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Official source for news from the Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Ranking Member: @SenatorWicker

Washington, D.C.
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@SASCGOP
SASC GOP
7 years
#SASC voted 26-1 today to approve #Mattis nomination - official nomination will be sent directly to Senate without referral to the committee
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The United States is the greatest country in the world because of our men and women in uniform, and the values they fight to protect. The #FY20NDAA supports our troops, makes sure our military power remains unmatched, and protects American freedom and prosperity.
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Tonight the Senate re-confirmed Gen. Dunford as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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6 years
The President just signed into law the #FY18NDAA , which authorizes the resources and policies necessary for our service members to do the jobs we ask of them and keep our nation safe. Thanks to all members of the SASC and HASC for their hard work on this bipartisan bill.
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"It is clear - it is obvious - that the war in Afghanistan did not end the way we wanted." - General Milley
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3 years
In response to @JimInhofe 's question, General McKenzie said he recommended leaving troops in Afghanistan. Remember - on 8/18 when asked if his military advisers recommending "to keep about 2,500 troops," @POTUS said "No, they didn't...That wasn't true."
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General Milley calls August's non-combatant evacuation operation from Afghanistan a "logistical success but a strategic failure."
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3 years
It’s important for us to begin to build a foundation for how this unraveled & ended up such a debacle. People in TN, and I think all Americans, want to make certain that we have a commander-in-chief who is going to take the advice of military commanders. - @MarshaBlackburn
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SASC GOP
3 years
America's top military adviser General Milley states that America's credibility has been damaged as a result of @POTUS 's disastrous drawdown in Afghanistan.
@NatashaBertrand
Natasha Bertrand
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Sen Wicker: "Our credibility has been gravely damaged, has it not, Gen. Milley? Milley: "I think our credibility with allies and partners around the world, and with adversaries, is being intensely reviewed by them...and I think that 'damage' is one word that could be used, yes."
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SASC GOP
2 years
Vladimir Putin saw what happened in Afghanistan and saw the time was right to invade Ukraine. - @SenTomCotton
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4 years
The Senate has passed the 60th annual NDAA 86-14. #FY21NDAA
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. @SASCGOP RM @SenatorWicker : “I am glad to hear @SecDef is in improved condition and I wish him a speedy recovery. However, the fact remains that the Department of Defense deliberately withheld the Secretary of Defense’s medical condition for days. That is unacceptable.” (1/X)
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SASC GOP
6 years
Today the Senate confirmed Mark Esper to be Secretary of the Army by a vote of 89-6 .
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6 years
Last night the Senate passed a resolution naming @SenatorTimScott as the newest member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Welcome aboard, Senator Scott!
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SASC GOP
5 years
Watch live: Chairman @JimInhofe convenes a hearing on the Posture of the @usairforce . @SecAFOfficial and @GenDaveGoldfein testify.
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SASC GOP
6 years
The report to accompany the John S. McCain #FY19NDAA (S. Rpt. 115-262) has been posted:
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SASC GOP
3 years
. @POTUS on 8/31: “The war in Afghanistan is now over." General McKenzie, @CENTCOM Commander, today: “The war on terror is not over, and the war in Afghanistan is not over either.”
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SASC GOP
7 years
SASC voted to report the nomination of Gen. Dunford for reappointment as Chairman of @thejointstaff . Nomination now goes to Senate floor.
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@SASCGOP
SASC GOP
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. @SenEricSchmitt at yesterday’s @SASCGOP hearing —>
@SenEricSchmitt
Senator Eric Schmitt
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Americans want our border to be secure. They want the government to be good stewards of their tax dollars. Neither of those are happening.
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SASC GOP
3 years
Guess what, Joe Biden? We’re coming after you and your administration because you fumbled the ball here. We’re not going to let the military take the fall for this. You’re going to take the fall along with the people that made this decision. - @SenTuberville
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SASC GOP
5 years
The Senate just voted to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to #FY20NDAA .
@SenateCloakroom
Senate Cloakroom
5 years
Invoked, 88-11: Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to Cal. #114 , S.1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA)
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SASC GOP
5 years
The #FY20NDAA provides for the security of our nation, protects our values, and supports our troops who defend them.
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SASC GOP
3 years
SASC Ranking Member @JimInhofe is joined by @SASCGOP members to discuss the situation in Afghanistan and their reactions to their briefing with Gen. Miller today.
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SASC GOP
3 years
Joe Biden promised competence and global leadership. We got just the opposite. We have incompetence and a complete lack of leadership. - @SenRickScott
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@SASCGOP
SASC GOP
7 years
Tune in now: SASC hearing on US strategy for Afghanistan & S. Asia with Secretary Mattis and Chairman Dunford
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@SASCGOP
SASC GOP
7 years
Testimony, advance policy questions & questionnaire for Gen. James Mattis are available here:
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SASC GOP
2 years
“The best way the United States can support our friend Ukraine is to quickly deliver additional aid to bolster Ukraine’s defenses. The administration is about three months behind where they should be for credible deterrence.” - @JimInhofe
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SASC GOP
5 years
Watch live: Chairman @JimInhofe speaks on the Senate floor in support of #SecDef nominee @EsperDOD ahead of the final vote on his confirmation.
