trump, just on the region and china and associated issues, the united states navy frequently freedom navigation through disputed areas. would you like to see the navy those pate directly in operations alongside the u.s. we're on that le radar, can we ask you what your thoughts are on the transpacific issue, have you softened your position on that? president trump: i think it was us, and if eal for they made it a good deal for us honestly, it , but wasn't. i like bilateral deals much more than multilateral. negotiate e able to with one country and if it doesn't work out you terminate turn in the termination notice, right after you send it, they call you, please, let's you fix the nd deal. when you get into multi, you can't do that but transpacific ttp was a very bad deal for the united states. it would have cost tremendous amounts of jobs, it would have bad. but there is a possibility we would go in but they will be deal.ing us a much better i would certainly do that, as far as your lanes are concerned, we would love to have australia involved. and i think australia wants to us stay i

and some of those have been around since the united states navy started, 242 years ago. you can see them up there. gibraltar, the suez, the strait 0 of hormuz. what is not responsive to is artificial lines. we have to make sure we preserve the inherent agility of the navy as it maneuvers weapon don't think in terms of where a particular naval capability is, right? but not only where it is but then it's only a few days away from wherever it might need to be. and they this idea of tethers rather than a one or a zero presence. and then final dimension. this is getting complicated so the only thing i could have done worse is to have every one of these things on a slide. so, the final dimension is everything i've talk about right now, sort of a fleet in being. potential energy, if you will. until you get the force out and train it and this is the ready fleet, so turning all of that potential power, the potential energy into kinetic energy requires readiness, and that means you have to go out, have to steam, have to fly. you have to have your magazines full. you have to have y

just on the region, in china and associated issues, the united states navy has conducted frequently freedomof navigation reviews. would you like to see the australian navy participate directly in those operations alongside us allies? while some in the region, i don't know what your latest thinking is on the transpacific partnership . you remain as opposed? >> i think the transpacific partnership is not a good deal for us and we made a good deal for us i don't in but honestly, it was. i like bilateral deals much more than multilateral. i like to be to negotiate with one country and if it doesn't work out, you terminate, give them a termination notice after you consent. they call and say let's make a deal and you fix the deal. when you get into multi-you can't do that but transpacific partnership, epp was a bad deal for the united states. it cost us tremendous amounts of jobs, it would have been bad but there's a possibility we would go in but they would be offering us a much better deal and we do that. as faras your lanes are concerned, we loved alice really involveand i think australia want

the united states naval war college here in newport is really the center of the u.s. navyf the 21st century. it is through the stores from 1884 to the present day that the great american naval thinkers came through to learn about their profession. the other thing that we teach at the naval war college is that we are not really here to fight the future war. we are trying to figure out strategic ways to avoid future wars through seapower. >> we are at the newport historical society. we are so fortunate to have a wealth of information about the battle of rhode island, about the battle for rhode island and about the revolutionary period in general. from the most humble, a small piece of fabric, to the most elaborate, which is an extraordinary sword, they all tell a story, if you're able to read them. so, we can start with this one, which is a piece of the flag of the first rhode island regiment. this is the first integrated regiment of the american revolution, certainly one of the most famous regiments in american military history. this is part of the flag that was carried by

so some of those have been around since the united states navy started, 242 years ago. you can see them up there. all of these choke points define our structures. what it is not responsive to are artificial lines. we have to make sure we preserve the inherent agility of the navy as it maneuvers. we don't think of where a particular naval capability is, not only where it is but a few days away from where it might need to be. there's this cd of tethers rather than a one or zero presence. all right? and then final dimension. this is getting complicated so the only thing i could have done worst is to have every one of these things on a slide. so that the final dimension, everything that i've talked about right now is a fleet in being. potential energy if you will. until you get that force out and you train it. and this is the ready fleet. okay? and so turning all of that potential power and energy into kinetic energy requires readiness. you've got to go out, steam and fly. you have to have your magazines full, logistics elements in place. you've got to have your parts and d

