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Dec 16, 2010
Letter
On November 23, 2010, Ranking Member Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) sent this letter to Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) requesting an Armed Services Committee hearing on the Pentagon's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" review and recommendations.
Dec 16, 2010
Letter
On December 7, 2010, Ranking Member Buck McKeon, Strategic Forces Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Turner (R-Ohio), and Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ari.) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Reid and Senate Minority Leader McConnell encouraging them to delay Senate action on the New START Treaty.
Dec 16, 2010
Letter
On December 15, 2010, Ranking Member McKeon and the ranking members of the committee seven subcommittees pen a letter to Senate Majority Leader Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticizing the Congressional Democratic leaders decision to place a higher priority on passing the Pentagon's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law over the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.
Dec 16, 2010
Press Release
Washington, D.C.—The Chairman-elect of the House Armed Services Committee today congratulated U.S. troops for the gains they have achieved in Afghanistan during the last year and reiterated his support for the comprehensive counterinsurgency strategy being implemented by our nation’s military forces , diplomats and international partners. Following the President’s speech on the Afghanistan Pakistan Annual Review, U.S. Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.) reiterated his plan to put the Armed Services Committee on a war footing in order to provide oversight over the war effort and ensure our troops have the resources and capabilities they need to win.
Dec 13, 2010
Defense Drumbeat
Washington, D.C. (October 7, 2010)—In a setback for the Administration’s trial-by-error terrorist prosecution program, a federal judge in New York yesterday barred the testimony of a key government witness in the case against Ahmed Ghailani—who has been accused of playing a role in the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya.
Dec 13, 2010
Defense Drumbeat
Washington, D.C. (October 8, 2010)—According to a report in the Washington Times, Bahrain’s ambassador to the United States is concerned that her country could be “the first casualty of a nuclear-armed Iran.” Bahrain—strategically located in the Persian Gulf and a long-standing ally of the United States—hosts the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet and its sailors.
Dec 13, 2010
Defense Drumbeat
Washington, D.C. (November 8, 2010)—According to the Los Angeles Times, the U.S. Marine Corps’ top officer, speaking in San Diego over the weekend, told reporters that “now is not the time to lift the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ ban.” The warning by General James Amos arrives as proponents of repealing the law are exploring options to undo the law before Republicans take control of Congress in January.
Dec 13, 2010
Defense Drumbeat
Washington, D.C. (November 17, 2010)—Speaking at the Foreign Policy Initiative’s leadership forum on Monday, the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee outlined his priorities for the committee in the 112th Congress and discussed the national security challenges facing our country’s leaders in the coming year. To view a copy of Rep. McKeon’s remarks, please click here.
Dec 13, 2010
Defense Drumbeat
Washington, D.C. (December 8, 2010)—Nearly two years after President Obama announced his intention to close the terrorist detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Congressional Democrats have finally conceded to public will and included a straight prohibition on importing terrorists detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the United States. However, House Republicans raised concerns that the Democratic Majority’s Full-Year Continuing Resolution for Fiscal Year 2011 “is silent regarding transfers to other countries.”
Nov 2, 2010
Press Release
Santa Clarita, Calif. — U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.), the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, today outlined a broad vision for national defense policy that emphasizes winning the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq while also investing in the capabilities and force structure necessary to protect the United States from threats of tomorrow. McKeon, elected as Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee in 2009, is seeking the chairmanship of the committee for the 112th Congress.