Fallon: Servicemembers Should Have Access to Adequate Meals

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Pat Fallon (R-TX), Chairman of the Military Personnel Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on issues and solutions regarding military food programs. Rep. Fallon’s remarks as prepared for delivery: I want to welcome everyone to this hearing of the Military Personnel subcommittee. Today’s hearing is on military food programs and th...

Rogers: HASC Working with President Trump to Restore American Deterrence

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement in support of President Trump’s Executive Orders to support shipbuilding, expedite defense acquisition, and make it easier for allies and partners to buy American weapons. “Today President Trump signed three Executive Orders that I hope will give rise to a renaissance in...

Rogers: U.S. & NATO Allies Must Work Together to Ensure Credible Deterrence

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Washington, D.C. –U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on U.S. military posture and national security challenges in Europe. Chairman Rogers’ remarks as prepared for delivery: Today we continue our posture hearings with EUCOM. I want to thank our witnesses for being here. General Cavoli, as this...

Bacon: It’s Important for DoD to Catalyze R&D in Biotech

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Don Bacon (R-NE), Chairman of the Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the final report of the National Security Commission for Emerging Biotechnology. Rep. Bacon’s remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you all for joining us today for a hearing on the Final Report of the Natio...

Rogers: Border Security is National Security

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on U.S. military posture and national security challenges in North and South America. Chairman Rogers’ remarks as prepared for delivery: Today, we begin our fiscal year 2026 posture hearings with U.S. Northern and Southern Commands. I want...

Bergman Opening Statement at Hearing on the Posture and Readiness of the Mobility Enterprise

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness, delivered the following remarks at a joint Readiness and Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee hearing on the posture and readiness of the mobility enterprise. Rep.Bergman’s remarks as prepared for delivery: We are joined today by General Randall Reed, Commander of U.S. Transportation Comm...

Kelly Opening Statement at Hearing on the Posture and Readiness of the Mobility Enterprise

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Kelly Opening Statement at Hearing on the Posture and Readiness of the Mobility Enterprise Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-MS), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, delivered the following remarks at a joint Readiness and Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee hearing on the posture and readiness of the mobility enterprise. Rep. Kelly’s remark...

Chairman Rogers, Chairman Wicker Joint Statement on Reports of Potential Combatant Command Changes

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, responded to press reports suggesting that the United States might soon change its entire combatant command structure, withdraw from NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) command structure, and ca...

Chairman Rogers, Chairman Wicker Joint Statement on Putin’s Rejection of Immediate Ceasefire with Ukraine

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today responded to press reports citing Vladimir Putin visiting troops at the Kursk front and comments from the Kremlin that the proposed peace deal with Ukraine is “nothing other than a temporary time-out....

Rogers Announces Support for 2025 Continuing Resolution

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement in support of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. “Speaker Johnson, Chairman Tom Cole, and Rep. Ken Calvert worked closely with President Trump to put forth a clean continuing resolution that supports our national defense. This bill funds the...

Kelly: We Need a Bold and Comprehensive Commitment to Shipbuilding

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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 hearing on the state of U.S. shipbuilding. Rep. Kelly’s remarks as prepared for delivery: Good morning and welcome everyone to the first hearing for the Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee this Congress. We have many familia...

Rogers Visits Migrant Operations Center at Guantanamo Bay

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement after leading a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. During the visit, the members engaged with Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security officials on the detention and repatriation of illegal aliens. “Yesterday, I led a Con...

Rogers: We Cannot Prevail Without a Ready, Strong, and Adaptable Industrial Base

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on strengthening America’s defense industrial base, workforce, and production lines to deter war. Chairman Rogers’ remarks as prepared for delivery: In our first hearing this Congress, we examined the complex and growing threats facing our ...

Jackson: Special Operations Forces are Ideally Suited & Organized for Great Power Competition

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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 hearing on the role of special operations in great power competition. Rep. Jackson’s remarks as prepared for delivery: Today we will hear from our witnesses on “The Role of Special Operations Forces in Great Power Competition.”...

Rogers Speaks on House Floor in Support of House Budget Resolution

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the HouseArmedServicesCommittee, delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of the House Budget Resolution. Chairman Rogers’ remarks as prepared for delivery: I rise in strong support of this resolution. And I commend the Speaker, the Leader, and Chairman Arrington on their tremendous work. We’ve heard about...

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