Glad youre here and appearing before this committee today to discuss your departments fiscal 2018 budget request. As you know, the budget is significantly challenged in terms of the cuts in your department. I think the proposed cuts of 2. 3 billion are about onefifth of the departments operating level. Certainly while i appreciate and many of us appreciate the departments prioritizing limited resources and making decisions to realign programs, the fundamental question is really what you choose to cut and whether you can possibly look at that number and make an argument as to why that much of your previous budget should be cut this year. Its not the first time these kinds of cuts have come in the department. Last year president obama proposed about the same level of cuts, though he proposed somehow these programs would lean heavily on new mandatory spending for the budget caps in the law then. Of course, those budget caps are in the law still. Instead of making difficult decisions, it w
Is so stunningly unpopular is that the president talks consistently during the campaign about repeal of Affordable Care act that wouldnt cause anyone to lose insurance. Promises were made over and over again that more people would be ensured after this process was finished than under the Affordable Care act. They confirmed again yesterday that 22 Million People across this country would lose their healthcare. It is with those getting their insurance through other means. There is a recent article in the atlantic which says how the gops Health Care Bill would Effect People ensured through work. It is fewer people would sign up and fewer would offer coverage. Millions of people would lose employer sponsored healthcare according to estimates. And so given the promises that were made by many of my colleagues and by the president himself i guess i have a Pretty Simple question for you. Do you think that the purpose of the outcome of health cancare reform should be to ensure more or less amer
The committee will come to order. Cyber security remains one of the greatest challenges facing our nation. As we become more reliant on technology and Digital Infrastructure they can threat of Cyber Attacks has dramatically increased. Every day our citizens, our Critical Infrastructure operators and our federal, state and local governments have to defend against hundreds of thousands of potential Cyber Attacks. These come from criminals who take advantage of our vulnerable people, foreign actors who threaten our Critical Infrastructure, and hackers who try to destabilize american businesses. Cyber attacks are more coordinated and more dangerous than ever. In response to this threat, american regulators have begun to set new standards for Cyber Security and digital safety. They have moved quickly in that work. And in the last four years alone, federal regulators have passed 48 rules on Cyber Security. More than 10 per year. And that doesnt include new policies at the state as well as th
The committee will come to order. Cyber security remains one of the greatest challenges facing our nation. As we become more reliant on technology and Digital Infrastructure they can threat of Cyber Attacks has dramatically increased. Every day our citizens, our Critical Infrastructure operators and our federal, state and local governments have to defend against hundreds of thousands of potential Cyber Attacks. These come from criminals who take advantage of our vulnerable people, foreign actors who threaten our Critical Infrastructure, and hackers who try to destabilize american businesses. Cyber attacks are more coordinated and more dangerous than ever. In response to this threat, american regulators have begun to set new standards for Cyber Security and digital safety. They have moved quickly in that work. And in the last four years alone, federal regulators have passed 48 rules on Cyber Security. More than 10 per year. And that doesnt include new policies at the state as well as th
The committee will come to order. Cyber security remains one of the greatest challenges facing our nation. As we become more reliant on technology and Digital Infrastructure they can threat of Cyber Attacks has dramatically increased. Every day our citizens, our Critical Infrastructure operators and our federal, state and local governments have to defend against hundreds of thousands of potential Cyber Attacks. These come from criminals who take advantage of our vulnerable people, foreign actors who threaten our Critical Infrastructure, and hackers who try to destabilize american businesses. Cyber attacks are more coordinated and more dangerous than ever. In response to this threat, american regulators have begun to set new standards for Cyber Security and digital safety. They have moved quickly in that work. And in the last four years alone, federal regulators have passed 48 rules on Cyber Security. More than 10 per year. And that doesnt include new policies at the state as well as th