Banks Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup of Fy25 Ndaa

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U.S. Representative Jim Banks (R-IN), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, delivered the following opening statement at the full committee markup for H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement Act and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25).   Rep. Banks’ remarks as prepared for delivery:   The Military Personnel mark was…

Kelly Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup of Fy25 Ndaa

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U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-MS), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, delivered the following opening statement at the full committee markup for H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement Act and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25).   Rep. Kelly’s remarks as prepared for delivery:   I want to start by…

Lamborn Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup of Fy25 Ndaa

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U.S. Representative Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, delivered the following opening statement at the full committee markup for H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement Act and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25).   Rep. Lamborn’s remarks as prepared for delivery:   I want to thank all the…

Wittman Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup of Fy25 Ndaa

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U.S. Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, delivered the following opening statement at the full committee markup for H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement Act and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25).   Rep. Wittman’s remarks as prepared for delivery:   I want to thank…

Rogers Opening Statement at Hearing on the Department of the Navys Fy25 Budget Request

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U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Department of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) budget request. Chairman Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery:   Today we complete our FY25 budget and posture hearings with the Department of the Navy.   I want to thank…

Rogers Opening Statement at Hearing on the Department of the Navys Fy25 Budget Request

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U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Department of the Navy's Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) budget request. Chairman Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Today we complete our FY25 budget and posture hearings with the Department of the Navy. I want to thank the Ranking…

Rogers Opening Statement at Hearing on Dods Fy25 Budget Request

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U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) budget request for the Department of Defense. Chairman Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Over the last two months, we've heard from each of our Combatant Commanders that the threats we face today are more…

Rogers Opening Statement at Hearing on the Department of the Armys Fy25 Budget Request

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U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Department of the Army's Fiscal Year 2025 budget request. Chairman Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Today we continue our review of the FY25 budget requests with the U.S. Army. I thank our witnesses for being here and for…

Opening Statement of Ranking Member Kelly

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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 on the findings and recommendations of the Ft. Hood Independent Review Committee: "Thank you, Chairwoman Speier, and thank you to our panelists for coming in today and sharing their findings and…

Opening Remarks of Ranking Member Stefanik

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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 a joint hearing with House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation titled "Strengthening Biological Security: Traditional Threats and Emerging…