U.S. Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee's Quality of Life Panel, received a briefing from Department of Defense health care officials regarding issues related to accessing military health care. "The Military Health System is one of the largest health institutions – proper oversight and accountability is vi... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee's Quality of Life Panel, received a briefing from United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force child and youth program officials regarding service-specific child care services, programs, and future initiatives. "My family moved sixteen times in ... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at the "pass the gavel" ceremony for the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Chairman Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: I want to start by thanking Chairman Reed, and Ranking Members Smith and Wicker for their tremendous leadership and dedication to wo... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing regarding the Strategic Posture Commission's final report on the United States' strategic posture. The Commission's final report can be found here. Chairman Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Today we are joined by the chairs of the Strategic Posture R... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement on the Biden administration's National Spectrum Strategy. "Any studies stemming from the National Spectrum Strategy, including and especially those for the lower 3 GHz, must ensure that the mission of defending this nation from our adversaries remains paramount. The Department of Defense sh... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement ahead of a planned meeting between President Joe Biden and Xi Jinping. "President Biden needs to clearly lay out the steep consequences China will face if their aggressive behavior in the South China Sea continues. Xi needs to understand that the United States will not be intimidated, and w... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement urging the Senate to go to conference on the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). "For the first time in two years, we have the opportunity to return to regular order and hold a conference to work out the differences between the House and Senate bills. Unfortunately, for over sev... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following reports that Putin has called for cooperation between Russia and China on military space weapons. "Our adversaries are working to rapidly weaponize space. The possibility of Russia and China joining forces against us in space is only the latest example of why we must continue our ... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to Russia's withdrawal from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe and the United Sta... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following reports of problems during a Minuteman III test earlier this week. "Minuteman III was initially designed in the 1960s and deployed in the 1970s, with an expected service life of a decade. It has served our country well and we will continue to depend on it to deter nuclear war unti... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday sent a letter to President Biden demanding that he sen... Read More »
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), released the following statement in response to Russia's "de-ratification" of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). "Russia'... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following news that General Eric M. Smith, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, has been hospitalized. "We are saddened to learn that General Eric Smith has been hospitalized following a medical emergency. Our thoughts are with General Smith, h... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released a statement following an announcement by the Department of Defense on the B61 gravity bomb. "While we welcome the step of creating a variant of the B61, which will better allow the Air Force to reach hardene... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following U.S. strikes in Syria. "Last night, we were informed that the U.S. military conducted strikes against facilities used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and their proxies in Syria. These strikes come after recent attacks that inju... Read More »
