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Jul 9, 2006
Press Release
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) released the following statement to clarify misconceptions made at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today about the House position on allowing legal immigrants to serve in the United States armed forces. The House-passed Border Protection, Antiterrorism and Illegal Immigration Control Act would continue to allow immigrants legally in the United States to serve in the United States military.
Jul 6, 2006
Editorial
HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE
DUNCAN HUNTER – CHAIRMAN
For Immediate Release: July 7, 2006
Contact: Josh Holly (202) 225-2539
The National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2007:
Supporting Our Troops, Safeguarding our Future
By: U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee
Jun 28, 2006
Press Release
Today the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities met to assess United States Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) missions and roles. Members of the subcommittee received testimony from a panel of independent experts from the Council on Foreign Relations and the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments as well as from a former SOCOM commander.
Jun 28, 2006
Press Release
Washington, D.C. — Two panels of witnesses testifying today about approximately 500 chemical munitions found in Iraq—the existence of which was made public only last week by the Director of National Intelligence—largely agreed that these weapons constitute weapons of mass destruction and remain hazardous and potentially lethal.
Jun 27, 2006
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today the House Armed Services Committee continued its oversight of ongoing military operations and stability efforts in Afghanistan. Members of the committee received testimony from Department of Defense (DOD), Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) officials on successes and current challenges in Afghanistan.
Jun 26, 2006
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – The House Armed Services Committee received testimony earlier today on the Army and Marine Corps’ plans to fund “equipment reset” – repairing or replacing worn, damaged or destroyed equipment – for military equipment coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan. The equipment reset discussed before the committee includes the maintenance, recapitalization and replacement of a majority of the mission-capable equipment belonging to the two services. Members have raised concerns that reset costs, which have been funded through Emergency Supplemental appropriations, may not receive adequate funding in the future due to budgetary restraints.
Jun 20, 2006
Press Release
Contact: Josh Holly (HASC), 202-225-2539 orMike Lewis (Everett), 202-225-2901
Washington, D.C. — Witnesses testifying before the Strategic Forces Subcommittee of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee today stressed not only the omnipresence of space capabilities in numerous spheres of American life—including military operations—but also the need to protect these assets.
Jun 20, 2006
Press Release
Washington, D.C. --- The House Armed Services (HASC) Military Personnel Subcommittee and the International Relations Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations Subcommittee held a joint hearing today regarding human trafficking.
Jun 19, 2006
Press Release
Witnesses testifying before the U.S. House Armed Services Committee today provided an update on the Department of Defense’s efforts to realign its forces around the world, which would reduce the amount of forward deployed forces in favor of lighter, more agile capabilities.
Jun 19, 2006
Press Release
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. House Armed Services Committee Duncan Hunter (R-CA) today highlighted North Korea’s provocative plans to test fire a long range missile as a real world example for why the United States needs a missile defense shield to protect the United States and its allies. Media reports indicate that North Korea is in the final stages of preparing to test a long-range missile capable of reaching the western continental United States.