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 Military Activities in the Greater Middle East and Africa":"Thank you Mr. Chairman. I too want to welcome our witnesses and express my appreciation and respect for General Votel and General Waldhauser. My understandin... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following remarks on the Committee's hearing," Outside Perspectives On Nuclear Detettence Policy and Posture":"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, I too want to welcome our witnesses here. I completely agree with your statement that this is a very important topic and I believe it is useful to have some different perspe... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following remarks on the Committees hearing titled "Evaluation of the Department's Counterterrorism Approach":"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and let me join in thanking our witnesses for being here today. It seems to me it is absolutely appropriate for us to take a global look at terrorism today. It was true with... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following opening remarks on the Committee's hearing titled "Department of Defense's Support to the Southern Border":"Let me join in welcoming our witnesses. Thank you all for being here today. In my view, it is perfectly appropriate for our committee to examine the mission and the activities of our military... 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 joint hearing titled "Department of the Air Force Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request for Seapower and Projection Forces." "I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I want to thank Dr. Roper and Lieutenant ... 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 U.S. Cyber Command." "Thank you Chairman Langevin, and thank you for holding this important hearing. "Welcome to our witnesses. S... 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 "Ensuring Resiliency of Military Installations and Operations in Response to Climate Changes.""Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I applaud the ongoing efforts of the Department of Defense to make installations more ... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee- together with all other Republican members of the Committee- officially delivered their "views and estimates" of the President's FY20 DOD budget request to the House Budget Committee. In part, the Members said: "The primary job of the federal government is to provide for the common defense; yet today, only 15 ... 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 "Outside Perspectives on Military Personnel Policy.""Thank you, Chairwoman Speier."I wish to welcome our witnesses to today's hearing. "There can be no doubt that the United States military is the b... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the President's FY20 budget request for the Department of Defense. The White House is expected to request $750 billion in DOD funding, $34 billion over FY19 funding levels. After accounting for inflation, the budget request represents only a 2.7% increase in real growth from FY19. Thor... 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 joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Readiness titled "U.S. Transportation Command and Maritime Administration: State of the Mobility Enterprise." "I thank the gentleman for yielding and want to than... 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 joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, titled "U.S. Transportation Command and Maritime Administration: State of the Mobility Enterprise." "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for callin... Read More »
Nuclear Modernization Is Affordable And Critical "It's not an enormous part of our budget, but it is a critical part of our budget."Ash Carter, President Obama's Secretary of Defense, March 2016"[I]t is Essential to Recapitalize the Nuclear Triad" "I stated when I was Secretary of Defense and continue to maintain that it is essential to recapitalize the nuclear Triad, because it is the bedrock of ... Read More »
On Wednesday, the House Armed Services Committee will convene a hearing on Nuclear Deterrence Policy. Topics will range from the cost of maintaining and upgrading our nuclear arsenal, withdrawal from the INF Treaty, and a proposed No First Use Policy. Each of these controversial issues has been surrounded by myths and half-truths. Before the hearing begins, we should get to The Ground Truth:The IN... 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 "Transgender Service in the Military Policy." "Thank you, Chairwoman Speier. "I wish to welcome both of our panels to today's hearing. "The House Armed Services Committee has tirelessly focused over... Read More »
