on the act defense? any reasonable person know the lawyer was up to. he didn't use the magic words i admit what he did, in fact, essentially do that. we have ambiguity on both of these axes and where we draw the line? >> as to your first axis the court has been very clear that decisions -- once a defendant chooses to be represented by counsel decisions about what evidence to permit or objections to raise and what witnesses to call the exception of the defendant and what witnesses not to call and what arguments to convey our for the lawyer, reviewable if at all, as under the ineffective assistance of counsel. evidence, arguments, witnesses, this case is always about any say there's a small difference but this is all the difference in the world. >> but sometimes a piece of evidence is far more important and take the chief justice is an example. interstate is not usually a big deal in those cases but in admission by the defendant is a huge deal. >> in the real world what defendant subject to and i have been

i send the hand of the deputy secretary of defense and the officer landlord as undersecretary of defense for acquisitions and sustainment. if current structures, i have validated head to consolidate and eliminate and restructured to achieve their mission. the 2018 national defense strategy lines of effort, strengthening our alliances and reforming the departments business practice will restore our competitive military advantage insurance where prepared to fight across the full spectrum of combat both the now and in the future. i want to thank this committee for your strong spirit of bipartisan collaboration. project three is going to the right direction, our work is just beginning. it is a year upon -- a year if opportunity and a chance to work together on a strong start to return the national defense strategy into action. the point i need to emphasize in the budget which is designed to execute this strategy of building a more lethal force and restoring current readiness and modernizing our nuclear deterrent forces and also must build for the future by improving our military, technologic

this year, every nato ally has increased defense spending and 15 nato allies are increasing their defense budgets as a share of gross domestic product, giving credence to the value of democracy standing together. further, our partners are also strengthening their defenses. our third night of effort is the urgent reform of the department's business practices to provide solvency and security to the nation. we will continue to establish a culture of performance or results and accountability matterer on every expenditure to gain full strength from every single taxpayer dollar spent on defense. we are committed to exercising the utmost degree of financial stewardship in budget discipline within thetm department. in this regard, we will deliver our partners first vote financial product in our history. we will find problems and take swift action to protect our deficiencies and thereby earning the trust of congress and the americaner people. i am confident we have the right leaders in place to make meaningful reform a reality. shanahan the secretary of defense, jacobson as chief management office

i send the hand of the deputy secretary of defense and the officer landlord as undersecretary of defense for acquisitions and sustainment. michael griffin is undersecretary of defense for research and engineering. bob daigle is engineering evaluation. david nordquist joins us here today is the department's chief financial officer. each brings the intellect, energy and experience required to implement and sustain meaningful reform injuring the department provides performance and affordability to the american taxpayer. the department is transitioning to a culture of performance and affordability that operates at the speed of relevance . we will prioritize speed of delivery, continuous adaptation and frequent modular upgrades. with your continued critical support, we will shed outdated management acquisitions processes while adopting american industries practices . our management structure and processes are not engraved in stone they are a means to an end . current structures inhibit our pursuit of lethality area that i directed service secretaries and agency heads to consolidate, eliminate

why sblet the department of defense -- isn't the department of defense doing this? the majority seeks to say, why even ask the question? and we have to ask ourselves, what is oversight if we don't ask hard questions? now, i think that there's a reason why folks like the national taxpayers union, who have supported this amendment, and have said that they're going to score this amendment, have signed on to support. it's because we need to ask these tough questions. if we're going to genuinely offer oversite we need to ask how much these programs cost, we need to plan and we need to budget. it seems like a reasonable step to take. i appreciate my colleague's concerns and i would ask an aye vote of my colleagues. and with that i'll yield back, mr. chairman. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from alabama is recognized. mr. rogers: mr. chairman, i'm pleased to yield two minutes to my friend and colleague from colorado, mr. lamborn. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. lamborn: thank you and i thank the chair

