Committee on Armed Services

Republicans -- Duncan Hunter, Ranking Member

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McHugh Opening Statement for House Armed Services Committee Organizational Meeting

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House Armed Services Committee held an organizational meeting to markup its Oversight Plan, Committee Rules, and security clearance procedures.  U.S. Congressman John M. McHugh, Ranking Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following opening statement for the committee’s organizational meeting:

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McHugh Taps Key Members to Lead Armed Services Subcommittees

Friday, January 09, 2009

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman John M. McHugh, Ranking Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, today announced his committee leadership team for the 111th Congress.  The subcommittee structure is expected to be ratified at the full House Armed Services Committee organizational meeting on Wednesday, January 14, with membership of the seven subcommittees decided in the days following the organizational meeting.

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Ranking Republican John McHugh Welcomes Five New Members to the House Armed Services Committee

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. John M. McHugh (R-NY), Ranking Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, today announced that the Republican Steering Committee has appointed five new Members to the House Armed Services Committee: Rep. Mary Fallin (OK), Rep. Duncan D. Hunter (CA), Rep. John Fleming (LA), Rep. Mike Coffman (CO) and Rep. Tom Rooney (FL).  The Republican Conference and the U.S. House of Representatives are expected to ratify committee assignments, including those for the House Armed Services Committee, in the near future.

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Hunter Statement on the Selection of John McHugh as the House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Washington D.C. – U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), senior Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, today eleased the following statement on the selection of Rep. John McHugh (R-NY) as the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee:

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Armed Services Committee Republicans Highlight Successful Ground-Based Missile Defense Test

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Washington D.C. – Republican members on the House Armed Services Committee today hailed last week’s successful intercept test of the ground-based midcourse defense system as a step forward in the United States’ ability to defend the country against limited long-range ballistic missile attacks.  The test, involving a ground-based interceptor launched from the Ronald W. Reagan Missile Defense Site at Vandenburg Air Force Base in California, illustrated that elements of the United States Ballistic Missile Defense System are able to provide a defense against the type of long-range ballistic missile that could be used to attack the United States or its allies.

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Upcoming Events


  • Hearing on Preventing Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
    Thursday, January 22, 2009
      10:00 AM
    2118 Rayburn House Office Building

  • 111th Organizational Meeting
    Monday, September 14, 2009
      10:00 AM
    2118 Rayburn House

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