the senate just voted to override the president's veto of the national defense administration act. rebuke. you're a retired air force colonel. why is this a 60 year tradition of being a bipartisan bill that gets passed? >> yeah, john. this bill, the defense authorization act, is really critically important for every single department of defense program. so everything from standard war fighting capabilities, such as weapons systems, all the way to services for dependents such as breast cancer screening, promotion system reform, all of those kinds of things are in the national defense authorization act. if the act didn't get passed, if it hadn't been overridden, the dod would basically come to a stand still. central operations would continue but all of the things you need in order to make the operations work, they would come to various degrees of stand still and that is a very, very big problem or would have been a very big problem had the senate not acted the way it did yesterday. >> and there's certainly a considerable cyber legislation in there, which is more urgent than ever befor

in 2018 the national defense strategy commission report a month before secretary mattis stepped down highlighted the consequences of this move. i want to read from a report, civilian races have muted on issues at the center of us defense and national security policy undermining the concept of civilian control. implementation of the national defense strategy fulfilling their statutory responsibilities regarding issues of management. it is important dod and congress reversed the unhealthy 20 -- trend in which decision-making is lifting away from civilian leaders on issues of national importance. do you agree with that characterization, at the end of the trump administration. >> i think it remains true today. >> thank you. doctor mcinnes, the next secretary of defense, what does that individual need to do to restore the balance between osd and the joint staff. >> if you agree the civilian pillar in the department of defense are to be strengthened because or as it follows from civilian voices being muted, some human resources, can be applied to thinking about the workforce health of natio

we have enacted the largest increases in our national defense since the days of ronald reagan. the support of our allies in congress, we are once again giving our soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, coast guard, and guardians, the resources and support that you need, to accomplish our mission and defend this nation. we also provided the largest pay increase in the last 10 years and you deserve every penny. [applause] let me say none of that would have been possible without the strong support of leaders in the congress of the united states. here at fort drum it is important for me to tell you none of that would have been possible without the strong support of congresswoman elise steanik on the armed services committee of the house of representatives. when you join me in thanking her for her strong support of our armed forces. [applause] paramilitary -- our military is now better equipped, better supplied, better trained than ever before. we have upgraded our tanks, artillery, rocket systems. we bolstered our fleet of attack helicopters and fighter planes. with that strong commit

[applause] it all begins with our national defense.ur vice president but the most important title i will ever hold is spelled d a d. [applause] you know, you may not know it but i am the proud father of a united states marine pilot. [applause] and one of my unworthy son of laws is a navy pilot currently deployed. [applause] i couldn't be more proud to be vice president to a president who signed the largest increases in our national defense since the days of ronald reagan. we have to rebuild our military. [applause] we are finally getting our soldiers, sailors and marines and space force the support they need to defend our nation now and in the future. [applause] true. and i had to tell you senator david perdue from his seat on the senate armed services committee has been there every step of the way. [applause] you all remember the last administration we saw years of scandal at the v.a. that shocked the conscience of the nation. remember? we had america's heroes, many cases that were passing away on waiting lists to get into va faciliti

military of the necessary quality of character and talent to meet national requirements is also a paramount goal of the secretary of defense in this committee. successful recruiting and ensuring the health of forces will be a challenge while he finished the national fight against covid. as i have recounted in detail, you will cope with many extraordinarily difficult issues. it will require strong civilian leadership to address these challenges and reverse the motion of civilian-military relations over the last couple of years. then noted to service the secretary of defense, congress must provide exception to that requirement that prohibits individuals from being appointed if the are within seven years of military service. last week this committee heard from expert witnesses on the status of control of the armed forces. some expressed concern that providing an exception for you to serve, particularly so soon after secretary mattis, could harm civil-military relations. as witnesses testified, it is possible to mitigate the effects if you demonstrate your commitment to empowering civilians in the department. we must also hear

indeed our national defense strategy mustpo be a component of an over all national security strategy that embraces all aspects of soft power as well as military power. as a former commander of us central command, you valuable experience in addressing security threats, afghanistan, syria, and elsewhere in the said con area of operations. the incoming biting administration, faces in the median to challenge with respect with our enemies growing nuclear ballistic missiles and capabilities. the department of defense will pay key role in deterring these threats while supporting the phonetic efforts. in a rack in syria, while the physical ices has been defeated, the underlying fact is that they gave rise to isis and al qaeda and remain largely unaddressed. defending against transnational violence, extremist groups will require due diligence. in a gaffe gang at our allies and partners seem to be reassured that going forth they will be consulted upfront on any changes in us for some posture. the incoming awi ministration will need to assess the conditions on the ground, including whether the

