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Jun 27, 2014 Press Release
Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) made the following statement about President Obama'a announcement today on land mines: 
Jun 23, 2014 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) made the following statement today about the Missile Defense Agency's successful Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) test yesterday:

"Sunday's test is a welcome demonstration of the reliability and capability of the nation’s homeland missile defense system and particularly the evolved kill vehicle. Vice Admiral Syring and his team at MDA deserve our thanks and appreciation

Jun 20, 2014 Defense Drumbeat

WASHINGTON- Rep. Howard P. “Buck “ McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, made the following statement on the Ottawa Convention of 1997, which prohibits the use of anti-personnel land mines:
 

Jun 20, 2014 Press Release

Washington – The Honorable Howard P. “Buck” McKeon, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, gave the following statement after final passage of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for FY2015: 

Jun 19, 2014 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) said the following about President Obama's statement on the situation in Iraq today:

Jun 18, 2014 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Members of the House Armed Services Committee today hosted a classified briefing with Administration officials on the transfer of 5 senior Taliban terrorists to Qatar in exchange for therelease of Sgt. Bowe Bergdhal. Briefing Members were: 
 
- Bob Work, Deputy Secretary of Defense
- Stephen Preston, General Counsel, U.S. Department of Defense

Jun 17, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON: Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the capture of Ahmed Abu Khattala:

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