Opening Statements

Feb 12, 2020 Opening Statement

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO), ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, ahead of a hearing titled, “Land Based Ranges: Building Military Readiness While Protecting Natural and Cultural Resources:”

Feb 11, 2020 Opening Statement

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled, "Alarming Incidents of White Supremacy in the Military—How to Stop It? " 

"Thank you, Chairwoman Speier.

Feb 11, 2020 Opening Statement

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, before the Subcommittee's hearing titled, “Reviewing Department of Defense Strategy, Policy, and Programs for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction for Fiscal Year 2021.”

Feb 5, 2020 Opening Statement

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, during a joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Readiness titled, "Update on Navy and Marine Corps Readiness in the Pacific in the Aftermath of Recent Mishaps:"

Feb 5, 2020 Opening Statement

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO), ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, ahead of a joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces titled, "Update on Navy and Marine Corps Readiness in the Pacific in the Aftermath of Recent Mishaps:"

Feb 5, 2020 Opening Statement

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled, "Exceptional Family Member Program: Are the Military Services Really Taking Care of Family Members?" 

"Thank you, Chairwoman Speier.

Feb 5, 2020 Opening Statement

OPENING REMARKS OF CO-CHAIRMAN BANKS

WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), co-chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's Future of Defense Task Force, made the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a Task Force hearing titled, "Supercharging the Innovation Base:"

"Thank you, Seth. And thank you to the witnesses for being here this morning.

Jan 28, 2020 Opening Statement

WASHINGTON- Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee made the following remarks at a hearing of the full committee entitled "Security Update on the Korean Peninsula":

"Thank You Mr. Chairman, and thank you for holding this hearing.

Jan 15, 2020 Opening Statement

WASHINGTON-- Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement at a hearing of the full committee titled, "DOD's Role in Competing with China."

Dec 11, 2019 Opening Statement

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, before the Subcommittee's hearing titled, “Climate Change in the Era of Strategic Competition.”

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