suozdi: chairman thornberry pro-- thornberry tharme proposed -- chairman thornberry proposed such a bill. i propose eliminating bureaucratic mandates, the chairman supported my goals and suggested i work with my fellow c.p.a. mr. conaway. in a bipartisan spirity agreed on this amendment which will help cut costs of become logs, two, help reallocate resources to prioritize audits with potential savings for government, three, help ensure private sector auditing capacity exists, and most importantly, four, root out waste, fraud, and abuse in defense contracting. i never thought i'd come to washington to work on department of defense audit but chairman thornberry's willingness to engage my expertise and the bipartisan manner of the amendment will hopefully result in significant reforms and aid in my on fwoing going efforts to help save taxpayer dollars by making government more effective and efficient. thank you. the chair: the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. thornberry: i'm pleased to yield one minute to the gentleman from louisiana, mr. johnson

thornberry: mr. chairman, i am proud to bring before the house h.r. 2810, the national defense authorization act for the fiscal year 2018. it was reported favorably by the house armed services committee at 11:59 p.m. on june 28, 2017. by a vote of 60-1. that vote is an indication of the bipartisan support that exists to support our troops and to fulfill our obligations placed on us by the constitution. mr. chairman, i think the always helpful for us to remind ourselves of the authority by which we undertake our responsibilities. article 1, section 8 of the constitution says that congress has the power and the responsibility to provide and to raise and support armies, to provide and maintain a navy, to make rules for the government and regulation of land and naval forces, and, of course, to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers. the members of our committee and our staff take those responsibilities very seriously. this year we seek to carry

thornberry: mr. chairman, i yield myself the balance of the time. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. thornberry: mr. chairman, as usual, the gentleman from washington makes a number of good points. we absolutely need to have national security based on a strategy and fund that strategy. there are many of us who would argue that is not what has happened in recent years. i would just point out, it was not only president obama, but also president bush and president clinton. none of them provided a national security strategy in the first year that they were in office. i have tremendous confidence in secretary mattis, among others on the national security team. i believe they are looking at these issues and will provide us with a strategy. the gentleman is also absolutely correct when he points out that the defense authorization bill is only one step in the process. there are many more steps to come. i think we will have a budget on this floor to vote on shortly. i also expect that we're going to

thornberry: mr. chairman, i'm pleased to yield two minutes to the distinguished gentleman from colorado, mr. lamborn. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. lamborn: thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, mr. speaker, for yielding and for your great work leading us on the ndaa. and i'd like to address two amendments that are coming up in en bloc packages. first of all, on iron. my amendment to the ndaa number 361 requires the president, along with various agencies, to provide the house with the report regarding iran's use of commercial aircraft for illicit activities. i'm doing it with representative roskam. think tanks such as the foundation for defense of democracies and the american enterprise institute have demonstrated the need for the intelligence community to provide congress with the report of their activities. air, l, iran air, maham and iranian air force operated 400 flights from iran to syria since the iran nuclear deal was adopted on july 14, 2015. now, this report does

thornberry: mr. speaker, i make a point of order that the committee is not in order. the chair: the committee will come to order, please. the gentleman is recognized. mr. thornberry: mr. chairman, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. thank you. mr. thornberry: mr. chairman, i am proud to bring before the house h.r. 2810, the national defense authorization act for the fiscal year 2018. it was reported favorably by the house armed services committee at 11:59 p.m. on june 28, 2017. by a vote of 60-1. that vote is an indication of the bipartisan support that exists to support our troops and to fulfill our obligations placed on us by the constitution. mr. chairman, i think the always helpful for us to remind ourselves of the authority by which we undertake our responsibilities. article 1, section 8 of the constitution says that congress has the power and the responsibility to provide and to raise and support armies, to provide and maintain a navy, to make rule