trump, on the region, china, and associated issues the united states navy conducted frequently freedom of navigation sale-throughs through the disputed areas. would you like to see the australian navy participate directly in those operations alongside the u.s. allies? and whales on -- while on the region what is your thinking on trans-pacific partnership and are you remain opposed as ever? >> the the trans-pacific part ship was not a good deal for us. i like bilateral more than multilateral. i like to negotiate with one country, if you it doesn't work out, you terminate. during the terminate notice, they call you please let's make a deal, you fix the deal. when you get into multiyou can't do that. trans-pacific partnership, tpp was a very bad deal for the united states t would have cost us tremendous amounts of jobs. it would have been bad, but there is a possibility we would go in but they will be offering us a much better deal, i would certainly do that. as far as your lanes are concerned, we would love to have australia involved and australia wants to stay involved. we develop ad gr

just on the region and china and associated issues, the united states navy has conducted frequently freedom of navigation sail thrus through the disputed areas. would you like to see the australian navy participate directly in those operations alongside the u.s. allies? whilst on the region, can i ask you what your latest thinking is on the trans-pacific partnership? are you softening your opposition to that or do you remain as opposed as ever. >> the trans-pacific partnership wasn't a good deal for us. if they made it a good deal for us, i would go in. i like bilateral deals much more than multilateral. i like to negotiate with one country. if it doesn't work out, you terminate. during the termination notice right after they call you and you fix the deal. trans-pacific partnership, tpp was a very bad deal for the united states. it would have cost us tremendous amounts of jobs. it would have been bad. but there's a possibility we would go in, but they will be offering us a much better deal. i would certainly do that. we will love to have australia involved. and i think australia wants us to

arctic is opening up, the ice is melting, and that's opening up a whole new theater that the united states navy and our coast guard partners are gonna have to work in. and finally, when we have the national guard responding to natural disasters in the united states, those are less forces that potentially the president could call on to go overseas. and where we already see the kind of threats that we're gonna see from national security, is just look no further than north africa. look at the arab spring. one of the contributing causes was a very rapid run-up in the price of wheat. now, why did wheat almost double right as the arab spring got going? it doubled because there were terrific droughts in australia, and if everybody remembers the fires of a few years ago, and the russian summer. there were big droughts there. worldwide wheat harvest really contracted. so, you couple the drought with really bad governance with already existing stre, it's sort of like dumping gasoline on and then just throwing matches. even though our budgets are very, very constrained in the department of defense and the

just on the region and china and associated issues, the united states navy has conducted frequently freedom of past investigation through to disputed areas. would you like to see the australian navy participate directly in those operations alongside the u.s. allies? and whilst on the region, i'll ask you what your latest thinking is on the trans-pacific partnership. are you softening your position on that or do you remain as opposed to that? >> well, i think the trans-pacific partnership is not a good deal for us. if they made it a good deal for us, i'd go in. but honestly, it wasn't. i like bilateral deals much more than multi lateral. i like to be able to negotiate with one country and if it doesn't work out, you terminate and during the termination notice after you get sent, they call you and say, okay, here is the deal. the trans-pacific partnership, tpp was a very bad deal for the united states. it would have cost us tremendous amounts of jobs, it could have been bad. but there's a possibility we would go in, but they will be offering a much better deal. i would certainly do that. as f

the united states navy has conducted freedom of navigation sail throughs through the disputed areas. would you like to see the australian navy participate directly in those operations alongside the u.s. allies? and can i ask you what your latest thinking is on the transpacific partnership? are you softening your opposition to that or do you remain as opposed as ever? >> the transpacific partnership, i don't think was a good deal for us. if they made it a good deal for us, i'd go in. honestly, it wasn't. i like bilateral deals much more than multilateral. i like to be able to negotiate with one country. and if it doesn't work out, you terminate. during the termination notice, right after you get sent, they call you an they say, please let's make a deal. transpacific partnership, tpp was a very bad deal for the united states. it would have cost us tremendous amounts of jobs. would have been bad. but there's a possibility we would go in, but they will be offering us a much better deal. i would certainly do that. as far as your lanes are concerned, we'd love to have australia involved. i

