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Aug 16, 2012 Defense Drumbeat

Washington - House Armed Services Committee Member Michael Turner (OH) hosted a community forum this week featuring local business leaders who all attested to the damage that sequestration would have on jobs and defense in the Dayton, Ohio area. 

Aug 13, 2012 Defense Drumbeat

WASHINGTON, DC – In the Weekly Republican Address for the U.S. Senate, Senator Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) spoke about the effects of sequestration and how “severe and indiscriminate cuts that harm our security are not the way to address America’s fiscal challenges.” A full transcript of the address follows:

Aug 8, 2012 Defense Drumbeat

Washington is battling these days over "sequestration," the $500 billion additional cut to the defense budget looming in January. The White House and Democrats on Capitol Hill insist that intransigent Republicans are risking cuts that no one wants. This is a charade. By his own admission, President Obama has always wanted to cut the defense budget dramatically.

Aug 7, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON- Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon made the following statement on news that President Obama has signed the Sequestration Transparency Act into law. 

Aug 3, 2012 Defense Drumbeat
"When Barack Obama has lost even liberal Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, the White House has a problem. In Washington, that problem is known as the 'sequester.' In the rest of the country, it's becoming known as a jobs disaster."
Aug 2, 2012 Press Release

 Washington D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Buck McKeon (R-CA) and Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) released the following statement after a briefing today with Air Force Secretary Michael Donley on the ongoing investigations into sexual misconduct at Lackland Air Force Base: 

Jul 31, 2012 Defense Drumbeat

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Only a handful of legislative days remain to resolve the devastating cuts to our military, known as sequestration, before the campaign trail becomes the sole focus of political activity.

Jul 30, 2012 Press Release

Washington – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon issued the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s claim that the WARN Act would not apply to sequestration: 

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