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At war for the last 13 years. as we end our second war, our sec w second war of the last decade, our longest ever. this budget adapts to new realities and physical restraints while preparing for the future. the defense secretary, chuck hagel, now outlining the president s new budget for the department of defense. his own budget was released last week. he is making the case and also speaking out about the crisis in ukraine. i want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in washington. the strong statement from chuck hagel. you just heard him outline some reassuring steps that the u.s. is going to take to friends and allies and eastern europe in the face of what the united states sees as a russian invasion of crimea, part of ukraine. let s bring in barbara starr, our pentagon correspondent and ....
Adjourned. cummings tried to go to procedures. he said, i have a procedural question. issa gave him a chance to ask the procedural question. it was more of a statement. wolf, the issue here is that cummings mike was cut off. he was not given the opportunity to speak. afterward, i asked chairman issa, why didn t you give your democratic counterpart the option to speak? it was a major investigation about the irs and the obama administration. issa said, we got our answers, lois learner wasn t going to talk. there were no more questions to be asked and i didn t feel that elijah cummings was going to do anything but give a broad statement. there air lot of ways to look at this. this speaks to this particular irs hearing, something that s been hovering for years. republicans would like to move the ball on t lois learner obviously not helping them, not cooperating with them, pleading the fifth. this is about the tensions here in congress. it is so rare. i can t stress enough to see a ....
Are proposing, as you all know, the osce has also proposed an economic package working with the imf for the ukraine, is a particularly important part of this. we ll continue to work those channels as well as the diplomatic channels. mr. chairman, i think it is clear as you have noted, ranking member, imhauf, in your opening statements that the events of the past week underscore the need for america s continued global engagement in leadership. the president s defense budget reflects that reality. it helps sustain our commitments and our leadership at a very defining moment. i believe this budget is far more than a set of numbers and a list of decisions. it is a statement of values and priorities. ....
Olive branch or trial balloon floated by the president to say hey we noticed you haven t moved any further and we re willing to talk to you about how we can divisive news. an anchor on state funded russian tv slams the country s actions in the ukraine. i can t stress enough how strongly i am against any state intervention in a sovereign nation s affairs. what russia did is wrong. we ll have the rest of her comments and the surprising offer the network just made to her coming up next. captain obvious: i m in a hotel. and a hotel is the perfect place to talk to you about hotels. all-you-can-eat is a hotel policy that allows you to eat all that you can. the hotel gym is short for gymnasium. the hotel pool is usually filled with water. and the best dot com for booking hotels, is hotels.com. it s on the internet, but you probably knew that. or maybe not, i don t really know you. bellman: welcome back, captain obvious. captain obvious: yes i am. all those words are spelled correctly. ....
Particular i know senator mccain was in ukraine a few weeks ago, that this is a time for wise and steady and firm leadership. it is a time for all of us to stand with ukrainian people in support of their territorial integrity and their sovereignty. we are doing that. that, in particular, is what president obama continues to do as we pursue diplomatic and economic options. and i would like to again thank the committee, mr. chairman, for your role in this. just another point about supporting the administration s approach to how we all are coming at this crisis. this economic package that we ....