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Jun 22, 2012 Press Release

Reacting to reports that President Obama is seeking possible further unilateral reductions to U.S. nuclear weapons, sharply below the number required under a 2010 arms treaty, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) and Strategic Forces Subcommittee Chairman Michael Turner (R-OH) made the following joint statement:

Jun 22, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON— Rep. Howard P "Buck" McKeon, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on the referral of charges against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other alleged 9/11 conspirators.House Republicans have long called for trials of the 9/11 masterminds to be held at Guantanamo Bay to keep such dangerous terrorists off American soil. 

Jun 22, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON- Rep. Buck McKeon, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, will address America’s national security challenges in a speech today at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA.  The speech will offer a critique of the defense strategic guidance President Obama introduced in January. McKeon will also preview several legislative proposals for the FY13 National Defense Authorization Act.    

Jun 22, 2012 Press Release

 WASHINGTON- Rep. Buck McKeon, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, will address America’s national security challenges in a speech tomorrow at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA.  The speech will offer a critique of the defense strategic guidance President Obama introduced in January. McKeon will also preview several legislative proposals for the FY13 National Defense Authorization Act.    

Jun 21, 2012 Defense Drumbeat

The massive job losses from sequestration will be felt across all regions of the country and will have a dramatic impact on U.S. economic output, according to a new report from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) presented at a briefing today.  Some key findings from the NAM Report:

Jun 20, 2012 Defense Drumbeat

Lockheed Martin CEO Bob Stevens sat down with reporters yesterday to discuss the impact deep automatic defense cuts will have on his company and the people he employs. 

Jun 19, 2012 Defense Drumbeat
Washington – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon released the web video “RESOLVE” today calling on President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to work with Congressional Republicans in order to solve the disastrous sequestration of the defense budget. 

 
Jun 13, 2012 Defense Drumbeat

As the devastating impacts of sequestration grow nearer, two stories in the New York Times and Politico over the weekend described local communities growing anxious and urging lawmakers to act quickly to resolve sequestration. 

Jun 13, 2012 Defense Drumbeat

June 5, 2012

Even as our nation struggles to recover from the financial crisis, America's aerospace and defense industry embodies some of our greatest aspirations for the American economy.

It is a manufacturing industry at the cutting edge of technology and innovation. It is America's largest net exporter. It directly employs over 1 million American workers, and contributes to indirect employment of 2.5 million more.

Jun 13, 2012 Defense Drumbeat

On Tuesday, former DOD Comptroller Dov Zakheim detailed the disastrous impact of sequestration will have on America’s economy. The message is clear: come fall, thousands of American workers will start receiving layoff notices. 

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