U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, along with Don Bacon (R-NE) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Quality of Life Panel, sent a letter calling on President Biden to support improving the quality of life for service members and military families in his Fiscal Year 2025 Depart... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing on Department of Defense programs and initiatives to accelerate innovative technologies, solutions, and capabilities from the research and development enterprise to the warfighter. Chairman Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Today we con... Read More »
United States Representative Michael Waltz (R-FL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on the state of aging and under resourced infrastructure and housing across the Department of Defense. Rep. Waltz's remarks as prepared for delivery: Welcome everyone to our first Readiness Subcommittee hearing of 2024. We are fortunate to have a new ... Read More »
U.S. Representative Don Bacon (R-NE), Chairman of the Quality of Life Panel, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing where Quality of Life Panel members received testimony from other members of Congress on their perspective regarding military quality of life issues. Rep. Bacon's remarks as prepared for delivery: I want to thank our colleagues for providing testimony. I look forward to... Read More »
U.S. Representative Don Bacon (R-NE), Chairman of the Quality of Life Panel, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing where Senior Enlisted Leaders shared their perspective on quality of life issues facing servicemembers. Rep. Bacon's remarks as prepared for delivery: I want to welcome everyone to this hearing of the Quality of Life Panel. Today's hearing is a "Quality of Life Review –... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following news that three U.S. servicemembers were killed and 25 injured in an attack at a base in northeast Jordan. "Three American servicemembers made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our nation and our freedoms. I am praying for their families and for all the servicemembers injured i... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement slamming President Biden's doctrine of appeasement. "President Biden's fear of escalation has morphed into a doctrine of appeasement. The weakness shown by this administration emboldens our enemies. Attacks on our servicemembers, allies, and interests will continue until this president show... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement on news that the Sentinel program has experienced cost and schedule overruns. "Sentinel is absolutely necessary for the future of our nuclear deterrent. I'm committed to conducting vigorous oversight of the program and ensuring the Air Force follows through on making the necessary changes t... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, requesting that he testify before the House Armed Services Committee on his failure to disclose his hospitalization. In the letter, Chairman Rogers wrote, "When you and I last spoke, you promised full transparency into questions regarding the secrecy of... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Adam Smith (D-WA), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, Trent Kelly (R-MS), Chairman of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, and Joe Courtney (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, sent a letter to President Biden expressing their support for the... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following U.S. led strikes against Iran-backed Houthi controlled areas of Yemen. "Since November, the Biden administration has done little other than issue press statements as Iran-backed Houthis launched over two dozen attacks against vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, including an a... Read More »
Republican members of the House Armed Services Committee sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III demanding an immediate response to the formal inquiry launched by Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) on Secretary Austin's disappearance and failure to ensure a "smooth transition from your day-to-day management and leadership of the Department by failing to initiate an obvious and immediate... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has launched a formal inquiry into Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin's III failure to disclose his hospitalization and incapacitation. In letters addressed to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, and Secretary Austin's Chief of Staff Kelly Magsamen, Chairman R... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement regarding the notification of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's recent hospitalization. "While we wish Sec. Austin a speedy recovery, we are concerned with how the disclosure of the Secretary's condition was handled. Several quest... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement expressing his concern that President Biden's weakness has led to continued aggression by Iranian proxies in the Middle East. "Since October 17, U.S. forces in the Middle East have been attacked over 100 times and commercial sea lanes have been continually disrupted by Iranian-backed groups... Read More »
