You will fall asleep annual Pay Attention for the controversial things so the chairman is a native oregonian coming in a covered wagon to serve in both houses and in 1998 and they lived in hood river with her son anthony. Where he racked up the larger majority and has been chair of the House Energy Commerce with limited jurisdiction since 2016. But there are a few numbers and letters that are important as an amateur radio license. So lets jump right in with the new cycle one of which has to do with the National Security council. The next Generation Network with private risk capital should be nationalized. Owned and operated by the federal government. I dont know if you want to think about that a little longer . [laughter]. So we can expand and be the center for innovation and increased conductivity. When i wrote about this issue yesterday when it broke, the first thing that came to mind obviously we care about the security of their networks, but the first thing that came to my mind is
House Armed Services Committee Chair mac thorn perry sat down to talk about military ready did iness and defense spending. Interviewed by the Brookings Institution Michael Ohanlon. This is an hour. Good morning, everyone and welcome to brookings. Im Michael Ohanlon in the Foreign Policy program. As you know i have the privilege and honor welcoming back to brookings, congressman mac thornberry, from texas to does defense policy, matters, many subjects up the sun. The chairman of the Armed Services committee. First texan have that role. His family goes back to ranching in the 13th district to 18811. Wonder what he is doing in rain any washington dealing with federal budget when he could be back home dealing with texas springtime. Were grateful for your service. Were grateful for you being here today. It is a momentous time in american Foreign Policy and defense policy well get quickly to matters of the Defense Budget, defense spending where the entire debate may go with tomorrows release
[inaudible conversations] committee will come to order. Good morning, everybody. Thank you for being with the committee for todays oversight hearing entitled combating the crisis evaluating efforts to prevent veteran suicide. As the hearing title suggests, we are here this morning to discuss the ongoing veteran suicide crisis that, according to the latest Data Available from the department of Veterans Affairs, finds 22 veterans a day dying at their own hands. Im disappointed that the v. A. Was not able to release updated veteran suicide statistics at this time for this hearing. I understand that the center for Disease Control finally provided National Data to v. A. In the middle of march. Considering the critical interest in updated veteran suicide data, i cant emphasize enough the need for v. A. To pursue their analysis with a sense of urgency. Its my fervent hope that the new data will show a reduction in the rate of veteran suicides as a result of the investments we have made in v.
[inaudible conversations] committee will come to order. Good morning, everybody. Thank you for being with the committee for todays oversight hearing entitled combating the crisis evaluating efforts to prevent veteran suicide. As the hearing title suggests, we are here this morning to discuss the ongoing veteran suicide crisis that, according to the latest Data Available from the department of Veterans Affairs, finds 22 veterans a day dying at their own hands. Im disappointed that the v. A. Was not able to release updated veteran suicide statistics at this time for this hearing. I understand that the center for Disease Control finally provided National Data to v. A. In the middle of march. Considering the critical interest in updated veteran suicide data, i cant emphasize enough the need for v. A. To pursue their analysis with a sense of urgency. Its my fervent hope that the new data will show a reduction in the rate of veteran suicides as a result of the investments we have made in v.
Literal rejoicing that we had achieved a consensus in a complex area that affected so many millions of americans families. And brought some stability to elementary and secondary education policies. So i am hopeful that after the regulations are finally done, that well still feel the same way. In that spirit, let me continue the conversation you and i were having. I only have five minutes. So i want to get in two or three questions. When we wrote the law, we envisioned that states would have time to plan for the transition to the law. Youve heard and weve heard some states say that your proposed regulation, a account doesnt permit a state to do this. Let me ask you if what im about to describe would be an appropriate timeline for a state in your view. That states would develop and implement their new accountability systems during the school year that begins in 2017 and 2018. Thats next year. That means theyd be collecting data in that year. Then in the following year, 201819, they would