And joint chiefs of staff chair general mark milley were on capitol hill to testify on the president s 2021 budget request for the pentagon. They were also asked about military modernization efforts and defense funds being diverted from border wall construction being diverted for border wall construction. [indiscernible conversations] [indiscernible conversations] the Committee Meets today to receive testimony for the 2021 budget request. We welcome our witnesses and thank them for their service. After mark esper and general mark milley. Top priority is ensuring the effectiveness and implementation of the National Defense strategy. Unfortunately under the last administration, we asked our military to do more with less, and that got us into trouble and 2017. 12 we lost 150 billion to sequestration. Our forces were devastated. I think we all understand that. As a result, when President Trump came to office, he a country in crisis. Rican military and crisis, thankfully he delivered on his
President s budget requests for the pentagon. They were also asked about military matters asian efforts and defense funds being diverted for border wall construction. The Committee Meets a diversity of testimony in the department of defense here, 2021. The budget request, we welcome our witnesses and thank you for their service in both doctor mark esper, and general mark. We have a pair of marks, this morning. This Committee Top priority is ensuring the effectiveness towards the National Defense strategy which is both what we have been adhering to for the long period of time now, but three years. Unfortunately in the last administration we asked irma terry to do more with less. That got us into trouble between 2012, 2017, we lost 150 billion to seek frustration. Our Defense Budget in the readiness of our forces were devastating. I think we all understand, that as a result, when President Trump came to office, he inherited American Military in crisis, thankfully, he delivered on his pro
Up next remark some congressman joe courtney, democrat from connecticut, and Virginia Republican rob wittman. They talk about defense spending and use ship and some rebuilding efforts. This is just over one hour. Good afternoon and welcome. I want to thank our cspan viewers and those who are joining us online for todays discussion at the conference it hit Hudson Institute. Im dan mckivergan, Vice President of Government Relations at hudson. Our mission is about u. S. International leadership in Public Engagement for secure come free and prosperous future. We develop policy solutions by thinking about the future outside the limitations of conventional thinking. We are honored to representative joe courtney and rep rob wittman as the latest guest in in a bipartisan speakr series, conversations a National Security and u. S. Naval power. With seth cropsey is the direct of Hudson Center for american seapower in todays discussion part of an ongoing series we held here at hudson over the last
This series brings together discuss experts to American Naval power and its role in our national security. He was first elected in 2006 2 serve connecticut. He currently serves as the Ranking Member of the seapower subcommittee. Since 2000 seven, he has represented virginias first congressional district, which includes quantico. They also cochaired the shipbuilding caucus. They are both longtime friends of hudson. We are delighted to have them back. They will be speaking with my colleague. Pleasure to have you here again. I am looking forward to this. If there are questions from the audience that is watching online , please send your questions. We will ask the members of congress for their responses. Start with the obvious. A retired naval officer who is an analyst of the chinese navy wrote an article last month that the chinese navy will be larger than ours by 2035. The budget that the administration has proposed is going south. Not north. I am not saying capacity is the last word in
Youre watching are to International Coming to you live from the russian capital where its just turned 8 pm welcome to the program. The u. S. Is boosting its defensive capabilities in iraq the head of u. S. Central command said this was in response to the threat posed to american troops by neighboring iran were also in the process of bringing their Defense Systems Ballistic Missile Defense Systems into iraq in particular to protect ourselves against up another potential iranian attack. Now for more on this we cross live to our to scale up and so more American Military kit in the middle east whats prompted this indeed well many believe the tensions between the United States and the Islamic Republic of iran had actually cooled down but now we are hearing the opposite take a listen. This is no easy task iran is persistent and its growing at source will boost missiles despite International Condemnation iran remains the Worlds Largest state sponsor of terrorism now iran certainly has plenty