watch live on c-span for listen with the free c-span radio app. next, a hearing on safeguarding national interests in the arctic. the senate subcommittee on command security earned from admiral charles ray who testifiedabout russia and china s growing power in the region the entire hearing is two hours 25 minutes . . [inaudible] this year and will nowcome to order . i m pleased to welcome our distinguished witnesses asour subcommittee focuses on the capabilities of the united states coast guard . safeguarding our national interests in the arctic region . we will be having today, first we have are pleased to have mice coming out of the united states coast guard, general charles ray. doing an outstanding job, in his position and oursecond panel , will be experts major general randy t who will be remote as well as stephanie madsen, executive director sc processors. juneau alaska doctor jennifer francis, also coming via remote means as a senior scientist at the woodall climate
chair: this hearing will come to order. to welcome our distinguished witnesses as our subcommittee focuses on the capabilities of the u.s. coast guard and safeguarding our interests in the art the. we will be having two panels today. first, the vice commandant of the u.s. coast guard, admiral charles ray, who is doing an outstanding job. our second panel will be of experts major general randy key, and will be remote, as well as stephanie mattson, executive processors the sea association from juneau, alaska, remote meansis via as a senior scientist at the woodall center in massachusetts. subcommitteeis held a hearing that focused on arctic strategy released by the coast guard in april 2019. that strategy prioritizes three lines of effort, one being the need to enhance our capabilities for operating in the arctic through persistent investments in infrastructure, assets and personnel need to close cap in presence, particularly given our , china andhe arctic russia, and domain aw
want it. so why are you blaming us for it? there were some times that things were explained to each side and maybe they felt better and that they a lot of people do run for the senate particularly house members, at some point, harry reid was a house member, so was john mccain way back, because they wanted to be in a chamber that afforded them more pow for the negotiation and wasn t just run on 218 votes. and they, i think, apparently a group of members that are trying o maintain a vision of the senate that they had when they ran for the office. david drucker who is joining us on capitol hill. he s a washington correspondent for the washington examiner. thanks for being with us. the house is coming back in to debate a few bills easing regulations on small airplanes and oil pipeline standards. s an nays are ordered. or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule 20. record votes on postponed questions will be taken later. for what purpose does the gentlema
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