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Mar 3, 2009 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John M. McHugh (R-NY) and Strategic Forces Subcommittee Ranking Member Michael Turner (R-OH) today joined with more than forty of their Republican colleagues, including the top three Republicans in the House of Representatives, to send a letter to the President of the United States expressing concern over the Administration’s reported proposal to scrap plans to expand the U.S. missile defense system to Europe if Russia helps stop Iran’s development of nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles.

Mar 2, 2009 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, today released the following prepared remarks for the subcommittee’s hearing to receive an overview on military end strength, recruiting and retention:

Feb 25, 2009 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman John M. McHugh (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement for President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2010 budget submission to Congress:

Feb 25, 2009 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – In a meeting at the White House this evening, U.S. Congressman John M. McHugh (R-NY) secured a commitment from the Commander in Chief that the planned troop withdrawal from Iraq will be revisited if events on the ground warrant.  McHugh, the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Congressional leaders met with President Obama, Vice President Biden, Secretary of Defense Gates, and Admiral Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to discuss the President’s plan to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq by August 2010.

Feb 24, 2009 Press Release

 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, today released the following prepared remarks for the subcommittee’s hearing to receive views and legislative suggestions from military advocacy and beneficiary groups:

Feb 24, 2009 Press Release

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 joint hearing with the Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee to review the U.S. Transportation Command’s (TRANSCOM) airlift, sealift, and surface lift programs:

Feb 24, 2009 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, today released the following prepared remarks for the subcommittee’s joint hearing with the Air and Land Forces Subcommittee to review the U.S. Transportation Command’s (TRANSCOM) airlift, sealift, and surface lift programs:

Feb 24, 2009 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, today released the following prepared remarks for the subcommittee’s hearing on the future of missile defense testing:

Feb 23, 2009 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – U.S. House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John M. McHugh (R-NY) today released the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s historic address to the U.S. Congress:

Feb 23, 2009 Press Release

Washington D.C. – Today, the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness heard testimony from senior Department of Defense officials regarding the acquisition and disposal of military lands, and the real property management challenges facing the military in the 21st Century.  Rep. J. Randy Forbes (R-VA), the subcommittee’s Ranking Member, released the following prepared opening statement:

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