and not prioritize. senator klobuchar: if you are going to do a more moderate policy-oriented post, you better pay for that to get that out there because -- or if you want to do a really polarizing posts, they will prioritize that. i get things go viral. i understand all that. i write my own tweets. i am telling you that something has dramatically changed and i am hoping they will look at that. >> if i may, because my final comments will relate to this -- i think part of what we have to talk about -- thank you, senator klobuchar -- part of what we have to talk about is these models came up with a purely ad-based revenue stream. i am surprised that we had a member who was offended by the idea that maybe the next generation model is having someone who engages on any social media platform to say i pay a certain fee and get no ds. none of the engagement that would be the target of these algorithms. we have to make sure as we go through the social media platforms, we have to be sure that suddenly -- i am some

you want those packets to be prioritized. you want them to get through, and you want everything to work right. there is a benefit to doing that. it's not an inherently bad thing. it's good technology. the second example i'll give is one we live with all the time, you know. my boss loves video now and always wants video, whether i'm sitting in the office or not, or facetiming. well, you know, sometimes it comes through beautifully. sometimes it doesn't come through beautifully. and sometimes it's like, turn the video off before we lose the connection. that's the kind of experience where you have realtime, live communication with audio and video going on where a quality of service can make the difference in whether the service is good or not. and it is valuable to have an incentive for the people who own the infrastructure to create the capability to make a better experience for consumers. now, the people who benefit from that should pay for it. they cost the cost, they should pay for it, and they will incent the investment in

i think this is a time to prioritize office development. this is one of the few remaining locations in the entire city of san francisco where we can develop office. it's right next to the transbay terminal. it's right next to caltrans. it's right next to the central subway. this is the right place for this development. i'm looking at a couple of the big developers involved in this plan: tischman, kilroy, tds, all that have been contributing to the city and the local tax base. they've hired local contractors, they've hired san francisco residents, they've hired skilled and trained workforces. all by choice. and let me be clear, this is not always the case with all the projects we approve here, so i think this is a very important deal, and it shouldn't be overlooked and if anything, should be rewarded. this plan still has a very substantial amount of housing in it. there's a number of housing developments that have already been approved in this area that haven't been built. we're going to be looking at the hub area pretty soon, which is going

you would prioritize top three? and any commissioner can take a stab at it. or not. if it's not a priority -- we've heard about incarceration, several with tay youth, popos, privately owned public space, pedestrian safety at night. that's just an example. >> right, right. i think where, you know, our term, we're given a year to determine out of all the issues impacting young people. that further compounds the budget act. when there are multiple entities asking for the same thing, it comes to the bubble as a priority when different entities say seniors, young people say safety is a problem. when you have got the municipal transportation system saying this is a priority of our agency. that is a tool to help us figure out where the priorities will be. >> i agree with you in the fact of so thank you for spearheading the regulations solution on homelessness and in particular putting the emphasis on there this past week and supervisor yee for pedestrian safety. if there is room to collaborate that we would love to be incl

message ofceo prioritizing safety, as well as prioritizing diversity and inclusion.a: is there also new pressure from the board to turn over's -- uber's focus to profitability? arianna: no, there is no pressure on that at all. the board has confidence in that and the timeline here set out ipothe company to have an and for the company to continue growing. i think uber has been an amazing hypergrowth story. and we are committed to continuing growth both globally, and growth in terms of new innovation and autonomous vehicles, etc. amanda: can you give me your perspective on the atmosphere globally, doing business from america, given trade protectionism, given some of the rhetoric on the geopolitical side? is it getting more difficult? arianna: yes, it is definitely getting more difficult. i think we have a white house conductsdent that policy through tweets. and the messages keep changing. whole approach to china has changed. it started with being very aboutntational and talk terrorist. now it is changing and the president is worrying about jobs in china. this is defini

smugglers prioritize profits over people and when aliens pay them to get here, they are contributing $500 million or more to groups that are fueling

