Committee meets to receive the testimony of the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chief of staffs on the administrations fiscal year 2018 budget request. We welcome secretary mattis for the first time before our committee and we welcome chairman dunford back. The question today, as it is each year for this hearing, is how well the administrations proposal meets the security needs of the nation. Factoring in both the external threats and the current state of our military. This committee has repeatedly heard testimony over the past two years that our country faces more serious complex security challenges now than we have faced before. The hearings and briefings we have held on the current state of our military have been disturbing. The administrations budget request of 603 billion for base requirements is 6 above the 17 enacted level and 3 above the last Obama Administration Budget Proposal. Its 37 billion below what this committee assessed last fall was needed and 58 bi
About cause and effect. History matters. Go to booktv. Org for the complete weekend schedule. Up next the acting Navy Secretary Sean Stackley testified on president trumps 2018 navy budget request. Hes joined by the chief of Naval Operations John Richardson and marine corps commandant. This is just over two hours. Senator mccain good morning. I want to thank each of our witnesses for they distinguished service to the nation as well as the say alreadies say alreadies, marines and civilians they lead who are serving around the world today. In recent months, our nations Senior Defense and military leaders testified to this committee about the severe threats we face around the world. Theyve reported shortfalls in readiness that our military advantage over our potential adversaries is eroding and the dire need for new, modern capabilities. Yet as secretary mattis testified here on tuesday, the greatest immediate threat that our military faces is right here in washington. Fiscal uncertainty,
Targets, with having advisors on the ground . Should we be at war in yemen . Cspan programs are available at cspan. Org. Right on our home page or by searching the video library. Up next, testimony from health and Human Services secretary tom price on President Trumps proposed 2018 budget request for his department. He discussed a range of issues including proposed cuts to medicaid and allowing businesses to opt out of providing insurance that covers Birth Control to female employees. Held by the Senate Finance committee, this is just over two hours. The committee will come to order. Were going to first listen to the distinguished senator from oregon who has to go to another Committee Hearing so well show that deference to him. I welcome everybody to this mornings hearing on the president s proposed budget for fiscal year 2018 with specific attention to the department of health and Human Services. But let me i want to thank secretary price for being here. These hearings are an annual e
Of Naval Operations John Richardson and comidant robert miller. Good morning. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on the plans and programs in the department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2018. I want to thank each of the witnesses for their distinguished service and is civilians they lead who are serving around the world today. In recent months, our nations senior civilian defense and military leaders have testified to this committee about the severe threats we face around the world. They have reported shortfalls and readiness that our military advantage over our potential adversaries is eroding and the dire need for new capabilities. And yet, as secretary mattis testified here on tuesday, the greatest immediate threat that our military faces is right here in washington. Fiscal uncertainty, continuing resolutions, arbitrary and inadequate caps on defense spending, four more years of the budget control act and the threat of sequestration. We desperately need a new approach. U
Part one will be the gentleman sitting next to me, senator tom cotten from arkansas. Part two after his keynote address as well as q a will be a lively debate on Missile Defense with joe and rebecca from the henriksen institute. We want to spend as much time with senator cotton as possible so ill keep my remarks short. Washington is faced with severe challenges when it comes to missiles throughout the world. Obviously north korea is very much in the news due to the development of the short, medium and longrange missiles and the ability to actually hit the homeland at some point. Senator cotton has been at the forefront of advocating for a robust strategy. His remarks will be around 20 minutes. That will open the floor for questions for about 25 minutes. Keep in mind during the q a, the state your name and affiliation as we are on the record as you can see by the cameras. Also if time is limited, please keep your question compact and precise. With that, senator cotton. Thank you all for