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Apr 29, 2011 Defense Drumbeat
The House Armed Services Committee is scheduled to begin consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) next week, bringing a new level of transparency to this once closed process. In addition to the new procedure recently introduced to amend the legislation, the committee will utilize a more transparent system to provide media, interested parties, and the general public with access to the legislation prior to it being considered by our Members. Chairman McKeon is going above and beyond new House requirements to post all bill language online the day before consideration by a full committee or one of its subcommittees. In fact, he has instructed Armed Services Committee professional staff to post the descriptive section-by-section analysis and Directive Report Language in addition to bill language....
Apr 28, 2011 Press Release

Washington, D.C.—On Thursday, President Obama announced new leadership for the Department of Defense, Central Intelligence Agency, and the top military and diplomatic posts in Afghanistan.  Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (Calif.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement:

Apr 28, 2011 Legislative Action Blog

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Howard P.

Apr 20, 2011 Defense Drumbeat
In an interview last Thursday, the Senate’s top Democrat, Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.), said he doubted the U.S. military would be successful in Afghanistan. Aides rushed to say that Senator Reid supports the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, but failed to clarify unfortunate remarks by the Senate Majority Leader in which he suggests that Americans are right to have a short attention span on the Afghanistan war.
Apr 18, 2011 Defense Drumbeat
The contradictions at the heart of U.S. policy in Libya are becoming more acute.
Apr 15, 2011 Defense Drumbeat
Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.) will appear on C-SPAN’s Newsmakers program this Sunday, April 17, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. In addition to watching the Newsmaker program on C-SPAN on Sunday, you can also watch online by visiting C-SPAN’s website.
Apr 15, 2011 Press Release

Washington, D.C.---U.S. Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today praised the passage of the budget blueprint for Fiscal Year 2012 offered by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), which would cut spending by $5.8 trillion over the next decade:

Apr 15, 2011 Legislative Action Blog

Washington, D.C.---As a courtesy to the Department of Defense, Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) yesterday introduced the “By Request” version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. 

The bill, numbered H.R. 1540, includes many of the legislative proposals offered by the Department of Defense for consideration by Congress. 

Apr 14, 2011 Legislative Action Blog

Members of the House Armed Services Committee today heard testimony on national security priorities from Members of Congress who do not serve on the Armed Services Committee.

Apr 13, 2011 Press Release

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today offered a response to the President’s speech calling for massive cuts to defense spending in the coming decade.

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