Thornberry on Senate Passage of FY16 NDAA

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WASHINGTON - Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the Senate's passage of the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act:

Opening Remarks of Chairman Forbes

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WASHINGTON - Today, Chairman Randy Forbes (R-VA), of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower & Projection Forces, made the following statement about the Subcommittee's hearing titled "Capacity of the U.S. Navy to Project Power with Large Surface Combatants:"

Opening Remarks of Chairman Heck

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WASHINGTON - Today, Chairman Joe Heck (R-NV), of the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Military Personnel, made the following statement on the Subcommittee's hearing titled, "Department of Defense Views on Recommendations from the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission on Military Health Care Reform."

READOUT: Wilson & Langevin Host Briefing on DoD's Transfer of Live Anthrax

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WASHINGTON- Today, Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Jim Langevin (D-RI), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, hosted a roundtable with members of the House Armed Services Committee. The session was an opportunity to receive an update on the inadvertent transfer of live anthrax samples by the Department of Defense. Following the briefing, the Congressmen said:

HASC Hearing Schedule: June 15-19

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WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (3) hearings the week of June 15-19, 2015.