called while america slept . but we had a chance to get to know each other when he served in the bush administration as a delegate to the united nations and originally from california and got the international relation bug and served early in her career in geneva working on gulf-war issues and in our system where somebody who is successful in a variety of field who comes in and serves the government and robert, it s a delight to have you here. and i want to thank people. this event is part of our diplomatic engagement to bridge sector. in the private we have some of our supporters here today, united airlines and grateful cademy and for their support. the work you are doing to inform your capitals about how we are thinking about the world is critical and we want to be supportive of that and we want to be part of that and we are a partner of our state department. so robert, i m going to ask you to come up and say a few words. i appreciate that kind introduction. that is one
back to about roughly a year ago. just looking at that, from that point on, we have had 1000 point climbs seems every few months. would be in this case a little more than a month since crossing 23,000. if we cross 24,000, it would be the fifth 1000 point climb in the dow, since this year. since the president was elected a little over year ago, sixth time we ve seen that happen. appreciable advance, that at this point has a lot to do with tax cuts and optimism they are going to happen. but there is aggressive timeline here that is, has to follow exactly. chad pergram following that very, very closely. chad, what can you tell us? sometime 2:00 this afternoon is when the united states senate will have a vote to proceed to the tax cut bill. they have to vote to get on to the bill. at that point as you said it triggers a 20-hour clock of debate. this is under the special process of budget reconciliation. why is that important? well, budget reconciliation turns off filibusters. i
henry kissinger and george schulz talked about the challenges facing the u.s.. they were joined with former deputy or deputy secretary of state richard armitage. they testified before the senate armed services committee, which is chaired by senator john mccain. he was not at the hearing as he remains in arizona battling brain cancer. [camera shutters] we will bring to order the senate of armed services committee. we receive testimony on global challenges in the national security strategies to meet those threats. it is my honor to welcome our distinguished witnesses. farmers secretaries of state henry kissinger and george schulz, and the former deputy secretary of state richard armitage. your careers of service have been unbelievable and great, we are so honored to have you folks here. i want to begin by reading a brief welcome from our chairman mccain, who regretfully is unable to be here for today s hearing. i am quoting him now. with the rising global challenges and in
life on c-span. listen live with the free c-span radio app and available live on your desktop, phone or tablet as c-span.org. c-span.org. former secretaries of state henry kissinger and george schulz talked about the challenges facing the u.s. they were joined with former deputy secretary of state richard armitage. he served under resident george w. bush. they testified before the senate armed services committee, which is chaired by senator john mccain. he was not at the hearing as he remains in arizona battling brain cancer. we will bring to order the senate armed services committee. we receive testimony on global challenges in the national security strategies to meet those threats. tional security strategies to meet those threats. it is my honor to welcome our distinguished witnesses. farmers secretaries of state henry kissinger and george schulz, and the former deputy secretary of state richard armitage. your careers of service have been unbelievable and great, we are
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] our meeting will come to order. the senate armed services committee meets this morning to receive testimony on global challenges in the united, in national security strategies to meet those threats. it s my honor to welcome our distinguished witnesses, former sectors of state henry kissinger and george shultz, and the former deputy secretary of state richard on the taj. your careers of service have been unbelievable, been great. we are so honored to have you folks here. i want to begin by reading a brief welcome from our chairman mccain who regrets that is unable to be here for today s hearing, and encoding him now. he says, with the rising global challenges and increasingly complex and competitive strategic environment, america needs the leadership, wisdom and experience that only statesmen of this stature can provide. this committee and this nation thank you for your service and we are grateful for your continued voices