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May 4, 2017

U.S. Special Operations Command

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM). General Raymond Thomas, the SOCOM commander,… read more

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM). General Raymond Thomas, the SOCOM commander, and Theresa Whelan, who is an acting assistant secretary for special operations, talked about several issues affecting the unified command including resource and budget challenges, readiness, training and cooperation with international partners, ongoing counter-ISIS operations, and the threats posed by Russian and North Korean aggression. close

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Richard Blumenthal U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Connecticut
Tom Cotton U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Arkansas

Ted Cruz U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Texas
Joni Ernst U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Iowa
Martin Heinrich U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] New Mexico
Mazie Hirono U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Hawaii
James M. Inhofe U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Oklahoma
Tim Kaine U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Virginia
Angus King Jr. U.S. Senator (Class 1) [I] Maine
John S. McCain III U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Arizona
Claire McCaskill U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Missouri
Gary Peters U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Michigan
Jack Reed U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Rhode Island
Mike Rounds U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] South Dakota
Dan Sullivan U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Alaska
Raymond Thomas Commander U.S. Special Operations Command
Thom Tillis U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] North Carolina
Elizabeth Warren U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Massachusetts
Theresa Whelan Acting Assistant Secretary Department of Defense->Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict
Roger Wicker U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Mississippi

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Program ID:: 427710-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: SD-G50, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: May 04, 2017 | 9:30am EDT | C-SPAN.org
Last Aired:: May 08, 2017 | 11:28pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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