Floor on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, from the rising of the sun until its setting, you remain the same. We find solace in your changeless faithfulness; your mercies sustain us each hour. Lord, do not keep silent as our lawmakers grapple with the great issues of our time. Reveal your purposes to them, guiding them on the paths of courage and obedience. Lord, remind them that you appointed them to their work, and they are accountable to you. May they not forget that you are the supreme judge of the universe in whose presence humanity must one day stand. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. 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 presid
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Live this morning cspan3, the Senate Armed Services Committee Meeting to talk about the reappointment of general Joseph Dunford, seated at the witness table. General dunford appointed two years ago and expected to be reappointed, though he might be getting tough questions today on north korea and transgender people serving in the military among other topics. Just waiting for the chair of the committee to arrive. John mccain of arizona. You can see on the right side of the screen Ranking Member democratic jack reed of rhode island. Here the senator Armed Services Committee Meeting to discuss the reappointment of general Joseph Dunford. We have not yet seen the chair of the committee. Arizona senator john mccain, in the room yet. Let you know, while were waiting for the hearing to begin, on cspan is in. The house working on a bill to reauthorize an Early Childhood Home Visiting program. Current funding expires at the end of the month. We could see a vote on that measure later today in th
[indistinct conversation] announcer Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking member jack reed of rhode island discussed for policy on friday. He spoke with abc news chief washington correspondent at the council of foreign relations. This is an hour. I think it is ready to start. Thank you all for being here. Welcome to the council on foreign relations. A warm welcome to our senator jack reed, Ranking Member of the Armed Services committee. He is from the great state of rhode island. I will be presiding and asking which is the next this is an on half hour. The record meeting. In fact i also want to welcome , those cfr Members Around the nation, maybe around the world, participating in this meeting through the live stream. So thank you all for being here. Senator, reed, so much to talk about with you, but i want to start right with the perhaps the most pressing National Security issue, north korea. Just a bottom line question, as we hear, does the words we heard from the president and his