>> well, congress is helping prioritize by investing in our personnel. >> sir, how would you prioritize that investment? >> i would prioritize it in an even posture, because we can't pick one area and not the other. >> all of the above, dogs, trained agents, x-ray machines, a wall, they're all equally effective at the border in stopping drugs? >> the fy '18 budget, which we appreciate greatly, has a nice, balanced investment in all of those things. >> but sir, in your opinion as a professional, where do you think those dollars are most effectively invested? i know what those border agents told me in san ysidro. in your opinion, where are they most effectively invested? >> at the ports of entry, there are two things. there is non intrusion inspection technology, including x-rays so we can get more vehicles through them. these are deep concealments that challenge our officers. more canines. >> i'm running out of time, so let me ask you, compared to that border, it's not one, it's the whole border, where is that money most effectively invested to interdict drug shipments? >> for hard narco

our 2018 national defense strategy also prioritizes investing in technological innovation to increase the locality specifically cyber defense computing, big data analytics, artificial intelligence and robotics, miniaturization, in effect during, directed energy and hypersonic for the very technologies we needed to fightt and win the war of the future. every investment into strategy driven in the budget is designed to contribute to the locality of the military to into her subsequent secretaries of defense inherent military force that is good for its time. those seeking to threaten the experiment and the democracy should know if you challenged us it will be the longest and worst day. at the 2018 differen 2018 defeny second line of effort remains to strengthen traditional alliances while building new partnerships. in the past i had the privilege of fighting many times in defense of the united states but i never felt in an american formation it was always alongside the foreign troops. easier said than done he noted the only thing harder than fighting with allies is fighting without them b

so when you suggest prioritizing or at least going after i guess a priority, the white working class what about the lesson of michigan and not exciting the nonwhite base there that could have delivered a state? >> well, first of all, i really wish this conversation was not typically posed as sort of, a or b thing. either, a, you mobilize nonwhite constituency or go after the white working class vote. i'm not saying a or b. i'm saying a and b. and not the data show x. i don't believe the case. abundant data make the case for a or b. take the 2016 election. the simulations we did of that election under different circumstances of our exchange product and data not challenged and as rigorous you can get show definitively if clinton got the same black turnout in every state as obama did in 2012 and she would not have won the election and carried michigan and wisconsin and not pennsylvania. on the other hand, if she had gotten merely reduce the swing against or nonwhite college voters by one quarter, in other words, still have substantial swing against her and not as large she would have wo

i would ask you prioritize employment services for homeless job seekers. you know, i work in employment and we used to help people, you know, get guard cards because most of our clients are homeless, but not all of them. this last month in april i helped place at least 17 people in jobs, and two of them got housed. then before that, one of my clients was homeless with two jobs. then he stopped doing one job and got housed. he is housed now. when they get jobs we do everything. we don't only do employment. i tell them send me your check stub. they send it to me and i put them on the housing waiting list, in the lotteries, we do everything because the budget cuts, you know, we still help them with clipper cards, work clothes, thank you. >> so real quick. john are you here or not here? william? patrick? eva gomez. tiffany jackson is gone. johnson is gone. beverly anne kelly and brooks. do you want to go first? >> i am speaking to you as the legislative director for the california lions for retired of americans. disabilities caucus of the party chair. i want t

it will take a serious effort between all stakeholders to prioritize the plumbing first. if we don't get that right the rest will never ever be healthy. >> i think most would agree to have a more efficient way to get approval on these projects to move forward but it still gets back to the question of the total sum and i actually agree the longer we take to complete the projects the more sensitive they become. so why is the number in 2019 significantly less than 2018? not a proposal is 118 is that a function of their projects that are ready that could be funded? what is behind the reduction since we know in order to continue the pace on this project to truly say we are on pace we need to be the 1.7 that is what it is budgeted at if it stays on schedule and every year we fall off schedule the price tag goes up so what is the new number that is lower than last year? >> i will work with you. i think some of that has to do with the ability to execute again because if we can work together, it isn't just a question of money we agree it is a priority item committed to make it a p

