Chair lowey i will say good morning again. I call this meeting of the committee on appropriations to order. Before we begin, house rules require me to remind you that we have set up an email address to which members could send anything they wish to submit in writing. That email address has been provided to your staff. Our first order of Business Today is consideration of the department of defense appropriations bill for fiscal year 2021. I will not recognize to present the bill. Thank you, madam chairwoman. Before i begin my remarks, i reluctantly have to acknowledge this will be my final Opening Statement before the House Appropriations committee. I have no new revelations to make but for those of you who will remain on this committee, there are a few things i would like to say. Him saying them as someone who is so compulsive, he saved the congressional record on the day he was appointed to this committee after years of efforts, which makes mr. Rogers, my good friend, the only person
Search for a second term. Amid a pandemic and a racial reckoning in america. Does a disappointing rally turn out in tulsa threaten his run for reelection . We begin. Oklahoma, thank you. Thank you to Vice President mike pence. We begin. We begin our campaign. President trump back on the campaign trail for the First Time Since the pandemic. I said before you today to declare the silent majority is stronger than ever before. Kick starting his bid for reelection, but it is clear this is not 2016. He claimed a Million People asked for tickets, the crowd was modest. Noticeably empty seats in the arena he promised would be packed. Is this a moment where the audience is over it. They want a new show. With less than 150 days until election day a look at what may be the road ahead for the president playing out against a backdrop of a new surge in coronavirus cases. More than 120,000 american lives now. Civil unrest over Racial Injustice across the national and the commander in chief coming unde
And what so many are asking, with the stakes so high. You felt no obligation at all to tell the American People about this . Your critics saying, why is he making a profit on this now . Now, the future, what happens in the five months until november . Are you saying that all decisions the president makes were driven by reelection . I didnt see anything where that wasnt the major factor. I dont think hes fit for office. I dont think he has the competence to carry out the job. The room where it happened. If the book gets out, hes broken the law and i would think that he would have criminal problems. This is the book that President Trump does not want the American People to read. And maybe hes not telling the truth, hes been known not to tell the truth, a lot. John bolton is the highest ranking official to write an insider account of his experience inside trumps white house. Why is this the book President Trump doesnt want anyone to read . Because this is a book of facts. So why wouldnt P
202 7488002. Catch up with us on social media and twitter on facebook. Com cspan. A very good monday morning to you. Did you watch the john bolton interview . We want to hear what you thought about it. You can go ahead and start calling now. It aired on abc last night. During the interview, john bolton talked about why he wrote his book and why he did not take part in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump. You could have told the stories when you were in the white house or when the impeachment trial was going on and you chose instead to do it in a book. Mr. Bolton i did not think the democrats had the political understanding or the reach to change what for them was an exercise in arousing their own base so that they could say we impeached donald trump. They can pursue any policy they want. They do not dictate to me how best to bring this to the attention of the American People. But you can certainly understand why your critics say, why did he come forward before. Why didnt he
Reach to change what for them was an exercise in arousing their own base so they could say we impeach donald trump. The democrats can pursue whatever policy they want. They dont dictate to me how best to bring us to the attention of the American People. But you can understand why your critics say why didnt he come forward before . Why is he making a profit on this now . It is nothing to do with making a profit. It is every thing do with making sure that the Constitutional Responsibilities that are accorded the different branches of government are carried out the right way. Host john bolton on abc news last night about his forthcoming book, the room where it happened. Again it is released martyr john bolton on a media tour this week expected to then Good Morning America this morning and other interviews throughout the week. Just another one posted last night at 10 p. M. Eastern just after that abc j news interview aired. This of usa today. It is their lead story today. Describes pinball