The bishop of brooklyn praised the ruling saying, im gratified be the decision by the United States Supreme Court who have recognized the clear First Amendment violation and urgent need for relief. Im proud to be leading the Diocese Of Brooklyn and fighting for our sacred and constitutional right to worship. Lets go to the Justice Department. David is live with more. Happy thanksgiving. This ruling came down before midnight and the implications will last for decades long after covid19s in the history books. Its a win for religious freedom and amy barrett, a month already feeling her fate on a career that could span for decades. She was the key swing vote here, a 5vote in favor of the conservatives. John roberts known to be a devout catholic sided with the liberal wing of the court on this decision. The majority, the conservatives decided that this was something that needed to be done so this is how they ruled. Andrew cuomo announced various restrictions on gatherings as a way to hold t
We are talking about nominations i want to thank senator klobuchar and senator menendez for being here. I had a productive discussion with the secretary of state, tony blinken, and the director of National Intelligence delegate. We had a discussion that covered the priorities for the u. S. , foreignpolicy National Security. In particular i urged the Incoming Administration to be tough on china, but in a smarter, more multilateral way than the trumpet administration was. Ist was immediately clear that president elect bidens Foreign Policy and National Security team are exceptionally qualified. Accomplished individuals with the to protect our nation and advance american interests abroad. In addition to tony blinken and , president elect biden continues to rollout and oppressive slate of nominees to his cabinet, another key administered position. After all we went through over the past four years i would expect almost all the president elect bidens nominees would be widely acceptable to t
The Threat Landscape is diverse, the best practices are changing, the information you get may not always be reliable. The task can seem overwhelming and the stakes are high. In this context, i have found myself thinking effective cybersecurity cannot move at, quote, the speed of government. By that i mean cybersecurity is a 21st century Public Policy program just not manageable by 20th century government means. Regulations, mandates and centralized action in general, these approaches are inadequate to match the pace of change. Congress needs to make sure that the governments role in detecting and responding to cyberattacks is clearly defined, that theyre focused first and foremost on the security of federal information networks. Today well hear from the department of Homeland Security and their cybersecurity work. How it is evolving about their approach to this complex range of threats. With respect to individual actors and industries that are at their greatest risk of cyberattack, hea
House suspend the rules and pass bill h. R. 1964, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 1964, a bill to provide for the recognition of of north tribe carolina, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the ant to the rule, gentleman from california, mr. Huffman, and the gentleman from utah, mr. Bishop, will each minutes. 0 the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. R. Huffman thank you, mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and include remarks extraneous material on the consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Huffman mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. H. R. 1964, the lumbee recognition act, introduced by our colleague from North Carolina, mr. Butterfield, ill finally extend recognition to the lumbee tribe of North Carolina. He lumbee tribe resides
Determined to bring people together, because he respects all points of view, and as he has said, i ran as a democrat, i will govern as president for all of the people whether they voted for me or not. I am so officially pleased with andoutcome that is imminent also personally delighted because of the quality and caliber of leadership that joe biden will provide. This morning, it is clear that the biden harris ticket will bidenharris ticket will win the white house. His election is historic propelled by the biggest vote error ever in the history of our country, 78. 3 million and counting americans, the most votes ever received by any president ial ticket in history. President elect biden has a strong mandate to lead and will have a strong Democratic House with him and Many Democrats in the senate. This has been a life or death fight for the fate of our democracy, as he says, the soul of our country. We do not win every we did not win every battle in the house, but we did with the war. S