Were going to talk about the situation in spain. Were honored to have the ambassador of spain, mr. Pedro morenes. Hudson institute is a policy center, a think tank thats devoted to american leadership, and strong relationship with allies around the world. This very Conference Room was inaugurated by japanese Prime Minister abe last year and we worked a lot these past decades with our european allies and allies around the world. This is why were very honored to be able to host this conversation frank and open conversation about the situation in spain with the ambassador. Let me just briefly introduce you before we get into the matter at hand. You been the ambassador since april 2017 when you presented your credentials to President Trump. I guess this kept you busy since then. Before that you were the minister of defense of spain between 2011 and 2017. Youre a lawyer by profession. You had different lives and different perspectives you can bring to this issue. Its very interesting that w
Remember that your purposes will prevail and that your justice cannot be thwarted. Answer the prayers of our senators as they daily seek your wisdom, guidance, and protection. Lord, sustain them with your unfailing love, rescuing them from the Destructive Forces that go contrary to your will. Instruct our legislators even in the night seasons, so that your will may be done on earth even as it is done in heaven. We pray in your great name. Do for them exceedingly, abundantly above all that they can ask or imagine according to your power working in and through them. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President. The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell the senate, as i said yesterday, has a full
Let me call this meeting of the Senate Veterans committee, this hearing to order. Thank all of you for coming today. Especially our witnesses. We have a number of members who are on the way, but were going to in the interest of time, were going to get started. Todays hearing is about the issue of suicide. As many people in the room know, this month in america is National Suicide Prevention Month across the country. Suicide is a terrible, terrible, terrible loss and wasteful loss of life, and preventable loss of life. I think john will remember when we first came in as a committee three years ago, our first bill that we passed was the clay hunt Suicide Prevention bill. Passed this committee 990, and well ask the secretary and the other members from the v. A. To give us any report they might have on the progress of the implementation in terms of the act, but its a very important act. In august of 2014, i held a hearing at Georgia State university as a member of this committee. It was a f
U. S. House candidates, one running in michigans 11th district the other in californias 39th district. They talk about their reasons for running for office and outreach efforts to Muslim Americans, latinos and millenials. This is about an hour 50 minutes. If i can have everyones attention. Were going to go into our sort of next panel, next discussion. Unfortunately, one of the congressional candidates that we had texted me about 3 00 a. M. , a picture of himself on a plane. He was going to be taking the red eye from california to here to be with us, and then taking the flight right away back. Unfortunately, his airplane had mechanical problems. He was unable to make his connection in chicago. But we have two of Young American congressional candidates. We are going to have a discussion about political activism. Theyre going to talk about their campaign. We will then break down to a discussion of political activism. How were active in your local communities and how we can sort of learn f
Cyber networks. It was part of a George Washington University Conference on cybersecurity policy. This is about 50 minutes. Thank you. Ive got the timekeeper here. Im going to very briefly introduce our panelists and immediately to my left is Richard Andres who i might note and failed to mention earlier, we announced our new coal hort of senior fellows and we have a few in the room and are thrilled to have richard as one of those. He is the former scholar in residence at the National Security agency and is currently at the National College defense university, national war college, so and aaron hughs who recently stepped down as the Deputy Assistant secretary for all things cyber at the office of the secretary of defense, brings a lot of policy expertise as well as a wonk at heart so can marry those up exceedingly well and last but certainly not least, admiral will mets who the former j2 or head of intelligence for u. S. Pacific command and has also had roles inside the Intelligence Com