thornberry: mr. langevin. mr. langevin: i want to thank our witnesses for your testimony here today. the committee and my colleagues, i believe a comprehensive whole government approach is needed to maintain u.s. technology superiority as you have heard from many of my colleagues. it's a problem we run into is that democratic states have no problem marshaling their collective resources to their advantage. so what are your recommendations to congress for policies that maintain our technological edge in critical areas by countering activities of nations, while fostering a culture of innovation in the united states? secretary griffin: i'm fond of saying that the best way to get ahead and stay ahead is to work harder. run faster. we believe that our free market capitalist system, capitalist-based system is the seed of innovation to a far greater extent than any command economy can achieve. indeed, the entire topic of this hearing is about china stealing from us, not us stealing from china. so if we can provide the kin

thornberry: mr. speaker, the gentleman from california has just laid out a number of arguments in support of a senate provision. there are obviously members who may think differently on his arguments, although i do not believe this is the time or the place to make -- to have that debate. that will be discussed in the course of the upcoming conference with the senate. at this point, i would just like to offer two thoughts. one is the provision that the gentleman talks about requires that there be a mandatory spending offset. now when you look for -- how that spending can be offset, really, armed services has two ways. one is to increase tricare copays and second one is to reduce retirement benefits. i notice that the gentleman's motion to instruct does not deal with that part of the equation. my thought is that it's far better to look at the whole universe of issues in the course of a conference rather than to dictate one outcome or another that doesn't include something. second point is there are 907

thornberry: mr. chairman, the let me commend bill, mr. he marino, and the author of the legislation, mr. katko. synthetic drugs are a plague on this country and part of the reason is our laws have not kept up with the evolving threat. mr. katko's legislation helps the law catch up somewhat, and that is important for the safety of our people. my amendment deals with another area -- related area where the law has not caught up. many of the purveyors of these poisons will seek to evade responsibility by printing on the label, not intended for human consumption. and the reason they do that is u.s.c. 813 says, and i quote, a controlled substance analog shall, to the extent for human consumption, be treated for the purposes of any federal laws or controlled substance in schedule 1. the loophole there is, to the extent intended for human consumption. so what these people do is they just print the for human label, intended for human consumption, and that makes it more difficult to arrest and prosecute and to keep these drugs off of the street. so

i'm joined now by the shadow foreign secretary, emily thornberry.it has been going on for years. there is no military solution to this, only a political solution. we have an important role in this. these are our bombs that are being used by the saudi arabians. what is happening is the port where 80% of the food comes in has been closed by the saudis in the last couple of days and people are going to staff. they are our allies and we have a role in saying no, enough, stop this. and furthermore we hold the pen in the security council, it is our response ability to put a peace proposal on the table and we have not been doing that and we should have done it two years ago. there was a draft and it got pulled. we are simply not stepping up in the way we should. the saudis and the coalition are saying they have exhausted all political pressure and negotiations and the houthis would move. that is not true, martin griffiths who is the un special representative, is who is very well thought, i have spoken to about holding in high esteem and he was good but boa

that would be china that chairman thornberry is referring to. that's why this year's defense authorization bill, among other goals prioritizes readiness in the region and strengthens our key partnerships. it promotes stability and security in the indo-pacific region through exercises with our allies and it maintains our policy of maximum pressure on north korea as we seek to negotiate the denuclearization of the north korean peninsula. but another main provision in this legislation that has to do with the indo-pacific region in particular that i've cosponsored along with senator feinstein, the senior senator from california, is known as the foreign investment risk review modernization act, or firrma t. will allow us to better intercept threats to our national security posed by china when its companies masquerade as normal corporate actors. but it's been well documented that china is intent upon stealing, not only stealing our intellectual property but also acquiring the know-how to build dual-use technology in china and, thus, undermine our indu

