Caller it was encouraging for me when this gentleman took over the House Armed Services committee. It is a difficult time for our United States and our military one of the encouraging things is to have our guest in a position of influence. Sometimes, you spot somebody when they are new and you recognize that they are capable and will make a tremendous contribution to the nations interests over time. Because of their judgment, their integrity, their willingness to work. Their charity. Their understanding that congress is a place of people with different views and you have to understand how to persuade people of their terms on what is important in the country. Im not going to praise him too much because it will embarrass him, but it is wonderful that he is chairing the Armed Services committee. It is gracious of him to be willing to make remarks with us today. Without further ado, i will introduce the new chairman of the House Armed Services committee. [applause] thank you. I appreciate
Four years later the squadron was operational and we built nearly 3,000 of them. Compare that to the f22. In 1981 the air force established a requirement for 750 advanced tactical fighters. It wasnt until 2005, 24 years later, that the f22 was first introduced and instead of 750 of them, we bought 195. If boeing can field a new commercial airliner in five years, and ford can take a car from design to production in 24 months, then theres absolutely no reason the pentagon should take two decades to put a new fighter into service. Things have to change. We have the unfortunate tendency to fix organizational problems with more organization. Ive seen estimates that show 1 3 of the acquisition budget goes to overhead costs. This system is so gummed up it is a wonder things come out the other end. To have a military that is strong and agile means that we cannot tolerate the delays and cost overruns that have plagued our procurement system. Every delay means that technology doesnt get to the t
Speaker pro tempore harris on tuesday december 16. The clerk h. R. 2591, h. R. 5859, senate 2338 senate 3008. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1 the following enrolled bills were signed by speaker pro tempore harris on wednesday, december 17, 2014. The clerk h. R. 1206, h. R. 1378, h. R. 2754, h. R. 3027 h. R. 3572, h. R. 3979, h. R. 4276, h. R. 4416 mr 4651 h. R. 5050, h. R. 5185, h. R. 5331 h. R. 5562, h. R. 5687, and h. R. 5816. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, the following enrolled bills were signed by speaker pro tempore thornberry on thursday, december 18, 2014. The clerk h. R. 1068 h. R. 2901, h. R. 3608 h. R. 4030, h. R. 5771. The speaker pro tempore without objection h. R. 647 is laid on the table. Without objection in accordance with house concurrent resolution 125, the chair declares the second session of the is 113th congress adjourned sine die. Host could you tell the folks how one becomes the dean of the house . The first requir
Who lost their lives. And hanging up his boots french striker henry has announced his retirement. A trophy laden career, the 37yearold is set to become a soccer star. We will have a review of the press. We have a roundup of headlines from around the world, including the reaction to the siege in sydney. And we will bring you an update on the roller coaster ride that is the russian ruble. Moscows central bank has hiked Interest Rates by almost 7 at the economy shows signs of going into meltdown. And our top story this hour, taliban gunmen in pakistan has killed at least 130 people, 84 of them thought to be students during a hostage situation in a school. 120 two people have also been wounded, according to the pakistani authorities. The attack occurred in the northwestern city of peshawar. A report of heavy gunfire from within the school as soldiers moved in and around it. A stream of entrances transported wounded to the hospital. At least six armed men entered the military run Army Publi
Popular American History writers and airs every weekend at this time. To if he recounts the forest fire that spread across timothy returns the forest fire that spread across oregon and washington. He discusses Public Opinion on National Parks at the time. Timothy thank you so much. Its terrific to be here in montana, because ive been on a book tour. Ive been in 25 cities or so and now here i am, basically home where the fire started. The source of the story, and the source of so much joy for me growing up in spokane and fishing here in rock creek and hiking here in the National Forest basically learning to love this land as a little kid. So thank you for coming out on this gorgeous, wonderful, crisp montana night. The rest of the country can only look on us in and. In envy. Also, i wanted to open with a wonderful quote from one of my literary heroes, norman maclean, famous montanan author didnt have his first book published until he was 72 years old, but it took a long time for that ma