jim miller, former secretary of defense ash carter who said, i stated when i was secretary of defense and continue to maintain that it is essential to recapitalize the nuclear triad. during the past 25 years, the united states has made no major new investments in its nuclear forces, yet other countries have conducted vigorous build-ups. this history does not support the contention that the u.s. investments fuel the nuclear programs of others. my views are reflected in the latest npr, closed quote. secretary carter recognizes that the new npr is not starting or participating in an arms race. simply responding to a deteriorating threat environment. on the question of affordability, let's keep in mind, these three secretaries of defense from both parties have called nuclear deterrence our number one priority defense mission. secretary carter says, it's affordable, it's of fundamental importance. it's not a large part of the acquisition budget or the defense budget, but it is extremely important. so i'm confident these programs are affordable. closed quote. secretary mattis sums it up muc

support from the defense capability and the capability to keep pace with advancing threats. the proposed budget will modestly increase the army-navy air force to restore readiness with 25900 added to the active and reserve force the budget will continue to invest in the most portent asset of its war fighters 2.6% military pay increase, 2019 continues for preferred and advanced munitions due to the ongoing operation in the middle east and the need. so can that ships with that downward trajectory of the size and continue with those 77 have 35 with the performance of those moving forward but with those systems to enhance communications to address overhead persistence the capabilities into position and timing and in 2018 national defense strategy prioritizes. investment in technological innovation is ethically cyberadvanced computing big data analyticsda artificial intelligence robotics, and manufacturing and hypersonic technology that we need to fight and win wars to the. future. every investment and strategy driven is designed to contribute to the validity of the military with

what this is is defense contractor to defense contractor. and with regard to no hearings or no study, all that is simply not the case. that's why i pointed out, the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms, who governs all transfers under the auspices of the attorney general, this is something that they clearly, as i read, do not see an issue with in that september 4th, 2014, transfer ruling. because what this does, it allows contractor to contractor, manufacturer to manufacturer. this doesn't mean that, you know, bubba in chitlin switch, oklahoma, can make a machine gun and transfer that to seth moulton in massachusetts. that's not going to happen. what we're talking about is a gow-8 machine gun that's going to go on a turret system, and when it's transferred to the manufacturer of the turret, they can't receive it. even though they might manufacture machine guns on their own for the part of their defense industry. still under control. every single stringent capability. if i were to have a machine gun transferred to me under this auspices,

and the future years defense program. we welcome our witnesses, secretary of defense mattis and chairman of joint chiefs, general dunford.secretary mattis we missed you command you and developing a strategy that correctly prioritizes the current rents that we face. now we come to more difficult task which is in fomenting the strategy. it has got to be one of the chairman mccains priorities has been considering if the department is properly structured to take on this huge task as the committee looks toward the upcoming process. we welcome your thoughts of what we can do to help you. in the end, we must recognize that even if we get strategy and structure exactly right, we cannot successfully, if you do not have the resources to implement the strategy. we know how damaging that can be an has been as we have time and again failed to do a job bypassing appropriations bills instead passing cr after cr. we welcome your testimony and how this would affect. in fact that will be one of my first questions as to what would happen if

foreign policy, and defense policy. since world war ii and down to the present moment, policy makers tend to talk in terms of national security policy. national security policy tends to privilege, or to place particular emphasis on the role of the military in advancing us interests. - [narrator] after world war ii, george kennon, a top american diplomat in moscow, sounded the alarm over the existential threat he saw in the soviet union. paul nitze saw the soviets quite differently. he called for military expansion to counter soviet armament. - [nicholas] george kennon concluded that the united states, after our success in the second world war, could not just draw back. that we had to have these permanent alliances like nato. - this treaty is a simple document. the nations which sign it agree to abide by the peaceful principles of the united nations. - and like our pacific alliance with australia, and japan and south korea, to safeguard the united states, because we had forces overseas, and had commitments and allies ove

