This hearing of the National Subcommittee will come to order. Welcome, everyone to todays hybrid hearing, house members will appear in person, others will appear remotely. Let me remind everyone that pursuant to the latest guidance from the house attending Physicians Office all individual attending the hearing in person must wear a face mask. Members who choose not to wear a face mask will not be recognized. Let me make a few reminders for members appearing in person. You will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you when they are speaking as active speaker mode. A timer is visible in front of you. Members appearing remotely, youre familiar with webex by now but let me remind everyone of a few points, you can see each other speaking during the hearing whether in personal remote as long as you have your webex set to active speaker view. If you have any questions about this please Contact Committee staff. We have a timer visible on your screen when
Mr. Jeffries good morning, everyone. Earlier today we had a caucus call which began with a special tribute to the life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. Atragic loss for the country, tragic loss for the Supreme Court, a tragic loss for the principles of liberty and justice for all as well as democracy. Dehart from dr. Jayne who is a biographer, having written the authoritative piece on Justice Ginsburgs life in 2018. As well as Linda Greenhouse who of course is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who has covered the Supreme Court for over 30 years. This has been a very difficult year for many throughout america. Ts a time where leadership is desperately needed. We remain in the midst of a deadly pandemic. 200,000 or so americans dead. More than six million americans infected by the coronavirus. Over 100,000 Small Businesses have permanently closed, tens of millions of americans remain unemployed. Yet donald trump and the Senate Continue to do nothing about it. It
The largest outbreak through death and disability and those International Resources we must ask ourselves what we should do right now to protect the American People before the unthinkable happens to ensure we are a nation prepared. That same road widespread and then to jeopardize and the report states and i quote as a strategic competitor including cyberespionage. This is a growing threat to the nation with Economic Security with every aspect of ours. Lives. [inaudible] and with the cybersecurity to defend america again cyberattack. And then in addition on a daily basis to be critical to have widespread damage. And those recommendations a high level on both sides of the aisle cybersecurity for the white house to develop and to streamline and the role this first formalized and then elevated and expanded and the National Security advisor john bolton with another layer of bureaucracy. And in 2019 and in 2020 it dropped to 17th. Today we have the recommendation to establish National Cybers
Calling the National Subcommittee hearing back to order the chair will recognize congressman for five minutes. Thank you madam chairwoman and thank you for holding this hearing today. This is been a very difficult week for all of us and for john lewis of georgia a champion for quality that so many others engaged fighting for their freedoms by discussing the removal congressman lewis described these efforts as the beginning of the movement to help us move toward the realization one people and one nation to be sensitive to her owniv history. Just this week we in the house of representatives are honoring this movement in the Nations Capital by voting on historic legislation to removeov the statue of defenders but the horrific system of slavery segregation and racism from the us capitol building. Lamp out of the work hour chair and all colleagues are doing to demonstrate the public land and parks this is an opportunity to shine a light on greatth individuals but rather those who reflect ou
Recently about his latest report and Lessons Learned from u. S. Involvement in the country over the last 16 years. Florida congressman chairs the hearing. Subcommittee on National Security will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. Appreciate the members committing to the 10 30 start. Were supposed to follow a tax reform unveil but i would note for the record that the mysterious tax reform bill is still not unveiled to us. Were waiting breathlessly for that. I would like to ask, i note the presence of our colleague, mr. Isa from california. I ask consent that he be allowed to fully participate in todays hearing. Without objection, it is so ordered. On september 11th, 2001, radical islamic terrorists killed thousands of men, women and children. These terrorists aided and abetted by the taliban used afghanistan as a safe haven as refuge. They spent years plotting, waiting for the moment to strike us at home. Throughout the 90s the United