Center for defense concepts, with me is the adjunct fellow at the Hudson Institute. We welcome the cochairs of the task force from the house. Congressman jim banks from indiana. Congressman moulton has been in 2014, a marine veteran. Also focus on defense in the past, serves on the budget, seapower and strategic forces. In the 2017, indianas third district, from the labor committees. He is a major reserve list, continues to serve even today. Thank you for being with us today. Honor to be here. I was afraid to mess that up. The task force, a yearlong study, what the United States is going forward, a strategic environment, a rise in china, that is a potential opportunity to improve the ability to protect us interests going forward. We both found a great job of capturing the strategic environment and opportunities available to us as a recommendation we thought did a great job addressing new concepts and new technologies and how the defense department. What do you find are the most importa
The committee will come to orde order. Thank you all for coming today and for our witnesses for joining us as we examine the current state of the us russia relationship to deal with the Russian Federation. Its time to assess our relationship as we have recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of events leading to the collapse of the soviet union, fall of the berlin wal wall, solidarity selection victory in poland many former soviet states with prosperous democracies with memberships in the eu. Mister putin has taken russia down a darker path many suffer while oligarchs enrich themselves russia make sure only kremlin approved officials make the cut with those who military and organization in those outlets the russian people are inhumanely present and tortured to disagree with the government. Not only does the Russian Federation make it painful for the average russian but also makes it harder for those around the world he has meddled in american intellections sewing chaos propping up the
Working. This is about two hours 20 minutes. s. [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to orde order. Thank you all for coming today and for our witnesses for joining us as we examine the current state of the us russia relationship to deal with the Russian Federation. Its time to assess our relationship as we have recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of events leading to the collapse of the soviet union, fall of the berlin wal wall, solidarity selection victory in poland many former soviet states with prosperous democracies with memberships in the eu. Mister putin has taken russia down a darker path many suffer while oligarchs enrich themselves russia make sure only kremlin approved officials make the cut with those who military and organization in those outlets the russian people are inhumanely present and tortured to disagree with the government. Not only does the Russian Federation make it painful for the average russian but also makes it harder for those around the w
Testimony on terrorism threats to the Homeland Party to. The committee as i indicated is meeting to hear from the witnesses the committee has focused on ensuring the department is fulfilling its mission to secure the homeland. I take this response ability seriously as has every chairman of the committee. To hear about the threats we face directly from the charge im concerned about the department of Homeland Security. Its been 203 days since the department has had a confirmed secretary recently announced hes leaving after six months on the job. The replacement will be the fifth place and to leave dhs in fewer than three years and even though hes leaving tomorrow the president has yet to announce who his replacement will be. What is the delay . We learned that the white house may be trying to find a legal loophole. Its completely unacceptable and would raise serious constitutional questions. Also unacceptable is the fact that the administrations administrator has been dual headed as the
A we are going to convene the committee on Homeland Security. We are going to ask the members of the press to please part the center aisle so that members can have access to the witnesses the committee is here to receive testimony on terrorism threats to the Homeland Party to. The committee as i indicated is meeting to hear from the witnesses the committee has focused on ensuring the department is fulfilling its mission to secure the homeland. I take this response ability seriously as has every chairman of the committee. To hear about the threats we face directly from the charge im concerned about the department of Homeland Security. Its been 203 days since the department has had a confirmed secretary recently announced hes leaving after six months on the job. The replacement will be the fifth place and to leave dhs in fewer than three years and even though hes leaving tomorrow the president has yet to announce who his replacement will be. What is the delay . We learned that the white