and again making sure that it is prioritize. and make you know that we think that's a very important part. there is no doubt that it presents a greater risk that onshore. to focus on the regulatory framework. to increase reliability. if not done properly to catastrophe. especially in the coastal areas. off the coast of maryland. these are important issues. to do it right again is to make sure that we have that innovation. industrial industry innovation and back -- best practices cannot be corporative into it. with those in the industry to properly evaluate that. as far as energy goes sometimes our regulatory framework doesn't allow the innovation that does improve safety, reliability and better stewardship. .. thank you for your earlier response. i've a couple follow-up questions with respect to drilling. we talked about the atlantic coast drilling. the chairman may just asked about the safety questions but i understand that there may be proposed changes that would scale back some of the safety provisions that were put in place

are dull blog content, don't throttle content, that is still slow it down, don't create page prioritization. that's like saying in a burger king ad if you want the next available you can pay $15. i think they did a pretty good job of showing what would happen if you had every business operate that way and the fourth rule is transparency. make sure that you know exact weight what you're being charged for. the obama era federal communications system adopted that they cynically protect good consumers and businesses on those four things. why did they do that? because there were some that were trying to eke their way into making more money off of consumers and businesses on what its basic service. title to is the regulatory framework that the obama era used to make sure that consumers protected and they were the strongest tools available and help to making sure it would stop monopolistic behavior that would harm businesses. together the mold that was established by the then federal communications system was an open internet with the fcc being a cop on the beat. that is to say if you have these r

we don't have an instance that they have moved in any way from prioritization. we don't prioritize groups, nationalities, religious groups. we are looking at it. we are particularly concerned given the recent terrorist events in indonesia. sen. hassan: and let me just be clear that these are people who regularly went in for their check-in's on a regular basis, and last year, they got tickets. if it weren't for a federal district court telling your department they could not deport these people, they would be deported. there was some level of new prioritization there that has put this community at risk. there is a strong feeling in new hampshire, and i'm glad to hear your response that we need some predictability and sustainability for these people. they really do face persecution. we would love to work with you on that. it would be good if you could make a commitment. thank you. lastly, i know there's been a lot of discussion on the issue of not only unaccompanied minors, but families with minor children. i will add my support to the line of questioning from memb

it does prioritize what we have. love front as you know the budget is a proposal on this is where the two branches come together and discuss priorities. >> i appreciate that. the chairwoman talked about tara sweeney yesterday. here's the problem, we all come from different parts of the world. public lands is a western thing. for people to understand how important it is we need an advocate in the administration. that's you. to say that 8.1 when it should be funded at 900 million. don't let me put that in your heartless it really is. we need someone to stand up and say stop. as a .1, what was the justification for that? were there no projects nationwide? the quest thing is these will not be around ten or 20 years. now, they are not. we're seeing lands being sold and checkerboard's been taken away. highlight your opinion. it's not all on us. some of it is, but a portion is on you. >> i agree. it takes working together on it. i have been an advocate of the land water conservation fund. we also need to address the $11.7 b

so finally we are prioritizing investments in our current workforce to ensure that they have the training and skills to stay and take advantage of opportunities at the p.u.c. so now i would like to pass this over to our c.f.o. eric sandler that will dive into the numbers and thank you very much. [please stand by for captioner switch...] -- in january and faen february. . in january and february, 12 hours of deliberation on the operating and capital budget and also adopted ten-year capital plan and ten-year financial plan. the capital budget was also forwarded to the city-wide planning committee where it was vetted as well. so, as general manager kelly, i wanted to hit the highlights of the budget and what's really driving the changes year over year. the city-wide rollout is the single largest driver of the budget increases. it's additional $172 million. over the two-year period. all of our on budget position requests relate to cleanpowersf, 11 f.d.e.s. what i talk to you about in terms of the ten-year capital plan and the two-year capital plan, we issue bonds and have to pay debt service

paid- prioritization...service provider may make.for consumer watch, i'm mary moloney. (ken) making national headlines for a second time since 20-16 -- ellicott city, maryland is once again being hammered by flood waters. this is video of the aftermath two years ago. but this year the flooding is much worse. (ken) maryland crews are ready to help communities struggling in the aftermath of damaging floods. the governor announced a coordinated response from state agencies for cleanup and assistance. his response detailed efforts that will be made by several organizations.. . including the maryland state police... department of transportation... and the state emergency management agency. the plan comes after the governor declared a statewide state of emergency on sunday. <"i actually know a lot of people that work down here and a lot of them were trapped on, like, the second and third story floors, because they couldn't get out."> communities like ellicott city saw severe flash flooding over the weekend after s

