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Armed Services Committee Republicans Criticize Columbia University for Inviting Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Address Students and Faculty

Sep 23, 2007 Press Release

Washington, D.C. --- Republican members of the House Armed Services Committee today criticized Columbia University for inviting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak to its students and faculty today on campus.  In denouncing the visit, members of the committee specifically pointed to Iran’s support for terrorist groups in the Middle East and the fact that the rogue country is supplying insurgents and militia groups in Iraq with deadly weapons that are being used to target American troops.

 

Hunter Opening Statement for Accountability during Contingency Operations Hearing

Sep 19, 2007 Press Release

Washington D.C. – U.S. House Armed Services Committee Ranking Republican Duncan Hunter (R-CA) today released the following opening statement for the full committee’s hearing on accountability during contingency operations:

Opening Statement of Congressman Todd Akin

Sep 17, 2007 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Todd Akin (R-MO), senior Republican on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, today released the following opening statement for the subcommittee’s hearing on the benefits and medical care for federal civilian and U.S. contract employees deployed to support Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom:

Hunter Calls MoveOn.org Ad a Slap in the Face of Every Member of the Armed Forces

Sep 9, 2007 Press Release
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), senior Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, today criticized MoveOn.org for attacking the integrity of America’s top general in Iraq through a full-page advertisement in today’s New York Times (attached).  Hunter also called on the leadership of the Democrat party to repudiate the ad.

Hunter Prepared Remarks for Iraq Hearing with General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker

Sep 9, 2007 Press Release
Washington D.C. – U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), senior Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following opening statement for the full committee’s joint Iraq hearing with the House Foreign Affairs Committee featuring testimony from General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker:

Hunter Opening Statement for Iraq Policy Hearing

Sep 5, 2007 Press Release
Washington D.C. – U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), senior Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following opening statement for the full committee’s joint hearing with the House Foreign Affairs Committee regarding

Hunter Opening Statement for Hearing on the Report of the Independent Commission on the Security Forces in Iraq

Sep 5, 2007 Press Release
U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), senior Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following opening statement for the full committee’s hearing on the new report released today by the Independent Commission on the Security Forces in Iraq

Opening Statement of Congressman Todd Akin Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Hearing on the Role of the Department of Defense in Provincial Reconstruction Teams

Sep 4, 2007 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Todd Akin (R-MO), senior Republican on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, today released the following opening statement for the subcommittee’s hearing on the Department of Defense’s role in Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT)

Saxton Opening Statement on GAO Report on the Iraqi Government's Record of Performance

Sep 4, 2007 Press Release
U.S. Rep. Jim Saxton (R-NJ), senior Republican on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, today released the following opening statement for the full committee’s hearing on the General Accountability Office’s (GAO) new report on the Iraqi government’s record of progress:

Armed Services Committee Republicans Comment on Reports of Mishandled Nuclear Weapons

Sep 4, 2007 Press Release
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Jim Saxton (R-NJ), senior Republican on the Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, and U.S. Rep. Terry Everett (R-AL), senior Republican on the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, today released the following joint statement following media reports that an Air Force B-52 was mistakenly loaded with nuclear warheads during a recent cross-country flight...

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