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@SASCGOP
SASC GOP
5 years
🚨 @SASCMajority Chairman @JimInhofe is talking on the Senate floor now about the #FY20NDAA . Watch live —>
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Chairman @JimInhofe and Ranking Member @SenJackReed praised Senate passage of the #FY20NDAA . Read their full remarks here:
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@SASCGOP
SASC GOP
5 years
Chair @JimInhofe is now highlighting the priorities that would be at risk or delayed if the Senate postpones considerstion of the bill: - Military construction projects in 44 states - Disaster relief for military installations - Reforms to privatized housing to help mil families
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SASC GOP
5 years
With deepest gratitude and respect, we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our nation and the values we hold sacred. #MemorialDay
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SASC GOP
5 years
ICYMI | Chairman @JimInhofe introduced the #FY20NDAA on the Senate floor yesterday. Watch or read his remarks here:
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SASC GOP
6 years
At 9:30 ET, tune in for SASC's hearing on @DeptofDefense FY19 budget request and Future Years Defense Program with witnesses Secretary of Defense Mattis, Under Secretary Norquist (Comptroller), and @thejointstaff Chairman GEN Dunford. Watch here:
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SASC GOP
5 years
Sen. @JimInhofe is now highlighting a list of 93 bipartisan amendments included in the substitute legislation, including the Inteligence Authorization Act, the Fentanyl Sanctions Act, compensation for victims of terrorism, and beyond.
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SASC GOP
7 years
SASC & HASC complete conference on #FY18NDAA . SASC summary available here:
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SASC GOP
7 years
Today at 10AM (note time change) SASC holds DOD nominations hearing for Esper, Wilkie, Kernan, and Roberts. Tune in:
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SASC GOP
4 years
Today the committee voted to report the nominations of: - Lisa Hershman to be Chief Management Officer, @DeptofDefense - Dana Deasy to be Chief Information Officer, @DeptofDefense - Robert Sander to be General Counsel, Department of the @USNavy
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@SASCGOP
SASC GOP
5 years
Chairman @JimInhofe about to speak on #MilitaryAppreciationMonth .
@SenateGOP
Senate Republicans
5 years
🚨 LIVE at 1:40pmET: Republicans speak from the Senate floor to honor the service and sacrifice of our nation's heroes. #MilitaryAppreciationMonth
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SASC GOP
5 years
Starting NOW: @sendavidperdue chairs a Seapower Subcommittee hearing on @USNavy shipbuilding programs. Watch live —>
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SASC GOP
9 years
Gen Jack Keane: "It is a disgrace that once again we have refused to assist #Ukrainian ppl when all they asked for is weapons to fight."
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SASC GOP
9 years
. @SenJohnMcCain & @MacTXPress highlight plan to protect American troops at military facilities in #NDAA : http://t.co/08yfnHVCfr #Chattanooga
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SASC GOP
4 years
For 59 years running, Congress has fulfilled its constitutional duty to provide for the common defense by passing an NDAA. Yesterday, @SASCMajority and @SASCDems advanced the 60th annual bill. Learn more about the bill: #FY21NDAA
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SASC GOP
7 years
Senate voted 81-17 to pass waiver exempting Gen Mattis from 7-yr relief following military duty to serve as #SecDef , bill now goes to House
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SASC GOP
4 years
Watch now: @JimInhofe chairs a hearing on ongoing reports of substandard conditions in privatized military housing. All three service secretaries and four military service chiefs will testify.
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“…the full extent of the circumstances. This episode further erodes trust in the Biden Administration, which has repeatedly failed to inform the public in a timely fashion about critical events such as the Chinese spy balloon and the withdrawal from Afghanistan.” (3/X)
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SASC GOP
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#SASC votes 24-3 to pass waiver to exempt #Mattis from 7-yr relief period following military service to serve as #SecDef
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SASC GOP
4 years
Happening now: @SenJoniErnst chairs an Emerging Threats Subcommittee hearing on the @DeptofDefense review of vetting policies for international military students following the attack on @NASPCOLA . Watch here:
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SASC GOP
3 years
General Milley just confirmed that, even though @POTUS said 7/8 Al-Qaeda was "gone" from Afghanistan, Al Qaeda still exists there & is looking to reconstitute. And even though @POTUS tries to say the war is over, Gen. Milley said it clearly: "I think Al Qaeda is at war with us."
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SASC GOP
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“The very fact that we have none of this information is an indictment of an administration which consistently holds Congressional authority on national defense matters in contempt.”
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“We are learning more every hour about the Department’s shocking defiance of the law. When one of the country’s two National Command Authorities is unable to perform their duties, military families, Members of Congress, and the American public deserve to know…” (2/X)
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SASC GOP
5 years
Watch live now: @JimInhofe chairs a full committee hearing on @Energy ’s Atomic Energy Defense Programs. @SecretaryPerry and @LGHNNSA testify.
