Mr. Banks without objection, so ordered. I want to welcome everyone to this hearing of the military personnel subcommittee. Todays hearing is focused on admissions, curriculum and diversity of thought at the military Service Academies. I want to thank our witnesses for being with us today. I hope this hearing provides an opportunity for our members to have a Productive Exchange with our witnesses and provide answers to their questions. First, let me say i believe our cadets and midshipmen are some of the best and brightest scholars and athletes our nation has to offer. Each year a small group of americans know their path wont be easy, that it demands sacrifice and hard work and in the end, nearly a decade or more of service to this great country. And that is why we are here today, to ensure that our cadets and mids are getting the first class education and the elite military training that they need. But i do have some concerns. All of the military Service Academies use race as selectio
Mr. Banks without objection, so ordered. I want to welcome everyone to this hearing of the military personnel subcommittee. Todays hearing is focused on admissions, curriculum and diversity of thought at the military Service Academies. I want to thank our witnesses for being with us today. I hope this hearing provides an opportunity for our members to have a Productive Exchange with our witnesses and provide answers to their questions. First, let me say i believe our cadets and midshipmen are some of the best and brightest scholars and athletes our nation has to offer. Each year a small group of americans know their path wont be easy, that it demands sacrifice and hard work and in the end, nearly a decade or more of service to this great country. And that is why we are here today, to ensure that our cadets and mids are getting the first class education and the elite military training that they need. But i do have some concerns. All of the military Service Academies use race as selectio
Youve got to keep money flowing in an economy in a society, to move it beyond the bottom up toward the top. So in the recessed state that were in, we need to be producing jobs, creating work opportunities, not furloughing, laying people off, having them wonder what theyre going to be able to do. I think its the wrong approach, ting i think its not a good way to manage our resources, and i think its not a good message that were sending to the American People. So, sir, i want to thank you again for the opportunity to participate with you and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus as we raise awareness that with sequestration deal, our country is headed in the wrong direction. I thank you very much and yield back the balance of my time. Mr. Jeffries thank you, congressman davis for laying out a clear, concise and articulate fashion, the problems with sequestration that we are forced now to confront here in america as a result of the irresponsibility of some in this chamber. Im pl
ELKO — The Union Pacific freight train derailment in February was caused by a “broken weld,” according to an initial report filed with the Federal Railroad Administration.