. >> emily thornberry. >> thank you, mr. speaker, let me welcome the first secretary to his new role. by my reckoning in the 20 years since he first joined this house, he is the 16th member of the party opposite to be represented at prime minister's questions. so how about i give him until the end of the session to be able to name all the others? in the meantime, i'm, i'm sure that, that he and the whole house will join me congratulating jerry couldn'ter and the british and irish lions on their recent historic achievement. >> on the subject of british and irish cooperation. practicalities of the common travel area. on that basis, can he tell the house what will happen to the irish land border if no deal is reached between britain and europe by the end of march 2019? >> i'm grateful to the right honorable lady for her kind remarks. i might take up her often to try to name all 16 in the tea room later rather than delay the house now. there are many, many distinguished people of both sexes who have done it in this party because

thornberry as well, thank you for your leadership in the defense of our country. the bipartisanship in defending our country is something that we value. any interference with that is unfortunate. it takes a special kind of person, my colleagues, who steps forward to serve in the u.s. military. they are men and women of courage, of strength and of patriotism who shoulder the burden of defending our liberties so that the rest of us can live in security and freedom. we owe these heroes an immense debt, a solemn responsibility to do everything we can to defend those who are risking and giving their lives for the united states of america. the defense bill before us today should be about honoring that responsibility, protecting those who protect our national security. instead, here we are considering a republican amendment to attack the health -- that attacks the health and dignity of thousands of men and women serving with honor and courage today. make no mistake, the effect and the intent of this unjust and mean-spirited amendment is to ban patriotic americans from se

thornberry: mr. speaker, i offer additional amendments en bloc. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendments en bloc. the clerk: en bloc number 2. consisting of amendments numbered 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 48, 50, 4, 45, 46, 47, 51, 52 and 53 printed in house report 115-217 offered by mr. thornberry of texas. the chair: the clerk will -- pursuant to house resolution 440, the gentleman from texas, mr. thornberry, and the gentleman from washington, mr. smith, each will control 10 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. thornberry: mr. chairman, this en bloc package consists of a variety of amendments from members from both sides of the aisle. i believe that they deserve the support of the house. i recommend adoption of the en bloc package and reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. smith: thank you, mr. chairman. i agree with the chairman. i support the en bloc package. and i yield b

it was ms thornberry who arrived with enough swagger for the both of them.since he firstjoined this house, he is the 16th member of the party opposite to be represented at prime minister's questions. so how about i give him to the end of this session to be able to name all the others? i'm grateful to the right honourable lady for her kind remarks. i might take up her offer to try and name all 16 in the tearoom later. rather than delay the house now. there are many, many distinguished people of both sexes who have done it in this party, because we of course elect women leaders occasionally. cheering. mr corbyn sometimes avoids the topic of brexit at pmqs. not ms thornberry. she wanted to know what would happen if britain didn't reach a deal with the eu. this isn't some sinister nightmare dreamt up by remainers, it was the prime minister who first floated the idea of no deal, the foreign secretary who said it would be perfectly 0k, the brexit secretary who said that we'd be prepared to walk away, but since the election, the chancellor has said that that would

german thornberry? -- german thornberry? german thornberry votes i. mrs. davis? mrs. davis votes no. mr. launch them in? mr. lodgment votes no. esther bishop? mr. bishop votes no. mr. cooper? mr. cooper votes i. mr. rogers? mr. rogers votes i. mr. frank? mr. frank says i. mr. courtney? mr. courtney? mr. courtney votes no. mr. shuster? mr. shuster votes i. mr. conaway? mr. conaway votes i. mr. lamborn? mr. lamborn votes i. mr. whitman? mr. whitman votes i. mr. hunter? mr. hunter votes i. ms. gabbard? ms. gabbard? mr. kaufman? mr. kaufman votes i. mr. o'rourke? mr. or work votes no. mr. norcross? mr. norcross votes no. mr. scott? mr. scott votes i. mr. brooks? mr. brooks votes i. mr. moulton? mr. vote -- moulton votes no. mr. brydon stein? mr. brydon stein votes i. dr. winthrop? dr. winthrop votes i. mr. byrne? mr. byrne votes i. mr. graves? mr. graves votes i. mr. brown? mr. brown votes no. miss mech sally? sally? mech miss mech sally votes no. mr. connor? mr. cotter votes no. dr. desjarlais? dr. desjarlais votes i. dr. abraham? dr. abraham votes i. mr. kelly? mr. kell

i appreciate the determined leadership of mac thornberry and look forward to working with him to advance the legislation through the conference process n conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to congratulate an exceptional member of the united states navy on the event of his retirement. commander doug hugin. on friday, july 14, commander huggin completed his tour as the commanding officer of naval support activity, florida. this caps a long and distinguished career. his service to the navy started as an e-6 airborne command pilot and has taken him around the world from the european command to japan and finally to panama city. while at n.s.a. panama city commander huggin led over 3,000 activity duty personnel in performing critical missions. salvage and exper

