U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) released the following statements after returning from a bipartisan and bicameral congressional delegation to Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. Joining them on the delegation were U.S. Senator Ted… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement on the three-year anniversary of President Biden's catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan.
“In 2021, President Biden and Vice President Harris publicly set an arbitrary deadline to complete the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan. The… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement on the USAID IG report on the Biden-Harris administration’s disastrous Gaza pier operation.
“The USAID IG report confirms my concerns that the Biden-Harris administration charged ahead with the Gaza pier operation against better judgement and without a… Read more »
United States Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on the three-year anniversary of the Abbey Gate terrorist attack that claimed the lives of 13 U.S. servicemembers.
“When the Biden-Harris administration set an arbitrary deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan, it was our servicemembers who… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, demanded answers from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on the plea agreement reached with Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the September 11th terror attacks, and his associates Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin Attash and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi.
In the letter, Chairman… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following a prisonerswap between the U.S., Russia, and U.S. allies.
“I am relieved that this ordeal for Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, and the other prisoners wrongfully detained by the Putin regime has finally come to an end.… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on mobility aircraft connectivity capabilities, which are crucial for closing logistics chains in the joint fight.
Rep. Waltz’s remarks as prepared for delivery:
Thank you to our witnesses for being here today and best wishes to… 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 mobility aircraft connectivity capabilities, which are crucial for closing logistics chains in the joint fight.
Rep. Kelly’s remarks as prepared for delivery:
I want to welcome you and thank our… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Jim Banks (R-IN), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, and Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, led their Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Christine Wormuth, Secretary of the Army, demanding answers on a Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) training held at Fort Liberty that characterized pro-life… 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 the following statement after returning from a bipartisan congressional delegation to Luxembourg, France, and Italy where they discussed allied cooperation on National Security Space. Joining them on the delegation were Representatives Stephanie… Read more »