Press Releases

House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-Texas) released the following statement on the recent weapons testing developments in North Korea:"North Korea's decision to resume military provocations through weapons testing is unsurprising, but still disappointing. The Kim regime's return to… Read more »

WATCH HEARING HERERep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a committee hearing on "Extremism in the Armed Forces."Remarks as prepared for delivery:I also want to root out of the military those who actively participate in vile and violent hate groups. We cannot ask people to fight and die together under… Read more »

WATCH HEARING HERERep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) – House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness ranking member – delivered the following opening statement at a subcommittee hearing on "Learning From and Preventing Future Training Mishaps." Remarks as prepared for delivery:We owe it to our service men and women to eliminate preventable accidents, period. Readiness is not just… Read more »

House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Ranking Member Michael Turner (R-Ohio) and HASC Ranking Member Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) led HASC Republicans in a letter to President Joe Biden urging the Administration to support modernization of the U.S. nuclear deterrent and homeland missile defense in the FY22 budget.Specifically, they request the Administration… Read more »

WATCH HEARING HERERep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) – House Armed Services Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems Subcommittee ranking member – delivered the following opening statement at a subcommittee hearing on "Department of Defense Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations: Challenges and Opportunities in the Invisible Battlespace."Remarks as prepared for… Read more »

WATCH HEARING HERERep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) – House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness ranking member – delivered the following opening statement at a subcommittee hearing on "Investing in an Organic Industrial Base to Support Service Modernization Plans." Remarks as prepared for delivery:The organic industrial base is a vital and important part of our readiness and… Read more »

WATCH HEARING HERERep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) – House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces ranking member – delivered the following opening statement at a subcommittee hearing on "Unmanned Systems of the Department of the Navy."Remarks as prepared for delivery:The Navy and Marine Corps team have a vision of the future and the unmanned campaign plan is a… Read more »

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), House Armed Services Committee ranking member, today delivered the following speech at the Ronald Reagan Institute on "National Defense Policy and Priorities: Views from Congress and the American People."On the Budget:"The next four years are going to be a crucial period for our military and our nation. If we do not make the investments our military needs today,… Read more »

WATCH HEARING HERERep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) – House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel ranking member – delivered the following opening statement at a subcommittee hearing on "Military Criminal Investigative Organization Reform Recommendations from the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee."Remarks as prepared for delivery:The Fort Hood Commission's deep dive… Read more »

WATCH HEARING HERERep. Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) – House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations ranking member – delivered the following opening statement at a subcommittee hearing on "Disinformation in the Gray Zone: Opportunities, Limitations, and Challenges." Remarks as prepared for delivery:Today we will hear from three professionals in our… Read more »