. >> mac thornberry refused to answer questions about president trump uninviting the super bowl champso the white house this week but said he wanted to set the record straight as to why some n.f.l. records have been taking the knee. >> are you surprised you guys are embroiled in this controversy with the white house? >> are you not going to say anything today or just going to use these posters? ( cheers and applause ) >> what aren't we listening to? ( cheers and applause ) >> trevor: i'm not gonna lie. i loved every single moment of this because he's basically doing love actually but for justice. ( laughter ) you realize for black people racial equality is our kiera knightley. it's love blackly. you can feel it. jenkins has found a way to protest where president trump will never come after him, all right? he's done it in a way trump will never come after him because we all know trump doesn't read. ( laughter ) ( applause ) when trump sees words, his brain just slides right over them. he's going to see the players on the field with the signs. he'll be, like, look at them, all standing f

respond to what happens next had both argued for state and the jcp oa as have chairman royce in thornberry. it does not meanwhile developed at this stage. he said that the day before the president's announcement. if he were the iranians he probably when it negotiate with the u.s. under these circumstances. the u.s. has gone from being part of the largest nonproliferation agreement no timetable for achieving objectives. more than one observer has suggested that it would mainly help iran number two, it increases the risk of war and proliferation in the u.s. -- in the middle east. now threatening iran. and loose talk that sounds like regime change. the very opposite of what is in the u.s. national security interests. reducing access. it would be in immediately public outcry. many of those who advocated. despite the fact it was their policies. they fought and died in world war i and world war ii. coming out of the ashes of world war ii. it has been the single most important instrument. they not only ignored requests. it is now threatening to sanction the united united states of america is thre

on the floor today, we have the appropriation bill and we worked olosely with thornberry t get that passed with bipartisan support to address the defense needs and the intelligence needs. thank you. trump: thank you very much. how is anwr. anwr and moving on scoping process. how is the beautiful road doing in alaska? incrementally,g nots st as either one of us uld like, but we recognize the process is important here and we are standing by the process. >> this is a road they were trying to build for 30 years and we are going to get it done very quickly. >> it is a non-commercial use road that we have been fighting about for 30 years. >> it will be complete and ey can build it and they will have a good road that they have wanted for a long time. >> i want to follow on the recognition of process. process is not an interesting or sexy thing to talk about, but is very necessary within the legislative process to have some semblance of regular order around here and does not mean much to people on the outside, other than that there is a level of transparency that will calm and you can see what you

i know chairman thornberry of the armed services committee supports eliminating this penalty. he's written to her german and said we have no flexibility to allocate these funds so we would like to work with you to increase spending levels for the committee to increase the funds. this is something that many of our colleagues would like to do and that's to make sure those who have sacrificed made the ultimate sacrifice, do not see their spouses penalized by this offset. with that i yield back my time and ask for support. >> while i agree in principle, veterans and their families are temporary in our budget. calls for 5.8% increase to veterans benefit and care for their family supported with discretionary spending. the amendment does raise important dialogue and serious concerns about the repeal policy. these issues are being discussed in the house committee on armed services. our democratic colleagues are sincere in their efforts, noble in their quest to change the policy, if the amendment were to be adopted like this, as was the case in previous amendment that would distract fr

thornberry. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. thornberry: thank you, mr. chairman. we voted on a similar amendment on this topic a week before last. in the national defense authorization act. it was defeated then and it should be defeated now. mr. chairman, i think there must be some misunderstanding. we're not talking about a new weapons system. what we're talking about is taking an existing weapon and taking some of the fissile material out so that it results in a lower yield. as the chairman from idaho pointed out, we have similar low-yield weapons that are air delivered. the only difference here is a different delivery system through the submarines. now, by the way, submarines already have the higher yield delivery system. we're multiplying for the low yield two different delivery systems to complicate adversaries' calculations. why would we want to do that? it turns out the russians have hundreds and hundreds of those lower yield weapons and not only that, they write and speak openly about using them. even in conventional sorts of conflicts. so the po

