in the quiet of american conscience, we know that deep, persistent poverty is unworthy of our nation's promise. and whatever our views of its cause, we can agree that children at risk are not at fault. abandonment and abuse are not acts of god -- they are failures of love. [applause] president bush: and the proliferation of prisons, however necessary, is no substitute for hope and order in our souls. where there is suffering, there is duty. americans in need are not strangers. they are citizens, not problems but priorities. and all of us are diminished when any are hopeless. [applause] president bush: government has great responsibilities for public safety and public health, for civil rights and common schools. yet compassion is the work of a nation, not just a government. and some needs and hurts are so deep they will only respond to a mentor's touch or a pastor's prayer. church and charity, synagogue and mosque lend our communities their humanity, and they will have an honored place in our plans and in our laws. [applause] president bush: many in our country do not know the pain of p

this afternoon i'd like to do so by speaking of those aspects of his service and commitment to our nationalt have been so striking and it will be so memorable. each one a constant throughout his tenure as our president. his focused strategic leadership, his steps to strengthen our force both in its people and in its capabilities and decision-making. through it all president obama has led our military with an appreciation that america's defense is so vital that we, to whom it is entrusted, must ensure its continuity and excellence across the years and across the domains of armed conflict, not just air, land and a, but also space and cyber space, across parties, across government agencies, from strategic era to strategic era and from presidential administration to presidential administration, and he's done so not only for the last eight years but even today as we prepare for a new administration we're following the president's leadership and ensuring smooth and orderly transition. our military's a global force, one that president obama has steadfastly and strategically led in every region of

our nation is at war against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. homes have been lost, jobs shed, businesses shuttered. our health care is too costly, our schools failed to many and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet. these are the indicators of crisis. subjects of data and statistics. less measurable but no less profound is a sapping across our land. a nagging fear that america's decline is inevitable, that the next generation must lower its sites -- its sights. the challenges we face are real. a are serious and they are many. they will not be met easily or in a short span of time but know this, america, they will be met. >> [applause] president obama: on this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear. unity and purpose over conflict and discord. on this day, we come to proclaim

those who would seek to harm our fellow americans and our nation utilize this same internet, the sameommunications devices, and the same social media platforms that we, our families and our friends here and around the world, use. we must keep pace with such changes in order to provide policymakers and our operational commanders the intelligence and cyber capabilities they need to keep us safe. that means understanding our adversaries to the best of our ability and understanding what they mean to do and why. we're watching sophisticated adversaries involved in criminal behavior, terrorism planning, malicious cyber activities, and even outright cyber attacks. while this is a global problem, we have also recently witnessed the use of these tactics here at home. the statement for the record that we have provided jointly to this committee covers the threat picture worldwide. but i know this hearing today will inevitably focus on reports of interference in our recent elections. i echo director clapper in saying that we will await the findings of the just-completed intelligence review ordere

there is a responsible way forward, investing in america's strengths, our national security, and our economic investing in the reform and the equipment and support our troops need, including the pay and benefits and quality of life and the education and the jobs that our troops and our veterans, and all of your families, deserve. mistake, even with the challenges of recent years, and there have been challenges, our allies and adversaries alike understand, america's military remains by far the most capable fighting force in the face of the earth. , tested by years of combat, is the best trained and best equipped fighting force on the planet. our navy is the largest and most lethal in the world, on track to surpass 300 ships. our air force, with its precision and reach, is unmatched. our marine corps is the worlds only truly expeditionary force. our coast guard is the finest in the world. best becausehe this military has come to welcome the talents of more of our fellow americans. service members can now serve the country they love without hiding who they are. joe biden and i know that

this is the belief that gave birth to our nation. and in the long run, advancing this belief is the only practical way to protect our citizens. when people live in freedom, they do not willingly choose leaders who pursue campaigns of terror. when people have hope in the future, they will not cede their lives to violence and extremism. so around the world, america is promoting human liberty, human rights and human dignity. we're standing with dissidents and young democracies, providing aids medicine to dying patients -- to bring dying patients back to life, and sparing mothers and babies from malaria. and this great republic born alone in liberty is leading the world toward a new age when freedom belongs to all nations. for eight years, we've also strived to expand opportunity and hope here at home. across our country, students are rising to meet higher standards in public schools. a new medicare prescription drug benefit is bringing peace of mind to seniors and the disabled. every taxpayer pays lower income taxes. the addicted and suf