the national defense authorizatione act as flood legislation become the vehicle for making political atements rather than sitting defense policy and authorizing funding our armed forces. president trump is justified in vetoing the 2021 and baa because it circumvents executive power and branches of the war power and keeps troops in afghanistan perpetuating in the scores. why was the concern veterans of our america support the president trump's veto. dan: iti think any the statement lays out her main issues very well . and think biggest issue from us was the provision that attempted to restrict the ability the president to withdraw troops from afghanistan and also from south korea and in germany. we believe it is time to bring all our troops home in afghanistan for you accomplished what we needed to. after 911 long ago in afghanistan. we overturned the taliban did more. we won the war that we needed to but we lost a war that we did not need to fight in particular with regards to trying to build a liberal democratic society within afghanistan. s with regard, that is been remain focus. we

we have enacted the largest increases in our national defense since the days of ronald reagan.applause] vice pres. pence: we are once again giving our soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, coast guard, and guardians of the resources and support you deserve. we provided for active-duty personnel, the largest pay raise in nearly 10 years, and you deserve every penny. [applause] vice pres. pence: our military is now more equipped than ever before. under our administration, we secured nearly 500 f-35 fighters, 21 more deployable ships, with another 59 on the way. we have upgraded our tanks, artillery, rocket systems, bolstered our fleet of attack helicopters and broader fighter planes, as well. with that strong commitment to our national defense, and willingness to use american power to advance american security, our allies have also stepped up as never before. since 2016, our nato allies have increased their conch tribute -- contribution to our common defense by more than $130 billion. history teaches weakness comes out of people, and our history has proven a strong america deters i

what we are concerned about and we will continue to do that are many defense civil servants also sacrifice day in and day out for nationalurity and really get credit for what they deserve. the department will require strong civilian leadership andde for you to serve as a secretary of defense congress provide an exception to the law that prohibits individuals from being appointed if they are within seven years of their military service. last week this committee held a hearing on civilian control of armed services which i think was instructive and i've never been all that concerned about the seven years but others have. i hope that you will share witho the committee what actions you would take to ensure your tenure reflects in protects the principle of civilian control of the military if you have confirmed and we look forward to hearing your views on these and other important issues. senator reed. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman prayed i join you in welcoming mr. austin to the hearing. i want to thank you for your four decadeses of military serve to our country and i appreciate the willingness to return to public serv

we can't keep us safe -- >> laura: he said we can't provide for the national defense unless is purges undesirables within the military ranks. forget the fact that china is poised for global domination. >> the rise of domestic violence extremism is a national security threat. the biden administration will confront this threat. the first is a tasking from president biden requesting a threat assessment to draw on the analysis from across the government. >> laura: whoa, whoa, whoa. what non-governmental organizations is she talking about that will report on their fellow americans? the aclu, black lives matter, planned parenthood. >> anti-gun rights organizations? they think anyone who disagrees with their far left goals are extremists. from what we have already herd the biden administration say, it's chlor that they are going to use the power and surveillance of the u.s. government to keep tabs on a lot more people than we ever would have thought would have been embedded in government agencies as domestic terrorists. yes, law-abiding americans whom the party in power thinks they are getti

there was no chance that his veto would succeed to this the national defense authorization act is you know a bill that's very popular with the congress it gives congress a chance to you know to look patriotic to their constituencies to create the impression that they're strong on defense and if you put a lot of money in is lot of bipartisan support. and there is you know there is no way the president's veto is going to survive why the president in this new york i think the president right now is lashing out at just about. everything and everybody who is perceived as standing in his way he he thought that vetoing this he might be able to leverage sums to put some pressure on congress regarding section 230 of the communications decency act that is the part of the law that protects you know social media providers from from lawsuits the president has a grudge against twitter and he believes by getting 2 threes at section 3 to the 0 revoked that he could strike back against twitter but you know whatever the legitimacy or are not of the president's case against twitter congress does not vie

in order to help you in the defense of our nation.i promise i will also use questions in the record about . >> easy answer for me, i think it's absolutely important state department be resourced adequately . >> that's what i want tohear, thank you general . >> iq center war and now the x center scott. >> can you hear me all right? >> loud and clear. >> iq chairman. i want chair lawson for all this hardware we had the opportunity to work together when he was at centcom and i want to thank you for his service as a soldier and commander he's doing a great job. in the military so i'm very appreciative. we had the opportunity to talk the other day so if you could talk a little bit about how if you look at the people in the military, we just spent a whole bunch of time dealing with the risk of communist china and how you will get to see because we actually don't have it's the same thing dealing with communist china as we do with people in the middle east so general, can you talk about how you will get to see you think is up to speed on the