the regular visits by secretary tillerson, matches, and the presence of the united states navy and so many other manifestations of american commitment to the region has been so important to maintaining that rules-based order. believe me, that has been the foundation of the success, the prosperity, and the security. for the past 40 or more years. president trump: i do not think we have ever had a better relationship with china than we do right now. the only thing that can get in his way is trade. lopsided,ne-sided, so and the people that have stood here for many years in this position, right where i am right now, should never have allowed that to happen. it is very unfair to the united states and very unfair to the workers of the united states. very, very unfair. even today, it is extremely hard on companies that want to do business in china, because the barriers are incredible. the barriers coming into our ,ountry are foolishly not foolishly. i believe in reciprocal trade. if they do something to us, we do something to them. that never happened. it has gotten worse and worse over the

and proud of his service to the united states navy. there are proud parents all over the country. patriots, veterans, people who deeply believe in our military. we have to get this funding done. that's what we're doing here today. this rule and the underlying legislation provides funding for the federal government and fully funds our nation's military. but i will tell you that the discussions we've had here today are similar to what we had at the rules committee. the gentlewoman gave us credit. the republican party is the party of fiscal responsibility. but also i would say to you, we're trying to do the right thing across the board, not just what we do today. but what we're faced with is similar to a changing viewpoint about how someone justifies a no vote. a no vote that they know means that while they're for something, they can't vote for it because of an issue. and just an hour ago at the rules committee, we had a democratic member who came and wanted more money for a specific project. and i asked that member, how much money were we going to spend in the budget this year? they

as i speak to you now, my briefing this morning shows that we have 92 ships deployed in the united states navy today about 60,000 that includes the carrier strike groups. it is a bit of a high point. our normal operating there is between ten and 12. as they have been 100% of the time that's an important part maintaining that status but we have six cruisers and destroyers on the station so the discussion comes at a critical time for the navy as we face this environment so with some important annual events as well. talking about some of the underpinnings that confirms that the budget and as we are talking about strategy and other realities is the national security strategy has been released as a national defense strategy a couple weeks ago. maybe the nation needs to fulfill the responsibilities and strategy so we have one for the department and this could be seen almost as a part of the maritime component of this strategy. we willme get through the quick discussion and then questions, so i thought i would throw up a couple of charts. i don't wantth to go to get the into the charts but this looks

he recently wrote an article called "who watches the watchers in the united states navy." in this article he expressed concern about the apparent lack of accountability for the structural problems in the surface warfare community. he indicated that the navy is quick in citing senior leadership's loss of confidence in commanding officers but is at best circumspect when assessing fault to the system that drove these commanding officers to seek what he calls the norm normalization of deviation. this is apparent with the decision announced on tuesday to bring the commanding officers and other officials from the "uss fitzgerald" and "uss mccain bth befo mccain" for an article 2 hearing for negligent homicide. we need to reform the system that drove these officers to avoid initial incidents and reduce future normalization of deviation incidents. i think the navy has taken a good first step. there are a multitude of other issues that need to be reviewed, organization reform, manning deficiencies, material readiness and serious training reform. while the comprehensive review has id

and a symbol of our alliance when the president announced that the united states navy would name a future literal combat ship to be built in mobile, alabama the uss camera. -- the uss cambra. i will speak for all us trillions when i say this. we find it impossible not to be constantly inspired by the restless energy of the american people. always reaffirming the power of optimism, resilience, and a relentless curiosity to find a new way and a new idea. we both know that innovation is the key to productivity, which enables economic growth, more and better pay jobs. innovation and science are key elements in our economic strategy. your governor from north dakota was until recently chairman of an outstanding global australian technology business, operating here in the united states and around the world. so you understand that we have the same commitment to enterprise. by your example is always an inspiration to us. so many other technologies that have transformed our lives and so quickly, from gps, social media to the hyper platform that has enabled them all, the internet, were developed and

it is about the united states navy and its relationship to the chinese navy. our guest has been michael fabey. we thank you very much. michael: thank you. ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q&a.org. programs are also available as c-span podcasts. ♪ announcer: tonight on c-span, we will show some of the first unranked the system summit. looking at campaign finance, the electoral college, and redistricting. actress jennifer lawrence took part. she interviewed a former chair of the federal elections commission, trevor potter. ok. if there is a lull between candidates and super candidates, if i throw money at a super pac, my personal politician does not get to decide how it is spent. right? >> well, that is technically correct. except, the people who do decide how to spend it are usually, in this scenario, the forme

