Kelly Opening Statement on Seapower And Projection Forces Print of the FY26 NDAA

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-MS), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, delivered the following remarks on the Seapower and Projection Forces Print at the full committee markup of the FY26 NDAA.  Rep. Kelly's opening statement as prepared for delivery: I’ll start by thanking the members of the subcommittee, whose…

Bacon Opening Statement on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Print of the FY26 NDAA

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Don Bacon (R-NE), Chairman of the Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks on the Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Print at the full committee markup of the FY26 NDAA.  Rep. Bacon's opening statement as prepared for delivery: I want to begin by thanking all of…

Bergman Opening Statement on Military Readiness Print of the FY26 NDAA

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness, delivered the following remarks on the Readiness Print at the full committee markup of the FY26 NDAA.  Rep. Bergman's opening statement as prepared for delivery: I arrived in Congress with the intent to place our military services in a position to win in any conflict…

Jackson Opening Statement on Intelligence and Special Operations Print of the FY26 NDAA

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Chairman of the Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks on the Intelligence and Special Operations Print at the full committee markup of the FY26 NDAA.  Rep. Jackson's opening statement as prepared for delivery: I would like to begin by thanking Ranking Member Crow…

Fallon Opening Statement on Military Personnel Print of the FY26 NDAA

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Pat Fallon (R-TX), Chairman of the Military Personnel Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks on the Military Personnel Print at the full committee markup of the FY26 NDAA.  Rep. Fallon's opening statement as prepared for delivery: This year's Military Personnel mark builds on an outstanding year for our military…

Rogers Applauds Committee Passage of FY26 NDAA

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Today, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) praised the bipartisan committee passage of H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26 SPEED and NDAA). “For decades, American deterrence has protected our homeland and been a powerful force for peace. At a time when global…

Rogers Praises Trump’s Announcement on Sending New Weapons to Ukraine

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) issued the following statement praising President Trump’s announcement that additional U.S. weapons will be sent to Ukraine, with funding provided by NATO allies: "Today’s decision to send additional weapons to Ukraine, financed by our NATO allies, is a major turning point. It puts real pressure…

Rogers and Smith Announce Markup Date for FY26 NDAA

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) announced that the committee will consider H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery (SPEED) and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026.   The FY26 NDAA markup will be held on…

Rogers Praises Decision to Resume Military Aid to Ukraine

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) made the following statement praising President Trump’s decision to resume military aid to Ukraine:   “President Trump is right that now is not the time to pause U.S. military aid to support Ukraine’s defense. Vladimir Putin has been given every opportunity to pursue a lasting peace. His…

Rogers Praises Final Passage of One Big, Beautiful Bill

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House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) released a statement today praising the final passage of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act. “The One Big, Beautiful Bill makes a historic and long overdue investment of $150 billion to achieve President Trump's Peace Through Strength agenda and restore American deterrence. We can’t afford to wait any longer to begin rebuilding…