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 Department of Defense missile defense and defeat programs. Rep DesJarlais’ Statement As Prepared For Delivery: Good afternoon and welcome to you all – we appreciate you being with us today. I want to begin by recognizing the servi... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness, delivered the following remarks at a hearing on the posture of U.S. Military Readiness for FY27. Rep Bergman's Statement as Prepared for Delivery: I’d like to welcome everyone to today’s hearing. I particularly want to thank all our esteemed witnesses for accepting our invitation to discuss the p... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today overwhelmingly approved the Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency (ALERT) Act of 2026 (H.R. 7613), the bipartisan comprehensive legislative response to the tragic 2025 midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a UH-60 Army Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The ALERT Act was int... Read More »
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 ahead of the April 8 meeting with President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. "We welcome NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s visit to Washington. We look ... Read More »
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 »
