Covid19 and other biological threats facing the u. S. Good morning. Welcome to the hearing [inaudible] emerging threats and capabilities. In a moment in accordance with house rules and relations the host will mute all participants other than german [inaudible] and all participants are asked to keep themselves muted when not actively engaging in the discussion which should help limit echoes and other asruptions. When the yield back i do not renumber to retweet themselves others will doo so to limitit efforts and background audio background audio. Members and witnesses are responsible for unwitting himself anytime they wish to w e heard. It may take a few seconds for your microphone to be t unmated. If you are on the computer you can view the timer by reaching your personal view in the upper right corner of your screen for the active speaker and you can also pin the timer by right clicking or hovering your cursor over the timer and pressing that contact icon. With that, we are ready to b
Today we are hosting our First Virtual congressional military family summit, and we are excited that all of you have joined us. We would prefer to gather in person. However, this way we have more people than ever that are joining us. So there is an advantage to doing this virtually, and we have a great lineup. We have a great agenda. We just appreciate anyone who has taken the time that is helped organize and going to offer perspectives. Our goal is to make sure that we are knowledgeable and ready to advocate on your behalf. So thank you everyone thats been involved in making this happen. I want to do a special thank you to everyone in georgia and Washington State, the military leaders that have joined us, and military men and women that are currently serving. So a big thank you, a big thank , you to your service. It was great to meet mac. You told me shes in the military because she believes in freedom, and i was just reflecting that when i think about military men and women. I think
Ill go ahead and get us started. Very good. All right. Good morning, everyone. I am Cathy Mcmorris rodgers, and with me is congressman Sanford Bishop. Together we cochair of the congressional military family caucus. Weve been doing this for a number of years. Today we are hosting our First Virtual congressional military family summit, and we are excited that all of you have joined us. We would prefer to gather in person. However, this way we have more people than ever that are joining us. There is an advantage to doing this virtually, and we have a great lineup. Where the great agenda i just appreciate anyone who has taken the time that is helped organize and going to offer perspectives. Our goal is to make sure that we are knowledgeable and ready to advocate on your behalf. Thank you everyone thats been involved in making this happen. I want to do a you to everyone in georgia and Washington State, the military leaders that have joined us, and military men and women that are currently
Good morning and welcome to the Foreign Affairs the Armed Services subcommittee on intelligence merging threats and capabilities but a moment the house rules and regulations fora a host other than saban put all participants are asked to not be actively engaged in the discussion. Members yield back or conclude their time speaking but do not remember to repeat themselves. The host willth do so to limit background audio and represents our response bowl for a meeting themselves. May take a few seconds so please keep that in mind. A timekeeper will monitor the times of his hearing. If youre on a computer you can view the time limits are putting your personal view in the upper right corner of t your screen to rather active speaker. You can also pen the timer by right clicking over the timer and pressing the thumb icon. With that we are ready to begint chairmanan bera please so the system displays your video and paws for fivele additional secos and then start the proceedings. Five, four, thre
But do not remember to get themselves the host will do so to limit backward onto the member so it isnt responsible for unmuting themselves anytime the wish to be heard. It may take a few seconds for your microphone to unmute so please keep that in mind when speaking. I timekeeper will wonder at the time hearing. If youre on the computer you can view the timer by switching her a personal view in the upper right corner of your screen to act active speaker and thumbnail view. You can also rightclick or bring your cursor over the time and pressing the thumbtack icon. With that we ready to begin. Chairman, please count come dom fights of the system displays your video, then please pause for five additional seconds while the recording begins and then start the preceding. Five, four, three, two, one. This joint subcommittee hearing with the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on asia, the pacific and on proliferation of the House Armed Services subcommittee on intelligence and emerging threats