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November 13, 2014
by Helene Cooper
WASHINGTON— Responding to indications that the President will shortly transmit a request for additional funding to combat ISIL terrorists in Iraq and Syria, Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement:
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Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) sent a letter today to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel calling for the immediate suspension of all transfers of terror detainees.
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October 30, 2014
Dear Secretary Hagel:
A pair of recent stories in POLITICO magazine titled "Team of Bumblers" and "General Dempsey to the Rescue" illustrate how President Obama and the White House National Security Team have mishandled the threat posed by the ISIL terrorist organization from the beginning.
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October 25, 2014
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