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Feb 23, 2010 Press Release

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:

Feb 21, 2010 Press Release

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.

Feb 10, 2010 Press Release
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representatives Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.), the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Michael R. Turner (R-Ohio), the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee, today issued the following statement on the Iranian regime's announcement that Iran is now a "nuclear state" after producing enriched uranium at higher levels:

Feb 2, 2010 Press Release

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:

Jan 31, 2010 Press Release

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.

Jan 31, 2010 Press Release

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:

Jan 28, 2010 Press Release
Washington, D.C.—As President Obama completes his first year in office serving as Commander-in-Chief, Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.) will offer a major policy address at the Heritage Foundation next week in order to evaluate the Obama Administration’s national security policies and challenge the liberal notion that America is in inevitable decline.
Jan 26, 2010 Press Release

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:

Jan 26, 2010 Press Release

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:

Jan 25, 2010 Press Release

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.

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