senator murkowski: the arctic council specifically says that defense and defense strategies are not part of what they deal with. secretary mattis: that's correct. but at the same time russia has to confront the claims, for example, denmark and norway, where they contradict russian claims. i think there is still an advantage in the diplomatic realm of this competition. but at the same time you will see new ice breakers coming into the coast guard inventory. those are being funded -- senator murkowski: we have one funded. but need to have a plan for the additional five. secretary mattis: i couldn't agree more. i agree 100% with you. senator, again there is an effort to make certain what we're doing is with others so that we're not carrying the full financial or military costs. but it is an area of increased concern because as the ice sheet melts backward, we have waterways opened that we didn't have to confront year-round in the past. i think right now i have your concern loud and clear. i think we're doing the right thing, but i cannot articulate, either, that full strategy or looking for

but the department of defense is one of the biggest. as the largest portion of the discretionary budget they pay the highest price when we don't get ourselveses on a fiscally responsible path and national security is at least one of if not the most important function that our government needs to provide. so i think f.y. 2018 and f.y. 2019 are good deals. building toward the future we have got to get on a fiscally responsible path. but again, within this bill, and you've heard a lot of it from our members, there are a lot of good policies that i think will make a positive difference in terms of making our department of defense work better and most importantly, providing for the men and women who serve our country and their families. so i thank the chairman, i thank the staff, i think once again we've done outstanding work. i hope that we can get to the amendment -- through the amendment process, get this bill passed and go chat with the senate about getting the bill finished. they're marking their bill up in committee this week. i think

legal defense fund irrevocable trust. that turns up in your trust register, is everyone going to know what that is? certainly doesn't mention the name paul manafort. quote, the trust will maintain strict confidentiality of the identity and information of those who choose to contribute. crucially, they do not suggest that donations should be limited by any particular cap. they say they're happy to accept donation, quote, in any amount. and, you know, if by any chance you're reading this in a foreign country, perhaps the one in which this was drafted, the only warning that you get as a potential foreign donor is, quote, donations from foreign individuals, corporations, and other entities are subject to public reporting. at least the mike flynn legal defense fund says they're not going to take foreign donations. paul manafort says no such thing. part of that peculiar odor emanating from richard secord's legal defense fund back in the iran/contra days was the lack of any identifying information that accompanied those gigantic

we begin the day in a world that is spending more of its money on defense just as the warning signs of war are blinking brighter by the day now to tell the story we need astronomical numbers one point seven trillion us dollars for example that is the entire expenditures of the entire world on all militaries for just last year or the day the stockholm international peace research institute released its annual military spending report and the figures paint a picture of anything but peace showing for the twenty ninth consecutive year increased its budget for defense with expensive knock on effects for its neighbors india and south korea also being there spending the united states appropriated more last. gear for defense then the next seven highest spending countries combined the budget six hundred ten billion dollars remains unchanged from the year before and in the middle east saudi arabia led the increase things to that historic weapons deal that it signed with the u.s. after dogwood trump became president but russia russia ran in reverse its military budget twenty percent smaller in tw

but legal defense funds often also end up being super shady. or at least they have a history of themselves becoming magnets for scandal. for example, in the iran contra scandal and the reagan administration, one of the people who ended up pleading guilty with that sprawling scandal was retired air force general richard sea court. richard see cord once he started to realize he was in pretty serious trouble, he solicited donations to a legal defense fund. he specifically wrote to hundreds of special forces units in the military, personally asking active duty service members to donate to his legal defense. he signed more than 1200 of those letters by hand asking people in the military to give him money for his legal defense. it was a little weird. richard sea cord appeared to profit quite handsomely himself from the iranian arms sales that were at the heart of the iranian contra scandal. he recently bought himself not only a new porsche, but a new private plane, nice. but he pled poverty and specifically targeted members of the military to help pa

