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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:
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:
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.
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.
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:
Amendment Summary:
"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"