Thanking them for their service to our country. Both have served our country in various capacities for a long time. Not an easy thing to do. I respect and appreciate that work. I look forward to continuing to work with you. The good news i want to start with is unlike last year we have a budget agreement. And last year we spent a lot of time talking about how difficult it is to run anything in the government but certainly the department of defense without Appropriations Bills in a timely manner. Now, last year we were off by i dont know 3. 5 months, Something Like that, but thats better than drifting into the next year. We did get Appropriations Bills and an authorizing bill done by december of last year which gives some predictability to the department. I think thats important. This year we hope to come a little bit closer to october 1st. Certainly on the authorizing bill, but also in the appropriations bill. Most importantly, we have a budget number. And hopefully we can get that pre
In putting together firstclass programs looking at the region and particularly chinas role in it and todays program countering china in the indo pacific is very much in keeping with his the thrust of his work here at the Hudson Institute. So congratulations on bringing this to fruition. And hes also assembled an absolutely firstrate gripe of group of experts. Starting immediately from my left in the order they will in , richard, currently taiwan, has just completed a new book and hell touch a bit on that. Hes one of the foremost authorities on Southeast Asia and the philippines and particularly the philippinechina relationship. To his left, just returned to washington to become the head of the u. S. Effort of the Observer Research foundation. I first met him almost 30 years ago in japan. Delighted to see how youve developed into an absolute firstclass institute leader, but also a scholar and analyst on the region. And i met today lisolette, a senior fellow here at the institute. Whats
Investigative report on u. S. Disastere joins us to discuss a report on u. S. Disaster response. We will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter as well. Washington journal is next. Host it is tuesday, september 3, and this is washington journal. The house and senate in for pro forma sessions. They will likely face new requests for more disaster aid money in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. As we begin the program, we americans to ask are have we become too reliant on government assistance during and after disasters . Andou live in the Eastern Central time zones, that number is 2027488000. Mountain and pacific, that line, 2027488001. If you live in a disaster prone area, particularly if you are anticipating Hurricane Dorian, that line, 2027488002. Also looking for your posts on facebook. Facebook. Com cspan and your cspanwj. Well at we will talk to florida congressman on the coast and fema. The front page reporting of usa today on the hurricane, bahamas b
A snap election also coming up at least 5 people are dead as hurricane. The bahamas government says the damage is unprecedented and more than a 1000000 people have been ordered to leave their homes on the eastern seaboard of the United States. And a survivor of the holocaust now on the road for her efforts to fight in time semitism. Talks to 94 year old lasker voltage on the day that she received a special award from the nation that trying to kill her. To our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world it welcomed tonight it is a showdown in london britains new Prime Minister Boris Johnson facing a make or break parliamentary vote over breaks it and that vote is due shortly and here is what is. Happening right now and some lawmakers are trying to block the possibility of the u. K. Leaving the European Union without a Withdrawal Agreement they believe that would be a disaster for the british economy but johnson insists that he must have the threat of a new deal bre
In other news Hurricane Dorian devastates parts of the bahamas the countrys Prime Minister calls it an historic tragedy. And scientists warn that the massive ice sheet covering greenland may have melted by a record amount this year. Borisjohnson has suffered a heavy defeat in his first house of commons vote as british Prime Minister. Mps approved a motion to take control of parliamentary time to try to block a no deal brexit by 328 301, a majority of 27. Mrjohnson immediately confirmed that he would push for an early general election, something opposition parties say they would not support. 21 conservatives who rebelled against the government are facing expulsion from the party, including a number of former cabinet ministers. Gareth barlow has the latest. Earlier they would have heard. M was a day of an important last chance for opponents of no deal. Stopping the government leaving the eu without a deal. Outside parliament, protesters made their voices heard. Stop the coup inside parli