Hello everybody welcome to the brookings event on election and here at the Brookings Institute to have several colleagues to join me for an indepth discussion on this topic we will do a twopart event today starting with what you see before you. With the integrative process and then as second panel on the problems tackling this implication with a campaign were in the midst of. And with those keynote remarks some one from someone on the front lines. And the infrastructure security with the department of homeland security. And with they are doing with those t issues and then to go into a discussion with mark harvey with the National Security council for the person in charge of coordinating all of the initiatives. And with Election Security and integrity. And at the Harvard Institute of politics will also trying to work with the outreach on those issues and to understand whats involved on the various issues and to be and in the midterms. And with the organization especially devoted with th
Bush fires burn a cross trainer prompting a Record Number of emergency warnings. Protesters in hong kong are mourning the death of a student who fell from a building during a demonstration on monday 22 year old child she died of his injuries on friday where people have gathered for a vigil at the carpark where he fell students have been at the forefront of months of protest in hong kong there are fears childs death could spark more unrest so a clock has the latest from hong kong. The hospital confirms the students death on friday morning chachi luck suffered a brain injury after falling from a car park during a protest on monday but after 2 operations he died of a cardiac arrest was of course. The family wants to tell the media and the people of hong kong thank you very much for showing your support and encouragement to Queen Elizabeth hospital in the past few days they are very thankful. Child was a Computer Science undergraduate at the Hong Kong University of science and technology f
Make your testimony was excellent we look forward to answering questions but i apologize for the late start we had a number of votes so i will ask my Opening Statement be entered into the record so we can have a full conversation for questionandanswer i will turn it over to senator shaheen. Thank you mister chair im happy to submit my opening comments i look forward to the testimony of our panel. Thank you the investors agreed to give his opening testimony and then give the other witnesses and then well get to questions. Started with our first witness us special representative for ukraine negotiations ambassador voelker was can remember with Foreign Service over 22 years of experience working on policy with five and many Previous Administration is previously served as acting senior director from the National Security council and private office of nato secretary general robertson. Thank you mister chairman for the opportunity to testify today per glass i have a statement for the record
Make your testimony was excellent we look forward to answering questions but i apologize for the late start we had a number of votes so i will ask my Opening Statement be entered into the record so we can have a full conversation for questionandanswer i will turn it over to senator shaheen. Thank you mister chair im happy to submit my opening comments i look forward to the testimony of our panel. Thank you the investors agreed to give his opening testimony and then give the other witnesses and then well get to questions. Started with our first witness us special representative for ukraine negotiations ambassador voelker was can remember with Foreign Service over 22 years of experience working on policy with five and many Previous Administration is previously served as acting senior director from the National Security council and private office of nato secretary general robertson. Thank you mister chairman for the opportunity to testify today per glass i have a statement for the record
The stonewall riots this sunday on American History tv. A Senate Foreign relations subcommittee held a hearing on russias activities in ukraine five years after russia annexed crimea from ukraine. Well hear from former state Department Officials and researchers from two think tanks. Wisconsin senator ron johnson chaired the hearing. Senator johnson good afternoon. This hearing will come to order. I want to thank our expert panel, your testimony was wonderful. I want to apologize for the late start. We had a number of votes. As a result ill ask that my Opening Statement be entered into the record. I will have a very full conversation so ill be able to make my points during questions and answers. With that, i turn it over to senator shaheen. Senator shaheen thank you, mr. Chairman. Im happy to submit my opening commenters in record and look forward to the testimony of both our panels. Senator johnson ambassador volcker agreed to give his opening testimony and then slide over and let the