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Good afternoon. I am chris miller, acting secretary of defense for the United States and am here today to update you on president trumps plan to bring the wars in afghanistan and iraq to a successful and responsible conclusion and to bring our brave Service Members home. And kabul to kandahar fallujah, hundreds of thousands of americas sons and daughters who answered the call to serve in our Armed Services have brought us to this point. Their efforts and sacrifice will go down in history as it d...

Now live to london for british Prime Ministers question time. He tweaked the house of commons is in session we bring you Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking questions from members of the house of commons live wednesday mornings on cspan2. We invite your participation via twitter using hashtag pmqs. Members are finishing up other business prior to question time. Now to the floor of the british house of commons. To ensure that we have the future in wales. If the honorable gentleman has any doubts,...

At 202 7488003. You can join the conversation by texting us at that same number, also going to twitter cspanwj or facebook. Com cspan. The acting defense secretary outlined the president s decision yesterday. [video clip] by january 15, 2021, our forces, their size and afghanistan will be 2500. Iraq will alsoin be 2500 by that date. With ouronsistent established plans and strategic objectives. Supported by the American People. It does not equate to a change in u. S. Policy or objectives. Moreove...

You are probably the busiest person on the planet. I just wanted to say what an honor it is for us. Secretary esper has been secretary of defense for the past year. He was previously secretary of the army and a very distinguished record of Public Service having served active duty after graduation from west point 10 years and then the reserve for 11 years. We are looking forward to a good conversation. I think you have met the moderator before. He is a mutual friend, dave mccormick, the ceo of br...

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Live on capitol hill, the House Appropriations committee working on 2021 spending levels today. One of the measures they are working on his defense spending. 694. 6 billion, an increase of 1. 2 billion from 2020. Congressman a nita lowey chairs the committee. I will say good morning again. I call this meeting of the committee of appropriations to order. Before we begin, house rules require me to remind you that we have set up an email address to which members could send anything they wish to sub...

Good morning. Good morning. Good morning, everyone. As we begin our final day of consideration of the fy21 spending bills, id like to thank you all for your kind words and well wishes and ask you, please, to indulge me in just a few more reflections. I came to congress in 1989, one of just 31 women in the house and senate and to this committee in 1993 alongside only six other women under the 64member panel. This body is better for the 100 women serving in the 116th congress and for the many wome...

Chair lowey i will say good morning again. I call this meeting of the committee on appropriations to order. Before we begin, house rules require me to remind you that we have set up an email address to which members could send anything they wish to submit in writing. That email address has been provided to your staff. Our first order of Business Today is consideration of the department of defense appropriations bill for fiscal year 2021. I will not recognize to present the bill. Thank you, madam...

The subcommittee will come to order. This is a bittersweet moment to me. It is my last subcommittee, markup of the state. Going to get emotional. I will start again. Good afternoon, everyone. The subcommittee will come to order. This is a bittersweet moment for me, as it is my last subcommittee markup of the state bill,reign operations contemplate my retirement at the i ask you toear indulge me in a few reflections. First. The important work of this committee. Since world war ii come up aid has ...

Or was it the real economy rearing its increasingly ugly head every day that the average goes down, the dow slipped 102 points, s p shed 7 p. 8 , are we having Great Depression style unemployment 38 million jobless claims or another garden variety sell off in the wake of another major rally . Ill give you a hint its not the economy driving the bus. I know the markets incredible rebound the last two months seems totally out of sync with whats happening in the rest of the country. Wall streets bec...