U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on national security challenges and U.S. military activity in Europe. Lead Republican Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you Mr. Chairman. I too want to welcome our witnesses and express my appreciation for their service.… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL) and U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), ranking members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, today announced that they have requested information on the effects of inflation on the Department of Defense budget from Pentagon leadership and the military services.
"For the second year in a row, President Biden has submitted to Congress an… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committees, released a statement following the unveiling of President Biden's FY23 budget request: "Today, our nation faces grave and unprecedented threats from two near-peer adversaries. In Europe, Putin's bloody campaign in Ukraine risks spilling over into NATO countries and his threats of nuclear… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL) and U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), ranking members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on reports of President Joe Biden's forthcoming nuclear policy:"If reports are accurate, President Biden's decision to cut key U.S. nuclear modernization programs is yet another example of this administration's… Read more »
Forty Republican members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee are urging President Biden to include a 5 percent increase above inflation for the defense spending in his fiscal year 2023 budget request. In the letter, the members, led by U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL) and U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), ranking members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee,… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Adam Smith (D-WA), Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley expressing concerns about the need for a Department of Defense strategy to meet short range air defense (SHORAD) replenishment requirements for… Read more »
U.S. Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA) delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on national security challenges and U.S. military activities in the Greater Middle East and Africa. Rep. Wittman's remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you Mr. Chairman. I too want to welcome our witnesses and express my appreciation for their service. General Townsend, as we… Read more »
United States Representative Trent Kelly (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on defense intelligence priorities and reforms to better support the warfighter and policymakers. Rep. Kelly's Remarks as prepared for delivery: Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opening remarks and your… Read more »
The bipartisan leadership of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, Representatives Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) and Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today announced their appointments to the… Read more »
Today, the bipartisan leadership of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Adam Smith (D-WA), Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), and U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), announced their appointments,… Read more »