regular visits by secretary tillerson, secretary mattis, and of course the presence of the united states navymany other manifestations of american commitment to the region, is so important to maintaining that rules-based order. believe me, that has been the foundation of the success, the prosperity, and the security these last 40 or more years. >> i don't think we have ever had a better relationship with china than we do right now the only thing that can get in its way is trade because it's so one-sided. it's so lopsided, and the people that stood here for many years in this position right where i am right now should never have allowed that to happen it's very unfair to the united states and it's very unfair to the workers of the united states very, very unfair. and even today, it's extremely hard on companies that want to do business in china because the barriers are incredible, whereas the barriers coming into our country are foolishly not. foolishly. i believe in reciprocal trade. if they do something to us, we do something to them well, that never happened. and it's gotten worse and worse

regular visits by secretary tillerson, secretary mattis and, of course, the presence of the united states navy and so many other manifestations of american commitment to the region is so important to maintaining that rules based order. believe me, that has been the foundation of the success, the prosperity and the security these last 40 or more years. >> i don't think we've ever had a better relationship with china than we do right now. the only thing that can get in its way is trade. it's so one sided, it's so lopsided. and the people that stood here so many years in this position, right where i am right now should never have allowed that to happen. it's very unfair to the united states. and it's very unfair to the workers of the united states. very, very unfair. and even today it's extremely hard on companies that want to do business in china because the barriers are incredible. whereas the barriers coming into our country are foolishly not. foolishly. i believe in reciprocal trade. if they do something to us, we do something to them. well, that never happened. and it's gotten worse and wors

unlike you, when i took that oath several times, primarily the one that i took when i joined the united states navy, i meant it, which is why i come back month after month to point out the fact that i see nothing in your behavior that shows that you mean it; that you intend to follow your oath of office, and the worst thing about it is you all have law degrees, and you all come out and do this, i'm a former superior court judge, i'm a former dean of a law school. what good does it do to the public if you don't do anything with the skills and abilities that you have. and again, give me an example of anything that you've done over the years to make this city more ethical. yeah, didn't think so. my name's ray hartz, and i'm the director of san francisco open government. members of the public may contact me at ffopengovernme ffopengovernmentbs@comcast.net. that's ffopengovernmentbs@comcast.net. >> all right. the minutes -- i think we voted on it, did -- we didn't vote on the minutes. all those in favor say aye. opposed? minutes approved unanimously. let's go now to item four, discussion and possible ac

he's dedicated his whole life to this nation and the united states navy. he spoke honestly as a professional saying, we can't do this. they will all tell you we are basically under assault right now and the president dismisses some type of 2016 political dynamic. it is just consciously, deliberately ignoring the facts. >> you raise the point about the u.s. -- under u.s. law, the president signed it into law, could impose sanctions against russia, but he's delaying and failing to do so. last august the senate passed a new law in russia. i think the house vote was 96-2. he reluctantly signed it into law and since then has done nothing. how do you explain that? >> i think it's all caught up in this attempt to undercut allegations about the 2016 election. i think he might be afraid that if he recognizes the fact and imposes punishment on russia for the current activities, that will totally undercut his version of the 2016 events, that there was no russian involvement, he won the election simply based upon his policies and his promises and his programs, and the

it is about the united states navy and its relationship to the chinese navy.ur guest has been michael fabey. we thank you very much. michael: thank you. ♪ announcer: for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q&a.org. programs are also available as c-span podcasts. ♪ announcer: if you liked this interview with michael fabey, here are some others you might enjoy. defense news correspondent chris kappes on the scandal involving malaysian defense contractor who bribed several u.s. navy officials with cash, prostitutes, and other gifts in exchange for classified information. also michelle howard talking about her expense in the military and becoming the first female four-star admiral in the history of the navy. also an account as a commander of the uss cole when it was bombed in 2012 -- by al qaeda. find those interviews online at at c-span.org. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] journal" is next. that is followed by bob dole

