general dunford: i'll do that. i personally train there two or three times and be happy to provide that. senator leahy: it may somewhat broke, but i'm awfully proud of the men and women who train there. thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. gentlemen, thank you for your service and for appearing before the committee today. secretary mattis, you have appropriately noted that russia as well as china, but russia is a strategic competitor is the word that you used. seeking to create a world consistent with their authoritarian models and veto power over other nations. very we see that very, clearly up in the arctic region in the past 10 years we have seen the russians move dramatically. senator murkowski: and actually in the past year even more so. and yet our u.s. arctic strategy has yet to evolve to this changing dynamic. the concern i have is that rather than the arctic being this place for commerce, a stable area, with freedom of maneuver, that russia is positioning themselves to control the arctic, control its res

is prepared to discuss the militaryns side. >> general dunford? senator shelby advice german thank you for the opportunity it is an honor to represent your men and women we are here for discussion and the challenges we face i will begin mesh showing u.s.yo military has a competitive advantage over any adversary and i am confident we can deter a nuclear attack keep our commitments and prevail. as we have previously discussed after years of sustained operational commitments budgetary instability for the adversaries that it has eroded. driven by the national defense strategy building out on thees appropriations, the 19 budget submission support building a legal and ready force the secretary has the strategy that recognizes russia and china as a priority also facing those immediate challenges with violent extremist organizations and then to invest in the full rangein of nuclear and conventional capabilities into focus to undermine credibility and also increasingly but a man continues to create instability across the middle east while we have made a gr

general dunford. secretary mattis, we wish to commend you in developing a strategy that prioritizes the current threats we face. now comes the more difficult task, that's implementing the strategy. we agree on the strategy, but it has to be implemented. one of chairman mccain's priorities has been considering if the department is properly structured to take on this huge task, and as the committee looks towards the upcoming process, we welcome your thoughts about what we can do to help you. in the end, we must recognize that even if we get strategy and structure exactly right, you cannot successfully, if congress does not deliver the resources needed to implement this strategy. we know how damaging that can be and has been as we have have time and again failed to do our job bypassing appropriations bills, instead, passing cr after cr. we welcome your testimony about exactly how this would affect it. in fact, that will be one of my first questions, what would happen if we hadn't done this, and what will

general dunford is prepared to discuss themilitary dimensions of this project . >> secretary dunford. >> chairman shelby, vice chairman durbin, thank you for the opportunity to join secretary mattis and northwest. it's an honor to represent your men and womenin uniform . we are here for a candid discussion of the challenges we face and i want to begin by injuring you the us military has a competitive advantage over any potential adversary today i'm confident we can deter a nuclear attack , defend the homeland, meet our alliance commitments and prevail in any conflict but as we have previously discussed, after years of sustained operational commitments, budgetary instability and advances by our adversaries, competitive advantage as eroded and our readiness has degraded. driven by the national defense strategy and building on the fy 17 and 18 appropriations, the 19 budget submission supports rebuilding a legal and ready force that the nation needs. so the secretary has addressed our defense strategy that recognizes russia and china as the priority will also meeting the challenges posed

this will be to you, general dunford.this is regarding how we've integrated women in combat, , te formal process began in january of 13. we've seen theor integration of women into the front lines. equipment requirements are women are lacking. r currently only the army has women specific body armor but quantities are so low that it understand it'so only issued to women who are deploying and not doing any initial entry or training. i had a conversation yesterday with some of our women veterans and this was an issue that they had raised to my attention. can you tell me what actions are being taken to ensure that women are properly equipped with a combat roles? >> i i can. and to be honest in 2016 when i submitted my recommendation for integration, one of the areas that identified was what we call -- we knew in 2016 that the standard equipment particularly as women began to occupy the fields where the have not historically been and were wearinghe combat armor, had been built for the average male and not the average female. an

