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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysavgt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATEO U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2018 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10:01 a.m. in room SD-192, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Richard C. Shelby (chairman) pre- siding. Present: Senators Shelby, Alexander, Murkowski, Blunt, Daines, Moran, Hoeven, Durbin, Leahy, Murray, Tester, Udall, Schatz, and Baldwin. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY STATEMENT OF HON. JAMES N. MATTIS, SECRETARY ACCOMPANIED BY DAVID NORQUIST, UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (COMPTROLLER) AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR RICHARD C. SHELBY Senator SHELBY. Subcommittee will come to order. We're pleased to welcome today our distinguished panel to review the fiscal year 2019 budget request of the Department of Defense. Today, the committee will hear from the Honorable James Mattis, Secretary of Defense, and General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. We know that you've got a lot of ground to cover, Mr. Secretary. I'd like for my opening statement to be part of the record, where we could get to your statement and we could get to our questions. [The statement follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF SENATOR RICHARD C. SHELBY The Subcommittee will come to order. I am pleased to welcome our distinguished panel to review the fiscal year 2019 budget request for the Department of Defense. Today the committee will hear from: The Honorable James Mattis, Secretary of Defense, and General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It is an honor to have you both back before the Subcommittee this morning, and we look forward to hearing more about your priorities. The world is a complex and dangerous place, and as we consider the appropriate funding level for the Department in 2019, we remain interested in the Department's work to restore military readiness, and improve our national security. I now turn to the Vice Chairman, Senator Durbin, for his opening remarks. Senator SHELBY. Senator Durbin.

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