Id like to call this hearing to order. Id like to welcome our witness today, john demeares, president trumps nominee to be the next assistant attorney general for National Security at the United States department of justice. John, congratulations on your nomination. Mr. Burr id like to start by roigs the family that youve brought here with you. I understand your wife is here, as well as your children, elizabeth and matthew. Your sister also. In a statement for the record, john speaks strongly about the support each of you have provided him over the years. I know from personal experience just how important a supportive family is and to each of you, i thank you for the sacrifices you make. Our goal in conducting this hearing is to enable the committee to consider the nom nation nominees qualifications and to allow for thoughtful deliberation by committee members. Mr. Determines has provided demers has provided substantive written responses to over 30 questions submitted by the committee
Those online. Welcome to the mission to mars summit. Earth is not the center of the universe. Now, you either smile at me or smirk at me after saying this to please realize that it has only been a known and establish fact for over 400 years. Copernicusnicholas aoved it beyond a shadow of doubt. Humans can fly, that is a truth that has been with us for only over a century. Humans can walk on the moon, again only less than half a century a truth to us. Considering our time on the planet, these are short times to know these things. 16 years fromis now, a small crew of six women and men will be in route to mars. Yearsabout it, only 16 from now that can be true, too. ,ut if we want that to happen we today will have to ensure we keep track with our human mars program. Looking at you, my audience, i know i am looking at the experts that can make this happen. As you truly are the best and the brightest in all fields we need to send humans to mars. Lets show our resolve. Lets keep building the
And so the risk of almost all of the flash point issues is whether or not we can manage them without them being politicized. There is probably some kind of wiggle room to address some concerns that are outstanding related to the agreement. I think in a way the bigger issues, they are looking at them from different perspectives. The koreans havent caught up to the idea that for trump the only thing that matters is the merchandise trade balance. That is a contested view. I think even within the u. S. And probably it is going to take some effort to absorb that and try to figure out how to respond to that. They will need some time to put together a strategy on that i think. Yeah. I think a lot of it is the intent and the messaging. You can say maybe there is a mechanism for doing that. Some things didnt work out as well as you wanted to. You can say why dont we gret the folks together and youre willing to walk away from it. If its negotiating it may be counter productive coming in with gun
Nominations of the Principal Deputy under secretary of defense for intelligence, robert karen to be assistant secretary of defense for new National Security affairs and kenneth to be assistant secretary of defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security. I note the presence of several of our colleagues including our distinguished majority leader who is here as well. Representative barbara comstock. If it is agreeable to our colleagues, we would like senator mcconnell to make an introduction, it is a heavy busy schedule. Welcome, senator mcconnell. Senator reid, members of the committee, i am proud to be here today to introduce robert karen, a very experienced and wellqualified nominee to serve as next assistant secretary of defense in National Security affairs. This committee will find an individual who worked to prepare himself to address major challenges facing our country. Because of his razorsharp intelligence and diligence, robert, a native of lexington, kentucky, rapidly moved u
Gn morning. The Senate Armed Services Committee Meets today to consider the nominations of kari binge again to be principal under secretary of defense for intelligence, robert care ren to be International Secretary of defense for International Security affairs and Kenneth Rapuano to be the assistant secretary of defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security. I note the presence of several of our a couple of our colleagues here, including our distinguished majority leader who is here as well as represented by ra comstock and so if its akrieg to my colleagues, wed like senator mcconnell to make an introduction. I know he has a very heavy, busy schedule. Welcome, senator mcconnell. Thank you, chairman mccain. Senator reed, members of the committee. Exceedingly proud to be here today to introduce robert story care recommend and a very qualified person to be here for this position. Through hearing you will find and individual who has worked to address some of the major challenges confron