Today, Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, ahead of the subcommittee's markup for HR 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020." "Thank you Mr. Chairman. "Ladies and gentlemen, this morning we meet to markup HR 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act… Read more »
Today, Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request For Military Readiness."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
"It's appropriate that the Readiness Subcommittee's final budget review hearing before markup is on the… Read more »
Today, Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request for Military Construction, Energy, and Environmental Programs." "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for calling this important hearing. "I welcome our… Read more »
Last year Military Times published a landmark investigation of military aviation demonstrating that manned aviation accidents "spiked almost 40 percent over the past five years, killing 133 service members since 2013." This week, Military Times has updated their figures for 2018; finding that while total aviation accidents fell for the first time since 2013's budget cuts, military… Read more »
Today, Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces titled "Naval Surface Forces Readiness: Are Navy Reforms Adequate?" "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for calling this important… Read more »
Today, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Readiness titled "Naval Surface Forces Readiness: Are Navy Reforms Adequate?" "I thank the gentleman for yielding and I too want to thank Admiral Grady… Read more »
Members of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness hosted a roundtable today with military families who shared their experiences with privatized military housing. Recent reports from military families to the Committee and in the media have raised serious concerns about conditions in some military family housing. This was the third interaction Committee Members or staff have had… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittees' hearing titled “Army Futures Command: Will it help?” For testimony and to watch the hearing click here.
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled “United States Army and United States Marine Corps Depot Policy Issues and Infrastructure Concerns.” For testimony and to watch the hearing click here. Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled “Aviation Mishap Prevention – A Progress Report.” For testimony and to watch the hearing click here. Read more »