what i've asked the mayor and board to prioritize this year is a little over $1 million to make these cultural districts real and possible. we tried to present them as bare-bones requests. it would include one full-time staff at mohcd to do the amazing work that they've been doing without any specific funding to enhance and help these cultural districts be a vital asset to our communities. it includes a staffer in oawd. and some money for support staff for advisory bodies to these cultural districts as well as some money for executive directors of every cultural district. i don't want to take up too much time because we're going to hear a presentation from the mayor's office from housing and community development. but as supervisors of communities throughout san francisco where the cultural districts will live and thrive and continue to bring us the richness that they have throughout many years, i hope that you will join me in supporting this budget request. thank you so much. >> supervisor cohen: thank you for framing the purpose and spirit of cultural districts. with that, mr. chu,

it helps protect us from cable company gouging and its close cousin paid prioritization. it makes sure that the barriers to entry are not erected so that entrepreneurs or start-ups who want to bring new products to market aren't artificially slowed down and a larger competitor who can pay more for it can continue the access. just recently we had an event with redfin, someone who is changing the real estate market, a company in the pacific northwest, and helping drive down the cost to consumers for real estate purchases. they made it very clear that r redfin was able to develop today because it had an open internet, and it's consumers and business partners could connect to it. but under a world where they were just starting over and starting out new and they had to pay for a kind of prioritization to get good broadband service, they may not have been as successful. so these rules, title 2, gives expert agencies the tools to look behind the curtain and make sure that cable companies are providing the services that do not violate an open internet. and there is a reason that

in certain areas where prioritize that. i don't believe we are doing everything we could be doing or even should he if we had unlimited assets but right now i think we are making the prudent steps to grow our isr forces. >> senator for many years we took her i have the ball with her guard to rush into years ago isn't just the surveillance reconnaissance platforms but an effort as well to look at russia through two years ago we significantly increased their analytic efforts towards russia and dedicated a large portion of the defense intelligence agency to look specifically at russia. to put it in perspective we are meeting overall somewhere between 30 and 40% of each of the combatant and commanders demands of you would talk to general scaparotti he would say no i don't have adequate resources to keep an eye out russia. the secretary said as a result of us balancing global demand which we have significantly shifted towards north korea and then with regard to unmanned resources where absolutely leveraging unmanned resources in

of workers and their benefits top prioritizing the concerns of their bosses. you can see that show up in everything the department is doing. i will just mention a couple. the most salient one turned out well for workers but it is a stark descriptor of the values shift at dol. thing, this proposed rule they put out last december, that would have shifted, it would have allowed employers to take control of workers' tips. they thought they could slip it through quietly. there are a lot of people that are paying close attention and got out the word that this rule is about allowing employers to take tips. there was a outrage. it was fueled by this great investigative reporting that showed dol had done their own benefit analysis showing this rule would happen terrible and because of that, they buried it. it got out through great journalism. deal well is on the run because they are being bled dry by all of this stuff going on. they came to the table to compromise. in the omnibus spending bill was a amendment to the fair labor standards act that says employers cannot t

to prioritize their content then you're losing that noncommercial voice when the web first came about i thought is this obsolete the library but no it's the opposite it's the ultimate biblio right absolutely the internet has really expanded the reach of libraries it has allowed for a lot of innovation by libraries libraries builds the information pot forms that are that are that are used by commercial and non commercial partners for example the national library of medicine is the largest medical library in the world and they receive you know ten tons of information and stay that the upload to their site they add value by period by linking it with other information in their database and they provide access to four point eight million journals in public and some. for the public to access for researchers and students to access ryan the f.c.c. chairman was sulking tonight calls that title to net neutrality heavy handed he says leave it to the marketplace is that good for the marketplace i would challenge that definition actually title two actually has a long conservative history from its

