House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee Chairman Rob Wittman (VA-1) applauded the passage of legislative language today considered by the Subcommittee as part of H.R. 4435, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2015. The House Armed Services will consider the full legislation next week on Wednesday, May 7, 2014.
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Washington, D.C. - The Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing today on the Operation and Maintenance without OCO Funds: What Now?. Chairman Rob Wittman made the following opening statement as prepared for delivery:
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Washington, D.C. – House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee Chairman Rob Wittman made the following opening statement for the Readiness portion of the HASC Full Committee Markup of H.R. 4435, the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act:
Mr. Chairman, thank you for your steadfast leadership on this committee, and particularly on this bill as we navigate difficult… Read more »
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