Have noticed the quietly made online to the official Mission Statement of the National Security agency it turns out the words honesty trust an openness are now all gone the old core values used to begin with the word almost the saying that the American People have placed great trust in the n. S. A. There for the agency promise to honor that with open this well know it instead starts with the phrase commitment to service your side of the n. S. A. Explain the changes its nothing more than a website thats all it is. The effort to delete words that are that mean a lot to americans such as honesty and transparency and what have you has is something that. Is important but if if the National Security agencys deleting it i think that that means that theyre getting more according to reality as to just how these intelligence agencies work they are theyre not called the deep state for nothing and and the only thing that they did agree that they did keep was the provision of. Respect in the law an
The speaker good morning. Our government has no higher responsibility than to support our men and women who are in harms way. For months now we have been working to get our military the resources it needs to keep the peace. This budget agreement delivers on that commitment. It fully funds our National Defense at levels that secretary mattis has requested. It provides what the pentagon needs to restore our militarys edge for years to come. As secretary mattis said yesterday, i quote, congressional action will ensure our military can defend our way of life. That mission is hard enough, especially in a time of rapidly evolving threats, but our militarys job has become exponentially harder because of the staggering readiness crisis it is facing. You hear me do this every single week. This is a statistic that gets to me. 2017 we lost 80 Service Members in accidents and training incidents. Nearly four times more than we lost in combat. In 2017, we lost 80 Service Members in accidents and tra
Whole bunch of statistics, you hear me do this every week, this is a statistic that gets to me. In 2017 we lost 80 Service Members in accidents and training incidents, nearly four times more than we lost in combat. In 2017, we lost 80 Service Members in accidents and training incidents, four times as many people we lost in combat. Think about that. With better training and equipment, many of these deaths could have been prevented. This is a sad and tragic state of affairs. And this is why we can never allow anyone to politicize our military or use our troops as bargaining chips. The stakes are too high for this. Let me say one more thing. I know that there is a real commitment to solving the daca challenge in both political parties. Thats a commitment that i share. To anyone who doubts my intention to solve this problem and bring up a daca and Immigration Reform bill, do not. We will bring a solution to the floor, one the president will sign. We must pass this budget agreement first, t
Good morning, everybody. If we can go ahead and take your seats, well get started in a moment. Good morning, im the chief medical advisor of the bipartisan Politics Center and i want to welcome all of you to todays event entitled budgeting for biodefense are we prepared. Our mission is to actively seek to combine the best ideas from both Political Parties to promote health, security, and opportunity for all americans. We drive principled and politically viable policy solutions through the power of analysis, negotiation, and advocacy. Yesterday, former senators tom daschle and judd greg released a b. P. C. Report outlining options for policymakers to optimize funding that supports the procurement of medical countermeasures needed in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear event. Today well hear about the findings from this report and hear from experts from congress, the executive branch and industry. Without further ado, id like to vite b. B. C. Cofounder and former
Good morning, everybody. If we can go ahead and take your seats, well get started in a moment. Good morning, im the chief medical advisor of the bipartisan Politics Center and i want to welcome all of you to todays event entitled budgeting for biodefense are we prepared . Our mission is to actively seek to combine the best ideas from both Political Parties to promote health, security, and opportunity for all americans. We drive principled and politically viable policy solutions through the power of analysis, negotiation, and advocacy. Today well hear about the findings from this report and hear from experts from congress, the executive branch and industry. Without further ado, id like to invite b. B. C. Cofounder and former Senate Majority leader tom daschle to the podium. Were fortunate for his leadership. Senator. Senator daschle thank you very much. Thank you to all of you for coming on this valentines day. We can only describe it as an unconventional way to begin a day like this. B