i know general dunford is. the president has ordered national guard personnel to the southwest border for security. he's raised the possibility of using defense department funds to pay for his border wall. has he instructed you to use defense department funds to construct a wall on the southern border? >> no, sir, he has not. >> we didn't provide defense dollars in the omnibus to build this wall? >> if i could correct myself here, there is a portion of a bombing range that is immediately adjacent to the border. for years we've tried to maintain the fencing or wall off of that so no illegal or whatever can get into an impact range. for that one area, barry goldwater range, we do protect that range so that no one is inadvertently killed. >> that's a different thing. that's a military installation. >> that's the only place. >> you have 18 to $20 billion. if you were asked to build the wall, there's a lot of things you'd have to cut out, correct? >> i don't have the authority to provide that money, sir. >> the nati

let me ask one additional short question for the record, general dunford. regarding with women in combat that formal process january 13 we have seen the integration of women into the online but the equipment requirements for women are many currently only the army has women body armor but quantities are so low i understand it is only issued to women who are deploying but not any initial injury or training. i had a conversation yesterday with some of our veteran women and this was an issue they raise to my attention so can you explain to me what actions are taken to ensure that women are properly equipped for the combat role? >> to be honest in 2016 when i submitted my recommendation for integration one of the areas that we do that the standard equipment typically as women began to occupy the field with a historically have not been in combat that those were built for the average male and not the average female and we would have to adjust that. we knew it would take some time. i know each of the services now have an initiative to change those sizes to accommod

>> general joseph dunford, general mattis, secretary of defense. announcer: ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [applause] ["hail to the chief"] [applause] announcer: ladies and gentlemen, chaplain colonel terry austin . command chaplain u.s. army military district of washington. >> let us pray. almighty god, prince of peace, you have declared there is no greater love than to lay down one of rcs life for their friends. today, we stand among sons and daughters, patriots, representing all who have given their lives here and in the 135 national cemetery representing all have given their lives, 40 states and puerto rico, 26 cemeteries in 10 other countries. we pause today as we have for 150 years to remember them for their sacrifice and honor their service to our country and honor their memory. i pray that we will be more aware of just how blessed we are as a nation as we realize the price they have paid to maintain our freedom. we also remember the families and friends of those who have given their lives in service to our nation.

dunford: ladies and gentlemen, once again, welcome to the sermon. mr.sident, secretary mattis, and distinguished guests with the gold star families with us this morning, it is an honor to join you. to remember the more than one million americans who gave their last full measure so we could live in freedom. in this memorial day, we mark the 100th anniversary of world war i. in that war to end all wars, americans the one to your and promised -- your and promised -- not comed promised to back until it was all over. service weselfless associate with the memory of our fallen sons and daughters, moms and dads, brothers, sisters, and friends. today, we honor their service and the enormity of their sacrifice. we also reflect on the sacrifice of the families they left behind. today, we remember how they lived their lives. those we honor represent the very best of our nation. they shared a commitment to something greater than themselves. they were people that understood that what we have in this country is worth fighting for. though their lives were cut short, th

♪ [applause] announcer: ladies and gentlemen, general dunford. dunford: ladies and gentlemen, once again, welcome to this morning's ceremony. mr. president, secretary mattis, and distinguished guests, and most importantly the gold star families with us this morning, it is an honor to join you in solemn remembrance. today, we pause to remember the more than one million americans who gave their last full measure, so we could live in freedom and raise our children in peace. on this memorial day, we also mark the 100th anniversary of world war i. in that war to end all wars, americans deployed to europe had promised that they would not come back until it is over, over there. that phrase captures the spirit of every american who has responded to the nation's call by simply stating, "here i am, send me." it is that selfless service we associate with the memory of our fallen sons and daughters, moms and dads, brothers, sisters, and friends. today, we honor their service and the enormity of their sacrifice. today we also reflect on the sacrifice of the f