this is as far as defense spending is concerned of things have really turned around that. germany's military expenditures have gone from thirty three billion euros in twenty thirteen to a projected forty two billion for twenty nineteen but that still leaves germany well short of the nato target that members should spend two percent of their g.d.p. on defense and the bullets fan says far more money will be required to keep its troops ready for action. political correspondent melinda crane to do some analysis on these numbers good evening to you melinda let's this pick up the germany story here we know that u.s. president has repeatedly called on germany to increase its military spending the chancellor she was reminded of that last week when she went to washington wasn't she. indeed she was reminded she went there actually with two other objectives in mind namely to talk the us into staying with the iran nuclear treaty and also to talk to donald trump about lengthening the exception for european union countries when it comes to those aluminum and steel tariffs but instead he

we've been working very closely with the deputy secretary of defense. we are very impressed by him and his work. i'm sorry the report is not yet available, but as chairman rogers pointed out we had unified command from 1985-2002 and somehow we got off track. the air force has simply not prioritize space as it should have and this is this is a wayt back on track so that we do not face the catastrophic risk that we face of being rendered deaf dumb and blind my surprise attack in space before we knew was going on. i would urge all members of the committee to oppose this amendment. >> i just want to comment because you characterize my position and you been characterized it incorrectly. i am not opposed to isolation i am not opposed. what i am for is a legislative process of come we really haven't had a hearing on this, and i just think it were going to ask to do instead we probably should wait into the study gives us the answer before we do legislation that in ask a portion of what the study is about. and that's it. that's all. if the study comes back and s

intelligence and machine learning across the defense enterprise. the mark will establish an ai policy and oversight council and conduct a thorough review of the wide-ranging military applications of this decisive technology. the mark also recommends to the full committee an additional $40 million above the president's budget request for artificial intelligence and machine learning programs. these provisions carry many of the themes of the stand-alone ai legislation hr-5356, a bill i introduced with co-sponsor ranking member langevin and several members of the subcommittee that would establish a national security commission on artificial intelligence. second, the mark built upon previous ndaas and has testing of weapons and hypersonic vehicles and accelerates the deployment of these technologies by recommending to the full committee today an additional $100 million. these steps will ensure our competitive advantage against near-peer and peer adversaries and maintain our superiority in these fields. in addition to the science and technology provision

of course very negatively because you know we read their strategic national defense strategy written by james madison the new defense secretary which says that the emphasis will be carried from counterterrorism operations to what he called strategic can petition swith the russia and china i don't know what russian patrols in the north atlantic american side is talking about right now quite officially there is an ongoing military naval exercise in the black sea conducted by the united states it's other nato allies such as spain and even bulgaria with more than two thousand troops present from various countries and they're exercising in about you know a few hundreds of miles from the russian territory so basically if the united states and their allies to conduct an official exercises in the black sea in the baltic sea where the united states is located and where the black seas are kate that so russia of course views it as an attempt by the united states to achieve absolute superiority over russia let me remind you that dr cording to that date or still call me stupid for peace research

chairman, i'm pleased to bring before the house h.r. 5515, the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2019. this measure was reported favorably out of our committee .y a vote of 60-1 and if signed into law, this would be the 58th consecutive year in which a national defense authorization act was signed into law. i want to begin by thanking the members of the house armed services committee, because each of them has contributed to the work product that we bring before the house today. i particularly want to express my appreciation to the ranking member, mr. smith from washington, for not only his cooperative approach to matters of national security, but for all of the input, all of the good humor, all of the partnership that he brings into making this truly a bipartisan bill, which we bring before the house today. i also want to thank the staff of the committee on both sides of the aisle for incredible hours, incredible work, not only in the last few weeks, but throughout this process as we have conducted our hearings, our riefings and traveled and done all sorts of work tha

defense of the nation. the genitals prepared to discuss the military dimensions of the request. >> thank you for the opportunity to join. it's an honor to represent men and women in uniform. .. >> on 19 budget supports rebuild the lethal force that the nation needs the secretary has addressed the strategy to recognize russia and china as a priority also meeting those immediate challenges by rogue regimes and violent extremist organizations to invest in nuclear cybercapabilities limiting the ability to undermine the credibility also adept at advancing their interest with competitive activity below the threshold in north korea with the capability that intend to threaten the united states in the region. in two spread instability well we made progress we are still grappling with the challenges of violent extremism with the associated movements. with that flexible forces that is relevant across the military operations. and then to arrest the erosion with the force that the nation needs this year's budget bills o

