Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you for joining us as we roll out the fy 2017 Defense Budget. The Defense Budget request totals 523. 9 billion in discretionary funding for our billion in and 58. 8 overseas Contingency Operations for a total of 582 billion. That sustains the National Defense strategy and the figures conform to the budget levels found in the bipartisan budget agreement. When building this program that informs the budget that we are going to talk to you about today , secretary carter first asked partners to take a long view. How is the next 25 years going to differ from the last . The future is inherently unknowable, but we concluded that five of these strategic challenges would most likely drive the focus of our Planning Program in the budgeting processes. The first to challenge is reflect the most significant shifts in the future security environment. A return to an era of great power competition. We are faced by a resurgent russia and rising china. Both are Nuclear Ar
People to radicalize and carry out Violent Attacks in europe. The Hearing Committee is just over 2 20. This is what it is like to be chopped liver. [ laughter ] the subcommittee will come to order. Our hearing today is on the causes and consequences of violent extremism in the role of foreign assistance. I would like to welcome our distinguished panel of witnesses, deputy secretary of state, antony blinken, bono, from u 26, former allied commander in Europe James Jones and president of the jones group international. And kelly clements, deputy United Nations Committee Member for refugees. Ill make a short Opening Statement and let senator leahy do the same and well have a second round. Number one, this was a good day for photographers. I hope you got a good shot, there. Ive just gotten back from my 30something trip to the region. I had the pleasure of being in turkey with bono and egypt. And each person here is tasked in their own way of trying to inform the congress in making policy de
This is what it is like to be chopped liver. [ laughter ] the subcommittee will come to order. Our hearing today is on the causes and consequences of violent extremism in the role of foreign assistance. I would like to welcome our distinguished panel of witnesses, deputy secretary of state, antony blinken, bono, from u 26, former allied commander in Europe James Jones and president of the jones group international. And kelly clements, deputy United Nations Committee Member for refugees. Ill make a short Opening Statement and let senator leahy do the same and well have a second round. Number one, this was a good day for photographers. I hope you got a good shot, there. Ive just gotten back from my 30something trip to the region. I had the pleasure of being in turkey with bono and egypt. And each person here is tasked in their own way of trying to inform the congress in making policy decisions to deal with what i think is a crisis that you either pay now or you pay later. To the American
Put into the record a screenshon shot that we quoted from the website just this morning that still has the fetal tissue sales components. Have we reviewed the document . Know because we pulled this this morning but you are welcome to look at it. We also have im going to reserve the right to object. You can reserve the right and we will come back when we have the force of exhibit that we will put in the record with the exhibit so that you will know where they came there was a question on exhibit d5, the chart that showed the growth of the procurement Business Revenue that came from the business magazine articles into the Congressional Research service so that you all are aware of that. And then there was also a question on exhibit b. For, the chart with the number of abortion clinics. The information on that chart came from the procurement Business Owner and contract with the abortion organization, so ordered. I withdraw my resignation. But the last statement he made about the last docu
[inaudible conversations] call the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to order. We thank our witnesses for being here. I look forward to your testimony. As much of the world concentrates on the ice is a threat and instability in the middle east the Committee Takes this opportunity to consider efforts by the United States and other partners to counter extremism in the Subsaharan Africa area. Longterm development has been the norm across much of africa including here tell you what. Even with large letters i cant see anymore. Including here in our committee with the recent signing of the power africa legislation which we are all very proud of and appreciate the way the administration has let on that effort also. That we hope will bring investment to a key sector for Economic Growth and opportunity. Whereas in the middle east we have been reacting to terrorist violence and the uprooting of millions of people. And africa weve had the opportunity of years of influence through diplomacy and d