Democracy regarding Disinformation Campaigns. The remarks came during the symposium hosted by the office of the federal commission chair, pan america and Stanford University cyber policy centers digital incubator. This is two hours. We have a very important guest with a limited timeframe. So were going to get started. I am Ellen Weintraub, the chair from the federal Election Commission and im delighted to welcome you to digital disinformation and the threat to democracy information integrity in the 2020 elections. A symposium i am cosponsoring with pan america and stanfords Global Policy inkub incubator. This has weaponized our most cherished freedoms to sow disorder. Here in the u. S. , we saw russia deploy disinformation as one of its tools when in the words of the Mueller Report, the russian government interfered in the 2016 president ial election in sweeping and systemic fashion. Alarms are being sounded throughout Americas Intelligence Community in the halls of congress, by the de
Hearing. And topics are farm bill, and trade relations with china and the status of the disaster aid programs. This is about 2 15. This joint hearing of the subcommittees on the general farm commodities and Risk Management and livestock and foreign agriculture in order to review the title of Disaster Relief will come to order. Thank you. And thank you for coming to the joint committee on farm commodities and risk committees and farm agriculture. I am pleased to be joined by my chair mr. Acosta and the esteemed Ranking Member mr. Thompson and mr. Rouser. Welcome to the chairman Collin Peterson and my texas Ranking Member mike conaway. This is coming at a important time for farmers. The usda and the food conservation area, and the farm agency is in the middle of a huge job. The fpac and other needs of farmers and ranchers and Rural Communities that is meant to assist the farmer most harmed by the administrations trade war and the expanded wildfire and Indemnity Program or w. H. I. P. Plu
Services, ms. Sarah taylor. Associate director at citizenship and immigration services, mr. Daniel renaud and the Vice President of the United States, mike pence. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. My name is sarah taylor. Im director at u. S. Citizenship and immigration services. Its my pleasure to welcome you, your friends, your family and your guests to this very special naturalization ceremony here at the Eisenhower Executive Office building south court auditorium. I would like to especially thank the Vice President for hosting us here in this special place. Today we celebrate you as americas newest citizens and we celebrate Constitution Day and citizenship day as part of constitution week. We mark this special celebration by connecting the constitution and citizenship and reflecting on what it means to become a United States citizen. To officially begin our ceremony, i would like to ask everyone to rise, place your right hand over your heart for the singing of the National Anthem by
Thank you for being here. Good day. Can i say good day. Absolutely tell us about the Prime Minister who is he. Scott morrison is a conservative politician. At times he is far more wellknown for being an economic conservative, being hawkish about Border Security. He is a christian. But he has gone out of his way to make sure his faith isnt part of his politics. We are having a debate in australia at the moment about religious freedom legislation after the passage of samesex marriage. And he is really trying to to find a path thats not about his faith and about making sure his faith is paramount. Instead he tries to make sure that the rules of the road are simple, that regardless what have faith you have you cant be discriminated for well having that view in public. How much what has been the focus of his first year in office . Well it was turbulent time. He had been the treasurer in the the liberal party came in power in australia in 2013. We had a tumultuous time of leadership changes.