Were live in sudan where thousands of ethiopian refugees who fled fighting a struggling to survive eyeing the rising sea levels. The new satellite blasting off with a mission to keep track of one of the most challenging effects of Global Warming and on fire and small have all the days sport including counting down to kickoff. Its now exactly 2 years to go until qatars world cup, and organizers say preparations have been largely unaffected by the crowd. A virus pandemic. Welcome to the news. A rocket attacks in the Afghan Capital have killed at least 8 people. The interior Ministry Says dozens of people have been injured Victoria Gate and he has the latest schoolgirls running for their lives after a rocket lands near their school. Part of a coordinated attack on the capital, kabul. More than 20 rockets landed in residential areas near the green zone, where many embassies are based. Witnesses say the attack during the morning rush hour was time to cause maximum damage. This over the what
Of course, two days before the floor vote, if we get there. Could the dont get stuck in committee today . Josh we will find out if the tax bill will move forward in the senate. There are two key senators that are uncommitted to the bill. Either one of whom could stall the bill if theyve dont vote in favor. The most important is senator ron johnson of wisconsin, who has a lot of concerns about the passthrough rate. Johnson himself was the owner of the passthrough business. He says if he is not satisfied with the changes that Mitch Mcconnell is going to make, he will not vote for the bill. The problem is, if mcconnell were to offer more generous pass benefits, it may have the effect of increasing the deficit, which may recognize the vote of tennessee senator bob corker, who is yet to be committed because he has concerns about the deficit. It is not clear whether Mitch Mcconnell will be empty square the circle by 2 30. David lets bring in our colleagues from washington. Pur, ron johnson i
Subcommittee on Information Technology and Government Affairs will come to order. I recognize myself for five minutes for my Opening Statement. Good afternoon. Thanks for being here, and its been over 240 years since our forefathers declared independence and a democratic experiment began. Throughout the entirety of our existence our adversaries both internal and external have sought to suppress. Our existence as a democracy depends on free, fair and accurate elections. Today were here to talk about the best way to protect our integrity of our Voting Systems. There are over 10,000 election jurisdictions nation widethat administer elections. And even within states counties use different systems to conduct elections. A year ago last september Ranking Member kelly and i held a hearing ensuring the integrity of the ballot box to discuss potential issues with the up coming election. It was an issue then and remains an issue now. The former secretary has made clear to the best of his knowledg
Technology and Government Affairs will come to order. I recognize myself for five minutes for my Opening Statement. Good afternoon. Thanks for being here, and its been over 240 years since our forefathers declared independence and a democratic experiment began. Throughout the entirety of our existence our adversaries both internal and external have sought to suppress. Our existence as a democracy depends on free, fair and accurate elections. Today were here to talk about the best way to protect our integrity of our Voting Systems. There are over 10,000 election jurisdictions nation widethat administer elections. And even within states counties use different systems to conduct elections. A year ago last september Ranking Member kelly and i held a hearing ensuring the integrity of the ballot box to discuss potential issues with the up coming election. It was an issue then and remains an issue now. The former secretary has made clear to the best of his knowledge the russians did not alter
At any time. Ill now recognize myself for five minutes for my Opening Statement. Good afternoon. Thanks for being here. Its been over 240 years since our forefathers declared independence and a democratic experiment began. Throughout the entirety of our existence our adversaries have sought to suppress our voting process. Voting is one of our fundamental rights. Our existence as a democracy depends on free, fair and accurate elections. Today we are here to talk about the best way to protect the integrity of our Voting Systems bu the cybersecurity of our Voting Machines and election systems. There are over 10,000 election jurisdictions nationwide that administer elections and even within states, counties use different systems and different technologies to conduct elections. Over a year ago, last september. Ranking member kelly and i held a hearing in the subcommittee titled cybersecurity and sharing the integrity of the ballot box to discuss potential cybersecurity issues with the upcom