this is a great time to be a defense company ceo?arilyn: we're certainly encouraged by the fact that are company is spending more on defense -- our country spending more defense, but we are playing catch-up in a large way anyone to maintain our technological superiority over adversaries. what that means for industry, we managed through that downturn just like any well-managed company, but we did not invest at the level we would have in terms of innovation, in terms of other areas of the business because we were in a down cycle. now with the of cycle, it is time for us to bring forth the innovations and continue to spend the efforts for customers. david: do you need a security clearance and how long does it take to get one of those? [laughter] our employees0 of have security clearances, so it is an element of our business. i personally, there is classified information to be debriefed on so i have the appropriate clearances for that. kansas andgrew up in your father died you were nine years old and you have four siblings, and how did y

as says that secretary of defense gentlemen welcome to the program mr korb let me start with you so we don't assume now that the thinking in washington is that the fight against i sell and to national terrorism is not a priority anymore and rather that russia is a real threat. to a sickly as admiral richard the chief of naval operations said back in here are a great power competition it doesn't mean they're dealing with threats like isis in the middle east have gone away but what it means is they're not going to get as high a priority as we began our build on remember this year our defense budget basically went from six hundred billion to seven hundred billion dollars and what they're saying is this extra money is going to go to deal with great power competition particularly russia and china it's not that will do well in the middle east it just well these new courses were aired it will focus more on how they were ok dimitri babich how is all this viewed and received in moscow. of course very negatively of because you know we read their strategic national defense strategy written by jam

this year, every nato alhi hly increased defense spending and 15 allay lies are increasing th defense budget. our pacific partners are also strengthening their defenses. our third line of effort is the urgent reform of the department's business practices to provide both solvency and security. we will continue to establish a culture of performance, where results and accountability matter on every expenditure to gain full benefit of every dollar spent on defense. we are committed to exercising budget discipline within the department. in this regard, this year we will deliver our department's first full financial audit in history. we will find the problems it reveals and take swift action to correct deficiencies, earning the trust of congress and the american people. i am confident we have the right leaders in place to make meaningful reform a reality. pat shanahan as deputy defense secretary, ellen lord as undersecretary of defense for acquisition sustainment. michael griffin for research and engineering. each brings the energy and experience required to implement and sustain meaningful

to solve defense problems. and i believe that stray specialists in there area will be attracted to our challenges. >> so what's the return on investment to that, dr. schmidt, in the private sector? for the private sector? would you turn your microphone on, please? >> i apologize. >> the investments are being made in machine learning and big data are fundamental to the future of those industries. i can assure that you -- it's very clear. talking about the r.o.i. for them to have the d.o.d. to invest in it or for the d.o.d. to utilize that technology, which may or may not be proprietary. >> historically, the investment kick started many of the industries i've been part of. and today, for example, they are funding key investments in the area you're describing. we benefit from key research. is it a question of a military program, then it has to be looked at with a cost program. and to the degree they can make it easier for the company to work with the government, my answer to all of this is more. so an a.i. center

to solve defense problems. and i believe that stray specialists for the private sector, the investments that are being made in machine learning and ai are fundamental to the future of the industry's, i can assure you -- >> for them it is very clear, are we talking about the roi for them to have the dod either invest or for them to be able to utilize the technology that may or may not be proprietary. >> historically the dod investment kick started many industries that i have been part of, if you go back to the original work that darpa did and today they are finding key investments that you are describing. we benefit from fundamental military research. if it is a question of a military program it has to be looked at on a cost-benefit basis by the company and to the degree that the company can make it easier that is to the benefit, my answer to all of this is more, an ai center that we are proposing as heart of my group that is run by the dod and if it's the private sector as well because it puts more money into w

