joint chief martin dempsey said the requirements did not conform to international norms. >> it wasn't the declaration of the aid that was destabilizing, it was their assertion that they would require all aircraft to report regardless of whether they were intending to enter into the sovereign aerospace of china. >>> on wednesday u.s. vice president joe biden discussed the incident with chinese vice president xi jinping. biden says the united states has deep concerns about the zone and does not recognize it. the air zone includes a group of islands that japan controls and taiwan claims. japanese leaders have urged for the declaration to be withdrawn. >>> in pattern of events unique to thailand violent protests have paused for a nationwide celebration. thursday marks the 86th birthday of the widely revered king. he called for solidarity, a televised address during the break in antigovernment demonstrations. our reporter tra tina gao son is in bangkok. >> reporter: this area around the monument is in front of one of the king's palaces. it's where massive antigovernment protests had been s

for a special message from general martin dempsey chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. >> thank youpportunity to show case this national treasure during the holidays and of course, to hear the music of the west point band, the army's oldest and one of its very best. i also don't want to miss the opportunity to highlight the service and sacrifice of the millions of servicemen and women, serving our nation add home and abroad during these holidays. i wish them happy holidays. >> the holiday would not be complete without the west point concert in eisenhower hall. named for the graduate and later president, dwight eisenhower, eisenhower hall is one of the largest theaters in america, designed to hold the entire corps of cadets. >> so let's get right to it. performing holiday presents ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> j >>> we have much more of the hudson valley holiday concert as this special continues, as well as abide the scenes look at the united states military academy. but as we take a quick break, here is the west point cadet glee club, singing mansions of the lord.

measures a goal said the declaration was not a wise course of action joint chiefs of staff chairman martin dempsey said the requirements do not conform to international norms. it wasn't the declaration of the ages that actually it was de stabilizing or was their assertion that they would cause all aircraft entering the aid is to report regardless of whether they want to or intending to enter into this chowder and fish china on wednesday us vice president joe biden discuss the sun with chinese crested changing thing in the chain biden said the united states has deep concerns about the zone and does not recognize that. the ears on includes a group of islands that the pan controls in china and taiwan will claim japanese leaders have urged for the declaration to be withdrawn. us vice president joe biden is now in seoul on the final lag on a three nation tour of asia. before leaving the team he used his visit to try to build stronger relations with the chinese government meeting with community coach on. biden spoke of how far interactions between the two countries have come over the past three decades

. >> we will be hearing shortly from defense secretary chuck hagel, and general martin dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. until then, our conversation from this morning's "washington journal" on possible changes to the tax code. we are joined for a discussion on the prospects of tax reform on capitol hill. mr. arnold, we will start with you. we are ending the year with at least a small victory on this bipartisan edged deal. do you think it is a sign of things to come? guest: maybe. the tricky part now is that with senator baucus being named the ambassador to china, that throws sand in the gears. host: that announcement coming just yesterday. guest: we will have the senator from the finance committee in the most important committee for tax purposes. next chairman will play a huge role in determining tax reform for the next year. has baucus been pushing for this safari e guest: chairman baucus has been the tax.r one pushing for he has had a great relationship .eaching across the aisle they have been traveling all over the country on a tax reform tour. they have become good fri

incident was actually predicted weeks ago by senior pentagon officials and joint chiifs chairman martin dempseyfter china announced an expansion of its air defense on, and expansion that even the united states and our biggest rally in the region, japan, recognizes. the president's apartment of defense in analogy only that this today and occurred. just a little over a week after it was leaked by a name navy officials familiar with the event. turning now to northern asia, the brutality of north korea on full display after the government of kim jong and released images of the dictators uncle being dragged out of pyongyang in chains. the former number two man in north korea was reportedly executed by his nephew for planning a coup according to north korea's official news agency. he claimed his uncle desperately worked to form a faction within the party by creating illusions about him and it winning those we can face while accusing him of womanizing, drug use and gambling, beating -- eatg at expensive restaurants and leaving the country for medical treatment. the report called m worse than the dark,

waiting remarks from defense secretary chuck hagel and the chair of the joint chiefs, general martin dempsey. they should get underway in just a couple of moments. this is live coverage on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> again, we are waiting remarks from defense secretary chuck hagel amateur of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey. live at the pentagon. we got the two-minute warning about two minutes ago and it looks like it's about to get underway. live coverage here on c-span2. >> good afternoon. at first, let me acknowledge an announcement i made yesterday regarding christine fox, who is going to be our new acting deputy secretary of defense. i recommended christine to present obama because i felt we needed the continuity to continue with some of the most defining challenges that we had been facing and will continue to face in this department over a number of years. and you know what those are. it's budget, sequestration. we're finishing up qdr. review. and how all t