there is a responsible way way forward, investing in america's strengths, our national securit, and ourincluding the pay and the benefits, and the quality of life, and the the troops and our veterans and alll of your families deserve. but make no mistake, even with the challenges of recent years, and there have been challenges, our allies and adversaries aliks understand america's military f capable fighting force on the face of the earth. our army, tested by years of combat, is the best-trained andb best-equipped land force on the planet. our navy is the largest and mosn lethal in the world, on track to surpass 300 ships. our air force, with its precision and reach, is unmatched. our marine corps is the world's only truly expeditionary force. our coast guard is the finest in the world. and we're also the best because this military has come to welcome the talents of more of our fellow americans. service members can now servervs the country they love without t hiding who they are or who they love. all combat positions in ourn military are now open to women. and joe biden and i know that

our nation freedoms and civil liberties. we must more effectively deter our adversaries from taking advantage of us without serious consequences. our adversaries will continue to exploit our digital networks and harm our american way of life. we also cannot hesitate to advance u.s. interests abroad, nor should we apologize for it. in action will cause the world to be more dangerous for the united states. finally we must champion our ideals and american freedoms as the president-elect has said, american values are the bedrock of western civilization, and we are safer in a world where those values are shared. we also need to sound the alarm about the danger at our digital frontiers. nation-states, criminals, activists and terrorists are infiltrating our networks. some want to embarrass us. others are seeking to copy our innovation. steal our nation secrets and even undermine the very foundations of our republic. every person in this room is a target, in the phones, in your pockets or in the battle space. the enemy is winning. h

their triumphs have not been your triumphs and while they celebrated in our nation's capital, there wastle to celebrate for struggling families all across our land. [ applause ] that all changes starting right here and right now because this moment is your moment. it belongs to you. [ applause ] it belongs to everyone gathered here today and everyone watching all across america. this is your day. this is your celebration, and this, the united states of america, is your country. [ applause ] what truly matters is not which party controls our government, but whether our government is controlled by the people. [ applause ] january 20th, 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again. [ applause ] the forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. [ applause ] everyone is listening to you now. you came by the tens of millions to become part of an historic movement, the likes of which the world has never seen before. [ applause ] at the center of this movement is a crucial conviction that a nation exists to serve its citizens. ameri

mission because we must never again allow afghan to be used for a safe haven and attacks against our nationit's because of you, particularly our remarkable special forces, that the core al-quaida leadership that attacked us on 9-11 has been decimated. countless terrorist leaders including osama bin laden are gone. from south asia to africa, we have gone after terrorists that threaten us. because of you, we're leading the global coalition against isil. these terrorists have lost half of their territory, leading their leaders, towns and cities are being liberated and i have no doubt that this terrorist group will be destroyed because of you. you've shown that when it comes to fighting terrorism, yes can be strong and we can be smart. not by letting our forces get dragged into sectarian conflicts and civil wars, but with smart sustainable principled partnerships. that's how we brought most of our troops home from 180,000 in afghanistan and iraq down to 15,000 today. even as we suffer terrible attacks at home from boston, orlando, no foreign terrorist organization has successfully planned an at

so, with all the creative energy at our command, let us begin an era of national renewal. us renew our determination, our courage, and our strength. and let us renew our faith and our hope. we have every right to dream heroic dreams. those who say that we're in a time when there are not heroes, they just don't know where to look. you can see heroes every day going in and out of factory gates. others, a handful in number, produce enough food to feed all of us and then the world beyond. you meet heroes across a counter, and they're on both sides of that counter. there are entrepreneurs with faith in themselves and faith in an idea who create new jobs, new wealth and opportunity. they're individuals and families whose taxes support the government and whose voluntary gifts support church, charity, culture, art, and education. their patriotism is quiet, but deep. their values sustain our national life. now, i have used the words they and their in speaking of these heroes. i could say you and your, because i'm addressing the heroes of whom i speak, you, the citizens of this bless

our own opportunities. we should remember that the world looks to america as the indispensable nation, not just because of the size of our military or the strength of our economy. it looks to us because america stands for universal values and aspirations. and if we stay true to those values, like the best of the men and women whose leadership and service will be commemorated here, then our country will weather every storm on the horizon. thank you all very much. [ applause ] >> thank you very much, madam secretary. it's now my pleasure to introduce the 68th and current secretary of state, the honorable john f. kerry. >> thank you all -- thank you very, very much for joining us for this wonderful occasion. and i am particularly grateful for you being here to hold my hand on the cusp of my becoming one of the most visible unemployed people in america. i join everybody in being delighted to open this new or to recognize the finishing of the diplomacy center pavilion, and it's really a pleasure, a special pleasure to welcome madeleine and colin and hillary back here, and i know each and every one of your have alr

