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Sep 29, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON DC-- Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on military action carried out against ISIL terrorists in Syria:

Sep 29, 2014 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) made the following statement about the Bilateral Security Agreement with the Afghan Government:

Sep 26, 2014 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) and Vice Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) have written to National Security Advisor Susan Rice asking for clarification on the administration's position on authority necessary to defeat the ISIL terrorist organization in Iraq and Syria.

Sep 23, 2014 Press Release
Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) made the following statement about the new White House landmine announcement:                                    
Sep 18, 2014 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) made the following statement after House passage of his Syria Train and Equip amendment. The amendment was made to the Continuing Resolution, which also passed the House.

Sep 17, 2014 Defense Drumbeat

Washington - Ambassadors Ryan C. Crocker and Robert S. Ford as well as Generals Jack M. Keane and David H. Petraeus, have written a letter of support for the McKeon Amendment on Syria Train and Equip Mission to HASC Leaders. 

In the letter to Chairman Buck McKeon and Ranking Member Adam Smith, the authors express strong support for the Syria Train and Equip Mission as well as the urgent need for Congress to authorize this effort.

Full text below: 

Sep 15, 2014 Press Release
Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) has released the text of his Syria Train and Equip amendment as well as the summary below. Chairman McKeon plans to offer this amendment to the Continuing Resolution. 

Amendment Summary:
Sep 15, 2014 Defense Drumbeat

"If a lawmaker or a candidate or any American wants to understand the problems with President Obama’s approach to the Islamic State, he or she should look no further than the remarks delivered by Rep. Buck McKeon at the American Enterprise Institute"

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