said -- gaveel some of the themes and you will see people attacking the nitty-gritty specifics. it will head up to the hill and there are some authorization bills. mckeon said that he has committed this year to making sure that his committee's work on the defense authorization bill get done by october 1. it would be the second time in the last decade they have been able to get the budget bill done on time. we will see. there is usually plenty of fights not just tween dod and congress but the house in the senate. >> you can read his work it armytimes.com. thanks for the insight. >> thanks for a much. eric holder will address attorney generals from around the country at their annual winter meeting tomorrow. he is expected to touch a number of topics including recent settlements with the mortgage loan industry, human trafficking, and mandatory minimum sentences in drug cases. live coverage at 10 a.m. eastern. later in the day, the house and senate veterans affairs committee will hold a joint hearing on disabled military veterans. we will have live coverage at 2 a.m. -- 2 p.m. easte