. >> the second in command of the marine corps, general gary thomas, testified about military readiness at a armed services subcommittee hearing. [inaudible] >> good morning, this midi -- this meeting comes to order. >> good morning, this meeting will come to order. readiness includes many thing such as in strength training and modernization. today, we will focus on sequestration.

i would like to welcome our witness, lieutenant gerald -- lieutenant general gary thomas, united states record. thomas, we thank you for your service and we look forward to receiving your important testimony today. allows forring will a much deeper review of the modernization and readiness challenges identified by the assistant, don't of the marine corps during last month's full committee hearing on the state of the military. based on his testimony, we know the marine corps is not only out of balance, but also lacks the necessary resources needed to rebalance itself. this is a dangerous trend that we must reverse for the nation's expeditionary force and readiness. as such, general thomas has been asked to address and identify, one, the near and long-term impacts the continuing resolutions and sequestration's are having on the marine corps's ability to modernize and ready its forces. two, the specific impacts to ground system and -- the process the marine corps is utilizing to prioritize modernization requirements in order to address immediate and near-term capability gaps in a budget-co

. >> the second in command of the marine corps, general gary thomas, testified about military readiness at a armed services subcommittee hearing. [inaudible] >> good morning, this midi -- this meeting comes to order. >> good morning, this meeting will come to order. readiness includes many thing such as in strength training and modernization. today, we will focus on sequestration. how budgetary process has affected the current force to be ready and capable against current and emerging threats. we will have a similar hearing planned with the army next week. i would like to record -- i would like to welcome our witness, the deputy commandant for programs and resources in them are in score -- in the mari ne corps. allows forring will a much deeper review of the modernization and readiness challenges identified by the assistant, don't of the marine corps during last month's full committee hearing on the state of the military. based on his testimony, we know the marine corps is not only out of balance, but also lacks the necessary resources needed to rebalance itself. this is a dangerous tre

. >> the second in command of the marine corps, general gary thomas, testified about military readiness at a armed

. >> the second in command of the marine corps, general gary thomas, testified about military readiness at a house armed services house committee meeting. michael turner chairs this hour-long hearing. >> good moin

. >>> marine corps deputy commandant lieutenant general gary thomas was on capitol hill last week to testify on military readiness and modernization efforts. he was also asked about the impact of budget cuts and emerging challenges. this is just over an hour.

. >> now marine corps deputy commandant lieutenant general gary thomas on the corps' readiness to respond to overseas conflicts and its modernization efforts. he spoke to a house armed services subcommittee today for about an hour. >> good morning. this hear willing come to order. the subcommittee meets today it continue informing our members and the public about the ongoing readiness crisis that all of our military services find themselves in. readiness includes many things. such as end strength, training, and modernization. mr. turner: today we will focus on how sequestration and years of continuing resolutions in our budgetary process have impacted the marine corps' ability to modernize the current force to be ready and capable against current and emerging threats. we will have a similar hearing planned with the army next week. i'd like to welcome our witness, the deputy commandant for programs and resources, united states marine corps. general toments, we thank you for your service and we look forward to receiving your important testimony today. today's hearing will allow us a deeper

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a house armed services subcommittee hears from the deputy commandant lieutenant general gary thomas. live 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 2. >>> and later representatives from indigenous and tribal groups gather in washington, d.c. for a rally in response to the dakota access pipeline and the excel peepline project. that's live also on c-span 2. >>> your documentary has been selected as this year's grand prize winner. >> oh! >> seventh and ninth grade sisters ava and mia lazar of blacksburg, virginia, this year's grand prize winners of our student cam video documentary competition. their winning documentary is titled "the tempest tossed," which explores refugees and immigration policy. >> a refugee is defined as someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence and cannot return safely. >> with so many people fleeing their countries, desperate, without a home, politicians and institutes today are arguing over one urgent question. should the united states let more refugees into the country? >> reporter: as our grand prize winners they win the $

marine corps deputy commandant gary thomas will testify, live coverage at nine a.m. eastern. and later, native american groups will protest for indigenous rights. you can watch that live at one p.m. eastern on c-span2 and c-span.org. you can also listen live with the c-span radio app. >> this weekend c-span2's booktv is live from the tucson festival of books with two days of panel discussions and author interviews. saturday our coverage begins at noon eastern and authors include richard reeves and his book, "infamy: the shocking story of the japanese-american internment in world war, the," historian bay -- [inaudible] inn ram inkey with "stamped from the beginning," on sunday starting at one p.m. eastern politics and immigration with nation magazine national affairs correspondent john nickologies and his book, "people get ready." nichols. new york times op-ed columnist maureen dowd, the year of voting dangerously: the derangement of american politics, and a former goldman sachs vice president and the week, "my underground american dream: my true story as an undocumented immig