Today, the bipartisan leadership of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Adam Smith (D-WA), Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), and U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) announced their appointments, pursuant to Sec. 1... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement urging Congress to pass the Guaranteeing Ukrainian Autonomy by Reinforcing its Defense (GUARD) Act of 2022. "President Biden continues to show weakness on the international stage. After the disaster that was the Afghanistan withdrawal, Putin is now testing our commitment to partners ... Read More »
Now Is Not the Time for Biden to Weaken U.S. Nuclear Resolve By Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) January 26, 2022 National Review Russia is building a massive invasion force on Ukraine's border, China is rehearsing air strikes on Taiwan, and both Moscow and Beijing are racing to construct newer and larger nuclear arsenals. Nuclear weapons are central to their revisionist military strategies. Maintaining... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, Mike Turner, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Lisa McClain are urging Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to expedite the Congressional Notification, Foreign Military Sale, and transfer of M1A2 Abrams tanks to Poland. As Russia continues efforts to destabilize eastern Eu... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following President Biden's press conference earlier today. "Let's be clear, Mr. President: an invasion of another country is an invasion. There is no such thing as a ‘minor incursion' into another country, especially when Russia already occupies large portions of Ukraine. "For month... 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 sexual assault and sexual harassment in the National Guard. Rep. Gallagher's remarks as prepared for delivery: Before we begin, I'd like to say that I look forward to working with you, Chairwoman Speier, through this NDAA cycle. Last year wa... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement following reports that the Biden administration is debating cutting critical nuclear weapons programs approved under the last administration and again in this year's National Defense A... Read More »
United States Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and United States Senators Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement following ta... Read More »
House Armed Services Committee Lead Republican Mike Rogers (R-AL), House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Lead Republican Mike Turner (R-OH) and House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) released the following statement on introducing the Guaranteeing Ukrainian Autonomy by Reinforcing its Defense (G... Read More »
U.S. Representative Michael Waltz (R-FL), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Readiness, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Navy's maintenance of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility and the Navy's investigation into and response to the November 2021 release of fuel from Red Hill facility impacting drinking water. Rep. Waltz's remarks as prepared for delivery: I want ... Read More »
United States Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement announcing two new subcommittee Ranking Members. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) will serve as the Ranking Member of the subcommittee on Strategic Forces and Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) will serve as the Ranking Member of the subcommittee on Readiness. "I am pleased to announce that ... Read More »
U.S Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), the Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was signed into law. "I am glad to see that the FY22 NDAA has been signed into law. This piece of legislation was the culmination of months of bipartisan work to bolster our national security and support our troo... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following House passage of the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). "I am grateful for the work by my colleagues in the House and the Senate to craft a bipartisan and bicameral NDAA that bolsters our national security and supports our troops. This bill will prepare our mil... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Lead Republican Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: I rise in strong support of the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act. The bill before us is a strong bipartisan, bicameral agre... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following remarks at a House Rules Committee meeting on the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Lead Republican Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Chairman McGovern, Ranking Member Cole, members of the Committee, thank you for having me here today. And thank you and your ... Read More »
