Defense budget and addressed sequestration and budget challenges posed by syria, r ussia, and iran. This runs about one hour and 50 minutes. If the committee will please come to order. Today, our subcommittee on defense appropriations reviews the budget request of the department of defense. We are very pleased to welcome secretary of defense Ashton Carter and chairman of the joint chief of staff general Martin Dempsey of the United States army. This is our final schedule hearing of the year on the 2016 Defense Budget request. The subcommittee recognizes the uncertainty of the current fiscal environment and the impact it has only department of defense in its planning. We also appreciate the complexity of building the first year 2016 budget request and we look forward to comments from secretary carter and general dempsey on how we can support our men and women in uniform and our National Security interests. We are pleased to recognize dr. Carter on his first appearance before the subcomm
Need a better solution than the one now being considered. Two years ago we saw Congress Reach a twoyear agreement to be bipartisan budget act. Although we preferred a longerterm solution to sequestration, that deal was able to provide dod a measure of stability needed to plan for more than a just one year. Today, i hope we can come together for a longerterm, multiyour agreement that provides the budget stability that we need by locking in budget levels consistent with the president s request. I pledge my support this effort as well as the support of the entire staff of the department of defense. I would like to work with each of you as well as other leaders and members of congress to this end. End. If we are successful, i am if we are successful, i am confident we can build a force of the future that is powerful enough to underwrite our strategy and show resolve to friends and potential foes alike. A force that is equipped with bold new technology and ideas, able to lead in cutting age
What is a National Monument? Who gazettes them? How many national monuments are there in Singapore? To date, the Preservation of Sites and Monuments, a division of National Heritage Board, has identified and gazetted 75 buildings, structures and sites of national significance as an integral part of Singapore's built heritage. You've probably passed by or stepped into more than a.
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Lakeshore Tribe continues World Series play: The Lakeshore Tribe, a local club from Robbertsdale, has two teams playing in the Babe Ruth Softball World Series, which is taking place in Jensen Beach/Stuart, Florida. The 14U team is 1-5 after a 5-2 loss to South Shore on Saturday morning. The Tribe played a game later in the day. They will play Sunday against an undetermined opponent. 18U team is 0-5 after Saturday s 11-1 loss to the MSA Ospreys. Lakeshore plays twice Sunday, including a 9 a.m. game against JPRD West.
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Former Notre Dame player dies in shooting: A former St. Louis high school basketball star who played briefly for Notre Dame and Missouri in college was shot and killed in north St. Louis County, police said. Cameron Biedscheid, 27, was killed Friday on the block where he lived. Police did not indicated whether they have any suspects in the shooting. Biedscheid spent his freshman college season at Notre Dame, averaging 6.2 points and 1.4