U.S. Representative Jim Banks (R-IN), Chairman of the Military Personnel Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on COVID-19's impact on the Department of Defense and its servicemembers. Rep. Banks' remarks as prepared for delivery: The hearing will now come to order. I want to welcome everyone to our first hearing of the Military Personnel subcommittee of the 118TH Cong... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on oversight of U.S. military support to Ukraine. Chairman Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Last Friday, we observed the one-year anniversary of Putin's illegal and brutal invasion of Ukraine. The American people have responded with extraordinary sup... Read More »
U.S. Representative Michael Waltz (R-FL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the military construction program and infrastructure, environment and energy programs, and facility sustainment, restoration and modernization accounts. Rep. Waltz's remarks as prepared for delivery: I'd like to welcome the Members of the Readiness Subcommitt... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Mike Turner (R-OH), Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released a statement ahead of the one year anniversary of Russia's renewed invasion of Ukraine. "Putin's unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine h... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following Vladimir Putin's decision to suspend Russia's participation in New START. "Vladimir Putin's decision to suspend participation in the New START Treaty should come as no surprise; over the last 10 years, he has systematically dismantled nuclear arms treaties with the United States a... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following a recent ICBM test by North Korea. "The recent North Korean ICBM test is a stark reminder that Kim Jong Un is an unstable dictator with a growing nuclear arsenal capable of ranging the U.S. homeland. Protecting the U.S. homeland must be paramount as we develop our 2024 budget, and... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today sent a letter to President Biden pres... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on changes to Department of Defense policies regarding abortion. "Today, the Biden administration chose to make the Department of Defense an abortion travel agency over a lethal fighting force. As I have repeatedly told the political leaders of this administration, taking this a... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, led a Congressional Delegation (CODEL) to Romania and Poland to conduct oversight of the U.S. aid being sent to Ukraine. U.S. Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Lisa McClain (R-MI), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Mark Alford (R-MO), and Chairman Rogers released the f... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Rep. James Comer (R-KY), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, pressed Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin for answers on the release of Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF) to a private research firm. In the letter, the Chairmen wrote, "It is essential that the men and women of... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Jim Banks (R-IN), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, sent a letter to Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense, pressing the Department of Defense to provide answers to Congress on the effects of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate on servicemembers. In the letter, the members expressed their displeasu... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the changing character of warfare and how the Department of Defense is preparing for the future. Rep. Gallagher's opening remarks as prepared for delivery: The subcommittee will come to order. Welcome to the first hearin... Read More »
U.S. Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the role of special operations forces (SOF) in great power competition. Rep. Bergman's remarks as prepared for delivery: Good afternoon. I call to order this hearing of the Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee on "The Role... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after a bipartisan briefing with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. "NATO is the most successful alliance of modern times. The alliance stood together to defeat communism and win the Cold War, and our NATO allies stood with us after the September 11th terrorist attacks. To... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the United States defense industrial base. Chairman Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Yesterday, we held our first hearing on the threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party. We reviewed the threats and the actions our military should take now to ... Read More »