i will talk to emily thornberry, the shadow checked per hour —— shadow treasurer for labour.join the choir of hereford cathedral for final rehearsals before they travel to the vatican and become the first anglican cathedral choir to sing at a papal mass since the reformation. hello, this is breakfast with chris mason and sally nugent. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. theresa may has announced new funding for the nhs. it will mean an extra £20 billion per year. the prime minister said some of the funds will come from the money the uk will no longer have to pay into the eu budget after brexit, but she suggested that the rest might have to come from higher taxes. some people might remember seeing a figure on the side of a bus a while back of 350 million a week. what i can tell you is that what i am announcing will mean that in 2023, 2024, there will be about 600 million per week in cash, going into the nhs. campaigners are calling for medicinal cannabis to be legalised. billy caldwell has been given back the cannabis oil that was confiscated

emily thornberry, mp for islington south, to speak.me to live here because we are from all over the world, we are from every type of background, we have our difficulties, we have extreme wealth living next door to the most desperate poverty. we live on top of each other. we hardly have any green space. and we like it that way. we are united as a community in a way that i do not believe that you can see many other communities across the world. and as a result, we are an example to the world. we are an example to the world of how people can live together and that is why the extremists and the racists hate us. and we will not let them divide us. and we will not let them divide us. we will not let them divide us and they can do what they like to us, but we are one because there is no other in islington, there is only us. applause i would now like to ask sadiq khan, the mayor of london, to speak. can i begin with the greeting of peace? barcelona —— we come together to remember makram ali, loved husband, father, grandfather and brother. kill

. >> sandra: joining us now, congressman max thornberry from texas.ove to get your reaction to the former saker there. >> i think he's largely right. part of what i believe brought kim jong-un to this point were the economic sanctions, the diplomatic isolation, the president's unconventional rhetoric and probably mos importantly the clear movement of the united states to strengthen our military, including missile defense to show that we could shoot down any missile that north korea chose to launch against us. so i think it was a combination of those things that at least convinced kim jong-un that he had to change his image. he had to look like he was trying to negotiate. >> sandra: what were your thoughts, mr. chairman, as you looked on at the president. many people waking up and seeing them for the first time. this historic moment where the president does seem to have laid the ground work for a deal for peace. >> bill: yeah. i think it's perfectly reasonable for all of us to hope that we have witnessed the beginning pross that will lead to the perman

i wanted to echo particularly what chairman thornberry and senator inhofe said in terms of the change we have seen in resources for the military we got to make sure we don't have another br in the military. we are working hard in the house. we are hopeful to pass defense appropriations bill next week in the house. and we need to make sure that that gets taken up and passed in the senate and don't give you another omnibus type bill. >> please, please. >> that we get a straight bill passed and taken up and critically important to continue the work you have done to reform the military. >> say hello to your father, please great guy. >> tell adam to shave because -- >> looks good. handsome guy thank you all very much. we appreciate it >> mr. president >> mr. president - >> we are, we are looking to keep families together very important we are going to be signing executive order and count on congress obviously. we are signing an executive order in a little while and keep families together and we have to maintain toughness or our country will be overrun by people, by crime, by all of the thi

what happens next, have both argued for staying in the jcpoa , as have chairman royce and sherman thornberry. number one, the decision was poorly thought out, leaving the u.s. no strategy and unprepared for what would come next. secretary johnson amended that plan b does not seem well- developed at this stage, he said that the day before the president's announcement, for his part, the president admitted that if he were the iranians, he probably wouldn't negotiate with the u.s. under the circumstances. that was president trump who said that. the u.s. has gone from being part of the strongest multilateral nonproliferation agreement in nuclear history to know strategy, few friends, no timetable for achieving object tips, and iran free to advance its civilian nuclear program. more than one observer has suggested that scuttling the jcpoa would mainly help iran. number two, it increases the risk of war and proliferation in the middle east. by attacking the jcpoa, the administration has improved iran's capability to preserve -- pursue weapons, and has created conditions that might lead to that outc

