Ultimately harming consumers because then it giving access to the best information from across the internet. Watch the communiques tonight at eight eastern on cspan2. X, general mackenzie answers questions on the president 2021 Defense Budget request and how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting the middle east. Our meeting will come to order. The Committee Meets today to receive the testimony of the United States Central Command. I would like to welcome our witness, general frank mckenzie, commander of the United States Central Command. I want to add that immediately following this mornings open hearing well move to svc217 in the Senate Visitor center for a closed session which will be an opportunity for general mackenzie to answer some of the questions that might make a note of questions that come along that are not appropriate answer in the setting so that we can do it later. I would like to begin by recognizing two United States marines, gunner Sergeant Diego Pongo and captain mois
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A female journalist not the easiest profession to break into and in the 1980 s. But you became an editor one of the 1st female editors of of thomson regional newspapers or behind how did that work ive been working as a journalist for quite a few years and then i progressed up the career ladder and this opportunity came to just wales on sunday and i absolutely enjoyed it you know it it was a great opportunity we put on circulation. And won awards and we did incredibly well but at that time the signs of the decline in the print industry were on the horizon the accountants were taking over the newspapers. From there i moved on to fleet street and that was a pretty hard drinking masculine male dominated culture. Move them hell jordan you went through a range of of newspapers what king for the express group and thats what you faithfully to afghanistan the after 911. 00 the invasion and the airstrikes were a boat to be lost there you were listening vest a good of journalist in an afghanistan
In 2014 to support the cause of Scottish Independence now shes back in the public eye with the launch of a new book the caledonians have ever once again the topic represents something of a surprise as it was caught up with the boy in the studio. Well few people in the last generation of fathers fascinating a life in journalism and political activism than yvonne d ridley my guest for today yvonne welcome to the examined show thank you very much alex so i was going to go on to this new boot that youre florence which i find fascinating but lets lets start at the beginning youre a County Durham last and the area of steel 1000000 heavy industry and thats where you were brought up in the 1960 s. How did that shape your political attitude well you know ive got a working class d. N. A. Coursing through me and the solidarity and unity in hardship. Was the trademark of the working classes and so it really did shape my life so you went into a pretty early age into journalism as a as a female jour
We have quite a few more. This is the time of year, and we have general todd walters, and i appreciate very much the time we spent together last week. And general stephen lyons, so i appreciate you two, the years of service that you have donated and given to your country. As stated many times before, the Armed Services committees top priority is to ensure the effective implementation of the National Defense strategy. We have that. Yeah. We have it pretty much surprised me, senator, how we have really stuck with the from the very beginning. With that from the very beginning. It means that we must ensure that in this era of great power and competition with russia and china, that our military services are resourcing commands to address the challenge of strategic competition. This is especially true of our two combatant commands that are here today, ucom is focused on deterring vladimir putin, who has repeatedly shown his willingness to use force to achieve his political objectives, and th