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  • Forbes' Statement on the Tenth Anniversary of 9/11
    Sep 9, 2011  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) released the following statement as the Nation prepares to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks: "Ten years ago on a seemingly ordinary Tuesday morning, our Nation and the world paused in collective horror. And on this Sunday, Septe... More
  • Forbes Asks: Is Our Navy Ready?
    Jul 12, 2011  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04), Chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, held a hearing today to assess the current readiness posture of the United States Navy and explore how to best address shortfalls in maintenance and equipment operability. Key statistics discussed in to... More
  • Operation Fast and Furious
    Jun 24, 2011  - In the heat of the Arizona sun, armed with commands from senior government officials, special agents set out to instruct gun store owners to sell thousands of semi-automatic weapons to illegal straw purchasers. The weapons, once in the hands of criminals, would be run across the border in a scheme b... More
  • Forbes’ Statement on Timetable to Begin U.S. Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan
    Jun 23, 2011  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04), Chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to President Obama's speech this evening announcing plans to begin the drawdown of United States troops in Afghanistan: “Like many Americans, I anxiously aw... More
  • Forbes’ Statement Upon Viewing Photos Related to Death of Osama Bin Laden
    May 13, 2011  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04), Chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, released the following statement upon viewing the photos related to the death of Osama Bin Laden: “Early this morning, I travelled to CIA headquarters and was afforded an opportunity to view the photos... More
  • Forbes to Appear on FoxNews this Sunday to Discuss Death of Bin Laden and Future U.S.-Pakistan Relations
    May 6, 2011  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04), Chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, announced today that he will appear on the FoxNews Channel’s “America’s News HQ” program this Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 1:05 PM (EST) to discuss the death of Osama Bin Laden as well as the future of the U... More
  • Forbes’ Statement on Death of Osama Bin Laden
    May 2, 2011  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) released the following statement following the news that United States military forces have killed Osama Bin Laden: “Nearly ten years ago, a small group of civilians became the first brave team of Americans to fight back in the War on Terror by crashing a plane i... More
  • Forbes: “Administration’s indecision on Guantanamo has huge price tag for Americans”
    Mar 8, 2011  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) released the following statement in response to the Administration’s decision to resume military commission trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees: “When the Administration announced its plans to halt military commissions, prosecutors were likely six months away fro... More
  • Forbes Urges Secretary Gates to Refrain from Defense Contracting Deal with China
    Feb 15, 2011  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that he has sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates urging him to refrain from considering Chinese state-run defense companies bidding on United States defense contracts. The bipartisan letter was cosigned by eight other Members of Cong... More
  • The Defense Department should be ashamed of this round of BRAC cuts
    Oct 1, 2010  - Only a weekend after members of Congress returned to their districts for August recess, the fiscal blitzkrieg on our military began. In the Pentagon, a small circle of individuals took the first step in their long-planned strategy. With one hour until the media announcement, after it was already bei... More

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