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Of expert witnesses joining us here today and want to take a moment to a knowledge that while i cannot imagine to be a better place to work and the subcommittee apparently somebody thinks there is a better job in washington d. C. So this is the last hearing steve bin his current position to go to the secretary of defense for space policy. And our loss is his game he does a great job i know he will do a great job there as well. [applause] so today we have witnesses general raymond Commander Air force Commander Joint command for space in director of National Reconnaissance office and the directo...

Held a hearing on u. S. Military space assets and potential National Security threats. Hyten raymond be, commander of the air force Space Command, was among those testifying. This is an hour and 15 minutes. [inaudible] fiscal year 2018 priorities and posture of the National Security Space Enterprise. Were honored to have the panel of expert witnesses who are leaders in our National Security Space Program to join us here today. And before i introduce them though, i want to take a momento to acknowledge that while i cant imagine there being a better place to work than for the Strategic Forces su...

To join us here today and before i introduce them, though, i want to take a moment to acknowledge that while i cant imagine there being a better place to work than the Strategic Forces subcommittee apparently somebody thinks theres a better job in washington, d. C. We this is the last hearing that steve will be in the current position, he is leaving us to go to work for secretary of defense, to be the assistant secretary of defense for space policy. And our loss is the secretarys gain. So were going to miss him. Hes been with a long time. Did a great job and will do a great job for our country...

Sense, its also true that lawyers for the agencies that those responders work for also play a very, very Important Role. And were privileged today to have an outstanding panel of lawyers from various agencies at the federal and local level, some now in private practice, who have served in those Important Roles or do so today. And to give us some insights about the role of a lawyer in Emergency Preparedness and response. And with that id like to introduce the panel by having them introduce themselves to you and then well get right into it. Good afternoon, im adrian sevier. Im the chief county o...

[ speaking french ] [ speaking french ] weve already announced more, already are doing more. But this isnt just a game of trying to up the numbers. Were trying to do things responsibly. Ive visited refugee camps in syria, in northern iraq. Ive visited with families we have accepted from these regions. I have met with leaders from those communities, not just in canada, but in the region itself. And i can certainly tell you, from my visits to the refugee camps in jordan and debriefings there, we cant pretend there are no security risks. Its important that we do screening. Those countries in the ...