Front page, the hash tag for the twitterratti among you. Its our honor to host the 70th secretary of state, mike pompeo, former director of the Central Intelligence agency, former member of congress, former u. S. Army officer, finished first in his class at west point, Harvard Law School graduate, and of course, much more. Im fred kemp, president and ceo of the Atlantic Council and mr. Secretary, this is a heroic day. The uae, israel, and bahrain are set to sign an accord, first theigned abraham accord, first such agreement between israel and an agreement in more than a quarter century. The leaders will sign with the foreign ministers. We have a lot to discuss and half hour. In half hour. The china issues, but lets start with the middle east, although i know you have a few prepared comments. My first question would be, looking at the longterm implications for the u. S. And the region of this accord. How does the u. S. Alliance structure look longer term . Then dig into the middle east.
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Wednesday mornings on cspan2. We invite your participation via twitter using hashtag pmqs. Prior to question time members are finishing other business. Now live to the floor of the british house of commons. This is a reminder of the beginning of an Enduring Alliance between our nations, 35 million americans trace their ancestry to our mayflower passenger and im sure the whole house will join me in marking this historic anniversary. National teaching assistants day will the primacy join me in teaching assistant an extraordinary work in taking to bring children back to school, colleges and anniversaries in covid19 environments. And implementation of the electrocution program. And help at the earliest opportunity. I strongly echo congratulations and thanks to teachers and say i believe passionately in the tutoring programs, we expect the first group of tutors to support schools from november with provisions ramping up for the remainder of the autumn and spring time. The deputy leader. Tha
Ways to improve cyberSecurity Issues for the Energy Sector. Witnesses stressed the importance of protecting the Us Energy Grid and what the government can do now to help prepare for potential attacks, held by the Senate Energy committee, this is almost two hours. Good morning, the committee will come to order. We are here this morning to examine federal and industry efforts to improve the cybersecurity of the Energy Sector including efforts to improve collaboration on Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure protection initiatives. It has been more than a year since we last held a hearing on cybersecurity for the Energy Sector but it is fair to say this is always a timely topic. A critical priority we cant lose sight of even as we grapple with covid19, which becomes the source of our next national crisis. There have been a few noteworthy developments since our last year. Earlier this year the president issued an executive order focused on securing our system from the cyber and physic
Last week working on a public lands package that would permanently fund the land and Water Conservation fund with a vote to move forward on that this afternoon at 5 30 p. M. Eastern, live coverage here of the u. S. Senate on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. Dr. Black, the chaplain of the senate, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O god, our righteousness. As each new day seems to bring the unexpected, we thank you for your power that keeps us from stumbling on lifes road. Today, give our lawmakers the wisdom to find in you their refuge and strength. Lord, as they face complex challenges, may they plead to you for guidance and fellowship. Remind them that in the multitude of counselors, there is safety. May our senators plant seeds of righteousness in order to reap a harvest of goodness and grace. May they make you the foundation of their hope and joy as you empower them to meet every trial without weariness. And lord, have mercy