Mr. Mcconnell madam president . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i move to refer the house message on h. R. 601 to the committee on appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith the presiding officer morning business is closed. Under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of the house message to accompany h. R. 601 which the clerk will report. The clerk house message to accompany h. R. 601, an act to enhance the transparency and accelerate the impact of assistance provided under the foreign assistance act of 1961 and so forth and for other purposes. Mr. Mcconnell now, madam president , i move to refer to the house message on h. R. 601 to the committee on appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with a paul amendment numbered 816. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk
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Filled in. Sen. Inhofe this meeting will come to order. First of all we all have on our minds and in our prayers senator mccain. He is going through some recovery right now and will be back this week. That will change the way we are doing business in a little bit, but nonetheless we hope he is back very soon. And our Committee Meets this morning to consider the nomination, the renomination of to bel silva selva vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. I think we have been through this round of questions. We will forgo that. Assuming you have changed your mind from last time, is that correct . Any family you would like to introduce . Gen. Selva i will do that in my opening statement. Your record is wellknown. The first two years as joint chiefs of staff has been marked by great challenges the ofionals 30 in the events crisis in the middle east and russian aggression, actions korea, nuclear and longrange missiles. Men and women continue to serve in the battle in afghanistan, the count
Secretary matus and general dunford, i hope you will provide insight on what the strategy may be. What are we getting ready for . What are the priorities . That is not a hard question an important question if we are being asked, it is a Readiness Package the department is wont improve readiness and it is disconnected from strategy the administrations package proposes 18 billion in cuts to nondefense programs to offset military spending. The administration provided no detail on these cuts but we know what is on the shopping the block. There are extremely reckless cuts for agencies in the state department for next year. Jeopardizing the nations ability to deal with crises without resorting to arms. I wish the white house listens to then general jim matuss views on the state department. As commander of Us Central Command general matus stated if you dont fund the state department fully, there needs to be more ammunition ultimately. The harm will go beyond hurting National Security. Some of
The subcommittee on defense appropriations to the United States senate will come to order. Today we are receiving an update on military readiness and Defense Budget matters we are pleased to welcome to the committee the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Fiscal year 2017 department of defense appropriations agreement i look forward to completing the work of that bill in the coming weeks. We are well into the fiscal year and members of the subcommittee understand that legislation as we complete our work of the 2017 appropriation agreement, we also recognize request for additional appropriations fiscal year 2017 that has been submitted to congress. We welcome comments from the panel as well as the submission on 2018. Did is an honor judge the secretary of defense before us with his first appearance as secretary. I am pleased to welcome back to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff before the committee. With the forward to hearing more about your prior