Committee on Armed Services

Republicans -- John M. McHugh, Ranking Member

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McHugh Statement for Posture Hearing on Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request for the Department of Defense

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Washington, D.C. – The House Armed Services Committee today met to receive testimony from the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the Fiscal Year 2010 budget request for the Department of Defense.  Ranking Member John M. McHugh (R-NY) released the following prepared remarks for the hearing:

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McHugh Statement on Leadership Change for U.S. Military in Afghanistan

Monday, May 11, 2009

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. John M. McHugh (R-NY), Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement regarding the Secretary of Defense’s announcement of leadership changes for the U.S. military in Afghanistan:

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McHugh Joins House Republicans to Introduce Keep Terrorists Out of America Act

Thursday, May 07, 2009

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. John M. McHugh (R-NY), the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, today joined with House Republican leaders and several of his fellow committee ranking members to introduce the Keep Terrorists Out of America Act.  The legislation would add new transparency to the Administration’s terrorist detention policies, ensure governors and state legislatures pre-approve the transfer or release of detainees into their respective states, and require the Administration to meet several certification standards before any detainee held at the Guantanamo detention facility could enter the United States.

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McHugh, Turner Highlight New Report from the Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States

Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Washington, D.C. – The top Republicans on the Armed Services Committee and the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces today called attention to a new report released by the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States.  The findings, which were delivered to Congress at an Armed Services Committee hearing today, reaffirm the need for the United States to maintain a strong, diverse, and credible nuclear deterrent.  The Commission’s final report can be found at http://www.usip.org/strategic_posture/.

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McHugh Statement for Hearing on Final Report of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States

Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Washington, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John M. McHugh (R-NY) released the following prepared remarks for today’s full committee hearing on the final recommendations of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States:

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Upcoming Events


  • Hearing on FY 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the Navy
    Thursday, May 14, 2009
      10:00 AM
    2118 Rayburn House Office Building

  • Hearing on FY 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the Army
    Thursday, May 14, 2009
      2:30 PM
    2118 Rayburn House Office Building
  • Subcommittee on Military Personnel
    Hearing on FY 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request on Defense Health Program Overview
    Friday, May 15, 2009
      9:00 AM
    2118 Rayburn House Office Building
  • Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces
    Hearing on FY 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Department of the Navy shipbuilding acquisition programs
    Friday, May 15, 2009
      10:00 AM
    2212 Rayburn House Office Building

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