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Sep 10, 2006
Press Release
Washington, D.C. --- Recognizing the fifth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on America, U.S. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) today unveiled the Military Commissions Act of 2006, legislation designed to bring terrorists who are intent on destroying America and its ideals to justice. Hunter’s legislation creates a new judicial process for the fair and effective prosecution of terrorists captured in the ongoing Global War on Terrorism.
Sep 6, 2006
Press Release
Washington, D.C. — In the wake of a new White House legislative proposal for military commissions, witnesses testifying today before the House Armed Services Committee about the military commission process largely agreed with Chairman Duncan Hunter’s observation that the final legislative framework should allow for the fair and effective prosecution of enemy terrorists, while preserving the ability of our warfighters to operate effectively on the battlefield. The six-witness panel consisted of each of the four military services’ top military lawyers, or Judge Advocate Generals, as well as the Justice Department’s Acting Assistant Attorney General and legal counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Aug 31, 2006
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Terry Everett (R-AL) congratulated Lt. Gen. Henry "Trey" Obering and the staff of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and its industry’s partners on today’s successful exercise and flight test which involved the launch of a ground-based interceptor missile designed to protect the United States against a limited long-range ballistic missile attack. The test took place this morning from the Ronald W. Reagan Missile Defense Site located at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
Aug 22, 2006
Press Release
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) today announced, along with the support of Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John Warner (R-VA), that the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 will include increased funding for combat readiness and equipment reset. The emergency bridge fund included in the annual defense authorization bill would be increased by $20 billion, raising the current authorization from $50 billion to $70 billion.
Jul 30, 2006
Press Release
U.S. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) today announced that the Armed Services Committee will hold a field hearing in Arizona to study the impact security along the Southern Border has on national security and military readiness. The field hearing will take place at United States Marine Corps Air Station Yuma (MCAS Yuma) on August 2, 2006.
Jul 25, 2006
Press Release
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Hunter (R-CA) today released the following statement regarding H.R. 5337, the National Security Foreign Investment and Strengthened Transparency Act. The legislation would take steps to reform the process for approving foreign investment in the United States.
Jul 24, 2006
Press Release
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Ranking Member Ike Skelton (D-MO) and Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI) today announced that the Armed Services Committee will hold a field hearing in Michigan to review issues specific to the northern border and their implications to national security. The field hearing will take place at Selfridge Air National Guard Base (ANGB) at 10:00 a.m. EST on August 1, 2006.
Jul 19, 2006
Press Release
Washington, D.C. --- In a show of support for President Bush during the escalating crisis in the Middle East, U.S. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) today voted in favor of the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.
Jul 13, 2006
Editorial
HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE
DUNCAN HUNTER – CHAIRMAN
For Immediate Release: July 14, 2006
Contact: Josh Holly (202) 225-2539
President Bush is Right on Missile Defense
By: U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee
Jul 11, 2006
Press Release
Washington, D.C. — Witnesses testifying today about the recent Supreme Court decision reached in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld largely agreed that a legislative framework should be constructed that both protects national security and American service members.