Rogers, Mccaul, Turner, Stefanik, Introduce Bill to Sanction Russia for Aggression toward Ukraine

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House Armed Services Committee Lead Republican Mike Rogers (R-AL), House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Lead Republican Mike Turner (R-OH) and House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) introduced the Never Yielding Europe's Territory (NYET) Act. This bill will impose meaningful sanctions on the Pu...

Gallgher Opening Statement at Hearing on Military Personnel Talent Management

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U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on talent management policies and their effects on military personnel. Rep. Gallagher's remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you, Chairwoman Speier. I also want to thank our Military Personnel Chiefs for being here today. Talent Management i...

Rogers Appalled by Reports That Biden Admin will Let 9/11 Hijacker Walk Free

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U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following reports that the Biden Administration will transfer Mohammed al-Qahtani to Saudi Arabia. "On September 11th, 2001 Al-Qaeda terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people – Mohammed al-Qahtani was supposed to be one of the hijackers that day. He flew to America to participate in the ...

Rogers Statement on Counterterrorism Raid in Syria

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U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following the news that ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed in a U.S. counterterrorism raid in Syria: "I am proud of the heroic work of our Special Forces. "The raid last night also demonstrated the importance of U.S. partnerships on the ground to conduct succes...

HASC and SASC Leadership Announces Selections for Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform

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Today, the bipartisan leadership of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Adam Smith (D-WA), Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), and U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) announced their appointments, pursuant to Sec. 1...

Rogers Urges Immediate Passage of Guard Act

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U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement urging Congress to pass the Guaranteeing Ukrainian Autonomy by Reinforcing its Defense (GUARD) Act of 2022. "President Biden continues to show weakness on the international stage. After the disaster that was the Afghanistan withdrawal, Putin is now testing our commitment to partners ...

ICYMI: Gallagher: Now is Not the Time for Biden to Weaken U.S. Nuclear Resolve

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Now Is Not the Time for Biden to Weaken U.S. Nuclear Resolve By Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) January 26, 2022 National Review Russia is building a massive invasion force on Ukraine's border, China is rehearsing air strikes on Taiwan, and both Moscow and Beijing are racing to construct newer and larger nuclear arsenals. Nuclear weapons are central to their revisionist military strategies. Maintaining...

Rogers, Turner, Mcclain Urge DOD to Reinforce NATO Eastern Flank with Transfer of M1a2 Abrams Tanks to Poland

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U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, Mike Turner, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Lisa McClain are urging Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to expedite the Congressional Notification, Foreign Military Sale, and transfer of M1A2 Abrams tanks to Poland. As Russia continues efforts to destabilize eastern Eu...

Rogers Statement on Biden Ukraine Comments

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U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following President Biden's press conference earlier today. "Let's be clear, Mr. President: an invasion of another country is an invasion. There is no such thing as a ‘minor incursion' into another country, especially when Russia already occupies large portions of Ukraine. "For month...

Gallagher Opening Statement at Hearing on Sexual Assault in the National Guard

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U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on sexual assault and sexual harassment in the National Guard. Rep. Gallagher's remarks as prepared for delivery: Before we begin, I'd like to say that I look forward to working with you, Chairwoman Speier, through this NDAA cycle. Last year wa...

Rogers, Inhofe Urge Biden Administration to Continue Critical Nuclear National Defense Programs

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U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement following reports that the Biden administration is debating cutting critical nuclear weapons programs approved under the last administration and again in this year's National Defense A...

Rogers, Mccaul, Inhofe & Risch Urge Administration to Strongly Push Back on Russian Aggression & Increase Deterrence in Europe

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United States Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and United States Senators Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement following ta...

Rogers, House Republicans Introduce Legislation to Support Ukraine and Hold Russia Accountable

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House Armed Services Committee Lead Republican Mike Rogers (R-AL), House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Lead Republican Mike Turner (R-OH) and House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) released the following statement on introducing the Guaranteeing Ukrainian Autonomy by Reinforcing its Defense (G...

Waltz Opening Remarks at Hearing on Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility

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U.S. Representative Michael Waltz (R-FL), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Readiness, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Navy's maintenance of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility and the Navy's investigation into and response to the November 2021 release of fuel from Red Hill facility impacting drinking water. Rep. Waltz's remarks as prepared for delivery: I want ...

Rogers Names Lamborn, Waltz as Subcommittee Ranking Members

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United States Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement announcing two new subcommittee Ranking Members. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) will serve as the Ranking Member of the subcommittee on Strategic Forces and Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) will serve as the Ranking Member of the subcommittee on Readiness. "I am pleased to announce that ...

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