Committee will come to order. I would like to welcome our Witnesses Today as the Committee Examines military Cyber Operations. I note that just about exactly two months ago, president obama confirmed for the first time that the u. S. Is conducting Cyber Operations against isis. And as the leadership of the department of defense was discussing this, they said it was the first time that Cyber Command has been given the guidance to go after isis. Just like we have an air campaign, we want to have a cyber campaign. And some of the press went on to discuss that secretary carter was pushing for u. S. Cyber command to have greater freedom to launch attacks and to address tactical Cyber Threats against isi isis. The Department Defense capabilities to fight and win the countrys wars and be prepared and ready to execute those missions remain on solid footing regardless of which domain we are talking about, including the cyber domain. The department has been developing organizations capabilities
That is gone to be a part of getting this done. Can we have that within two weeks . We can try. We need to get that in two weeks. I appreciate you pushing for the specifics. I mentioned it is my intention to be moving this proposal in a relatively direct manner. We dont have a lot of legislative days before we can we conclude for mid july. I would reiterate the requests from senator wyden and ask that you be most expeditious with these next two weeks. Lets turn to senator gardner. Sen. Gardner thanks for holding this hearing and welcome to the committee. Murkowski. O chairman to address this issue. It is something i hear about from county commissioners every time i go back to colorado, the importance of addressing this issue. Colorado as well as many western the impact of the significant loss that can happen from a forest fire. With over 14 million acres of ,ational forest and grasslands it is all affected by drastic impacts we have had from budget reductions and other things on how we
That nationwide the continues to see the effect break havoc in this country. What will you do to improve the voting and there it is again. I would like to see open primaries everywhere. Federal voting holidafederal vor registration in 18 years of age we have joel here to join us. You will hear it again. And the automatic voter registration. Lets start with the congressman on this money and if you can be specific on the primaries of the voting i think it is a great solution we should have been in the state of florida. I think republicans should embrace this because we can grow the party by embracing the conservative solutions that appeal to independents and those that are no Party Affiliations so i would say yes to the open primaries and on the other issue whatever makes the voting more accessible and successful so we have greater participation. Congressman. First i have to introduce legislation for this purpose as i indicated before it introduced more than any other member and i introd
Today primary voters went to the polls in five states, connecticut, rhode island, maryland, delaware and pennsylvania. We have live Election Night results and analysis and live candidate speeches beginning in a half hour on cspan. Today two senators discussed the constitutional role of the u. S. Senate in confirming judicial nominees including nominees to the Supreme Court. Democrat Patrick Leahy and republican orrin hatch, both members of the Judiciary Committee, discussed their views on judicial nominations and Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland hosted by the Edward Kennedy institute. This is just under an hour. [inaudible conversations]. [inaudible conversations]. [inaudible conversations] good morning. On behalf of the edward m. Kennedy institute for the United States senate, i welcome all of to you the kennedy caucus room. For this timely and important discussion of the senates role, its advice and consent role in connection with the president s lifetime appointment of individu
The dea said that heroin is currently available in larger by aities, that it is used large number of people, and that it is causing the increasing number of Overdose Deaths in his expert . Mr. Milione yes, sir. Representative hice i want to focus on where this is coming from. Mr. Milione, let me start with you. Fromr test a meeting your testimony, it sounds to me like the da is going to focus less on the mexicobased organizations that are trafficking heroin and focusing thaton the street gangs are distributing heroin. We are never going to go away from our core mission of working up the chain. The link point that bridges the violent distribution sales domestically and also the cartels that are flooding the country with the heroin. It is absolutely not one or the other. It is a conference of approach. There atative hice is greater emphasis on the dissolution side of things . Mr. Milione i wouldnt say it is a greater emphasis. It is a shift of focus or we can do everything we can to get