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Washington D.C. - Today, Ranking Republican Duncan Hunter (R-CA) and Republican members of the House Armed Services Committee released statements regarding President Bush’s $515.4 billion budget request for national defense in Fiscal Year 2009. In addition to the Fiscal Year 2009 base budget request for defense, the President submitted a $70 billion emergency supplemental request for costs associated with the Global War on Terrorism in Fiscal Year 2009.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held another hearing in its ongoing series regarding Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) and interagency stability operations. Ranking Republican Todd Akin (R-MO) released the following opening statement for the subcommittee’s hearing:
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held its second hearing in an ongoing series regarding post-surge strategies for Iraq. Ranking Republican Todd Akin (R-MO) released the following opening statement for the subcommittee’s hearing:
Washington D.C. – U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following opening statement for the committee’s hearing on ongoing security and stability operations in Afghanistan:
Washington D.C. – Today, the House Armed Services Committee heard testimony from the commanding officer in charge of America’s efforts to stand up Iraq’s military and police forces. Lt. General James Dubik, commander of the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq, addressed the progress and challenges that exist in fielding an Iraqi Security Force capable of protecting the local population.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held another hearing in its ongoing series regarding post-surge strategies for Iraq. Ranking Republican Todd Akin (R-MO) released the following opening statement for the subcommittee’s hearing:
Washington, D.C. --- House Armed Services Committee Ranking Republican Duncan Hunter (R-CA) today encouraged the Ministers of Defense for the member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to uphold their commitments to the NATO mission in Afghanistan or risk losing access to lucrative defense contracts offered by U.S. taxpayers. In a letter to individual Ministers of Defense for America’s twenty-five NATO allies, Hunter cited the disproportionate combat burden currently being carried by the United States.
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the conference report for H.R. 1585, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 by an overwhelming vote of 370-49. H.R. 1585 authorizes $506.9 billion in discretionary budget authority for the Department of Defense (DoD) and the national security programs of the Department of Energy. Additionally, the legislation authorizes $189.4 billion in supplemental funding to support current operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere in the Global War on Terrorism.
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the conference report for H.R. 1585, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 by an overwhelming vote of 370-49. H.R. 1585 authorizes $506.9 billion in discretionary budget authority for the Department of Defense (DoD) and the national security programs of the Department of Energy. Additionally, the legislation authorizes $189.4 billion in supplemental funding to support current operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere in the Global War on Terrorism.