More systems for schools to reopen. Its time for the democratic leadership to get serious about making a law for the american people. Mr. President , i just heard the republican leader speak out on the floor. Leader mcconnell is busy giving partisan speeches, while for the last two and a half hours, speaker pelosi, myself, secretary of treasury minutia chiefd mnuchin and stev of staff meadows were working hard trying to narrow differences and come to an agreement,we all want to come to an agreement. We know the gravity of the and we willmands it continue to work at it. We had a productive meeting. We narrowed some differences. Frankly there are many that remain. But we must not give up. We must not resort to start partisanship. We must come together and find a solution. Characterize the major difference between our side, wethe republican believe the gravity of the the economic problems, the Health Problems demand a bold, strong, vigorous solution by the federal government. We believe w
Chair connolly the subcommittee chair connolly the subcommittee will reconvene. Are you with us . They are telling me to give them a second. Chair connolly can you unmute and acknowledge that you are with us . I am here, mr. Chairman. Chair connolly if you would stay unmuted so i can swear you in. Ms. Counsel, are you with us . Yes, chairman. Chair connolly and mr. Spires . Yes, chairman. Chair connolly thank you. If all three of you would raise your right hand. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth or affirm the same, so help you god . Let the record show all three of our witnesses in the second panel have affirmed in the positive. Thank you. If you are ready, i will call on you for your fiveminute Opening Statement. And welcome back to our subcommittee. It is good to be back, mr. Chairman. Chair connolly im sorry, i didnt see you. Go ahead. I do not have an Opening Statement. I was told to do something in the Previous Panel, with unanimous consent
Ways to improve cyberSecurity Issues for the Energy Sector. Witnesses stressed the importance of protecting the Us Energy Grid and what the government can do now to help prepare for potential attacks, held by the Senate Energy committee, this is almost two hours. Good morning, the committee will come to order. We are here this morning to examine federal and industry efforts to improve the cybersecurity of the Energy Sector including efforts to improve collaboration on Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure protection initiatives. It has been more than a year since we last held a hearing on cybersecurity for the Energy Sector but it is fair to say this is always a timely topic. A critical priority we cant lose sight of even as we grapple with covid19, which becomes the source of our next national crisis. There have been a few noteworthy developments since our last year. Earlier this year the president issued an executive order focused on securing our system from the cyber and physic