it signals that the weinstein defense is going to use consent as a defense. and that say ve-- is a interestg development. a delay in reporting has evidentiary significance. that may not jive with what we think socially, which is that victims delay reporting for a lot of very good reasons, and that's true. but as it stands, in some jurisdictions, a delay in reporting can be evidence, can be ripe material for cross-examination of a expla explain -- complain nant. so by him saying that we can expect he's going to seize on that and exploit it in cross-examination. >> i'd like to you stick around but i want to go now to nbc korptd who correspondent who's live outside the courthouse. give me a sense of what this is like because this is a moment being watched by people around the world. and where you are it looks like a chaotic scene. >> reporter: it's chaotic and we're being crushed here. ways practically on my knees because there are so many people out here trying to get some words from harvey weinstein's attorney. and so the questions were, many questions about t

, so is this a great time to be a defense company ceo?illyn: let me put it in perspective. we are certainly encouraged by the fact that our country is now spending more on defense. if you look back at the last few years, we are playing catch-up. we want to maintain our technological superiority over potential adversaries. what it has meant for the industry is we manage through the downturn, but we did not invest at the level we would have in terms of innovation and other areas of the business because we were in a down cycle. now with the up cycle, it is time for us to bring forth the innovations and continue to spend in line with the priorities of our customers. david: do you need a security clearance, and how long does it take to get one of those? [laughter] marillyn: 60,000 of our employees have security clearances, so it is an important element of our business. i personally have had certain -- there is classified information i need to be briefed on, so i have the appropriate clearance associated with that. david: let me talk about your

number two, bradley roberts deputy assistant secretary of defense for the missile defense policy under the obama administration quote each of us consider the 20 t. nuclear posture review resume issued by secretary of defense mattis to be clearly the mainstream of u.s. nuclear policy as it has evolved a nearly eight decades of the nuclear age. and lastly asche carter former secretary of defense under barack obama quote during the past 25 years the united states has made no major new investments in its nuclear enforcement yet other countries have conducted vigorous buildups his sister does not support the contention that u.s. investment fueled the nuclear program of the others that my views are affected in the latest nuclear posture review that. i yield back the balance of my time. >> would you yield for just one quick question? >> sure. >> now you are saying obama administration officials just can't be wrong? that seems like an odd position coming from outside of the aisle based on my experiences of the last decade. i yield back. >> the gentleman yields back. mr. garamendi. >> thank you

speaker, to the defense of the nation. the bill authorizes funding at levels that will begin to restore our readiness, replace aging equipment and weapons and develop the next generation of military technology. mr. speaker, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle would clearly like to divert attention from these issues. they'd like to try to discuss everything under the sun, it seems, except funding for our men and women in uniform who are on the front lines defending the freedom that allows us to have the debate we're having today in this very chamber. the bottom line, mr. speaker, is without the funding authorized in this bill, our adversaries will continue to close capability gaps and further erode our military superiority. mr. speaker, while passage of this rule and the underlying ndaa are vital, our work will not be done. we must appropriate the funds authorized here and we must finally, mr. speaker, repeal the budget control act. for the last decade, this body has ruin teenly forced the department of defense to

or you think the prices are already so high for the defense stocks? not going to advise you. [laughter] [applause] marillyn: i think you are really good at that. for our company, we are always focused on creating shareholder value. just know that is our commitment and we will drive the company for growth and innovation and for shareholder value. david: as long as you are ceo, i would be happy to be an investor. how long might you be the ceo? [laughter] david: if the president of the unit is this card and said i would like you to be secretary of defense, would you entertain that, or would you stay where you are for a while? marillyn: i feel very privileged. i love the work we do. i love the people i work with. they have the highest integrity, so dedicated, so talented. i love working at lockheed martin. i serve at the pleasure of the board of directors, so how long i work will be up to them. i am enjoying the work i am doing and have no intention of stepping down from my role. do step down,u you might step down at some point, 10 years, 15 years, 20 yea

