Hearing will come to order. Today the Judiciary Committee is holding the firstever hearing on a growing danger to our democracy. Threats against election workers. In a recent survey went out of every six election workers reported receiving threats because their jobs are on the front lines of democracy. Many of the stats were inspired by false claims or fraud surrounding the last election. Claims that culminated in president trumps big lie. Night last summer, the department of justice launched a task force to address the unprecedented threats that election workers across america are facing. This morning, for the first time the department will testify about the progress that has been made by the task force since it was formed. We will also hear from these and Infrastructure Security Agency which plays an instant been instant indispensable role in securing our election. We will hear from Public Officials who have received Death Threats because of their efforts to protect voting. Before we
Which will take place after the luncheon. Thank you. As i said i am Michelle Roberts from joint task force and apical are task force had the responsibility for planning and courtney being the military ceremony is support for the now girl activities. Once the luncheon is complete, the president come to the first lady the Vice President of the second leg will be escorted out to these front of the capital where they will be greeted by mage or general michael lamington the commander of the task force and he will escort them down the steps to take what is called the path in review in the and the path in review essentially is the president ial escort unit which is comprised of approximately 387 servicemembers followed by each of the Service Armed guards and the u. S. Army band as well as the marine corps band. And they will go past the president s location on the east front of the capital and once they complete the path in review, then the president ial escort follows the more decayed and th
Longer serve. Once leaving them behind, we will make a new world free from fear and worthy of our childrens love and trust. Thank you all very much. [applause] he talked about job growth in his plans to improve education in the state. It is 45 minutes. Thank you, president pro tem dempsey, speaker jones, judges of the missouri supreme court, Lieutenant Governor kinder, state officials, members of the legislature, members of my cabinet, and my fellow missourians. This evening it is my pleasure to be joined by missouris outstanding first lady, georganne nixon, and our son jeremiah. This has become one of our most honored traditions. I am proud care to be tonight to continue this. I want to take a moment of pause remember to Extraordinary People from nevada, but the film ive had the honor of serving with. First, she who devoted her entire life as a mother, schoolteacher and state legislator. Persson is with us tonight. Nevada will not soon forget your mother or her service. Surge in this
University of virginia in charlottesville. He was introduced by virginia senator tim kaine. This is an hour. [applause] thank you very much. Thank you so much. Hello, uva. It is great to be back on the grounds. I want to say to president sullivan what a treat it is to be here with you. Thank you for hosting this great occasion. To my friend robert hurt, served with him in State Government and now we travel to washington together. I look forward to good work together, especially if on this occasion to introduce secretary kerry and to introduce uva to the secretary. As i walked onto the stage i had a memory. On this stage with my dear friend, uva board member alan in a debate for Lieutenant Governor, a primary debate for Lieutenant Governor in the february of 2001. The first debate ive ever been in as [indiscernible] [laughter] so good to have you here, alan. So good to have the first secretary of state being the founder here, the cornerstone was laid by not only in Thomas Jefferson but
Our colleges of education, making sure they are raising the bar on the quality of teachers they are turning out from our teaching schools. Making sure that an education degree is not the degree of last resort, the degree of people who are highly qualified going into the profess and be our best teachers once they enter our schools. He profession being our best teachers once they enter our schools. When you go back to your states, the question i ask in local districts in every low performing district in connecticut, there is at least one outstanding school. What you need to do is ask why that school is not being replicated as opposed to the nonsuccesses being replicated. If you can get people outside that box and have that discussion, then you are going to make even more improvement. With the audience and governments join me in thanking our panelists . Two quick things, reference has been made will be gone. Were about to visit the lake here very shortly. That is, and standards. If you ar