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Get this done up to this point, but him being home is the only thing that counts for success in this equation and wed like to see it done now. And now is really it was always now, i think, from the moment he was [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2024] including the secretaries of state and defense to immediately notify the white house and cong...

Into harms way without necessary readiness. Im having a very difficult time in light of the six months that weve been at war in iraq and syria against isis and in light of the president s authorization for the yoous of military force or aumf that is now before congress for this krgsz. Im having a very hard time understanding what the strategy is. And i want to make sure that, as my colleagues have said, that we fund our military well beyond the budget caps in the sequester levels. I agree with t...

And that also and this is very important and this gets back to the earlier discussion of sequester if its in the base budget, it is the base upon which we build our future budgets, and we need stability. We need a horizon so that we know what our budget is going to be not only this year but in years to come. Otherwise, we cant spend it efficiently, and we cant spend it strategically. We need that kind of horizon and sequester is what robs us of that, and thats why its bad in a manage yearal sens...

Deeper impact because you have to get the money where you have to get it. You cant shed it quickliness. You cant shed excess infrastructure quickly enough. You cant terminate contracts because of the penalties involved. Even if youre taking more than you should out of readiness. I think readiness suffers more than you think. Thank you. Mr. Secretary, i share in the terms of my colleagues and the other o if i believes in the detriments of sequestration. But im also skbresed in efficient ways. Spe...

Military level over there and things at the political level, both of which are change inging. Thank you very much. Thank you, mr. Chairman. And general dempsey, i join my colleagues in sending warm wishes your way and thank you you for your more years of serving o our great nation. Mr. Mccord, i would like to chat about the budget thats upcoming. The House Budget Committee chairman proposed boosting the Defense Budget with an increase of allocation. Is an oko dollar just as useful as a base budg...

Administrations budget request and a number of other of other issues that are before us. I would say one of the Key Takeaways the last few months has been the growing number of threats to our technological superiority. We have had classified and unclassified sessions on that and to me, it is one of the key challenges that we chase that we face. As i mentioned secretary, i was perusing my bookshelf, and i came upon a very brilliant edition called keeping the edge, looking towards the future and t...

Secretary, section 123 of the Atomic Energy act requires all significant agreements must he be approved by both houses of congress. Last year, Congress Approved two such agreements. One with south korea and one with great britain, our allies. In this case, what we are dealing with is the leading sponsor of terrorism. The position of this administration is that should not be subject to approval by the u. S. Congress. I dont quite understand that distinction. Can you explain that to me . Mr. Blink...

I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from massachusetts reserves. The gentleman from florida is recognized. Mr. Nugent i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from florida reserves. The gentleman from massachusetts. The gentlewoman from ohio is recognized for two minutes. Ms. Kaptur mr. Speaker, i want to thank the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. Mcgovern, for yielding to me. And also thank our Ranking Member of the defense subcommittee, mr. Visclosk...

MURFREESBORO, TN - The Murfreesboro City Council, on Thursday, April 11, 2024, voted to approve a professional services contract worth $413,500 with Kimley Horn, Inc. The contract will facilitate necessary enhancements to the Burnt Knob/Manson Pike/Blackman Rd. intersection. Chris Griffith, Public Infrastructure Executive Director, highlighted the significance of these improvements due to the ongoing growth and increased traffic on the west side of I-24. Additionally, the construction of a ne ....

A Weisenberger Road widening project could go a long way to improve traffic flow in Gluckstadt, Mayor Walter Morrison said.