thornberry: not while i was there. [indiscernible] >> the new guys had a meeting yesterday, will you meet further for these bills and come up with new legislation? mr. thornberry: well, i think it is certainly possible. the point is, the house has passed a number of things in this area. i would say that the better way rollout that house republicans offered last week also contained some proposals in this area. of course, as we go into more detail about this, as things are learned, there may well be additional steps and additional legislation that we take. again, i'll be parochial and say one of the best things we can do is pass the bill that provides authority for our military to defeat isis and take this image down a notch, or two, that is attracting people. >> is that with a like to see congress to help? mr. thornberry: there were just reporting on what they are in the investigation. it is still early. >> is a partisan at all? mr. thornberry: some people ask long questions. obviously, the whole background check issue.

thornberry: there were some process questions.ho gets checked and under what circumstances as people are questioned by the f.b.i., are they forever more on some sort of a list and so forth. and all of that will be explored further, i'm sure. reporter: they actually had him on the watch list and weren't notified when he did buy them? mr. thornberry: no. i'm trying to calculate what one can say. it's been in the press -- there were other previous investigations of this individual and they did not have enough information to pursue them further. reporter: it was a red flag, though. mr. thornberry: there are lots of questions and we have to be careful about looking back and saying that something else should have happened. we need to ask those questions and see how the process can be improved, if it can and what the ramifications for that is. should everyone who ever gets questioned by the f.b.i. be on sort of watch list. we don't want to go that far. but we have to ask those sorts of questions. i think for me, we have to pay attention

thornberry: it is escalating. we should be very concerned, despite what the chinese have said in the past. they are creating military bases in the south china sea. ir plan is to push this out so they have dominance in that region. on a broader point, which is even connected to the north korea question you were asking, the world is watching what happens. they see the russians take provocative action, not just in crimea and ukraine, but in buzzing our ships. the press reports today that the chinese did a similar thing with .ne of our airplanes the world watches and sees how we respond, if we do. that informs the chinese, the north koreans, the iranians, and others of what they can get away with. one book recently described it as a probing action. i think you see these aggressors around the world testing us. reasons whyof the the fundamentals of this proposal that we are putting out today is military strength and engagement in the world, not trying to lead from behind, but the strong. that is essential. it is not aut

thornberry: it is escalating, and we should be very concerned.they are clearly building military bases out in the ocean, the south china sea, and part of their objectives is to control shipping lanes and the push us that they have essentially dominance in that .egion on a broader point, which is connected to the north korea question you were asking, the world is watching what happens. so they see the russians take provocative action, not just in crimea and ukraine, but in buzzing our ships. press reports today are that the chinese did a similar thing with one of our airplanes. seethe world watches, they how we respond, if we do, and that informs the chinese and north koreans and iranians and others with a can get away with. described itntly as a probing action. and i think you see these aggressors all around the world testing us, which is part of the reasons one of the fundamentals of this proposal that we are putting out today is military strength and leadership, engagement in the world, not trying to lead from behind, but being strong. and that

thornberry: there were some process questions. who gets checked and under what circumstances as people are questioned by the f.b.i., are they forever more on some sort of a list and so forth. and all of that will be explored further, i'm sure. reporter: they actually had him on the watch list and weren't notified when he did buy them? mr. thornberry: no. i'm trying to calculate what one can say. it's been in the press -- there were other previous investigations of this individual and they did not have enough information to pursue them further. reporter: it was a red flag, though. mr. thornberry: there are lots of questions and we have to be careful about looking back and saying that something else should have happened. we need to ask those questions and see how the process can be improved, if it can and what the ramifications for that is. should everyone who ever gets questioned by the f.b.i. be on sort of watch list. we don't want to go that far. but we have to ask those sorts of questions. i think for me, we have to pay attentio

thornberry: there are lots of what if questions. we all have to be careful about looking back, and saying that should havese happened. we need a those questions and see how the process can be improved and what the ramifications of that is. for example, should everyone who ever gets questioned by the fbi be on some sort of watchlist? we don't want to go that far. but we have to ask those sorts of questions. for me, you have to pay attention to the authorities that law enforcement and thelligence folsks have, resources they have. part of the reason they close investigations is because they have to use those resources for a higher priority. back to my daily week, and is important to tarnish isis's by defeating them there. and combating their ideology. thoset it is harder for people who may have grievances, or anger, to plug into this ideology and think they are accomplishing something great. all of that has to be on our radar screen. >> with regard to the fbi investigation, d do you feel -- mr. thornberry: obviously, the fbi will go ba

