Its going to be a disease. Covid19. Wand that answer people will mention the need for help for the jobless, the threat to mall sp small businesses, problems paying their rent or mortgage and the need for health care. But you what wont hear will be the need for a space force. Or more nukes or an overseas slush fund for the pentagon. You certainly wont hear about the need for more cost overruns or fraud and abuse from defense contractors. But thats exactly what we have. Weve increased our military spending almost 20 in the last four years, at a time of relative peace. But we have not kept up with our needs like health care, education and, of course, fighting the coronavirus. And yet we spend 90 times more on defense than we do the centers for disease control. 740 billion for the pentagon is a lot of money. And too much of it gets wasted on fraud, cost overruns, and outside contractors. We are literally flushing money down a drain and i mean literally. Due to the design flaw in the new 13
354, h. R. 6395, a bill to authorize appropriations for 2021 for military activities of the department of military d for construction to prescribe military personnel strength for for other year and purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to House Resolution 053, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on the services printed in bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of rules committee is adopted and the bill, as amended, is considered as read. Debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and the ng minority member of committee on Armed Services. The gentleman from washington, smith, and the gentleman from texas, mr. Thornberry, each minutes. Rol 30 the chair recognizes the gentleman from washington. Mr. Smith mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and to heir remarks include extraneous material on h. R. 6395. The speaker pro tempore witho
Gentleman from wisconsin, mr. Pocan. Mr. Pocan thank you very much, mr. Chair. If you ask just about anyone what is americas greatest threat, the answer isnt going to be another country or a political ideology. Its going to be a disease. Covid19. Wand that answer people will mention the need for help for the jobless, the threat to mall sp small businesses, problems paying their rent or mortgage and the need for health care. But you what wont hear will be the need for a space force. Or more nukes or an overseas slush fund for the pentagon. You certainly wont hear about the need for more cost overruns or fraud and abuse from defense contractors. But thats exactly what we have. Weve increased our military spending almost 20 in the last four years, at a time of relative peace. But we have not kept up with our needs like health care, education and, of course, fighting the coronavirus. And yet we spend 90 times more on defense than we do the centers for disease control. 740 billion for the p
Family members and friends are becoming a lifeline for corona virus patients and mexico. After 3 months of closed borders and restrictions through the coronavirus pandemic some European Countries are now opening up to some of their neighbors germany has opened its border to all your members except for spain finland norway and sweden frances president maduro macron is claiming the countrys 1st victory in the fight against code 19 restaurants and cafes are operating at full capacity but micron is cautioning for people to be vigilant while the u. K. Is still working to contain the virus england is easing restrictions anyway allowing nonessential businesses to trade again wales and scotland are still waiting to hear when stores there can open we have teams on the ground dominic amos at the german danish border Natasha Butler standing by in paris 1st lets go to censure. In london our town hall is standing by live so you are on Oxford Street one of the busiest shopping streets perhaps in the
Being done to hold still accountable as the victims of war crimes still await justice. Hello we begin with a developing story out of the u. S. State of texas at least 20 people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at a Shopping Center in El Paso Police have arrested a 21 year old white male lets go straight to alan fischer whos been more ensuring the developments on this for us from washington d. C. So alan they just gave a News Conference in texas there with the governor in which they updated with more information well what did we hear. Well confirmation in the last few minutes from Texas Governor greg abbott 20 people were killed in this incident and there are 26 people who have been wounded 9 of them are in a Critical Condition a number undergoing emergency surgery at the moment and they also face further surgery in the days ahead it was a normal saturday morning in the border town of el paso people were out shopping its the time when families start thinking of sending their