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Washington D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon released the following statement today regarding the Obama Administration’s new defensive strategy and military posture:
Washington – Today, Representatives Steven Palazzo (MS), Allen West (FL), Marsha Blackburn (TN) and Jon Runyan (NJ), join Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon in making an appeal to President Obama to reverse damaging sequestration cuts on the horizon by joining them in supporting H.R. 3662, the Down Payment to Protect National Security Act.
Washington -- After the President released his new defense strategy last week, it did not take long for military analysts, editorial boards and members of the House Armed Services Committee to recognize the danger in a strategy that retreats from world leadership at a time of uncertainty and makes America less safe. Fox Special Report analyzed the President’s proposal along with the Washington Post Editorial Board, NBC Nightly News and several analysts. Excerpts are below:
Washington D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon released the following statement today regarding the President’s new defense strategy:
Washington – Armed Services Committee Members Reps. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Tim Griffin (R-AR) each firmly clarified and dismissed myths and misinformation about the National Defense Authorization Act and the detainee provisions in the conference report. Griffin's radio segment and Thornberry's thorough blog post on the matter are both included below:
Washington DC – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon made the following statement today regarding the end of U.S. military presence in Iraq:
“Today we transition to a new phase in the relationship with our ally, Iraq. Their journey to independence and freedom has not been an easy one, and it has come at a very high price. I hope, though, that the price paid for freedom, by Americans and Iraqis alike, will make their liberty all the more dear.
WASHINGTON- Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon made the following comments after the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 283-136.