another question i have is how are we going to prioritize small businesses that are eligible to participate? >> again, that is through the relocation program more and a future program we hope to come back for funding in the future. i would say all the experiences as a city and county is the business outreach is not incredibly success, so one of the reasons we work with staff to come up with a structure to make sure we get the right outreach and the right people is we want to spend the time talking to small businesses and large businesses about how better to communicate with them and how to bring them into the program so that they have a program they feel they can engage with. our experience is the smaller businesses are often so busy they don't really even want to spend the time engaging with any of the services that we have provided in the past. >> which is why i am hopeful we will do something to make it easier for them to participate. >> that is 100% of the goal of phase one. >> commissioner breed: thank you. >> seeing no other questions from commissioners. is there something you want to

so finally we are prioritizing investments in our current workforce to ensure that they have the training and skills to stay and take advantage of opportunities at the p.u.c. so now i would like to pass this over to our c.f.o. eric sandler that will dive into the numbers and thank you very much. [please stand by for captioner switch...] -- in january and faen february. . in january and february, 12 hours of deliberation on the operating and capital budget and also adopted ten-year capital plan and ten-year financial plan. the capital budget was also forwarded to the city-w

we do not prioritize homeless job-seekers. because of these funds, it's back filling money that was lost. >> supervisor fewer: how many clients do you see annually? >> 500. >> the goal is 500. 525 last year. >> supervisor fewer: if you were to scale up your program, do you think you would be able to -- how many -- considering the capacity now, would you be able to serve? i think that employment is part of the solution to homelessness and i think that the homeless population has many more challenges than people that are housed. so i think it's a solution to homelessness. so i'm wondering if you could scale it up, quite frankly. >> absolutely. everything comes down to resources. if we're funded to do the work and have the staff to have the dedication, passion and know-how, absolutely. oewd has been a great partner. they've done a lot to support us. i would like to invite other department heads to join in the conversation and step it up. >> oewd has done a great job. my last question, do you know what the sustainability rate is w

eligibility and then convened a panel of four members to evaluate the project according to the prioritization criteria in attachment 2. i'll go into more detail about the project recommended for funding, with you the two -- but the two not recommended for funding, they did score lower because they didn't directly provide transit service which was the highest priority this cycle. you can find details on the evaluation scores and attachment to the memo. with that, i am happy to announce our lifeline recommendations. we are recommending the late night transit service for the full $2.6 million available this cycle. given the high scores of the two sfmta projects and the senior and disabled communities, we identified it through the para transit category and funds from a prior grant to fully fund those projects as well. so a little about the projects. the late night transit service project would be a two-year project, including new late night service extending to ll to fisherman's wharf. we are recommending fully funding the project, which means no additional funds would be available for other proj

third, my congressional review act will restore the rule prohibiting paid prioritization. without this rule, internet providers could charge large established websites for access to an internet fastlane, meaning those websites would load quicker. when websites that can't afford the internet easy pass will at the same time load at a bumper-to-bumper pace. small businesses that rely on fast internet service would be dwarfed by corporate competitors that can afford the faster service. the -- this would spell doom for mom and pop businesses that are the backbone of our communities. finally my act would restore the forward-looking general conduct rule. when the f.c.c. eliminated this guideline it removed protections against future times such as discriminatory behavior by internet service providers. so don't be fooled by the voices that say this is all doom and gloom and that the internet service providers would never let this happen. mark my words, without net neutrality, thaous -- these are not alarmists hypothetical harm. they are very real. and in a world without net neutral

it will help prioritize and speed improvements to existing v.a. facilities. it will direct $5.2 billion to fund the veterans choice program. and it will establish more streamlined delivery of care through the veterans community care program. the bill before us passed the house by an overwhelming bipartisan margin. it carries the support of the president and 38 veterans advocacy organizations. and it's based on a simple idea -- promises made to those who sacrifice for our freedoms must be promises kept. let's make good on these promises this week. now, on another matter this morning, the environment and public works committee is concluding its work on america's water infrastructure act of to -- of 2018. chairman barrasso has led an open, bipartisan process that has demonstrated a strong proposal. it builds on president trump's infrastructure approach, encouraging local control over local priorities and leveraging federal resources to ensure that each dollar spent goes to major water infrastructure improvements. it cuts red tape and empowers the u.s. army corps