the secretary of defense says something frequently that i think is worth repeating. and that is that countries with allies thrive, and those without with her. -- those without wither. that is true throughout history but i think particularly now, and in era where the world is more complex and dangerous than we have seen in decades. and in that context, our allies and partners become more important than in an era of single-country domination. the competition presents us with it more challenging security environment than we have faced in decades. the new national defense sector -- strategy published in january was specifically designed to address this new environment and change the focus from the violent extremism organization fight we have been in for the past 27 years, towards this era of reemerged great power competition. one example of how the air force is grappling with that change is an area we call battle management. it is command and control in a battle environment, which has traditionally fallen to the air force is one of our core missions. the way we have done

on the defense spending i would say agree with you. we have to do more.ould like to thank you for your leadership. it is really impacting our allies because all our allies are now increasing defense spending. they're adding billions to their budgets. so, your leadership on defense spending has really helped to make a difference. that is something i thank you for. after years of decline all allies have started to increase defense spending. no allies are cutting budgets anymore. and more and more allies are at 2% of gdp for defense. but i also agree that we have to do more. so allies will continue to work on defense spending because we to do more of our security when the world is more unpredictable as it is today. we also support your efforts to try to find a peaceful negotiated solution to the crisis on on the korean peninsula. the aim should to be to denuclearize the korean peninsula, make sure there are no nuclear weapons there, and stop not only the development of nuclear weapons but also the missile program. we need to support the initiative and their

is this a great time to be a defense company ceo? encouraged by the fact that our country is now spending more on defense. lastu look back of the three years, we are playing catch-up in a large way. we want to maintain our technological superiority. has -- it means for the industry, we manage through the company.just like any in terms of innovation and other areas of business, because we were in a down cycle. now with the up cycle, it is time for us to bring forth the innovations and continue to spend the efforts we have lined with our priority. a securityeed clearance? how long to take to get one of those? >> 60,000 of our employees have security clearances. it is a very important element of our business. have some classified information i need to be briefed on. so i have the appropriate clearances with that. ityou grew up in kansas or -- kansas. your father die when your 90's old. .ou had four siblings how did your mother support five children? >> it was tough. my father was in the army. mom -- as the home we were a average family.

more and more are at 2% of gdp for defense. we have to do more. will continue to work on defense spending because we need to invest more in our security when the world is more unpredictable today. we also support your efforts to try to find a peaceful, negotiated solution in the crisis of the korean peninsula. the aim should be to denuclearize, to make sure there are no nuclear weapons there, and stop the development of nuclear weapons and the missile program. therefore, we support the for having a summit. we think it is important to make sure we still have pressure on north korea. north korea has seized this opportunity to solve the crisis on the korean peninsula. once again, thank you for your strong commitment. i look forward to continuing our discussion on these issues and many others. pres. trump: thank you very much. reporter: could you clarify the context of your use of the word "animal" yesterday? pres. trump: it has nothing to do with this meeting, but you know i am referring to the ms 13 games coming in -- ms-13 gangs. tape, look further

because success stories on the defense industry side of. the story began a decade ago when run motown started a joint venture with the state run south african company denounce. in two thousand and eight to. join african denial and germany's run matal defense efficiency and quality. mission was there. the whole. africa's military infrastructure is constantly. scoundrel so its origins. and its practices since then have remained criminal to be in partnership with a company that is a state owned enterprise in south africa means that you are effectively engaging in the corruption that is taking place in the south african state today. we are back in northern germany in a village of three thousand five hundred residents one to loose is the nerve center of business with bombs and bullets it's also home to the biggest shooting range in europe this is where the subsidiary which owns the plants in sardinia and south africa is headquartered. people who like to talk about. dealings abroad. as the town mayor it's my job to look after the interests of the

