Funds cost 7 billion every month, and thats just for the army. Mr. President , we have an opportunity to correct this or we have an opportunity to waste another 20 by a yearlong c. R. I am urging the American Public to make it known to those of us at veterans day programs this weekend and next week. Im urging my colleagues to stress this when they talk to the public. There are there are appropriation bills that are not yet worked out but for heavens sake, lets at least do the bill that pays the troops that sends a signal to the rest of the world in these trying times that we are at least going to fund our Defense Department and our future veterans who are on active duty and who have taken the oath today that we will do them in a modern and timely fashion. Were five weeks late. Lets dont make it another five weeks after this and another five months after that. Pass a fullfunding appropriation bill for our troops, for the department of defense, and give them the type of representation an
Capable of driving and being in the driver seat of her own destiny by doing this act. Walked sunday night at eight eastern on cspan q a. General appear before the Senate Services committee for his confirmation hearing to serve as vice chair of the joint chiefs of staff. Senators questioned him about allegations of Sexual Assault brought against him. This is about two and half hours. Joint chiefs of staff. We thank you for being here today and we welcome your family here and friends, doctor hyten, they can be introduced at the time youre recognized for your Opening Statement. We have our boring questions you have to respond to first. Have you adhered to the laws and regulations governing the conflict of interest. Do you agree if confirmed to testify before this committee . Guesser. Do you agree to provide a documenting for the electronic forms of communication in a timely manner when requested by the duly constituted committee or to consult with the Committee Regarding the basis of any
Week ahead in washington three after that, Benjamin Friedman of defense priorities looks at the latest tensions between the u. S. And iran. Plus phone calls and tweets. Washington journal is next. Host morning. Its monday, july 22 and its going to be a busy week on capitol hill as members of the house and senate prepare for the august break spending and the debt ceiling front and center. A new defense secretary is on the way. Final work on the 9 11 Victims Compensation fund and of course the Robert Mueller hearings which happen wednesday. President trump meets for the first time with the new Prime Minister of pakistan. And there are many many more headlines over these past few days about the heated lyrical rhetoric here in washington and what it means for the future and the future of politics. In fact, one observer of the process writes that no president ial candidate can unite the country. That article got our attention so we are asking you this monday morning, can any of the presiden
Chairman krishnamoorthi thank you everybody. We are going to commence the second panel with our two panelists, matthew myers, president of campaign for tobacco free kids, and ashley ould. Chief executive officer of juul labs. Please raise your right hand. I will begin by certain human. Do you swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give truthtruth, the and nothing but the truth so help you god . Thank you. Let the record show that the witnesses both answered in the affirmative. Please be seated. I am informed that votes are about to be called on the main house floor. We try to complete our Opening Statements and then we will go as long as we can until the votes are called, then we will return and resume. Without objection, both mr. Myers and ms. Goulds statements will be made part of the record. With that, mr. Myers, you are recognized. Before i begin, i would like to tell you about the lighting system. I mentioned this i4, there is a lighting system in front of you. The gr
Congress would mark an historic milestone in the Development Process of the country. The 12 Party Congress is planned in early 2016. And as you may know the come communist party of vietnam was established over 80 years ago. At this Party Congress we will review the fiveyear implementation of the resolution of the 11th Party Congress. And also review the implementation of the platform of 2011 and the implementation of the 2013 constitution. On that basis, we would also discuss the major trends in the world and the region and map out the long term directions and policies of the next five years. Secondly we will elect this entire event on the vietnam war is available on our website, cspan. Org. You can see we have left the last couple of minutes to take you to the Senate Armed Services Committee Confirmation hearing for marine corps Joseph Dunford to replace general dempsey. His term expires on october 1st. This is live coverage. This is cspan3. It should get under way in just a moment. T