Billion for ship building. The acting navy secretary, the chief of naval operations, and the marine corpse com men dant testified at a Armed Services committee hearing. This is two hour 20 minutes. Good morning. Committee meets today to receive testimony on the plans and programs of the department of Navy Fiscal Year 2018. I want to thank each of our witnesses for their distinguished service to the nation as well as the sailors, marines, and civilians they lead who are serving around the world today. In recent months our nations senior civilian defense and military leaders have testified to this committee about the severe threats we face around the world. Theyve reported short falls in readiness that our military advantage over our potential adversaries is eroding and the dire need for new modern capabilities. And yet as secretary mattis testified here on tuesday, the greatest immediate threat that our military faces is right here in washington, fiscal uncertainty, continuing resolutio
Billion for ship building. The acting navy secretary, the chief of naval operations, and the marine corpse com men dant testified at a Armed Services committee hearing. This is two hour 20 minutes. Good morning. Committee meets today to receive testimony on the plans and programs of the department of Navy Fiscal Year 2018. I want to thank each of our witnesses for their distinguished service to the nation as well as the sailors, marines, and civilians they lead who are serving around the world today. In recent months our nations senior civilian defense and military leaders have testified to this committee about the severe threats we face around the world. Theyve reported short falls in readiness that our military advantage over our potential adversaries is eroding and the dire need for new modern capabilities. And yet as secretary mattis testified here on tuesday, the greatest immediate threat that our military faces is right here in washington, fiscal uncertainty, continuing resolutio
About cause and effect. History matters. Go to booktv. Org for the complete weekend schedule. Up next the acting Navy Secretary Sean Stackley testified on president trumps 2018 navy budget request. Hes joined by the chief of Naval Operations John Richardson and marine corps commandant. This is just over two hours. Senator mccain good morning. I want to thank each of our witnesses for they distinguished service to the nation as well as the say alreadies say alreadies, marines and civilians they lead who are serving around the world today. In recent months, our nations Senior Defense and military leaders testified to this committee about the severe threats we face around the world. Theyve reported shortfalls in readiness that our military advantage over our potential adversaries is eroding and the dire need for new, modern capabilities. Yet as secretary mattis testified here on tuesday, the greatest immediate threat that our military faces is right here in washington. Fiscal uncertainty,
Of Naval Operations John Richardson and comidant robert miller. Good morning. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on the plans and programs in the department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2018. I want to thank each of the witnesses for their distinguished service and is civilians they lead who are serving around the world today. In recent months, our nations senior civilian defense and military leaders have testified to this committee about the severe threats we face around the world. They have reported shortfalls and readiness that our military advantage over our potential adversaries is eroding and the dire need for new capabilities. And yet, as secretary mattis testified here on tuesday, the greatest immediate threat that our military faces is right here in washington. Fiscal uncertainty, continuing resolutions, arbitrary and inadequate caps on defense spending, four more years of the budget control act and the threat of sequestration. We desperately need a new approach. U
Topics include readiness, modernization and how to meet the demand of the future. This is two hours and 20 minutes. Good morning. Today to receive testimony on the plans and programs of the department of the navy, fiscal year 2018. I want to thank each of our witnesses for their distinguished service to the nation as well as the sailors, marines and civilians they lead, who are serving around the world today. In recent months our nations senior civilian defense and military leaders have testified to this committee about the severe threats we face around the world. Theyve reported shortfalls in readiness that our military advantage over our potential adversaries is eroding and the dire need for new, modern capabilities. As secretary mattis testified here on tuesday, the greatest immediate threat that our military faces is right here in washington, because uncertainty, continuing resolution, arbitrary and inadequate caps on defense spending, more years of the budget control act and the t