do you see that general dunford? >> i do senator. >> secretary mattis. >> yes sir. >> the goal is to bring the taliban to the table for negotiations. >> the goal is they feel the only solution is they can't win on the battlefield. >> and we are making sure they can't win on the battlefield and we complement you on president trump. to believe in individual conditions based? >> i do believe that is consistent with our strategy senator graham. >> yes sir. to those senators who advocate leaving afghanistan on september the tenth, 2001 we did not have one soldier in afghanistan secretary mattis. >> that is correct. we didn't have an embassy and we didn't have the diplomat only got attacked anyway. do you agree that leaving them alone doesn't mean they will leave you alone? >> certain places like that don't serve. >> we can't build a wall between us but we certainly can confront them and i like your strategy in afghanistan. think that's the right size force with the right ability. iraq, what did we learn? >> we learned the

many don't know how close general dunford and general kelly are. kelly's son was killed i was seated at a dinner honoring wounded warriors that night and general dunford had just come from dover where they met the remains of first lieutenant robert kelly when he came home but he was the one who went to general kelly's home and delivered the news because general dunford was the top commander of the marine corps at the time and best friends. when general kelly saw general dunford coming to his home he didn't need to say the words, he knew what had happened and that day changed the kelly's lives, as you can imagine. but just four days later many people don't realize general kelly delivered a eulogy for >> i'm still friends with her and i think of her and the loss of her son. >> heather: it is remarkable as we continue to watch and the speakers begin to move in. we mentioned that secretary mattis will be speaking first and then he will be followed by president trump. thank you so much for your insight. it is invaluable on this day. >> blake: i'm joined

up next, defense secretary james mattis and joint chiefs of staff chair general joseph dunford testify budget and other defense related issues. this senate armed services committee held the hearing last month.

ladies and gentlemen, general dunford. >> ladies and gentlemen, once again, welcome to this morning'sguests and most importantly to the gold star families with us this morning, it is an honor to join you in solemn remembrance. today we pause to remember the more than 1 million americans who gave their last full measure so we could live in freedom and raise our children in peace. on this memorial day we also mark the 100th anniversary of world war i. in this war, to end all wars, americans deployed to europe and promised that they would not come back until it is over, over there. that phrase captures the spirit of every american who responded to the nation's call by simply stating, here i am, send me. it is that selfless service that we associate with the memory of our fallen sons and daughters, moms and dads, brothers, sisters, and friends. today we honor their service in the enormity of their sacrifice. today we also reflect on a sacrifice of the families they left behind and for whom every day is memorial day. but most importantly, today we remember how they lived their lives. those

have no plan for any contact for the national guard and with the law enforcement unit and general dunford you have heard me brag and the air force was in charge can you explain that overall and over those past few years. >> and then to those appointments for full security with that incredible fifth-generation and in with the significant improvement to share knowledge that you have importance in the northeast and then contribute to homeland security. then to preclude a threat in any circumstance. >> with the value of the army entering core. and we personally trained to her three times. >> it may seem broken but thank you. >> thank you for your service and testifying before the committee today. secretary mattis you have noted that russia is a strategic competitor is the word that you used. with our world consistent to pursue veto power with security decisions. we see that very clearly in the arctic region and to see the russians move through dramatically and over the past year but yet the u.s. arctic strategy has yet to evolve to the changing dynamic but rather than the arctic to be a place

general dunford a saluted smartly. >> my job is to support the policy.dent has changed the policy. my job now is to adjust to the reality and make sure that i'm supporting the president's policy in the development or potential development of nuclear weapons by iran. >> mattis was asked about the upcoming summit to denuclearize north korea and he noted release of the three u.s. prisoners ahead of the talks. >> i think there is reason for some optimism that the talks could be fruitful. >> adding this was always supposed to be a diplomatically-led effort backed up by military force. >> dana: jennifer, thank you. get this. a truck full of liquid chocolate overturns in poland. now that is how you do a chocolate spread. check it out. it stretched over six lanes of highway. blocking traffic in both directions. government officials say oil stains are easier to pick up than chocolate because it's so sticky. the driver of the truck was taken to the hospital with a broken arm. thankfully, nobody else was hurt. a police officer going the extra mile to help those in