thornberry: there were some process questions. who gets checked and under what circumstances as people are questioned by the f.b.i., are they forever more on some sort of a list and so forth. and all of that will be explored further, i'm sure. >> they actually had him on a watch list and were notified when he did buy a gun? mr. thornberry: no. i think it is, i am trying to calculate what one can say. i think it has been in the press that he -- there were other previous investigations of this individual. they did not have enough information to pursue them further. >> he got a gun because of -- mr. thornberry: there are lots of what if questions. we all have to be careful about looking back, and saying that should havese happened. we need a those questions and see how the process can be improved and what the

we can't stop the russian armor, thornberry's point, they say why? won't you give us, sell the anti-tank weapons so that at least we can stop the armor. citizens there throwing sand bags taking up positions. they're on the front, and hey're asking us for the ability to defend themselves. our relationship with russia is partly a policy failure of this administrati administration, going back to the restart with russia. when you think about it, at that time, the administration made decision to pull out eastern europe. the very missile defense system we were pulling, and into the republic, in case there was ever a launch from europe towards the united states. and in exchange for doing that, s and on and weaknes on it went with our red line in ukraine, weakness and no pushback. we see what the take-away was, not just for the russians. broadcasting into russia in the same way that russia uses r.t. television? why don't we have an effective policy today, reform the b.b.g., i have legislation to do that, that we put in the n.d.a. bill with your help. and as

thornberry: well, i can't comment on his world view or anybody else's. the agenda we lay out today talks about the importance of alliances. as frustrating as it can be to work with allies, and we encourage, for example, our european allies to do more, to our bute more, to -- joint defense efforts but whether you're talking about the pacific, the middle east, africa or europe, alliances are sential but we got to be a good ally and as you heard the speaker say at the beginning, there are more questions than ever about how we libel we are as an ally and -- how reliable we are as an ally and we have to turn that around because we won't attract people who have doubts about us. ms. mitchell: i think you've been advising the nominee on national security issues. what do you see the prospects as he becomes commander comm chief, president trump? mr. miller: a strong commander in chief. you asked the question as it relates to nato. they will have to pay their fair share and that's what mr. trump has been talking about. much of the g.d.p. -- >> a reminder you can wa

house armed services committee chair mac thornberry issued a statement saying in part this is the lives example of the pentagon and the president prioritize and politics over policy. the administration seems unwilling or unable to assure that congress and the american people that transgender individuals will meet these individual readiness requirements at a time when our armed forces are deployed around th world. this from the hill this afternoon the head of the department of homeland security said u.s. airports can expect to see a stepped up security presence over the fourth of july holiday weekend. days after suicide bombings killed 42 in turkey's airport. dhs secretary jeh johnson told the senate judiciary committee that the transportation security administration, state and local enforcement when all beef up their efforts at airports and other transportation hubs. we covered that here in this way and we'll air it again tonight on the c-span networks that use a portion of what he had to say this morning. >> we also heard testimony from a former employee of the department of homeland s

this is the way things work in this electronic age, as chairman mac thornberry, has already reacted to your announcement, even as you're still making it. if i could just read a tiny bit of his statement and just get your response. he says, quote, this is the latest example of the pentagon and the president prioritizing politics over policy. our military readiness and hence our national security is dependent on our troops being medically ready and deployable. the administration seems unwilling or unable to assure the congress and the american people that transgender individuals will meet these individual readiness requirements. >> well, the chairman's right, that is chairman thornberry is right to emphasize "readiness." that's a key part of our study and will be a key part of implementation. and the chairman and other members of the committee and i, committees -- and i've actually heard a variety of opinions on this, some urging us to move even faster than we have moved pb and some wanting -- and this is very legitimate, but we have some principles here. we have a necessity here. and we

texas congressman max thornberry is among the architects of the new gop plan.you for taking the time to join us. the plan is about what, 23 pages long. you call it a better way, our vision for a competent america. take us through some of your plan. there are four different parts, right? >> we have four objectives in this plan that include protecting the homeland. defeating terrorists and informing the tools of national security so they do a better job of meeting the challenges we face. as we look back we'll find one of the chief legacies of the obama administration is they are leaving a more dangerous world than they inherited. and this is a blueprint for dealing with that situation and helping the country be more secure. >> speaking of that when it comes to keeping americans safe at home. listen to what congressman michael mccaul had to say about border security. listen. >> what our blue print calls for is a beefing up of security at departure airports. better vetting and screening. we need a secure border to stop potential terrorists from entering the nation.

