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America. and they represent not just in their one appointment confirmed by the senate, they represent 18,000 plus men and women in uniform, and they're -- themselves, agents, who actually have enforced the law for 21 plus years, so i think what they have to say is very valuable, and all of those gentlemen i've worked with personally, and know and understand their viewpoint. and i can say both in law enforcement here in arizona in the past, and also serving in the reserve component specifically for the border mission in yuma and also in california having helped construct portions of the wall th...

For a long time. it's not a monolith. there's 2.5 million men and women in the active and reserve component. all of them have their own pled likzs about this and their own leanings. i suspect some of them blow it off. i doubt any of them believe it. they can see their pay stubs. they know exactly how much they're making. some laugh it off, some are probably deeply offended by it. to have your commander in chief get up in front of you on live television like that and lie, it's just unconscionable. >> final question here, there was some news in this visit beyond the meeting with the troops. that...

Pete: as steady as she does is his message to the military. hold the line and then our nation can count on you. from n.y.p.d. lieutenant army s. thank you for joining us. off the top, what are the implications of the shut down on our military? >> i think the reserve component are people that come in who that come into command line is pretty active duty component is not going to be a fact did, but there's a good chance they may not be paid. we have to take into consideration issues with russia, china and north korea. when a logistics to pinpoint the military spending to ensure we maintain the f...

Gao recommendations are still open from this report. so it's been four months, and i would just like in update on that, if you have been able to read the report, and where is the department at in regard to tracking national guard to cyber capabilities. >> yes, ma'am. we didn't get your question until december, but i acknowledge that you have formally asked us this. first, as u.s. cyber commands, i am the operations commander. manning, training, and equipping is a function of services in the department. for me in my role, i tracked the operational levels of all national guard units that are all...

The reserve component. steve hayes, and charles krauthammer and amy. >> look there's the human factor here, just the fact that this is a pretty horrible way to let people know that they are going lose their job and their vocation while they are still in the field. the larger issue from the national interest is why in god's name are we doing this? this is the most highly trained force in the world for counter insurgency. it's unique in the world. the price has been high, the blood has been paid. but one of the benefits of this is that we have a tremendous fighting force and we are now reducing ...