general dunford., members of the armed forces, members of the cabinet, members of congress and distinguished guests, thank you for joining us on this solemn day of remembrance. we are gathered here on this sacred soil of arlington national cemetery to honor the lives and deeds of america's greatest heros. the men and women who laid down their lives for our freedom. today, we pay tribute to their service. we mourn alongside their families. and we strive to be worthy of their sacrifice. the heros who rest in these hallowed fields. in cemeteries, battlefields and burial grounds near and far, are drawn from the full tapestry of american life. they came from every generation. from towering cities and wind-swept prairies, from privilege and from poverty. they were generals and privates, captains and corporals of every race, color, and of every creed. but they were all brothers and sisters in arms. and they were all united then as they are united now, forever by their undying love of our great country. their

remarks by defense secretary james mattis and the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, general joseph dunford.

. >> he and general dunford go out of their way to stay out of anything political in a way i have neverthe pentagon under donald rumsfeld. >> and early buzz on bolton and mattis? >> mattis is making an effort to get along. they have breakfast once a week. he's also doing the same with pompeo already. he's hoping they have formed sort of an alliance there. the two men, they have a very similar view on iran. >> the three of them do, right? >> yeah, all three of them. general mattis was -- iran was one of his main focuses. i know mattis is making a real effort. >> the vice president, the quiet man in the foursome that accompanies president trump on federal affairs will be used in the same way. so we can imagine donald trump will not be staying in the iran deal. i'll be back with what the beltway should be reading. stay with us. it took guts to start my business. but as it grew bigger and bigger, it took a whole lot more. that's why i switched to the spark cash card from capital one. with it, i earn unlimited 2% cash back on everything i buy. everything. and that 2% cash back adds up to tho

president trump stood by general joseph dunford, and the defense secretary. before the ceremony, he tweeted, those who died for our great country would be happy and proud of how well our country is doing today. he was then criticized for his self-congratulatory tone. others tweeted, this day of all days of the year should not be about any one of us. >>> every year families and volunteers head to arling fon where more than 420,000 veterans and relatives are buried, placing flags at each headstone, and it's centered in place in a specific spot one foot in front of the headstone and all flags are removed before the cemetery opens again to the public. >>> we posted a list of memorial day commemorations in the bay area at abc 7news.com and our abc 7 news app. >>> new this morning, eight people including a child were inside a van that plunged 150 feet into the canal. this happened around 6:00 a.m. northbound i-680 near the 580 merger. you see from the video just how far that white toyota careened off the roadway and into the water. emergency crews said everyone ins

apparently that would come, no need for heightened alert would come from secretary mattis and general dunford, that there is no need for it. so clearly that is the reaction from this building, that there is no need for heightened alert. and i am curious why that is since you also said you do need readiness funds to improve your ability to fight against north korea. but i'd like to hold and ask to you answer that in a minute. dana, a different question for you. the confidential f.b.i. source, the president has already publicly said that person was paid money and we now know from your press office that that confidential f.b.i. source actually got about $1 million in contract money from d.o.d.'s office of net assessment to produce some reports. so just for the record, can you say that the $1 million the department of defense paid to this confidential source was for actual work being done for the pentagon and he was not being paid by the pentagon to be an f.b.i. informant? different questions for both of you. ms. white: general, i'll let you start. kens sure. we always -- general mckenzie: sure.

including defense secretary james mattis and the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, general joseph dunford. already in the audience, members of the president's cabinet and senators have arrived. the president is scheduled to be here in just a few minutes. watch the scene at arlington national cemetery. live on c-span. >> attention. ceremonial. >> ceremonial. >> at ease. [applause] [gun shot] shot] [gun shot] [gun shot] [gun shot] [gun shot] [gun shot] [gun shot] [gun shot] [gun shot] [gun shot] [gun shot] shot] shot] shot] [gun shot] [gun shot] shot] [gun shot] [gun shot] [gun shot] announcer: president trump has it is being greeted by the honorable general mattis, executive director only nationals program, and major general michael howard, major general of the united states washington.t of >> arms. attention.

