Howard P. McKeon

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

I am concerned that the scope of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program was flawed from the outset.

Russian military developments pose significant challenges to our national security.

The QDR is meant to be a useful tool for Congress to understand the longer-term strategic challenges and opportunities facing the Department.

If it only leads to a justification of programs in the budget, then both the Department and Congress have lost a major opportunity.

I am concerned that these reports have grown less compliant with the law, and strayed further from the intent of Congress.

Unfortunately, the largest threat to our naval forces is one of our own making.

Our naval forces are the best in the world. They provide our Nation with an incredible ability to project power and strength.

From Aleppo in western Syria to Fallujah in central Iraq, Al Qaeda now controls territory that stretches more than 400 miles across the heart of the Middle East.

I applauded the President's decision to take out Osama bin Laden. However, this tactical success did not end what former CENTCOM Commander General John Abizaid called the long war against Al Qaeda.

Rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific Region is critical for our national security.

As a Californian, I have long understood the importance of the Asia-Pacific region to trade and our economic well-being, and that security underpins progress in the region.

Violence and instability rage in the Middle East and Africa.

China can play a constructive role in the region and the world, but for those of us focused on security issues, recent trends in their anti-access and area denial capabilities and cyber espionage campaigns in particular give us cause for…

Twenty-five years of acquisition reform: Where do we go from here?

The debt crisis we face was decades in the making and a result of choosing the easy path when we should have explored the bravery of restraint.

We are on the brink of creating a hollow force.

We cannot ignore the atrocities committed by the Assad regime.

These cuts embolden our enemies and jeopardize U.S. national security.

Further cuts will cause catastrophic readiness shortfalls.

the message of the amendment is simple--no more excuses, get it done.

Today's hearing is a transparent attempt by Democratic leaders to appease the labor union special interests that helped put them in office by attacking decisions of the N.L.R.B. that they do not view as sufficiently pro-union.

America's Army is the best-trained, best-equipped, and best-led fighting force in the world, providing a credible and capable instrument of national power.

In my view, the President's approach is fraught with unnecessary risk.