National security and law road wrote an article that is truly intriguing and you will all agree. It is worthy of serious discussion. It is called the power to wage war successfully. It touched on many things that we at the society are interested in. First and foremost, it centered on a truly historic figure that sadly, few of us know much about anymore and has basically been lost to time. I dont like that phrase but it has been lost to time. It is the extraordinary Charles Evans hughs. Mr. Hughes had what anyone would say is an Extraordinary Public Service career. It was unparalleled by most measures. He served as the governor of new york state from 19071910 and was named to the Supreme Court by William Howard taft. Four years into that term, he republicane nomination for president and narrowly lost the Electoral College to what was then president wilson. It was 4000 votes in california. In 1921, president Lauren Harding president Warren Harding named hughs the secretary of state and a
1. 5 billion to 2 billion. So i would ask all of my colleagues and friends who are afraid, oh, this is a new tax, this is a treatment center. This is a way to get people clean again, and this is what we are asking people to sign onto. I will guarantee you there wont be one family, democrat or republican, that would vote against you if you can help save their child and a place for them to go to get clean. This is so important. I want to thank you, mr. President , for allowing me to speak today and taking the time to read this letter and allowing us to share this letter with so many people because it is personal. You can now put a face, you can put a story, you can put a family behind it, and thats what we all should be doing. Its no longer a silent killer. Its still a killer. People are speaking out. They are asking for help. That help comes from right here in the halls of the senate and the halls of the congress. We can make a difference in america and save a whole generation. Thank yo
Hose who against who it has illintent. So the South Koreans have suffered from this. Now to see them move forward and expand this Nuclear Weapons program. Each new launch brings them closer. They say they can hit the west coast of the United States. Theyre claiming they will be able to hit the entire u. S. With their icbm program. These placards that you see and these posters actually show their missiles coming down on the United States. And so at this point, i think it is critical and our colleagues mountain senate feel the same way and i want to thank our Senate Colleagues for building upon the house bill which eliot engel and i have authored, and i also appreciate the cooperation of the bipartisan house leadership to ensure this bills quick scheduling. Its just back from the senate. In the wake of north koreas Fourth Nuclear test and its recent missile launch, many of our allies also are trying to tighten the screws now on that regime in order to slow its capability to deliver this
I want to make sure that we have the opportunity to recognize them this morning. Yes. Ms. Bordallo would you kindly stand up, please . Chairman wittman i knew it. [laughter] chairman wittman i knew it, i knew it. Fantastic. She always does, she only does. Good morning. I want to think all of you for being here for the readiness hearing on the 2017 budget requests and readiness posture. This is the first of four hearings, and in december and january the services testified on increase readiness risks. Heg how the air force budget request enables a readiness Recovery Plan and where we continue to take risk. Welcome all of our experts. This morning we have with this general david goldfein, within a general john raymond, then a general Lieutenant General john cooper. Thank you all for testifying today. We look forward to your thoughts and insights on these important issues. The purpose of this hearing for the committee to receive clarification on air force choices for its budget request. Fu
About if that would be money well spent. Abc 9s bria bell tells us why local police say they need a little more help on the streets. Bria jenna, during this weeks City Council Budget meeting, Sioux City Police chief doug young asked to add two additional positions to the departments traffic team. Council members will now have to decide if there is room in the budget for more officers to be on payroll. Officers are just getting pulled thinner and thinner and thinner, says sheehan. On wednesday, City Council Members deliberated how the citys budget will be spent. Sioux city police chief doug young took the opportunity to request two more positions for the departments traffic unit, causing a divide amongst Council Members. Officer sheehan says he supports the cheif because the current lack of officers is taking a toll on the boys in blue. There are alot of shifts that have to be back filled because theyre short shifted and so they have to hire back and pay someone for overtime to come in