Task Force Will Examine Supply Chain Threats and VulnerabilitiesRepresentatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, today announced the official activation of the Defense Critical Supply Chain Task Force.The bipartisan Task Force is chartered to review the industrial base supply chain to identify and analyze… Read more »
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Republican leaders, led by Ranking Member Mike Rogers (R-Ala), wrote to President Joe Biden urging him to increase defense spending by 3 to 5 percent over the inflation adjusted FY21 enacted level. In the letter, they write: "The bipartisan National Defense Strategy Commission recommended an annual 3 to 5 percent increase above the rate of… Read more »
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), House Armed Services Committee ranking member, released the statement below following last night's airstrikes in Syria: "Last night, the U.S. showed that attacks on American personnel and interests will not be tolerated. I support President Biden's response to provocation from Iranian-backed militias. We must defend our interests abroad, and I hope the Biden… Read more »
Sen. Inhofe, Rep. Rogers To Dems: Support Nuke Modernization By: House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) Breaking Defense February 25, 2021 With the election of President Joe Biden and a Democrat majority in both the House and Senate, extreme disarmament advocates are rejoicing. They… Read more »
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY), and House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Ranking Member Michael Turner (R-Ohio) released the statement below in response to House Democrats' letter encouraging President Joe Biden to modify our nuclear command:
"The President of the United States must… Read more »
WATCH HEARING HERERep. Michael Turner (R-Ohio) – Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces – delivered the following opening statement at a subcommittee hearing entitled "Near-Peer Advancements in Space and Nuclear Weapons."Remarks as prepared for delivery:Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank you for making this the first hearing in the 117th… Read more »
HEARING HERERep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) – Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems Subcommittee ranking member – delivered the following opening statement at a subcommittee hearing entitled "Innovation Opportunities and Vision for the Science and Technology Enterprise."Remarks as prepared for delivery:Thank you, Chairman Langevin. I appreciate you holding this… Read more »
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), House Armed Services Committee ranking member, released the following statement after reports that Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) struck a three-month deal limiting IAEA's ability to monitor Iran's nuclear activity:"We cannot allow Iran to become a nuclear power and destabilize the Middle East further. Inspections are a critical part of… Read more »
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a committee hearing entitled "Update on the Department of Defense's Evolving Roles and Mission in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic."Remarks as prepared for delivery:Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this important hearing today. Since the earliest days of the… Read more »
Today, the bipartisan leadership of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and U.S. Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Mike Rogers (R-Ala), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), announced their… Read more »
