Event today starting with the panel that you see before you which are going to focus on safeguarding Election Security to the integrity of the e Electoral Systems and process. We have a second panel that will begin at 3 15 on the problems of tackling disinformation, the implications for the Election Campaign that were in the midst of for the election in 2020. Werere delighted to be able to start off today with keynote remarks from someone whos on die front line of this, a great thlleague of mine, chris krebs, who is thee director for Cyber Security and infrastructure security of the department of ry Homeland Security. He has a whole agency he directs that is completely devoted to the subject of todays panel, and were really grateful as chris iss coming right from thei frontlines of dealing with these issues that hes got some time o to spend with us today. Chris is going to give us an overview of what the government is trying to do to tackle this issue head on. And then were going to go
Accompanying regulations, members are required to leave the camera on the entire time they are in an official proceeding. Even if a step away from the camera. While roll call is unnecessary to establish a quorum and official proceedings conducted remotely, whenever there is an official proceeding with remote participation, the clerk will call the roll to make clear who is present at the start of the preceding. At this time i ask the clerk to call the roll. [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] chairwoman, this concludes the roll call. Thank you very much. Pursuant to Committee Role 7c, Opening Statements are limited to the chair and the Ranking Member. This allows us to hear from our witnesses sooner and provides all members with adequate time to ask questions. I recognize myself do for the purpose of making and opening statement. Today, as we know were examining how the covid19 pandemic is straining our Higher Education system and discussing what Cong
We will come to order. Todays hearing will focus on the reauthorization of the fast act, the nations current surface transportation bill that expires on september 30. We will hear the priorities of key Public Transportation stakeholders. A longterm reauthorization bill is critical to providing the certainty of stability that transit agencies, cities andos d to make responsible transportation lighting decisions. Public transportation plays a key role in our nations economy there are over 400 30,000 workers employed and Public Transportation in the United States. Transit provides approximately 33 million trips every day. Taking Many Americans to and from work, school and medical appointments. Not just in big urban cities, but also small areas. We have found ourselves with yet another reauthorization where the Highway Trust Fund is a most significant issue that needs to be addressed. In order to advance a comprehensive longterm reauthorization bill. While this committee does not have juri
Germany and the latest racially motivated attack the interior minister is adding a fight against what he calls the poison of extremism so how will the government tackle this growing problem bases inside story. However and welcome to the program im the stasi attain germanys leaders are promising a strong response to these latest racially motivated attacks a gunman killed 9 people the 2 sheesha cafes on wednesday night in the city of hama now and he chose places that are popular with turkish and kurdish communities the 43 year old suspect who was later found dead with his mother had posted documents with racist and far right views online politicians are calling this a terrorist attack now more police are being sent to protect mosques and synagogues as well as airports and train stations the interior minister says such attacks are a mind of what he calls the growing threat of extremism in germany. Look sudden i want to say and repeat clearly once again right extremism anti semitism and ra
9 people are killed in germany and the latest racially motivated attack the interior minister is adding a fight against what he calls the poison of extremism so how will the government tackle this growing problem they say is inside story. However and welcome to the program im the stasi attain germanys leaders are promising a strong response to these latest racially motivated attacks a gunman killed 9 people the 2 shisha cafe is on wednesday night in the city of hama and he chose places that are popular with turkish and kurdish communities the 43 year old suspect who was later found dead with his mother had posted documents with racist and far right views online politicians are calling this a terrorist attack now more police are being sent to protect mosques and synagogues as well as airports and train stations the interior minister says such attacks are in mind of what he calls the growing threat of extremism in germany. Look sudden i want to say and repeat clearly once again far right