. it is a thrill and honor to have secretary carter here. those of you at home or watching at home as well. a few points from his bio. he became secretary last year. before that we knew him in the pentagon for a while. he was the deputy secretary of defense. the guide that is supposed to know where things go and probably where things are buried. before that he was the under secretary of defense for html -- , which was the pentagon weapons buyer. the clinton in administration he was the assistant secretary of defense for international security. the guy that has to go around the world. he has been through it all.

the middle part gets more interesting and relevant for today where the secretary spends time in boston and other corporations working in the field of technology and innovation. that is what he brought with him back to the pentagon and part of what is at the core of what he is tried to do. he was a distinguished fellow at stanford hoover institution. he was an advisor to goldman sachs. at harvard kennedy school he was the professor of science and international affairs. of a miterhe boards corporation. , longer ago, even longer ago, he had his degree from yale where he studied physics and medieval history, of course. before he gets medieval on all of us, will let him get to his speech and hear what he has to say. a round of applause for secretary of defense. [applause]

thank you, kevin, thank you for having me here and organizing and extort nearing and extort nearing gathering and writing on the airplane with me. we do very much appreciate that. i want to thank all of you. 's fromyou participants what is america's wonderful, innovative, open technology community. it is one of our country's great strengths. i am committed to building -- at the pentagon and innovators throughout the nation. from the tech innovators in silicon valley, yes, but many other hubs and places around the country. i visited silicon valley four times as secretary of defense, but a week before last was with

the submarine engineers in an electric boat in connecticut. it is very widespread. it is the pride of the country and the strength of the country, our entire technology base. as we continue building these bridges, i am also focused on promoting the great innovators who are within the department. in the labs, schools, on the battlefield. you heard from some of them today. innovators, our senior leaders involved in both of these critical and interconnected missions. technologyhe many and business and academic leaders who joined the discussion today, they play a critical role in accelerating the spirit and innovation we need to maintain our edge in a complex and changing world. what i wanted to do is describe the logic of my commitment to this agenda.

the actions we are taking to pursue it. describe how these efforts and they continued creativity and engagement of so many of you will enable us to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow. now, when i began my career as kevin pointed out in physics, most technology of consequence of originated in america. much of that was sponsored i the government, articulate he the department of defense -- particularly the department of defense. today we are still sponsors, but more technology is global. the technology base is commercial. indeed, the security environment today is also dramatically different from the way it was 25 years ago. requiring new ways of investing and operating in its own right. we have come a today, as you know, no fewer than five

immediate strategic challenges countering the prospect of russian aggression and coercion, especially europe, managing historic change in the vital asia-pacific region where china is rising, which is fine, but i -- but behaving aggressively, which is not. strengthening our deterrent and defense forces in the face of north korea's nuclear provocations, checking uranian aggression in the gulf, and confronting terrorism, including accelerating the certain defeat in iraq and syria, and wherever it metastasizes in places like afghanistan. since, moreover, we have a pretty good record of never predicting successfully the strategic future. we have to also be flexible and agile preparing for it. preparing for unknowns we cannot

anticipate. in the department of defense we do not have the luxury of choosing between these acting in, or between the present and investing in the future. we have to accommodate both changes in technological landscape and strategic landscape, we have to do it all. to stay ahead of these challenges and stay the best i have been pushing the pentagon, all of us, to think outside of the five sided box and invest aggressively in innovation with innovative technologies and innovative practices, and innovative people. let me address each of those intern. first we are investing in high ourtechnologies to enhance own asymmetric and hybrid capabilities. overall the budget invests nearly $72 billion in r&d.

let me give you context -- that is more than double what apple intel, and google spent last year combined. includes 12.5 billion specifically invested in science and technology to support happening ing work the dozens of labs and engineering centers across the country, as you just heard about from mary miller. it also includes investments and work in innovative companies, to universities and darpa develop and advance some of the disruptive technologies and capabilities that steve walker talked about earlier today. we are making groundbreaking advances in areas like undersea systems, hypersonic's, electronic warfare, big data analytics, advanced material, energy and propulsion, robotics, autonomy, and advanced computing.

those funds also support the growing nationwide network of public, private manufacturing innovation institutes. we are working with companies, universities and research labs to fund technologies like 3-d printing, advanced materials, integrative or tonics, and digital manufacturing and design. we announce a new one this spring, focused on revolutionary textiles. the combined fibers with electronics to create fabrics that can sense, q medicaid, store energy, monitor health, change color, much more. another we announced last fall is focused on flexible hybrid electronics which makes it possible to shape lightweight, structural integrity structures on ships, bridges, aircraft and so on. meanwhile, also investing to continue to make dod a leader in cyber security. the department of defense has

three missions in cyberspace. first, the highest priority -- defending the networks and weapon system. they are no good if they have been hacked. our second mission is to help our partners across the government defend the nation against cyber attacks from abroad. the third mission is to provide offense of cyber options that can be used in a conflict, as we are doing now against isil in iraq and syria. the latest defense budget, we are investing more in all three missions, a total of $35 billion in the next five years. a great deal of that is helping to modernize and secure dod's hundreds of networks. all the while, where pushing forward with breakthroughs in cyber technology by creating network defenses that can swiftly adapt to threats and self patch practically in real-time. innovation -- technical

innovation and investment is necessary, but not sufficient. we have to pursue innovative practices. the world we live in demands it. the cold war with characterized by strength of the leaders happening more weapons. today's era of competition is characterized by the additional variables of speed and agility. leading the race now depends on who can out innovate faster. it is no longer just a matter of what we buy, it also matters a lot how we buy them. how quickly we buy them, whom we buy them from. -- andckly and week creatively we are able to use them in different ways, all of this to stay ahead of future threat. our dod labs and engineering centers are embracing new methods to meet the needs faster, more efficiently and effectively. we have encouraged this.

i have encouraged this through persistent reform such as better buying power. secretaryago, under of logistics, dod began that are buying power, and initiative of -- an initiative to continuously improve the way we bought. under frank kendall, we are under a third version of that. focused on reducing cost growth and cycle time through greater use of prototypes, modular open systems and architectures, and accelerating the integration of commercial technology. it all comes down to meeting the needs of the war fighter faster, more efficiently, and more effectively. it is an intensely competitive world. is a particular focus of dod strategic capabilities office. you heard about that from will roper. it in 2012, i was deputy secretary of defense, i did that to help reimagine existing systems and our

inventory by giving them new roles and game changing additional capability that would confound our enemies. we are building fast. i think you mentioned this -- resilient micro-doan's -- micro thrown -- drones. we are developing an arsenal playing -- plain. we have network defense aircraft. these are just a couple of examples about what they're doing. stay tuned. tuesday innovative going forward, dod has to continue to be open to new ideas and new partnerships, that is why we have embarked on initiatives like the start of insula can -- start up in silicon valley. another one to come. toas there last month announce we are iterating the effort to be next level. several new features.

