The committee will come to order. The chair is authorized to declare a risk a recess at any time. Entitledng is examining the Equifax Breach. September 7, equifax announced what it called a Cyber Security incident. 145 million u. S. Consumers, nearly half of all americans. If you are hearing my voice your either the victim of the breach or know someone who is. Thats how massive this was. Criminals got everything they need to steal your identity, open credit card accounts in thise and cause you may be the most harmful the world has ever seen. The companys response has left much to be desired. Equifax failed to disclose the breach to shareholders for weeks. Senior executives sold their equifax shares after the company knew of the breach but before they disclosed the breach. The federal trade commission will get to the the Justice Department will get to the bottom of this. By the federal trade commission is required. Congress must insure federal regulators do their jobs so justice can be
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 225. The nays are 184. With three answering present. The journal stands approved. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on Armed Services be discharged from further consideration of h. R. 3891, and ask for its immediate consideration by the house. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 3897, a bill to amend title x United States code to provide for the issuance of the gold star installation access card to the surviving spouse, dependent children, and other next of kin of a member of the armed forces who dies while serving on certain activity or reserve duty to ensure that a remarried surviving spouse with dependent children of the deceased member remains eligible for installation of benefits to which the surviving spouse is previously eligible, and for other purposes. The speaker pr
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Joe gould is congressional reporter with defense news. What is in the version, the 2018 version approved by the House Armed Services committee . In this case they authorized about 56 billion in funding and 696 billion in funding and related provisions for the pentagon. At 696 billion figure, it exceeds the cap set in the budget control act. How will congress reconcile that . That is a huge question. The budget cap for defense, the number is 549 billion. So what it would take to ease the spending caps is a change in the law, and a change in the law takes 60 votes in the senate, and 60 votes in the senate takes Senate Democrats. So what we know is that if Senate Democrats have leverage, they are likely to press for more on the nondefense budget which is likely to lower the defense side of the budget. Thats 596 billion number we are talking about is likely to come down. Lets go to investments, what does this bill called for in terms of ships and planes . What we have heard from the white
Joe gould is congressional reporter with defense news. What is in the version, the 2018 version approved by the House Armed Services committee . In this case they authorized about 56 billion in funding and 696 billion in funding and related provisions for the pentagon. At 696 billion figure, it exceeds the cap set in the budget control act. How will congress reconcile that . That is a huge question. The budget cap for defense, the number is 549 billion. So what it would take to ease the spending caps is a change in the law, and a change in the law takes 60 votes in the senate, and 60 votes in the senate takes Senate Democrats. So what we know is that if Senate Democrats have leverage, they are likely to press for more on the nondefense budget which is likely to lower the defense side of the budget. Thats 596 billion number we are talking about is likely to come down. Lets go to investments, what does this bill called for in terms of ships and planes . What we have heard from the white