coburn. in your testimony you note the size and scope of the contracting during the afghanistan war. i particularly focused on the civilian side, the role of u.s. aid. it is said that during the vietnam war that usaid had more officers in the cords program that they had globally at the time of afghanistan. you talk a bit about the problem of corruption in contracting but can you just drill down briefly on the developmental costs that you see in handling our development portfolio through contractors vice through usaid directly. >> thanks for that question. i think you're hitting on a key point. i think sometimes the examples we look at are the most spectacular ones where we see this corruption happen. i would argue that there's actually even deeper structural flaws. just to give you an example, from something i've been thinking about recently, working at a college seeing an overhaul something like our registration process, there's two ways to do this. i can go to the office that does registrat

this is the only way i could think of doing a tribute to tom coburn, was to do what tom did when things were confusing and we lacked understanding as to what direction to go appear as most of us no time would come back and he wouldn't shade for a month, too much, six months until things squared away from the show am going to wait until things are squared away but it will wait until tom's memorial service to properly memorialize him. i now recognize that the state was for any opening remarks you like to expect thank you, mr. chair. i know it's good to see you and other colleagues. let me start off for a moment where you left off as somebody who spent literally years and years with tom coburn on a weekly basis, with the ill-fated gang of six apart. i got to know tom's intelligence, integrity, irascible nature. it's at the right word? occasionally paint in the what, whatever, but i share with you he will be missed. i would've joined you in that kind of tribute but you saw how badly anytime i i try to growa beard would look. probably doing better tribute by just saying things about him at.

this is the only way i could think of doing a tribute to tom coburn, was to do what tom did when things were confusing and we lacked understanding as to what direction to go appear as most of us no time would come back and he wouldn't shade for a month, too much, six months until things squared away from the show am going to wait until things are squared away but it will wait until tom's memorial service to properly memorialize him. i now recognize that the state was for any opening remarks you like to expect thank you, mr. chair. i know it's good to see you and other colleagues. let me start off for a moment where you left off as somebody who spent literally years and years with tom coburn on a weekly basis, with the ill-fated gang of six apart. i got to know tom's intelligence, integrity, irascible nature. it's at the right word? occasionally paint in the what, whatever, but i share with you he will be missed. i would've joined you in that kind of tribute but you saw how badly anytime i i try to growa beard would look. probably doing better tribute by just saying things about him at.

lot of natural die in san francisco to after 2 gunmen, most commonly detected side item was pocket coburn, which i'm sure everyone in the city has seen. we have plenty of an all or parts. they also eat raccoons and skunks and bulls. different bird species docks roth and myself. they're really can really eat anything that they come across. so. >> if i live in san francisco, should i like not be putting my garbage out anymore? like of the code is coming down and eating the trash more than they should be eating the stuff that they're supposed to be getting. >> so really important to make sure that we're not sort of advertising what i call attracted sorties diet item, but coyote like to eat might want we're not making that super easily accessible. so we want to be securing our only putting our garbage bins out in the morning before garbage truck comes making sure we're not feeding our hats in the backyard. we're picking up fallen fruit from our just anything avoid attracting new animals into our backyards and neighborhoods where we you know, austin, our pets or children walking around. >> for

as somebody who spent literally years and years with tom coburn on a weekly basis, with the ill-fated gang of six effort, i got to know tom's intelligence, integrity, nebraska will -- era scible nature, is that the right word, occasional pain in the whatever, but i share with you that he will be missed. i would have joined you in that kind of tribute, but you saw how badly any time have tried to grow a beard it would look. i'm probably doing a better tribute just saying things out loud. misdirect cliff, it is great to see you -- mr. ratcliffe, it is great to see you. i know these are normally hearings where we are supposed to see the impression in the whites of your eyes. i am not sure i will be able to make that judgment from here with my slightly aging eyes. i get a general sense of you, i can see a smile. it is great to have you. i appreciate the opportunity to spend some quality time together. unfortunately, as the chairman has already noted, i once again must note that these are unprecedented times. america faces a challenge to our lives and security that we have not had in over

coburn and mr. cornyn, aye. ms. murkowski, no. mr. warner, no. miss also. the clerk: ms. alsobrooks, no. the clerk: mrs. capito, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, no. hegseth. the fox news weekend morning. co-host to be secretary of defense. we're watching this live along with you joining us now from the capitol's julie sirkin, nbc news congressional correspondent, who's been covering this confirmation process closely. julie, we're trying to listen, as i know you are as well. can you tell us what anything about how this vote is unfolding on the senate floor right now, how it seems like this is going? we obviously saw a yes vote there from joni ernst, a no vote from lisa murkowski. two closely watched female republican senators. >> and so far it is just collins and murkowski that have voted no on the republican side of the aisle against pete heck, said the two that i'm watching the most closely, i have not yet seen on the senate floor, and that is thom tillis and mitch mcconnell. the mcconnell had made his way to the floor a short while ago and might just be waiting over there.