it is a nationwide release. there is a second office to be located in boston. you'll hear more about that in july. we will have more processing power since the budget requests will boost new funding to direct towards nontraditional companies with emerging commercially-based technologies that meet our military needs. its principal purpose is to connect innovative companies with that $72 billion of annual overall innovation funding. we have upgraded the operating system with a new partnership style your ship structure led by shaw, a combat veteran and cofounder and ceo of a successful technology startup. great guys. we will keep iterating together and learning from each other going forward. . that is the point.

that is also a reason why i had recently created the defense innovation board. to advise me and future defense secretaries on how to continue holding bridges to be technology can -- community. how we can continue to change to be more competitive. i am pleased that eric schmidt is serving as the first chair. he is doing a great job putting together the rest of the board. today i can tell you this board will include for example, reid hoffman, the lead of linkedin. former commander admiral build cravenven -- build the ven, and walter isaacson. we have additional innovators lined up. stay tuned. they will begin their work over the summer. i expect to receive their first recommendations in the fall. among other things i have

charged them with helping keep to keepetary of defense the dod imbued with a culture of -- in people, organizations, and technology. to support people who innovate. support those creative figures in the department willing to try new things, fail fast and innovate and iterate and ensure that we are always doing everything we can to stay ahead of potential adversaries. i stress innovation in people because as good as america's technology is, it is nothing compared to the people. they are the key reason why the military is the finest fighting force in the world. in the future we have to continue to recruit and retain the very best talent for what is after all, and all volunteer force. that is why we are building what i call the force of the future, to ensure amidst all of the

changes in generations, technologies, and labor markets, we are always postured to bring in, developed, and retain the best young men and women that america has to offer. as part of that, we are implementing new initiatives to give some of our own people military and civilians the opportunity to get out, spend time outside and learn how the rest of the world works outside of our wealth -- walls. we are broadening the corporate fellows program, including by opening it up to allah fight enlisted personnel -- qualified enlisted personnel. programhave a pilot which lets people take a sabbatical from the military service for a few years while they get a degree, learning new skills, or start a family. we are looking for ways to allow more of america's brightest minds to come into the dod, maybe for a short time. maybe for one project. but to contribute to the great

mission of protecting america and making a better world. we are bringing in resident osborne yours who will work with -- entrepreuners. we will hire a chief recruiting officer. as we have in the past with dave packard, cofounder of hp who also served as secretary of defense. he is one of the people who got me into this business. we have created the new defense digital service, you heard from chris lynch earlier today. he is helping us bring encoders with companies like google and ify for what weop call a tour of duty. they have solved problems like improved data sharing to make sure veterans get access to the benefits. we are also nearing completion, as i stand here today, of our pilots program called cap the

pentagon -- hack the pentagon. this is similar to the bug bounties that meeting -- many leading tech copies have. -- companies have. we are conducting the first ever one done by the federal government. it has exceeded our expectations. over 1400 hackers registered, they have discovered over 100 bugs so far. they are helping us to be more secure at a fraction of the cost. in a way that enlists the brilliance of the hackers rather than wait to learn the lessons of the blackadder. -- the force is full of talented people, some active-duty, but also reservist who have saved networks for us by hunting down

intruders, performing forensics that help keep them some care -- secure, and combating adversaries in a federal. -- in the cyber realm. these are some of the actions we are taking to build the force in the future in a way that reinforces our innovation initiative. we also have announced action to help regain -- retain talent. helping to retain service members by helping them balance their commitments to the force and their families, through expanded maternity and paternity leave, extended childcare hours on bases, and by offering military members of families the possibility of geographic deployment like stability in return for additional service commitments. yesterday, i announced the next links. the pentagon courtyard to expand our ability to attract, train and retain the best talent america has to offer. on the military side we have proposed changes to the promotion system to allow military officers to pursue broadening opportunities like

earning a doctorate or pursuing other advanced training, or doing a tour with industry. theymporarily defer when are considered for promotion without being penalized by timeline restrictions. a very big move. we have also moved to allow civilians with specific skill sets such as cyber and other scientific and technical qualifications to enter the officer ranks at a level commiserate with their grant -- their experience. we currently do this with doctors, but not other jobs. they are not only high skill, but also hard to fill. rapidly changing and in high demand by the private sector. we are proposing changes that would foster innovation to our civilian workforce. for example, we have proposed allowing recruiters to hire top talent directly from college campuses. again, the first time for us. graduate, will not wait around for an offer from the government.

they will not wait six months. expanding dod scholarship for service program. building to a talent exchanges with the private sector. we will better leverage our existing authorities to higher -- to directly higher qualified experts -- hire qualified experts. today wheeling only have 90 such people across the department. you have heard from two of them today. chris lynch and will roper. i am sure you agree that we are better off with their service. we will be well served to include more thinkers like them directly intervening to the mission of national -- directly contributing to the mission of national defense. the all volunteer force is a critical part of the military edge. everyone should understand this need in my commitment. always been able to out innovate the enemies because we have our people, the builders,

innovators from the military and civilian force, as well as the contractors and the nation's overall wonderful strength, which is its technology-based. people that think creatively, they are flexible. ourave been able to combine advanced technology with creative operational practices to solve a problem at hand. in order for our people to continue accelerating the breakthroughs in progress that ensure our continued dominance, we have to back them up with the freedom to innovate and take risks. also a stable and secure funding environment. this last reason is why i remain concerned about proposals in the draft defense bills in congress that would undercut the bipartisan budget agreement, reached last year. it was supposed to guide the budget for two years. bipartisanshipof could end up in a return of sequester, which is our greatest risk. -- as a department.

time ofectionable in a war, provisions cutting the overseas were fighting accounts. there are also new and and studied managerial appraisals, adding and moving boxes here and there, that the department's leadership is not recommended. i would hope that such micromanagement will not be a feature of any enacted. we all play a role in ensuring the success of the national security mission. those interested in follow-up -- foreign policy and national security, a lot of problems to work on. it is also true for those interested in technology. the intersection of the two is truly an opportunity rich, and very fulfilling environment. i want to thank you all for being here today. for considering the words of the forward thinking individuals from government, business, and academia who have shared their thoughts with you. my pledge to you is that you will always have a strong and

willing partner in america's department of defense. we may not know how to do it, but we are trying to do it -- we might not do it perfectly, but we are always trying to do it better. helping to -- helping defend your country for you, helping defend your country, and make it a better world is one of the noblest things a business leader or entrepreneur or young person can do with their life. i we are grateful to all of you here for the passion, the interests, the spirit of innovation that makes us all stronger and safer. thank you. [applause] kevin: thank you, mr. secretary for those remarks and thoughts. some of us have heard you say

repeatedly through the the air -- the year in your effort. maybe one way to start off -- as i was sitting there listening to you go to the new efforts and extensions come -- expansions, this room just heard from a lot of folks who are interested, but skeptics as well is that what you're trying to do either on the whole or specifically with the silicon valley outreach. do understand the skepticism? perhaps the better question is, the budgetust posted for the effort would jump to $30 million. there is new leadership. a lot of folks who know the defense department think that is not a lot impaired to what the defense department spends. why is this not something with a three-star general, a staff of 500, a really world-class level dod expected thing? sec. carter: two good points.

