Howard P. McKeon

I worry about this, especially as we consider the strategic implications of recent events on the Korean Peninsula.

It takes great leadership to guide people through the kind of uncertainty we have been experiencing.

This is a threat daily and directly impacting the U.S. homeland, and we need to treat it as a national security imperative.

Cancelling the fourth phase of the EPAA sends a terrible signal to America's allies.

This is a daily threat and directly impacting the U.S. homeland and we need to treat it as a national security imperative.

Canceling the fourth phase of the EPAA sends a terrible signal to America's allies.

I am deeply troubled about what sequestration means to these areas of responsibility, which pose existential challenges to this Nation.

It certainly does nothing to deal with threats like North Korea or Iran.

I also am very concerned by the direction the President wants to go in driving further U.S. nuclear reductions at the present time.

Many of us voted for this terrible mechanism in the naive hope the President and Congress could put our politics aside.

The President is not blameless. His negotiators put sequestration on the table during the long fight over the debt ceiling.

We are on the brink of creating a hollow force.

None of us came to this committee, or come to this committee, with clean hands.

To cut further would require an adjustment of strategy. You concluded that this new strategy would, and I quote, 'Not meet the needs of the Nation in 2020 because the world is not getting any more stable.'

I am particularly disturbed to learn that there was significant delay reporting the allegations to the proper authorities when they first came to light.

This tragic example where 32 instructors have either been found guilty, have been charged with, or are still being investigated for crimes against 59 trainees, begs the question: How could this have happened?

Equally troubling is that no action was taken by local leadership when the reporting delay was uncovered. This to me, is unacceptable.

I find it extremely disturbing that despite the collective work of Congress, the Department of Defense, the military services, and the dedicated groups who advocate on the part of victims of this heinous crime, sexual assault and sexual…

I want to reiterate the pledge I made when I was named chairman to continue this committee's longstanding bipartisan tradition in the furtherance of a strong national defense.

Our mission is enshrined in the Constitution. We are charged with providing for the common defense.

The security challenges facing our Nation require that we find solutions and not merely prolonged political debate.

We are on the brink of creating a hollow force.

the legislation would help our nation's higher education system begin a transformation that will make it more accessible, affordable and accountable to consumers.

Barring a new agreement between Congress and the White House on deficit reduction, over a trillion dollars in automatic cuts, known as sequestration, will take effect.

Sequestration is going to have a devastating impact on our national defense.