Rep. Mark Green on Securing the Border, BRICS, NATO, and the Recruitment Crisis in the Military

<p>Welcome to the first episode of BLUF: Bottom Line Up Front, presented by Real Clear Defense, in which we ask a member of Congress 7 questions that cut to the chase of what they’re doing and why they’re doing it. </p><p>Today we hear from Republican Congressman Mark Green of Tennessee, who graduated from West Point, served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army, and later became an army physician serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. Today, he chairs the House Committee on Homeland Security and sits on the Committee on Foreign Affairs.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hotwashrcd">"Follow Hot Wash on Twitter @hotwashrcd</a></p><p>Email comments and story suggestions to <a href="mailto:editors@realcleardefense.com">editors@realcleardefense.com</a></p><p><a href="https://realclear-defense-presents-hot-wash.simplecast.com/">Subscribe to the RealClearDefense Podcast "Hot Wash"</a></p><p><a href="https://www.realcleardefense.com/daily_newsletters/">Subscribe to the Morning Recon newsletter</a>for a daily roundup of news and opinion on the issues that matter for military, defense, veteran affairs, and national security.</p><p><br /> </p>