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Hearing of the House Armed Services subcommittee of readiness of the House Armed Services subcommittee on the continued oversight of the transfer of excess military equipment to civilian Law Enforcement agencies to order. I would like to begin by recognizing the dedicated service of our readiness secretary clerk. This will be her last official event for our subcommittee and i want to personally thank her for her contributions to our efforts in the past year. I wish her the best of luck as she moves forward with future endeavors. Thank you, jody. [applause] mr. Wilson one of the objectives of t...

A law passed in 1997 allows state and local police to buy excess military equipment at a reduced cost. Pentagon officials testified on capitol hill on the program last week about strengthening requirements on who can buy and transport the equipment. Good morning this hears comes to ordinaries, called this hearing of the House Armed Services subcommittee of readiness to get of the House Armed Services committee on the continued oversight of the transfer of excess military equipment to civilians, Law Enforcement agencies to order. I would like to comment the our clerk, this is jodys last officia...

Thank you. [applause] one of the objectives of this subcommittee is to bring attention to matters that impact the overall readiness of the department of defense. This includes programs or activities which face management challenges, present budget implications, or could be administrated more efficiently. It is our goal to provide necessary oversight in order to ensure our armed forces achieve the highest level of readiness possible. Given the current threat facing our nation and budgetary pressure on the department of defense, accountability is always paramount and every dollar counts. Vigorou...

Didnt. I dont think it is good or bad. I am a fan of Medicaid Expansion. A lot of Southern States didnt take it. This will be much more state versus state. When you get into medicaid, it is more about what happens in your state and protecting what you have. Whats happened in the last 25 years due to a disproportionate share of taxes, is that the states have largely cashed out their money. There is not one state that can tell you that. All the money is fake. It is all phantom matches. Now, you are going to get to the point where i dont think they will do a block grant but a per capita cap, beca...

Didnt. I dont think it is good or bad. I am a fan of Medicaid Expansion. A lot of Southern States didnt take it. This will be much more state versus state. When you get into medicaid, it is more about what happens in your state and protecting what you have. Whats happened in the last 25 years due to a disproportionate share of taxes, is that the states have largely cashed out their money. There is not one state that can tell you that. All the money is fake. It is all phantom matches. Now, you are going to get to the point where i dont think they will do a block grant but a per capita cap, beca...