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As required, we set out to have one test site operational within six months of election. We surpassed that goal within four months and three more sites operational within six months of their selections. Now all six uas sites are fully operational and have established their research agendas. The data and information from the test sites will help answer key questions about how Unmanned Aircraft Systems Interface in the air space as well as with air Traffic Control. The Faa Technical Center in Atla...

Reason and we believe thats the number it takes after being significant operational analysis to do Nuclear Deterrents and to do a largescale campaign and we need a large number of bombers. So were trying to keep prices independent and variable so we can afford that number of airplanes and staying on a very deliberate track on this program, limiting requirements changes and growth. Staying on the acquisition timeliness are really, really important to us in moving this program forward. So thats th...

People describe the threat the threat is islam. Lets make no mistake. There is no such thing as radical islam because i like somebody to give me a definition of moderate islam. There aint any. I think it was who said it best islam is islam. There are no modifier ss. We have looked for a leader to come stand up and try to modify islam. And previously mentioned here, on new years day, president al sissy standing before all the leading sunni clerics called for a refirmation of islam. Monumental. He...

National debt. I believe your answer to that question was focused on the size of the debt in relationship to the economy. The gdp, which i understand. I understand the argument and i understand the analysis. Its something that we talked about a lot in budget circles over the last few years. The the question i have though is does that really justify a budget that continues to frankly borrow hundreds of billions of dollars every year . And to spend that money in an effort to as you indicated to st...

Is impossible to execute all the himself but the duty to ake care they be faithfully executed is not delegable. He has to do that personally. Third, to be fair, notice this is not the duty to take care be completely executed, couldnt be because that would be impossible. Would require infinite resources. Required thatt is they be faithfully executed and interpretive ep problem. What does the word faithfully mean . Does that entail . One other observation i will ake as an historical observation be...

We need to make sure the second isdest target on earth through with reality and in the minds of anyone who might take on the secret service to get to the president or first family. Without a recognized the member for his Opening Statement. Thank you. With an obvious premise. No individual should be allowed to feel scaled the fence at the white house, sprint across the north lawn, and burst into the residence of the first family with 11. No one. Our goal today is also clear, to determine how this...

Building. Isnt that right . In other words, the officer was right. Yes. Ultimately, the officer was right. The Washington Post story says this agent subsequently reported her concerns to investigators. Was there an afteraccident report about the 2011 shooting . Did it include recommendations related to agents reporting their concerns without fear of being criticized . Do you know . I dont know. I would say that the officers statement to our interviews, that occurred with secret service employees...

What we are doing is making sure that we are making steady progress. Heading up the infrastructure that will allow us to compete with massachusetts who are doing some of these things long before we were. In the last two quarters of 2013 when we outgrew every state in new england. Tom has made statements, things like not as many jobs as we said, thats wrong. Total privatesector job growth over the time of our administration is much more than 60,000. At the same time government has gotten smaller....

My point. As a casual observer to what has happened here, i do not think the circular the secret service is taking their duty to protect the american president and her family at the white house i do not think you are taking it seriously. That is exactly my point. Based on the evidence, and the series of lapses. Unfortunately, that is the conclusion i arrive at, that youre not taking your job seriously. I am sorry. I hate to be critical. But we got a lot at stake here. I know people are dancing a...

Questions, please limit your testimony to five minutes. The entire Opening Statement will be made a permanent part of the record. With that, director pearson is recognized. Good morning chairman isaf, Ranking Member cummings and distinguished members of the committee. Im here to address the concern we all share following september 19 at the white house. It is clear the security plan was not properly executed. This is unacceptable, and i take full responsibility and make sure it does not happen a...