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WASHINGTON- Following news of a serious incident of sexual harassment aboard the USS Wyoming, Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee made the following statement:
Washington, D.C. - Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement as prepared for delivery regarding final passage of the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act Conference Report and the end of his tenure in Congress.
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WASHINGTON—Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the text of an agreement they have reached on the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2015.
Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) made the following statement regarding Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.
“Chuck Hagel was an excellent Defense Secretary, and a friend. He was given a thankless task of an underfunded Defense Department, growing threats, and intrusive White House micromanagement.
Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) made the following statement about the Obama administration's release of terrorist detainees from Guantanamo Bay:
“As long as detainees are rejoining the battlefield, these transfers must stop.
WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) congratulates Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) on the recommendation from the Steering Committee that he become the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee in the 114th Congress |
WASHINGTON— Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee made the following comment following the release of Nuclear Force recommendations by the Secretary of Defense:
HASC Member Discusses Secretary Hagel and General Dempsey's Testimony at Yesterday's Hearing |
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Top U.S. General Says He’s Open to Using Ground Troops to Take Mosul
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by Helene Cooper