Years. The u. S. Has been without a defense secretary all year since the departure of former defense chief jim mattis in december. This is live coverage on cspan 3. Our meeting will come to order consistent with our policy to start on time. We will be doing that. Good morning. Today were considering the nomination of dr. Mark espy to be secretary of defense. We thank you all for being here today. We anticipate during your opening remarks, dr. Espy, that you will introduce any members of your family who are here and other support groups. It is standard we do have the eight required questions you will have to respond to audibly so we can get that in the record. Have you adhered to ethical regarding conflicts of interest. Yes, sir. Have you taken any actions which would prepare to presume the outcome of the confirmation process . No, sir. Exercising legislative and oversight responsibility makes it important that this committee, its subcommittees and other appropriate committees of congre
January. Mr. Esper, currently Army Secretary, was asked about u. S. Policy toward iran, cybersecurity, and Nuclear Deterrence, among other topics. This is just over 2. 5 hours. Requirede the 8 questions you will have to respond to audibly so we can get that in the record. If you would hear to the regulations of interest . Yes sir. Have you taken any actions that would appear to presume the outcome of the confirmation process . No, sir. Exercising your responsibility makes it important that this committee, subcommittees, and other appropriate committees if congress received testimony briefings, reports, recordings, records, and other information from the executive branch on a timely basis. Do you agree, it is confirmed, to testify before this committee . Yes, sir. Do you agree to provide records, documents, Electronic Communications in a timely matter when requested by this committee, subcommittees, or other appropriate committees of congress, and to results with the request or basis of
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Other. Since 1979, we have been your primary source for capitol hill, providing unfiltered coverage of government, taking you to where the policy is debated and decided, all with the support of american cable companies. Cspan, 45 years counting, powered by cable. Army under secretary gave camarillo highlighted the military branchs Budget Priorities in an attempt to modernize equipment. This is about 50 minutes. Welcome, it is great to have everybody here, and we are fortunate to have the under secretary with us. What an amazing team we have. The army has gone through the largest transformation in more than 40 years, a really critical time, and we all know what a challenging situation it is in the world, so we are fortunate. The secretary is the furry fifth test the 35th under secretary of the army the 35th under secretary of the army. He is the principal advisor on matters related to the management and operation of the army, also the chief management officer for the army. That is one s