traveling with general martin dempsey for his holiday uso tour.ioned in afghanistan. >>> big surprises as 2014 golden globe nominees were unveiled in beverly hills. nischelle turner was there. good morning. >> hey, good morning. everyone wants to zig when they zag. and they did, giving us surprises with their nominations this morning. let's run down the categories for you. i'll break these up into the drama and category musmusic cat. 12 years a slave, captain phillips, gravity, filemena and rush. for mandela, captain phillips, matthew mcconaughey for dallas buyers club and robert reddford in "all is lost." for the women, kate blanchette, sandra bullock for "gravity" also great in that film. judi dench for "philomena" and kate winslet for "labor day" and emma thompson in "saving mr. banks." butler was shut out. no best actor, no best actress for oprah winfrey. >> what about the comedy and musical categories? >> yeah, those were a bit of a surprise in those as well. another interesting list for the best comedy musical nominations for a picture, the

health care that those like defense secretary chuck hagel, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey department and have been for years. >> you can imagine some of the reaction after senator murray said that there's a fix and they could look for more sensible or smarter ways to find these savings. i cannot imagine that rests well with these people who are looking at the pension cuts. they would logically say, well, how are you going to make up those savings and why didn't you do that in the first place for us? >> absolutely. there's a lot of confusion here. the savings in this budget deal. this is something that wouldn't take effect until 2015 or estimated to save roughly $6 billion over a decade. there have been a number of pieces of legislation in just the last 24 to 48 hours hoping to find other ways to make up that amount of money but still allow veterans to receive the same cost of living increases in those pensions. >> all right. well, we'll see if there's more fallout from this budget deal that will linger through 2014 and beyond. thank you very much, juana. >> thank you. >>>

today chairman general martin dempsey comment be on kim's execution of his high ranking uncle said thisd of internal actions by dictators are often a precursor to provocation. defense secretary chuck hagel called it concerning to everyone. tonight senior foreign a fare-- affairs correspondent margaret warner takes a closer look at the erratic 30-year-old. >> warner: n.b.a. hall-of-famer dennis rodman returned to pyongyang today to renew what he calls his "basketball diplomacy" and his curious friendship with kim jong-un, north korea's young leader for the past two years who remains a mystery to the outside world. the visit comes a week after kim staged a theatrical and deadly powerplay. he had his uncle and presumed mentor, jang song-thaek, arrested in public, tried for treason and executed. kim's summary dispatch of his high-ranking relative perplexed and disturbed foreign governments and longtime observers. secretary of state kerry spoke on abc last sunday. >> it tells us a lot about, first of all, how ruthless and reckless he is. he is spontaneous, erratic, still worried about his pl

even our joint chiefs of staff, martin dempsey, says it is becoming increasingly difficult to tell friendm foe in syria. what eisenhower buy into this nonsense? regardless, the united states government should not, even if indirectly, the arming al qaeda. this administration is currently moving ahead with plans to do precisely that, without any authorization. i will not get a vote. the president just as he will arm the syrian rebels. how can we ask our brave young men to fight around the world against al qaeda while in some countries actually arming al qaeda? it makes no sense. i, for one, am not inclined to make america the air force for al qaeda. there is the very real possibility that these weapons may be used against 2 million christians. 2 million christians that live in syria, protected by assad. we have no legitimate national interest in syria. it is certainly not in our interest to arm extremists who may one day use those weapons against americans or to kill christians within their country. why do we armed dictators and the muslim brotherhood? why do we arm allies of al qaeda and i

to us and to the leader, senator harry reid, saying, you know, this would -- this one is from martin dempsey, he's urging us to pass this thing. so it's not just me and a handful of senators. this is the military speaking. he's the top military personnel. he said, "i write to urge you to complete the national defense authorization act this year. the authorities contained therein are critical to 9 nation's defense and are urgently needed to ensure we all keep faith with the men and women, military and civilian, selflessly serving in our armed forces." he goes on to say, "this is the most significant concern that we have right now, that we may not be able to pass this bill." we have a letter from general welsh, and general welsh, if you remember, he's the chief of the air force. he's the one who was so upset with the fact that we grounded some of our combat squadrons. he says, "in fiscal year 2014, the ndaa contains critical authorities that enables us to protect the american people while keeping promises to our active duty guard, reserve and civilian airmen. if this important legislation" --

we have a picture of general martin dempsey appearing on stage with willie robertson of duck dynasty. he's entertaining troops in kandahar. guess what they sang? jenna: what? jon: a very hairy christmas. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff with willie robertson. you can turn on the lights at home or close the door with a press of a button even if you're thousands of miles away. more on today's high tech homes and a live demonstration coming up. and who is it? time may go "time" magazine's p year just revealed. jenna: happening now, "time" magazine naming pope francis as person of the year. the new leader of the catholic church changed the perception of the church in an extraordinary way in a short time. he was selected in march as the first south american pope. vatican calling the choice a positive recognition of spiritual values in the international media. jon: amazing strides in technology help us in all kinds of ways. now not only can tech help us from the comfort of our homes, but it can help us with the comfort of our homes. >> you know, the agency that has a house here in beve

