Welcome. Im delighted to convene this hearing. This is a very important topic and one i know the Ranking Member finds significant. Im happy to partner with her in exploring this subject. I also know the gentleman from North Carolina mr. Jones is attending the hearing with us today, therefore i ask unanimous consent that mr. Jones and any other Committee Members not assigned to this committee be able to participate in this hearing with understanding all members will be regulared for questions prior to those not it is tongue subcommittee. Without objection so order. This morning we continue the committees oversight dialogue with the department that began last week with the foundational testimony that general campbell laid out before the full committee. General campbell testified about the evolving security situation in afghanistan and the policy, strategy and posture required from our nation in toward develop, sustain and support the people and unity government of afghanistan well into t
Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you for joining us as we roll out the fy 2017 Defense Budget. The Defense Budget request totals 523. 9 billion in discretionary funding for our billion in and 58. 8 overseas Contingency Operations for a total of 582 billion. That sustains the National Defense strategy and the figures conform to the budget levels found in the bipartisan budget agreement. When building this program that informs the budget that we are going to talk to you about today , secretary carter first asked partners to take a long view. How is the next 25 years going to differ from the last . The future is inherently unknowable, but we concluded that five of these strategic challenges would most likely drive the focus of our Planning Program in the budgeting processes. The first to challenge is reflect the most significant shifts in the future security environment. A return to an era of great power competition. We are faced by a resurgent russia and rising china. Both are Nuclear Ar
Good morning everybody and welcome to the special meeting of the San Francisco board of supervisors budget and finance committee. This is monday, february 8th, 2016. My name is mark farrell and ill be chairing this committee and im joined by supervisor norman yee and supervisor katy tang will not be able to make todays meeting and will be excused and thanking linda wong, as well as Charles Kremenak and sfgtv for covering this meeting. Okay, thank you, madam clerk. The purpose of this special meeting is simply to hear the amended items for the general Public Safety health bond and to forward it out as Committee Reports to hear them have them forwarded for tomorrows board of supervisors full board and if you could call items one and 1. Item 1, ordinance calling and providing for a accept election to be held in the city and county of San Francisco on tuesday, june 7, 2016 for the purpose of submitting to the San Francisco voters a proposition to incur the following bonded debt of the city
Is there any additional Public Comment . Yes. Id like to pick egging piggyback on what skooue hester said about the shadow impact im not familiar with the project per say but a shadow impact needed needs to be studied and analyzed did 12 affordable units is problematic and the fact that Housing Action committee was outreached and god blessed them the Bike Coalition many other soma folks that could; right have come to the table could have put their ideas into the planning of this you know seeing just you know what types of developments are being promoted for soma and you know the fact you do have one hundred units the housing zone worked for the Housing Action and many seniors and people are District Attorneys Office in soma and where is the provision and housing for them. Sir, did you want to speak on this item okay is there any additional Public Comment . Public comment is closed. Commissioner moore. Id like to ask the gentleman to answer a question regarding shadows i understood your
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