i know that chairman thornberry of the armed services committee has reported the change, eliminating this penalty. he's written to our chairman mr. womack and said as you are aware we have no flexibility to generate this about a savings within the mandatory allocation of funds for national defense so we would like to work with you to increase direct spending levels to the committee to resolve this issue. this is an opportunity to accomplish something which many, many of our colleagues on a bipartisan basis would like to do, and that's to make sure those who sacrifice, made the ultimate sacrifice of our country do not see their spouses penalized by the offset. so with that i get back the balance of my time and ask for support for the amendment. >> the chair will claim time in opposition to the amendment. while i agree in principle and certainly understand the issue combat veterans and families are a top priority in our budget. it calls for 5.8% increase to veterans benefits and care for the families supported with the fy '19 discretionary spending. the amendment does raise an importan

i would also like to thank chairman lamar smith, chairman thornberry and ranking members johnsonth and smith for your work on this important issue. your continued support of this administrations space policy vision is greatly appreciated. in addition, i think my esteemed colleagues general hyten and administrator bridenstine for joining me on this panel. it is a pleasure to work with all of you decision-makers, leaders b and enablers of us spe commercial and defense policy. no work is imperative for the future treatment and well-being of the united states. the trump administration and the department of commerce are creating more opportunities for the space community to develop and thrive. in just six months president trump assigned three presidential space directives. the first calls for human expansion across the solar systempa and it's about time. the second set a schedule for streamlining regulations to unshackle commercial activity in space. commerce is already advancing ambitious regulatory reform. over the last year we have worked with the foremanef of defense, state, department

i wanted to echo particularly what representative thornberry and senator inhofe said. change in attitude and change in resources for the military. we have to make sure we don't have another cr for the military. we're working hard in the house. we're hopeful we'll pass defense appropriations bill next week in the house. and we need to make sure that gets taken up and passed in the senate. we don't give you another omnibus type bill. >> please, please. that would be very nice. >> passed and taken up that will be critically important to continue the work we've done rebuilding -- >> thank you. say hello to your father, please. >> tell adam to shave. >> looks good. handsome guy. thank you all very much. we appreciate it. [shouting questions] >> we're looking to keep families together. it is very important. we'll be signing an executive order. we'll also count on congress obviously but we are signing an executive order in a little while we keep families together. but we still have to maintain toughness are our country will be overrun by people, by crime, by all of the things

thornberry, wilson of south carolina, lobiondo, bishop of utah, turner, rogers of alabama, shuster, conaway, lamborn, wittman, kaufman, mrs. hartzler, messrs. austin scott of georgia, cook, burn, ms. stefanik,s me s bacon, -- messrs. bacon, langevin, cooper, ms. bordallo, mr. courtney, ms. tsongas, mr. garamendi, ms. speier, mr. veasey, ms. gabbard, mr. o'rourke. from the committee on energy and commerce, for consideration of title 27 of the -- 2717 of the senate amendment and modifications committed to conference, messrs. latta, johnson of ohio, and pallone. from the committee on financial services for consideration of title 17 of the senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference, messrs. hensarling, barr and ms. maxine waters of california. from the committee on foreign affairs, for consideration of title 17 of the senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference, messrs. royce of california, kinzinger and engel. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will announce the appointment of additional onferees at a subsequent time. pursuant to house resolution 964 and rule 1

. >> chairman thornberry? ranking member smith and all members of the distinguished committee, good morning and thank you for welcoming me here to discuss this important topic. at the national intelligence officer for military issues, i am regularly tasked with reporting on threats to the u.s. military. there are the visible threats from the military forces and weapon systems. but, u.s. intelligence community also use a less visible, but dual threat on adversaries and competitors that are deliberately working to acquire u.s. research, technology, and talent to improve their own military programs and erode the effectiveness of hours. more broadly, they assess that the foreign country acquisition of u.s. technology through illicit means as well as cheating on trade agreements joint ventures and exploiting scientific collaborations have the potential to erode the u.s. competitive edge. foreign countries, most notably china, are able to acquire and transfer critical u.s. technologies for their intelligence service