Today, Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing on sexual harassment in the Department of Defense and at Ft. Hood:"Thank you, Chairwoman Speier and thank you for holding this hearing on such an important topic. Thank you to our panelists today for comin... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement after the House passed the FY21 NDAA by a vote of 295-125:"For sixty years Congress has laid partisan politics aside and come together to provide America's men and women in uniform, and their families, the resources they need to keep the country safe. I am proud to say that after days of ... Read More »
Today, House Progressives will offer an amendment to cut $73 billion in an attempt to defund America's military. The amendment exempts military personnel accounts, the Defense Health Program, and civilian personnel accounts, forcing a 16% cut across-the-board in all other accounts. The amendment would cause a reduction twice size of sequestration. It also violates the bipartisan budget agreement o... Read More »
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Ranking Member Mac Thornberry (R-TX), today issued the following statement on the U.K.'s decision to ban Huawei from its 5G network: "The United Kingdom's decision to ban the procurement and deployment of additional Huawei equipment in their 5G telecommunications infrastructure, and the commitment to eliminate Huawei from their net... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement after the Committee passed the FY21 NDAA by a vote of 56-0:"Providing for the common defense is Congress's first job. For sixty years members of both parties, putting our troops first and politics second, have come together to pass the NDAA and give our troop the resources, equipment, tra... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, and House Republican Conference Chair and HASC Member Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) made the following statement on today's Afghanistan briefing at the White House:"After today's briefing with senior White House officials, we remain concerned about Russian activity in Afghanistan, including reports that they have targeted U... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the draft of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 released by Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA). "For sixty years, under Republican and Democrat majorities, and working with Presidents of both parties, Congress has met its Constitutional obligation to protect the countr... Read More »
Today, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, during the Subcommittee's consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021:"I appreciate the Chairman yielding. In my estimation, this is a great mark that seeks to accelerate investments and cri... Read More »
Today, Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO), ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, ahead of the Subcommittee's markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021:"Thank you, Chairman Garamendi. Ladies and Gentlemen, this morning we begin the process to markup H.R. 6395, the National Defense Authorization A... Read More »
Today, Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021:"I thank the Chairwoman and my fellow subcommittee members for their dedication and hard work that went into this mark, especially amid ... Read More »
Today, Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air And Land Forces, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, ahead of the Subcommittee's markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021:"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. "I want to thank you for your leadership and cooperation in building this mark in a very open and ... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee and Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS) ranking member of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel today applauded the inclusion of much of their Military Family Readiness Act in the Military Personnel Subcommittee's portion of the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act. Thornberry and Kelly introduced their bill in April, focusing... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Subcommittee's markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021:"Thank you very much, Chairman Cooper. First, I want to commend you and your staff for the bipartisan approach you took in developing this mark. ... Read More »
Today, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, before the Subcommittee's markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021: "Thank you, Chairman Langevin."I want to start by thanking the Chairman for his leadership, and all of t... Read More »
Ranking Member Mac Thornberry (R-TX), made the following statement on the Navy's investigation into the COVID-19 outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt:"The Navy was right to conduct a thorough investigation into the spread of COVID-19 on the USS Theodore Roosevelt and the actions Navy leaders took to keep Sailors safe. It is clear that there are lessons to be learned and improvements that mus... Read More »
