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Well, good morning, Senate Armed Services Committee Meets this morning and receives testimony on the department of defenses fiscal year 2008 budget request. We welcome you and thank you for your many years of distinguished service and leadership of our men and women in uniform. Before we begin we all want to acknowledge the service and sacrifice of Sergeant William beas, william balanced ridge. These three soldiers were killed this weekend in afghanistan. The thoughts and prayers of this committ...

We remain in a campaign to defeat isis where u. S. Troops are helping to destroy isis and reclaim mosul and raqqah. Meanwhile threats around the world continue to grow more complex and severe. North korea is closing in on the development of a Nuclear Capable Intercontinental Ballistic Missile that can target our homeland and iran continues to destabilize the middle east and seek to drive the United States out of the region. At the same time, weave entered add new era of power competition. Russia...

We remain in a campaign to defeat isis where u. S. Troops are helping to destroy isis and reclaim mosul and raqqah. Meanwhile threats around the world continue to grow more complex and severe. North korea is closing in on the development of a Nuclear Capable Intercontinental Ballistic Missile that can target our homeland and iran continues to destabilize the middle east and seek to drive the United States out of the region. At the same time, weave entered add new era of power competition. Russia...

Committee meets to receive the testimony of the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chief of staffs on the administrations fiscal year 2018 budget request. We welcome secretary mattis for the first time before our committee and we welcome chairman dunford back. The question today, as it is each year for this hearing, is how well the administrations proposal meets the security needs of the nation. Factoring in both the external threats and the current state of our military. This co...

Testimony on the department of defenses fiscal year 2018 budget request. We welcome secretary mattis, chairman dunford, secretary norquist and thank you for your many years of distinguished service and your leadership of our men and women in uniform before we begin. We all want to acknowledge the service and sacrifice of Sergeant Eric houg, corporal dylan baldridge, these three soldiers from the armys 101st Airborne Division were killed this weekend in afghanistan. The thoughts and prayers of th...

Suck committee will come to order. I want to thank senator leahy for being such a good partner in this endeavor. Our meeting today is intention regarding specific european nations. One thing that have become with all these countries, they are young struggling democracies and friends of the United States. Out of respect for your family, i will not pronounce any of your names. I will try to get your country right. And you have an opportunity when you speak to tell us who you are. Anyway, foreign m...

Their fists and present are they prisoners of the system. Is it their fault or is it the systems fault . In the end after analysis that come to the conclusion that the interaction of both. At a Senate Hearing from ambassadors from six European Countries bordering russia talk about oppression for an policy and its interference in our domestic politics. Senator Lindsey Graham chairs the Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing. It is two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]...

Their fists and present are they prisoners of the system. Is it their fault or is it the systems fault . In the end after analysis that come to the conclusion that the interaction of both. At a Senate Hearing from ambassadors from six European Countries bordering russia talk about oppression for an policy and its interference in our domestic politics. Senator Lindsey Graham chairs the Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing. It is two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]...

Their fists and present are they prisoners of the system. Is it their fault or is it the systems fault . In the end after analysis that come to the conclusion that the interaction of both. At a Senate Hearing from ambassadors from six European Countries bordering russia talk about oppression for an policy and its interference in our domestic politics. Senator Lindsey Graham chairs the Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing. It is two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]...

Secretary matus and general dunford, i hope you will provide insight on what the strategy may be. What are we getting ready for . What are the priorities . That is not a hard question an important question if we are being asked, it is a Readiness Package the department is wont improve readiness and it is disconnected from strategy the administrations package proposes 18 billion in cuts to nondefense programs to offset military spending. The administration provided no detail on these cuts but we ...