for pyongyang to use nuke already weapons. on capitol hill the bipartisan select committee on china talked to top officials about china policy. we have so noe see terence on taiwan, the american people need security. we need strength. we do not need weakness. biden administration s $842 billion defense budget provides a 40% increase from last year for pacific deterrence. with australia we are increasing rotations of u.s. bombers and fighters. with japan we have agreed to station marine corps most advanced formation forward for the first time ever. admiral explained why he was so alarmed two years ago by china s hypersonic weapon test that showed it could maneuver as it went around the world and could evade u.s. missile defense. what we are see something a military buildup second to none. at the speed and rate at which it s being delivered. and it s not just hypersonic missiles.
french president that is advising europe to decouple from the u.s. dollar and advances the initiative and utilizing russia to expand the border and taken africa with regard to resources and take oceanania to cut off western hemisphere supply chain, they see weakness and that invites aggression and they have seen that since the botched afghan withdrawal. we have to get everyone to recognize their goal. ashley: jon stewart had a tense exchange with kathleen hicks questioning 842 billion budget while some service members are on budget. if you can t tell me where it
learned that russia has halted providing the u.s. with information on the posture of its strategic nuclear weapons. today s armed services budget hearing raised more concerns about this new emerging world order and the warming relationship with china and russia. we re seeing them move closer together. that s troublesome. the house armed services committee, mike rogers, said he s worried in $842 billion pentagon budget is not passed, the u.s. won t deter russia and kline at the same time. adding if the debt limit is not raised and funding the frozen, the u.s. military will suffer. i worry if we have a disruption in our funding, it could further erode that capability. that money, that time is lost. we won t be able to regain it going forward. if we don t pass an on-time
the main focus of today s hearing included the threats from iran, russia and china, and whether this $842 billion budget is enough to deter future wars. but there s always a twist and the last question from congressman matt gaetz wanted to know about drag queen story hours on military bases. general milley asked for more details, he did not support such activities on dod bases. austin pointed out that students who go through dod elementary schools and high schools test far higher than the national average. can you look us in the eye today and say that the dei and wokeness strengthen our military or weakened it? the military i see is the military that is motivated and the folks in the military, we have the highest reenlistment rate in 50 years. chairman of the house armed services committee mike rogers
modernize or forces for the future or focus on today. we must do both. general milley defended the 842 billion pentagon budget request saying the people s republic of china intends to be the regional leader in asia in ten years. there s a really underreported arms race going on in the western pacific right now. these countries are arming themselves and very much with few exceptions want the united states there. angry accusations erupted over senator tommy tubberville s hold on the nominations of 150 flag officers to protest pentagon abortion policies. democrats accuse the senator of holding these military officers hostage and defense secretary austin said it would affect readiness. martha? jennifer griffin, thank you very much. joining me now, mike pompeo, former secretary of state and cia director. now a fox news contributor. great to see you, ceramic.