first of all, are we iterating -- it is exterior mental for a reason. we are trying to excel. that is why i just made the changes. that is fine. that is like good innovators do. they start one direction and decide they should adjust. that is what we are doing. that will continue to happen, by the way. doing that,t we are and in fact we are establishing more reflects my confidence in the basic idea. ,hich is to have another way just another way, because we have many, of connecting to the wonderful innovative ecosystem of the united states. it is a way of signifying that thataking a final -- funel can come into the up -- department, $72 billion worth.

it is the connection that is important. iox because it will be an exchange place and trading post from which innovative people come back and forth to have some money when it is itself sees the opportunity. one of the principal things it is doing is connecting innovative people to our mission. plug-in from the department of defense. that is the focus. as you know, because of your own constantly tohave work on -- i will use in engineering term -- the impedance match between government and industry. not all of that gulf will all be bridged.

where we can change the way we operate to make us more connected to those who are agile , that is principally the areas -- the speed at which we act, the speed at which we make decisions, the speed at which we can allocate funding to r&d, we need to do that, otherwise we will not be the most agile. in today's world, if you are not the most agile, you are not the best. we have to be be best to protect ourselves. we will keep changing everything we are doing here that i described. in a good sense and just kind of way. that is the spirit. i am confident in the concept of i am confident that connecting the defense department to the world of innovation is one of the secrets to america's future military strength. kevin: tell me more about the progress of that connection and bridging the gap. i think, we talked about this a

--riden the right home home. the secretary was the first defense secretary to go to the world economic forum. but as a fish out of water place for military guys. bankers in switzerland of all places. really not for the military. the reception was fairly warm. i remember asking you then, i wanted to give a progress report. the reception your hearing or feeling from the firms you are meeting. they both have the ceo level, compared to the perception of the reporting of the groundswell of the divide between these people. what is the reality and why are they willing to bridge the gap? is it because it is good for business or a newer sense of patriotism. sec. carter: the reaction generally is overwhelmingly gratifying -- gratifyingly positive.

that is not because we are so great at what we are doing, or how we approach, but because these are people who want to make a difference in life. that is why they are in our innovative culture. it is in their nature to make a difference. the mission really inspires people. , creatingople safe that life that allows people to get up in the morning and take their kids to go -- to school, leave them safely, go to work, live their lives, stream their dreams, raise their families -- ,reating that environment contributing to that mission -- that is inspiring. acte are people who want to in an inspired way. they want to make a difference and contribute. , theyhey see our mission are attracted. that is why i do this. that is why all of the people do this. are there reservations?

yes, two printable reservations. -- principal reservations. the first those i hope the government is not too clunky to connect to. tot the burden on us to try open up the door and create that impedance match that makes it possible and less -- easier for people to connect. that is what doix is about. that is about letting ideas and people go back and forth. we have to make that easier. the other thing is, are we going to put restrictions on people? there we also try to minimize restrictions and intrusiveness. we understand this is an and -- an open business community. the internet is open, a free internet is a value all by itself. we're standing for the values of our society. that is what we are defending. we are adapting to that as well.

hesitations that people legitimately have. it is our job. executivesof those you met with this week was elon musk. a lot of people were wondering what that was about? sec. carter: it was about innovation. this is one of the great innovators of the country. me that hefying to and i have a great relationship, it goes back years. he takes an interest in what we are doing. we did not talk business there, that was not the point. other people do that for me. we were talking innovation in every way. i am looking for people like that. that is why the defense innovation board is so important. people to have innovative experience who have tried things themselves to come in and say, i have done this and it works.

i can say, i wonder if i can apply that. a bug bounty is a perfect example of that. i said, why are we not doing that? it turned out to be no reason why we could not do it. so we did it. it has been great. -- whathat are other are the other challenges to come for you? this is not the first year for you. you are the deputy secretary, under secretary, you have been trying to change and streamline acquisitions for a long time. the room full of folks here i am sure are familiar with acquisitions. what are your proudest achievements so far? there are other things that we are trying to do in addition to being agile and innovative. we are trying to be efficient. is -- asority acquisition executive is to make sure that we get the best use of the taxpayer dollar.

we all them that. -- we owed them that. way, more importantly, it is easier for me to go and argue with the congress, which is difficult in today's environment of -- i mentioned gridlock, it is tough in washington. i need to argue for the money that we need to protect ourselves. i am better off arguing for that if i can also show that we are using every dollar they give us well. with that asisfied undersecretary for acquisition technology and logistics, and i wanted to improve that. i still want to improve that. my successor wants to improve that. that is also an imperative at every business. constantly get leaner. constantly do better. drive costs out. we have to do that in our programs as well. we get more for the dollar and more trust for the dollar.

we have to be innovative in our war practice as well. i told you about the problems we face right now. you followed closely what we are doing with isil. we are going to defeat isil. we have to. we have to be innovative. that is why we will use air power and all kinds of partners that we can work with. we can hold and govern territory that we take back and help them take back from isil. we are using new things we have not used before like cyber. know how toon't prioritize those things -- we have to be innovative across the board. i am completely compete -- committed. it is widely understood in the departments that that is a key to the future. it is not just me, you have

heard from other people today. most people in our society know that to be good you have to be a -- agile. kevin: time for a couple more. we know you have a hard stop. you mentioned isil, i wanted to ask about the speed of technology, getting to the fighter of today's warfront operators doing elite work. are you satisfied with the pace of the new technology in reaching those guys? sec. carter: never. beginsstion you ask me with mi satisfied? -- am i satisfied? no. we have to do it better. no. getting stuff out in the field faster and faster is important. ford the experience now

seven years, most of the lion's share with our wars in afghanistan and iraq, getting things into the field. him rep -- of the which saved lives, we had to do things outside of the system. they say, what kind of system do you have in order to get the war fighters what they need, you have to go outside of the system. there is an answer, we have a system that is basically meant to buy things over a long time and the best things. that is a problem when you have ongoing operations. it is a problem in a rapidly changing world. making our acquisition system run more quickly, the war taught us some things.

otherwise there is not a lot to say great about a war. we had to do what we had to do. people may great sacrifices for it. it did have one little silver lining on it, which is we learned a lot about agility. the counter id stuff, sadly, we ine advances in medicine response to things like tbi, prostheses, and other places. fights and also the fights that we do not want, but ,ould happen, say north korea again, you have to be innovative. you have to say, if something happened, what would i wish i had done? what tomorrow, what i wish i had done today? you don't -- you do not want that list to be long. kevin: i am glad you mentioned north korea, there is a sense

that the active fighting -- it is special operative focused -- we have two aircraft carriers in the same region. we have nuclear concerns. we still have big war worries. sec. carter: you are right. from high-end, but even the low end, as i pointed out. you can consider the counter isil fight low end. no fight today is truly low end. we have to do it all. we are alert. we stand watch in north korea -- the slogan there is ready to fight tonight. no one wants to do that. but we are ready. -- i: one more question will get the game clock to make sure we are on schedule, out of the news in the last day, reports in afghanistan that the rules will change to allow for greater strikes or airstrikes.

