Ahead of Congress's vote on critical funding for our military, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) sat down with Fox News' Jennifer Griffin to discuss how important it is to rebuild and adequately resource our military and readiness crisis we currently find ourselves in today. Watch the interview here(link is external) and read some highlights form Fox's coverage below:Fox News(link is external) | By J... Read More »
Chairman Thornberry (R-TX) announced that despite inclement weather and OPM's status, the Full Committee will proceed with the 10 AM scheduled hearings for today, March 21. The 2 PMTactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee hearing and 3:30 PM Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing have been postponed to a date/time TBD. The Full Committee hearing can be watched live on the Committee's website, li... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Full Committee's hearing entitled, "State and Non-State Actor Influence Operations: Recommendations for U.S. National Security." For testimony and other information and to watch the hearing click here. "Whether the term used is 'political warfare... Read More »
Chairman Thornberry (R-TX) announced that despite inclement weather and OPM's status, the Committee will proceed with two of the three scheduled hearings for today, March 21. The 2 PMTactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee hearing has been postponed to a date/time TBD. The Full Committee and Military Personnel Subcommittee hearings can be watched live on the Committee's website, links provided f... Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21), Member of the House Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, introduced the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence Act of 2018. This new legislation would create an independent National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is the ability for computers and machines ... Read More »
Today, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), Chairman 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 "Submarine Industrial Base: Options for Construction." For testimony and to watch the hearing click here. "Today, we meet to discuss undersea warfare and options to ease the impending ov... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Full Committee's hearing entitled, "Assessing the Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request and Acquisition Reform Progress." For testimony and other information and to watch the hearing click here. "Today the Committee will hear testimony from the three S... Read More »
Last week, Fox News highlighted the severe shortfalls facing U.S. Military aviation. The NDAA and the Bipartisan Budget Agreement both fund the military at levels that begin to fix these issues. Chairman Thornberry (R-TX), joined Fox last week to emphasize the importance of passing the Omnibus to fund these critical needs. Read some quotes from the piece below and watch the entire segment here: FO... Read More »
Today, Chairman Thornberry (R-TX), of the House Armed Services Committee, joined Fox News to talk about the recent Russia sanctions and the importance of funding the military fully. See some of the Chairman's comments below and watch the whole interview here and below: What U.S. military funding means to Russia: "I'd say that an even stronger message, beyond the sanctions and other things, is what... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request for National Security Space Programs." For testimony and to watch the hearing click here. "Good afternoon, welcome to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces hearing on the Fis... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), Chairman 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 "Air Force Airborne ISR Program in the Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request." For testimony and to watch the hearing click here. "The subcommittee meets today to receive testimony on airborne intelli... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Full Committee's hearing entitled, "Security Challenges in Europe and Posture for Inter-state Competition with Russia." For testimony and other information and to watch the hearing click here. "The Committee welcomes General Scaparrotti back toda... Read More »
Today, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Chairwoman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "A Review and Assessment of the Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request for the Department of Defense Science and Technology Programs." For testimony and to watch the hearing click here. "Welc... Read More »
Today, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), Chairman 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 "Air Force Projection Forces Aviation Programs and Capabilities for the 2019 Budget Request." For testimony and to watch the hearing click here. "Today the subcommittee convenes to recei... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Full Committee's hearing entitled, "Space Warfighting Readiness: Policies, Authorities, and Capabilities." For testimony and other information and to watch the hearing click here. "Last month when Secretary Mattis testified on the new National De... Read More »