to given authority to regulate businesses and so on and we organize the question of defense national defense, air force critical facilities on one side and businesses one of the most challenging and difficult and complex problem one - - problem is to simplify with a clear foundation. but the defense against cyberattacks is complicated and the measure we want to get into that but that is a big part of munitions of cybercrime. >> that attribution phase is a problem when you want to retaliate. >> no. i thank you know a lot of times, you do know that it gets into a question of mind games. i don't want to start playing thoseayin games but i am off duy now in doing this for a living so i'd rather not get into that but i think it's very challenging the one thing i would say it's not nearly to regulate if you have investments you do all the time but the question is how much do you want to direct your funding, state funding? i'm always resistant to that. there was a case study doing a strategy for a country and i felt very uneasy with that because the best regulator is market forces. let the markets

national security and america's place in the world. and how he was considered by colleagues and others as a leading expert on defense and the national security. while my book showed how is congressional leader and a secretary of defense senators nunn help to win the cold war and -- constructing the foundation for foreign-policy of the 1970s and 1980s to secure the united states and its allies from the soviet threat. leadership as you know does not occur instantaneously. it's a product of experience and education and background. in short one does not become her start as an attorney or a state legislator and then immediately become an esteemed senator. one brings to that position perhaps opportunities and skills that they are going to be tested in a very different political environment. i think there are three times in his career that highlighted leadership and i'd discuss in detail in my book. this first period runs in 1972 until january of 1985. i call that his apprenticeship but i want to underscore that it was a very weak apprenticeship. it's weak because of the actual occurrence of several events during that period and also because senato

to suggest because a tiny handful is involved with the national defense apparatus that we need to check on each t individual is a way big over-stretch and an insult to the troops we have. as you pointed out these are patriotic americans the vast majority who deserve our thanks and don't deserve to be checked into like they are doing something wrong. >> laura: they are doing this with a purpose. this is a plan. this is not some g. random of act we have to be tidy about domestic terrorism not with 5,000 troops still in d.c. tonight with barbed wire around the capitol. >> yes, absolutely. one of the key element of our political system is the distinction between a political party and the state. that's a distinction in other countries that is over-rated. the ruling party becomes the state and takes over the police and the military and uses the military to hand out election flyers. the military becomes an extension of its own idealogy. we have immunized ourselves against this in america. the left is crossing a new boundary. why? i think because of this: -- they believe that if we and by we i

second, i would like to address the 20k national defense strategy and the navy's a marine corps should responding to the return of great power competition. released in 2018 the national defense strategy i believe is a still very much a bipartisan document and strategy which prioritizes return of great power competition particularly with russia v and china, with china as the pacing threat. in responding to the nds' directives, the u.s. navy and this committee have advocated for building a 355 ship navy and is heavily andmi rightfully in y view focused these investments on improving and expanding our nation's submarine fleet, a key area of american strategic advantage.es third, as part of the navy teams response to great power competition, the marine corps under the commandants new planning guidance and is forced design 2030 constructe has keenly focused on how to address the nds' pacing threat, china. specifically, general berger has issued in onho transforming our marine corps into a slightly leaner but more agile force. his planning guidance calls for revolutionary change to the marin

you would see more companies getting founded and a lot more private investment modernizing national defense as opposed to optimizing the advertising algorithms for social media. there's a degree of supply and demand. the government needs to create that demand. if they put money behind what's important you will start to see the industry respond. part of the thing i raised in the book you look at these earlier attempts that unmanned systems, aircraft weapons, things that are struggling for funding for years get canceled prematurely but it doesn't exactly send the incentive that this is something they should be prioritizing in their portfolio when the traditional offerings are getting funded in considerable larger increments. >> absolutely. >> thank you for being with us today. chief strategy officer most recent book the kill chain defending america and future of high-tech workers is available right now. i'm sure it's available places which is where i think i got my copy. good luck on book. chat with you and as i hope you saw in the book, there's a lot of that that has your over it. i will giv

