Appropriations committee will please come to order. We are here today to discuss the u. S. China relationship and the investments that we need to keep our nations secure, competitive, strong, and maintain our leadership on the world stage. Let me make clear, from the outset, when we talk about competing against china, and countering chinese influence, we are talking about competing against its government, not the Chinese People or the millions of Chinese Americans who helped make our country great. I am great secretary austin, blinken, and raimondo here to discuss the all of government approach that we need to meet this challenge. This is our first full committee hearing, i do want to thank a vice chair collins, as well as our chairs and Ranking Members testers, coons, shaheen, tester, and moran. For working on us with this topic and others that every member cares about. I want to thank all of my colleagues with their work in the recent weeks to jumpstart the appropriation process. And
northeast, accusing them of, quote, playing politics with human beings. they white house today the president is expected to personally meet for the first time with the families of brittney griner and paul whelan. the biden administration repeatedly saying securing their release from russian custody is top priority for him. let s begin this hour with our colleague katelyn polantz on the appointment of the special master to review the documents. it is a miracle as many pointed out that they agreed on someone, judge deary. i think the treat contentious issue that will lead to this appeal is what doj can and can t do as the special master goes through the stuff, right? right. and there is what this judge is able to do, whether she can or cannot do the things she s already done in this case. so the criminal investigation is paused, that s one thing judge aileen cannon did. the other thing is she has appointed special master judge raymond deary, he is a senior judge, very exp
The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. May 23, 2024. I hereby appoint the honorable Celeste Malloy to act as speaker pro tempore on this day, signed, mike johnson, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the player will be loved by offered by chaplain kibben. Chaplain kibben would you pray with me. Eternal god, we pray to you as wepter this memorial day weekend. That you would bless our efforts to honor our fallen heroes. In the fanfare of parades and picnics, barbecues and summers beginning, may we take time to recall the countless sacrifices that were made to defend our freedoms and uphold our liberty. These noble men and women have stood firm. In the face of wars, alarms, and up against the anguish of adversity they would not be moved. May they rest knowing that they gave themselves fully to the work you, o lord, set before them to a
Committee what this is just under two hours. [inaudible] good morning. Testimony from gregory and commander north American Aerospace temp command and richardson. Evacuate nonessential personnel. This involves both of your commands to various degrees and resources in support to respond. National security as principal command. The first priorities outlined in the National Defense strategy is defending the homeland, thats posed by the people china. As we see threats from other competitors, unconfident the common defense evolved. The defense policy guidance this challenge and when asked for an update and how it will transform the department from of the urgency estimates over the past year with the chinese surveillance balloons and other unidentified phenomena in this case. These events raise concerns they may have an awareness and it must be secured to protect citizens technologies to provide protection. Id be no caps and what additional tools and resources are needed to overcome them. The
Committee what this is just under two hours. [inaudible] good morning. Testimony from gregory and commander north American Aerospace temp command and richardson. Evacuate nonessential personnel. This involves both of your commands to various degrees and resources in support to respond. National security as principal command. The first priorities outlined in the National Defense strategy is defending the homeland, thats posed by the people china. As we see threats from other competitors, unconfident the common defense evolved. The defense policy guidance this challenge and when asked for an update and how it will transform the department from of the urgency estimates over the past year with the chinese surveillance balloons and other unidentified phenomena in this case. These events raise concerns they may have an awareness and it must be secured to protect citizens tolie to provide protection. Id be no caps and what additional tools and resources are needed to overcome them. The u. S.