plans to transfer 4,700 troops to guam by 2020. the environmental surveys go through and facilities are constructed. the u.s. senate has only partially granted the obama administration's request to the fund transfer. >> translator: we are aware of various opinions on the plan in the u.s. congress. we want to make sure that the u.s. government will implement the agreement. >> we consider this relationship both nation-to-nation and particularly for me our navy and our marine corps relationship to be one of the closest we have in the world and one of the most important. >> mabus said the transfer will begin once an environmental assessment is completed in 2015. onodera called for boosting defense for remote islands in japan. japanese leaders have been wary of china's increased activity at sea. mabus said the u.s. hopes to continue offering its cooperation. >>> the diplomat vying to be the top envoy to east asia referred to the territorial dispute between japan and china at his confirmation hearing. daniel russell says he'll do everyth

marines to the american territory of guam in the pacific. the transfer is part of the u.s. military's realignment in japan's southern prefecture of okinawa. the defense minster med in tokyo with u.s. secretary of the navy. american military commanders plan to transfer 4,700 marines by 2020 on the condition that environmental surveys go through and facilities are constructed. the u.s. senate has only partially granted the obama administration's request to fund the transfer. >> we are aware of various continues on the plan in the u.s. congress. we want to make sure that the government will implement the agreement. >> we consider this relationship both nation to nation, but particularly for me a navy and a marine corps relationship to be one of the closest in the world and most important. >> he said the transfer will begin once an environmental assessment is completed in 2015. he called for u.s. cooperation in boosting defense with remote islands in japan. they have been aware of increased activity at sea. they hope to continue offering its cooperation. the top united states r

it just got back from its asian humanitarian assistance from guam, indonesia, vietnam, an amazing number of nations we're partnering with. those hospital ships with 1,000 beds, 12 operating rooms, they produce their own medical oxygen, they have ct scanners and they can do almost anything a hospital on the west coast can do and we can park them offshore as we did in haiti and in haiti they spent the first 72 hours once they got on scene doing nothing but repairing crush injuries and restoring life. that's the capacity we have. i like to think in our partnership with the maritime services and the coast guard and our reserve forces, i like to think of us as america's or the world's 911 when something bad, either man-made or natural happens, some catastrophe happens in the world, often times the ambassador will pick up the phone and dial 911 and the navy marine corps team answers the phone. it is our those, it is our dna it is our ability to be there. if you look at the communicate dapbt's 3 central tenets of what he believes it importance, readiness is in there. the ability to move and go

chairman. >> the gent llady from guam, ms. bordallo. >> thank you. thank you, mr. chairman., too, have appreciated working with mr. whitman as we developed this readiness mark, and i want to thank all the committee members who we spent many, many hours working through this report. i believe this is a very good mark that addresses many of the challenges that we face in the readiness arena. as we continue to deal with the impacts of sequestration, i hope congress -- especially our respective leadership -- undertakes serious efforts to finally fix sequestration with a comprehensive solution. i would like to highlight a few important items in the readiness mark. the bill provides a one-year extension of authority for certain pay and benefits to civilian personnel who are forward deployed, performing critical operations overseas and in combat areas. we are also requiring gao to look into how the furloughs of civilian employees are being implemented by the department of defense to insure they are implemented in a fair and equitable manner and to understand the impact on mission ex

i am surprised they are letting any cars through but the traffic guam is -- traffic jam is terrible and somebody driving by, a big blob of smoke and flames. >> a lot of people come down to the way bridge this morning and we don't -- down to the bay bridge this morning and at 5:39 what is the weather like. >> the weather a fabulous and beautiful, i am going home because it nice out. no. i am not, if there is fog there is not going to be much left, a goods breeze and only patchy fog, you get an idea testified signature there moving through our reek. -- eureka. if anything temperatures might bump up and considering the nights are short, half-moon bay, nevada napa, walnut creek, look at the system, pen -- pennsylvania my guess is you will be delayed. overall sunshine, 85 with fog sunshine does not have a chance. chilly and breezy, it will not take long to start warming up and these are slightly above average. another low drops in for sunday and monday, so cooler weather. >>> it is a joint effort by two big cities, a special summit starts today trying to reduce the best of cell phones. >>> w

