The level of the attention in both houses of congress and id like to see what your responses. Congressman the unit as an air force reserve will be leaving. The intent is to take this c130 j. s and put them in little rock arkansas. General jackson would tell you there is a problem with recruiting in that area in his reserve unit. He would also tell you is this it before every decision we are making right now hurts. They have to did downsize as well. This move would save them 23 million a year. It would save them about 600 oddities because of the wing that leaves. It allows them to save a 10 milliondollar a year air Service Support agreement. The active air force component would leave the air Mobility Operations Group there to run the green ramp to schedule and oversee the airlift that comes in today to help do a lot of the training for the second airborne. A higher percentage of the training is done by aircraft that come in to support the second airborne as opposed to just the airplanes
Discussion we have had about setting half of our programs because that is all we can afford. Madame secretary, the fiscal 2014 private the air force for modifying the avionics modernization program. Are you aware of that . I am. Are you aware that congress has appropriated funds for amp, not just authorize but appropriated funds in fiscal year 2012 . Yes, i was. Year 2014 andl 2013 . Yes. These funds are not being obligated. We are authorizing, preventing the programs for being canceled, and we are programming the funds and in each case there not being obligated. Do you see this as the way the air force is making an attempt to go around clear congressional intent and goal round the law as and go around the law . Of not being obligated is what is new to me. My understanding about the amp program is that it is a Major Program as you pointed out. The problem is affordability. , ido have funded in fy15 portion that would go to the airspace compliance. Our position has changed due to afford
Yesterdays New York Times had a 5,000word story with a front page headline crossing the line trumps private conduct with women. And the times emailed a news alert donald trump has repeatedly unnerved women in private encounters over 40 years. Here is the thing, New York Times, im not saying that donald trump objectifying women for 40 years isnt a story, its been a story for 40 years. The special report . Not that special. Generally speaking the banner headline on the front page is
like reserved for a headline. Good morning, tuesday may 17th. Willie geist. Joe and mika will be with us shortly. We have nicole wallace, msnbc contributor Mike Barnacle, and mike halperin. It was a honor to serve alongside mr. Halperin. And you hear from professor after the university of Michigan School of Public Policy harold ford jr. And in washington anchor for world news america except im in boston. Like washington a little farther north. Yeah. Lets talk about why you were up there. Joe and mika honored