can you confirm or expand on what is changing? sec. carter: i can. the president made a decision to enable the commander there to have some additional authority to act proactively. that is to anticipate situations in which the afghan security forces would benefit from our support. this is using the forces we have in a better way, basically as we go through the fighting season. than -- rather than be simply reactive. it makes good sense. it is a good use of combat power that we have their. -- there. the mission is the same, to help afghans maintain control of the

country, and to avoid having a counterterrorism challenge once again. from afghanistan. that is what we are up to. this will enable our commander a moreo do this in effective way, using the forces that he has their -- there. this was pursuant to the general and my discussions. the president gave it his full support, i am grateful for that. it is a good move to make and should really help us help the afghans. kevin: thank you. we have a limited time. these things go fast. i will call for one question. sec. carter: go ahead.

we did start late. i will try to give a short answer. u.s. news or in -- and world report. techwe lost military advantage against china because of their increasing research and the fact that some of our weapons systems -- are we poised to regain some of that advantage would be third offset strategy? sec. carter: yes and yes. 25 years, in the last it's ad -- obviously economy, the standard of living for the people, and with that comes advance of its military capability. no question. of allies ander

friends in the region that we work with. watching the , notrent equation there just china but north korea and others. you might have mentioned russia also, trying to improve its military. all of these are different situations, again, we're not looking for conflict with any of those. do they measure themselves against us? i am sure. making sure the u.s. military remains the best, and the so to firstest with the mostest, is that an objective of ours? it is. including the offset. >> shone with federal computer week, he talked about how was sort of

unprecedented, as you probably know during the surge of 2006 in iraq, there was a lot of digital tools used. i am wondering how you draw upon those lessons learned from those -- if you years ago. -- a few years ago. sec. carter: it is a good question. yes, we did in iraq and afghanistan. i do think you have to recognize this recognize that isil's tradecraft in using technology to advance evil objectives, both ideologicallyand is unprecedented. it is frequently said, i think it is basically right, if al qaeda was an internet generation terrorist group, isil is a social media generation terrorist group. it is different, even from a few years ago. yes, we learned some things.

we can use some techniques that were used in afghanistan and iraq in those days, but this is different. even as what is on your desk is different today or in your pocket than it was three years ago, five years ago. these guys are up to date. in that regard. not there thinking in general. >> you said in recent months. good point. kevin: you said in recent months the u.s. was engaging in cyber warfare with them like never before. that was months ago. sec. carter: it is like never before, which is not to say we have never done it before, but it is like never before. we have really made it a priority. , to this rooml that is probably unremarkable news. a lot of people associate the fight against isil with

airstrikes and the things they see on tv, and they may not realize this is part of the formula for success. we will have success. we need to do this. kevin: more questions in the back. for capitalizing m.i.t. lab. a question about force for the future, is the initiative about broadening the education of the leadershipd civilian so they understand what they are buying, the technology, how to use it -- and if so, are there opportunities for world-class universities where you have a large military population -- i am taking of william and mary, can they play a role, or is it just military education? sec. carter: no. the future is the military and civilian workforce. it is about the whole pipeline. it is about recruitment and

making sure that we are connected to the entire population. i will remind you for example, something i said yesterday, which is most of our new military recruits come from six states. we really need to reach out. women in service, that is half of the population. i want to be able to draw from the entire population. i want to have the best people, i have to -- people have to meet standards, but i want the widest possible pool. it affects recruitment and retention. partly people want to improve themselves. in today's world you will know we all have to keep changing and improving. the idea that you went to school, that you live the rest of your life on the backs of what you learned years ago, that is not fly in today's world. we all have to keep learning. people are going to only want to

be with us and stick with us if they feel that they have opportunities to develop. that is one of the reasons to it, plus they get better. that means they do better stuff for us. retention is a complex matter. people make decisions for complicated reasons. i mentioned family programs for example. they are important for the reason that we are not just try to be nice to people. that is nice as well, but when people have been with us for a while, and therefore we have made an investment in them and they know a lot and their -- they are capable, and they still have a whole career , we do not want someone at that point to leave. that happens to be the time when many people are having a family. it matters whether you can consistent -- with everything

else we need to do, we need to send people where we need to send them. where we can make it possible to people, easier for people reconcile everything else they are trying to do with us, that is in our interest. it is a whole pipeline. accession, retention, development and service, the whole deal. it is military and civilian. it is -- people innovating how we do that. people are learning all kinds of ways in human resources management the generation ago were done. internet helps that. linkedin is an example, that is why i am so glad reed has joined my innovation board. we have to keep thinking about how we manage our people if we keep the best. kevin: are you going to bring someone in as a cyber kernel. ?- cyber colonel

our service i want chiefs and secretaries -- i am trying to give them latitude, not rule. i want them to decide which specialties makes the most sense. we will see that over time as they think about it. i am trying to give them the latitude to change where they see an opportunity that their current rigidity does not permit them to exploit. kevin: i will go to john. john: thank you, john harper, mr. secretary, can you give us a preview of the kind of people you will be adding to the defense innovation board in the future. people that might surprise us. are you tasking them with tackling any particular urgent challenges, or is it more of just a general, how you are doing business and the technology are looking at? well, i would have

told you if i was going to tell you today. tune whenu catch the you see aaron schmidt and reid hoffman. these are people who know something about innovation, and have done it. are they got -- are there going to be surprises? i hope they are surprises for you. i am looking for surprises for me. that is the reason. i want to learn from them things that we have not thought of that would be good. i am not expecting them to know about the fence. i know about defense, our people know about the fence. that is not my problem. i would like to know what is going on in the outside world that i might not know about that has proven successful that might be applicable to us. that is what i am looking for. these are innovative people. conversations with them,

i have the six. all of the time. people say, here is what i did to build my company, to think my through -- my way through this problem. to get people i needed. i say to myself, why have we not done that? a bug bounty is a perfect example. chris, i don't know if he is still here, why has nobody in the federal government done that? there is no good answer. it is essentially free. you get all of this talent. they are having a great time. you are getting a security audit for free. it is like, wow. good deal. somebody else thought of that. we did not. if all we ever apply is things we have thought of, we will not mean the best. wonderful as we are, -- not remain the best. wonderful as we are. the whole point is to connect to a larger world of innovation. kevin: i was formally an investigative reporter. we used to ask the same thing,

how come you don't do that? their answer was the same, because congress does not tell us to. i will take a last question. you mentioned earlier, you need congress approval to do the changes you want, some of them especially with reforming acquisition. what is your response to some suggestions? sec. carter: i appreciate the effort that chairman mccain and thornberry have put in. i think they're trying to think the same way. what is in the future? i do have differences. in general, micromanagement from the hill of what our executives and leadership functions is not a good idea. these things take time. think there are

important ideas having to do with, for example, the role of the chairman in integrating commands trans regionally. i have made some proposals there. there is definitely a need. i would like to talk to people about that. improving our acquisitions system. i have been at this for a long time. i am always ready to talk to people about this. the two things i hope we can work through and i really cannot referring our -- are wartime funding in a time of war , and budget instability. that hurts us. all i can do is ask people to come behind us. i think micromanagement by the congress of executive departments is not a good way to go. however, i am willing to work with them in terms of

