Committee on the future of the u. S. Armed forces and recommendations to improve the services. Including cost savings and efficiencies, incentivizing and managing the civilian work force. [ gavel ] committee will come to order. This week, the committee will hold two hearings that focus on the two major pillars of our agenda. Tomorrow well hear from the Service Chiefs on repairing and rebuilding our military. Today, however, well concentrate on the other pillar, which is defense reform. Weve done a lot of reform over the past two years, that includes acquisition reform, a new military retirement system, major changes in military health care, commissary reform, a rewrite of the uniform code of military justice as well as significant organizational reform. While a lot has been done, however, a lot more needs to be done. If world around us is simply moving too fast for us to sit still and assume that the organizations and processes of the past will suffice for today and especially for tomo
This debate from los angeles is about an hour and a half. Bernard shaw on behalf of the commission on president ial debates, i am pleased to welcome you to the second president ial debate. I am bernard shaw of cnn, cable news network. My colleagues on the panel are ann compton of abc news, Margaret Warner of newsweek magazine, and Andrea Mitchell of nbc news. The candidates are Vice President george bush, the republican nominee, and governor Michael Dukakis, the democratic nominee. [applause] bernard for the next 90 minutes we will be questioning the candidates following a format designed and agreed to by representatives of the two campaigns. However, there are no restrictions on the questions that my colleagues and i can ask this evening, and the candidates have no prior knowledge of our questions. By agreement between the candidates, the first question goes to governor dukakis. You have two minutes to respond. Governor, if Kitty Dukakis were raped and murdered, would you favor an irr
This debate from los angeles is about an hour and a half. Bernard shaw on behalf of the commission on president ial debates, i am pleased to welcome you to the second president ial debate. I am bernard shaw of cnn, cable news network. My colleagues on the panel are ann compton of abc news, Margaret Warner of newsweek magazine, and Andrea Mitchell of nbc news. The candidates are Vice President george bush, the republican nominee, and governor Michael Dukakis, the democratic nominee. [applause] bernard for the next 90 minutes we will be questioning the candidates following a format designed and agreed to by representatives of the two campaigns. However, there are no restrictions on the questions that my colleagues and i can ask this evening, and the candidates have no prior knowledge of our questions. By agreement between the candidates, the first question goes to governor dukakis. You have two minutes to respond. Governor, if Kitty Dukakis were raped and murdered, would you favor an irr
This debate from los angeles is about an hour and a half. Bernard shaw on behalf of the commission on president ial debates, i am pleased to welcome you to the second president ial debate. I am bernard shaw of cnn, cable news network. My colleagues on the panel are ann compton of abc news, Margaret Warner of newsweek magazine, and Andrea Mitchell of nbc news. The candidates are Vice President george bush, the republican nominee, and governor michael dukakis, the democratic nominee. [applause] bernard for the next 90 minutes we will be questioning the candidates following a format designed and agreed to by representatives of the two campaigns. However, there are no restrictions on the questions that my colleagues and i can ask this evening, and the candidates have no prior knowledge of our questions. By agreement between the candidates, the first question goes to governor dukakis. You have two minutes to respond. Governor, if Kitty Dukakis were raped and murdered, would you favor an irr
Needs to be made and america and americans decide not just whats happening in this country we are the strongest and most powerful free society on earth. When you make that judgment, youre deciding not only the future of our nation in a very profound respect youre providing the future. Deciding the future of the world. We need to move on. Its time for america to find new leadership. Please join me in this cause to move most confidently and with a sense of assurance and command to build the blessed future of our nation. President reagan. Heres my thanks to the panelists and moderator and to the people of kansas city for their harm hospitality and greeting. I think the American People tonight have much to be grateful for. An economic recovery that has become expansion. Freedom and most of all, we are at peace. I am grateful for the chance to reaffirm my commitment to reduce Nuclear Weapons and one day to he eliminate them entirely. The question before you comes down to this. Do you want t