it is policed by ice agents and we have 5,000 ice agents, ice immigration officers and 50itates and guamrto rico trying to enforce our nation's immigration laws. we are completely overwhelmed. the los angeles police department has 10,000 police officers and we have 0 now officer in this bill. >> a lot of the burden is going to fall on you guys. did you communicate this to people like senator rubio and others? if you did what kind of response did you get? >> we did communicate with senator rubio and met with him on two separate occasions and met with his staff on multiple occasions and they assured us in writing that there would be amendments to the bill that would provide for brr enforcement and shocked when wo talked to him about the problems in the field and how you know, the maul number of officers that we have to do the job, again they assured us it would happen in the legislation and it never happen. we continued to try to keep the lines of communication and they stopped communication with us and nothing was added to the bill. >> have you talked with members of the house and more op

>> this is terry kim, aka guam cruise. >> some friends of choe's seem to favor this place.>> stress position? did you have to do -- >> he knows it. >> he went right into it. >> you did that? >> see, the speed with which they assume the position. >> a bucket of water over your head. >> what if your arms get tired? >> they make you do it again. >> the whole thing is doing it again. >> look, i'm not korean, i'm not asian, a white boy from the suburb, but i noticed something over time in my k-town adventure. similar anecdote. >> they came up with a new one. >> i was very aware that all my korean friends, no matter how successful, seemed strangely haunted by something, but i never knew this. >> how about this? >> it ogoes like up the ass like this, and it is like opening up an umbrella or something like that. >> you think it's hilarious -- >> what the hell that's about, i can only guess. >> cheers. >> koreans gone bad. >> you're korean now officially. j love holds us in the beginning. comforts us as we grow old. love is the reason you care. for all the things in your life... tha

it is policed by ice agents and we have 5,000 ice agents, ice immigration officers and 50itates and guamo rico trying to enforce our nation's immigration laws. we are completely overwhelmed. the los angeles police department has 10,000 police officers and we have 0 now officer in this bill. >> a lot of the burden is going to fall on you guys. did you communicate this to people like senator rubio and others? if you did what kind of response did you get? >> we did communicate with senator rubio and met with him on two separate occasions and met with his staff on multiple occasions and they assured us in writing that there would be amendments to the bill that would provide for brr enforcement and shocked when wo talked to him about the problems in the field and how you know, the maul number of officers that we have to do the job, again they assured us it would happen in the legislation and it never happen. we continued to try to keep the lines of communication and they stopped communication with us and nothing was added to the bill. >> have you talked with members of the house and more opti

. >> sometimes my mom and i joke around about about me being guraino from guam and the philippines. >> reporter: i'm the son of a japanese father and mexican mother and i'm about to marry a caucasian woman. those who consider themselves mixed race grew about 6.5% from 2010 to 2012. >> it's not surprising. we'll continue to see more of that. it's probably still low to be honest. i think it's actually underreported. >> reporter: experts think more people are more comfortable reporting more than one race. >> no matter who you are -- >> reporter: even though president obama checked black on the last census this professor thinks the professor can be that and multiracial. >> even if he identifies as black only, that's a part of who he is. and he is also all these other things. and so that's a new pattern. college campuses across the country that's the new norm. >> reporter: a new pattern, a changing face, and a blending of cultures with its own challenges. >> if you ignore racial mixing then people won't remember the different parts of themselves. things will be lost. but if you embrace the

guam it's in crayon. it's amazing he's still alive. if he were a protein bar i'd devour him after a sweaty workout. sitting right next to me the great actor and comedian nick dipaolo. >> and now here's the winner of america's next top angry little man. >> wow. would seeing a shrink bring them back from the brink? yes, feeling low makes them blow. terrorists, it seems, are driven by low self-esteem. at least that's what some florida high school students are being taught. in florida. the florida virtual school, an online public school, offers a course called invisible warfare in which students learn how religious fundamentalism can lead people to become terrorists. according to the lesson plan, common traits that psychologists have found in terrorists are that they are often risk takers and many suffer from low self-esteem. sometimes joining a terrorist group provides these individuals with a sense of belonging. yeah, just like going out for football. and if only daddy loved them more they wouldn't go out and bomb people. maybe some hugg

