Honorable Howard McKeon
U.S. Representative, California, Republican
Representative McKeon, of the Twenty-Fifth District of California, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1992. He is the Chair of the House Committee on Armed Services. The following is excerpted from a February 15, 2012, statement during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on the FY 13 National Defense Authorization Budget Request of the Department of Defense. To put this budget in context, it is critical to examine the strategy that has informed its submission. I appreciate the hard work that went into the development of the strategy. It is no small effort…