in discussions with the russians was i was applying to become an intelligence officer in the united states navymy time was spent convincing the russians that once i entered that office, i would have extreme value to them. i am very concerned that someone like jared kushner, someone like ivanka trump who don't take a salary but who instead use the office in a way that perhaps benefits them, that is something that a foreign intelligence service can manipulate. so when i see ivanka trump going to south korea and essentially inserting herself into this for no good reason -- she has no diplomatic experience, she has no government experience, she's not an ambassador, she should not be doing this. it's an affront to the south koreans. they're taking advantage of that office to enrich themselves. >> we always appreciate your analysis. thank you, sir. >>> arming teachers, a good idea or not? an army veteran gives us his take, next. >>> to make it harder for people to access guns when they are not mentally stable, when they are young, when they are not in a place where they should be owning a weapon like

update as i speak to you now my brief this morning showed that we have 92 ships deployed in the united states navy today and about 60000 littlemore than 60000 sailors deployed that includes two underweight carrier strike groups and the ronald reagan carrier strike group in the deployed group in japan. two amphibious groups with their expeditionary unit and of course those strike groups come with their airpark airway which is a fighting arm of the carrier, 14 attacks every deployed today which is a bit of a high point. our normal force offering there is between ten and 12 formally -- normally. ss en's on patrol as they have of the time since 1960 and that's important part maintaining that alert status is important part of our program going forward. we have six cruisers and destroyers on station so as tom said our discussion today comes at a critical time for our navy and as we face a very dynamic and changing maritime environment and it comes from the cusp of some important annual events as well as get ready to release the budget for 19 obviously we won't discuss the details of it here so that's re

place for me to be able to grow and develop and become eventually the young and sign in the united states navy. >> host: share with us about i know you've been impressed right stuff in the astronaut but what took you from new york maritime to the decision that what the hell, i will apply to the national program and talk about the road to that point. >> guest: for me it was the singer had in my mind is reading the book but it wasn't something that was real yet. even if i became a test pilot i served for a few years as an f-14 pilot line the tomcat and got pretty good at that and applied to test pilot school and was surprised that i got selected the first time i applied and went off to become a test pilot and then i was going about my life thinking that i would do this for a few years and go on back to the navy and fly the f-14 for a while and maybe ten years on the road i might have the qualifications and experience to be competitive to come and become an astronaut in one day sitting in my cubicle and one of my key mates is working on a stack of papers and asked what was in -- not application a

america the biggest military parade every single year, called fleet week, where we parade our united states navythe river and thousands enjoy seeing that, there's no reason we couldn't show the great job the president is doing rebuilding our military, sequestration, demilitary strength. it's on the mend, getting stronger every day. the world knows it. why not show off to our military how proud we are of that. >> steve just told the truth of what this parade is about, showcasing what republicans believe is donald trump's successes. that's very different than fleet week, a longstanding tradition to give the men and women of the navy and marines a break and celebration. >> longstanding parade, christine. longstanding parade. >> it's more of a gathering than a parade, fleet week, but longstanding, yes. that's about the men and women. as you said, steve, this parade the president proposing would be about saluting the president's so-called good work. political, serving and supporting military. >> saluting the greatness of our military, of sacrifice so much in this longstanding effort in the middle eas

two-thirds of the planet are covered with water and it's all policed by the united states navy.ces are stretched. their budgets are emaciated as a result of the budget control act of 2013. this strikes me as an optional flippery. >> here we have, we're looking at which nobody likes in this country. we hate that kind of regimentation which is frightening to think how much discipline went into those people jumping up and down like that in unison. i know you're not a sentimentalist. we have olympics coming up this week on our network, nbc. i like the idea the north koreans and south koreans will get together on their ski teams and other teams. i running if that's running into the face of a war on the korean peninsula? they're not looking like they want to go to war with each other. >> they've been living together for a long time. and i think they're used to it. it's possible something could come of this. the ping-pong diplomacy started the opening to china that culminated in 1972. stranger things have happened. but not many stranger things than this being an opening between this as

leland: the authority can just come from the president of the united states, order the united states navy seas, not much else needs to be said, right? >> then you have piracy in high seas in a legal sense. you had in the past where you had really slow boat chase where the u.s. warship following a north korean freighter for hundreds or thousands of miles until it turned around back to north korea. leland: all right, we will wait and watch. thanks, chris, ebony. never heard the term before. >> still ahead the legacy of reverend graham in the white house, how the evangelical impacted the leaders of the free world. and from beloved tech to idolized hero, how the four-legged fellow saved his owners life. . loved every step of fatherhood... and made old cars good as new. but i couldn't bear my diabetic nerve pain any longer, so i talked to my doctor and he prescribed lyrica. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions, suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worse depression, unusual changes in mood or behavior, swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hive

