Transcripts For CSPAN Hearing On Fiscal Year 2017 Defense Bu

CSPAN Hearing On Fiscal Year 2017 Defense Budget March 19, 2016

Money we have given them. And theyebuild china know it. I have many friends from china. I dont have any objection to china, i think its wonderful, i am angry at our people, not their people, if you can get away with it. So look, weve rebuild china. It is not free trade, it is not anything, this is horrible, stupid trade. When you have 500 billion a folks, weve got to get smart. I have carl icon, i have the greatest negotiators in the ahn, i havearl ic the greatest negotiators in the world. We had pfizer, a great company, pfizer, they Just Announced they are leaving. They are a huge drug company. They announced they are going to ireland. Companies are going to mexico. Nabisco, ford, where are they going . Mexico. Mexico, mark my words, exit code is a small version of china. We better get smart and we ter get smart quickly mexico, mark my words, mexico is a small version of china. We better get smart and we better get smart quickly. Ivanka, she told me to act president ial, act president ial. She said, in the next debate, act president ial. I didntattack marco, attack little marko, and i didnt attack ted, lyin ted, lyin ted. But ted cruz, he is not going to be the right guy, he is not going anywhere, so it is not going to happen. I say we make is before the convention, by the way. You have these stiffs like mitt romney. The guy is a total stiff. Did he let us down . This guy is a loser. Did he let us down . I mean, here is a guy, he goes is so devastated, he forgot the campaign in the final month, he gave it to obama. Win,eave me, i am going to i am going to be hillary, but let me tell you, beating obama four years ago was easier than beating Hillary Clinton now, believe me. And mitt romney choked. Pure and simple. He choked, he choked like a dog, and thats not going to happen. Thats not good to happen with me. So heres the story. Heres the story. Come on back, folks. Come on back. You left. We had incompetent leadership. You left. Some folks said, we are not coming back, we had incompetent leadership, but now we can bring you back. You went to mexico, will bring you back. But im a conservative, and i am spent 48 look, i million in new hampshire, jeb spent 48 million in new hampshire, and i spent some money, too, my own money, but i won. He is a joke. People who have no clue about money or deals that have not read the art of the deal in all fairness, it is not of interest to them. Look at john kerry. Look at the deal he made with iran. One of the worst deals ever negotiated. One of the worst deals ever negotiated. Is a disgrace, it is an embarrassment. By the way, on that deal, we should have never, ever, even started, until we got those prisoners back, we should have gotten them back years ago, and once we got them back, we should have told them, by the way, the 150 billion, no, we are a debtors nation, folks. After about two days of turmoil, we would have saved, believe me, 150 billion dollars. That deal is such an embarrassment. Well, our trade deals are just like that. Our trained deals are just like that. Bowe bergdahl, he is just like that. He is a traitor. We get bergdahl, and we get to give them five of the great killers that they have coveted. Thee guys are now back on battlefield, trying to kill us all, and weve got a traitor. Big deal. And by the way, a traitor that , fivepposedly, supposedly or six young beautiful soldiers were killed trying to get him back. That is our deal. That is the way we negotiate. That is not going to happen anymore. Not going to happen anymore. Is wet we are going to do are going to tell our wonderful businesses that deserted us, they left us, and im not even blaming them, they had no reason not to, because nobody talks you think somebody went to carry her and said, you listen coming you let all of these people go, dont go to mexico . They dont do that. So they move into mexico, and i would say, and i would do it myself, i know it is not president ial, it is not president ial, it is not president ial of the president of the United States to call up the president of carrier, hello, this is the president. But this is so much fun for me. Please, dont take that away. Dont take that away from me. I love deals. Orwhether it is one of me one of my representatives, i know the good ones, i know the bad ones, that whether it is one someese killers or one of real for me, please, let me do it. Let he do it, please. So i call up, and they would say, the president of the United States is calling the president of carrier, get them on the good luckuld say, in mexico, enjoy your stay, but here is the story, you let go of 14,000 people that helped to build your company, and i really love, by the way, i really love the new pictures of your facility. Every single air conditioning unit that you make, every single one, as it crosses the border, and we are going to have a real border, because we are going to have a wall, we are going to have a real border, we are going to have a date, beautiful wall that nobody is crossing, just in case you had any questions, dont worry about the tunnels and stuff, nobody is going over it and nobody is going over it and we are going to have a big, beautiful door, but people are going to be coming into our legally,egally, legally, so i tell the head of carrier, everything will unit that you make in mexico and that you sell in the United States, we are going to put a 35 tax on that unit, and i hope it works out well for you. And here is what is going to happen, they are going to have lobbyists call me, but i didnt take any money, they are going to have special interest, and, and i didnt take any money, they are going to have donors, donors, donors, but i didnt take any money, i dont give a damn for them, folks. I care about you. To here is what is