warded by the senate and has joined the other half of congress in overriding his veto of the national defensebudget it is the 1st time trump has been defied it by the republican led senate. seeing that on this vote the yeas are $81.00 the news or $132.00 thirds of the senators voting a quorum being present having voted in the affirmative the bill on reconsideration is passed the objections of the president of the united states to the contrary notwithstanding the national defense authorization act was passed by the congress in december it includes pay raises for the troops but also restricts presidential power when it comes to withdrawing forces from abroad that was one of trump's main objections he also wanted the bill to address alleged bias by social media platforms here are the president's comments from earlier. we can tired republican leadership will allow the bad defense bill to pass a disgraceful act of cowardice and total submission by weak people to big tech negotiate a better bill or get better leader snout senate should not approve and da until fixed former marine corps intelligence

the president had vetoes that $740 billion national defense authorization act.seas military operations, pay raises and more. the president vetoed the bill because it removes confederate officers names from u.s. military installations and limits his ability to withdraw certain troops in overseas. the president wants congress to change and unrelated law that gives tech companies liability protection. in this override, congress did none of that. the president is demanding that congress increase the $600 payments to $2,000. the republicans and congressional leadership say the nearly $500 billion cost is too expensive. >> every fine point of the proposal signed in to law to provide targeted fiscally responsible assistance to the people of this country that need it the most. this proposal is a shotgun approach. >> socialism for the rich is not in the midst of this terrible pandemic putting a $2,000 check in to the hands of working families. >> now, without consensus, these $2,000 payments appear to be running out of time in this congress. this congress ends sunday. th

national servicemen called up at 18 for two years, trained with and beside their colleagues of the regular army. >> to the guardmen, dismissed! >> defense cost a great deal in patience, in loyalty, and, indeed, in money. they spent a third of all britain's national expenditure. those are the ruthless economics of today. and for this island nation, defense is not only the army and the royal air force at home and abroad, it is also preeminently the navy, protecting lines of communication across the entire world. defense, moreover, is a people's job. for behind these standing forces are the reserve formations. the spare time enthusiasts who spend all day in training, some with the army reserve. some in the royal exiliary air force to learn about planes in the air or the planes themselves. others maintain their old skills r2d the territorial army. but defense today means so much more than men. it means machinery. a huge industrial output married to the newest sicientific skill sñ >> but britain's real job is not making weapons, it is something simpler and far harder, that of earning a living. this island's economy is simply stated. britain

we took a national defense agency, established it, gave it authority to regulate, businesses and so on, and we really organized the question of defense. national defense, the air force, whatever. critical facilities on the one side and businesses. this is huge. this is conceptually one of the most challenging things. and the most difficult, the most complex problem conceptually is to simplify it. try to simple if i it and have clear foundations. but the defense against cyber attacks, especially state cyber attacks, is comp located. -- is complicated. i'm not sure i want to get into that, but i think that is becoming a big part, in addition to cybercrime and everything else that you are familiar with. please go ahead. >>. tribune pace is the problem -- the attribution pace is the problem, isn't it? pm netanyahu: know. -- no. i think you know. i think you know. i think a lot of the times you do know. then it gets into a question of mind games. i don't want to start playing those games. i'm sort of off duty now and doing this for a living every day. so i can't get into that. but i think i

and the national defense authorization act was passed by the congress in december it includes pay raisesfor the troops but also restricts presidential power when it comes to withdrawing forces from abroad that was $1.00 of the trends main objections he also wants the bill to address alleged bias by social media platforms here are the president's comments from earlier we can tide republican leadership will allow the bad defense bill to pass a disgraceful act of cowardice and total submission by weak people to big tech negotiate a better bill of get better leaders snout senate should not approve and v.a. until fixed former marine corps intelligence officer scott ritter told us what he thinks is behind of the senate rebuke to the president. well there's many in congress to believe that the president's moving too fast that his decision to withdraw troops was a politically motivated decision taken out you know without due consideration to you know legitimate national concern is security concerns and they also believe that since the president is leaving office these are decisions that should b

but this nation nal defense bil that does really important things is something that even senate majorityd is so important to our nation that even though the president had issues with it they would try to move forward. so they're voting right now. it has not formally passed yet. they need a two-thirds majority for this to become law that is what we expect to happen, but it has not hit that point yet. he has nothing on his schedule, and we should also point out that he has been obsessed with his election defeat and far more focused on what will focus on january 6th than the movements and actions we'll see unfold on the senate floor, today, and this afternoon. but they have not called a travel photo lid yet. so we could hear from the president still. it is of course a holiday and there are currently no plans for that. that could change, but he may respond with tweets and other social media. this is a stinging rebuke, but it was expected by what leader mcconnell was signaling would happen. >> okay, monica alba, thank you. i want to turn now to beth fuy. what do you make of the senate moving

