House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), released the following statement in response to Russia's "de-ratification" of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following news that General Eric M. Smith, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, has been hospitalized. "We are saddened to learn that General Eric Smith has been hospitalized following a medical emergency. Our thoughts are with… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released a statement following an announcement by the Department of Defense on the B61 gravity bomb. "While we welcome the step of creating a variant of the B61, which will better allow the Air Force to… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following U.S. strikes in Syria. "Last night, we were informed that the U.S. military conducted strikes against facilities used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and their proxies in Syria. These strikes come after recent… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, praised the election of Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, to serve as the 56th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. "The election of Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House sends a strong message to our adversaries. As a member of the House Armed Services… Read more »
U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-MS), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on the capabilities of the submarine industrial base to meet the strategic objectives of the AUKUS partnership. Rep. Kelly's remarks as prepared for delivery: Good afternoon and welcome to today's Seapower & Projection Forces… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Department of Defense's recently announced Replicator initiative. Rep. Gallagher's remarks as prepared for delivery: Good morning and welcome to today's Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement on China's growing nuclear capabilities revealed in the Department of Defense's recent report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China. "The Department of Defense's latest report makes clear that China is continuing to expand its nuclear… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee's Quality of Life Panel, received a briefing from the Department of Defense (DOD) regarding the ongoing 14th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation (QRMC). The review, set to be completed by January 31, 2025, will focus on compensation and benefits, and… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement thanking the hard work of the Bipartisan Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States. "For the first time in history, the United States must deter two near-peer nuclear adversaries at the same time. The goal of the Strategic Posture Commission was to… Read more »
