Conflict between israel and hamas and the russiaukraine war. Appointing before a Senate Appropriations on the 2025 budget request. Youre watching live coverage on cspan3. I want to call this hearing to order. Good morning. I want to welcome our witnesses, secretary austin and general brown. We appreciate you being with us here today. General brown, this is your first appearance before the subcommittee. Your position today, and i want to thank you for your commitment and Longstanding Service to our nation. Secretary austin, lester, when you testified before this committee, we discussed the default. Thankfully, cooler heads prevailed and we were able to come together with a bipartisan matter to avoid a catastrophic Government Shutdown but we have failed miserably in getting the budget down on time. Here we are, more than halfway through the fiscal year and you just got your budget, albeit six months late. These repeated delays have real impact and i hope you will illustrate for us the im
This is aljazeera. Hello once again from doha everyone im Kemal Santamaria this is the news hour from aljazeera. Iran calls on the hurt days and yemens former president Ali Abdullah Saleh to unite. A lot be careful far in this present march that donald trump has warned against tweeting about the f. B. I. Rusher investigation the emir of qatar is set to attend the g. C. C. Summit after the deep divisions in the gulf war the annual conference and doubts and the humble text message turns twenty five were going to look at how s. M. S. Change the way we communicate and what lies ahead. So with yemens anti Saudi Alliance collapsing into its own open warfare in santa. Iran is now calling for the rebel forces to unite yet more proof of the proxy nature of this ongoing civil war in yemen the rebels have been battling fighters loyal to the former president Ali Abdullah Saleh since whedons day dozens of people have been killed saleh has announced he is open to talks with the saudis a key shift in
Senator mccain well, good morning. The Senate Armed Services Committee Meets to receive testimony on the department of defenses fullyear 20 budget request. We welcome secretary matus, general dunford, thank you for your leadership of our minimum and in uniform. Before we begin, we all want to acknowledge the service and sacrifice of Sergeant Eric howe, Sergeant William baze, and corporal dylan aldrich. These three soldiers were killed this weekend in afghanistan. But thoughts and prayers of this committee are with their loved ones. The sacrifice of these heroes is a painful reminder that america is still a nation at war. That is true afghanistan or after 15 years of war. We face a stalemate and urgently need a change in strategy and an increase in resources if we are to change this situation around. We also remain committed to a campaign to defeat isis in libya, yemen, iraq, in syria where u. S. Troops are helping to destroy isis and reclaim muscle and rocked up. Meanwhile, threats aro
This past week, secretary of defense James Madison and Joseph Dunford testified on the 2018 budget request for the pentagon. U. S. Were also asked about strategy in afghanistan. Well, good morning. The Senate Armed Services Committee Meets to receive testimony on the department of defenses fullyear 20 budget request. We welcome secretary matus, general dunford, thank you for your leadership of our minimum and in uniform. Before we begin, we all want to acknowledge the service and sacrifice of Sergeant Eric howe, Sergeant William baze, and corporal dylan aldrich. These three soldiers were killed this weekend in afghanistan. But thoughts and prayers of this committee are with their loved ones. The sacrifice of these heroes is a painful reminder that america is still a nation at war. That is true afghanistan or after 15 years of war. We face a stalemate and urgently need a change in strategy and an increase in resources if we are to change this situation around. We also remain committed t
Cspan. Org or listen using the cspan radio app. Now, sender tom cotton talks about u. S. Priorities following his remarks, spending and technology. This event was hosted by the center for the national interest. Time is short. Good afternoon. I serve as the director of at the center Port National interest in washington, d. C. Welcome. Those joining us on Facebook Live in cspan3. Today we present not a one part but a twopart discussion. Part one will be the gentleman sitting next to me senator tom cotton from arkansas, part two will be what i hope is a lively with two others. I will keep my remarks brief. Obviously, goes without saying that washington is faced with severe challenges. Obviously, north koreas for a much in the news. The development of its short, medium, and long grange missiles. Senator cotton is at the forefront, advocating for the best strategy. His remarks will be around 20 minutes or so. After that, questions for about 25 minutes. Please remember to state your name int