House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on the U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Region. Chairman Rogers' Statement as Prepared for Delivery: Today, we continue our posture hearings with INDOPACOM and U.S. Forces Korea. As we meet, our adversaries are deepening their cooperation. Chin... Read More »
Seapower and Projection Forces (SPF) Subcommittee Chairman Trent Kelly (R-MS) delivered the following remarks at a hearing on Revitalizing Shipbuilding and the Maritime Industrial Base. Chairman Kelly's Statement as Prepared for Delivery: Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for being here for today’s hearing on Revitalizing Shipbuilding and the Maritime Industrial Base. We are joined today by ... Read More »
Strategic Forces (STR) Subcommittee Chairman Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on the FY27 Budget Request for Nuclear Forces and Atomic Energy Defense Activities. Chairman DesJarlais' Statement as Prepared for Delivery: The subcommittee meets today to review the Department’s fiscal year 2027 budget request for nuclear forces and atomic energy defense a... Read More »
Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation (CITI) Subcommittee Chairman Don Bacon (R-NE) delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on the Cyber Posture of the Department of Defense. Chairman Bacon's Statement as Prepared for Delivery: Good afternoon, and welcome to today’s hearing on the cyber posture of the Department of Defense. Today’s hearing comes at a time of increased cybe... 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 subcommittee hearing on the challenges, priorities, and resourcing for the Defense Intelligence Enterprise in Fiscal Year 2027. Rep. Jackson’s Statement As Prepared for Delivery: Today, we will hear from our witnesses on the ... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Pat Fallon (R-TX), Chairman of the Military Personnel Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at a posture hearing on the Military Departments’ personnel chiefs’ perspective on the health and welfare of the force. Rep. Fallon's Statement as Prepared for Delivery: I want to welcome everyone to this hearing of the Military Personnel subcommittee. ... 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 Department of Defense missile defense and defeat programs. Chairman 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 ... 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 »
