Washington, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the U.S. military posture and security challenges in Europe. Chairman Rogers' Statement As Prepared For Delivery: Today, we continue our posture hearings with EUCOM. We meet at a critical moment. Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine continues. The U.S. military is a... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-MS), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, delivered the following opening remarks at a joint subcommittee hearing on the posture of U.S. Transportation Command and the Maritime Administration in Fiscal Year 2027. Rep Kelly's Statement As Prepared for Delivery: Before we start, I’d like to take a moment and remember al... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the U.S. Special Operations Forces and Command challenges and resource priorities in Fiscal Year 2027. Rep Jackson’s Statement As Prepared for Delivery: Today, we will hear from our witnesses on “U.S. Special Opera... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness, submitted the following opening remarks for the record at a joint hearing on the posture of U.S. Transportation Command and the Maritime Administration in Fiscal Year 2027. Rep Bergman's Statement Submitted for the Record: I would like to welcome General Randall Reed, Commander of U.S. Transporta... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the U.S. military posture and security challenges in the Western Hemisphere. Chairman Rogers' Statement As Prepared For Delivery: Today, we begin our fiscal year 2027 posture hearings with U.S. Northern and Southern Commands. During the last administration, failed ... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, submitted the following opening remarks for the record at a hearing on the U.S. Strategic Forces posture in Fiscal Year 2027. Rep DesJarlais’ Statement Submitted for the Record: Good afternoon, and welcome to the Strategic Forces subcommittee’s first hearing of the 2027 fiscal year pos... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), delivered the following opening remarks at ahearing on U.S. defense policy and posture. Chairman Rogers' Statement As Prepared For Delivery: Today we are meeting to review and examine the National Defense Strategy. The NDS sets the policy direction for the Department’s force planning, resource allocation, and strategic... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the efforts to revitalize the Defense Industrial Base. Chairman Rogers' Statement As Prepared For Delivery: I want to start by recognizing the tremendous dedication, professionalism, and sacrifice of our servicemembers engaged in Operation Epic Fury and those stati... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on a programmatic update on military construction (MILCON), environmental programs, energy programs, base operations support (BOS), and facility sustainment. Rep. Bergman's Statement As Prepared For Delivery: Readiness does not begin on the bat... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) released the following statement regarding U.S. strikes in Iran: "I commend President Trump for taking decisive action to confront the serious threat posed by the Iranian terrorist regime. President Trump made clear that he preferred diplomacy and a peaceful resolution, but Iran refused to change its course. "For nearly ... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Tactical Air & Land Forces, delivered the following remarks at a joint Tactical Air & Land Forces and Readiness subcommittee hearing on Army efforts to modernize and increase the capacity of the organic industrial base. Stream the hearing live here. Chairman Wittman's Full Opening Remarks as Prepared for Del... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness, delivered the following remarks at a joint Readiness and Tactical Air & Land Forces subcommittee hearing on the Army's efforts to modernize and increase the capacity of the organic industrial base. Stream the hearing live here. Chairman Bergman's Full Opening Remarks as Prepared for Delivery: The... Read More »
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) released the following statement on President Trump’s State of the Union address: As President Trump made clear tonight, America is safer because of the work he has done to strengthen our national defense and modernize our military. As the threats from our adversaries continue to evolve and intensify, it’s never been more important to fulf... Read More »
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) spoke on the House Floor in opposition to S.2503, the ROTOR Act. The ROTOR Act is flawed legislation intended to address the tragic 2025 midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a UH-60 Army Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The legislation creates significant national security conc... Read More »
The comprehensive legislative response to the various aviation safety issues raised by the tragic 2025 midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a UH-60 Army Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) was released today by the bipartisan leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the House Armed Services Committee. The Airspa... Read More »