serious legislation one that provides protection that bans throttling of lawful content and bands prioritization, the same things most of my colleagues want to address. no piece of legislation is perfect. i would say that we would be willing to enter in a discussion and debate to offer amendments to protect this legislation. if we continue down this path all we will do is waste time, valuable time and live in a cloud of uncertainty where one fcc to the next continues to change the rules. rick companies spend millions of dollars on litigation rather than plowing it into infrastructure and investment. into innovative technologies that could deliver higher speed and faster internet services to people around the country including those in rural areas who need those services. with that, i will reserve the balance of my time. >> the senator from connecticut. >> i request by unanimous consent that my legislative fellow, colin anderson be granted floor privileges until the end of june 2018. >> without objection. >> only in washington, d.c. and perhaps only in the walls of this capital is net neutrality

our prioritization as you know, is criminals. we don't prioritize groups, nationalities, religious groups so, yes, we're looking at it. we' we're particularly concerned, given in indonesia against christians and catholics and-- >> these are people who regularly went in for checkups at ice, on a regular basis and all of a sudden, last year, they got tickets. if it weren't for a federal district court telling your department that they could not deport these people, they would be deported. so if there was a reason, these people are not criminals so there was some level of new prioritization there that's put this community at risk and i think there is a strong feeling in new hampshire, and i'm glad to hear your response, that we need to get some predictability and sus sustainability and they face persecution back home. it would be good if you could make a commitment to finallize an answer on that in the near term. >> yes. >> thank you, i know there was discussion while i was at another hearing on an issue not only on accompanied mino

we don't prioritize groups, nationalities, religious groups. we're concerned given the terror events in indonesia. >> these are people who went in for their check ins at i.c.e. regular bases and last year, they got tickets. if it weren't for a federal district court, they would be deporteded. so there was a read and these people are not criminals. there was some level of new prioritization there that has put this community at risk and i think there's a strong feeling in new hampshire and i'm glad to hear your response. it would be good if you could make a commitment to finalize an answer on that in the near term! yes. >> thank you. lastly, i know there's been a lot of discussion on the issue of not only unaccompanied minors, but families are minor children. i'll add my support about our concerns about this when we had a hearing just a couple of weeks ago about the handle of minors especially as they went to sponsors. it was clear that the department does not neither dhs nor hhs, they don't coordinate at all with local authorities and with the s

the crew with an average dosage of 90 rad are prioritized.e command orders ramp washdown. 21:50 hours.ks at 160.nter of washed area, 22:20 hours. base reported operational. unable to recover aircraft. recover and report estimated time to launch. assess ability to refit aircraft from that old image. also advised estimated duration of battle capability. this morning, base capability under fall act was only an estimate, but it was based on study and effort. the test was faced with confidence. it was defcon 1. aircraft were readied accordingly. ♪ by afternoon, shelters were manned and functioning as a coordinated group. [sirens] attack warning came at 20:15 hours. no more planning. no more preparation. this was it. time, 22:30 hours. throughh 400p in roentgens per hour. rotation maintenance personnel given a predicted those of 58 rad for the mission. -- dose of 58 rad for the mission. narrator: time, 23:05 hours. maintenance control reports second rotation control dispatched. first rotation personnel coming in. average prichard dose to complete t

that's helpful, as well, so we'll focus on facilities that have the most interest in terms of prioritizing our work. that is my presentation, and i'm happy to answer questions or draw upon the expertise of many of the staff members here to provide comments on anything that you have to comment upon. >> president brandon: thank you. >> you're welcome. >> president brandon: can i have a motion? >> so moved. >> second bla. >> president brandon: is there any public comment on this item? no public comment? okay. >> i'm alice rogers, and i'm serving on the working group. and i just want to thank the staff for the effort and the inspiration and hoping them not to be asking them to be tilting at rainbows, but really finding the new inspiration that you guys miraculously keep coming up with, so thank you. >> president brandon: thank you. is there any other public comment? okay. commissioner woo ho? >> i guess this has long been coming. we have a lot of peers that are in here, so i really applaud the effort to try and get some new ideas because certain of these piers, we've played with and certain de

