Committee what this is just under two hours. [inaudible] good morning. Testimony from gregory and commander north American Aerospace temp command and richardson. Evacuate nonessential personnel. This involves both of your commands to various degrees and resources in support to respond. National security as principal command. The first priorities outlined in the National Defense strategy is defending the homeland, thats posed by the people china. As we see threats from other competitors, unconfident the common defense evolved. The defense policy guidance this challenge and when asked for an update and how it will transform the department from of the urgency estimates over the past year with the chinese surveillance balloons and other unidentified phenomena in this case. These events raise concerns they may have an awareness and it must be secured to protect citizens technologies to provide protection. Id be no caps and what additional tools and resources are needed to overcome them. The
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The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. May 15, 2024. I hereby appoint the honorable keith self to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, mike johnson, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 9, 2024, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with time equally allocated between the parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes, but there no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from pennsylvania, ms. Dean, for five minutes. Ms. Dean mr. Speaker, National Womens health week empowers women and girls to prioritize their unique health journey
Command of Northern Command and commander of north American Aerospace defense command. We congratulate both of you on your nominations. We thank you for your decades of distinguished service to our nation and for your willingness to serve once again. Of course, we know today would not be possible without the support and sacrifice of your family and friends. Some of whom are with us this morning. As is our tradition, we hope you will take the opportunity to introduce your family joining you today. General scaparrotti, you seek to lead a command very different from the one your predecessor, general breedlove, inherited just three years ago. When Vladimir Putin invaded ukraine and annexed crimea, dismembering a sovereign nation in the heart of europe for the first time in seven decades, general breedlove led with clarity and purpose. He pushed ucom and nato to address the strategic reality we face in europe. That will be the urgent and unfinished task left to you, general scaparrotti, if
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