Day of pay. Watch book tv on sunday at 4 45 p. M. And at 11 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan2. The Senate Armed Services committee met to consider the nominations of lieutenant daniel to be chief of the National Guard bureau and army general good morning. The Committee Meets today to consider the nominations of the Lieutenant General hokanson to be chief of the National Guard bureau. And general perna to be chief operating officer of the project warp speed. I think both of you for being here today. What we are facing now we are doing things differently. I know you are down there but i can barely see you but anyway, we enjoyed meeting the families and all of that. We will not be able to do it the same way that when you do your Opening Statement you may want to introduce the families that may be looking on, if that sounds all right. You both were nominated for positions at the forefront of the current challenges and as we consider your nominations we will consider to ensure that you can provide
[inaudible conversations] good morning the Committee Meets today to consider g nominations for the chief of the National Guard bureau and the project warp speed and in those circumstances what we are facing to do things differently we enjoyed meeting theee families and when you do your Opening Statement and you have both been nominated for positions and then to consider the nominations and then to provide the solutions general wilkinson from the National Guard and your expertise of the National Guard bureau north carolinian and those that will be essential across the country on the front lines of the Coronavirus Response leadership from the joint chiefs of staff testing the Health System and the economy and military and every other part of everyday life, President Trump is taking you and others not only to develop a vaccine but also to manufacture and distribute 300 million doses by january the 2021 extensive expertise and that is key to complete the mission. We appreciate your willing
The Senate Armed Services committee met to consider the nominations of the Lieutenant General to be chief of the National Guard bureau and an army general to lead operation warp speed which is tasked with developing a coronavirus vaccine. In his testimony, he told lawmakers it was likely the u. S. Will have a vaccine by the end of the year. Their confirmation hearing is almost 2. 5 hours. Good morning. The Committee Meets today to consider the nominations of Lieutenant General David Hokanson to be chief of the National Guard bureau, and general Gustave Perna to be chief operating officer of the project warp speed. I think both of you for being here today particularly under the current circumstances of what we are facing now, we are doing things differently. I know you are down there but i can barely see you. Anyway, we enjoyed meeting the families and all of that. We were not going to be able to do with the same way. When you do your Opening Statement, you may want to introduce family
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