a trench southwest of guam, 35,000 feet underwater.more of an interest in science and exploration. >> the earth is two-thirds ocean. so the only way to know what's down there below the surface of that vast area is to go down there and look or put instruments down there. >>> shawn parker, a singer/songwriter and his fee yub say tied the knot -- fiancee tied the knot yesterday. he was the first president of facebook. >>> the america's cup concert continues tonight. "sting" will take the stage beginning at 8:00 a.m. this is the second concert along the new venue at the embarcadero. the magic dragons kicked off the show already. >>> a new addition at a chinese tourist attraction and these rare tigers are bred and born for a very specific reason. >>> the marine layer is back and cooler air is trickling into the bay area. i will have your forecast coming up. citi tablet apps. easier banking. standard at citibank. helps him deposit his checks. jay also like it when mother nature helps him wash his car. mother nature's cool like that. citibank

smith: i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from guam, mrs. bordallo. the chair: the the gentlewoman from guam is recognized for two minutes. ms. bordallo: i want to -- say the jo set i have enjoyed working with mr. wittman and chair of the full committee, mr. mckeon and mr. adam smith. i thank the committee and professional staff for the many long hours that they have put into getting this bill ready. i rise in strong support of h.r. 1960. this bill works to ensure that our men and women in uniform are well trained and equipped to defend our nation and its allies. although this bill represents the hard work and efforts of both the majority and minority, i want to highlight the need to resolve sequestration. i hope that this congress undertakes serious efforts to finally fix sequestration with a comprehensive solution. we can avoid this problem. i would like to highlight a few important readiness issues. the bill provides a one-year extension of authority for certain pay and benefits to civilian personnel who are forward deployed, performing critical fr

most of the western hemisphere through the spanish-american war, cuba, puerto rico, and the pacific guam, of course, hawaii, and the philippines, all in one presidency. again, you have this remarkable explosion of activity, and the american people are having this debate, which in some ways goes on to this day, what is our role in the world? >> at that space and time, he was shot by this anarchist. how long did he linger before he died? >> was it six days? eight days. >> what happened to ida mckinley after his death? >> well, you know, she -- it is very interesting. she wanted to be with him. she wanted privacy. she wanted to have a moment with him. on the day before he died, the night before -- in the late hours, she was brought in to be with him. they did have some private words together, and, you know, mckinley said something that i found that has never been quoted widely before, but after she was brought out, he said to the doctor,"what will become of her?" it is almost a little bit cold. it wasn't. he knew he was dying. the doctor was really a good guy. he was the one who really got

we have had to protect our assets there, whether it is guam, hawaii, south korea. we need to continue to keep all options available for the president if we would be required to take any kind of additional action. second, ship building. yes, there will be a difference in 2015 as we work toward the 300-ship navy and we are on course for that. the budget numbers play that out. you mentioned specifically why is there a decrease in some of these areas. there are decreases in most areas, as you know, because the resources or not there. so tough decisions have had to be made, and more will come. more in line with our strategies and commitments and our guidance, we are committed to that 300-ship navy. we are finding new capabilities in these new ships that we did not have previously, but as you go through that cycle of 30 years, and if the comptroller wants to go into more specifics he can, you will find a couple of those years will dip because we are retiring old ships that would cost more to maintain them, as we are acquiring new technologies and ships. let me stop there

the ground-based missile defense on guam presently is reassuring, that is an additional measure of protection. i am deeply concerned the underlying provision is simply too restrictive and a blatant overreaction to comments made by secretary kerry during his visit to china. and good service but their military at significant risk. the provision degrades readiness because it does not address the need to provide our combat commanders with the flexibility to address emerging for the broader asia-pacific region as well as other parts of the world like the middle eastern threats posed by iran in that region. my amendment would seek to address that concern. while i hope the battery remains out on, it is not unduly burden dark commanders with these reporting requirements. we must respond faster than a threat anywhere in the world as we did in the western pacific during north korea's recent draft bali. i think everyone in this ribbon on this committee can agree we must give combatant commanders the ability to adjust to threats. none of us are 100% tomorrow. said we should not place restrictive legislat