mark: the house armed services commission mac thornberry accused the obama administration for prioritizingolicy. turkey has made more than a dozen with connection with this week's deadly triple suicide bombing at instant bowls airport. -- istanbul's airports. senators have written to secretary john kerry expressing concerns about a political crisis in bahrain. speaker paul ryan says the house will act next week on a terrorism package that he is a

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>> chairman thornberry, ranking member smith, distinguished members of the committee, i'm honored to appear before you today representing the men and women of u.s. cyber command. it's my pleasure to do so alongside assistant secretary brigadier general moore and thomas atkin, two men who keenly recognize the challenges the department faces in the cyber domain. i would like to focus my opening remarks on the ongoing efforts to build capability and capacity in the cyber mission force. the cyber mission force, with unique teams designed to defend dod information networks, support combat missions give u.s. cyber command and the department a means to apply military capability at scale in cyber space. we recognize that success in accomplishing our missions is dependent on three factors, quality of our people, the effectiveness of their capabilities and proficiency that our people bring to bear in employing these capabilities. encompassing a robust, active component along with both national guard and reserve force s being fully integrated. out of a target total of 143 teams that will be par

>> chairman thornberry, ranking member smith, distinguished members of the committee, i'm honored to appear before you today representing the men and women of u.s. cyber command. it's my pleasure to do so alongside assistant secretary brigadier general moore and thomas atkin, two men who keenly recognize the challenges the department faces in the cyber domain. i would like to focus my opening remarks on the ongoing efforts to build capability and capacity in the cyber mission force. the cyber mission force, with unique teams designed to defend dod information networks, support combat missions give u.s. cyber command and the department a means to apply military capability at scale in cyber space. we recognize that success in accomplishing our missions is dependent on three factors, quality of our people, the effectiveness of their capabilities and proficiency that our people bring to bear in employing these capabilities. encompassing a robust, active component along with both national guard and reserve force s being fully integrated. out of a target total of 143 teams that will be par

carter: i appreciate the effort that chairman mccain and thornberry have put in. i think they're trying to think the same way. what is in the future? i do have differences. in general, micromanagement from the hill of what our executives and leadership functions is not a good idea. these things take time. i would think there are important ideas having to do with, for example, the role of the chairman in integrating commands trans regionally. i have made some proposals there. there is definitely a need. i would like to talk to people about that. improving our acquisitions system. i have been at this for a long time. i am always ready to talk to people about this. the two things i hope we can work through and i really cannot agree with our deferring wartime funding in a time of war, and budget instability. that hurts us. all i can do is ask people to come behind us. i think micromanagement by the congress of executive departments is not a good way to go. however, i am willing to work with them in terms of provisions. i just made proposal yesterday. the future ones t

>> chairman thornberry, ranking member smith, distinguished members of the committee, i'm honored to appear before you today representing the men and women of u.s. cyber command. it's my pleasure to do so alongside assistant secretary brigadier general moore and thomas atkin, two men who keenly recognize the challenges the department faces in the cyber domain. i would like to focus my opening remarks on the ongoing efforts to build capability and capacity in the cyber mission force. the cyber mission force, with unique teams designed to defend dod information networks, support combat missions give u.s. cyber command and the department a means to apply military capability at scale in cyber space. we recognize that success in accomplishing our missions is dependent on three factors, quality of our people, the effectiveness of their capabilities and proficiency that our people bring to bear in employing these capabilities. encompassing a robust, active component along with both national guard and reserve force being fully integrated at all echelons from highest headquarters down to the

appreciate the effort that both chairman mccain and chairman thornberry and their have put in, because i think they're trying to think the same way. what's in the future? so i do have some differences. and, in general micromanagement from the hill of what our functions eadership is not a good idea. some time and ke think that there are important ideas having to do role of example, the he chairman in integrating combatant commands transregionally. i've made some proposals there. there's definitely a need there, and i would like to that.to people about improving our acquisitions system. i've been at this a long time, always ready to talk to people about those ideas. but the two things that i hope through and that i agree with are eferring wartime funding in a time of war, and budget instability. that just really hurts us. and all i can do is ask people come together behind us. and all these management again, is and so forth, think micromanagement by the congress of executive departments is not a good way to go. willing to work with them in terms of provisions. proposals made some yesterd

