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May 27, 2014 Press Release
WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) made the following statement about news of the President's announcement that 9,800 U.S. troops will stay in Afghanistan in 2015 and leave in 2016:
May 22, 2014 Press Release

Washington – The Honorable Howard P. “Buck” McKeon, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, gave the following statement after final passage of the FY2015 National Defense Authorization Act. The House of Reperesentatives passed the bill by a vote of 325 - 98. 

May 20, 2014 Defense Drumbeat

Once again this year, the House Armed Services Committee will maintain a dynamic online Floor Tracker for amendments to H.R. 4435 the FY15 National Defense Authorization Act. 

Tracking the Floor Debate
The HASC Tracker will display a limited list of upcoming amendments in segments to be considered, as well as a list of considered amendments and their outcomes (similar to last year’s tracker). 

May 14, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON— The House Armed Services Committee today unanimously passed H.R. 4435, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. A summary of the bill can be found here on the committee website. The NDAA is expected to be considered by the full House in two weeks. Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, Chairman of the Committee, made the following statement upon passage of the bill:

May 8, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON—Chairmen Rogers (AL), Poe (TX) and Heck (NV) issued the following statement on the House Armed Services Committee passage of H.R. 4435 last night, which contained an amended version of their Resolution on Russia's material breach of the INF treaty:

May 5, 2014 Press Release
WASHINGTON- Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee today released his version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. This is the fifty-third consecutive defense authorization bill, which provides funding, authorities, and accountability for the Armed Forces.
May 2, 2014 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) made the following statement regarding the nomination of Committee Professional Staff Member Debra Wada as Assistant Secretary of the Army.     

May 2, 2014 Defense Drumbeat

Obama’s inaction invites challenges to the U.S.
By Chairman Buck McKeon 
The Washington Post
May 2, 2014
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In the Philippines this week, President Obama took a cheap shot at critics of his foreign policy.

May 2, 2014 Press Release

Obama’s inaction invites challenges to the U.S.
By Chairman Buck McKeon 
The Washington Post
May 2, 2014
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In the Philippines this week, President Obama took a cheap shot at critics of his foreign policy.

May 1, 2014 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) made the following statement about the testimony of Retired Brigadier General Robert Lovell before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today:                  

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