earlier today, general martin dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, wrote a whrer to the leadership of the senate and the house of representatives in which he strongly urges completion of action on the national defense authorization act this year. general dempsey's letter provides a long list of essential authorities that will lapse if this bill is not enacted. the -- and this is one just -- one paragraph that of his bill l -- his letter. the authorities are crit l cal to the nation's defense and are urgently needed to ensure that we all keep faith with the men and women military and civilian selflessly serving in our awrnld forces. appeared, mr. president, i would ask that his letter with that attachment with included in the record at this point. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. levin: mr. president, we have not failed to pass a national defense authorization act for 52 years, even when, as i mentioned, in a couple cases in recent years the final bill was the result of a process like we've had to follow with this year's authorization bill. this is not the be

he was disagreeing with the chairman, the joint chief of staff general martin dempsey. i think folks at the dempsey and the folks in the white house security council, including the president, who decided not to use any military action -- to go a different way. secretary kerry has a time span, had to push policy which he maybe doesn't fully 100% endorse. that is the job of the secretary. you serve at the pleasure of the president. earlier this year when he was visiting china, he said, secretary said -- secretary kerry said he wanted to have a "special" relationship with china. there is one country that the u.s. has a "special" relationship with and that is britain. that is a term that churchill coined. we want to include china in that small club goes far beyond where that relationship is today. china has a lot to do. it is a key stakeholder. to quote robert zoellick, we want to see china become eventually both responsible and a genuinely constructive stakeholder. china is a long way from doing that. that is one of the worst moments tenure, calling china a potential "spec

of this as we can until 2:00 when whooper unified reefing by defense secretary chuck hagel and martin dempsey and the joint chiefs of staff. >> we want to welcome for the first century table, congressman duncan hunter has its own house and. and they begin with the orang nuclear deal. in the "washington post" this morning, this is how they begin their story. at a beirut come a surge of diplomacy and outburst of violence in the day since world powers reached a deal with tehran illustrate the promise and peril of what could be the start of a more peaceful area in the middle east. or the beginning of a new round of bloodletting. which do you think it is? >> i don't think anything has changed. they're both probably completely wrong. you will have every infield for the last decade. even if they stop short of being able to enrich to a nuclear capability, they'll still be building up their ballistic missiles and ability to reach further and further in his southeast europe in different parts of israel. even if they stop the enrichment capability just short of what is permissible under this new deal, t

chairmanined by cap martin dempsey at this briefing. >> good afternoon.first, let me wish all of you and your families a happy holiday. i know you probably won't be sorry to escape for a while, those of you who are. i know news is made all the time everywhere, so you never get too far from anything. but have a wonderful holiday with your families. as you all know, this year in 2013, it has been a challenging year for the department of defense. and for all the people who represent this institution all over the world, civilians and military, and their families. but as we head into 2014, i think we are beginning to turn the page on prolonged fiscal uncertainty. the budget deal that passed congress yesterday provides some relief from the devastating cuts for sequestration in fiscal year 2014 and 2015 for the dod. it gives a predict ability for those two years. the senate is scheduled to vote, as you all know, tonight on the defense authorization act, which contains provisions to strengthen assault issues. it is a step in the right direction for us, and i expr

from yesterday with remarks from defense secretary chuck hagel and joint chiefs chair general martin dempsey on pentagon spending cuts. >> all these decisions will not only result in a smaller and flatter osd but one that i believe will be better prepared for serious and complex 21st century security challenges that we face as a department and as a nation. and is constrained budget environment, we will continue to look for ways to reduce overhead, improve efficiency and maximize combat power. but we must do so in a deliberate manner after careful consideration of how best to ensure this department is able to carry out its mission of defending the nation. most of the reduction in osd staff that i've announce today will occur through process of natural attrition in order to minimize the impact on workforce. if the department is forced to take this deep sequestration cuts on the order of $500 billion over the next 10 years, we may need to include additional reductions. as i said before, sequestration is irresponsible and poses an unnecessary risk to our military's ability to accomplish its miss

disagreeing with the chairman, the joint chief of staff general martin didn't see -- general martin dempsey think folks at the dempsey and the folks in the white house security council, including the president, who decided not to use any military action -- secretary kerry have a time span, has to push policy which maybe he does not 100% indoors. that is the job of the signatory -- of the secretary. i think he has done a a lot of good things. there was a moment i thought was not good, earlier this year, when he was visiting china, he said he wanted to have a "special" relationship with china. there is one country that the cial"has a "spe relationship with and that is britain. that is a term that churchill coined. we want to include china nightclub owes far beyond where that relationship is -- in that club goes far beyond where that relationship is today. .hina has a lot to do to quote robert zoellick, we want to see china become eventually both responsible and genuinely constructive stakeholder. that is one of the worst moments tenure,n kerry's calling china a potential "special" relationshi

we'll bring you news coverage from the pentagon with defense secretary chuck hagel and general martin dempsey who today said teams ought to be careful what they post online. if they don't believe their parents, they may believe the pentagon's top general, says the associated press. he warned the next generation of possible military recruits are -- damage that could come from bad behavior online. that news conference on c-span2 shortly. now live to the house. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] the question on ordering the previous question on house resolution 429 and adoption of the resolution, if ordered. the first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. the remaining electronic vote will be conducted as a five-minute vote. the unfinished business is the vote on ordering the previous question on house resolution 429 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 77, house resolution 429. resolution providing for consideration