Yes, we are one minute late. The Committee Meets to consider the nomination of mrs. Barbara barrett to be secretary of the air force. And miss Ryan Mccarthy to be secretary of the army. Thank you for being here today. We have the standard questions that whether you like it or not, you have to answer, answer audibly so it can be heard. I would appreciate it very much. If you adhere to the applicable laws and regulations governing the conflicts of interest. Yes,. Yes, sir. Will you ensure that ur yo staff complies with deadlines established for requesting communications, including questions for the record in hearings. Yes. Will you cooperate in providing witnesses and briefers in response to congressional requests. Yes. Will those witnesses be protected from reprisal for the testimony and briefings. Yes. Do you agree if confirmed to appear and testify upon request before this committee . Yes senator. And do you agree to provide documents including copies of electronic forms of communicat
Theater roosevelt said i put the weight he tried his best to form a regiment. It was just the force of will to get him to that spot where he created the iconic moment in 1898. He was not regular army he was volunteer. Did he operate independently . Yes to the chagrin of Commanding Officers he certainly have an independent spirit in his own way of doing things and he did have a Commanding Officer and he was part of the fifth corps. They did have their marching orders as to what their role was going to be. He took on additional roles and that charge at San Juan Hill a lot of the credit for that does go to colonel roosevelt. Where is san juan hell. Just on the east of santiago. And why was a militarily significant. The reason for his significance was one of the spanish fleet that was holed up in the harbor in santiago. The movie wanted to force thoughtfully out of the they thought the best way to do that was to send a land force to take santiago once he was taken. The fleet in the harbor
Military regimen and get his troops to cuba and it was his force of will to get him to that spot where he created the iconic moment in 1888. He was not a regular army. He was not. Did he operate independently . Yes, he certainly had an independent spirit in his own way of doing things but didnt have a Commanding Officer interest part of the core, they did have their marching orders as to what their role would be but he took on additional roles and a lot of credit for that, to roosevelt. Where is that phil . Its in cuba just outside of the east side. Why was it significant . One of the spanish fleet was held up in the harbor and the u. S. Navy wanted to force that fleet out of there and destroy it, make combat and they thought the best way to do that was to send a plan forced. Once he was taken, the fleet would be honorable. It was destroyed by the u. S. Navy. Why was the u. S. Military in cuba in 1898 . It can be complicated. And at times not so complicated but there was a lot of sympa
Yes, we are one minute late. The Committee Meets to consider the nomination of mrs. Barbara barrett to be secretary of the air force. And miss Ryan Mccarthy to be secretary of the army. Thank you for being here today. We have the standard questions that whether you like it or not, you have to answer, answer audibly so it can be heard. I would appreciate it very much. If you adhere to the applicable laws and regulations governing the conflicts of interest. Yes,. Yes, sir. Will you ensure that ur yo staff complies with deadlines established for requesting communications, including questions for the record in hearings. Yes. Will you cooperate in providing witnesses and briefers in response to congressional requests. Yes. Will those witnesses be protected from reprisal for the testimony and briefings. Yes. Do you agree if confirmed to appear and testify upon request before this committee . Yes senator. And do you agree to provide documents including copies of electronic forms of communicat
Face. Lets not do that. Feel free to cheer, but dont jeer, because that is not iowa nice. And now, Representative Tulsi Gabbard. [applause] rep. Gabbard thank you so much. Aloha. That is what i call iowa nice. It is so good to be here with all of you. Thank you very much to the Des Moines Register for hosting us and giving us the opportunity to give background about who im and why i, running and why i am am and why i am running for president. Im reminded at every stop that we have about how great our country is. Why . Because i know who makes our country great. It is we, the people. Diversity, the heart, to see the care we as americans have for each other is what gives me hope for our future. Now, we are facing incredibly challenging times. We are facing great divisiveness, and unfortunately we face selfserving politicians and people in positions of power who are seeking to tear us apart and to divide us for their own selfish gain, whether it be for political gain or profits or clicks