formal components which makes some of the informal components of it, we saw secretary mattis and joe dunfording time out after the president's formal remarks to shake hands with service members, a thrill for them to chat it up with the high and the mighty here. president trump singled out seven people, including search-year-old christian jacobs. same time, same place, same ceremony last year where the president first met young christian. >> last year, after the wreath-laying ceremony, christian walked over to me, with confidence, shook my hand and looked me in the eye and asked me if i would like to meet his dad. he loved his dad. marine sergeant christopher jacobs who died when christian was just eight months old. >> the president told christian that as he grows up to a young man, his father's legacy will grow with him. the arlington ceremony was one of several around d.c. today. one of the things that makes the city special when you get away from the divisiveness on capitol hill and see what things are really about on days like this. started out at the world war ii ceremony for a ceremony

the comment in a moment of frustration at a meeting with secretary of defense jim mattis, joseph dunford. but kelly's comment came as the officials deliberated on the future of the u.s. efforts and serious. and following trump's off the cuff comments saying he was determined to get u.s. troops out of the country. a report that he called the president an idiot in a recent meeting. john kelly releasing the statement saying i spend more time with the president more than anybody else. i am committed to the president, his agenda and our country. this is another pathetic attempt to smear people close to the president trump. and i spoke to zachary fuentes. he says that is not a word that kelly would use. and that kelly wouldn't tolerate that kind of criticizing of the president of the united states, as someone who has served in the military as a marine. he did acknowledge that kelly and the president do have disagreements from time to time as any chief of staff and the president would. often times the disagreements come out of mutual respect. kelly will carry out whatever decision the president

general joseph dunford back in 2013 talked about the inevitability of our success. his predecessor john allen declared we are winning. general david petraeus in 2011, we have reversed the momentum of the taliban. stan mcchrystal 2010, success is still achievable. general david mckiernan, 2009, the united states is not losing in afghanistan. this routine goes all the way back to 2001. the rally is that since the beginning of the obama -- reality -- up till now the war in afghanistan has claimed the lives of almost 30,000 civilians, injured more than 50,000 civilians. the taliban are currently controls or contest about 45% of afghanistan subdistricts. they hold more territory today than at any point since 2001. despite 16 16 years of nationbuilding and throwing resources at the problem, afghanistan government remains more corrupt than 96% of all countries. number of bombs dropped by the western coalition in afghanistan in early 2018 was the highest it'd been since 2013. 2013. suicide attacks with up 50%, insurgent attacks overall tripled in 2017. in short, , the two e

he reports to general dunford. commander,ces-korea he reports to admiral harris, up until this week. change of command happens in the next couple days. he works for multiple commanders, multiple leaders. he is the war fighting commander of the command, he answers equally to both korea and the u.s.. transfer started, initiated in january, 2003 after the election. rumsfeld,by secretary as you recall the time frame after the highway 56 incident, secretary rumsfeld's desire to use all forces, u.s. military forces in the war on terrorism suggested to the koreans they change opcom move u.s. forces to so he could use u.s. forces in other areas outside korea. that started this long process of the transfer. rokas predicated on the government investing in military capabilities to provide rok military with independent war fighting abilities. frank mentioned the gaps on how the alliance was optimized. when you split the combined forces command, it will be like splitting siamese twins. it is so integrated, the interoperability