the gentlelady from guam ms. bordallo request time. >> thank you very much.ices while simplifying logistic requirements. in 2002 the us military use only two different camouflage uniforms one for wooded jungle terrain and one for desert terrain. today, among the four armed services there are 10 different camouflage uniforms with more in development. a recent "washington post" article noted that over the past 12 years the four military services have spent more than $10 million just on the development and testing of new camouflage uniforms. hundreds of millions more were spent procuring new uniforms and all the required matching personnel equipment from ammunition vests to helmet covers to body armor carriers. the army despite having two new army uniforms in the past 10 years is working on yet another design. in a recent report the gao estimated that the army alone could save $82 million if that partnered with another service to have a common uniform rather than another service specific one. it is for these reasons that i am in support of this amendment this am

think about bases in the philippines, in vietnam, ongoing capability in okinawa and parts of japan, guam, maybe even china itself -- >> korea. >> and korea. and if i do that and i imagine let's say up to a couple of wings in each of those places, then i get up to the kind of numbers that i'm proposing. so it's a threat-based approach. and it's a fairly rigorous one in regard. it's just not populating the entire force structure with f-35s. >> i'll pose this last question. the chairman's been generous with me. my last question. isn't it important to this country and the decisions we make right here on funding or not funding things that will make this country secure? not just think about tomorrow, i mean, two years from now, but ten years from now, fifteen years from now when we're building weapon systems and acquiring them for the future? and we look around the world, and, i mean, i hope we stay in peace always. but we realize that china has become a huge economic power. following that throughout history has been a buildup of military strength. and possible the notion of establishing some

guames hasn't been able to capitalize on those.gomez, i think to add to that point, the fact that there is correlation between the relationship the president has such a high favorability rating in boston as to why the gomez hasn't went in more full throttle in attacking the president's nsa? >> absolutely. gomez is more likely to say probably or put out a statement that it almost embracing the president. we had a congressional race here john john. ierney who i couldn't find anybody. i thought he was going to be back, the former senate minority leader moderate republican and turney won by 6 or 7 points. >> for someone who knows boston politics what type of senator will he happen to be? i don't think he's sort of the rock star profile that elizabeth warren has. he hasn't accrued the celebrity elizabeth warren accrued. he struggled to say where he would depart from the democratic party on ideology. he is a downwind democrat. he is an issues guy, a policy guy, strong on policy. for years, he's worked on climate change. he's worked on it

most of the western hemisphere through the spanish-american war, cuba, puerto rico, and the pacific guam, of course, hawaii, and the philippines, all in one presidency. again, you have this remarkable explosion of activity, and the american people are having this debate, which in some ways goes on to this day, what is our role in the world? >> at that space and time, he was shot by this anarchist. how long did he linger before he died? >> was it six days? eight days. >> what happened to ida mckinley after his death? >> well, you know, it is very interesting. she wanted to be with him. she wanted privacy. she wanted to have a moment with him. on the day before he died, the night before -- in the late hours, she was brought in to be with him. they did have some private words together, and, you know, mckinley said something that i found that has never been quoted widely before, but after she was brought out, he said to the doctor,"what will become of her?" it is almost a little bit cold. it wasn't. he knew he was dying. the doctor was really a good guy. he was the one who really got her on

polices 40 million people in 50 states, guam, and puerto rico, with 5,000 officers, a force half the size of the los angeles police department. of those 5,000 officers hundreds work as detention guard in detention centers instead of performing law enforcement duties do to the elimination of detention guard positions during the transition from ins to dhs. the transitionals split i.c.e.'s 5,000 officers into two separate positions with two different arrest authorities, thereby crippling the agent's ability to use its handful of officers across the full spectrum of immigration enforcement. the gang of eight so-called comprehensive reform ignored red flags of i.c.e. and dot nothing to reform interior enforcement and the agency tasked with the mission. the safe act takes aggressive steps to fix these problems and adds additional officer positions. establishes the same arrest authorities for all officers, takes law enforcement agents out of detention centers, replacing them with detention guards, provides additional i.c.e. trial attorneys, support staff, and much needed protective equipmen

