Missile Defense Agency Public Statements

The Missile Defense Agency's program is structured to respond to existing and emerging ballistic missile threats to the United States, its forward deployed forces, allies, and friends around the world. The funding for the BMD program is submitted each year in the President's Budget. The MDA's director and staff testify before the congressional defense committees to explain the status of the BMD programs and to justify the organization's funding. Read the recent written statements prepared for congressional committees by clicking the links below.

To learn more about the legislative process, visit the Library of Congress website.

MDA Public Statements: 2016

• April 14, 2016 - Vice Adm. Syring
  House Armed Services Committee
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
  Written Statement [Video Footage]
• April 13, 2016 - Vice Adm. Syring
  Senate Armed Services Committee
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
  Written Statement [Video Footage]
• April 13, 2016 - Vice Adm. Syring
  Senate Appropriations Committee
  Subcommittee on Defense
  Written Statement [Video Footage]

MDA Public Statements: 2015

• March 19, 2015 - Vice Adm. Syring
  House Armed Services Committee
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
  Written Statement
• March 18, 2015 - Vice Adm. Syring
  Senate Appropriations Committee
  Subcommittee on Defense
  Written Statement [Video Footage]

MDA Public Statements: 2014

• June 11, 2014 - Vice Adm. Syring
  Senate Appropriations Committee
  Subcommittee on Defense
  Written Statement [Video Footage]
• April 2, 2014 - Vice Adm. Syring
  Senate Armed Services Committee
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
  Written Statement [Video Footage]
• March 25, 2014 - Vice Adm. Syring
  House Armed Services Committee
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
  Written Statement [Video Footage]

Public Statements Archive

Download public statements and Congressional testimony from previous years in our archive.