thornberry: thank you, mr. chairman. at this time i'm pleased to yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from mr. a, a combat veteran, mass. the chair: the gentleman is ecognized. >> mr. speaker, i rise today because veteran suicide is an epidemic. nearly every week i hear from a veteran who is thinking about taking their own life, maybe walking into their garage, turning on their car and never coming out. that's why i introduced the oath of exit and why i urge you to pass this bill as part of the national defense authorization act. the bill creates a voluntary separation oath for members of the armed forces with the specific aim of reducing veteran suicide and the idea for this bill came from friends of mine who have struggled with suicidal thoughts since leaving the military. mr. mast: people like my friend boone, people that have actually been there on the edge. i think we all know that throughout our lives, the most important commitments that we make are spoken, whether it's an oath upon joining the military,

thornberry: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i have tremendous respect for the gentleman from massachusetts and he is exactly right. the department of defense medical research program is already spending money on tick borne-diseases and about $5 million this year and about $5 million last year. and as i understand the gentleman's amendment they would expand the number of diseases they would research. i rise to claim the time in opposition, however, to express concern about the direction of this program. mr. chairman, i have a chart that indicates the tremendous owth of dollars going into this congressionally-directed medical research program. it has increased tremendously in recent years. i would like to take a few moments to read some of the diseases that it is researching. .l.s., autism, bone marrow failure, breast cancer, ukemia, epilepsy, food llergies, lung cancer, m.s., there are a couple of here that i can't pronounce, so i won't ead, ovarian cancer, parkinson's, alzheimer's, cancer, prostate cancer, spinal ord injuries,

the ides dear to replace tom watson with emily thornberry who is a much closer ally and she is rightthis is interesting timing, i think, and and she is right next door. this is interesting timing, ithink, and i think it might be deliberate, it is to say that don't forget the labour party has in the past tolerated a wide for a ride to your views. only this week, tony blair said he could imaginejeremy corbyn becoming prime minister witchy bbc thought was impossible. a lot of people in the labour party think only one person worse than any conservative is in fa ct to ny worse than any conservative is in fact tony blair and here's the line in what for everything that is disgruntled about the labour party, ten yea rs disgruntled about the labour party, ten years after he has stepped down. the fact that people still talk about blairites and he hasn't been the leader for so long, that is white towelling. and this is hilary armstrong who has been talking to the westminster power on radio 4. armstrong who has been talking to the westminster power on radio 4m does appear to be, as was and said,

emily thornberry said have you privately got a plan, so if you are being kind to boris he is taking thatally he has a plan, well no. we love it in the express because thatis we love it in the express because that is how we feel but probably compromise is going to have to be made and later david davis the brexit secretary was giving evidence. he is seen as the calm voice. allison, you love it at the express but you do not love it at the guardian! david davis probably did not love it much either because he is conducting the negotiations. probably had his head in his hands. he will go into the meeting and say, what boris said... you conduct your negotiations like this. insult the person you negotiate with as much as you can. there is the public side. and behind... it is high—stakes poker, negotiating tactics.|j and behind... it is high—stakes poker, negotiating tactics. i look at my cards and looked impassive, i do not chuck things at the person across the table. stay calm. it will be brilliant. you assume boris has a plan b, what if he is true to his word, taken at face value, on the expre

week they plan to meet on tuesday to hear from the house armed services committee chairman max thornberry and the ranking member adam smith. and then on wednesday, they're going to, the rules committee that is is going to consider amendments and whether they are in order to be considered on the floor. so what we've been told to expect is floor consideration on thursday and potentially a vote on friday, although that's in the hands of the house leadership. >> joe gould covers congress for defense news. read his reporting@defensenews.com and he's also on twitter at reporter joe. thank you for being with us. >> we're back after conference on the failed to in turkey. last july. the panel coming up will look at security and foreign policy institute attempt an earlier we heard from speakers looked at the reasons behind the action. the conference heard from the military head of turkey's civil security office. all that available later online, just visit c-span.org and our video library. on c-span2, the senate dabbling in in about an hour and 15 minutes, 3 pm eastern time. they are back from their

