For the week to come. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Hoyer mr. Speaker, before i inquire of the majority leader, i want to say at the outset, i have now and have had Great Respect for the majority leader. The majority leader is a person of significant intellect, he cares about this institution, cares about our country and works hard on behalf of the principles which he believes in and which his party believes in. And i have enjoyed the opportunity to work with him. We obviously, as people have seen from the colloquys from time to time, have not always agreed on what we ought to be doing. Mr. Cantor, from the state of virginia, served in his house of delegates, in his General Assembly for eight years. He served there with distinction and then was elected to the house of representatives in 2000 to succeed a good friend of mine, the former mayor of richmond, tom bliley, who mr. Cantor chaired his campaign for at least three cycles. Obviously su
Majority leader the schedule for the week to come. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Hoyer mr. Speaker, before i inquire of the majority leader, i want to say at the outset, i have now and have had Great Respect for the majority leader. The majority leader is a person of significant intellect, he cares about this institution, cares about our country and works hard on behalf of the principles which he believes in and which his party believes in. And i have enjoyed the opportunity to work with him. We obviously, as people have seen from the colloquys from time to time, have not always agreed on what we ought to be doing. Mr. Cantor, from the state of virginia, served in his house of delegates, in his General Assembly for eight years. He served there with distinction and then was elected to the house of representatives in 2000 to succeed a good friend of mine, the former mayor of richmond, tom bliley, who mr. Cantor chaired his campaign for at lea
We havee do you think made the farthest inroads to protect ourselves, and which of the three do we need to work on . That is a good question. It resembles a question i get a lot as secretary of Homeland Security. What threat, what vulnerability do you worry about most . Where have we made the most progress . Difficult to rank them. As secretary of homeland forrity, i am responsible counterterrorism, and your question has elements of counterterrorism. Im responsible for aviation security, border security, port security, maritime security, protection of our critical infrastructure, protection of our national leaders, response to hurricanes, tornadoes, natural disasters, and Cyber Security, which is what we are here to talk about. Correct thatutely the cyber threat has those different components, different characters, motivated by different designs, and routinely, we assess threats in the nature of all three. I would have to say that we need to be vigilant in both the. Gov world with and.
She and the attorney hired by gm to conduct an internal investigation testified before the House Oversight and investigations subcommittee. We will show you the hearing tomorrow at 10 30 a. M. Eastern on cspan. President obama recently awarded the medal of honor to marine Corporal William Kyle Carpenter. He was severely injured while manning a rooftop posts. He covered a grenade with his body to save the life of a fellow marine. After the ceremony, he spoke briefly to reporters. Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States and mrs. Michelle obama, accompanied by medal of honor recipient Corporal William Kyle Carpenter. If you would, please pray with me. Oh mighty god, we pause at this historic event to ask for your presence at this place. Allow your spirit to move among all of us gathered here, as we give honor to one who demonstrated the virtues on which this nation was founded. We would be reminded again of your grace that has allowed this country its freedoms that so man