what follow the creative energy at our command, let us begin an era of national renewal. let us renew our determination, our courage, and our strength. and let us renew our fate and our hope -- faith and our hope. yet every right to dream heroic dreams. those who say we are in a time where there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look. ,ou can see heroes everyday going in and out of factory gates. others, a handful in number produce enough food to feed all of us, and the world beyond. you meet heroes across the counter and on both sides of that counter. there are entrepreneurs with faith in themselves, and faith in an idea to create an opportunity. there are individuals and families who pay taxes, support the government, and whose voluntary gifts support church, charity, culture, art and education. their patriotism is quiet, but deep. their value sustain our national life. i have used the words they and their in speaking of these heroes. youruld say you and because i am addressing the heroes of who i seek. your dreams, your hopes, your goals are going to be the d

we should be proud of the role our two nations working in partnership played in bringing them into being and in bringing peace and prosperity to millions of people as a result. [applause] it is through our actions, over many years working together to defeat evil or to open up to the world that we have been able to fulfill the promise of those who first spoke of the special nature of the relationship between us. the promise of freedom, liberty and the rights of man. we must never cease, churchill said, to proclaim the great principles of freedom and the rights of man which are the joint inheritance of the english speaking world, and which through magna carta the bill of rights, the habeas corpus, trial by jury and the english common law finds their most famous expression in the declaration of independence. it is my honor and privilege to stand before you today in this great city of philadelphia to be claimed again and to join hands as we pick up that mane as we pf leadership once more, to renew our special relationship and to recommit ourselves to the responsibility of leadership in the m

those who would seek to harm our fellow americans and our nation utilize the same internet, the same nications devices and the same social media platforms that we, our families and our friends here and around the world use. we must keep pace with such changes in order to provide policyakers and our operational commanders the intelligence and cyber capabilities they need to keep us safe that means understoodianding ou adversaries to the best of our abilitand what they do and why, we're watching criminal behavior, terrorism planning, malicious cyber activity and outright cyber attacks. we have witnessed the use of these tactics here at home. i know this hearing today will inevitably focus on reports of interference in our recent elections. i echo director clapper in saying we will await the findings of the just-completed intelligence review ordered by the president and defer comment until after that is shared with congressional leaders and oversees. nsa and cyber command have worked to detect and monitor russian cyber activity. the hacking of systems belonging to our election process is

that is the longest stretch of b creation since 1939 in our nation's history. and that's in stark contrast to the way things were at the last time the presidential transition took place. when president obama took the oath of office, our assassination was shedding jobs. in 2008, the economy lost 695,000 jobs. the next month, another 598,000 jobs gone. we were losing roughly 700,000 jobs a month. the banks were teatering and the auto industry was exploding. our nation was in economic turmoil. the combination of combursing asset bubble and panic brought this country to the edge of collapse and worst financial crisis in global history, according to the head of the federal reserve, in global history. and today we have a very different story. thank you, president obama. our downemployment rate which 4.7%. p to 10% is now at that's a great achievement. in 2016 alone, our country added 2.2 million jobs bringing the total to over 15 million new jobs created over the last seven years. instead of shedding jobs and losing jobs in the prior administration, we were imagining.

some are seeking to copy our innovation or steal our nations the grits. some are seeking to undermine the foundations of our republic. every person in this room is a target. the phones in your pockets or the battle space. the enemy is winning. hackers have been making off with your financial data, health care information, and recently we saw them shut down major websites like paypal and twitter. we also cannot forget the millionstealing 20 security clearances from the united states federal government, including my own. that is only a fraction of what is possible. america's critical infrastructure from water treatment facilities to power grids have been infected by codes they could be used to grind our economy to a halt. what is worse, our democracy itself has been targeted. russia's recent hacks should be a wake-up call and a call to action. we cannot allow foreign governments to interfere in our democracy. when they do, we must respond forcefully, publicly, and decisively. the united states should respond to cyber attacks in a way that will make our adver

we must provide for our nation the way a family provides for its children. our founders saw themselves in the light of posterity. we can do no less. anyone who has ever watched a child's eyes wander into sleep knows what posterity is. posterity is the world to come, the world for whom we hold our ideals, from whom we have borrowed our planet, and to whom we bear sacred responsibility. we must do what america does best, offer more opportunity to all and demand more responsibility from all. [applause] it is time toton: break the bad habit of expecting something for nothing, from our government or from each other. let us all take more responsibility, not only for ourselves and our families but for our communities and our country. to renew america, we must revitalize our democracy. this beautiful capital, like every capital since the dawn of civilization, is often a place of intrigue and calculation. powerful people maneuver for position and worry endlessly about who is in and who is out, who is up and who is down, forgetting those people whose toil and sweat sen

