Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following remarks at the Committee's hearing titled "The Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for the Department of Army and the Department of the Air Force.""Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and let me join in welcoming and thanking our witnesses for being here and for their service. "I wo... 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, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "Mismanaged Military Family Housing Programs: What is the Recovery Plan?" "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for calling this important hearing. "To begin, I want to commend the courage and persistence... 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, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "Department of Navy Modernization Programs and the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request." "Thank you Mr. Chairman and welcome to our witnesses. "I would like to thank you for being here toda... 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, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "Reviewing Department of Defense Strategy, Policy, and Programs for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction for Fiscal Year 2020." "Thank you, Jim. And thank you to th... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement following an address by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to a joint session of Congress on the seventieth anniversary of the founding of NATO. Thornberry said: "The Secretary General delivered to Congress a powerful affirmation of the value of the NATO alliance and of the importanc... 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 hearing titled "Role of the Commander in Sexual Assault Prosecutions.""Thank you, Chairwoman Speier and I want to welcome our witnesses. I especially want to thank the survivors of sexual assault for their bravery... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the Committee's hearing, titled, "National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activities in the Indo-Pacific":‘Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and let me add my welcome to our witnesses. We appreciate you all being here today. "I think, in a lot of ways, some of the most important statemen... 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, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "FY20 Priorities for Department of Defense Nuclear Activities.""Thank you Mr. Chairman. I would also like to extend a warm welcome to General Hyten, Mr. Trachtenberg, Vice Admiral Wolfe, and Lieutenan... 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, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request for Department of Defense Science and Technology Programs:Maintaining a Robust Ecosystem for Our Technological Edge" "Thank you, Jim.... 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 hearing titled "Reserve Component Duty Status Reform.""Thank you, Chairwoman Speier."I want to thank our witnesses for being here today and for your continued service to the Nation."Congress has worked closely wit... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the follwing remarks at a hearing of the full committee, titled "Fiscal 2020 Defense Authorization:""Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Secretary Shanahan, welcome to the House Armed Services Committee. You have met with the committee in other places and in other capacities, but this is the first time you have testified i... 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, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request for Seapower and Projection Forces." "I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I want to thank Secretary Geurts, Vice Admiral Merz ... Read More »
Yesterday the Missile Defense Agency conducted the most complex test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense System ever attempted. Preliminary results indicate that the test met all primary objectives successfully. The test involved two ground-based interceptors, launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, and one ICBM-class target. You can watch video of the test here. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Ran... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the liberation of ISIS-controlled territory in Iraq and Syria:"We have reached a significant milestone in the fight against terrorists. The premature withdrawal of the United States from Iraq in 2011 led, in part, to the rise of ISIS and its control of large territories. The suffering ... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the Committee's hearing titled "National Security Challenges and US Militiary Activites in Europe.""Thank you, Mr. Chairman and I join you in welcoming our witnesses. General Scaparrotti I understand this may, unfortunately, be one of the last times that you testify before us. If so, I... Read More »
