Democracy. Watch video on demand any time online at cspan. Org. And try our points of interest feature, a timeline tool that uses markers to quickly guide you to news worthy and interesting highlights of our coverage. Use points of interest any time online at cspan. Org. Michael cn official at the Government Accountability office, testifies on his agencys review of now Michael Clements testifies on his agencys review of the Signature Bank and Silicon Valley bank collapses. This runs about 90 minutes. Without objection, all members will have five legislative days to submit extraneous materials to the chair for inclusion in the record. I would like to take five minute heres for mr. Huizenga i would like to take five minute heres far brief opening state. Congressional oversight is a Constitutional Authority used to maintain the well being of our system of government. This is a lesson i learned from my fellow congress sorry surt the timer going. There we go. This lesson of oversight was so
36 with new fatalities reported today in napa, mendocino and sonoma counties. 19 people have been killed in the tubbs fire alone which is now the third deadliest fire in california history behind the Oakland Hills firestorm in 1991 and the Griffith Park fire in los angeles in the 1930s. Hundreds of people are still missing in Sonoma County. Authorities are looking for 235 people. At least 5700 structures now have been burned down including 5 of the housing in santa rosa. We do have some good news on containment figures. Check out the atlas fire in napa and solano counties. Containment on that jumped from 27 to 45 . Significant increase. Containment on the tubbs fire grew from 25 to 44 . But the fire grew by about 500 acres. The pocket fire in Sonoma County grew by about a thousand acres to 10,000 acres burning now and included into one and have 10 containment. Up in mendocino county, the Redwood Potter fires containment is at about 20 . And the sulfur fire in lake county is holding at
I moved into the army job last year is that the army has cut, to protect force structure, cut that procurement budget pretty substantially. And so that where you go for one, youve got that threelegged stool of the people, the equipment and the training that you do. And to you have to one of those other leg ares will need additional force structure for the recommendation. [inaudible] part of what we, i think when people first hear about strategy, their minds always wander to the air force and the navy. And whether or areas for the army, robotics, autonomy, different types of issue people dont necessarily need right away. Lucky for us bob bork gets back, got that right away. But there are tremendous opportunities and ways we can enhance capability for soldiers. If i can just ask one last question, mr. Secretary. You look for fulfilling the responsibilities, for young people, young women and men, their parents, families. They consider military service. What would you tell them why they ou