admiral gary roughhead will talk about the future of unmanned vehicle systems known as drones on c-span2 at 8:30 eastern. un c-span we will be live from the national press club with republican presidential candidate gary johnson. the former governor of new mexico. that is at 1:00 p.m. eastern. next the brookings institution forum on prospects for the joint deficit reduction committee. we will show you as much of this as we can until the hour live event at 8:3 eastern. >> turn the mike on. my name is ronald haskins. i have been in washington for 25 years. are surge in the legislative branch and the executive branch and the think tank. all this experience led me to think that there's nothing new i could see in washington and i have to confess in the last year i have been surprise on several occasions not least in the past month or so and that is what we're here to talk about. the biggest surprise to me a long time is this committee and the way we dealt with our debt ceiling in the most recent iteration. i will give a brief description of the agreement which i will leave a lot out because i

. >> earlier today, the chief of naval operations, gary roughhead, spoke about the current budget andspoke at the association of unmanned vehicle systems national conference. this is 45 minutes. >> as many of you know who may follow world cup soccer, our women fought value yently, but lost to the women's team of japan, our great friend and allies, but the navy sponsored soccer team defeated japan yesterday, 10 i -- so i think we're even in that regard. [applause] it's really good to be here. i was so pleased to see the response that this symposium generated, and the number of people who signed up for the week. i think it's indicative of the interest, the passion, and the promise that unmanned systems of all varieties portend for the future. the last time i was with you, i talked about how i believed unmanned systems would continue to move into the spotlight, and today, i'd like to spend a little bit of time addressing our view and the approach that we have taken and the expectations that we have on our plate. the -- there's no question, those of you who follow national security issues