Are not simply putting out the fires. We also have to think longterm, it seems to me, or we are in for a 100year war. Exactly right, sir. This morning at an open meeting, nsa director rogers said there should be no doubt in our mind that our nation states and groups with the capability festa to forestall our ability to operator basic infrastructure whether it is generating power or moving water and fuel. How concerned are you about terrorist groups using their capacity for what i call hackers for hire to attacker infrastructure . How serious is this cyberattack threat . I would agree with the nsa director in what he said this morning. As i understand it, the threat he is referring to is more acute from state actors that present them for an individual terrace or establish terrorists. Isil has shown a pretty good capability with the internet. Exactly. Certainly one they aspire and exercise. And so, knowing that, we are looking for ways to be ahead of them in our ability to defend her inf
Find the best writers that we can and bring them to albany. Its like bringing the world to a particular place, and i dont think i cant think of any other organization, even some of the better known ones in major cities that that have such a rer flow of creative talent coming through and at no cost to the public. With our open door policy. So we bring the literary world to albany. So all these people whose names, faces and dates, events you see are people who have come from far and wide to read to the, to the general public here. And weve had somewhere, my most recent count now has gotten us up to at least 10 or maybe 11 Nobel Laureates across the years ranging from Toni Morrison who actually used to teach at albany to most recently a South African writer, and along the way people like the nigerian writer or the caribbean writer, derek walcott, or the irish poet, seamus haney. The names go on. But along the way, we archive all of the by video and audio all of the people who have come th
Of books that you may not know about of the lines. We are pleased to be at the university of pennsylvania in philadelphia this week, and we are joined by the president of the university dementia is the coauthor of this book, the spirit of compromise, white governing demands it and campaigning undermines it. President , are we a politically compromising nation . We were created in compromise. A lot of people think of the revolutionary war, which separated us from our mother country, but if you recall, i know you werent there then, but if you recall it historically speaking our Founding Fathers crafted a compromise that created the constitution. They were as polarized as any set of americans who had been throughout our country and history. There were a pro and anti slavery and yet they compromised. So, yes, we were founded in compromise. Today compromise has become more difficult than ever before. What do you mean when you talk about the uncompromising mindset . Well, we live in an era t
Was, i suppose youd call it adventurous. But this thing ruined everything. [laughter] we go far and wide, find the best writers that we can ask and bring them to albany. Its like bringing the world the a particular place. And i dont think i cant think of any other organization, even some of the better known ones in major cities that have such a regular flow of creative talent coming through and at no cost to the public. With our open door policy. We bring the literary world to albany. So all these people whose names, faces and dates, events you see are people who have come from far and wide to read to the general public here. And weve had somewhere, my most recent count now has gotten us up to at least 10 or probably 11 Nobel Laureates across the years ranging from Toni Morrison who actually used to teach at albany to most recently a South African writer, and along the way, i dont know, people like the nigerian writer, wally, or the caribbean writer derek walcott, or the irish poet, se
The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. November 14, 2022. I hereby appoint the honorable mr. Can hey lay to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. Chaplain kibben would you pray with me. Holy and eternal god, praise be to your name forever and ever. All wisdom and power are yours. When measured against your authority and dominion over the whole of creation, any advantage we boast, any victory we claim falls short. Humble us we would acknowledge all we have is yours and any influence we wield is held accountable to your design. Immutable lord, you change times and seasons. Depose rulers and raise up those who would replace them. Shape our sense of success into an awareness of and commitment to our responsibility to live into your