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 promise to begin rebuilding the u. S. Armed forces. Last, year President Trump and negotiated the highest level of defense spending ever. A down payment towards getting o
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
Cspans q a. Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Created by cable in 1979 and brought to you today by your television provider. Defense secretary mark eer and mark milley were on capitol hill to testify for the 2020 request for the pentagon. They were also asked about military moderation efforts and defense funds for border wall construction. The Committee Meets today to receive testimony in the department of defense fiscal year 2021 budget request and our witnesses we thank them for our service and both dr. Marques per and general mark. We have a pair of marks this morning. This committees top priority is ensuring the effectiveness adjacent to a National Defense strategy thats our vote we had heard in hearing for a long period of time now, about three years. Unfortunately, the last administration we asked our military to do more with less. That got us in trouble between 2012 and 2017, we boost 150 billion to sequestration. Our Defense Budget in the redness of our forces were dev
American community a short time ago in miami. The speech comes as the president hangs tough against critics of his decision to declare a National Emergency over southern border immigration. Chief White House Correspondent john roberts starts us off from the north lawn. Good evening, john. John bolton told a crowd of miami that he would not use the u. S. Military to move her humanitarian supplies from neighboring columbia into venezuela. But President Trump today used the bully pulpit of the presidency to put more pressure on venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro to step down. President trump was focused on Foreign Policy and his speech at miami this afternoon, throwing his full support behind venezuelas interim president , juan guaido. To speak of the people of venezuela are standing for freem and democracy, and the United States of america is standing right by their side. Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro continues to hang onto power. President trump now upping the pressure on militar
president trump to court today. we ll be joined by at least a dozen states. the separation of powers being violated, we will go out there and make sure that donald trump cannot steal money from the states and the people who need them since we pay the taxpayer dollars to washington, d.c., to get those services. more than half of the $8 billion the white house identified to build the border wall does not depend on the emergency declaration. the $1.37 billion from congress can be used immediately, as can the $601 million from a treasury forfeiture fund and money already in dod s counter drug fund. reprogramming $2.2 billion in the dod budget into that counter drug fund will take a little longer. the only thing that requires the emergency declaration is shifting $3.6 billion in the military construction budget to build the wall. white house officials say president trump is on solid legal ground to do that.