Good morning. This hearing of the subcommittee on readiness and management will come to order. Subcommittee meets today to receive testimony from undersecretary defense for acquisition and sustainment, ellen lord concerning supply chain integrity fourth apartment of defense in the United States. Since her initial confirmation as the under secretary of defense secretary lord has oversensitive give acquisition reform at the department of defense and i am sure we will talk about some of that today. As the u. S. National armament director she has traveled to see the u. S. Throughout the u. S. And the to see our allies and partners with regards to the development and Manufacturing Activities around the world and unfortunately has seen how reliant the u. S. Defense Industrial Base chain has become particularly as it relates to china. With the rise of china and Great Power Competition and the Global Pandemic the vulnerabilities and gaps in our supply chain particularly as it relates to the Na
Subcommittee meets today to receive testimony from under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, ellen lord, concerning supply chain integrity for the department of defense in the United States. Since our her initial confirman as the undersecretary of defense, secretary lord has overseen significant acquisition reform at the department of defense, and a chill well talk about some of that today. As the u. S. National armaments director she has traveled to see the u. S. , throughout the u. S. And to see our allies and partners with regard to the development and Manufacturing Activities around the world, and, unfortunately, has seen firsthand just how reliant the u. S. Defense Industrial Base chain has become come to class relates to china. With the rise of china and Great Power Competition of the global covid19 pandemic, the vulnerabilities and gaps in our supply chains particularly as relates to National Security have taken on a new urgency. What you think Ranking Member k
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The latest on where things stand on capitol hill. Good evening, mike. At this critical stage all our reading body language and hanging on every word from undecided senators. Emotions are clearly running high ahead of a critical vote, make or break vote on the senate store. Dueling activists converge on capitol hill. While on the other side, critics are calling on senators to cancel kavanaugh. I am angry, and i own it. But Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell said lawmakers will not be intimidated. Its a senate thats on trial here mr. President , can we be scared with all of these people are rampaging through the halls . Senators in the mic and a handful of authorized staffers have been moving in and out to identify the supplemental report on kavanaugh, and Judiciary Committee say they must now settle. We are dealing with the Demolition Derby and they just about destroyed a good person. Democrats argue the fbi review was incomplete and suggested they didnt completely exonerate kavanau