i think i have a great reputation with them at the table with secretary mattis and general the dunford and secretary mnuchin. i'm at many of the principle's meetings. i back up the former director in the oval office. i'm part of director coates's team. sue gordon is with me. we bring a high-quality product. as a senior intelligence officer, someone who spent a lot of time overseas in these places the president turns to me for my view on certain countries and certain experiences. i give him my best advice. but i always separate my view, as someone who has been out in the field, from the view of our analysts. we're really there to deliver the objective all-source analysis that they write to support the president. >> you would see yourself as the master of the facts. the facts to be sure the president knows all the facts the president needs to know. >> i think that's incredibly important, senator. >> thank you. >> senator king. >> thank you, mr. chairman. first i've been to some of those garden spots with the committee and i have the greatest admiration and respect for what you and your c

director of the joint staff, general mckenzie, who serves as the chief of staff to general joe dunford issued what sounded like a veiled threat. >> i would tell you that the united states military has had a lot of experience in the western pacific taking down small islands. >> which caused the pentagon press to ask him to clarify. >> this is just a fact. we have a lot of experience in the second world war taking down small islands that are isolated. core competency of the military we have done before. don't read into that than a statement of historical fact. >> the warning to china obviously comes day after the u.s. sent navy ships close to the island that china has been militarizing with another tough message. >> dana: it would be fun to read the press reports in china after that briefing makes its way over there. another question. russian news outlet reporting that syria's president is threatening to use force to push our troops out. what are you hearing? >> well, the pentagon chief spokesman white and kensey were asked about the interview given to russia state control r.t. televisio

followed that include james mattis and the chair of the joint chiefs of he spoke at staff general joseph dunford. this is about 50 minutes.

but you know, one last thing i would like to say, general dunford, chairman of the joint chiefs of staffeally needs to get -- sergeant major of the marine corps, mass petty officer of the navy and top sergeant of the air force and have a sit-down with the white house staff about honor and show them that the military won't allow that kind of talk in the white house or out of it. >> i'm so glad, sir, a couple million people heard you just say that. someone had to say it. thank you so much, malcolm nance. >>> coming up next, columnist george f. will says trump is no longer america's most repulsive public figure. he's here to tell us who he thinks is. hint, hint, it's mike pence. this is "hardball," where the action and. but what a powerful life lesson. and don't worry i have everything handled. i already spoke to our allstate agent, and i know that we have accident forgiveness. which is so smart on your guy's part. like fact that they'll just... forgive you... four weeks without the car. okay, yup. good night. with accident forgiveness your rates won't go up just because of an accident. swi

i have had the absolute honor and privilege to sit at the table with secretary mattis and general dunford these last 15 months, to work with the jsoc commanders and the other combatant commanders. i don't think that very important relationship has ever been in a better place. likewise, nsa is our sister agency. we are very close, and of course, our relationship with the federal bureau of investigation is critical for the national security of this country, but you mentioned something else that's important, and it's a bit of an unheralded story, but the intelligence services of our closest allies do amazing things for the national security of this country each and every day, and i can't talk very much about it in this open session, but they do incredible things that advance our national security on the terrorism and proliferation fronts in particular, and we owe a great deal of gratitude to those allies. >> thank you for that. >> senator feinstein? >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. good morning, miss haspel. >> good morning, miss feinstein. while many nominees have classified back groun

i have had the absolute honor and privilege to sit at the table with secretary mattis and general dunford these last 15 months to work with the jsoc commander and the other combatant commanders. i don't think that very important relationship has ever been in a better place. likewise, nsa is our sister agency, we're very close. and of course our relationship with the federal bureau of investigation is critical to the national security of this country. but you mentioned something else that's important, and it's a bit of an unheralded story. but the intelligence services of our closest allies do amazing things for the national security of this sunt u countcountry eac day. i can't talk very much about it in this open session, but they do incredible things that advance our national security on the terrorism and proliferation fronts in particular. and we owe a great deal of gratitude to those allies. >> thank you for that. >> sna's time has expired. senator feinstein. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. good morning, ms. haspel. >> good morning, senator feinstein. >> while many nominees have