a honor yesterday and a symbol of our lines, when the president announced the united states navy wouldame a future combat ship to be built in .labama, the uss canberra the american and australian economies are helping each other to thrive. i would speak for all of the australians -- we find it impossible not to be constantly inspired by the energy of the american people, always reaffirming the resilience and a resultant list -- a relentless curiosity to find a new way. know innovation is the key to productivity, which enables economic growth or better paid jobs. the key elements in our economic strategy, your governor from north dakota was until recently of a outstanding global australian technology is this operating here in the united states. -- technology business operating here in the united states. your example is always a inspiration. many of the technologies of that have transformed our lives, from to the platform that has enabled them all, the internet, where developed in the united states -- were developed in the united states. australia has made great competitions -- contribut

and proud of his service to the united states navy. there are proud parents all over the country. patriots, veterans, people who deeply believe in our military. we have to get this funding done. that's what we're doing here today. this rule and the underlying legislation provides funding for the federal government and fully funds our nation's military. but i will tell you that the discussions we've had here today are similar to what we had at the rules committee. the gentlewoman gave us credit. the republican party is the party of fiscal responsibility. but also i would say to you, we're trying to do the right thing across the board, not just what we do today. but what we're faced with is similar to a changing viewpoint about how someone justifies a no vote. a no vote that they know means that while they're for something, they can't vote for it because of an issue. and just an hour ago at the rules committee, we had a democratic member who came and wanted more money for a specific project. and i asked that member, how much money were we going to spend in the budget this year? they

was working for the russians, they knew i was going to become an intelligence officer for the united states navywas very clear. it was very clear and understood that i was doing that in large part, that i would have access to information that i could sell and be able to enrich myself. that was part of the profile that i built to present to them. i see a one to one parallel between what i presented and someone like manafort and curb kushner that see their positions to personally enrich themselves not through service but through their access. that is what the chinese not just russians are looking for people like that. >> for the readers out there who didn't get that. what these foreign intelligence services want are people who see their office as a chance to get access to information for the purposes of enriching themselves. think and do a thought exercise how many people that could theoretically apply to in the trump campaign and the white house. it is scary. thank you, guys, very much. meanwhile, some breaking news on #boycottnra. >> the airlines, delta and united have now dropped their partners

i think the united states navy and our allies should blockade that door immediately and shut that downake all the wraps off and make certain we are imposing the toughest sanctions on north korea. >> bill: what did you think of the presence of his sister at the opening ceremonies over the weekend? >> propaganda victory for the north koreans to be sure. a bit of a windfall for them. moon made a mistake inviting that north korean delegation to the presidential palace. no justification for something like that given the horror that regime has inflicted all koreans since 1953. that's totally out of line. >> bill: some american media outlets loved it. a lot of south korean people had a different opinion. >> i totally agree with that. listen, we're get pg down to a showdown. the director of the c.i.a. has told us we're months away from the ability of the north koreans. we need to put pressure on china. i suspect they have not come totally clean in shutting everything down here. but the administration is clear-eyed about this. they're focused on it and we're moving in that direction. time, hone

stripes and if it were not for the united states coast guard and a significant effort by the commandant we would not have a maritime presence. my service in the united states navy doesn't recognize the very significant importance to the region, it is just a matter of strategic priorities and availability of forces. we run out of mission, excuse me we run out of forces before we run out of mission. the coast guard cutters that have been participating are irreplaceable. the national security cutters, terrific when we get them but the real workhorse, you know, the cop on the beat vessels are the medium endurance cutters, many of which are past 30 years in age. some were built in the 1960s and so, the recapitalization of these medium endurance cutters with the offshore patrol cutters i view as extremely important to u.s. southcom's ability to have a maritime presence in the region. >> unmanned? >> unmanned, unmanned aerial vehicles are there some challenges procedural to incorporate them in the missions that we are engaged in but we are actively exploring efforts to be able to do that. >> thank you. >> senator. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and to our witness, thank

