U.S. Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA), Chairman of the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on an update on the F-35 acquisition program. Rep. Wittman's remarks as prepared for delivery: I welcome everyone to our last subcommittee hearing of the year to receive an update on the F-35 program. Given that we started the 118th Congress with o... Read More »
U.S. Representative Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Chairman of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on regional missile defense assets with a focus on assessing COCOM and Allied Demand for Capabilities as well as Patriot, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, and Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense. Rep. Lamborn's remarks as prepared for delivery: Today we meet ... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on the Conference Report for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24 NDAA). "Provid... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on using military advancements of the past to guide the Department of Defense's technological advancements in the future. Rep. Gallagher's remarks as prepared for delivery: Today, we gather not amidst the echoes of past victor... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee's Quality of Life Panel, received a briefing from Department of Defense health care officials regarding issues related to accessing military health care. "The Military Health System is one of the largest health institutions – proper oversight and accountability is vi... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee's Quality of Life Panel, received a briefing from United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force child and youth program officials regarding service-specific child care services, programs, and future initiatives. "My family moved sixteen times in ... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at the "pass the gavel" ceremony for the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Chairman Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: I want to start by thanking Chairman Reed, and Ranking Members Smith and Wicker for their tremendous leadership and dedication to wo... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing regarding the Strategic Posture Commission's final report on the United States' strategic posture. The Commission's final report can be found here. Chairman Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Today we are joined by the chairs of the Strategic Posture R... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement on the Biden administration's National Spectrum Strategy. "Any studies stemming from the National Spectrum Strategy, including and especially those for the lower 3 GHz, must ensure that the mission of defending this nation from our adversaries remains paramount. The Department of Defense sh... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement ahead of a planned meeting between President Joe Biden and Xi Jinping. "President Biden needs to clearly lay out the steep consequences China will face if their aggressive behavior in the South China Sea continues. Xi needs to understand that the United States will not be intimidated, and w... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement urging the Senate to go to conference on the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). "For the first time in two years, we have the opportunity to return to regular order and hold a conference to work out the differences between the House and Senate bills. Unfortunately, for over sev... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following reports that Putin has called for cooperation between Russia and China on military space weapons. "Our adversaries are working to rapidly weaponize space. The possibility of Russia and China joining forces against us in space is only the latest example of why we must continue our ... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to Russia's withdrawal from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe and the United Sta... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following reports of problems during a Minuteman III test earlier this week. "Minuteman III was initially designed in the 1960s and deployed in the 1970s, with an expected service life of a decade. It has served our country well and we will continue to depend on it to deter nuclear war unti... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday sent a letter to President Biden demanding that he sen... Read More »