tom watson as the party's deputy leader — and replace him with the shadow foreign secretary emily thornberrys that labour mps are urging women to boycott boots over its refusal to cut the cost of the morning—after pill. the daily express has the story of an illegal immigrant who walked free from court after he burst into a church and threatened to kill english people. the daily mirror says female stars at the bbc have been promised better wages to stay quiet over gender pay gaps. 0h, oh, have they? and the sun has news that pudsey the dancing dog — made famous on britain's got talent — has died. let's begin, shall we? what a week. let's begin, shall we? what a week. let's begin, shall we? what a week. let's begin with the telegraph. " the line for first class. this is chris grayling doing a wide—ranging interview, yet this is the headline that has come out. this is because the telegraph have had a long campaign against this ridiculous system we have where we are packed like sardines in trains, hot and sweaty desperate rank to get to work and you can see in the distance this empty first—class

week they plan to meet on tuesday to hear from the house armed services committee chairman max thornberry and a ranking member, adam smith. and then on wednesday they're going to -- the rules committee that is -- are going to consider amendments and whether they're in order to be considered on the floor. so what we're -- we've been told to expect is floor consideration on thursday and potentially a vote on friday, although that's in the hands of the house leadership. >> joe gould covers congress for defense news. you can read his reporting at , a look noods meeting house in philadelphia. >> each week, we visit museums, archives and tis hotorque place. every day of the year except december 25th. the tour of the united states and around the world take a short boat ride from either lower manhattan or energy to visit the statue of liberty and ellis island. up next, we visit ed the landmak to learn the story behind the gift from vance unveiled in 1886 after 21 years of planning, fund raising and construction. >> welcome to statue of liberty. i'm from jacksonville, florida. folks, i have a grea

let's talk with texas congressman max thornberry when he joins us next on that. >> we have no time.ear is no time at all. sanctions have never worked. they won't work. it won't stop the north koreans. it gives us a sense of complacency. >> bill: north korea marking the 64th anniversary of the korean armistice. they're picking up things that point to another missile test. greg palkot is live in london and what do we have now? >> this is a landmark day on the korean peninsula and some officials thought perhaps pyongyang could use it as an excuse to cause more problems. it isn't turning out that way. for the past several days officials are saying they see activity using a site used in the past for a launch that north korea could stage another test, maybe even a repeat of the launch we saw earlier this month, the icbm launch. officials in the past 24 hours have told fox news that bad weather at the site could be preventing any kind of launch. there has been no activity there today. it has not stopped the regime of kim jung unfrom blasting the united states. they celebrate what it calls

but emily thornberry, standing in forjeremy corbyn, was making the same complaint.plan. on march the 17th, he said that there wasn't. on may the 19th, he said he'd spent half his time thinking about it. yesterday, he said he wasn't prepared to comment. commenting today, standing in for theresa may, damian green said the plan is to get a deal, but not one that punishes the uk. and we believe that it is notjust in the interests of great britain, but also in the interests of the other member states of the european union to reach a deal with what is one of their biggest trading partners. here in brussels, it's clear michel barnier is increasingly concerned. he says he wants clarity and fast, preferably by monday, because that's when the real hard negotiations begin. damian grammaticas, bbc news, brussels. the parents of the terminally ill baby charlie gard will return to the high court tomorrow as their legal battle to allow him to be given an experimental treatment continues. at the centre of that case is the question, who decides what is in the best interests of a des

same time tomorrow for a prime minister's questions with a difference, as damian green and emily thornberry, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. good morning. yesterday was one of those days for the southern half of the uk. yes, the covers were on the court at wimbledon. the rain was heavy at times and the umbrellas were out. it wasn't just across the south—east of england where we saw rain. further west in the south of wales it was hammering it down for a time. extensive rain in the southern half of the uk, as you can see from yesterday's radar. the brighter colours indicate heavier downpours. that rain is on the move overnight, moving southwards and eastwards. so it is the far south—east that first thing still has some rain to be had. temperatures about 14—15 degrees. a little bit lower than recently and dipping into single figures in northern scotland, so a relatively chilly start here. the rain clearing away pretty quickly. it leaves behind a fair bit of cloud in east anglia, through the m4 corridor and south of that. despite the cloud it is mostly dry. when we break up the cloud we see