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until you have grieved with our goldstar families, who given a piece of their heart to our nation, a triot. every single one of these american families deserve the everlasting gratitude and support of our entire nation. today, after two major ground wars, our armed forces have drawn down and that is natural and it is necessary. after reckless budget cuts and they sequester we need to keep improving the readiness training and modernizing our forces so let me take this opportunity while i still have it to appeal to our members of congress who are here. we cannot go back to sequestration. there is a responsible way forward, trusting in america's strengths, national security and economic security. trusting in the reform and equipment and support that our troops need, including the pay and benefits and quality of life and education and jobs that are troops and veterans, all of their families deserve. but make no mistake, even with the challenges of recent years and there have been challenges, our allies and adversaries alike understand that america's military remains by far the most capabl

it is in our national interest to do so. the world is increasingly marked by instability and threats that risk undermining our way of life and the very things we hold dear. the end of the cold war did not give rise to a new world order or herald the end of history or lead to a new age of peace, prosperity and predictability. for some, the citizens of central and eastern europe in particular, it brought new freedom. ancient ethnicd, and national rivalries, rivalries that had been frozen through the decades of the cold war, returned. new enemies of the west and our values, in the form of radical islamists, have emerged. with little tradition of democracy, liberty, and human russia, have and grown more assertive in world affairs. the rise of the asian economy, is hugelyia, too, welcome. indians are being lifted out of poverty and new markets are opening up. as theyents, coming have at the same time as the financial crisis, and a loss of confidence in the west following militarydifficult interventions in iraq and afghanistan have

minister may: a new trade deal between britain and america must work for both sides and serve both of our national interests. it must help to grow our respective economies and to provide the high skilled, high paid jobs of the future for working people across america and across the u.k. and it must work for those who have too often felt left behind by the forces of globalization, modestoften those on incomes, live nothing relatively rich countries, like our own, who feel the global system of free market and free trade is simply not working for them in its current form. such a deal, allied to the reforms we are making to our own economy to ensure wealth and opportunity is spread across our land, can demonstrate to those who feel locked out and left behind, that free markets, free economies and free trade can deliver the brighter future they need and it can maintain, indeed it can build, support for the rules-based international system on which the stability of our world continues to rely. the u.k.'s already america's fifth largest export destination. while your markets account for a fifth of global

are part of the solution to spurring the economy, improving the environment and strengthening our national security. with that i am pleased to introduced american petroleum ceo to present this year's state of american energy. [applause] >> thank you, marty, for the introduction. welcome again to our distinguished guests and welcome all to have joined us today for our afternoon event, as we share our 2017 state of american energy approach. it is our hope and expectation to lay out the views of the oil and natural gas industry as we look to 2017, as we move forward. they also mention that we have placed the 2017 state of american energy report at your seat. the title of this year's report really captures or says it all. energy is everything. energy is fundamental to our society. from the electricity that lights our homes and powers our appliances, to the fuel that keeps our vehicles running, to the chemicals that make modern medicine possible, the reports demonstrates the countless ways that energy is essential to modern society with oil and modern gas contributing. it is so woven into our d

our distinguished witnesses today have thought about these as much as anyone in our nation. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i want to commend you for our leadership in promptly scheduling this meeting on foreign cyber threats. i'd like to welcome our witnesses director clapper and admiral rodgers thank you gentlemen for your service and dedication. while i understand that our witnesses will be discussing the cyber threats that many countries including china and india post to our nation i would like to focus on the widely reported instances of russian hacking. in addition to stealing information from the democratic national committee and the clinton campaign and cherry picking what information it leaked to the media the russian government also created and spread fake news and conspiracies across the vast social media landscape. at the very least the effect of russia's actions was to erode the faith of the american people. these and other cyber tools remain highly active and engage in misinforming our political dialog even today. there is still much we do not know but russia's inv

our military. we have defended other nations' borders while refusing to defend our own. [cheers and applause] president trump: and spent trillions and trillions of dollars overseas while america's infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and decay. we've made other countries rich while the wealth, strength and confidence of our country has dissipated over the horizon. one by one, the factories shuttered and left our shores with not even a thought about the millions and millions of american workers that were left behind. the wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes and then redistributed all across the world. but that is the pass and now we are looking only to the future. [applause] president trump: we assemble here today are issuing a new decree to be heard in every city in every foreign capital and in every hall of power. from this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. from this day forward, it's going to be only america first, america first. [cheers and applause] president trump: every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign

