Ways to improve cyberSecurity Issues for the Energy Sector. Witnesses stressed the importance of protecting the Us Energy Grid and what the government can do now to help prepare for potential attacks, held by the Senate Energy committee, this is almost two hours. Good morning, the committee will come to order. We are here this morning to examine federal and industry efforts to improve the cybersecurity of the Energy Sector including efforts to improve collaboration on Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure protection initiatives. It has been more than a year since we last held a hearing on cybersecurity for the Energy Sector but it is fair to say this is always a timely topic. A critical priority we cant lose sight of even as we grapple with covid19, which becomes the source of our next national crisis. There have been a few noteworthy developments since our last year. Earlier this year the president issued an executive order focused on securing our system from the cyber and physic
Phone calls, facebook comments, and tweets. Ae Vice President toured dairy farm and discussed the economy in the u. S. Mexicocanada trade agreement, the new accord that went to affect july 1 went into effect july 1. [applause] i got to make sure i turned this on. Yes, i did. Welcome, everybody. We are thankful you could come and partake in this great privilege that we have here to entertain our Vice President , mike pence. [applause] i guess i got to be careful not to clap into this thing. Im a dairy farmer, not a speaker, so bear with me, folks. This is my lovely wife, barbara. [applause] we have tony, representative tony kurtz, wisconsin state assembly. [applause] of a farmhe owner locally here. [applause] and we have my son, cameron, who is our youngest and hopefully will take over for dad soon. [laughter] [applause] mccue, i have patrick who happens to be my nephew. Hes a great farmer and a local hear from mccue farms. [applause] hoyer, theave kevin owner of hoyer farm locally here
The Vice President also toured a dairy farm and discuss the economy in the u. S. Mexico canada trade remit. The new free trade accord went into effect july 1. 1. [applause] i got to make sure i turned this on. Yes, i did. Welcome, everybody. We are thankful you could come and partake in this great privilege that we have here to entertain our Vice President , mike pence. [applause] i guess i got to be careful not to clap into this thing. Im a dairy farmer, not a speaker, so bear with me, folks. This is my lovely wife, barbara. [applause] we have tony, representative tony kurtz, wisconsin state assembly. [applause] of a farmhe owner locally here. [applause] and we have my son, cameron, who is our youngest and hopefully will take over for dad soon. [laughter] [applause] mccue, i have patrick who happens to be my nephew. Hes a great farmer and a local hear from mccue farms. [applause] hoyer, theave kevin owner of hoyer farm locally here. [applause] also carla, who is very close here. Not m
They are out of session for the entire month of june. The Democratic House of in town. It is critical to fighting the war against terrorists. The. Its most important funding the military. It is a piece of legislation the senate will process during the upcoming weeks in a month of june in fact it would probably take a good week to move across the floor of the senate. Theres nothing more important or critical to the National Security of the United States. We are passing a major parks built that will help fund the backlog and a model for National Parks for Many Democrats here in the chamber for a long time. Those that are cosponsoring a piece of legislation that would be called up later this weekend before next week something thats been around for a while as a legislative accomplishment that will w be a bipartisan accomplishment when it passes. So, i would just say that the fact that we are not doing the things he wants to do doesnt mean the senate isnt very busy. And the thing he wants t
Democrat house of representatives is not even in town. The senate is here doing work. And important work i might add. Deceptive passing legislation heard well the week before memorial break we passed the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act reauthorization, a critical piece of National Security and intelligence legislation that all our Intelligence Experts tell us is critical to fighting the war against terrorists. Pretty important legislation i and he pointed out the agenda for the month of june does not atinclude much. Thats only if you dont think the National Defense authorization act is not important, funding the military, authorizing the weapon system, paying personnel, the technology, the intelligence, although things are going to protecting the country seem to me very important. To the National Defense act as a peach ofio demonstration will process in the upcoming weeks in june. Ill probably take a good week to move across the floor of the senate, typically does and we have to