Liberty and justice for all. If you could silence your cell phones and electronics i would appreciate it. Im going to take the role. Good afternoon, thank you for joining us at the u. S. Election tosistence commission, examine the security challenge Election Administration faced to head of the 2020 president ial election. This little conversation will provide us with a better understanding of ways the commission can help, address a variety of Security Issues, including those that stem from aging Voting Technology. When Congress Passed the help america vote act it established the eac as the only federal entity solely focused on supporting Election Officials and the voters they serve. Part of our charges to be the nations clearinghouse of information on Election Administration. It is this responsibility that brings us here today and guides our Election Security efforts. We pride ourselves in convening the right people at the right time to address significant issues and this event is yet
Allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. If you could silence your cell phones and electronics i would appreciate it. Im going to take the role. Good afternoon, thank you for joining us at the u. S. Election tosistence commission, examine the security challenge Election Administration faced to head of the 2020 president ial election. This little conversation will provide us with a better understanding of ways the commission can help, address a variety of Security Issues, including those that stem from aging voting technology. When Congress Passed the help america vote act it established the eac as the only federal entity solely focused on supporting Election Officials and the voters they serve. Part of our charges to be the nations clearinghouse of information on Election Administration. It is this responsibility that brings us here today and guides our Election
An hour and a half. I call this public forum to order. If you would all stand with me for the pledge of allegiance. Allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. If you could silence your cell phones and electronics i would appreciate it. Im going to take the role. Good afternoon, thank you for joining us at the u. S. Election tosistence commission, examine the security challenge Election Administration faced to head of the 2020 president ial election. This little conversation will provide us with a better understanding of ways the commission can help, address a variety of Security Issues, including those that stem from aging Voting Technology. When Congress Passed the help america vote act it established the eac as the only federal entity solely focused on supporting Election Officials and the voters they serve. Part of our charges to be the nations clearinghouse of
Have more to share later on. I want to bring in our senior crime and justice correspondent Shimon Prokupecz shimon, what more are you hearing there . We know that this happened before the bank was open around 8 30, which gives us a little bit of a clue of what may have been going on and who the suspect who is now dead is right. And by all accounts at this point based on what were hearing from witnesses and Law Enforcement, this is quite a chaotic scene. Police officers arriving and then within minutes that they were there they had encountered. According to police. They were fired upon. There were gunshots , and then we have seen indications where glass has been broken at the front. What appears to be the front of this bank has happened. As you said around 8 30 this morning before the bank was open for business. Were hearing from people inside the bank having to hide inside the vault the banks vault to try and protect themselves and police. We believe this point encountered the gunman a
Office. Mr. Langevin its difficult to express in words how difficult their work is. They take care of the least among us. They provide shelter for the working poor and they assist those not working because of age, infirmity or disability. They help keep lives together. They help keep families together. Mr. Speaker, we must continue to provide strong funding for these programs in our appropriations bills. We still have not fully emerged, as you know from the financial crisis and people are still trying to make ends meet. Foster youth are particularly vulnerable with as many as 40 who age out of the system becoming homeless. Social Services Organizations and nonprofits can only do so much on their own. They need support to keep our vulnerable brothers and sisters from falling off a cliff. We can do better and we deserve to support them. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition . Without objection,