Pacific Pivot

House lawmakers plan to take a long, hard look at the Obama administration's strategic pivot toward the Asia-Pacific region.

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-CA) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA), along with seapower and projection forces subcommittee Chairman Randy Forbes (R-VA), readiness subcommittee Chairman Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Ranking Member Madeline Bordallo (D-GU), and Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI) will host a media roundtable on Oct. 29 to preview the panel's upcoming oversight work with regard to the Asia-Pacific pivot.

"The members are expected to preview a series of hearings and other committee engagements focused on the administration's 'pivot to the Pacific' policy," according to a committee statement issued this afternoon.