The House Homeland Security subcommittee on Cyber Security held a hearing with officials from the Homeland Security department and the Energy Department regarding the federal governments Cyber Security programs. The subcommittee looked into the security of election systems, the governments i. T. Systems, and the security of the nations electric grid. The committee on Homeland Securitys subcommittee on Cyber Security and Infrastructure Protection will come to order. First of all, im sure i speak for all of us here on the dais in expressing our deepest condolences to all of the family members and all of the victims of yesterdays tragedy in las vegas. Events liking the one yesterday demand the utmost humanity in response to such blind hate and evil and hopefully will give us all a renewed senses of purpose as we approach the tasks of the day. The subcommittee is meeting today to receive testimony regarding the department of homeland securities Cyber Security mission. I recognize myself fo
The committee will come to order. Cyber security remains one of the greatest challenges facing our nation. As we become more reliant on technology and Digital Infrastructure they can threat of Cyber Attacks has dramatically increased. Every day our citizens, our Critical Infrastructure operators and our federal, state and local governments have to defend against hundreds of thousands of potential Cyber Attacks. These come from criminals who take advantage of our vulnerable people, foreign actors who threaten our Critical Infrastructure, and hackers who try to destabilize american businesses. Cyber attacks are more coordinated and more dangerous than ever. In response to this threat, american regulators have begun to set new standards for Cyber Security and digital safety. They have moved quickly in that work. And in the last four years alone, federal regulators have passed 48 rules on Cyber Security. More than 10 per year. And that doesnt include new policies at the state as well as th
The committee will come to order. Cyber security remains one of the greatest challenges facing our nation. As we become more reliant on technology and Digital Infrastructure they can threat of Cyber Attacks has dramatically increased. Every day our citizens, our Critical Infrastructure operators and our federal, state and local governments have to defend against hundreds of thousands of potential Cyber Attacks. These come from criminals who take advantage of our vulnerable people, foreign actors who threaten our Critical Infrastructure, and hackers who try to destabilize american businesses. Cyber attacks are more coordinated and more dangerous than ever. In response to this threat, american regulators have begun to set new standards for Cyber Security and digital safety. They have moved quickly in that work. And in the last four years alone, federal regulators have passed 48 rules on Cyber Security. More than 10 per year. And that doesnt include new policies at the state as well as th
The committee will come to order. Cyber security remains one of the greatest challenges facing our nation. As we become more reliant on technology and Digital Infrastructure they can threat of Cyber Attacks has dramatically increased. Every day our citizens, our Critical Infrastructure operators and our federal, state and local governments have to defend against hundreds of thousands of potential Cyber Attacks. These come from criminals who take advantage of our vulnerable people, foreign actors who threaten our Critical Infrastructure, and hackers who try to destabilize american businesses. Cyber attacks are more coordinated and more dangerous than ever. In response to this threat, american regulators have begun to set new standards for Cyber Security and digital safety. They have moved quickly in that work. And in the last four years alone, federal regulators have passed 48 rules on Cyber Security. More than 10 per year. And that doesnt include new policies at the state as well as th
Inequality. If you look at what actually happened to people, a lot of what matters, they are aftertax income and weve had substantial tax cuts in middleclass families, make tax cuts permanent that are worth thousands of dollars a year, had additional tax cuts for the areas like the itc and Child Tax Credit and on top of that you have the Affordable Care act. When you take all that into account, the policies of this administration have substantially reduced income inequality relative to what you otherwise would have had. In terms of the underlying trend in the economy i think that challenge is to with this and their dynamics, technology, education, globalization institutional changes, declining value of the minimum wage, all of those factors i think our continuing you know to create an underlying challenge to inequality and thats what were proposing all the steps we are for minimum wage to education to shaping globalization in terms are good for American Workers and the American Economy