Today, Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO), ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, ahead of a hearing titled, "Land Based Ranges: Building Military Readiness While Protecting Natural and Cultural Resources:""Thank you, Chairman Garamendi. As our military capabilities have evolved, the adequacy of our testing and… Read more »
Today, Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled, "Alarming Incidents of White Supremacy in the Military—How to Stop It? " "Thank you, Chairwoman Speier. "I wish to welcome both of our panels to today's hearing. "I think… Read more »
Today, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, before the Subcommittee's hearing titled, "Reviewing Department of Defense Strategy, Policy, and Programs for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction for Fiscal Year 2021." "Thank you, Jim. And… Read more »
Today, Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO), ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, ahead of a joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces titled, "Update on Navy and Marine Corps Readiness in the Pacific in the Aftermath of Recent Mishaps:""Thank you, Chairman Courtney. I would like to… Read more »
Today, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, during a joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Readiness titled, "Update on Navy and Marine Corps Readiness in the Pacific in the Aftermath of Recent Mishaps:" "I want to thank Chairman Courtney for… Read more »
Today, Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled, "Exceptional Family Member Program: Are the Military Services Really Taking Care of Family Members?" "Thank you, Chairwoman Speier."I wish to welcome both of our panels to… Read more »
OPENING REMARKS OF CO-CHAIRMAN BANKSRep. Jim Banks (R-IN), co-chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's Future of Defense Task Force, made the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a Task Force hearing titled, "Supercharging the Innovation Base:""Thank you, Seth. And thank you to the witnesses for being here this morning."The Task Force has just crossed the halfway… Read more »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee made the following remarks at a hearing of the full committee entitled "Security Update on the Korean Peninsula":"Thank You Mr. Chairman, and thank you for holding this hearing."I think it's one of the defining characteristics of our time that we face so many diverse national security threats and challenges… Read more »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement at a hearing of the full committee titled, "DOD's Role in Competing with China.""Thank You Mr. Chairman. I agree with you that this is an excellent panel, and I appreciate all our witnesses being here today. I have learned from them and from the organizations with which they're… Read more »
Today, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, before the Subcommittee's hearing titled, "Climate Change in the Era of Strategic Competition." "Thank you, Jim for holding this important hearing today to discuss the critical role the… Read more »
