Committee meets today to consider general Charles Brown to be chief of staff of the air force, the undersecretary of defense. Thank you for being here. All of you have brilliant careers. Some of these things are necessary. I have to ask you the required question. I want to have inaudible yes or no. You have conflicts of interest, will you ensure your staff establishes requested communications including questions for the record in hearings . Yes, sir. Yes. Will you cooperate in providing witnesses and briefs in response to congressional requests . Yes, sir. Will those witnesses have to do with testimony and debriefings . Do you agree in the affirmative you testify for this committee . Yes, sir. Do you provide documents for forms of communication in a timely manner when requested by duly constituted committee with the committee in the basis of the delay or denial in providing the occupants . Yes, sir. Have you assumed any duties or undertaken any actions which appear to be presumed outco
Of ther the nomination ambassador to be the secretary of the navy. And Charles Brown to be chief of staff of the air force. And dr. Anderson to be deputy undersecretary of defense. We thank you all for being here. Appreciate the contributions you have made. All three of you have impressive careers and we appreciate the fact that you are coming back again. Things arese necessary. I have to ask you the required questions. I would like an audible yes or no on each question. Have you adhered to the laws and wrecked lesions governing thelations governing nation . Yes. Will you comply with requests for communication . Yes. Will you cooperate in providing witnesses in response to congressional requests . Yes. Will those witnesses be protected from reprisal for their testimony . Yes. Do you agree if confirmed to give honest testimony to this committee . Yes. Do you agree to provide documents including email in a timely manner when requested, or consult with the Committee Regarding any basis fo
General Charles Brown currently the Pacific Forces commander has been nominated as air force chief of staff and James Anderson is the nominee for Deputy Defense undersecretary for policy. The hearing will come to order. The Committee Meets today consider the nominations to be secretary of navy and us chief of Staff Air Force and deputy undersecretary of defense for policy thank you for being here. We appreciate all the contributions you have a made me appreciate the fact you are coming back again. Some of these are necessary we have to ask you the required question i would like to have an audible yes or no on each question please. Have you adhere to the ethical laws regulations . Yes or. Yes sir. Yes sir. Do you ensure you will request communication deadlines for the record it hearings . Yes sir. Yes or, yes sir. Will you cooperate. Yes sir. Yes sir. With those witnesses be protected from reprisal of testimony . Yes sir. Yes or. We agree to testify before the committee. Yes sir. Yes or
Staff, and deputy secretary of defense. Our hearing will come to order. The Committee Meets today to of ther the nomination ambassador to be the secretary of the navy. And Charles Brown to be chief of staff of the air force. And dr. Anderson to be deputy undersecretary of defense. We thank you all for being here. Appreciate the contributions you have made. All three of you have impressive careers and we appreciate the fact that you are coming back again. Things arese necessary. I have to ask you the required questions. I would like an audible yes or no on each question. Have you adhered to the laws and wrecked lesions governing thelations governing nation . Yes. Will you comply with requests for communication . Yes. Will you cooperate in providing witnesses in response to congressional requests . Yes. Will those witnesses be protected from reprisal for their testimony . Yes. Do you agree if confirmed to give honest testimony to this committee . Yes. Do you agree to provide documents in
The meeting will come to order. What were going do do is have our Opening Statements of senator reid and myself and then well recognize dr. Wilson for a very important introduction. All right . We the Committee Meets today for the nomination of general john e. Hyten to be Vice President of the joint chiefs of staff. We thank him for being here today. We welcome your family who is here and your friends, dr. Hyten. They can be introduced at the time you are recognized for your Opening Statement. And we have our boring seven or eight questions you have to respond to first. Have you adhered to applicable laws, recognitions or any conflicts of interest . Yes, sir. Do you agree if confirmed to appear and testify before request before this committee . Yes, sir. Do you agree to provide documents including copies of electronic forms of communications in a timely manner when requested by a duly constituted committee or to consult with the Committee Regarding the basis of any good faith denial or