February 4, 2015

Secretary of Defense Confirmation Hearing

Former Defense Department Deputy Secretary Ashton Carter testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on his nomination to be secretary of… read more

Former Defense Department Deputy Secretary Ashton Carter testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on his nomination to be secretary of defense. He answered two full rounds of questions from the committee on issues including sequestration, ISIL in Iraq and Syria, China’s influence in Asia, Iran’s potential nuclear capability, the ongoing situation with Ukraine and Russia, cyber threats, and sexual assault in the military. close

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Program ID:: 324143-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Feb 04, 2015 | 9:28am EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: Feb 08, 2015 | 4:55pm EST | C-SPAN 1

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Feb 04, 2015 | 9:28am EST | C-SPAN 3
Feb 04, 2015 | 10:00am EST | C-SPAN RADIO
Feb 04, 2015 | 11:02am EST | C-SPAN 3
Feb 04, 2015 | 11:19am EST | C-SPAN 3
Feb 04, 2015 | 12:28pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Feb 04, 2015 | 2:08pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Feb 04, 2015 | 2:47pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Feb 04, 2015 | 2:50pm EST | C-SPAN RADIO
Feb 04, 2015 | 8:05pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Feb 04, 2015 | 11:00pm EST | C-SPAN RADIO
Feb 05, 2015 | 4:14am EST | C-SPAN 1
Feb 05, 2015 | 5:46am EST | C-SPAN 1
Feb 07, 2015 | 2:40pm EST | C-SPAN RADIO
Feb 08, 2015 | 3:52pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Feb 08, 2015 | 4:55pm EST | C-SPAN 1

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