provisions. i just made proposal yesterday. the future ones that are -- will require being enacted. they are the ones that are senior leadership, our service secretaries, our joint -- joint chiefs of chaff -- chiefs of staff have thought hard about. we took months and years working through them. they are considered proposals by the people they have charged with running the department of defense. i think we need to respect the judgment, the collective judgment and the leadership of the department of defense. i'm hoping we can works -- work through some of these things. kevin: you are the third defense secretary to worry about those things. ask -- arearly to you going to be around to keep these initiatives going? sec. carter: every day president

obama is there as long as he wants me to. i am confident that the ideas we have been talking about today makes so much sense that they will continue in the future. ,ook at people like will roper this is necessary. i think everyone gets it. everyone gets the logic. after ifident that long am gone or any individual leader is gone these things are going to continue. they make sense. up, i think itap is very important to have this conversation. i thank you very much for coming here. it has been about a year plus since your initiative has started. as i said on the top there has been a lot of reporting at different levels for international security press corps to get its head around things like technology.

i have been with you on the road -- you should hear him talk to scientists, it is a whole other -- carter. -- ash carter. it is an exciting field. i hope it does take hold. we want to thank all of our participants and thank you the audience. those of you watching on a live stream. our underwriters. i will also take the privilege to announce, this is our tech summit among the biggest event is the summit on november 17. carter will help me get great speakers for that. you are welcome to come back. anyone else -- i have to thank my mother and father. front row and center. [applause] kevin: you have given my mother a great birthday present. thank you, everybody.

thank you, mr. secretary. [applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] ♪ ♪

>> are you tonight on c-span, presidential candidates hillary clinton and donald trump speak at separate events. then, a discussion on political polarization in the u.s. with the former chair of the rnc and a former clinton white house press secretary. later, defense secretary i secretarydefense ashton carter talks about efforts to modernize the military. busur c-span campaign 2016 continues its travels to honor winners from this year's student camp competition. we stopped in maryland and washington, d.c. 41 students were presented with

awards in front of classmates, students, and parents. produced 14 winning videos. including a first prize. wonmiller and charles $3000 for their documentary on infrastructure spending. woodrowmade a stop at wilson high school in washington, d.c. two students received honorable mention for their videos. wonthree other students $750 for their winning videos on money and politics and poverty and homelessness in the united states. our thanks to our comcast partner for helping us produce these videos. on friday, democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton acknowledged the recent

endorsement she received from president obama, vice president biden, and senator elizabeth warren while speaking at a planned parenthood event in washington, d.c. she also spoke on women's health care issues and how herb used to for from donald trump. this is 35 minutes. ♪ [applause] [cheers] hello and welcome. welcome to this historic planned parenthood action fund convention. we are now in session. \[cheers and applause] >> i don't know how in the world we planned for all of us to be together this week when the first woman in history secured her party's nomination for

president of the united states. \[cheers and applause] >> this is a week of celebration, hundred years in the making as planned parenthood launches its second century. the right of women to control their destiny and the right to vote have shaped the opportunity for millions of women and families. and we recognize the struggles of all those who came before us to make this day possible. so when my great-grandmother was a girl, women couldn't vote under texas law and two generations later, her granddaughter, ann richards, was elected governor of the state of texas. \[cheers and applause] >> i think like so many of you, i so wish my mom were alive today for this incredible moment in history. for 100 years planned parenthood has allowed people to live out

their dreams and largely because women can access birth control and legal abortion. we are half of the college students, half of the law and medical students. there are three awesome women on the supreme court of the united states. there are plenty of women in the united states senate and when the planned parenthood action fund and all of us do our work right, over the next five months, we will be proudly be part of electing the first woman president of the united states of america. \[cheers and applause] >> i know there are a lot of us in this room and we didn't start out supporting the same candidate, so i think senator

sanders for bringing activists into this election. \[cheers and applause] >> but in the end, we are all fighting for the same thing, which brings me to why this election matters. and this isn't about electing any woman to the white house, this is about electing this woman, hillary clinton. \[cheers and applause] >> i loved yesterday as president obama put out his video and stated, there has never been anyone as qualified to hold this office running for president of the united states of america. \[cheers and applause] >> i want to say one other thing, a lot has been said in this election about trust and planned parenthood, we know something about trust because every single year, millions of patients trust planned parent hood with their health care and their future. a mother in houston, texas, who found a lump in her breast and trusted us. a transgender teen in north carolina who trust us to provide

nonjudgmental high quality health care. \[cheers and applause] >> and a young woman far away from home who trusted planned parenthood to get her on birth control. no shame. no judgment. so the important thing, trust is earned, earned by actions, not by words and that is why the planned parenthood action fund has trust in hillary clinton. so this trust has been built over a lifetime. remember back when millions of children in america were going without health care coverage, who did the nation trust to establish the first nation's coverage? hillary clinton. that's right. >> or in beijing, who did we trust to declare to the world that women's rights are human rights and human rights are women's rights once and for all.

hillary. \[cheers and applause] >> remember back when the f.d.a. refused to put emergency contraception over the counter and we needed a champion in the united states senate to get it done. who did we trust? hillary. >> and in the white house, who do we trust to lead the charge to repeal the hyde amendment and fix the helms amendment including at planned parenthood? hillary clinton honestly, who do we trust to simply trust women? that's hillary. so we are enormously honored that hillary is with us today since this is her very first speech since clinching the nomination. \[cheers and applause]

>> and as you know, we have talked a lot about it this week, we need a president who will fight for immigration rights, civil rights, voting rights, to keep communities safe from gun violence and toxic water, we need a president who has fought for women and families every single day and will take that fight for all of us to the white house. you know who she is, she's our friend, fighter and leader and going to be the next president of the united states, hillary clinton! \[cheers and applause] >> ♪ this is my fight song this is my life song this is my fight song this is my life song ♪

m secretary clinton: thank you. hello. \[cheers and applause] secretary clinton: thank you. thank you so much. \[crowd chanting hillary] secretary clinton: thank you all. i have to say pink never looked so good. \[cheers and applause] secretary clinton: i want to thank my friend and your courageous leader. cecile richards is the definition of grace under pressure. she has proven that time and

time again in the course of her career and particularly over the course of the last few years. she really is like another great american, her mother, ann richards, who was a friend of mine and i just wish she was here to see this election because she would have donald trump tweeting double time. we have reached a milestone together this week thanks to you and people all over our country. for the first time a woman will be presidential nominee for president of the united states. and yesterday i had the great honor of being endorsed by president obama and vice president biden. \[cheers and applause] secretary clinton: and by senator elizabeth warren.