labor shadow foreign secretary emily thornberry sit in for leader jamie carbon no favor to britain's next prime minister farmer user questions to slam the government's attitude to break this is the foreign secretary told me there is indeed no no there was no plan for no deal two hours later number ten for back and they said there was a plan the brits sick she might be laughing but i'm turning to you next the brits are sick she was so busy fighting with himself on march the twelfth he said that there was a plan on march the seventeenth he said that it wasn't a made nineteenth he said he spent all of his time thinking about it and yesterday he said that he wasn't prepared to comment so can the first actually clear up the confusion today is there a contingency plan for no deal isn't there and if there is we undertake to publish it. breaks it bust or a strategy for brics that blackjack the government said they would show a few cards the next day meanwhile to resume was perhaps. with the king of spain and the queen of england at buckingham palace too busy to turn up in parliament all the

secretary of state damian green, standing in for the prime minister, was asked by labour's emily thornberry were being practical and pragmatic. we can cross to our assistant political editor norman smith. he is also practical and pragmatic! if you hear helicopters buzzing overhead at any time it is because they are preparing for the arrival of the king or queen of spain said thatis of the king or queen of spain said that is what that noises and it is also white mrs may and jeremy corbyn we re also white mrs may and jeremy corbyn were not facing up to each other at pmq ‘s and we had emily thornbury and damian green. main clashes were over what happens if there is no deal and emily thornbury questioned whether there was any planning and preparation of what was the plan? have a lesson. is there a contingency plan for no deal, or isn't there? if there is will he undertake to publish it? the honourable lady is happy to talk about unemployment but she cannot bring herself to talk about falling unemployment. we will clearly have to try harder to establish a consensus on what would hope would be so

thornberry to stem a suggestion i think to 78. it is a book about vietnam and coming from someone who i respect and look up to, this was in my candle already. >> thank you for your time on booktv. >> thank you. ask booktv was know your meeting. send us your summer reading this via twitter on twitter.com/booktv or facebook facebook.com/booktv. booktv on c-span2. television for serious readers. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created by america's cable television companies. is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> next on "after words" connecticut representative rosa delauro talks about her congressional work on social programs in her book the least among us. waging the battle for the vulnerable. she's interviewed by the american enterprise institute resident scholar. >> congresswoman delauro let me say this is an honor to be sitting here with you on your new book the least among us. i read the book from beginning to end. this different parts of the book and i think it does a lot about

i think my boss, writing member smith and sherman thornberry had some really good exchanges on the floor about that and that's really lays out well area. >> but i think there is support for it. >> but they'll all be determined in endgame. >>. >> i want to ask for the whole panel talk about funding if you would like but the question about timing. one of the key things that drove us towards the conclusion that we reached was the fact that due to some of the challenges that we discussed today we think the army really needs to do some modernization quickly to regain an advantage that's been eroding. and certainly in specific technology areas, that's true in particular. so that was one of the things that can inform our approach of capability for new platforms because new platforms are a very hard thing to do quickly. i'd be interested in the past thoughts about the timeframe. leaving aside for a momentarily although you can bring it in if you want the question of realistic the army is going to get enough money to do something quickly, do you see the need for it and how would you pursue doing

like mac thornberry gave me a suggestion to read a book by mark lowdon about vietnam and coming fromomeone who i respect and look up to. that's in my kindle already. >> will heard republican of texas thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> i had the great honor and privilege of just needing clearance moses l. who was arrested in 1987 and wrongfully convicted in 1988 of sexual assault. he was sentenced to 48 years based on the victim's dream. in 1995 with the help of gary shaq and the innocence project in new york the court-ordered dna to be tested. moses and fellow prisoners who believed in his innocence raised a thousand dollars to have the dna tested to denver police package the evidence including the victims rape kits clothing and bed sheets and put it in a box marked in big letters do not destroy. the policeman permanently destroy the evidence by throwing the box and a dumpster. the judge ruled that the mistake was not grounds for a new trial. 2013 moses received another letter from the person or a major crime. professor alcee jackson was one of the people whom the victim origi

