Good afternoon. I call this joint hearing of the readiness and subcommittees of the House Armed Services together. I would like to honor the 17 sailors lossed in the uss fitzgerald. And also the ten uss john s. Mccain sailors. Each one of them is so special to every person here. Over the course of the past six months, our subcommittees have met with Navy Leadership to understand the causeative factos that have resulted in the death of 17 sailors. Our men remain confident that our navy remains the most powerful in the world. However, the navy is not alone in responsibility. As secretary james mattis stated in august, it creates unpredictability and makes us rigid. We can not deal with new and revealing threats. We know our enemies are not standing still, end of quote. Passing another temporary measure compounds the negative impacts for our military. Some of those impacts are highlighted by the demanding training and certification gaps necessitated by increased operational demand. Speake
Host im not a big reader brought by her book. I found it to be inspiring, informative and inspiring. Im just wondering if you could tell me the way that i was touched by your book if there is something that did a similar thing to you they got you on the track from your wayward life. Guest i guess we i will start to answer your question further back in that is when i was a kid growing up i was the opposite kid you expect to become an astronaut because it wasnt a good student and i couldnt Pay Attention in class, absolutely impossible for me to do that and i was a kid in the back of the room looking out the window or looking at the clock trying to will it run faster and i did that more than anything else. I went to college because it was expected of me to go to college and i still struggle there and one day i was walking across the school campus, the College Campus and i happen to go to the bookstore by gum or something, not a book, it wasnt a big reader europe i thought this book on the
Recognition between the parties. All time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue past 11 50 a. M. Each member other than the majority and minority leaders majority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. Poe, for five minutes. Mr. Poe thank you, mr. Speaker. Graduating from high school and going to college is an important goal for many, Many American teenagers. College offers the promise of an education, new friends, new experiences. And when parents drop their children off at their new dorms, they are trusting those universities with the wellbeing of their kids. The dark reality is in many cases this trust is woefully misplaced. Mr. Speaker, approximately one in five women are sexually assaulted in college. Thats one out of every five of our daughters, sisters and friends. This shocking statistic would lead most people to assume that colleges have extensive protection to support those peopl
On the Home Mortgage deduction and its benefits for high income households. Conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. It is monday, october 23, 2017. The house of representatives returns today at noon for the morning hour and 2 00 p. M. For legislative business. The senate is in session today. We will spend our opening session today hearing from you about your trust and confidence in the nations major institutions, including the three branches of government dont schools, unions, the military, police, and others. We want to know which institutions you trust now and why. Give us a call. Republicans 202 7488001. Democrats 202 7488000. Independents 202 7488002. You can also catch up with us on social media. Wj, ander at cspan facebook. Com. What u. S. Institutions do you trust . That is our question for the first hour. You can start calling now. We show you a recent Gallup Survey report on american confidence in u. S. Institutions, noting american
The subcommittee will come to order. Our minds are elsewhere because of what happened at the baseball practice field menn of one to once again mention those two Brave Police Officers ever injured with a member and former member of the staff so we do not forget them and we wish there full recovery. Still with that be welcome secretary chao with fiscal year 2018 budget secretary chao comes to this position with frankly one of the most to impressive records of Public Service having served as chair as the Maritime Commission the department of transportation director of the peace corps not to mention in leadership positions in the private sector and not for profit you have large and complex organizations were fortunate to have somebody of your expertise and experience and knowledge facing deity as we face some challenges but nobody is more prepared than we have agreed to come back to Public Service has to always have. I work look forward to working with you to maintain the safety of our Tra