so it's been a big week, and there's nowhere i'd rather end it than right here with the planned parenthood action fund. i'm grateful for the entire planned parenthood family. you made this campaign your own, whether you knocked on doors in iowa or rallied in california, this victory belongs to all of you. and it belongs to the 1,000 young activists who came together in pittsburgh last month to get organized. \[cheers and applause] secretary clinton: it belongs to the staff, the donors and to the providers, providers like dr. dermish in texas who called out donald trump when he said women should be punished for having abortions and the open letter

she wrote defending her patients' rights to make their own health care decisions should be required reading for every politician in america. is i and i am deeply conscious of the reality that this victory belongs to generations of brave women and men who fought for the radical idea that women should determine our own lives and futures, and it belongs to the women and men who continue to fight for that idea today even in the face of threats and violence. when a man who never should have had a gun killed three people at planned parenthood in colorado springs, leaders in this room voted unanimously to keep health centers across america open the

next day and the c.e.o. -- \[applause] secretary clinton: the c.e.o. of planned parenthood rocky mountains made a promise to patients in colorado and beyond when she said, our doors and our hearts stay open. that is really what planned parenthood is all about. so today i want to start by saying something you don't hear often enough. thank you. \[cheers and applause] secretary clinton: thank you. thank you for being there for women no matter their race, sexual orientation or immigration status. thank you for being their for natrasha mcqueen in brooklyn who said planned parenthood caught

her breast cancer when she was just 33 years old and saved her life. thank you for being there for college students getting s.t.d. testing, the young people who have the tough questions that they're afraid to ask their parents, the sexual assault survivors who turn to planned parenthood for compassionate care, the transgendered teens who come for an appointment and find the first place where they can truly be themselves. thank you for being there for your communities, whether that means taking on hostile politicians in louisiana or handing out clean drinking water in flint, michigan. \[cheers and applause] secretary clinton: and thank you for being there for every woman in every state who has to miss

work, drive hundreds of miles sometimes, endure cruel medically unnecessary waiting periods, walk past angry protesters to exercise her constitutional right to safe and legal abortion. \[cheers and applause] secretary clinton: i've been proud to stand with planned parenthood for a long time, and as president i will always have your back. \[cheers and applause] secretary clinton: because i know that for a century planned parenthood has worked to make sure that women, men, young people who count on you can lead

their best lives healthy, safe and free to follow their dreams. just think when planned parenthood was founded, women couldn't vote or serve on juries in most states. it was illegal even to provide information about birth control, let alone prescribe it. but people marched and organized. they protested unjust laws and in some cases even went to prison, and slowly but surely america changed for the better. 51 years ago this week, thanks to a planned parenthood employee named estelle griswold -- \[cheers and applause] secretary clinton: the supreme court legalized birth control for married couples across

america. \[laughter] secretary clinton: when i used to teach law and i would point to this case, a look of total bewilderment would come across my students' faces, and not long after that, roe v. wade guaranteed the right to safe, legal abortion so young women were no longer dying in emergency rooms and back allies from botched abortions and this is a fact that is not often heard but i hope you will repeat it. america's maternal mortality rate dropped dramatically and it turns out being able to plan their families not only saved women's lives, it also transformed them because it meant that women were able to get education, build careers,

enter new fields and rise as far as their talent and hard work would take them. all the opportunities that followed when women are able to stay healthy and choose whether and when to become mothers. \[cheers and applause] secretary clinton: and you know so well, today the percentage of women who finish college is six times what it was before birth control was legal. women represent half of all college graduates in america and nearly half our labor force and our whole economy then is better off. the movement of women into the work force, a paid work force over the past 40 years was responsible for more than $3.5 trillion in growth in our economy.

\[applause] secretary clinton: and here's another fact that doesn't get enough attention. unintended pregnancy, teen pregnancy and abortion rates are at all-time record lows. \[cheers and applause] secretary clinton: that reality and studies confirm what planned parenthood knew all along -- accurate sex education and effective, affordable contraception work. and you know -- \[applause] secretary clinton: it wasn't so long ago that republicans and democrats actually stood together on these issues. back in the 1990's when i helped create the national campaign to prevent teen pregnancy i worked

with republicans to get it done. now, things feel quite different now, don't they? instead of working to continue the progress we've made, republicans, led now by donald trump \[audience booing] secretary clinton: are working to reverse it. when donald trump says, let's make america great again, that is code for, let's take america backward, back to a time -- \[applause] secretary clinton: when opportunity and dignity were reserved for some, not all, back to the days when abortion was illegal, women had far fewer options and life for too many women and girls was limited. well, donald, those days are over. \[cheers and applause]

secretary clinton: we are not going -- we are not going to let donald trump or anyone else turn back the clock, and that means we've got to get to work because as you know better than anyone, right now across the country, rights that women should be able to take for granted are under attack. any day now the supreme court will rule on the texas law that imposes burdensome and medically unnecessary requirements on abortion providers. if these restrictions are allowed to stand, 5.4 million women of reproductive age will be left with about 10 health centers that provide abortion in a state the size of france. it is the biggest challenge to roe v. wade in a generation.

it's also yet another reminder of what's at stake on the supreme court. president obama has done his job and nominated merrick garland to be the ninth justice. it's time for the senate republicans to do their job. \[cheers and applause] secretary clinton: the senate should give judge garland the hearing he deserves. now, meanwhile, in just the first three months of 2016, states across the country introduced more than 400 restrictions on abortion. 11 states have defunded planned parenthood in the last year, cutting some women off from their only health care provider and, of course, on a national level, republicans in congress have been willing to shut down

the entire federal government over planned parenthood funding. have you ever noticed that the same politicians who are against sex education, birth control and safe and legal abortion are also against policies that would make it easier to raise a child, like paid family leave? \[cheers and applause] they are for limited government everywhere except when it comes to interfering with women's choices and rights. \[cheers and applause] secretary clinton: well, i'm here today to tell you we need to be just as determined as they are. we need to defend planned parenthood against partisan attacks.

if right-wing politicians actually cared as much about protecting women's health as they say they do, they'd join me in calling for more federal funding for planned parenthood. \[cheers and applause] secretary clinton: we also need to fight back against the erosion of reproductive rights at the federal, state and local levels, ensure that patients and staff can safely walk into health centers without harassment or violence. we need to -- \[applause] secretary clinton: we need to stand up for access to affordable contraception without interference from politicians or employers. \[applause] secretary clinton: and let's invest in long acting reversible

contraceptive so every woman can choose the method that is best for her. \[cheers and applause] secretary clinton: let's strengthen and improve the affordable care act which covers 20 millions americans and helps through no co-pay preventive care. \[applause] secretary clinton: and let's take action to stop the spread of the zika virus which threatens the health of children and pregnant women. \[applause] secretary clinton: let's repeal laws like the hyde amendment that make it nearly impossible -- \[cheers and applause] secretary clinton: make it nearly impossible for low-income women, disproportionately women

of color to exercise their full reproductive right. and it is worth saying, again, defending women's health means defending access to abortion, not just in theory but in reality. \[cheers and applause] we know -- we know that restricting access doesn't make women less likely to end a pregnancy. it just makes abortion less safe, and that then threatens women's lives. for too long issues like these have been dismissed by many as women's issues, as though that somehow makes them less worthy, secondary. well, yes, these are women's issues. they're also family issues. they're economic issues. they're justice issues. they are fundamental to our

