John the program is entitled the origins of the militaryindustrial complex and features dr. Daniel ellis, who is this years staff fellow, a prestigious position. He has been using items to investigate the origins of the militaryindustrial complex through wartime and immediate postwar, meaning postworld war ii, evolution between Scientific Research, industry and National Defense. Dan has advised congress on defense issues. I was a colleague of his at crs for several years. Dan did things in connection with things i knew, a whole range of things, defense production act, appropriations, military construction, and he does many more things at crs. He holds a phd in Political Science from George Washington university. And at crs, as many of you know, he is the author of many reports on defense, trade and security. , this project is the latest example of the work undertaken by staff fellows showcasing their knowledge and passion of their areas of expertise. This is funded by a gift left by th
Fellow, a prestigious position. He has been using items to investigate the origins of the militaryindustrial complex through wartime and immediate postwar, meaning postworld war ii, evolution between Scientific Research, industry and National Defense. Advised congress on defense issues. I was a colleague of his at crs for several years, he did things in connection with things i knew, a whole range of things, defense production act, appropriations, and he does many more things at crs. Degree in Political Science from George Washington university, and as many of you know, he is the author of numerous reports on defense, trade and security. This project is the latest example of the work undertaken by staff fellows showcasing their knowledge and passion of their areas of expertise. Gift left byd by a the late john w kluge. Nearly 100 scholars passed through the center each year. It is our honor to have dan with us the bulk of the last year. Please join me in welcoming dan. [applause] danie
Each year. We are thrilled francine could join us on the simulcast because we actually got lucky with what has happened with the scheduling. In france, with some shockingly weak Economic Data. Francine this is pmi. What a delight to be spending four or five hours together. I think they are trying to see who breaks first. My money, i dont know if it is on me are you, actually. We will see after the second hour of the simulcast. France coming out with pmis that were pretty terrible, and that has taken the market by surprise in europe. There was that and germany. Both leaders saying they are hoping not to go into full lockdown again. I know you are also watching the u. S. Postmaster general testifying to the senate. It has really captured the. Magination of europeans tom weve got to postmaster general testifying today, and the huge backstory is do they fold the post Office System challenges into further stimulus. Jeanne zaino made it very clear it is to mr. Trumps benefit to have that dea
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As the coronavirus continues to spread. The comments came during a Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing regarding the european and transportation commands fiscal year 2021 Defense Authorization request. Watch tonight beginning at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan3. Earlier today, republican representatives jim jordan and mark meadows spoke at the annual conservative Political Action conference with American Conservative Union chair mat sclap about the upcoming election and the impeachment process against president trump. C papac is waking up. We started earlier this year. You know why . Because theyve been torturing us for three and a half years. Did you get tortured a little bit over the last three and a half years, congressman meadows . Reporter alittle bit. But hey, were fully engaged here this morning, are we not . Are you ready to reelect donald j. Trump as the president in november . [ applause ] i think this is the first time that im ever to the right of jim jordan. Its to their le