going happen. Within 24 hours of that phone call, ahead of carrier and ford and so many other companies, i mean, you just take a look, i could give you a list and you could read them all day, the head of nabisco, leaving chicago with their plant, they are headed to mexico, no more oreos oreos to eat. E so here is what is going to happen, folks, i will get a call within 24 hours, a president of carrier, mr. President , we have decided to stay in the United States. And then i would say, thank you very much. Dont want it in phoenix, arizona, or anywhere in particular, we just want it in the United States. Going to happen a lot. We dont win anymore. We dont win at anything. We dont win at anything. We dont win at anything. We are going to beat isis. How about general George Patton . He is too tough. He is too tough. He couldnt be a general anymore because he is too tough. He is not politically correct. Away, just chipping like i said, chipping away at the second amendment, they are chipping away at christianity, they are chipping away at our religion, they are not going to have it anymore. When it comes to christmas time, they are going to put up a fight, but we are going to put signsign as is, that says, merry, merry, Merry Christmas we are totally impotent as a country. We are going to knock the hell out of crisis and we are going to rebuild our country, we are going to rebuild out of isis, and we are going to rebuild our country. Were going to rebuild our country. Our country is going to be so strong. Somebody at that company that stole the equipment had political connections to these characters that i run against. We are going to have a great military and we are going to ofally, finally take care our great veterans, were going to take care of them. Going to win with the military, we are going to win. Oh, thank you, look at you. Look at you. Usa is right. Usa. Crowd usa usa usa , we arep so, folks going to start winning again. With ouring to win military, we are going to win for our vets, were going to win for our vets, right . We are going to win for our vets, were going to win with our military, we are going to win with a obamacare, we are going to get rid of it and going to make something much better, were going to win with every aspect of our lives. Were going to win the league with our second amendment. We are going to keep winning at every level. We are going to win so much that you are going to common you are going to say, is the president , we are winning so much, i cant stand it anymore, and im good say, i dont care. Ofs is for the people phoenix, and the people of arizona, were going to win a for our border, and we are going to build a wall, and ladies and gentlemen, i love you. You have to go out. You have to vote on tuesday. You will never be disappointed with me. I will never disappoint you. We are going to bring our country back. We are to take our country back. We are going to have victories again. Youre going to be so proud of your family, yourself, your country. We are going to win again all the time. Thank you very much. I love you. I love you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. This . Ll ready for mr. Trump thank you, everybody. Go out and vote go vote yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah announcer Campaign Rally with the donald trump will air at 8 00 p. M. Eastern here on cspan. Tomorrow, bill clinton will speak at a Campaign Rally in the sun, arizona for Hillary Clinton. Also scheduled to appear, got big efforts and her husband, mark kelly. Beginningage of that 5 30 p. M. Sunday here on cspan. During campaign 2016, cspan takes you on the road to the white house as we follow the candidates on cspan, cspan radio, and cspan. Org. Ashton carter and joint cheesed of staff chair general Joseph A Dunford testified thursday about the president s 2017 Defense Budget request. Among the topics discussed for isis, force readiness, cyber warfare, and the potential return of sequestration. Quickly welcomed by witnesses, we think each of you for your service to our nation into the marines serving here and around the world. Before i proceed with my say that, let me just yesterday, disturbing statements the by Senior Executive of United Launch Alliance were reported in the media that raised troubling questions about the nature of the relationship between the department of defense and ul a. This committee treat with the most seriousness and the Partnership Show favoritism or that efforts have been made to silence members of congress. Make a full will investigation into these statements and take action where appropriate. Last month, the director of National Intelligence provided this committee and unsettling picture of our worldwide threats. Russia has invaded ukraine. It is now regarded by chairman dunford in many of our military leaders as our nations greatest threat. China has continued its Rapid Military modernization, steadily military zynga the South China Sea and used coercion and the threat of force. Arth korea has launched brazen Cyber Attacks against the u. S. , continue to test their Nuclear Weapons program and productive conduct provocative missile testing. Rather than moderating its malign activities in the middle east as advocate of the Nuclear Agreement predicted, it ran i ran has increased terrorist proxies, conducted advanced , and fired rockets near u. S. Aircraft carriers. Detained 10y, iran u. S. Sailors and cap again dies to the entire instance in total violation of International Law and centuries of maritime tradition. These are the growing threats we face yet the department of defense remains guarded by a strategy that predates these developments. It is based on assumption about the world that no longer apply. The same is true about our Nations Defense spending. All requirements for our military have grown, the budget control act cap to suspense defense spending