Today, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, made the following opening statement on the hearing, "Game Changers - Undersea Warfare." "As the members of this Subcommittee and our witnesses are well aware, America’s ability to project power overseas is currently being challenged by the rapid growth of other nations’ military forces and the fieldin... Read More »
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (2) hearings the week of November 2-6, 2015. Tuesday November 3, 2015 "Aircraft Carrier – Presence and Surge Limitations. Expanding Power Projection Options” Subcommittees on Seapower and Projection Forces and Readiness (2:00 PM - 2118 RHOB - Open) Washington, D.C. Witnesses: The Honorable Sean ... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the Bipartisan Budget Agreement: "Our military has been the target of repeated funding cuts, and it has been used by the President as a political bargaining chip. Our Armed Forces deserve to have some stability in their funding as they defend the nation in an increasingly dangerous world. Th... Read More »
THE HILL: Obama's veto threatens National Guard and Reserve readiness By Jeffrey E. Phillips President Obama's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes funds for the Department of Defense, does more than create wide-scale uncertainty within the Department of Defense. It also shortchanges the men and women serving in the National Guard and Reserve. Guard and Reserve f... Read More »
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (3) hearings the week of October 26-30, 2015. Tuesday, October 27, 2015 "Shortening the Defense Acquisition Cycle” Full Committee (10:00 AM - 2118 RHOB - Open) Washington, D.C. Witnesses: Dr. David S.C. Chu President Institute for Defense Analyses Andrew Hunter Director, Defense-Industrial Initi... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Chairmen of the Armed Services Committees, responded to the President's anticipated veto of the defense bill and the impact that has on troops and their families. The Chairmen were joined by Congressional Veterans; Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Rep. Joe Heck ... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Chairmen of the Armed Services Committees, made the following joint statement on the President's scheduled veto of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016: "President Obama’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act is not only unprecedented, but it is reckless, cynical and downright dangerous. Never before ha... Read More »
USA Today - Gregory Korte President Obama will issue a rare veto of a defense policy bill Thursday in a showdown with Congress over broader spending levels, the White House said. The veto of the National Defense Authorization Act is an extraordinary use of one of the president's most powerful executive tools. While the White House had problems with some of the bill's provisions, Obama's main objec... Read More »
Ahead of the President’s scheduled Veto of the National Defense Authorization Act, please be aware of the following resources: HASC Conference Summary Washington Post Editorial Against The Veto Wall St. Journal Editorial Against The Veto Associated Press On Troop Benefits In The Bill Fact Sheet On Veto History Read More »
Wall Street Journal - Opinion By JOHN MCCAIN And MAC THORNBERRY President Obama is playing politics with national defense, and in the process he is taking down the military’s welfare. In an act of partisan gamesmanship, the president on Thursday vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act, a bill that a bipartisan majority of Congress passed and that delivers the resources needed by troops to de... Read More »
As the President addressed reporters ahead of his unprecedented Oval Office veto of the National Defense Authorization Act, he laid out a number of reasons for his veto. While people are entitled to their own opinion, they are not entitled to their own facts. Below, we set the record straight about this unprecedented and dangerous veto: PRESIDENT OBAMA: The NDAA "keeps in place the sequester that ... Read More »
Today, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, made the following remarks on the hearing titled "Countering Adversarial Propaganda: Charting an Effective Course in the Contested Information Environment:" "This hearing will focus on the challenges faced by the Department of Defense and the federal government when dealing with t... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Senator John McCain (R-AZ) will join Congressional Veterans of the War on Terror to discuss the National Defense Authorization Act and the President’s scheduled veto, today at 3 PM ET. WHO: Thornberry and McCain with Iraq and Afghanistan Vets WHEN: 3:00 PM TODAY WHERE: House Armed Services Committee Hearing Room, 2118 Rayburn2118 Rayburn will be open for media preset... Read More »
Today, Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, made the following remarks on the hearing titled "Update on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program:" "The subcommittee meets today in open session to receive testimony on the current status of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. I’d like to welcome our witnesses: • Lieutena... Read More »
Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) Daily Press Last week, Congress fulfilled its constitutional duties by passing the annual defense policy legislation, the National Defense Authorization Act, for fiscal year 2016. The bill simply awaits President Barack Obama's signature to become law and assure our men and women in uniform that they will have the tools and resources they need. Despite strong bipartisan sup... Read More »
