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I think were ready to start. Thank you all for being here. Welcome to the council on foreign relations. Welcome to our guest, senator jack reed, Ranking Member of the Armed Services committee. From the great state of rhode island. Im jonathan karl, chief White House Correspondent for abc news. I will be presiding asking questions for first half hour and then take questions from all of you for second half hour. This is an on the record meeting. In fact i also want to welcome those cfr Members Around the nation, maybe around the world, participating in this meeting through the live stream. So th...

[indistinct conversation] announcer Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking member jack reed of rhode island discussed for policy on friday. He spoke with abc news chief washington correspondent at the council of foreign relations. This is an hour. I think it is ready to start. Thank you all for being here. Welcome to the council on foreign relations. A warm welcome to our senator jack reed, Ranking Member of the Armed Services committee. He is from the great state of rhode island. I will be presiding and asking which is the next this is an on half hour. The record meeting. In fact i also want...

I think were ready to start. Thank you all for being here. Welcome to the council on foreign relations. Welcome to our guest, senator jack reed, Ranking Member of the Armed Services committee. From the great state of rhode island. Im jonathan karl, chief White House Correspondent for abc news. I will be presiding asking questions for first half hour and then take questions from all of you for second half hour. This is an on the record meeting. In fact i also want to welcome those cfr Members Around the nation, maybe around the world, participating in this meeting through the live stream. So th...

Of betsy devos. We know at least two republican senators intend to vote against the nominee, meaning that Vice President mike pence would need to come to capitol hill to cast the tiebreaking vote and that would be the first time that Vice President broke a tie in a cabinet confirmation. President trump tweeted about the devos nomination earlier today saying, senate dems protest keep the failed status quo. Betsy devos is a reformer. She will be a great education secretary for our kids. That Senate Confirmation vote will take place at noon eastern time today and you can watch it live on our comp...

Committee will come to order. Last week, the Committee Held classified and unclassified sessions on the state of the world or more accurately, the state of the world environment in which the American Military must operate and u. S. National security must be protected. I was struck by the essential point general petraeus made that we face many threats and can overcome any of them except perhaps what we do to ourselves. Today, we turn to the state of the u. S. Military. I continue to be concerned and sometimes even disturbed by evidence that is accumulating on the damage inflicted upon our milit...