we have had to protect our assets there, whether it is guam, hawaii, south korea.e need to continue to keep all options available for the president if we would be required to take any kind of additional action. second, ship building. yes, there will be a difference in 2015 as we work toward the 300-ship navy and we are on course for that. the budget numbers play that out. you mentioned specifically why is there a decrease in some of these areas. there are decreases in most areas, as you know, because the resources or not there. so tough decisions have had to be made, and more will come. more in line with our strategies and commitments and our guidance, we are committed to that 300-ship navy. we are finding new capabilities in these new ships that we did not have previously, but as you go through that cycle of 30 years, and if the comptroller wants to go into more specifics he can, you will find a couple of those years will dip because we are retiring old ships that would cost more to maintain them, as we are acquiring new technologies and ships. let me stop there a

. >> the gentlelady from guam is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to make a point of clarification here to be very clear when we are talking about guantanamo and transferring to the united states, please let us add u.s. territories. either. [laughter] >> are you ok? >> i did not hear what she said. >> to answer your question, it is in the mark. it's territories or possessions. that does not hurt to have it answered. mr. garamendi is recognized for two minutes. >> a question of you, mr. chairman, as to your mark. is there a chance to inhibit the release of prisoners to places other than the united states? the release or transfer it to places other than the united states. and it's territories and so forth. >> there is a separate provision, and we have covered that. we have given the president the ability to -- he can transfer if he meets certain criteria. >> i understand some of these prisoners, particularly those on hunger strike, were scheduled to release somewhere in the world, but they have not yet beenlooking at dealing with it have here,

sending their strategic nuclear bombers, pushing up against the outer limits of our airspace around guam and around alaska. o the russians are no longer overtly and not communists but they are not necessarily our friends. they and the communist chinese are aggressively attacking the united states in the cyberworld. if a state of war could be declared in the cyberworld, a state of war already exists. the communist chinese have already attacked us and are at war with the united states over the internet and in russia as well. they are not our friends, and we, of course, look for every opportunity to work together with them but nato is a vital part of america's strategic security, and i would urge the defeat of the gentleman's amendment and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from georgia is recognized for five minutes. mr. bishop: again, i certainly understand and commend the gentleman for his commitment and his passionate support for reduction of the debt and the deficit and i think that we on this side of the aisle join him

. >> the gentlelady from guam is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. want to make a point of clarification here to be very clear when we are talking about guantanamo and transferring them to the united states, please let us add u.s. territories. because we don't want them, either. [laughter] >> are you ok? >> i did not hear what she said. >> to answer your question, it is in the mark. it's territories or possessions. that does not hurt to have it answered. mr. garamendi is recognized for two minutes. , mr.question of you chairman, as to your mark. is there a chance to inhibit the release of prisoners to places other than the united states? it tolease or transfer places other than the united states. and it's territories and so forth. >> there is a separate provision, and we have covered that. we have given the president the he can transfer if he meets certain criteria th. >> i understand some of these prisoners, particularly those on hunger strike, were scheduled to release somewhere in the world, but they have not yet been released. looking at dealing

we are hearing a uniformed core stand up from north carolina, virginia, guam, every other place. don't bring them to my district. the reason is they know two things. they know the moment they touch u.s. soil they will receive additional constitutional rights that no one in this room can argue what they are exactly. secondly, that they have placed a target on every elementary school, every shopping mall, every small business in that district by other terrorists. that's why, mr. chairman, it's important that we come together, unified and send a mechanical to the president. we might not be able to stop every terrorist from coming to u.s. soil, but we can stop these terrorists by defeating this amendment. with that, mr. chairman, i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from virginia dwreeleds back. the gentleman from california reserves. the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. smith: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from new york, mr. nadler. the chair: the gentleman from new york is recognized for two minutes. mr. nadler: i thank the gentleman. mr. speaker, i rise in sup