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Washington, D.C.—U.S. House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.) today hailed the passage of a Republican motion offered by Rep. Steve Buyer (R-Ind.) that would require the Department of Defense to report the additional costs of complying with President Obama’s health care law. The Republican effort was included in H.R. 5103, the IMPROVE Acquisition Act, by a near-unanimous vote of 419-1.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, today released the following prepared remarks for the subcommittee’s hearing on air mobility programs:
Washington, D.C.—Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee today praised House passage of H.R. 5013, the IMPROVE Acquisition Act, as a strong step toward reforming the Department of Defense’s procurement process and saving U.S. taxpayer dollars. The legislation, which passed 417-3, was the result of a year-long study by the committee’s Defense Acquisition Reform Panel and builds upon the reforms enacted last year to the Department of Defense’s weapons systems procurement process.
Washington, D.C.—U.S. House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.) today delivered the following remarks during floor consideration of H.R. 5013, the IMPROVE Acquisition Act:
“Today I rise in support of H.R. 5013 the ‘IMPROVE Acquisition Act for 2010’. The very first thing I would like to do is thank my partner, Chairman Ike Skelton. Chairman Skelton has shown considerable leadership on this front and I want to commend him and his staff for working so closely with us on this bipartisan bill.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today released the following prepared remarks for the subcommittee’s hearing on the Defense Travel System:
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman J. Randy Forbes (R-VA), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, today released the following prepared opening statement for the subcommittee’s hearing on the Fiscal Year 2011 Army Reserve, Army National Guard, and Air National Guard Training and Operations:
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Congressman Jeff Miller (R-FL), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities released the following prepared opening statement for the subcommittee’s hearing on Addressing Critical Rotary Wing Shortfalls for U.S. Special Operations Forces in Fiscal Year 2011 and Beyond:
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. House of Representatives today reaffirmed its support for imposing crippling sanctions on the Iranian theocracy and its energy sector as a tool to persuade the regime to abandon its nuclear ambitions. U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.), the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, voted in support of a motion to instruct conferees on the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act (H.R. 2194) to send the strongest bill to the President.
“The international community is rightly discussing how to prevent Iran’s religious theocracy from acquiring a nuclear weapon, but the clock is ticking. With each passing day, Iran gets one step closer to assembling the components necessary to make a nuclear weapon,” said McKeon. “Today’s vote reaffirms our commitment to imposing crippling sanctions on Iran and attempts to ensure a bill is forwarded to the President for his signature before Memorial Day.”
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, today released the following prepared remarks for the subcommittee’s hearing on the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2011 budget request for equipment for the Army and Air Force National Guard and reserve components: