Jack Reed actually said...

"But as the law goes, the Governor will essentially recommend the National Guard Bureau Chief, who will, if this statute passed, be by law a member of the JCS."

"Right. But as I understand this whole procedure is to give you access to talk about those State missions, which you effectively don't have any control of because you can't force them to change their b..."

"So looking ahead, effectively, some Governor is going to have to be either the nominator or vetoer of a member of the JCS."

"But they are Federal funds that we provide in anticipation of units being federalized to perform Federal missions that fall clearly--and I don't think you dispute this--within the chain of command of ..."