country and our future. [applause] and beyond these specific issues we need to get incomes rising, including the minimum wage, which disproportionately affects women. we need to finally guarantee equal pay for women's work. \[applause] secretary clinton: we need to pass comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship that keeps families together. \[cheers and applause] secretary clinton: and we need to break down all the barriers of discrimination and systemic racism that hold too many americans back. \[cheers and applause] secretary clinton: and we need to come together to stop the epidemic of gun violence that is

stalking our country. no parent should live in fear that their child will be hurt or killed by gun violence. 33,000 americans are killed every year. i've met so many mothers on this campaign who have lost their own children. we owe it to them to protect our kids no matter what zip code they live in, and that is going to require -- \[applause] secretary clinton: standing up to the gun lobby and making this a voting issue. you know, all the issues that we're talking about today are connected. they intersect and that's why i'm grateful to the reproductive justice leaders in this room and across america. \[cheers and applause] secretary clinton: because you know, you know that all these

issues go straight to that fundamental question, whether we believe whether women of all races, backgrounds and income levels deserve an equal shot in life. now, that's what i believe and you won't be surprised to hear donald trump believes something very different. he actually thinks guaranteeing paid family leave would leave america less competitive. he says if women want equal pay we should just -- and this is a quote -- do as good a job as men, as if we weren't already. he wants to appoint justices who would overturn roe v. wade. he, of course, wants to defund planned parenthood. and he wants to go after so many of the fundamental rights we have, including safe and legal abortion. and he actually said women should be punished for having

abortions. now, once he said that, there was an outcry, as there should have been, and he tried to walk back his comments. he's doing that a lot lately. he is doing that a lot lately. anyone with a casual he agreed to the idea of punishing women like it was nothing to him, the most obvious thing in the world, that is someone who does not hold women in high regard. if he did, he would trust women to make the right decision for ourselves. [applause] don't worry, donald assures us that as president, he will be the best for women. [laughter] anyone who wants to be fun

planned parenthood and right back legal abortion has no idea what is best for women. after all, this is a man who has called women pigs, dogs, and disgusting animals. kind of hard to imagine putting on him to respect our fundamental rights. when he says that in women aren't inconvenienced to their and -- are an inconvenience to the employer. what about the about our contributions. ? assault on women's health across the country. we have to ask ourselves, and you have to ask everyone you come in contact with, do we want to put our health, lives, and our futures and donald trump's hands? these questions are not hypothetical. every woman and everyone who cares about women will answer them when they vote.

when i talk like this, donald trump likes to say i am playing the woman card. if fightingo say, for equal pay, planned parenthood, and the ability to make our own health decisions is playing the woman card, then deal me in. [applause] now, my friends, i come to this issue as a woman, a mother, and a grandmother now. i'll succumb to it as a former first lady, senator, and secretary of state. in those roles -- [applause] traveled toes i parts of the world for girls are

married off as soon as they are old enough to bear children. places where the denial of family planning confines women to lives of hardship. i visited countries where governments have strictly regulated women's reproduction, either forcing women to have abortions are forcing women to get pregnant and give birth. seen hasg i have ,onvinced me that life is freer fair, healthier, safer, and far more humane when women are empowered to make their own reproductive health decisions. [applause] and everything i have heard from donald trump often seems to echo other leaders.

to have a very different view of women. the late, great maya angelou said when someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. [applause] donald trump has shown us who he sured we show her -- should believe him. it is not just reproductive rights. donald trump would take us in the wrong dimension -- direction on some issues. economic justice, worker's, civil rights, human rights, the environment, all that is on the line in this election. when a donald trump says a bit mysterious -- distinguished judge can do his job because of his mexican heritage, or box the reporter with disabilities or denigrate muslims and

immigrants, it goes against everything we stand for. he does not see all americans as americans. isn't about the same old fight between democrats and republicans, they will be there, don't worry. this election is profoundly different. it is about who we are as a nation. it is about millions of americans coming together to say we are better than this. here is my promise to you today, i will be your heart and are in this election and over the long-haul. we are, together, taking on the attacks and together we will come out stronger just like planned parenthood has time and again. [applause] and together, we are going to unify our country, stop donald trump, and fight for in america where we lift each other up

instead of tearing each other down. we're not going to just break the highest and hardest glass using -- ceiling, room to break down all the bidders that hold women and families back because, you know, we do believe we are stronger when every family in every community knows they are not on their own. we are stronger together and we are going to make history together in november. thank you all so much. [applause] >> hillary, hillary, hillary! [applause]

♪ ♪ >> democratic senator tim kaine is one of several names being mentioned as a potential running mate for hillary clinton in the general election. we recently sat down with him to discuss his life growing up in kansas. and his political career virginia as governor and now a first time senator. you can watch the interview sunday at 6:30 p.m. and 9:40 pm eastern here on c-span. republican presidential candidate donald trump addressed the fate -- faith and freedom coalition conference on credit.

he talked about the importance of the evangelical community and restoring marriage and family values. he also give reasons for why he thinks a hillary clinton administration would be problematic for the country. this is 20 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, everybody. what a group. so much like. -- life. [applause] thank you, everybody. we're going to have a very big victory in november. this is my third time and i think the first time it was only ok. the second time i was great. this time, we have to topic.

-- top it. before we begin, i want to thank ralph reed. he has been an amazing guy and amazing support. terrific man and it is a great man to be invited and invited back summit items. i will be here as awfully -- often as i can. i'm with you 100%. i've had so much supporters, we have done very well within intel calls -- evangelicals and religion generally speaking. if you look at what has happened with all the races, whether it is south carolina, went there and it was supposed be strong evangelical and i wanted a landslide. and so many other places where you have evangelicals and the heavy christian groups and it has been an amazing journey. i think we won 37 different states. the support that i've had from you folks has been incredible and i appreciate it much. [applause]

go ahead. [applause] i have to be presbyterian. there are about three of you out there. it has been something. some of my friends in the room, i appreciate you being here. i want to thank gary followed junior. he has been a tremendous support. liberty university. the job he has done is incredible. [applause] right from the beginning, i have known her from so long. she is a tremendous person, tremendous woman. pastor mark burns. i don't if you have watched him on television. between him and pastor darrell scott, these guys are phenomenal. they had been some credit. robert jeffers has been amazing. jim -- we have rigidly, frankd lee and father

.agone i appreciate you being here. i have to say, the world is such a different place. we started 12 months ago and coming up, i see where in france they are having a massive soccer tournament. something so important and they. they are thinking about postponing it or canceling it because of threats and all the problems going on with what is happening with terrorism and it is a very sad thing and a sad place. who would have ever thought our world would be in a position like this where that would happen. n? you see event after event. radical islamic terrorism is taking over and we can't let that happen. we cannot let that happen. [applause] and if we are smart, if we are tough, we want let it happen. just remember that. ok. it is an honor to speaker today

and to discuss our shared values. i would like to thank all of the wonderful christian leaders and christian voters who have supported me. we've had tremendous support. here we are if you're the goals. i thought i would put some of these together and i did it just the other night because of this meeting. i wanted to come from me, my heart. we want to uphold the sanctity and dignity of life. [applause] rriage and family as the building blocks of happiness and success. so important. [applause] way, i have known many successful people. the happiest people are the ones who have the great religious

feel and incredible marriage. children. it is more important than the money. i know plenty with money and they are not happy people. religious freedom, the right of people of faith to freely practice their faith. so important. kind means no one should be judged by their race, their skin.olor of no one should be judged that way. we have a very divided nation. we're going to bring our nation together. if i win, we're going to bring our nation together. [applause] the importance of faith, the united states society, the people who go to church who work in a religious charities. so important. should the values. these are the foundations of our society. we must continue to forge our partnership with israel and work to ensure israel's security.

