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Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, will host a press gaggle Monday that will be open to credentialed media. WHO: Rep. Mac Thornberry WHEN: Monday, February 1, 2016 - 11:00 AM WHERE: Rayburn 2118Attending Media should RSVP to claude.chafin@mail.house.gov Read More »

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring one (1) hearing the week of January 25-29, 2016. Tuesday, January 26, 2016 POSTPONED “Seapower and Projection Forces in the South China Sea” Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces (3:30 PM – 2118 Rayburn – Open) Witnesses: Dr. Peter A. Dutton Professor and Director, China Maritime Studie... Read More »

Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following comments after the Obama administration released 10 Guantanamo Bay detainees to Oman: "Today, the Administration announced the transfer of ten dangerous detainees from Guantanamo Bay. It did so knowing that a significant number of detainees have returned to the battlefield. Some have even become leaders ... Read More »

The House Armed Services Committee will have no public events during the week of January 18-22, 2016. Read More »

Today, Rep. Joseph Heck (R-NV), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, made the following remarks on the hearing titled "View on Commissary Reform:" "We are here today to hear from military service organizations and the grocery retail industry on the value of the commissary system to beneficiaries and the effects of any possible changes to the commissary’s busines... Read More »

Today, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks on the hearing titled “Effects of Reduced Infrastructure and Base Operating Support Investments on Air Force Readiness:” "Good morning. Thank you all for being here today for our Readiness hearing on the “Effects of Reduced Infrastructure and Base Operating Support Investments... Read More »

Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, will deliver remarks at the National Press Club. You may read his remarks alt="(NULL)". To watch the event live click here. Read More »

Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, will discuss strength and agility during his National Security speech at the National Press Club. The Chairman will outline his agenda for the year ahead and assess the State of the Union Address. Following his remarks, the Chairman will take questions. To watch live click here. Who: Chairman Thornberry What: Nation... Read More »

By: Kate Brannen - Vice News A trio of former Obama administration officials painted a grim picture of the fight against the Islamic State group, on the day of the president's State of the Union speech. "I would not be surprised if I woke up one morning and ISIS in Libya had grabbed a large portion" of territory there, similar to the Blitzkrieg-style push it made in Iraq in 2014, former acting CIA... Read More »

Tomorrow, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, will deliver remarks at the National Press Club outlining his agenda for the year ahead and assessing the State of the Union Address. Following his remarks, the Chairman will take questions.Who: Chairman Thornberry What: National Security Agenda and Comments on the State of the Union Where: National Press Club, 5... Read More »

As the President prepares for his final State of the Union, he continues to be out-of-touch with the realities of ISIS and the threat it poses to the United States and the world. Michael Morell, Former Acting Director of the Central Intelligence Agency under the Obama Administration, testified before the Committee today giving his thoughts on ISIS. What President Obama told the New York Times: "IS... Read More »

Today, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, made the following remarks on the hearing titled “National Academies Study on Peer Review and Design Competition in the NNSA National Security Laboratories:” "Welcome to our hearing on Peer Review and Design Competition in the NNSA National Security Laboratories. I welcome our witnesses, who are ... Read More »

Friday, Chairman Thornberry sat down with C-SPAN's Newsmakers to discuss national security and what he hopes to hear from President Obama during tomorrow's State of the Union. The Chairman will be laying out his National Security agenda and giving his assessment of the State of the Union on Wednesday at the National Press Club, click here for details. Read More »

Today, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks on the hearing titled "Effects of Reduced Infrastructure and Base Operating Support Investments on Readiness." For the testimony please click here. "Good morning. Thank you all for being here today for our Readiness hearing on the 'Effects of Reduced Infrastructure and Base Op... Read More »

Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, will deliver remarks at the National Press Club on January 13, 2016, outlining his agenda for the year ahead and assessing the State of the Union Address. Following his remarks, the Chairman will take questions. Who: Chairman Thornberry What: National Security Agenda and Comments on the State of the Union Where: National P... Read More »