The dedication of the dwight d. Eisenhower memorial live online at cspan. Org or listen live on the cspan radio app. The House Homeland Security Committee Hearing just wrapped up with fbi director crist mer wray taking questions. Acting Homeland Security secretary chad wolf subpoenaed to testify in todays hearing but did not appear. The committee is chaired by congressman bennie thompson. As i said, the committee of Homeland Security will come to order. Without objection, the chairs authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. Good morning. Before we good morning. Begin, i want to say our thoughts with those americans dealing with devastating natural disasters, including the wildfires in the west and Hurricane Sally in the south. As chairman, i remain committed to ensuring they receive the federal help needed to respond, recover and build back stronger. Today the committee on Homeland Security is meeting for its annual hearing on worldwide threats to the homeland. Our na
Welcome congressman calvert. Good afternoon. It is great to be here at the Nixon Library. Jim i want to commend you and hugh hewitt and the entire team for the incredible job what an amazing venue. Seems like it becomes a monthly occurrence to have a cabinet member i think the secret is out maybe a little warm this weekend it would be a whole lot nicer than the weather in washington d. C. Perhaps a good california weather is good for whats joined here today for the 50th anniversary of the epa. After all, one of the reasons californians have been at the forefront of Environmental Protection is because we spend so much time outside enjoying the weather in our beaches, our mountains, and certainly our deserts. 1969 however, an oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara was a wakeup call. That the environment we all love needs to be safeguarded. Around this time. In the late 1960s, polluted rivers in cleveland were literally catching fire. These shocking scenes of oil covered beaches had a c
Recognizeey i myself. The warnings we had and decisions made about the most recent worldwide Intelligence Committee in january of 2019, and i quote, the United States and the world will remain vulnerable to the next pandemic where large scale outbreak of contagious disease that could lead to massive rates of death and disability, severely affect the world economy, strain international resources, and increase calls from the United States for support. We must ask ourselves what are the warnings are going unheeded, and what can we do right now to protect the American People from other threats . Before the unthinkable happens in the future, how can we exercise strategic and precisive foresight to the best of our ability today to ensure are a nation prepared for tomorrow . That same worldwide threat assessment Cyber Attacks is a top global threat with china, russia, iran, and north korea, raging a silent war capable of shutting down with such Information Systems and critical jeopardizing cr
Our friend senator king from maine and representative gallagher from wisconsin. They are joined by fellow commissioner, retired Brigadier General john c english. Professional of cybersecuritys at the u. S. Naval academy and former Deputy Director of the National Security agency. Welcome. Thank you for coming to discuss this important topic. I would like to extend my congratulations as well to Mike Gallagher and his wife anne on the recent birth of their baby girl grace. Good luck on your greatest adventure yet. I would also like to recognize former policy duress. Director Mark Montgomery who served as Deputy Director of the commission. Yearon 1652 of the fiscal ndaa established the Cyberspace Solarium Commission to study alternative strategies for the defending of the United States against malicious cyber activity. Among the strategies were cyber deterrence, persistent engagement and compliance with International Norms. The commission has produced an impressive report that advocates a
Replayhenry clay. Next, depending the u. S. From Cyber Attacks. Subcommittee held a hearing with members of the cyber space mission. Recommendations including ways to streamline information between the agencies. [silence]. Soon a good afternoon. Breaking members should be here shortly. He had a meeting off of the hill and partially. Inc. You senator blumenthal for being here. Senator purdue as well. We have a number of our other members joining us virtually today. Today the Cyber Security subcommittee welcomes the first time, collies to present the findings of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission rate our friend senator king, from a rep. Gallagher from wisconsin. They are joined by fellow commissioner and retired general john, professor of cyber studies at the u. S. Naval academy and former Deputy Director of the National Security agency. Welcome to all. Thank you for coming to discuss this important topic at todays hearing. I like to extend my congratulations as well to Mike Gallagher a