the defense challenged three member and they granted two of those challenges and defensed use one per em try challenge on the third. the prosecution made no challenges. seven members remained after challenges. five of them were women. all of whom had victim advocate experience. unlike the federal system where you get ten peremptory challenges, that's a challenge where you don't have to state the reason why you want the juror eliminated, you only get one in this system. so it's that much more important when you have random system so in community you are not getting disproportionate number in this case women serving on a panel. you can have disproportionate members in other demographic areas serving on panels. we don't want that. so i wholeheartedly support the amendment. and i have kfd confidence when we pass the amendment that the services will be able to establish procedures where the convening authority is fully engaged in the selection. they can continue to rely on the criteria already in the military code of military justice. and we will continue along that path making it more fai

about the 2019 pentagon budget and other defense related issues.ces committee held the hearing last month.

again this amendment does not cost the department of defense. passing this amendment will prove to american entrepreneurs and visionaries that congress stated support for american jobs and american manufacturing is not merely lip service. it shows that congress is committed to putting our nation back on the path of prosperity. i'd like to thank my colleagues who co-sponsored this bipartisan amendment , my fellow new yorker, representative katko who has 15 businesses in the neighboring new york district he represents that are part of the sheryl manufacturing supply chain. representatives poliquin and lipinski, both great supporters of buy america, representative walter jones, a dedicated member of the house armed services committee, and representative tim ryan, an outspoken advocate for american manufacturing my amendment supports american manufacturing. helps the domestic supply chain that spans 40 congressional districts from new york to california. the chair: the gentlelady's time has expired. does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >>

we've seen in the most recent german defense budget, defense spending down. so it doesn't seem like the europeans are necessarily, necessarily anticipating even if the u.k. is pulling out of the that it is going to offset , their role from a defense perspective. any thoughts, ed, matthew, on approache brexiteers the kind of national security, diplomatic side of the equation? >> i'm a columnist, so i'm allowed to give my opinion and i'm not a fan of brexiteers. one of the reasons i'm not a fan of brexiteers, they have not thought through these scenarios. they relied on very general statements of hope, that britain will strike trade deals with the commonwealth, whatever that is, in economic terms. >> jennifer, in terms of the commonwealth, would that save them in any way? >> no. 42% of all of the u.k.'s exports go to eu and none of the top commonwealth countries are their -- among britain's top trading partners. >> britain exports more to than the rest of the rest of the commonwealth. >> yep. >> that there is a what i call a fantasy. there is the idea that ther

on defense spending, i would say that i agree with you.ve to do more and i would like to thank you for your leadership. and it has really impact -- it is impacting allies because all allies are now increasing defense spending. they're adding billions to their budgets so your leadership on defense spending has really helped to make a difference. and that's something i thank you for. after years of decline, all allies have started to increase defense spending. no allies are cutting their budgets anymore and more and more allies are at 2% of gdp for defense. but i also agree that we have to do more so allies will continue to work on defense spending because we need to invest more in our security when the world is more unpredictable, as it is today. we also support your efforts to try to find a peaceful and negotiated solution to the crisis on the korean peninsula. the aim should be to denucle denuclearize the korean peninsula, make sure there are no nuclear weapons there and stop not on development of nuclear weapons but also the missile prog

out of the defense department side of the budget. r whether that is simply sacrosanct and not worthy of oversight by the congress or the president. that was my question and it was not answered. mr. mccarthy: would the gentleman yield? mr. hoyer: i will. mr. mccarthy: i know you served on appropriations committee. offer up like any member can what you would cut or where you want to find the savings. i will look in any department in anywhere to find the savings. can the gentleman show me where in the chip program, because one, you cannot use these funds. two, the contingency base is more than what has ever been used in the history of it. show me where the children's health insurance program, because no one is saying it, no one can show that it is and please point it out to us. mr. hoyer: excuse me, i yield -- mr. mccarthy: you do not have the authority to spend this money. we put a contingency fund set aside and looked at the history of the program, the most that was ever used was $300 million and keep $500 million in reserve. why then