going back to the budget, do you have an opinion on congressman thornberry's effort with moving lots of money into the base ajit and raking -- out. does that control you -- concern you at all? controlton: the budget act must be passed. it was passed to increase the debt ceiling. it was designed to constrain spending, it did briefly, for a couple of years. although, i think that has as much to do with the new republican congress as it was the budget control act. congress has proven itself on capable of hearing the budget control act cap's. in 2013, we got a continuing resolution. december, an omnibus, and another in 2014. that is what happened in 2014 and 2016. looks like we are heading to a resolution, in september, some kind of two-year budget deal. and i'm did notice -- and on the best bill in december. we will see the same thing playing out in 2019 and 2020 . it outld simply repeal right and congress should do its job to set priorities on a year-to-year basis. thehe republican party, party that has stood for strong national defense in an environment where the budget control act ha

chairman thornberry has been talking about changing some of these acquisitions and development systems to ensure that we don't get delays like we have. do you think that the senate of the nda continues some of the work you have been you have been doing over the past few years are smart -- few years? sen. cruz: that is something the president was outspoken on. i encouraged him to focus on reducing costs, but not in jeopardy to the program. the program is too important to our national defense. is perfectly fine to try to reduce the cost. that is a prudent and responsible use of taxpayer resource. but we need to maintain the integrity of the program. one of the things i helped do was facilitated conversation between the ceo -- facilitate a conversation between the ceo ofnt and the lockheed martin. i think that is a positive act and forth in terms of a win-win for everybody. part of the reason we see with big procurement prices going through the roof is the uncertainty of military funding. our government by continuing resolution, going to one place after another after cliff afterne another

i think my boss ranking member smith and chairman thornberry had some thoughtful exchanges on the floor about that and that really lays out well attention. that's all to be determined the end game, this fall. we'll see. >> i'd like to ask the whole panel, and also feel free to talk about funding if you'd like, talk about timing. one of key things that drove us to the conclusions that we reach was the fact that due to the some of challenges we discussed today. we think the army needs to do some modernization quickly to regain an advantage taz opinion eroding. and search in specific technology areas that's true in particular. so that was one of the thing that kind of enforcemented our approach of capabilities over new platforms because new platforms are hard thing to do quickly. i'd be interested in the panel's thoughts about time frame. leafing aside momentarily, although you can bring it in if you want, the question is is it realistic the army's going to get enough money to do something quickly on modernization. do you see the need for it and how do you pursue doing something quickly an

before i close i want to thank chairman texas longhorn berry for his hard work on -- thank chairman thornberry for his hard work on this bill. i'm proud to call him a fellow west texan. i'm more proud to call him my friend. one must wonder on our 241st birthday, how did this oldest continuous democracy persist for two centuries against all odds? don't you wonder. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. arrington: well, i was getting cite to the crescendo there. vote for the ndaa. vote for america. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's t and policy bill. that legislation authorizes $688 billion in pentagon spending. it would create the u.s. space corps to lead efforts in outer space. there are 210 amendments to the bill, according to "politico" that's the most ever. so we're expecting a late night in the house tonight. final passage vote on the defense bill is expected tomorrow. we'll have live coverage of the house when they're back at noon eastern. also today on c-span, we're expecting to hear from house minority leader nancy pelosi. she has a news briefing scheduled

sort of going back to the budget, do you have an opinion on congressman thornberry's reform effort with moving lots of money into the base budget and breaking bca caps? does it concern you at all? >> the budget control act must be repeal. it was pass as congress was rushing out of town in the summer of 2011 to increase the debt ceiling and get on to the august recess. it was designed to constrain spending -- it did briefly for a couple of years, although i would say that's probably as much to do with a new republican congress after a trillion dollar deficit in the early obama era than it was the budget control act. congress has prochven itself uncapable of adhering to the budget control caps. in 2013 we got a continuing resolution, in september a two-year budget in the fall, an omni bus in december and another omnibus in december of '14. that's what happened in 2015 and 2016. today it is the middle of july, it looks like we're heading towards a continuing resolution in september, some kind of two-year budget deal in the fall that doesn't constrain spending, an omnibus spending bill in d

