The vote 11 40 eastern, a final vote around 1 30 this afternoon. Now, live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The chaplain lord god, in these difficult and challenging times, remind us that the earth belongs to you, and you have not abandoned it unite us with the understanding that you are our father, and we are all members of the human family. We pray for all who have been impacted by the pain of this us to crisis season. Use our senators to make the weak strong, the sick healthy, and the broken whole. Lord, surround those who have been shaken by anguish with your divine presence and peace. We pray in your loving name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington, d. C. , jun
Ms. Bashford, you have the con. Before we get started, apparently, in order to speak, you need to hit request, and when youre done, hit the part that says speak. In any event, mr. Sullivan, thank you and good morning. I want to welcome the members and everybody in attendance today on valentines day to the 16th Public Meeting of Defense Advisory Committee on the investigation, prosecution and defense of sexes yule assault Sexual Assault in the armed forces. Were going to given by taking attendance. General anderson. [roll call] judge bris boy and judge walton could not be in attendance today, but with 11 members present, we have a quorum. Created by the secretary of defense in 2016 in accordance with the ndaa for fiscal year 2016. Our mandate is to advise the secretary of defense on the investigation, prosecution and defense of allegations of Sexual Assault and other Sexual Misconduct involving members of the armed forces. em if. We will hear from two retired army judges, a retired navy
Democracy and in our society. We do that through Civic Education programs that bring the United States senate to life, and conversation like tonight, that bring American History into focus. We are very proud to partner with the Massachusetts Historical Society on todays program. They are an invaluable resource for american life, history, and culture. All of us at the institute are proud to gather and esteemed panel tonight. Fred thys covers politics at wbur, where he has been since 1998. Breaking news and serving as a trusted source of truth and information. He previously was the nbc news bureau chief in mexico city, and a south america reporter for cbs news, based in argentina. Joining fred on the panel are four distinguished scholars who provide perspectives on and knowledge of our nations founders. They will paint an informative picture of how the founders operated, and what current lawmakers and each one of us can learn from them. Tonights historians include liz covart from the ins
Stand in for him, and we will pick up. I will read his statement. Very good. Before we get started i request unanimous consent that a member of the full committee be allowed to join us, mr. Brown, who is behind me, and participate in the questions. And there is a formal unanimous consent that a nonsubcommittee member participate in the hearing after all of the subCommittee Members have had an opportunity to ask questions. Is there objection . There being none the nonsubcommittee member is recognized at an appropriate time for fiveminute questioning. All right. With that, committee will come to order. Ladies and gentlemen, i call the committee to order, the subcommittee of the Armed Services committee. Since february of this year, the subcommittee has been conducting extensive oversight of the Privatized Housing military program. We first heard about the systemic failures in the privatized military Family Housing program from a panel of courageous military spouses, who provided graphic
Participate in the questions. And there is a formal unanimous consent that a nonsubcommittee member participate in the hearing after all of the subCommittee Members have had an opportunity to ask questions. Is there objection . There being none the nonsubcommittee member is recognized at an appropriate time for fiveminute questioning. All right. With that, committee will come to order. Ladies and gentlemen, i call the committee to order, the subcommittee of the Armed Services committee. Since february of this year, the subcommittee has been conducting extensive oversight of the Privatized Housing military program. We first heard about the systemic failures in the privatized military Family Housing program from a panel of courageous military spouses, who provided graphic and disturbing testimony about lead, mold, exposure, rodent infestations, rude and dismissive house management, and ineffective oversight of the program by the services. Then we heard from the assistant military Service