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WASHINGTON- Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, made the following comments after Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, briefed the subcommittee yesterday on the events of September 11 and 12, 2012 in Benghazi, Libya.
Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon made the following statement about the retirement announcement of Congressman C.W. "Bill" Young of Florida. |
Washington, DC -- Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-TX), the vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following comments in response to the Pentagon's decision to freeze death benefits for families of the fallen: |
Washington- Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee made the following statement on the provision of death benefits to families of fallen troops during the government shutdown.
Washington – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon made the following statement regarding the departure of Paul M. Lewis from the Committee. Lewis currently serves as the Minority General Counsel.
WASHINGTON- Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the capture of terrorist leader Abu Anas al-Libi: |
Washington - Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today made the following statement on the reinstatement of hundreds of thousands of furloughed Defense Department civilians to the workforce.
"The Department of Defense's refusal to pay the death gratuity or burial benefit is inexcusable. The grieving families of our service members who have paid the ultimate sacrifice defending our country deserve these benefits..." Chairman Wilson
WASHINGTON- Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today announced the following changes to the committee staff. In commenting on staff changes, McKeon said: