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Washington, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, released the following opening statement for the committee’s hearing on the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2011 budget request for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps:
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.), the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the lists of priorities for the military services that were unfunded in the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2011 budget request for the Department of Defense. At the request of Ranking Member McKeon, each of the military services provided the House Armed Services Committee with its lists of unfunded requirements.
Washington, D.C.—The House Armed Services Committee today received testimony from Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen on the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2011 budget request for the Department of Defense (DoD). Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, released the following opening statement for the hearing:
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.), the senior Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, today commended the Pentagon for its laser focus on winning the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but questioned whether the Administration’s Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) puts the Department of Defense on the right path to meet the national security challenges of the next twenty years.
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.), the senior Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on the Administration Fiscal Year 2011 budget request for the Department of Defense:
Washington, D.C.—Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, today released the following opening statement for the full committee’s hearing on the continued threat posed by al-Qaeda and its affiliated terrorist groups:
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, tonight released the following statement in response to the President’s State of the Union address to the United States Congress:
Washington, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.) today joined with lead sponsor Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and other House Republicans to introduce legislation requiring the Justice Department (DOJ) to consult with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense before giving terrorists Miranda rights. The Ensuring the Collection of Critical Intelligence Act of 2010 (H.R. 4503) requires DOJ to consult with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense before mirandizing or charging a foreign terrorist as a criminal.