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Washington D.C. – During consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee successfully added $422 million in advanced procurement funding for a second Virginia Class submarine to be built in Fiscal Year 2011, allowing the Navy to add one submarine to the inventory above its current shipbuilding plan. The defense authorization bill currently has $722 million in advanced procurement funding for two submarines to be built in Fiscal Year 2010 and Fiscal Year 2011.
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, released the following opening statement for the subcommittee’s markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009:
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities marked up the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, legislation which authorizes budget authority for the Department of Defense and the national security programs within the Department of Energy. Subcommittee Ranking Republican Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following opening statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel marked up the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (NDAA), which authorizes budget authority for the Department of Defense (DoD) and the national security programs within the Department of Energy. Rep. John McHugh (R-NY), Ranking Republican on the Military Personnel Subcommittee, released the following opening statement:
Washington D.C. --- Today, the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces marked up the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, legislation authorizing budget authority for the Department of Defense and the national security programs within the Department of Energy. Rep. Jim Saxton (R-NJ), Ranking Republican on the Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, released the following opening statement:
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces marked up the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, which authorizes budget authority for the Department of Defense and the national security programs at the Department of Energy. Rep. Terry Everett (R-AL), Ranking Republican on the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, released the following opening statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO), the ranking Republican on the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, released the following opening statement for the subcommittee’s hearing on achieving operational dental readiness for the Reserve components:
Washington D.C. – U.S. House Armed Services Committee Ranking Republican Duncan Hunter (R-CA) today released the following statement regarding the nominations of General David Petraeus to be the commander of U.S. Central Command and Lt. General Ray Odierno as the commander of Multi-National Force-Iraq:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee held a hearing to receive an overview on the Department of Defense’s Fiscal Year 2008 budget request for Military Resale and Moral, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) programs. Congressman John M. McHugh (R-NY), Ranking Republican for the subcommittee, released the following opening statement:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Strategic Forces Subcommittee Ranking Republican Terry Everett (R-AL) released the following opening statement for the subcommittee’s hearing on the Fiscal Year 2009 budget request for missile defense programs: