U.S. Representative Michael Waltz (R-FL), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Readiness, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on the posture and readiness of the mobility enterprise. Rep. Waltz's remarks as prepared for delivery: I want to thank our witnesses for being here today. I'd also like to associate myself with the comments of the Chairmen and Ranking Member. The health... Read More »
U.S. Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on the posture and readiness of the mobility enterprise. Rep. Wittman's remarks as prepared for delivery: I want to thank Chairman Courtney for yielding and especially thank Chairman Garamendi and Ranking Member Waltz for participating... Read More »
Opinion: Ukraine needs better air defense systems, not more excuses By Josh Rogin March 31, 2022 Washington Post More than two weeks have passed since Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to NATO ally Slovakia, where he discussed transferring that country's most advanced air defense system to Ukraine. But as Russian missiles continue to rain down on Ukrainian hospitals, schools and apartment bu... Read More »
U.S. Representative Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on ongoing efforts to modernize conventional ammunition production across the industrial base. Rep. Hartzler's remarks as prepared for delivery: Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank you for your continued partnership in keeping this crit... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on patient safety and the quality of care in the military health system. Rep. Gallagher's remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you, Chairwoman Speier. I also want to thank our two panels of witnesses for being with us today. A special thank ... Read More »
America's Declining Military By The Editorial Board March 29, 2022 Wall Street Journal Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has alerted most Americans that the world is becoming a far more dangerous place. Count it as a befuddling failure, then, that the military budget President Biden unveiled Monday doesn't meet the moment. It treads water amid inflation and invites autocrats to exploit a wideni... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on national security challenges and U.S. military activity in Europe. Lead Republican Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you Mr. Chairman. I too want to welcome our witnesses and express my appreciation for their service. We're a month i... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL) and U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), ranking members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, today announced that they have requested information on the effects of inflation on the Department of Defense budget from Pentagon leadership and the military services. "For the second year in a row, President Biden has submitted to Congress an inadequate de... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committees, released a statement following the unveiling of President Biden's FY23 budget request: "Today, our nation faces grave and unprecedented threats from two near-peer adversaries. In Europe, Putin's bloody campaign in Ukraine risks spilling over into NATO countries and his threats of nuclear warfare only gr... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL) and U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), ranking members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on reports of President Joe Biden's forthcoming nuclear policy:"If reports are accurate, President Biden's decision to cut key U.S. nuclear modernization programs is yet another example of this administration's inability... Read More »
Forty Republican members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee are urging President Biden to include a 5 percent increase above inflation for the defense spending in his fiscal year 2023 budget request. In the letter, the members, led by U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL) and U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), ranking members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee, encouraged... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Adam Smith (D-WA), Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley expressing concerns about the need for a Department of Defense strategy to meet short range air defense (SHORAD) replenishment requirements for stocks of Sti... Read More »
U.S. Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA) delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on national security challenges and U.S. military activities in the Greater Middle East and Africa. Rep. Wittman's remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you Mr. Chairman. I too want to welcome our witnesses and express my appreciation for their service. General Townsend, as we discussed last week, the t... Read More »
United States Representative Trent Kelly (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on defense intelligence priorities and reforms to better support the warfighter and policymakers. Rep. Kelly's Remarks as prepared for delivery: Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opening remarks and your leadership in organ... Read More »
The bipartisan leadership of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, Representatives Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) and Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today announced their appointments to the National Securi... Read More »
