The house hearing today focused on the federal government of Cyber Security programs and initiatives. It includes election and system designation is Critical Infrastructure and modernizing the federal government it system. From House Homeland Security subcommittee this is one hour and 20 minutes. The committee on Homeland Security 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 day as expressing our deepest condolences to all of the family members and all of the victims of yesterdays tragedy in las vegas. It is like the ones yesterday really demand the utmost humanity in response to such blind hate and able and hopefully it will give us a renewed sense of purpose today as we approach the task of the day. The subcommittee is meeting today to receive testimony regarding the department of Homeland Securitys Cyber Security mission. I recognize myself for an Opening Statement. We are here today, at the
State to permit officials testified us relations before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee focusing on mistreatment of the Muslim Minority population and the resulting refugee crisis in neighboring bangladesh. This is about an hour and a half. Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. I want to thank each of you for being here. We thank you. Timely. In 2009 the Obama Administration shifted the direction of us farm a policy taking a leap of faith that an approach combining engagement and pressure would help usher in democratic reform or sanctions alone had failed. Many were skeptical of such a shift the 2010 elections provided an opportunity to test the credibility of a more proactive engagement approach. In the ensuing years the United States worked to balance engagement with military junta in the democratic grassroots movement. Undoubtably this engagement strategy had a positive effect on the trajectory of their democratic reforms including the 2015 election that brought the
Citizen goes to his supervisor and urges him in support of this legislation is he a lobbyist. No hell have be to compensated for that. The level is no longer compensated. Thats right. Can you talk the costs on the commission enforcing the ordinance. Well in terms of administering really the probability main costs we do anticipate based on some feedback from the regulated community that the number of lobbyists will increase by virtue of the new threshold that will take time for the staff getting people signed up and problem bes and issues there will be the fees collected with the lobbyists but theres no staffer time. And then theres the issue of for the permit expediteers the permit requirement going into effect january one of 2015 and getting that online will obviously you been a cost because we have to amend our contract with net file, etc. What about the cost of of the audit . Well, yeah thats correct. Well, right now the costs for the audit fee theyre obviously staff time dedicated
One audit what size of a needle in the haystack is that. I was glad to hear commissioner renne raise the same southern i had over what a private citizen sending a single email to the 11 board of supervisors that constitutes a lobbyist violation where youre going down a slirp opening that door for instance, if i send all 11 supervisors a single email on a tuesday claiming that the in effect executive director had withheld the entire case in mr. Gross mans lawsuit and you only got the appellant portion would i be sued of being a lobbyist because of the court case. What about on the next day i sent a different email to all 11 supervisors . Say over bicyclists on the sidewalk in my neighborhood would that be considered lobbying. Actually, im only writing about my pedestrian safety. You need to urge the mayor to send that legislation back to the supervisor chiu and make sure its clear that the 5 contact limitation will not apply to private citizens commissioner renne. Because when i first l
Sued of being a lobbyist because of the court case. What about on the next day i sent a different email to all 11 supervisors . Say over bicyclists on the sidewalk in my neighborhood would that be considered lobbying. Actually, im only writing about my pedestrian safety. You need to urge the mayor to send that legislation back to the supervisor chiu and make sure its clear that the 5 contact limitation will not apply to private citizens commissioner renne. Because when i first look at it that was my immediate concern i havent seen any of the amendments that were tweaked but that needs to be crystal clear. Citizens have every right to petition their government and not be misconstrued as lobbyists. Good evening, commissioners anita. The only comment i wanted to make its very important that the Commission Reach out to all lobbyists and potential lobbyists and Developers Given the fact this legislation changes the thresholds for qualifications as a lobbyist. The legislation imposes joint a