WASHINGTON - Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the naming of conferees by Speaker Ryan (R-WI) to serve on the formal House-Senate Conference committee to resolve the differences in the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act:
“Our men and women in uniform face a mounting readiness crisis that increases the danger to their lives and inhibits America’s ability to respond effectively to a series of diverse and serious threats. House and Senate versions of the NDAA take important steps that begin to reverse this trend. As we move through conference, all of us must keep these high stakes in mind as conferees put together a final bill that supports our troops, their missions, and the country's security.”
The following Member of the House Armed Services Committee were named to serve on the House-Senate conference committee:
• Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee
• Rep. J. Randy Forbes (R-VA)
• Rep. Jeff Milller (R-FL)
• Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)
• Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ)
• Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT)
• Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH)
• Rep. John Kline (R-MN)
• Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL)
• Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ)
• Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA)
• Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX)
• Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
• Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA)
• Rep. Chris Gibson (R-NY)
• Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)
• Rep. Joe Heck (R-NV)
• Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
• Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA)
• Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)
• Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA)
• Rep. James Langevin (D-RI)
• Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA)
• Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN)
• Rep. Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU)
• Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT)
• Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA)
• Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA)
• Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA)
• Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA)
• Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA)