Is just over an hour and a half. I see that we have a quorum present. I really want to thank everybody for joining us, its an important issue that i now recognize myself for opening remarks. Pursuant to the notice, were holding a hearing to discuss the american lives on the line come lessons for managing the russia threat. Two weeks ago startling revelations that russia put bounties on american troops serving in afghanistan. This week in the Foreign Affairs committee weve been examining this egregious attack on americans and the Top Administration failure to handle it probably. Its important for the public to know this. Ive personally been involved in four earrings. This week alone that ive with this issue and that doesnt include the actions of other committees working on their own. I just want to underscore to people listening that they should know that we in concert taking over some of this matter very seriously. The one thing if we do nothing else, the most basic and fundamental dut
The weekend with me kevin 0 in here today im here for 30 minutes with the latest from our world news h. Q. Here in moscow 1st then overlooked by his president ial preter says Mount Rushmore donald trump took aim at people wanting to ted monuments in an address on the eve of Independence Day this years 4th of july celebrations come with a backdrop of weeks of antiracism protests which is seen demonstrate to seek to remove or destroy the statues linked to slavery along with symbols of the civil war confederacy which are all indelibly linked to that era. Our nation is witnessing a merciless campaign to wipe out our history defame our heroes a race our values and indoctrinate our children angry mobs are trying to tear down statues of our founders deface our most sacred memorials and unleash a wave of Violent Crime in our cities a few hours before that address those a stand off to the National Guard in protest is held by native american activists more than 100 block the road leading to the
Hello there good afternoon thanks for watching out here the weekend with me kevin though in this hour im here for 30 minutes the latest from our world news h. Q. Here in moscow 1st. President ial predecessors at Mount Rushmore donald trump the game of people wanting to tear down monuments in an address on the eve of Independence Day this years 4th of july celebrations come with a backdrop of weeks of anti racism protests which is seen demonstrators say to remove or destroy statues linked to slavery along with symbols of the civil war confederacy which are all indelibly linked to that era. Our nation is witnessing a merciless campaign to wipe out our history defame our heroes a race of their years and indoctrinate our children angry mobs are trying to tear down statues of our founders to face our most sacred memorials and unleash a wave of Violent Crime in our cities well a few hours before that address there was a standoff between the National Guard and protesters led by native america
From across the world are welcome to. Oneill. In the shadow of his president ial predecessors Mount Rushmore donald trump took aim at people wanting to terror don monuments say in an address on the eve of Independence Day he also decried the rise of quote far left fascism this years 4th of july celebrations come with the backdrop of weeks of racism protests and riots which have seen demonstrators seek to remove or destroy statues make this their. Our nation is witnessing a merciless campaign to wipe out our history to fame our heroes a race of values and indoctrinate our children angry mobs are trying to tear down statues of our founders to face our most sacred memorials and unleash a wave of Violent Crime in our cities a few hours before the address there was a standoff between the National Guard on protesters led by native american activists more than 100 block the road leading to the trump affair and riot police shot smoke shells up their feet harpers for around 15 protesters were a
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 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 sectors in america. The report states, and i quote, our adversaries and strategic competitors increasingly use the Cyber Capabilities including