The subcommittee on defense appropriations to the United States senate will come to order. Today we are receiving an update on military readiness and Defense Budget matters we are pleased to welcome to the committee the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Fiscal year 2017 department of defense appropriations agreement i look forward to completing the work of that bill in the coming weeks. We are well into the fiscal year and members of the subcommittee understand that legislation as we complete our work of the 2017 appropriation agreement, we also recognize request for additional appropriations fiscal year 2017 that has been submitted to congress. We welcome comments from the panel as well as the submission on 2018. Did is an honor judge the secretary of defense before us with his first appearance as secretary. I am pleased to welcome back to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff before the committee. With the forward to hearing more about your prior
Dunford testify before the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee on military readiness in the upcoming fiscal years budget. This is one hour and 45 minutes. Cochran the subcommittee on defense appropriations to the United States senate will come to order. Today we are receiving an update on military readiness and Defense Budget matters we are pleased to welcome to the committee the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Fiscal year 2017 department of defense appropriations agreement otheren approved by the body, the house of representatives. I look forward to completing the work of that bill in the coming weeks. We are well into the fiscal year and members of the subcommittee understand that legislation as we complete our work of the 2017 appropriation agreement, we also recognize request for additional appropriations fiscal year 2017 that has been submitted to congress. We welcome comments from the panel as well as the submission for 2018. It is an ho
The Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee on the militarys readiness and the upcoming fiscal budget. It was on the income overseas offensive and defensive abilities. Many of them related to the 2011 budget control act. This is about an hour and 45 minutes. The subcommittee on defense appropriations on the United States senate will come to order. Today we are receiving an update on military readiness and Defense Budget matters. Were pleased to welcome to the committee the honorable james m. Mattis, secretary of defense. General Joseph Dunford jr. , chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. The fiscal year 2017 department of defense appropriations agreement has been approved by the other body in the house of representatives. And i look forward to our completing work on that bill in the coming weeks. Were well into the fiscal year and members of the subcommittee understand the poepimportance o enacting appropriations. As we complete our work on the 2017 defense agreement, we also recogn
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And there was no longer this same status so to speak. A couple years later in 2005, i assume opposed to nato, hard to believe now but in actual fact we were seriously talking about russia becoming a member of nato. And being a part of a membership action plan and we had a few draft sent had some discussions. Than in 2006 we had something called the 12 city tours of russia in which senior nato officials were tasked to go out to 12 major cities in russia and talk about how wonderful nato is and how we were no longer ran opposition. I got the short stick. I did a fleet tried it off, but above the arctic circle, shedding people left and right, lo and behold when i showed up at the university there were 150 or 200 people protesting my presence. I couldnt figure this out. I walked up to this elderly gentleman who had ribbons on his blouse and with my interpreter i asked why are you protecting my presence here as a nato official talkedabout the great relationship we have with russia . His ans