host: leo shane is deputy editor for the military times. he joins us for a look at the difference spending and policy bills in congress. as the senate plans to take up its defense policy bill next week, what are some of the key priorities included either defense chair? leo: this is an expensive bill. the authorization bill is hundreds of different policy priorities. the big one for troops is the pay raise of 3%. there are quite a few issues dealing with military housing. a lot of folks have been following that issue. a lot of problems have surfaced because of reuters reporting as of substandard issues at the housing, repairs that were undone, mold and things like that. this will put $300 million towards that problem. a lot more planes, a lot more ships. this has a top line of $750 billion of spending, which is the largest ever seen, and what the white house wants, but it is more than congressional democrats have been looking for. the house armed services committee has marked up one $17 billion less. they were looking at an appropriations bi

so good to see you, sir. [ applause ] now leo shane from military times is here. he's got an hour with me on c-span later today, but he's here waiting to ask questions. but leo, thank you also for everything you to do to keep our military community aware and active when it comes to those issues that mean the most. but because leo's here i'm going to repeat a story that he's heard often. and i will start our time together with a little bit of history. i often refer back to president eisenhower when i think about the world that all of us inhabit. i have had the privilege of seeing this military world from many angles. as dependent, as the son of a gravely wounded combat office and as a senior leader in the pentagon and it probably seems strange that i'm constantly contemplating the meaning of service and does that meaning ever change? well, i found in my past i had a wonderful opportunity to get to know a fellow named ned beech, captain, united states navy. you probably have heard of his book "run silent, run deep." well, captain beech had many lives. one of them was