Chairman-Elect Part 2

By John Liang / December 8, 2010 at 6:47 PM

House Republicans today formally elected Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Buck McKeon (R-CA) to become the panel's chairman when Congress reconvenes next year. Among his priorities, according to a statement from his office, are:

  • Ensuring our troops deployed in Afghanistan, Iraq and around the world have the equipment, resources, authorities, training and time they need to successfully complete their missions and return home;
  • Building on the Armed Services Committee’s strong bipartisan tradition of providing our warfighters and their families with the resources and support they need; and
  • Investing in the capabilities and force structure needed to protect the United States from tomorrow's threats, while mandating fiscal responsibility, accountability and transparency from the Department of Defense.

For more on McKeon's plans for the next Congress, check out his Nov. 15 speech at the Foreign Policy Initiative's 2010 Leadership Forum.

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