Rep. Chaffetz the committee will come to order. I can declare recess at any time. We have the third in a series of hearings we are doing, examining the federal administrations save Drinking Water act, dealing with the crisis in flint, michigan. I appreciate the witnesses here today. I appreciate the strong Public Participation and interest in hearing. I would remind those participating this is a congressional hearing. Properd appreciate your decorum in this room. There are to be no shows of expression about positive expression, positive or negative. We appreciate your help in that way. Really make a few observations, then turn it over to the Ranking Member. There are people still today in flint, michigan who are waking up this morning, they cannot drink the water. And they cant take a shower. They are using a bottle of water to drink and take a shower. I cant even imagine my family having to go through that in the u. S. With able to visit flint number of members this past saturday. Thi
And for independents and others, 202 7488002. You can also join us on twitter. Welcomed onare facebook. Comments are welcomed on facebook. We want to start with a series again yesterday in the lookingn post called for america. The headline of yesterdays piece was the great unsettling. The first of four pieces. They travel for three months talking to voters about the political situation in the country, particularly on the president ial situation. The headline in the Washington Post. They write that each president ial campaign has its own rhythm and meeting meaning, but this one has an exaggeration of everything that came before it. Of so the culmination many longemerging trends in american life. The decomposition of traditional institutions. The dissent of political desk politics into reality tv entertainment. Demographic and economic shift quickening the impulses of inclusion and exclusion. And us versus them all of it leading to the moment of settling with the Republican Party unravel
Liberty, for constitution and justice in the United States senate. I spoke with him today after that announcement. He feels he had a good showing in iowa coming in fifth, but this was about looking forward. We had 1500 kids at the university of iowa rally. We did pretty well, we beat four governors, we beat a senator but i dont think it was enough votes to have the momentum to win in new hampshire. And ive always been a big believer in spreading the message, but also doing it in a race that we can actually win. Senator told me he wont endorse another candidate at this point. He does believe his race for the white house and the changes it brought about in replacing the republican primary in kentucky with a party caucus are important. He says having a caucus next month will make the choice made by kentucky republicans more important on the national stage. Reporter joe webb will have more on the senators decision and what it means for kentucky voters ahead at you could soon be paying more
Cetera, so thank you for the giving me the opportunity to give that plug. And join ustion tuesday here on cspan 3 for programs focussing on health care issues. Well show you remarks from larry murlow and a house hearing on Medicare Fraud all starting tuesday at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Plenty more Live Campaign 2014 debate coverage coming up tuesday on cspan. Starting at 8 00 p. M. Eastern, an Arkansas Senate debate between incumbent mark pryor and republican congressman, tom cotton. Recent polling has this race as a tossup. Right after that, South Carolina govern nikki haley faces off with Vincent Sheheen and tom ervin. And then John Kitzhaber versus dennis richardson. 10 00 p. M. Eastern also on cspan. With live coverage of the u. S. House on cspan and the senate on cspan2, here on cspan3, we compliment that coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and Public Affairs events. Then on weekends, cspan 3 is the home to American History tv with programs that tell our na
And active relationships between our Computer Emergency Readiness Team and certs that are being stood up all around the world by countries. The uk has just stood up a new cert. They had a couple certs before that and stood up a new one to act as a fuller counter part. But there are certs in lots of counties with which they interact on a daily basis. And that is obviously essential. These threats i mean, its most obvious in cyber but it is true across the board, you know, Mother Nature doesnt really know borders and we saw that as we contemplating the potential consequences of the aftereffects of the tsunami in japan. Terrorism clearly is a transnational crime. We have to have that international piece. The tenyear, again, the landscape changes so rapidly that it is an incredibly hard challenge to think about what we might confront. But i will tell you my sort of utopian vision for where i would like to see us heading and where i would like to see us closer to in ten years. You know, aga