50 states, and our nation, forward. this is our moment to come , andher, protect our union the general welfare of the citizens of these united states. ladies and gentlemen, it truly is a privilege to serve as the vice chair of the national governors association. i appreciate your attendance today. i know you come to many different places, in regard to the media and administration, and your respective interests. we truly do mean it when we talk about collaboration and flexibility and working together. i do believe the national governors association will be the go to entity, and all of us as the governors of this amazing country look forward to doing that. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. [applause] it that is my cue to take over. thank you, governor, for the remarks. what we are going to do now, we have about 20 minutes to have a discussion and then we will open it up to some reporters. i was not going to start off on this note, but i think governor sandoval, your remarks, i think a lot of people are wondering andt the un

importantly protecting our nation's freedoms and civil liberties. we must more effectively deter our adversaries from taking advantage of us without series consequences our adversaries will continue to explore our digital networks and harm our american way of life. we also cannot less tahesitate advance u.s. interest abroad, it will cause the world to be more dangerous to the united states, we must champion our american ideals and freedom; american values are the bedrock of western civilsation and we are safer in a world where the values are shared and we also need to sound the alarm at our digital frontiers, nations, states, terrorists are infiltrating our networks, some to em bears ubarrass us, and un the foundations of our public. every person in this room are a targ targets and the phones in your pocket are the battle space. they have been winning, taking off with data health care information and recently saw them shut down websites like paypal and twitter. also can't forget the chinese stealing 20 million security clearances from our government

and giving a voice to all americans to include our great indian nations on how we manage, sustainur public lands, and the treasures they contain. thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today and this committee. i look forward to your questions. senator murkowski: thank you, congressman zinke. i could not see her when you were seated in front, but i would also like to recognize the representative from american samoa who is with us today, congresswoman ratigan. good to have you here. a great deal of interest, obviously, in that aspect of the jurisdiction coming out of the interior department. congressman, i would like to talk about the land management. you and i have had a good deal of conversation about the necessity to manage our lands and manage them well. if confirmed, you will be responsible for managing over 245 million surface acres and 700 million acres of subsurface mineral estate. i think we both recognize that is a pretty weighty responsibility. over 1/5 of it is in my state. that means your land management efforts have an overwhelming impact on the state of a

i come before you at a piv ol time in the history of our nation and our world. everywhere we look, people and nations are deeply unsettled. old ideas and international norms which were well understood and governed behaviors in the past may no longer be effective in our time. we face considerable threats in this evolving new environment. china has emerged as an economic power in global trade, and our interactions have been both friendly and adversarial. while russia seeks respect and relevance on the global stange, its recent activities have disregarded america's interest. radical islam is not a new ideology, but it is hateful, deadly and an illegitimate expression of the islamic faith. adversaries like iran and north korea pose grave threats to the world because of their refusal to conform to international norms. as we confront these realities, how should america respond? my answer is simple. to achieve the stability tha is foundational to peace and securi in the 21st century, american leadership must not only be renewed, it must be asserted. we have many advanta

park service, i found myself at a ceremony at yellowstone national park, our first national park established by congress and signed into law by president 1872es s grant on march 1, . as i enjoy the celebration under the famous roosevelt arch, i could not help but notice the words etched on the stone above. for the benefit and enjoyment of the people. i also could not help but notice on the plaque on the side, erected by congress and when i saw that, i thought, this is the perfect policy of land that our great nation should uphold. great deedshave a and accomplish great things, both sides have to work together . higher purpose can only be achieved by both sides coming together for a higher purpose. in a nutshell, that is my commitment to you. withnfirmed, i will work each of you to ensure our public lands reflect higher purpose, so that our children's children, my grand dollars children -- granddaughters children, can look back and say we did it right. i have met almost every member of this committee, and i understand each state is different. i also understand