we heard that from chairman thornberry in the armed services committee. yet the world did not get 21% safer. we asked more of our military than ever before and we need to support them here at home and abroad. today, i said this earlier in the debate, we have the oldest air force in history. the navy's fleet is smaller than it's been in decades, and the army has three, just three, combat brigade teams fully prepared to fight. moreover, we have too many aircraft that can't fly, too many ships that cannot sail, too many troops who cannot deploy. we need bet every equipment and training for our war fighters and we need more of the war fighters. we need a cyber component that's really effective. in april, seems like years ago, we began to rebuild our armed forces for the fiscal year 2007 consolidated appropriations bill. today, this legislation we're considering continues that critical work. mr. chairman, this four-bill package is carefully crafted to fund our critical military priorities. reenforce our nuclear deterrence, support veterans and make our borders

i want to thank armed services committee chairman thornberry, ranking member smith, rules committee chairman sessions, ranking member slaughter, and congressman hastings. we will continue to fight against boko haram and their vicious and cruel tactics against the nigerian people. we will continue to wear red every wednesday until all of our girls are home. remember to tweet, tweet, tweet, #bringbackourgirls. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: members are reminded to keep their remarks to one minute. the gentleman from indiana, for what purpose do you seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise in recognition of a time-honored u.s. navy tradition. change of command at nswc crane, a vital military command in my district in southern indiana. located on the navy's third largest base in the world. today, as we welcome our new commanding officer to southwest indiana, with we say good-bye to captain elder, who has stee

importantly, the bill continues to advance chairman thornberry's priority of reforming and strengthening the military's acquisition process to make it more effective and efficient. given the evolving threats related to cyber, the bill improves the oversight of cyber operations. the bill also helps set policy for the u.s. military relating to afghanistan, syria, iraq, ukraine, russia, africa and the asia pacific region. all told, this bill achieves important priorities of rell rmpling, re-- reforming, repairing our military. each and every day more than two million men and women put on the uniform of the united states and serve our country. as we have seen by two recent tragedies, the marine plane crash in mississippi, and the u.s.s. fitzgerald collision off the coast of japan, these individuals put their lives on the line in order to protect the freedoms we all hold dear. they deserve the resources necessary to fulfill their mission and the benefits worthy of those who sacrifice so much. so i'm hopeful we can continue to move forward in a bipartisan manner to pass this ndaa, to support o

. >> the headline at defense.com with a picture of the chairman of the committee max thornberry, the house armed services panel overwhelmingly approving the defense measure, but it also includes a new branch of the military, the space corps. how did this come about? what would that entail? >> sure. that's -- that's actually a fairly controversial provision within the bill that was discussed at mark off. so mike rogers, republican from alabama who chaired the strategic portion of the subcommittee and his democratic counterpart jim cooper both expressed some frustration with the pace at which the u.s. is keeping up with russia and china in the militarization of space. what they want to do is break out a new space corps, its own force, sort of subordinate to the air force but outside of the air force. there's been pushback from other members of the armed services committee, not just democratics, republicans who say that this needs more study. the air force itself feels like it is an additional layer of bureaucracy. of course, it is going to have to get reconciled with the senate armed s

armed services committee chair mac thornberry introduces the bill. this part of the debate is just over an hour.

interesting hearing his perspective on such an important piece in the history and i really do, like matt thornberry to stem a suggestion i think to 78. it is a book about vietnam and coming from someone who i respect and look up to, this was in my candle already. >> thank you for your time on booktv. >> thank you. ask booktv was know your meeting. send us your summer reading this via twitter on twitter.com/booktv or facebook facebook.com/booktv. booktv on c-span2. television for serious readers. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created by america's cable television companies. is brought to you today by

week they plan to meet on tuesday to hear from the house armed services committee chairman mac thornberry and the ranking member adam smith. and then on wednesday they're going to -- the rules committee, that is, is going to consider amendments and whether they're in order to be considered on the floor. so what we're -- we have been told to expect is floor consideration on thursday and potentially a vote on friday. though that's in the hands of the house leadership. >> joe gould covers congress for "defense news." you can read his reporting at defensenews.com. he is also on twitter @reporterjoe. thanks for being with us. >> thank you. >>> tonight on "the communicators." >> what they're doing there was 5g trials. it was gig abit fast wireless. it's home broad band fast. fiber to your house fast. it's really, really exciting. >> ctia president meredith atwell baker on what the network would look like to consumers. she is interviewed by politico technology reporter margret harding mcgill. >> what's the economic case for 5g? if it costs that much to invest and build out the network, how do ca