here at the pentagon defense secretary mattis, the chairman of the joint chiefs, general dunford all have not changed their view, which is that military action always remains ready and possible awaiting the president's order. so that's one of the reasons right now you see military drills and excisercises with th kore south koreans and making sure to send the message that u.s. military forces are ready and they aren't going anywhere. the question may be whether there is some final sweetener that the white house wants to give on the military front pulling back on exercises, pulling back on u.s. troop presence in south korea to make the north feel better about all of this but right now that is something that every military commander we've spoken to, they want to keep going on with the program, the military program that they have. >> barbara starr and david chalian, if you can stand by, we have another interesting development. a former british official who recently visited north korea said they are currently reading "fire and fury" to understand the president. we'll talk about that when

he'll be flanked there by general joseph dunford, secretary of state jim mattis as well. the president will participate in a wreath laying ceremony. he will lay that region wrooeth at the tomb of the unknown soldier in the say tradition date being back gek decades for president. geoff bennett is at the white house where the president will be in a couple minutes from now later on this hour. jeff, the president's tweeting about memorial day, the holiday, and he's putting a very trumpian spin on the discussion. >> that's right, hallie. the president sent a message that is one point memorial day greeting, one part him touting his own accomplishments. he says happy memorial day. those who died for our great country would be very happy and proud at how well our count is doing today. another tweet he also mentioned a fox news quote about what he calls spygate. that's how the president is choodsing to express his appreciation and respect fon this memorial day. but as you mentioned in the next 30 minutes or so he's expected to head to arlington national cemetery where he's going t

at the table with secretary mattis and dunford and secretary mnuch mnuchin. i'm at the principal meetings. i'm part of director coats team. sometimes sue gordan is with me. i think we're bringing a very high quality product. as a senior intelligence officer, someone who spent a lot of time overseas in some of these places, the president does turn to me for my view on certain countries, and certain experiences. i give him my best advice, but i always separate my view as someone who's been out in the field from the view of our analysts, because we're really there to deliver the objective all source analysis they write to support the president. >> you would see yourself as the master of facts? the facts to be sure the president knows all the facts the president needs to know? >> i think that's incredibly important, senator. >> thank you. >> thank you, chairman. >> thank you, senator. senator king. >> thank you, mr. chairman. first i've been so some of the garden spots with the committee, and i have the greatest admiration and respect for what you and your collea

i the table with secretary mattis and general dunford and secretary mnuchin. i met many of the principal meetings. i backup the former director in the oval office where i am part of director coach team. sometimes sue worden is with me. i think we are bringing a very high quality product. as a senior intelligence officer, someone who has spent a lot of time overseas in some of these places, the president does turn to me for my view on certain countries and certain experiences two i give him my best advice. but i always separate my view as someone who has been out in the field from the view of our analysts. they are really there to deliver the objective all source analysis that they write to support the president. make you would see yourself as the master of the facts and making sure the president has all the facts that he needs to know. i think that's incredibly important, senator. >> thank you senator. >> senator [ inaudible ] >> thank you mr. chairman. i have been to some of those garden spots with the community and i have the greatest admiration and respect

we think -- general dunford said we're losing our quantitative advantage over our adversaries. he's talking about russia and china. we have adversaries out there that are actually ahead of us in terms of their capabilities and artillery in other areas. so here we are and quite frankly, this vote -- we knew i was going to come out. i have here the same vote that took place the last five years and came out the same way as before. the point is even though it wasn't going to pass, the problem you have is sending a message to our kids that are out there in harm's way. and i think that we look and we see that we have started our road to recovery, and it's been an exciting thing to happen because we came so close to being in a position where our brigade combat teements, a -- combat teams, a third of them didn't work. our f-35's in the field, the marines couldn't use less than half of them. all these things were going on because of what has happened to our military. so finally we turned the corner. we turned the corner on the last vote, not the one we took today but the one we took a f

on wednesday, defense secretary james madison and the joint chiefs of staff your general goes of dunford appeared before a senate appropriations subcommittee to discuss president 2019 budget request. they also discussed the iran nuclear agreement, the upcoming us north korea talks . this is just over two hours. >>

conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible james mattisight, and joseph dunforddiscussing military policies and the 2019 defense budget. 8:00 p.m. eastern time on c-span 2. sunday night on afterwards, journalist and author jerome corsi talks about his book, "killing the deep state." >> i heard some of these phrases bandied about in the past couple years and i didn't attach a letter of meaning to them until recently. maybe you can define in your view the deep state, shadow government, and the swamp. how would you differentiate between those? >> in my terminology, the deep state, and others may call them the shadow government because they are affecting their own bureaucratic wishes rather than the wishes of the people, in electing donald trump for instance, and donald trump termed it the swamp, which is probably the term most americans immediately understand, because washington was at one point a swamp, and the creatures coming out of the swamp are certainly biting and fighting back for their turf. >> watch afterwards sunday night at 9:00 eastern on book tv. connec

i have had the absolute honor and privilege to sit at the table with secretary mattis and general dunfordthese last 16 months to work with the other combatant commanders. i don't think that very important relationship has ever been in a better place. likewise, nsa is our sister agency. we're very close. and, of course, our relationship with the federal bureau of investigation is critical for the national security of this country. but you mentioned something else that's important and it is a bit of an unheralded story. but the intelligence services of our closest allies do amazing things for the national security of this country each and every day. and i can't talk very much about it in this open session, but they do incredible things that advance our national security on the terrorism and proliferation fronts in particular. we owe a great deal of gratitude to those allies. >> thank you for that. >> senator feinstein. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. good morning, miss haspel. >> good morning, senator feinstein. >> while many nominees have classified backgrounds, you are very unique.

general dunford: senator, if i could, you can call the military -- >> this hearing continues. you can watch it online at c-span.org. the u.s. house gaveling in momentarily. we'll take you there live in just a moment. they'll begin the week -- begin the day, rather, with consideration, beginning consideration on the storage of nuclear waste at the yucca mountain site in nevada. also, later today, a couple of bills. one dealing with antitrust case standards. reports from states and localities who get justice department grants. just a reminder, too, that hearing continues online at c-span.org. we are also covering the hearing with the c.i.a. nominee gina haspell. that hearing over on c-span3. one more defense hearing on the house side today all day long today, the house armed services committee is considering the national defense authorization. for ms and policies bill the coming fiscal year. that's online as well at c-span.org. . the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, the reverend and rue d. singleton jr., victory apostolic chu

dunford said that iran is -- host: i apologize.onnectionecause the you have is not a good one right now. if you can, try to get back in and we will help get you on the air. the connection was really degrading at that point. joe in new jersey, independent line. go ahead. >> yes. i support president trump. for backing out of that deal. be thing we all should celebrating is that president violence.s to end the let it go. and it now. mattis,tches, bold -- bolton, netanyahu, and our military strength, that is the only thing iran respects. and if story. story.of host: the countries in the original agreement, theresa may today actually said in the united kingdom, the prime minister they're talking about the united dates -- united states decision in parliament. [video clip] >> i have been clear with the president of the united states about the believe of the united kingdom, the nuclear deal with iran should stay. but it is also the view that is shared by chancellor merkel of germany and president the cron of france. and it was made clear i

chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general dunford has remarked numerous times about how pursuing a military option with north korea would be horrific on a scale not scene since world war ii. i commend your travels to meet with kim jong-un to lay the ground work for these negotiations with the goal and objective of verifiable and complete denuclearization of north korea. this path forward should not be riddled with politics, there is far too much at stake. it's unfortunately that some of our colleagues and media is against this and trying to undermine this from happening. saying we should set preconditions that are unrealistic or the north korea leader does not need to meet with the president. they are clearly out of touch that faces my constituents in hawaii and people of this country and urgency and seriousness of this threat. they believe that somehow we should not be meeting with people who may be our adversaries or dictators or leaders of country that are not our allies even as we are trying to further the cause of peace. this attitude is dangerous and short cited and can onl