[applause] keeping people of faith save from threats like radical islam, whether protecting them here or standing by israel, all of us need to confront together the threat of radical islam. we have to do it. [applause] now, hillary clinton, or as i , as her crooked hillary crooked as big-time -- they come, refuses to say the words radical islam. this alone makes her unfit to be president. [applause] , she wants a 500%

increase in syrian refugees to come into our country. >> boo! >> no good, we can't do it. we don't know where they come from. we don't know where they are. no, no, no! [protesting] usa! usa! refugees are relevant here -- welcome here.

thank you, all right. boo! >> usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! >> all right, thank you. freedom of speech. thank you. very rude, but what are you going to do?

thank you. our country is so divided, it is such a shame. by the way, these are professional agitators. they come in, their center by the other party. believe me. [applause] where we left off. 500% increase in syrian refugees. without documentation, we don't know where they come from. hillary will bring hundreds of thousands of refugees. many of whom have police -- beliefs. some of them, absolutely and openly support terrorism in our country. we don't need that. we have enough problems. [applause]

here is some of what we can are complex together. together.ish appoint judges. so important. [applause] ,ho will uphold our laws protect our constitution and protect the rights of all americans. as you know, put a list together andighly respected judges you will see, and i think you have seen it, a lot of people have come together. one of the most important reasons why we have to win the presidency. if we don't, it is going to be a whole different country. by the way, these judges are all pro-life. [applause] we will restore respect for

people of faith who dutifully raised their children, follow our laws and rules, and we have to really take care of our neighbors. right now, our neighbors are not being taken care of. we have to restore the rule of law. on our border, in our government , no matter where it is. it has to be restored. [applause] by the way, we have to thank great respect to our police and law-enforcement in the country. and not being treated properly. [applause] all of this includes tough new ethics rules to restore dignity to the office of secretary of state. which it has not had any while.

dealmakers i've ever seen. be arraigned deal. truly one of the worst deals i've ever seen negotiated. [applause] we will protect the right of churches to speak their minds on political matters free from intimidation. [applause] new immigration controls to keep a safe from radical islamic terrorism. [applause] here is what hillary clinton would do to our country. she will appoint radical judges who will legislate from the bench overriding congress. the will of the people will mean nothing. nothing. thejudges will abolish second amendment and destroy the

rule of law. she was to abolish the second amendment and i will say the national rifle association, they endorsed donald trump two weeks ago. [applause] is the realist endorsement they have ever given to a presidential candidate. endorsement they have ever given to a presidential candidate. they're are great people. she will keep obamacare in place. it will keep medical decisions in the hands of government. we will repeal and replace. [applause] she will restrict religious freedom with government mandates. she will push the federal funding of abortion up until the moment of birth, which is where she is. she will undermine the wages of working people with uncontrolled

migration creating poverty and income insincerity -- and security. her wall street agenda will crush working families. she will put bureaucrats, not parents in charge of our lives. and our children's education. can't have it. she will be trapping kids and feeling schools. she will punch our inner cities into even deeper poverty that is possible. hillary's agenda of taxation, , bigas to raise your taxes league. get used to it. she wants to raise your taxes tremendously. bureaucracy, government control and open borders have economically destroyed our inner cities. her policies will be a crushing blow to all poor people in this country. her education policies, economic

policies, immigration policies and or trade policies will plunge our poor, african-american, hispanic communities into turmoil and even worse despair. believe me. look at what is going on. [applause] the democratic party has run the scoreboards -- school boards, police department, city councils and mayors offices in most of our inner cities. congressional office. they've horribly failed in almost every single community. in fact, you could ask a say in every community. i'm going to turn things around. [applause] hillary clinton has jeopardized, totally jeopardized national

security by putting her e-mails on a private server all to hide her corrupt dealings. this is the reason she did it. it is to hide her corrupt dealings. under criminal investigation. that was announced yesterday by the white house. it is criminal investigation. [applause] ever by the way, president of the united states and or somebody under criminal investigation. interesting. she even appointed to the national security board someone with no national security experience, instead, he was a donor. the recent donor to philly clinton's campaign. and also gave as much as $250,000 to a foundation. where did this guy come from? many cut to be shipped to under 50,000, now he is on this

$250,000, now is on this important board. made $153illary million giving speeches to special interest groups since 2001. that is a lot of money. [laughter] these donors own hillary clinton. they own her. and bernie sanders was right about that. i have to type. -- to tell you. [applause] the bottom line is, i will be working for you. i spent $55 billion running with my money. not easy. i spent $55 million of my money. other people spent many times that amount and they did not do so well.

i work for you. i'm working for you. i'm doing this because i want to put back, give back to our country. we will chart a new optimistic course for america. we will put america first. when you look at our deals, military deals, trade deals, we don't put america first. i think anybody negotiating these deals knows anything about what they're doing and i don't think they care about america being first. i care and you care and that is the way it is going to be. [applause] iat is a big, big part of why am challenging hillary clinton today to replace her support for increased refugee admissions. we have to do it for a new jobs

program for our inner cities. we have to take care of the people that are here. [applause] we have to temporarily stop this whole thing with what is going on with refugees where we don't know where they have come a restut we have to take and take a timeout. we have to use the money to take care of our poorest americans and work with them so they can come out of this horrible situation that they are in. [applause] restore faith to his proper mental in our society. it is what we have to do and we have to do that soon. we will respect and defend christian americans. christian americans. [applause] control overarents

their schools. so important. values ourold the founders gave us which we are not doing now. [applause] we will work together to rebuild and restore and lift up everyone, not a certain group, everyone. we will lift up the whole country. [applause] we will make america great again for all americans and we will do it together. i want to thank you. this has been a great honor. amazing friendships i have in this room. thankeep all very much -- you all very much. [applause] thank you. [applause] thank you. [applause] thank you, everybody. thank you very much. [applause]

[applause] [cheering] newsmakers this weekend, we discussed the presidential race with california congressman xavier becerra. he talks about the role of hispanics in this election year and the recent impact of the california primary. watch the interview sunday at 10:00 a.m. and six a clock p.m. eastern on c-span. >> madam secretary. we probably give 72 of our delegate votes to the next president of the united states. [cheering]

>> now a discussion on political polarization in the united states. speakers include haley barbour and mike mccurry. they talk about the partisan divide in government and what can be learned from the current presidential race and past election cycles. this is from the george w bush residential center in dallas. it is just over an hour. [applause]