Subcommittee meets today to receive testimony from under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, ellen lord, concerning supply chain integrity for the department of defense in the United States. Since our her initial confirman as the undersecretary of defense, secretary lord has overseen significant acquisition reform at the department of defense, and a chill well talk about some of that today. As the u. S. National armaments director she has traveled to see the u. S. , throughout the u. S. And to see our allies and partners with regard to the development and Manufacturing Activities around the world, and, unfortunately, has seen firsthand just how reliant the u. S. Defense Industrial Base chain has become come to class relates to china. With the rise of china and Great Power Competition of the global covid19 pandemic, the vulnerabilities and gaps in our supply chains particularly as relates to National Security have taken on a new urgency. What you think Ranking Member k
Duration and a closing statement of approximately three minutesa™ three minutes duration. In between the candidates will answer, or comment upon answers to questions put by a panel of correspondents. The subject matter has been agreed will be restricted to internal or domestic american matters. For the first Opening Statement, by senator john f. Kennedy. Kennedy mr. Smith, mr. Nixon. In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln said the question was whether this nation could exist have slave or have furry. Or half free. In the election of 1960, and with the world around us, the question is whether the world will exist halfslave or halffree, whether it will move in the direction of freedom, in the direction of the road that we are taking, or whether it will move in the direction of slavery. I think it will depend in great measure upon what we do here in the United States, on the kind of society that we build, on the kind of strength that we maintain. We discuss tonight domestic issues, bu
Potential rules to next congress which begins in january with members elected in knost elections. Live coverage on cspan3. Regard also of who covers Congress Next year, i think we can all agree that the integrity means listening to all members like well be doing here today. We took a similarly collaborative approach with the rules package for this congress. Im proud to say the first bipartisan vote on a rules package in decades. That didnt just happen, it took time a lot of conversation and a situation to acknowledge that no party has a monopoly and good ideas. Im proud of what we created together and with the consensus calendar to expedite ideas, with support, the Diversity Office to get the congress to look more like the real world and ideas from both sides to get this place functioning better. And although we were already holding these hearings in committee, we also required that other committees hold them, too, so that all members had a chance to meet across the congress. Hopefully
Coming up. The future of the Supreme Court hangs in the balance the death of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg sparking political debate plus her friendship with Antonin Scalia coming up and Kayleigh Mcenany is here and eugene will join me at 8 a. M. Eastern. Mornings with maria is live right now this monday morning. Global markets this morning under selling pressure underway this morning, the down 207 points and cac down 153 and dax in germany down 400 points. 402 loir concerns of growing about u. K. Economy and it is going to go into a second lockdown over the coronavirus cases as they rise. People in the u. K. Who violate selfisolation rules face fines now of up to 13,000. In asia overnight decline acrossed board there as we also on heels of three straight weeks of decline in the u. S. , as you can see japan is closed for a holiday, but the worst performer in hong kong hang seng index down beaters than 2 . Hang seng down 2. As hsb shares slide to a 25year low. Weve got the news on bank th
At home and abroad, medical care for seniors, and the economy. Jfk defeated mr. Nixon in a close general election with less than 1 of the popular vote separating the two. The hourlong debate, the first of four in the fall of 1960, took place in chicago. Good evening. The television are proud to provide a discussion of issues in the current Political Campaign by the two major candidates for the presidency. The candidates need no introduction. The republican candidate, Vice President richard nixon, and the democratic candidate senator john f. Kennedy. According to rules set by the candidates themselves, each man shall make an Opening Statement of approximately eight minutes duration and a closing statement of approximately three minutes. In between, the candidates will answer or comment upon answers to questions by a panel of correspondence. In this the first discussion of the series of four joint appearances, the subject matter has been agreed, will be restricted to internal or domestic