I wish now to welcome our like toanel we would remind them to survive to the atest expense possible in less than five minutes possible. They will be made part of the record. Our second panel consists of general james c condo c onville, vice chief of staff , vice army, moynahan chief of Naval Operations general stephen w wilson, vice chief of staff of the air force. Assistant, dont of the marine corps. That, you may now make europe and statement, general. Thank you. Ranking in the spirit, distinguished members of the subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify. The United States military is trusted in the world. We have to wake up and earn that trust. The armies down 51 . We know that one act breaks that trust of the American People. Senior misconduct in the United States army has no place. Our Senior Officers have developed, decades of relationships of leadership and character. We have provided additional training for those leaders elected to serve. The vast majority of us S
Tns administration followed a different course. That is not the fault of the Congressional Republicans were the fault of the democrats. It is on the president. For my essay for the first year project as bill mentioned i wrote about the new johnsons role in the passage of medication in medicaid inmate 65 from which i draw six general universal guidelines for a new president can advance a legislative agenda. You can find them on the crucible volume in the lobby. [laughter] the specifics though if johnsons particular tactics are less than important than the overall point of the essay which is the political scale, policy and message discipline and overall vision of the president can be a crucial and critical fact or in how Congress Reacts to a firstyear legislative agenda. The legislative contracts between johnsons firstyear record, we gave him a pass on not and it reflects a lot about trumps limitations and also those of his administration, specifically an inability to develop a coherent
Has been earned through the service and sacrifice of millions of brave men and women. One byproduct of this reputation is that the military and its leaders are held to a much higher standard than almost any other institution. Standard than almost any other institution. I know that you would never have it any other way. Consequently, the misconduct of a few can greatly impact the reputation of the military. The negative effects are greater. These incidences of senior misconduct, even though relatively rare, not only hurt the victims but can have a Lasting Impact on the readiness of a unit. Of seniorincident leader misconduct is too many, it is important to acknowledge that the vast majority of Senior Leaders serve with distinction. It is also important to a knowledge that some of the acts that the military , would not be investigated or punished in the civilian world. We need to ensure that our Senior Leaders uphold the highest standard of ethical conduct. We will hear from two panels t
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A lot of ways. Things have gotten both better and worse and there always getting both better and worse. Thats what makes it so frustrating to be in and around politics. There is no easy argument to make about the direction of change. Theres always a cost of progress and theres always a cost to resisting progress. To your more general question, it does seem to me that in a lot of ways we are having too many of the most important fights in our political life at the national level. Part of what i mean by saying our politics need to be decentralizes that some of these arguments need to be had by people who are looking at one another. That is surely one way to get around that divide. Its a lot easier to sustain in the abstract then when its you and your neighbor. I cannot for the life of me see who has to decide who gets to go to what bathroom in the white house. I just dont think its necessary to do that. It would be a lot easier to live with one another if we didnt have to have one answer