senate armed services committee chair carl levin and general james cartwright will talk about the impact of sequestration and automatic cuts to defense agreed to by congress last summer as part of the deal to raise the debt limit. this is just getting under way at the press club. >> there's no question that the u.s. departments of defense and homeland security as well as the intelligence community are facing tough decisions as they seek to balance national security needs with budget realities. today's panel of government, private sector and military experts will discuss evolving and unpredictable threats, how the defense industry can build more capable agile systems for less, and how the nation can balance budget requirements while ensuring national security. before we get to our guests' opening remarks, i would like to let you know that there will be time for questions and answers. it is a national press club tradition to give priority during the question and answer session to working journalists, so i ask that you allow those with deadlines to go first. if you would, please, identify y

with reflections from his military perspective, general james cartwright, retired vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. welcome. and with some thoughts from the government point of view, senator carl levin, chairman of the senate armed service committee. th

speakers include the chairman of the armed services committee and retired general james cartwright, a former vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. that is on c-span 3 at 10:00 a.m. eastern. in a few moments, today's headlines and your calls live on [video clip] "washington journal." buerkle testified for the senate judiciary committee. in about 45 and it's, we will look at politics and the economy with national review senior editor. at 8:30 eastern, we will at 8:30 eastern, we will discus

include the chairman of the armed services committee, senator carl levin, and retired general james cartwright. >> he traveled the globe to research's new book, barack obama, the story, examining the president's family tree. but tv will give you a preview. including our trip to kenya with the author in january 2010. jonas on sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern -- join us on sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern. >> now, a debate on the republican party. from the american enterprise institute, this is about an hour. good afternoon. i am a senior fellow and i would like to welcome all of new to this american enterprise debate. "is the republican party too exteme/" one of the first things i learned to was the institute's mission statement, simple words -- a competition of ideas is fundamental to a free society. the president did not mean we value competition among various institutions in washington, though of course we do. he was equally at home with and he championed as his successors have done, debates within the aei family. to name a few, are scholars have differed strongly over antitrust policy and the wisdom

james cartwright, defense department expert william lynn iii. this eminent group called the threat of a cyberattack imminent. what does imminent mean? it means now. they said it -- quote -- "represents the most serious challenge to our national security since the onset of the nuclear age 60 years ago." let me re-read that, mr. president. they said it represents the most serious challenge to our national security since the onset of the nuclear age 60 years ago. they said it. i didn't. the letter noted that the top cybersecurity priority of safeguarding critical infrastructure: computer networks control our electrical grid and our water supplies, our sewers, our nuclear plants, energy pipelines, communication systems and financial systems and more. every one of these, senator mikulski, she is the one who said it is important we do this. we went in this classified room. we had a briefing on an example of what would happen in new york city if they took down the computer system to run that electricity. it would be disastrous not only for new york but

derntion also from the previous administration, vice children of the joint chiefs of staff, general james cartwright, and former defense secretary -- deputy defense secretary bill wynn sent this letter. incidentally, to say what is already a matter of public record, in doing so they expressed opinions that are quite similar to what we've heard from all the leaders of the current administration when it comes to security. secretary of defense panetta, the director of national intelligence clapper, the director of the c.i.a. petraeus, and so on -- and of course secretary are i napolitano frome department of homeland security. i want to read from this letter from the national security leaders because it sums up where we are. and i quote now. "given the time left in this legislative session and the upcoming election this fall, we are concerned that the window of opportunity to pass legislation that is, in our view, critically necessary to protect our national and economic security is quickly disappearing." and these -- in the letter they went on to say, and i quote again, "we," the signiners of te letter

speakers include carl levin and retired general james car right -- james cartwright. >> nancy pelosi began her career in the u.s. house in 1987. >> mr. speaker as you know, eight years ago this month, the soviet union dated afghanistan. to no one's surprise, the application of afghanistan has turned into a bloody war with no victors. documents of countless acts of terror against the afghan people. >> 25 years later, she was honored on the house floor by republican and democratic leaders. watch those tributes on line at the c-span library. >> the international force commander in afghanistan told reporters today that the allied supply lines in pakistan being closed is not affecting afghanistan operations. this news briefing is a half- hour. good morning, everyone. i would like to welcome back the deputy commander of u.s. forces afghanistan he -- afghanistan. this is his third briefing with us. this will also be his last. as you know, there will be a change in command tomorrow when he will turn it over to lieutenant colonel terry. this is his second tour of duties in afghanistan. he joi