in 2000 11. Despite periodic relief, each of our military Services Remain unready and underfunded to meet the current and future threats. This translates into real things as remarkable and determined as it is cannot do for our nation. Our aircraft carriers no longer provide constant presence in the middle east or the western pacific. One third of Army Brigade Combat Teams are ready to operate decisively. The air force is the smallest it has ever been and more than half squadrons are not mission combat ready. Marine corps aviation is in crisis. The effects on the present force are bad enough. The effects on the future for star wars. Years and years of deferred maintenance and delayed modernization are creating a mountain of bills that will soon 2018 to 2021 alone. The department of defense needs 100 billion above the bca caps just to meet current requirements. In reality, those requirements are an adequate. Additional resources will be needed in the longer we delay the bill, the worse it gets and the more he runs the risk of return to sequestration. This is a crisis of our own making and im speaking of the congress as well. It is why many are concerned about the presence budget request for fiscal year 2017. Like about this request. Many of the investments are critical and long overdue. Though our nation is asking our military to do more, the president s Defense Budget is actually less than it is this year. The department was forced to cut 17 billion. Regions to beget sure temporary effects of positive economic assumption soften the blow. The department cut over 10 billion in a real military capability. These are just some of the consequences. 24 army had to cut helicopters. The air force had to cut five and 45 over the next four years. The navy plans to lay up an additional five cruises. The marine corps cut 77 tactical and Family Housing has been cut. Certain Critical Nuclear have beenion efforts further delayed. The unfunded requirements of the military services now total more than 18 billion. That represents the additional helicopters, biting field fighting vehicles, Training Programs are military leaders say they need to carry out our. Ntiquated Defense Strategy last year, the former chairman of the joint chief described the future Years Defense Plan as the lower ragged edge of manageable risk in our ability to execute a Defense Strategy. 17 we are one year later billion less than what our military needed and planned for. I dont know what lies we need to lower the bridge of risk of but i fear our military is becoming less and less able to deter conflict and our nation will deploy Young Americans into battle without sufficient training that will cost more and ultimately claim more american lives than it would have. This is the growing risk we face course soon change enough. We should not threaten the stability provided by the bipartisan budget act. Therefore, we make a virtue out of stability. This budget agreement ends this year and defense spending is cap to buy a law at 100 billion less than what our witnesses will testify our military needs. Is notnd of stability the answer, its the problem. If we cut into our military muscle again this year, are problems just get worse. Another priority over maine the lastse effort we began year, including a review of the Goldwater Nichols legislation now marking its 30th anniversary. Over the past year, senator reid and his staff have held hearings and conducted interviews with dozens of military and civilian defense leaders, including discussions with our witness today. I believe we have a rather clear definition of the challenge we must address. The focus of Goldwater Nichols was operational effectiveness, nations military ability to fight as a joint force. The challenge today is strategic integration by improving the ability of the department of defense to develop strategies and integrate military power globally to confront a series of threats. Of which is span multiple regions of the world and numerous military functions. Put simply, our competitors are catching up and our Defense Organization must be far more agile and innovative than it is. We are committed to work closely with both of you and we would welcome any thoughts and recommendations you are prepared to share today. Senator reid thank you very much. Fy 2017 audits includes nearly 583 billion dollars in Discretionary Spending and complies with the funding levels amid bipartisan budget act of 2015. Of this amount, of under 23 point 9 billion included in the base budget and 58 designated for the Contingency Operations account. We must be mindful of the risks facing our country and National Security challenges. China continues to invest aggressively in its military particularly and capabilities that allow them to deny access to others. North korea continues to be an immediate and present danger to global security. Is a significant danger. Our nations counterterrorism fight continues to be a top priority. It has been a year of security and political transition in afghanistan. In iraq, isil has lost significant territory but difficult tasks remain. Furthermore, the dangers posed by the district must to be addressed. In syria, eiffel maintains as isilof money areas loses ground in some areas, it gains foothold in donations. We must closely scrutinize the budget request to include and allocatending money to those areas that need additional fund. With regard to our military forces, we must take a hard look at the levels across all services. This committee has repeatedly heard testimony from senior rebuildingaders that number as their highest priority. It will take time to rebuild readiness. That is why its important accounts of the protected from cuts. I would welcome any comments on our witnesses on the importance of revealing readiness. Another challenge is the mo

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