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CBS This Morning: Military already impacted by looming spending cuts |
Republicans Were Right: The Pentagon Should Have Sketched Out Budget Cuts |
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon was joined at a press conference today by HASC Vice Chairman Mac Thornberry, Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee Chairman Michael Turner, and Senators Inhofe, Ayotte, McCain, and Graham, where they unveiled the Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2013. |
WASHINGTON – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon was joined at a press conference today by HASC Vice Chairman Mac Thornberry, Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee Chairman Michael Turner, and Senators Inhofe, Ayotte, McCain, and Graham, were they unveiled the Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2013.
WASHINGTON— Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) commented today on the Senate confirmation hearing for Sen. Charles “Chuck” Hagel for Secretary of Defense:
"When President Obama nominated Senator Hagel to serve as Secretary of Defense, I was open –with reservations – to the possibility that Mr. Hagel possessed both the qualifications and abilities to meet the lofty demands of office.
WASHINGTON— Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) commented today on what he hopes to hear tomorrow during Senator Hagel's confirmation hearing for Secretary of Defense. McKeon said:
Washington, D.C.—House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) today announced his selection of Ambassador Eric Edelman and former U.S. Senator Jim Talent to the Congressionally-mandated National Defense Panel which assesses the Department of Defense’s Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR).
Washington D.C. – Today, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) and Ranking Member, Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA), announced subcommittee members for the 113th Congress and made the following statements. |
WASHINGTON- Today, Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, named Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL) as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. In selecting Mrs. Roby, Chairman McKeon said: