchen, members of the alabama legislature, chief justice stewart, justices of the alabama supreme court, distinguished guests, and my fellow alabamians [ applause ] yall please be seated. What a game. [ laughter and applause ] i was honored to attend last nights game and witness a remarkable victory for the university of alabama, which brings another National Title to the great state of alabama. [ applause ] im proud of coach saban and the entire alabama football team. Their victory is another example of excellence in our state, striving for continued excellence. We are so very proud of them. As we begin this 2018 legislative session, we recognize that alabama has experienced a significant transformation in State Government since the first day of the 2017 session. On this occasion, i sat where my good friend, president dale morris sits tonight. And now, due to a Successful Transition in St
Attorney general jim hood to talk about key policy issues his state. Then new York Democratic congresswoman Carolyn Maloney on efforts to avoid a Government Shutdown this week and volatility in u. S. Financial markets. Be sure to watch cspans washington journal live at 7 00 eastern wednesday morning. Join the discussion. Following last months false alarm missile alert in hawaii, a house panel looked at the reliability and accuracy of Emergency Alerts. Well hear from representatives from fema and the new york and rhode island Emergency Management agencies as well as Wireless Technology industry officials. Congressman Daniel Donovan of new york chairs this Homeland Security subcommittee hearing. The subcommittee on emergency preparedness, response and communications will come to order. The subcommittee is meeting today to review our ability to timely and effectively alert and warn the public in the case of an emergency. I want to welcome our witnesses here this morning on an issue that i
Ensuring state and local governments have the proper safeguards to properly alert the public of an impending emergency is absolutely critical. False alerts not only create unnecessary panic, they undermine the Emergency Alert system leading to public distrust and what happened in hawaii must be addressed to make sure it never happens again. It is essential that americans have an Emergency Alert system they could trust and i believe they do. There is much that is working well with the Emergency Alert system. In fact it is arguably a model Public Private program through the warren act. Industry partners including those represented here today have been investing to improve the system and working collaboratively with government and Public Safety officials to carry out the mission. We special did not want to overlook the successes but as recent events have shown, there are problems that must be addressed. Todays hearing is the first of two on Emergency Alert systems. The near future will ho
Alerts like we saw with the hawaii Ballistic Missile warning earlier this month. Ensuring state and local governments have the proper safeguards to properly alert the public of an impending emergency is absolutely critical. False alerts not only create unnecessary panic, they undermine the Emergency Alert system leading to public distrust and what happened in hawaii must be addressed to make sure it never happens again. It is essential that americans have an Emergency Alert system they could trust and i believe they do. There is much that is working well with the Emergency Alert system. In fact it is arguably a model Public Private program through the warren act. Industry partners including those represented here today have been investing to improve the system and working collaboratively with government and Public Safety officials to carry out the mission. We special did not want to overlook the successes but as recent events have shown, there are problems that must be addressed. Today