The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, give our lawmakers the wisdom to remember and be grateful for all the things you have already done. Lord, you have sustained our nation during seasons of war and peace. You have helped us to find creative ways to strive for a more perfect union. You have provided us with solutions to difficult problems, just when we needed you most. Let this day be a time when senators find time to thank you for your bountiful blessings and faithfulness. As our lawmakers strive to live one day at a time, may they keep their focus on your power and love. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge 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. The presiding
In our communities of volunteer to do this. Experiencesd, their , a lot of them have appreciated the opportunity to help within their communities. It will help recruiting and retention. I think it will also help to retain them in our formations. We love them all. Let them know that. Senator reid. You, mr. Chairman, thank you for your excellent statements. Gen. Perna, we had a great discussion yesterday afternoon. Talked about typically the way the military we spent i spent some time, you spend your whole life. Planned for the worst, hope for the best. Here in d. C. , and this is a bipartisan model, it is usually planned for the best and ignore the worst. You will be put in the middle of that. It goes back to the point we reiterated. You have to base your activities on science, fact, on committing saypeak truth to power, to not only the good news but also to bring us the bad news. I hope that you will do that. Can you commit to that . I 100 will commit to that. Thank you. Ppe, that we w
I want to thank you for coming back, personnel from the break i went to welcome my panelists took thank you for being willing to participate. Obviously is the topic du jour i would say for Election Administrators as well as folks like jeremy in the Computer Science community dealing with election Cyber Security and securing the elections process. Just as a way of the background this topic is obviously the top of jews your coming out of the 2016 election where we saw a nation state state level election systems through registration as well as vendors and spear phishing attempt in 2016 as well as the declaration of election with Critical Infrastructure by the department of Homeland Security, so on this panel today i hope we delve into some of those issues and talk about the operating environment Election Officials are in today sharing expertise see all have experiences and most important what steps we are taking to secure the process when you board in 2018 and how you are moving forward p
The joint session will be in order and gentlemen from 13. Thank you, mr. Speaker, the Committee Appointed to the state of idaho has reported and will report. Please step forward and make your report. Mr. Speaker, my honor and privilege to introduce the governor of the great state of idaho. The honorable c. L. Butch otter. Thank you. Thank you. Good luck. [ applause ] jerry, how are you . Go get em, man. Good luck to you. Bobby. [ applause ] thank you. Hi, david. Richard. How are you getting along . Are they still putting up with you . How are you doing . Great to see you. Thank you. [ applause ] mr. Speaker. Tim . Secretary, i always used to say i dont anymore. Governor, on behalf of the joint session we welcome you to the house chambers and we look forward to your remarks. Sir, the time and the floor is yours. Please tack yoke your seats. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, mr. President , honorable legislators, my fellow constitutional officers and distinguished jurors, friends, my family and ou
Answered a few questions from the governors. This is about 45 minutes. It was a classic situation where the host turns to the first speaker and says shall we let our guests enjoy themselves a little longer or would you like to begin your remarks now . Im sorry to interrupt all the conversations going on, but thats why were here. And the secretary has graciously agreed to be with us for this time, so lets take advantage of it. I want to thank governor fallon to agree to being the cochair. I want to thank the secretary for his remarks and for agreeing to remain afterwards to engage in dialogue with all of us. Im a little bit torn because i learned just as we walked in that hes a big Philadelphia Eagles fan who, yeah, governor, yeah, see . Well, im getting over it. But the Veterans Administration needs no introduction, so mine will be brief. The va impacts the lives of our veterans in so many ways, and in addition to its vital services, the va means something deeply special to our veteran