Just a suggestion. [ inaudible ] thank you. We have a hurricane thats usually later in the year but point taken. I want to start briefly by talking little bit about the administration the obama administrations work in this area. And, you know, a lot of this goes straight to the top here. President obama upon taking office said Cyber Threats were one of the most serious Economic National Security challenges we face as the nation. And he made confronting them a priority from the beginning of the administration. Hes renewed that pledge several times with each action taken moving this issue forward in the public consciousness. In particular most recently at the white house Cyber Security summit last month at Stanford University where the president once again renewed his commitment to keep combatting Cyber Threats as the top priority. Let me just recount things that happened locke the way too so people have understanding where we are and where we have ended up on policy issues. Four years a
Commend you for is your work to try to help save money. Everybody knows that the government needs money to provide services. But of late, we are trying to make sure that every task of government is completed more efficiently and more effectively than it has been before. Money is limited. And you are to be commended for the work that you have done to try to save the taxpayers dollars. I notice that your request this year, 88. 2 is almost a million less than you requested last year, and i can tell you, fellow members up here dont see that happen very often when an agency comes in and asks for less money than they received the year before. We thank you for that. I know you done some Cost Containment initiatives dealing with technology and personnel and it has paid off. I know there is small increases that are inflationary themselves. So we look forward to hearing from you about the resources that you need, and any other comments you might have about the judiciary . General and we will ple
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Here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the cspan networks. On book tv, saturday at 10 00 p. M. An afterwards author Peter Wallison says that they caused the financial crisis and it could happen again. And jeffrey sax on a Development Plan to counter global issues. And saturday morning at 10 30 eastern on American History tv, a discussion on the last major speeches of Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther king jr. Then sunday afternoon at 4 00, the 1965 meet the press interview with Martin Luther king jr. Let us know what you think about the programs youre watching. Call us at 2026263400. Email us at comments or send us a tweet. Join the cspan conversation. Like us on facebook. Follow us on twitter. On tuesday, admiral cecil haney briefed reporters at the pentagon. He talked about threats to u. S. Security and answered questions about north Koreas Nuclear missiles and chinas antisatellite missile test. This is 35 minutes. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you f
Well, this hearing will come to order. First of all, let me welcome Justice Breyer and Justice Kennedy. Thank you for being here today. I know both of you have testified before our subcommittee in times past and we appreciate you coming back and being with us here again today. We all look forward to this time to have an exchange. Not often does the legislative branch and Judicial Branch get to talk to each other, so we look forward to that. I think all of us know that a fair and impartial judiciary is very much a cornerstone to our democratic system of government. And so the fact that youre here today, i think is important. I think the work that you do is obviously very, very important. And not only you resolve disputes between individuals, but also between the executive branch of the federal government as well as legislative branch. And to do that, you need the respect of the citizens. And i think you have that. I think you also give respect to the citizens and their view of whats rig