Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, (R-MS), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Representative Mike Rogers, (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement praising President Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense budget request for fiscal year 2027: “President Trump’s budget release marks a historic $1.5 trillion defense budget proposa... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following remarks on the full committee markup of H.R. 7613 — The ALERT Act. For the full text of the ALERT Act, click here. For a section-by-section summary, click here. Chairman Rogers' Statement As Prepared For Delivery: Today, we are meeting to mark up the portion of the ALE... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Don Bacon (R-NE), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Department of Defense's progress on cybersecurity and efforts to strengthen the security and performance of the Department's digital infrastructure. Rep. Bacon's Statement As Prepared For Delivery: Good... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statements applauding committee passage of H.R. 7613, the Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency (ALERT) Act. For a full overview of the ALERT Act’s Title II provisions, click here. For more information on Title I of the ALERT Act, visit the House Tra... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the national security space programs and activities of the Department of Defense (DoD). Rep DesJarlais’ Statement As Prepared For Delivery: The Strategic Forces subcommittee meets today to receive testimony on the policies and pro... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the U.S. military posture and security challenges in Europe. Chairman Rogers' Statement As Prepared For Delivery: Today, we continue our posture hearings with EUCOM. We meet at a critical moment. Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine continues. The U.S. military is a... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-MS), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, delivered the following opening remarks at a joint subcommittee hearing on the posture of U.S. Transportation Command and the Maritime Administration in Fiscal Year 2027. Rep Kelly's Statement As Prepared for Delivery: Before we start, I’d like to take a moment and remember al... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the U.S. Special Operations Forces and Command challenges and resource priorities in Fiscal Year 2027. Rep Jackson’s Statement As Prepared for Delivery: Today, we will hear from our witnesses on “U.S. Special Opera... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness, submitted the following opening remarks for the record at a joint hearing on the posture of U.S. Transportation Command and the Maritime Administration in Fiscal Year 2027. Rep Bergman's Statement Submitted for the Record: I would like to welcome General Randall Reed, Commander of U.S. Transporta... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the U.S. military posture and security challenges in the Western Hemisphere. Chairman Rogers' Statement As Prepared For Delivery: Today, we begin our fiscal year 2027 posture hearings with U.S. Northern and Southern Commands. During the last administration, failed ... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, submitted the following opening remarks for the record at a hearing on the U.S. Strategic Forces posture in Fiscal Year 2027. Rep DesJarlais’ Statement Submitted for the Record: Good afternoon, and welcome to the Strategic Forces subcommittee’s first hearing of the 2027 fiscal year pos... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), delivered the following opening remarks at ahearing on U.S. defense policy and posture. Chairman Rogers' Statement As Prepared For Delivery: Today we are meeting to review and examine the National Defense Strategy. The NDS sets the policy direction for the Department’s force planning, resource allocation, and strategic... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the efforts to revitalize the Defense Industrial Base. Chairman Rogers' Statement As Prepared For Delivery: I want to start by recognizing the tremendous dedication, professionalism, and sacrifice of our servicemembers engaged in Operation Epic Fury and those stati... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on a programmatic update on military construction (MILCON), environmental programs, energy programs, base operations support (BOS), and facility sustainment. Rep. Bergman's Statement As Prepared For Delivery: Readiness does not begin on the bat... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) released the following statement regarding U.S. strikes in Iran: "I commend President Trump for taking decisive action to confront the serious threat posed by the Iranian terrorist regime. President Trump made clear that he preferred diplomacy and a peaceful resolution, but Iran refused to change its course. "For nearly ... Read More »
