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Republicans -- Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, Ranking Member

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McKeon Opening Statement for Hearing on Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request for the Department of Defense

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Washington, D.C.—The House Armed Services Committee today received testimony from Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen on the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2011 budget request for the Department of Defense (DoD).  Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, released the following opening statement for the hearing:

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McKeon Statement on the President’s Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request for the Department of Defense

Monday, February 01, 2010

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.), the senior Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on the Administration Fiscal Year 2011 budget request for the Department of Defense:

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McKeon Statement on the Department of Defense’s Quadrennial Defense Review

Monday, February 01, 2010

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.), the senior Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, today commended the Pentagon for its laser focus on winning the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but questioned whether the Administration’s Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) puts the Department of Defense on the right path to meet the national security challenges of the next twenty years.

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McKeon to Deliver Major Policy Address on Building a Robust National Defense in the 21st Century

Speech Will Counter Liberal Belief that America is in Decline in a “Multi-Polar” World

Friday, January 29, 2010

Washington, D.C.—As President Obama completes his first year in office serving as Commander-in-Chief, Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.) will offer a major policy address at the Heritage Foundation next week in order to evaluate the Obama Administration’s national security policies and challenge the liberal notion that America is in inevitable decline. Read More »

McKeon Opening Statement for Hearing the Continuing Threat Posed by al-Qaeda

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Washington, D.C.—Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, today released the following opening statement for the full committee’s hearing on the continued threat posed by al-Qaeda and its affiliated terrorist groups:

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