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Quality of Life Panel Chairman Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) joined Quality of Life Panel member Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) on Mark Alford's America to discuss the Panel's work to improve the quality of life for servicemembers in the FY25 NDAA. Listen to the full episode HERE. A lightly edited transcript is below: On Why Improving the Quality of Life for Servicemembers is Vital: Rep. Bacon: I… Read more »

Quality of Life Panel Chairman Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) joined Quality of Life Panel member Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) on Mark Alford’s America to discuss the Panel’s work to improve the quality of life for servicemembers in the FY25 NDAA. Listen to the full episode HERE.   A lightly edited transcript is below:   On Why Improving the Quality of Life for Servicemembers… Read more »

U.S. Representative Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) budget request for space programming related to U.S. national security. Rep. Lamborn's remarks as prepared for delivery: The Strategic Forces subcommittee meets today to review the fiscal year 2025 budget request… Read more »

U.S. Representative Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) budget request for space programming related to U.S. national security. Rep. Lamborn’s remarks as prepared for delivery:    The Strategic Forces subcommittee meets today to review the fiscal year… Read more »

U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Department of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) budget request. Chairman Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery:   Today we complete our FY25 budget and posture hearings with the Department of the Navy.   I want to thank… Read more »

U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Department of the Navy's Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) budget request. Chairman Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Today we complete our FY25 budget and posture hearings with the Department of the Navy. I want to thank the Ranking… Read more »

U.S. Representative Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for nuclear forces and atomic energy defense activities and programs. Rep. Lamborn's remarks as prepared for delivery: The subcommittee meets today to review the fiscal year 2025 budget requests of the… Read more »

U.S. Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on the current state of military readiness. Rep. Waltz's remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you to our witnesses for their time and participation in today's hearing to discuss the FY25 budget request for military readiness. There is a lot to… Read more »

U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) budget request for the Department of Defense. Chairman Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Over the last two months, we've heard from each of our Combatant Commanders that the threats we face today are more… Read more »

U.S. Representative Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for nuclear forces and atomic energy defense activities and programs. Rep. Lamborn’s remarks as prepared for delivery:    The subcommittee meets today to review the fiscal year 2025 budget… Read more »