Required length of time. Is there a motion to favorably report these 3,196 military nominations . So moved. Second . Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. The motion carries. Xh tig the Committee Meets this morning to consider the nomination of general Joseph Dunford for reappointment as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. General ton ford, this Committee Thanks you for your decades of distongue wished service to our nation. We are grate to feel your wife, ellen, for the support she has always provided to you, and to all who serve our nation in uniform. Id also like to well yom couco son patrick. Patrick. Unfortunate fortunately, you look like your mother, patrick, who is joining us this morning. Joe and kathleen send their support from afar even as i bet they are a little relieved they do not have to sit through your interrogation. In order to exercise its legislative and oversight responsibilities its important this committee and other appropriate committees of the congress are able
Nominations . So moved. Second . Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. The motion carries. The Committee Meets this morning to consider the nomination of general Joseph Dunford for reappointment as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. General dunford, this Committee Thanks you for your decades of distinguished service to our nation. We are grateful to your wife ellen for the support she has always provided to you and to all who serve our nation in uniform. Id also like to welcome your son patrick. Patrick. Fortunately, you look like your mother, patrick, who is joining us this morning. Joe and kathleen send their support from afar even as i bet they are a little relieved they do not have to sit through your interrogation. In order to exercise its legislative and oversight responsibilities its important this committee and other appropriate committees of the congress are able to receive testimony, briefings and other communications of information. Have you adhered to applicable laws and r
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Welcome. Im delighted to convene this hearing. This is a very important topic and one i know the Ranking Member finds significant. Im happy to partner with her in exploring this subject. I also know the gentleman from North Carolina mr. Jones is attending the hearing with us today, therefore i ask unanimous consent that mr. Jones and any other Committee Members not assigned to this committee be able to participate in this hearing with understanding all members will be regulared for questions prior to those not it is tongue subcommittee. Without objection so order. This morning we continue the committees oversight dialogue with the department that began last week with the foundational testimony that general campbell laid out before the full committee. General campbell testified about the evolving security situation in afghanistan and the policy, strategy and posture required from our nation in toward develop, sustain and support the people and unity government of afghanistan well into t
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