we have prioritized that what we have troops in harm's way.i don't believe we're doing everything we could bere doing r even should be if we had unlimited assets in the arctic. but right now i think we're making thehe prudent steps to gw our eye is our forces that will allow was in the future to do a better job. >> senator, i know you are aware for many years we took our eye off the ball with regard to russia. about two years ago it isn't just the intelligence surveillance reconnaissance platforms we have fielded everyday but it's the analytic effort as well to look at russia. two years ago we significantly increase our analytic efforte towards russia and dedicated a large portion of our intelligence agency to look specifically at russia. just to put in perspective, we are meeting overall somewhere between 30-40% of each of the combatant commanders demands. if you talk to general scott roddick and asked ask the quesu just ask him he would say no, i don't have adequate resources to keep an eye on russia. the sector said that's a result of us bo

we have prioritized that where we have troops in harm's way. i don't believe we're doing everything we could be doing or even should be if we had unlimited assets in the arctic, but right now i think we're making the prudent steps to grow our i.s.r. forces that will allow us in the future to do beater job. general. general dunford: senator, i know you are aware for many years we took our eye off the ball with regard to russia. about two years ago it isn't just the intelligence surveillance reconsauns platforms -- reconnaissance platforms, but it's the analytics to look at russia. two years ago we really dedicated large portion of our defense intelligence agency to look specifically at russia. just to put in perspective, we're meeting overall somewhere between 30%, 40% of each of the combatant commanders command. if you would ask the question you just asked, he'd say, no, i don't have adequate resources to keep an eye on russia. as the secretary said, that's the result of us balancing the global demand which we have significantly shifted towards

we have prioritized that where we have troops in harm's way. i don't believe we're doing everything we could be doing or even should be if we had unlimited assets in the arctic. but right now i think we're making the prudent steps to grow our isr forces that will allow us to do a better job in the future. >> for many years we took our eye off the ball with regard to russia. about two years ago -- it isn't just the intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance platforms, but it's the analytic effort as well to look at russia. we significantly increased our analytic effort towards russia and dedicated a large portion of our intelligence agencies now to look specifically at russia. just to put it in perspective, we're meeting overall somewhere between 30-40% of each of the combatant commanders' demands. as the secretary said, that's as a result of us balancing the global demand which we have significantly shifted towards north korea of late. then with regard to unmanned resources, we're absolutely leveraging unmanned resources and keeping our eye on

also want to commend you for prioritizing other parts of our great state. secretary, as you know congress recently reversed partially its disastrous cottonwood decision. unfortunately, the recent action in congress does not apply to all, oh -- only onc. question, do you support -- >> it is prudent policy to remove the decision, to provide the interior better management. yes, we do supports -- support being more aggressive. i think the omnibus is a good beginning. it does not go far enough to give us the tools that we need. >> secretary, i agree with you. the omnibus language only protects two of montana's forest lands. further, the omni miss -- omnibus does not protect the new information is the for service has already received notice of intent to sue. my question is, do you support my efforts to reduce this redtape as agencies received quote new information. --? >> i support any legislation that allows better management tools? --. we are mismanaging. this morning i sat on a for service roundtable. we are stuck in the mud on regulation, that was perhaps wel

lungs it's possible obviously if you look at the geopolitics i think i will agree that we need to prioritize a little bit better the way we are doing now certainly but critics of this kind of reporter i say maybe scott pruitt of the u.s. environmental protection agency will ask you why is it the life expectancy has actually been rising as pollution levels have been rising in the country. well you see first you have to part of. their life expectancy in might be if reducing in the next year or so the next generation may not have to the same man life expectancy as our generation is having so that that will be reduced for different ways factors but they're finitely air pollution is one of them and second i think is the cost i mean why do i need to pay an in and be permanently with a bronchitis or having asthma very often or been a spitter lice because i have a chronic respect authority this is or that vella been twenty years from now a lankans and i think those are the questions that our population is asking today and there is no controversy there is very clear that this is happening and this is