Good afternoon. Welcome, and thank you for joining our obstruction of justice briefing. This event is sponsored by a project uncoordinated for the American Constitution Society, and citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington called the president ial investigation education project. We are grateful to senator whitehouse and his staff for graciously hosting us in this lovely meeting room. And were glad that the senator is planning to join the event a little later on to share his perspective. I want to start with a few brief thoughts about the joint project and the program today, then i will turn things over to our moderator to kick off the discussion. The president ial investigation education project is a joint Nonpartisan Initiative of the American Constitution Society and citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington to promote informed public evaluation of the investigation by special Counsel Robert Mueller into russian interference in the 2016 election, and related c
Best use of every single taxpayer dollar, assuring more reliability and predictibility that than a government operating under a continuing resolution. In short it moves our nation forward in the right direction. The bill includes full year funding for the remaining 11 annual Appropriations Bills for defense, infrastructure, health and safety programs through the end of the fiscal year on september 30. As well as critical emergency and defense and Border Security funding requested by the president. In total it provides 1 1. 63 trillion in base and overseas Contingency Operations funding. These levels meet the caps provided by the bipartisan budget act of 2015. This bill makes the senator decisions investing funding where its needed most. Rebuilding our military, securing our borders, and bolstering Economic Growth, getting people back to work. First and foremost and most importantly, this bill prioritizes funding for national defense, restoring the strength and capacity of our armed for
The acting labor secretary, Naval Operations chief and commandant of the marine corps were on capitol hill this morning to brief members of the Senate Armed Service committee addressing concerns about readiness and modernization. The hearing runs about two and half hours. The fiscal year 2018. I want to thank each of our witnesses for their distinguished service to the nation, as well as the sailors, marines and surveillance they lead were serving around the world today and recent months our nations senior civilian military leaders have testified to this committee about the severe threats we face around the world. The report shortfalls in readiness that our military has advantage over our potential adversaries is eroding and the dire need for new modern capabilities. Yet, as secretary matus testified here on tuesday, the greatest immediate threat that our military bases is right here in washington, fiscal uncertainty, continuing resolutions, arbitrary and inadequate caps on defense spe
Billion for ship building. The acting navy secretary, the chief of naval operations, and the marine corpse com men dant testified at a Armed Services committee hearing. This is two hour 20 minutes. Good morning. Committee meets today to receive testimony on the plans and programs of the department of Navy Fiscal Year 2018. I want to thank each of our witnesses for their distinguished service to the nation as well as the sailors, marines, and civilians they lead who are serving around the world today. In recent months our nations senior civilian defense and military leaders have testified to this committee about the severe threats we face around the world. Theyve reported short falls in readiness that our military advantage over our potential adversaries is eroding and the dire need for new modern capabilities. And yet as secretary mattis testified here on tuesday, the greatest immediate threat that our military faces is right here in washington, fiscal uncertainty, continuing resolutio
Billion for ship building. The acting navy secretary, the chief of naval operations, and the marine corpse com men dant testified at a Armed Services committee hearing. This is two hour 20 minutes. Good morning. Committee meets today to receive testimony on the plans and programs of the department of Navy Fiscal Year 2018. I want to thank each of our witnesses for their distinguished service to the nation as well as the sailors, marines, and civilians they lead who are serving around the world today. In recent months our nations senior civilian defense and military leaders have testified to this committee about the severe threats we face around the world. Theyve reported short falls in readiness that our military advantage over our potential adversaries is eroding and the dire need for new modern capabilities. And yet as secretary mattis testified here on tuesday, the greatest immediate threat that our military faces is right here in washington, fiscal uncertainty, continuing resolutio