Good morning and the before i continue, i need to review the protocols for all members remotely joining the hearing. Members participating must be visible on screen for the purpose of identity verification, establishing and maintaining a quorum, participating in the proceedings and vote. Members must continue to use the Software Platform video function the entire time while in attendance unless they experience connectivity issues or other technical problems that render them unable to participate on camera. Until members experiencing technical difficulties if they should contact at the Committee Staff for assistance. With that, id like to turn to my opening remarks as i mentioned we believe we have 11 and maybe a quarter but well stretch that as far as we can and we appreciate you working with us so. First of all, today id like to welcome mr. Stefany Deputy Assistant secretary of the navy for research, development and acquisition. , Lieutenant General wise, for aviation aviation, and Li
Aisle, are rightly concerned about how he may respond when tested by russia, iran, north korea, and other transnational threats such as cyber. Considering some of these hotspots in the world in detail, i would like to start with iran, which remains a top concern for this committee. Their behavior with respect to forces across the region has not improved and irans unsafe actions have continued. I believe the joint plan of action is the most effective way to prevent iran from resuming their Nuclear Weapons program. General mattis, while you raise concerns about the jcpoa when it was being negotiated, you stated during a center for strategic and International Studies forum in april 2016 that in your words, there is no going back absent a real violation. I agree with that assessment. I look forward to hearing your thoughts about how we can build upon the jcpoa to address other
iranian threats including its malign influence in the region and Ballistic Missile programs. Violent Extremist Gro
Well take you first to the mattis hearing and when it gets started well carry it live. Bill president elect trump now squaring off with reporters in a mustsee News Conference that did not disappoint. Mr. Trump taking swings at the Intel Community and the journalists asking a questions there. President elect aiming his fire over a leak of an unsubstantiateed report about alleged and unverified connections to russia and this is how part of that went. I think its an absolute disgrace and pretty sad when intelligence reports get leaked out to the press. Its pretty sad. First its illegal. These are classified and certified meetings and reports. Ill tell you what does happen. I have many meetings with intelligence and every time i meet, people are reading about it. Somebody is leaking it out. Martha one of the Big Questions thats out there right now. Thats just the beginning. Fox Team Coverage for you this morning. Governor Mike Huckabee and howard kurtz both standing by. We begin the peter
Urban development. You see senators from both committees taking their positions. We just wanted to set the scene. We have Kelly Odonnell standing by again, as she said an hour ago, her usual position in the hallway outside the hearing room. Kelly . Brian, ive been drifting between where dr. Hearings is and behind us is the building where the cia director designates hearing is going on. At a time where the Intelligence Community could not be more at the center of the national conversation, this congressman who has been a part of the Intelligence Community from the elected official side, he has been read in on what the i. C. Has been doing over the years through his role as a member of congress. He was also on the Benghazi Committee and that for conservatives is something that is considered a check. For those who are democrats and concerned about how that all went down, that is an area of concern. So expect democrats to press him on things like that. Also, the ability to work with this n
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