Thank you for being here today, mr. Secretary. Thank you for coming today. Bringing you cast of thousands. Youve got a lot of support here today. Big budget, big support. Were proud to have secretary mcdonald be here today. We were proud to have in order danny, doctor, thanks. Ronald waters. Laverne counsel. Ed murray. We appreciate all of you. With all that support, mr. Secretary, im sure youre going to do a great job. Ill make my Opening Statement and then turn to blumenthal then to your testimony. I dont want you to feel compelled by any fiveminute light. I want you to say what youve got to say. I understand the average Attention Span of the United States senator is about nine minutes. After that we all start blinking. Speaking for myself. Thats selfimposed limitation. Thank you very much, mr. Secretary, for being here today. Were looking forward to discussing the 182 billion budgetary appropriation. It would be an 8. 9 increase. Should it be adopted, medical funding would increase
Wednesday morning a house subcommittee hears from attorney general Loretta Lynch on the justice departments 2017 budget request. Thats live at 10 30 a. M. On cspan 3. Homeland security secretary jeh johnson returns to capitol hill to talk about his departments Budget Proposal for the 2017 year and the Senate Homeland security subcommittee hearing live tomorrow on cspan 3 at 2 15 p. M. Eastern. I am trying still to decide which candidate to support. Im trying to decide between the governors who have executive experience or some of the other candidates like ted cruz and marco rubio. The most important issue to me is national service. There are more than 5 million Young Americans that are ready to step forward and serve t country for a year with americans like the peace corps and youth build. Veterans affair secretary Robert Mcdonald will testify outcan loined the budget request for his department. He was followed by a panel of veteran Services Organization representatives with their take
Homeland security where they wasted 180 million on Human Resources programs. Thats a 180 million gone. And 300 million for employees at the department of Homeland Security that are home on leave because of doing something improper while they adjudicate the issue. So while its expensive, lets compare the cost, the Immediate Impact of not having these terrorists in prison. The 9 11 attacks cost our country over 230 billion initially. Were looking at 140 million to 180 million annually to 230 billion initially. And that doesnt include the damage to the Airline Industry or the additional cost that our country has had to endure due to increased security, whether its at the airport, at the Grocery Store or in your home. And it certainly doesnt include the cost to our freedoms this epresident s proposal fails to provide the critical details required by law, the law he signed. His proposal fails to provide critical details including the exact cost, the location of an alternate facility. Where
Tonight. Amy donald trump wins indiana and virtually clinches the republican nomination as ted cruz suspense is campaign. In the democratic race, Bernie Sanders. And upset in indiana. Understand secretary clinton thinks this campaign is over. Ive got some bad news for her. Amy then democracy now s own Juan Gonzalez retires from the New York Daily News after 29 years. I figured my modest contribution would be a voice from another part of new york, not writing about outcast neighborhoods, but from them. Not simply to entertain, but to change. Not after the fact, but before it when coverage could still make a difference. Air Juan Gonzalez s speech when he became the first latino journalist inducted into the new york journalism hall of fame and speak to Pulitzer Prize finalist tom robbins who describes juan as the most essential reporter in new york these past three decades. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman
Tonight. Amy donald trump wins indiana and virtually clinches the republican nomination as ted cruz suspense is campaign. In the democratic race, Bernie Sanders. And upset in indiana. Understand secretary clinton thinks this campaign is over. Ive got some bad news for her. Amy then democracy now s own Juan Gonzalez retires from the New York Daily News after 29 years. I figured my modest contribution would be a voice from another part of new york, not writing about outcast neighborhoods, but from them. Not simply to entertain, but to change. Not after the fact, but before it when coverage could still make a difference. Air Juan Gonzalez s speech when he became the first latino journalist inducted into the new york journalism hall of fame and speak to Pulitzer Prize finalist tom robbins who describes juan as the most essential reporter in new york these past three decades. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman