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I want to welcome everybody to the events today. How much money for the defense is enough . This began with a call i got from someone i respect who said toyo me simply how do we decide how much money the u. S. Should spend. I have to confess im more i ame comfortable talking about things like Social Security, the opportunity and about the defensee budget. I called my colleague here at brookings and i put the question to him how much should the u. S. Spend on defense and he said funny you asked i just finished an answer to that question so here we are and you can read all 20,000 words on the we...

we are delivering and you think results matter. so now it's time to put it in the hands of the voters to ask them to send a team to richmond to work with me and not against me. i believe we will hold the house and flip the senate. we have demonstrated that's a license that voters should extend to us after 2021 where we swept in across the state races and flipped the house. >> that was virginia governor glenn youngkin on a consequential election day particularly in his state. today abortion rights are taking center stage in key races across america. in virginia the state legislature u...

tapper. the cdc released its full set of guidance for americans, loosening some specific restri restrictions. >> if grandparents can be vaccinated they can visit their daughter and family even if they have not been vaccinated so long as their daughter and her family are not at risk for severe disease. >> vaccinated americans will still need to wear a mask in public and many other settings with unvaccinated people and travel is being discouraged for now. there's also a turning point in the battle against coronavirus today. there are now more than 31 million people fully vaccinated in ...

Business meeting will come to order. Do just a little bit of business on the front end and hopefully take care of some business quickly. Now people have other meetings and then move to the hearing itself. We thank our witnesses for allowing us to do this, and were glad youre here. We have a number of items on the agenda today. Well move a number of nominations and Foreign Service officer lists. We will also take up s1928. The multilateral if a review act of 2017. Want to thank senator koonce force his leadership and hard work and recognize senators isakson, rubio, young, cane, and merkley for ...

Quest the business many will come to order, we will do a little business on the front end and hopefully take care of some business quickly, i know people have other meetings and then will move to the hearing itself. We think our witness for allowing us to do this and we are glad you are here. Items on theber of agenda today, we will move a number of nominations and Foreign Service officer list. Theill also take up multilateral act of 2017. I want to think sen. Coons his leadership and hard work on this bill, i want to recognize senators isaacson, rubio, young, kane and merkley whether contribu...