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Sep 17, 2013 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement regarding the release of a Department of Defense Inspector General report on contractor access to Naval installations:

Sep 17, 2013 Defense Drumbeat

The Marines Need Funding for Today's Threats, Not a Pre-9/11 World
By General James F. Amos
The Wall Street Journal
September 17, 2013
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Sep 17, 2013 Defense Drumbeat


HASC Chairman:  "The readers of Putin's op-ed know irony when they see it — especially when it's Putin who is urging Americans to observe the rule of law."

Sep 16, 2013 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon and Ranking Member Adam Smith made the following joint statement about the shootings at the Washington Navy Yard:

Sep 11, 2013 Press Release

 

Sep 10, 2013 Defense Drumbeat

WASHINGTON - Tactical Air and Land Subcommittee Chairman Michael Turner posed the following series of questions to Secretary Hagel, Secretary Kerry and General Dempsey at hearing on the proposed authorization for military force in Syria. Watch here>>

 

Sep 8, 2013 Defense Drumbeat
 
WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon requested a meeting with President Obama regarding Syria and discussed the details on CNN's State of the Union.

McKeon Requests Meeting with President on Syria Before Congressional Authorization VotePLAY>>
Sep 5, 2013 Defense Drumbeat

Lt. Gen (ret.) Tom McInerney 
Fox News, 9/4/2013
“We have never seen the readiness of the U.S. military at a point as it is today after sequestration and continuous budget cuts. We are not the same military as we were five years ago.” 

 

Sep 2, 2013 Defense Drumbeat


WASHINGTON- This Morning on CNN's New Day, Anchor Chris Cuomo asked Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, for his views on the President's request for authorization to use military force in Syria.  

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