Thats some familiar faces in the audience and even as i look across all ways. Were out this weekend at the Reagan National defense forum, and for those of you in the audience who might not have been there or had the chance to see the live version on television, which if you were watching it issue suggest you find a life because it was a beautiful saturday. You should not have been inside watching television. But it was very interesting, and timely topics. I want to thank you all for asking me to come and address this ensearly mean it august group. I saw the honorable bob work on the way and he was smiling. Great to see all of you. Its Interesting Times that were living in, as the chinese Fortune Cookie says, but id like to kind of address with this group who i know in looking here you have been enduring endorsers of National Security and forceful advocates for a strong Navy Marine Corps team, and i would dont address my thoughts on how were going to take this institution going forward.
Tonight on going to conference with the u. S. Senate. Live coverage of the house now on cspan. 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. December 4, 2017. I hereby appoint the honorable Bradley Byrne to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, paul d. Ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. God of wisdom, we give you thanks for giving us another day. The great compromise, Benjamin Franklin addressed the constitutional convention. We indeed seem to feel our the want of political wisdom since we have been running about in search of it. In this situation of this assembly, groping as it were in the dark to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us. Have we now forgotten our powerful friend . Lord, you are the
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. I welcome all our attendees. We have several members. Several uniformed members which is always good to see. Several people from the foreign court, distinguished guests. I would like to acknowledge first hour sponsors. From Lockheed Martin we are by retired navy captain robbie harris. Textron systems is represented here. We have a stellar program. We have refreshments next door. Take advantage of that. Our speakers will allow for questions today. Attentiveybody to be to the idea that we use the microphones. That we useant those so people can hear your questions, and also for the people beaming in can hear your questions which is important. I thank you for that. I ask that you get to your question because we have a lot of folks here today. It is my honor to introduced our first speaker, our keynote speake
[applause] and why we read all this weekend that the Reagan National Defense Forum for those of you in the audience if you had a chance to see on television if you were watching it a suggest you shouldnt have a life you should be inside watching television. [laughter] with those timely topics thanks for asking me to come to address this group. And with that 4,000pound knapsack on his back he was smiling happily. There are Interesting Times we are living in with a chinese fortune cookie. And to those that you can into were the endorsers of National Security and forceful advocates for a strong Navy Marine Corps team. And to address my thoughts on how we take this institution Going Forward to have an update right now is starting to be a good weekend the pentagon which doesnt mean that will stay on the same trajectory but certainly is a nice day today because this war in the new undersecretary of the navy. Tomorrow i can swear in the assistant secretary and we are making a frame that will