Page 22 - Operations Training News Today

I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from massachusetts reserves. The gentleman from florida is recognized. Mr. Nugent i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from florida reserves. The gentleman from massachusetts. The gentlewoman from ohio is recognized for two minutes. Ms. Kaptur mr. Speaker, i want to thank the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. Mcgovern, for yielding to me. And also thank our Ranking Member of the defense subcommittee, mr. Visclosk...

We will continue beyond 2014 we will wind down. He has not reviewed options or made any decisions on it. The fulfillment of his commitment he made very clearly is to continue to draw down forces in afghanistan from the levels now that we have drawn down the surgeon forces over the course of the next two years. The pace of that drawdown is a decision and that he will be making in coming weeks and months. So general allan had recommended leaving between 600015,000 american troops there. Is that no...

Can you comment on that . I would be happy to. Its been our experience whenever federal money has come the date has stepped up to issues and made additional money available as well. In kentucky we have been able to do a lot of the Major Projects through that whole mechanism. But the one thing i would say about 45 on average the money that states have to work to build projects is federal funding and of that 45 it constitutes more of the larger projects that we actually build and so its a critical...

They won. Watched the nba dung contest. We stayed up too late it watch it. We watched the after show. Emily like nascar. The president airing a great ad. So many exciting things this morning you will be awake in no time. Griff did you know that Michael Bloomberg is surging is thinking about possibly according to a rumor picking Hillary Clinton as his running mate. Pete that cant be real. Is that a real headline . We. Griff we were all very stunned, drudge report headline came it. Bloomberg consi...

Blackmail. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Were following two breaking stories right now. U. S. Air force veteran has been indicted for allegedly trying to join isis. The former airman who worked on engines and Weapons Systems was headed to syria but stopped by turkish authorities. And neck and neck. Voting is over in israel and fighting for his political life Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have finished a last minute stunner that could enable him to hold on to power. His pa...

Bill press conference coming newspaper a couple of minutes. Martha well look forward to that. Get nor information out of there. We will go to radio, tune in there and here. Happening now starts right now. Well see you guys tomorrow, thanks for coming. Jon right now brandnew stories and breaking news. Jenna a final shootout and a blazing inferno ending the reign of terror of a fugitive e cop bent and revenge. A burned body believed to be Christopher Dorners found in a california cabin. We are awa...

My honorable friend makes a very good point. This government have made available money for a council tax freeze. That has the consequence that money for that freeze is available in wales, so people in wales will know who to blame if their council tax is not frozen. It is the Labour Assembly government in wales they are to blame; they are the ones who are charging hardworking people more for their council tax. We all remember the Prime Ministers promise last october that he would legislate to for...

For the next seven months. If the yearlong sequestration goes into effect. That is just one of hundreds of examples. Were going to hear today that the military service was are already taking actions to mitigate the impacts of the continuing resolution and the impending sequester. For example, the department of defense has instituted hiring freezes, reduced or eliminated temporary or Term Employees and deferred Facility Maintenance and began postponing or canceling maintenance of ships, air and g...

It is a bad economic policy. It is bad governing policy. I really do not like it. It is working with the leadership to be able to find a way to avoid the sequester in the hopes that a higher power find a way for the nine years that it is mandated. What we hope to accomplish today is to take a look at the impacts if the sequester happens for the American People. Thank you for everyone coming. We thank you for speaking about defense. It has been well heard and well spoken. We look toward to hearin...

This is two hours. [inaudible conversations] good morning everybody and welcome. This morning the Committee Considers the nominations of two very distinguished officers to two of the most active and challenging combatant commands. General lloyd austin United States army nominated to be commander u. S. Central command and general David Rodriguez u. S. Army to be nominated to be commander of the u. S. Africa command. These two combatant commands centcom and africom are the centers of gravity for o...