Assistant hhs secretary admiral brancheau walk and stephen hahn. Good morning. The committee will please come to order. Administrative matters based on the attending physician, after we consulted with the department of health and Human Services and the centers for Disease Control and prevention, individuals in the hearing room are at least six feet apart. As a result theres no room for the public to attend in person. Representatives of the press are working as a pool to relay their observations to colleagues. The hearing may be watched online. Unedited recording will be available on the committees website. Witnesses are participating in Video Conference in a onetime exception. Some senators including the chairman are participating via Video Conference. Senators, weve been advised may remove their masks to talk into the microphone when theyre in the hearing room as theyre six feet apart. Im grateful to the rules committee, sergeant at arms, the press gallery, the capitol police, Committ
Dealing with in terms of threat environment. Hearing that ih have participated in. Have seen ald say i reduction in threat and all is well. If anything, the threats are growing. We were talking about drones and the extent of social media. Evolving and terrorist groups are spreading around the world and if anything , it has grown far more complex and difficult. You have tremendous responsibility and on your shoulders. I will turn it over to witness testimony. Thank you for being here today. The department of Homeland Security was created to defend the United States from any and all threats. The departments leaders are critical to our National Security efforts and we rely on them to coordinate with the National Counterterrorism and fbi. 9 11,hs was created after agency was very clear [inaudible] the narrow focus was expanded and as threats have grown, they have become more dynamic as well. Andthreats have emerged foreign adversaries disrupt the nations cyber networks. Interference has pr
Dead three attackers. People should remain calm and vigilant and carrier on with their normal business. The threat level remains severe. The Prime Minister has left the Campaign Trail and returned to westminster. Shell hold a meeting of the governments Emergency Cobra Committee later this morning. On breakfast this morning well bring you the latest from the scene and keep you up to date with the investigation and reaction. Good morning from central london, where six people have been killed and several injured during the countrys second Terrorist Attack in less than two weeks. Officers responded to reports of a Vehicle Ploughing into pedestrians on London Bridge just after 10pm. Three men got out of the vehicle and started stabbing people on the bridge and at the nearby Borough Market. We will be keeping you up to date with the latest on the investigation. Counterterrorism Police Continue their work. The idiot has been cordoned off. The Prime Minister will attend a Cobra Meeting later t
Dead three attackers. People should remain calm and vigilant and carrier on with their normal business. The threat level remains severe. The Prime Minister has left the Campaign Trail and returned to westminster. Shell hold a meeting of the governments Emergency Cobra Committee later this morning. On breakfast this morning well bring you the latest from the scene and keep you up to date with the investigation and reaction. Good morning from central london, where six people have been killed and several injured during the countrys second Terrorist Attack in less than two weeks. Officers responded to reports of a Vehicle Ploughing into pedestrians on London Bridge just after 10pm. Three men got out of the vehicle and started stabbing people on the bridge and at the nearby Borough Market. We will be keeping you up to date with the latest on the investigation. Counterterrorism Police Continue their work. The idiot has been cordoned off. The Prime Minister will attend a Cobra Meeting later t
Dead three attackers. People should remain calm and vigilant and carrier on with their normal business. The threat level remains severe. The Prime Minister has left the Campaign Trail and returned to westminster. Shell hold a meeting of the governments Emergency Cobra Committee later this morning. On breakfast this morning well bring you the latest from the scene and keep you up to date with the investigation and reaction. Good morning from central london, where six people have been killed and several injured during the countrys second Terrorist Attack in less than two weeks. Officers responded to reports of a Vehicle Ploughing into pedestrians on London Bridge just after 10pm. Three men got out of the vehicle and started stabbing people on the bridge and at the nearby Borough Market. We will be keeping you up to date with the latest on the investigation. Counterterrorism Police Continue their work. The idiot has been cordoned off. The Prime Minister will attend a Cobra Meeting later t