The subcommittee on defense appropriations to the United States senate will come to order. Today we are receiving an update on military readiness and Defense Budget matters we are pleased to welcome to the committee the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Fiscal year 2017 department of defense appropriations agreement i look forward to completing the work of that bill in the coming weeks. We are well into the fiscal year and members of the subcommittee understand that legislation as we complete our work of the 2017 appropriation agreement, we also recognize request for additional appropriations fiscal year 2017 that has been submitted to congress. We welcome comments from the panel as well as the submission on 2018. Did is an honor judge the secretary of defense before us with his first appearance as secretary. I am pleased to welcome back to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff before the committee. With the forward to hearing more about your prior
Upcoming fiscal year budget. Senator probation subcommittee held this hearing wednesday. The subcommittee on defense appropriations of the United States senate will come to order. Today, we are receiving an update on military readiness and Defense Budget matters. We are pleased to welcome to the committee honorable james mattis secretary of defense, general Joseph Dunford junior chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. The fiscal year 2017 department of defense appropriation agreement has been approved by the other bodies, house of representatives. I look forward to our completing work on that to bill in the coming weeks. We are bill well into the fiscal year and members of the subcommittee understand the importance of enacting defense appropriation legislation. As we complete our work on the 2017 defense appropriation agreement, we also recognize that our request for additional appropriations in fiscal year 2017 has been submitted to the congress. We welcome comments from our panel as w
Dunford testify before the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee on military readiness in the upcoming fiscal years budget. This is one hour and 45 minutes. Cochran the subcommittee on defense appropriations to the United States senate will come to order. Today we are receiving an update on military readiness and Defense Budget matters we are pleased to welcome to the committee the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Fiscal year 2017 department of defense appropriations agreement otheren approved by the body, the house of representatives. I look forward to completing the work of that bill in the coming weeks. We are well into the fiscal year and members of the subcommittee understand that legislation as we complete our work of the 2017 appropriation agreement, we also recognize request for additional appropriations fiscal year 2017 that has been submitted to congress. We welcome comments from the panel as well as the submission for 2018. It is an ho
The Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee on the militarys readiness and the upcoming fiscal budget. It was on the income overseas offensive and defensive abilities. Many of them related to the 2011 budget control act. This is about an hour and 45 minutes. The subcommittee on defense appropriations on the United States senate will come to order. Today we are receiving an update on military readiness and Defense Budget matters. Were pleased to welcome to the committee the honorable james m. Mattis, secretary of defense. General Joseph Dunford jr. , chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. The fiscal year 2017 department of defense appropriations agreement has been approved by the other body in the house of representatives. And i look forward to our completing work on that bill in the coming weeks. Were well into the fiscal year and members of the subcommittee understand the poepimportance o enacting appropriations. As we complete our work on the 2017 defense agreement, we also recogn
Intelligence Committee Chair senator richard burr of North Carolina entering the room and speaking with witnesses before he cuba gavels igavels in. Id like to call this hearing to order. I apologize to our witnesses that we had a vote that was called at 10 00. And most members are in the process of making their way from there to here. This morning, the committee will engage in an activity thats quite rare for us. An open hearing on an ongoing critical intelligence question. The role of russian active measures past and present. As many of you know this committee is conducting a thorough independent and nonpartisan review of the Russian Active Measures Campaign conducted against the 2016 u. S. Elections. Some of the intelligence provided to the committee is extremely sensitive and requires that most of the work be conducted in a secure setting to maintain the integrity of the information and protect and to protect the very sensitive sources and methods that gave us access to that intelli