so, with all the creative energy at our command, let us begin an era of national renewal. t us renew our determination, our courage, and our strength. and let us renew our faith and our hope. we have every right to dream heroic dreams. those who say that we're in a time when there are not heroes, they just don't know where to look. you can see heroes every day going in and out of factory gates. others, a handful in number, produce enough food to feed all of us and then the world beyond. you meet heroes across a counter, and they're on both sides of that counter. there are entrepreneurs with faith in themselves and faith in an idea who create new jobs, new wealth and opportunity. they're individuals and families whose taxes support the government and whose voluntary gifts support church, charity, culture, art, and education. their patriotism is quiet, but deep. their values sustain our national life. now, i have used the words "they" and "their" in speaking of these heroes. i could say "you" and "your," because i'm addressing the heroes of whom i speak the , citizens of this

first, we need to continue to develop and refine our national cyber policy framework including the evolutionall dimensions of our deterrence posture. the ability to deny the adversaries objective, impose cost and it's sure we have a resilient infrastructure to execute a multi- domain mission. this refinement and evolution in our deterrent thinking and capability will further empower decision-making at net speed. second, within the department cyber command has matured and is doing more to protect nation and support global operations than ever before. we need to continue, in fact, accelerate this. accordingly, the secretary of defense supports the elevation of cyber command to a unified combatant command and supports ending the dual hat arrangement for the leadership of an essay in cyber command. in doing so through a deliberate conditions -based approach while continuing to leverage the shared ability and synergies. finally, we must redouble our efforts in partnerships between government and private sector and between the us government and our allies.llies. we must continue to seek help from

networks, providing cyber options for military commanders and when called upon by our nation's leaders defending the nation against cyberattacks of significant consequence. as the director and admiral rogers will note, since 2009 the department has matured cyber command to ensure clear command responsibility and authority and growing capabilities essential to our unity of effort for cyber operations. we also continue to mature our cyber mission forces which this fall achieved initial operating capability or i.o.c. status. this force is providing military capability to execute our three missions in cyberspace. we're building new capabilities and new tools for the cyber mission force to use. third, what remains to be done. as much as we have done, we recognize there is much more to do. let me mention just a couple of those most important tasks here. first we need to continue to develop and refine our national cyber policy framework which includes the evolution of all dimensions of our deterrence posture. deny the enemy. impose costs and ensure we have a resilient infrastruck tower to exe

this hearing is about the range of cybersecurity challenges confronting our nation. threats from countries like russia, china and north korea and iran as well as nonstate actors from terrorist groups to trance national criminal organizations. in recent years we have seen a growing series of cyberattacks by multiple algtors attacks that targeted citizens, businesses, military and government. but there's no escaping the fact that this committee meets today for the first time in this new congress in the aftermath of an unprecedented attack on our democracy. at the president's direction, director clapper is leading a comprehensivery view of russian interviewance in our recent election with the goal of informing the american people as much as possible about what happened. i am confident that director clapper will conduct this review with the same integrity and professionalis team th professionism. i'm equally confident in the members of our intelligence community. the goal of this review as i understand it is not to question the outcome of the presidential election nor sho

those who would seek to harm our fellow americans and our nation utilize the same internet, the same communication devices and same social media platforms that we, our families, and our friends here and around the world use. we must keep pace with such changes to provide policymakers and our operational commanders the intelligence and cyber capabilities they need to keep us safe. that means understanding our adversaries to the best of our ability and understanding what they mean to do and why. we're watching sophisticated adversaries involved in criminal behavior, terrorism planning, malicious cyber activities and even outright cyber attacks. while this is a global problem, we have also recently witnessed the use of these tactics here at home. a statement for the record that we have provided jointly to this committee covers the threat picture worldwide but i know this hearing today will inevitably focus on reports of interference in our recent elections. i echo director clapper in saying that we will await the finds of the just completed intelligence review ordered by the president an

50 states, and our nation, forward. this is our moment to come together, protect our union, and promote the general welfare of the citizens of these united states. ladies and gentlemen, it truly is a privilege to serve as the vice chair of the national governors association. i appreciate your attendance today. i know you come to many different places, in regard to the media and administration, and your respective interests. we truly do mean it when we talk about collaboration and flexibility and working together. i do believe the national governors association will be the go to entity, and all of us as the governors of this amazing country look forward to doing that. making this continue to be the greatest nation on her. -- on earth. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. [applause] >> i take it that is my cue to take over. thank you, governors, for the remarks. what we are going to do now, we have about 20 minutes to have a discussion and then we will open it up to some reporters. i was not going to start off on this note, bu