Hes going on to do three more of these. Like to call this hearing to order. The committee meets today to receive testimony in the presence of the Defense Budget Request for fiscal year 2022. Witnesses this morning are secretary Lloyd Austin, secretary of Defense Mr. Michael mccord under Secretary Offense Defense Comtroller And Secretary Mark Milley Chairman of the chiefs of staff. Thank you for your Service And Willingness to appear before us today. Two weeks ago President Biden released his Defense Budget Request for the fiscal year 2022 with a top line of 715 billion. The request focuses on several key areas, defeating covid19, prioritizing china as the Pacing Challenge, addressing advanced and persistent threats, innovating and modernizing dod and tackling the climate crisis. The president s Defense Budget Request is a Starting Point for congress and must always be viewed in the broader context of the National Security and fiscal challenges we face. It is important that we ensure we
national journal and bloomberg about her legacy and what is next for the court and the nomination process. we will also take your phone calls and tweets, live on c-span s washington journal. ginsburg wasder illegal embodiment of the women s rights movement. her years on the supreme court made her the liberal standardbearer for the progressive movement in the u.s. c died she died friday. chief justice john roberts has called her a justice of historic stature and attributes are pouring in for the second woman to serve on the supreme court. her powerful for dissents, as well as her strong opinions, ginsberg will be known not only as a powerful justice, but as a crusading lawyer whose work changed the united states. he will spend today s show remembering and talking about the legacy of justice ruth bader ginsburg. we are going to open up regional lines. that means if you are in the eastern or central time zones .ou will call (202) 748-8000 if you are in the mountain and pacif
reading it properly. again, i m concerned that the democrats put him. they should choose somebody else m concerned about the decision. back in february of this year senate majority leader mitch mcconnell went on fox news s special report and was asked if he would hold the scotu s seat open if a vacancy happened before the november election and was asked about his decision to block judge merrick garland back in 2016 and that position came open while president obama was in his last year of office. here is what mitch mcconnell said. if a supreme court seat were to open up, you hold that seat open like you did for mary garland merrick garland? let me remind you of what i said in 2016. i said you have to go back to the 1880 s find the last time a vacancy on the supreme court occurring during a presidential election year was confirmed by a senate of a different party than the president. that was the situation in 2016. that would not be the situation in 2020. i am not aware of an
hosted a virtual meeting on climate change with her counterparts from the g-7 nations. we will also hear from the dalai dall. jane goo rep. pelosi: it is my honor to welcome this distinguished group of leaders to the 19th annual g7 speakers meeting on addressing the climate crisis with environmental justice for all. we are pleased to be joined by the ambassadors of the g7 nation. it is a privilege to be here once again to confront the existential threat of our time, the climate crisis. as we have over the years. on parliaments committed for the ocean. wenk you to the president, send our regards to you. your participation in today s meeting with leaders from diverse communities, including from both the state and scientific communities. we are pleased to be joined by the dalai lama. his holiness became the first nobel laureate on the basis of his environmental advocacy. in his acceptance speech, he said, with the ever-growing impact of science on our lives, religion and spiritu
and major decisions in the supreme court, and with justice ginsburg you cannot just talk about her majority opinions, she dissent.known for her what were some of the cases that will be remembered? guest: most people do not know that when she was reporting for the court, she was seen as a consensus builder. that was what president clinton to billed her as. membershiper sit changed she became well-known for her dissent. what got her this notorious rbg status was on a voting rights case for which she said the majority doing away with the protections that were provided by the voting rights act was something akin to throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet. we says this is working, and need it because it is working and we should not get rid of it. host: have we heard from the other justices about their withies, their time justice ginsburg? i know we have seen something from chief justice john roberts? guest: we have not, and i am surprised that