congressman thornberry stated this in a recent of adams issued that the secretary has the authority tocritical need whatever they may be with individuals however they may have gotten here. it's also worth noting that program, itmavnee makes eligible 22 other categories of immigrants including a variety of visa holders to enter the country legally. finally, this amendment is contrary to our national security interests. a proud veteran, i know the strength of the military is defined not just by the potency of the weapons but the quality of our people. we need the best soldiers we can get. of thel leave the doors military open to young immigrants who love america and are willing to lay down their lives for our country. host: your response? >> i understand the constitution. i understand the oath i took to the to the office of congress, and that is yes, i want legal immigrants, those that have been here, legally to the fill those dreams, not somebody that is deferred by presidential decree, and that is an important difference, i find it very interesting that we are thinking that america can

so chairman thornberry we're just fortunate to have such great people assisting our country protectingerican families. general moore, what legal or policy framework governs information conflict of the sort evolving from the use of social media for propaganda and or recruitment? as a tactical manner how successful are efforts to counter act the use of social media? >> yes, sir. i think you're keenly aware afment lot of what we're doing to counter isil in iraq and syria results around using cyber as a conduit for our military operations to specifically get after those types of problems. we have the authority to conduct those types of operations. i don't see limitations at this time. >> indeed, sadly we saw with the san bernardino mass murder with the orlando mass murder there was a direct social media contact and availability that has resulted in mass murder across our country. secretary atkins, i was grateful in a deterrence policy you mentioned responses that are possible. that can't be more important than right now because we've had so many incidents of cyber attacks just in the last

i think the past chairman on the other side that represented thornberry saw its merit and i will continueto advocate for it i think one of the great aspects in terms of the formation was that it operated in a full government approach. the cbe mission, we would all agree is absolutely critical. we see evidence in the need for every day. we ought to be using the funds that we devote to it in the manner that is in effect but i will keep advocate for that and i wish you both the best and thank you for being here. >> many of us think that funding should come out of function according to the appropriations process rather than dipping into what is clearly argued for defense. it's clearly a state department program, not a pentagon program. one of the biggest problems we had is the syndrome that if you need money just go into the defense account because it's the largest. we have had very great success in the coordination on the border with the national guard carefully observing. any functions of the guard that has been had on the arizona border for training, for observation, for many ways of assis

after the announcement, the chairman of the armed services committee mac thornberry of texas, issued a statement saying in part -- cityis weekend on c-span's tour, we will explore the history and literary life of provo, utah. moon's raret books. ae provider will show off copy of rare books, including a copy of "common sense >." >> he wanted to have this printed and wanted the proceeds to buy the soldiers mittens. after it went through three printings, they had a falling allowedthomas payne anyone to print it. he said anybody could print it, and that is why that book is so well known and printed. >> the author of "a peculiar people" talks about anti-mormonism in america, and the origins of the animosity. not only are they religious minority, but they are a religious minority who, over time, have figured in disproportionately visible ways in the debates about religion. tour of the brigham young university museum of paleontology and see the dinosaur fossils collected by james a jensen, curator of the museum. they talk about how the fossils were gathered and how dr. jensen change the way

i appreciate the effort that both chairman and mccain and chairman thornwesterny have -- thornberry and i do have some differences and in general micro management from the hill of what our executive and leadership function is not a good idea. these things take some time. and i would -- i would think that they are important ideas having to do with, for example, the role of the chairman in integrating, combating commands, i made some proposals there. i think there's definitely a -- some -- a need there. and i would like to talk to people about that. improving our acquisition system. and i'm always ready to talk to people about this, ideas, the two things that i hope we could work through and that i really can't agree with are deferring wartime funding in a time of war and budget instability. that's just -- that really hurts us and all i can do is ask people to come together behind she and all of this management proposals and so forth, again, again micromanagement by the congress is not a good way to go, i'm willing to work with them in terms of provisions. and i just made some proposals y

as the chairman of the house armed services committee, congressman thornberry, stated in a recent debate on this issue, the secretary has the authority to fill critical needs, whatever they may be, with individuals, however they may have gotten here. it's also worth noting that through the mavni program, it allows certain dreamers to serve, it also makes eligible 22 other categories of immigrants, including a variety of visa holders who entered the country legally. finally, this amendment is contrary to our national security interests. as a proud veteran of the iraq war, i know that the strength of our military is defined not just by the potency of our weapons but by the quality of our people. our armed forces need the best soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen they can get. mr. chairman, we should leave the doors of our military open to our young immigrants who love america and are willing to lay down their lives for our country. please join me in voting no on this misguided, mean-spirited amendment. thank you and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his tim