troops are citizen soldiers, national servicemen called up at 18 for two years, trained with and beside their colleagues of the regular army. >> carry on. dismissed. >> defense great deal in patience and loyalty and indeed in money. spend a third of all britain's national expenditure, those are the ruthless economics of today. for this island nation, defense is not only the army and the royal air force at home and aproud, it is also preeminently the navy protecting lines of communication across the entire world. defense more over is a people's job, for behind these standing forces are the reserve formations, despair time enthusiastic, men and women, also what who work all day and still get weekends for training. some in the royal naval volunteer reserve. some in the royal auxiliary air force to learn the multitude of crafts that keep planes in the air or in the planes themselves. others maintain their old skills and learn new tricks in the territorial army. but defense today means so much more than men. it means machinery. a huge industrial output married to the newest scientific skill can produce a formidable armory of weapons. but britain's real job is not

defense, national security and counterterrorism policies. he always demonstrated a maximum respect for the constitutional oversight role of the united states congress and clearly held the highest regard for the civilian leadership of the department of defense. mr. chairman, general austin is especially qualified and deserving of a congressional exemption to allow president biden his appointment. as secretary of defense. i urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support h.r. 335 and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from alabama is recognized. >> i reserve at this time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington, mr. smith is recognized. mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker, i am pleased to yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee. as soon as we get done wiping down the equipment. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas, ms. lee, is recognized. ms. lee: i think i would like to raise the question, what would abraham lincoln

trump and overriding this override of the veto of the national defense authorization act?rst time in the past four years. does that signal anything? >> well, i mean, it does signal that a number of senators aren't too worried about trump in any kind of retribution that he's going to be able to mete out on them should he ever come back into the political fray. it may be a positive sign for some kind of reform in the republican party. but it certainly is a slap in the face for the president in really his last few weeks of office that he suffers this first override of a veto. and can't make him very happy. >> professor james davis there, thank you very much for giving us your expertise. have a great weekend. >> thanks, robyn. >>> so violence is spiking in chica chicago. after the break we'll head to the windy city where they're linking the brutality to the pandemic. >>> plus, a wintertime tornado here in georgia flips a house on its side. we'll have the latest on the storms that have ripped through the south and the midwest. revitalift hyaluronic acid serum from l'oreal paris

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but we can no longer at risk improvisational arms for national defense. we have been -- doing a half million men and women are directly engaged in the defense. we annually spend on military security alone, more than the net income of all united states corporations. and this conjunction of a an immense establishment -- it total influence, economic political and even spiritual is felt in every city, i'll every state house, every office of the federal government. we recognize the imperative need that this development. yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved. so is the very structure of our society. in the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwanted influence, whether sought or an sought, by the military who industrial complex. it exists and will persist. we must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic process. we should take nothing for granted, only alert and noble knowledgeable citizen could compare the proper meshing o

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security strategy national defense strategy that says we need to turn the great power competition where china is at pacing threat to the united states, they agree with it. even in general austin's confirmation hearing one of my colleague senator blackburn said this term strategic patients doesn't seem to be the right term and he pressed him on it. so madam president here's some continued advice in the senate's role in terms of our constitutional advice and consent. words matter especially from the white house podium. we need a strong bipartisan and lasting china policy from united states of america. this is the biggest geostrategic issue that we will be facing as a country for the next 50 to 100 years but it is also a challenge that is here now, challenge that imneeds immediate action. so here is my advice. ditch the strategic patients phrase or the vast majority of the senators in this body democrats and rep publicans want to know that the biden administration is focused on this challenge now and it's serious challenge that china poses tona the un

over the years, we have played a huge part in our national defense.llsworth air force base began in world war ii. its purpose in world war ii was to train bomber crews specifically b-17 crew. if you think about it, if you are going to learn to navigate a world war ii bomber over long distances and expenses of territory, south dakota is really a great place to put the base. that was the beginning of ellsworth air force base. the connection from world war ii to the cold war is really represented in our museum. the 44th bomb group was trained here at ellsworth air force base. when the cold war came around, the bomb group became the 44th missile wing which was commanded out of ellsworth air force base and the missile wing was part of the cold war narrative. when you think about cold war, you think about the b-52s that were based here. you think about the ready response of strategic air command but you also think about the men and women who were in these missile capsules underneath the ground waiting for the unthinkable. that is the command to turn keys an