One of the Top Priorities we have is presence. You wont see a Budget Reduction in our forward presence. Japan, singapore and guam will continue to increase. We are increasing the forces in the european command as we look at how were going to deploy in the future. Strictly for the reason you stated with the instability in the africom and the ucom region. Its not dramatic, but it is there. So the asia pacific wont take a hit from the sequestration and our european presence will not take a hit from sequestration. Those will take place elsewhere . Those forces forward wont be as dramatic. As you know ive been worrying about afghanistan. General dempsey told our committee theres a terrorist network that stretches from afghanistan to nigeria. He went onto say i think afghanistan is and will remain an anchor point for that pressure. Do you agree with that. I think a plat form for which the United States can protect its swres is absolutely correct. Am i right to worry ant those are based on mo
Deployment program to get the numbers back for the Third Marine Expeditionary force to what they should be. Second, the reposture of forces. Relieving some of the pressure and oak at our and rebuilding forces in guam. And the forces in australia. Several pieces. Guam australia, and forces going to japan, and some forces going to hawaii. We are Getting Started with that this year. In the budget 2016 theres a Training Range in guam that is a precondition to bring forces. We will bring 5000 forces to guam, eventually. We are rotating the spring another force of 1000 in australia with plans to bring it up to 2500. In terms of issues you should be concerned about, one is the progress for the replacement facility in japan. That will be critical. We have to have deficit does the facility to leave our current air station and to make the redeployment to guam. To properly support the marines in the area. The other piece is lift. We will better support the Combatant Commanders daytoday requiremen
The presiding officer the senator from ohio. Mr. Brown thank you, mr. President. I ask unanimous consent to dispense with the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Brown and ask for unanimous consent also to speak for up to ten minutes as if in in morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Brown thank you. Earlier this afternoon, mr. President , i appeared with senator blunt, my republican friend from missouri, in front of senator rockefellers Commerce Committee to talk about our Bipartisan Legislation with manufacturing hubs that would promote new technologies to make our country a leader. Let me illustrate by this, mr. President. Along the ohio turnpike from toledo to lorain to cleveland to sort of akron to youngstown, much of the Auto Industry grew up along that turnpike from glass that would go for wields in windshields in toledo, steel in lorain and cleveland for the fenders and thehoods in much of the car to rubber in akron for tires, the w
Inauguration to triple 8, triple 7 when youre out this morning. So keep that in mind as well. That should be another good way to find out information. How to enter the National Mall, constitution avenue at 7th, 9th and 12th. Independence avenue at 7th and 12th. Metro opened at 4 00 theyre open till 2 00 tomorrow morning. These stations are closed. Smithsonian, archives and Mount Vernon Square and only if youre an inauguration Ticket Holder can you get off at union station, judiciary square, Capitol South and federal center. There will be Security Check points there as well, by the way. Lets go outside and show you what it looks like. At the 14th street bridge, right now its open but its 5 30, 14th street bridge will be diverted on to the southeast southwest freeway. Northbound 395 hov is closed at 9 00 a. M. More information coming up for you once again in a few minutes. Mike and andrea . Thank you, monika. Today well enjoy the inaugural motorcade, the swearing in ceremony and public s
Cause prices to go up even higher. Weve already seen what happens. We should be able to figure out what happens if you do more of it without a plan. You know, what the administration wants to do here, it doesnt have to be painful. Transitioning from fossil fuels over a period of time doesnt have to be a painful thing. You just have to have a replacement in mind. You have to understand the economic consequences and understand if your time frame is right there are no economic consequences. Fossil fuels accounted for just over 60 of the electricity generated in the United States last year. Nuclear power generated nearly 20 of the electricity. Wind 9 of hydropower 6 . Solar power, about 3 . And when you dedicate yourself to eliminating 60 of the electricity generated in the country, youve got to expect that bad things are going to happen, and they are. Were seeing what happened with the reliability challenges in california. Leading the way in this transition, but last summer the state was