i was sitting on an airplane with a surgeon in the united states navy, and he was coming up to do duty schooling so he could help save servicemen's ves or others. he had to cancel his school. he was coming in on that weekend, and he said i think they will send me back home, which they did. they should have been able to continue that school. we have to be realistic. look, we can have simple phrases and answers to complex problems, but the reality is we have dedicated people that work in our government every day, and they are to be paid for that work. bryan is in oaklawn, democrat, good morning. caller: good morning congressman. guest: good morning, how are you? caller: good, and yourself? guest: i am actually doing well. very good. first, i want to thank you for your service. i am a veteran myself, and i was stationed near your parts of oklahoma. i am also a democrat. so we see a little differently. [laughter] is,er: what i want to know i see things a little bit differently with all the money that was given to military contractors. , boeing, and everybody else. what i am concerned about

it has anti-access weaponry to push the united states navy back from the shore in the western pacific. it has an indoor miss investment the people's liberation arm. we don't know the exact side of the budget because if they don't release those figures conveniently the way we do, but make no mistake they are determined to achieve superiority over us and our friends in the east and southeast asian region. they are acting belligerently already in the east china sea, threatening our friends and allies in taiwan. they have japan and south korea worried. the are creating a chinese province in the south china sea, they are building naval bases on rocks and reefs that, on a good day, our three inches out in the water. i would give them the ability to turn these international waters cut a chinese -- they would off oil that flows into south korea and taiwan and establish dominance there. today china is mapping the seabed in the indian ocean. why: not because they are looking for fish, i can tell you that. because they are prepared to challenge india in their own neighborhood. they are building

country became the united states, that's when the you knighted states became under attack -- when the united states became under attack, they turned him down because he had hayfever. navy, ander to the volunteered and they took him, put him on an air traffic flew small fighter , buts during world war ii if you crosses from the navy, and then came back to the midwest. thisve a young guy, around time he would be 23 or 24 years old. the interesting thing is. he got back to the midwest and he went from one job to another for a short. -- not a short. he became a salesman at a cadillac dealership in st. louis missouri. and at age 35, having moved up in the organization of sales , he said to his boss can i go in the car leasing business with you? well, it'll cut your salary in half. $25,000 what you borrowed. we can become partners. so my friend jack started at age 35 at the car leasing business and he has seven cars. it was pretty slow. one of the things he did was whenever the phone rang, even if it rang three or four times people would think that he was very busy answering other phones and of course people would be -- and of course it was the only call he would get all day

his favorite job next to being the president of the united states when he was assistant secretary of the navy under president woodrow wilson. it gave him opportunities to spend time on ships. even in this room he has something naval related. above president door way is the commission that made him assistant secretary of the navy signed by president woodrow wilson. below the commission -- is the door way which lead into el nor's roosevelt bedroom. it is small and not much in here. el nor roosevelt had her own little retreat -- which was on the eastern the roosevelt estate. it was a place that fdr built for her on land he owned. and after that point in her life which happened around 1926. she began to use that many are and more often. whenever she came to high park without fdr, she would spend the days and nights there. if she came to high park with fdr, she spent days there and nights spent back here. to her that was her own home in hyde park and she never felt at home in this house. this was her mother-in-laws house. she said for 40 years she was a visitor. she loved that stone cottage which

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he used to say that his favorite job next to being the president of the united states was when he was assistant secretary of the navy under president woodrow wilson because it gave him a lot of opportunity to spend time on ships. and, in fact, even in this room he has something that is naval related. because up above the doorway here is the commission that made him assistant secretary of the navy signed by president woodrow wilson. so below the commission-making fdr, assistant secretary of the navy, is a doorway which led into eleanor roosevelt's bedroom. we move into eleanor roosevelt's room. it's very small and not much in here. because eleanor roosevelt eventually had her own little retreat at valkyl, on the eastern end of the roosevelt estate, a place fdr built for her on land he owned. after that point in her life, which happened around 1926, she began to use that more and more often. whenever she came to hyde park without fdr she'd spend the days and nights there. if she came to hyde park with fdr, she'd spend days there, nights might be spent back here. but to her, that was finally her own home in hyde park.