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“Worryingly, we now have more questions than answers. Why was the notification process under 5 U.S.C. 3349 not followed and who made the determination not to follow it? What role did the Secretary of Defense’s staff play? When exactly was the President notified?” (4/X)
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SASC GOP
5 years
Watch live: @SASCMajority Chairman @JimInhofe convenes a nomination hearing for David Norquist, nominated to be Deputy Secretary of Defense. 🎦
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@SASCGOP
SASC GOP
9 years
#SASC members unanimously vote to approve Ashton Carter for #SecDef - full Senate confirmation vote to come as early as tomorrow
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@SASCGOP
SASC GOP
3 years
The Shelby/Inhofe/Wicker amendment funds critical infrastructure that: ✔️ Supports high-paying jobs across 🇺🇸 ✔️ Improves the lives of our troops & their families ✔️ Ensures our military can fulfill its mission to defend our country These are bipartisan priorities in all states.
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SASC GOP
4 years
Personnel Subcommittee Chairman @SenThomTillis kicks off the subcommittee markup. Watch the live stream here:
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@SASCGOP
SASC GOP
11 years
Congratulations @USAirForce on 66 years as the greatest aerial warfare force in the world. Aim High, Fly-Fight-Win. http://t.co/sAdX9p0VJy
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7 years
Tune in at 10 AM ET to SASC hearing on US strategy for Afghanistan & S. Asia w/ Secretary Mattis & Chairman Dunford
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“What justification did the Department have for withholding information from the National Security Council? To what extent was the Secretary incapacitated by his surgery?” (5/X)
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SASC GOP
7 years
COMING UP: #SASC hearing on foreign cyber threats to the US - watch live:
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SASC GOP
5 years
Happening now: Chairman @JimInhofe convenes a hearing on the nomination of General James McConville ( @VCSA_PAO ) to be Chief of Staff of the @USArmy .
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@SASCGOP
SASC GOP
5 years
The Senate Armed Services Committee today voted, 20-7, to favorably report the nomination of General John E. Hyten to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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@SASCGOP
SASC GOP
2 years
. @POTUS has to recognize that his act of Mr. Nice Guy and appeasement isn’t going to work with Russia. He must impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 and use all available resources, working with our allies, to support Ukraine. - @SenRickScott
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@SASCGOP
SASC GOP
3 years
At today’s hearing @thomasjoscelyn says the administration’s proposed over-the-horizon counterterrorism strategy will be much harder. There were many sites in Afghanistan we missed when the U.S. had a massive presence on the ground - and it’s much harder now.
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@SASCGOP
SASC GOP
5 years
The Senate is now voting on final passage on the #FY20NDAA . For a summary of this annual defense authorization legislation, please visit:
@SenateCloakroom
Senate Cloakroom
5 years
NOW VOTING: Passage of S.1790, NDAA, as amended
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@SASCGOP
SASC GOP
4 years
Watch live: @JimInhofe chairs the FY21 @DeptofDefense budget hearing. @EsperDoD and #GenMilley of @thejointstaff testify.
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SASC GOP
8 years
#SASC & #HASC leaders @SenJohnMcCain & @MacTXPress officially kick off #FY17NDAA conference
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WATCH LIVE: #SASC hearing to consider nominations of several civilian #Pentagon officials:
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SASC GOP
5 years
Tune in at 9:30 AM ➡️ Hearing on the Posture of the Department of the Army. @SecArmy and @ArmyChiefStaff testify.
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4 years
Watch live: @JimInhofe chairs a #SASC hearing on the posture of the @USNavy .
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Our abandonment of friends in the Afghan Security Forces has sentenced the people of Afghanistan to a brutal regime… that hosts some of the most dangerous terrorists on the face of globe. - @SenatorWicker
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SASC GOP
8 years
COMING UP AT 10AM: #SASC hearing on Nat'l Commission on Future of @USArmy - watch:
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SASC GOP
4 years
Watch live: @SenDanSullivan is now chairing a Readiness Subcommittee hearing on U.S. policy and posture in support of Arctic readiness.
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@SASCGOP
SASC GOP
7 years
The report language for #SASC #FY18NDAA is now available: . Full bill information is here: .
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SASC GOP
7 years
The Senate has voted to confirm David Trachtenberg to be @DeptofDefense Principal Deputy Under Secretary Of Defense For Policy.
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SASC GOP
5 years
Starting soon: Chairman @JimInhofe convenes a nomination hearing for the following nominations: - Dr. Christopher Scolese, to be Director of the @NatReconOfc - General Jay Raymond, to be Commander of USSPACECOM Watch the hearing live here:
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SASC GOP
8 years
STARTING SHORTLY: #SASC hearing on @CENTCOM @USAfricaCommand & US Special Ops Command - watch:
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SASC GOP
7 years
The Senate has voted 92-7 on cloture on the conference report to accompany the #FY17NDAA , one step closer to final passage #SASC
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SASC GOP
6 years
Tonight the Senate passed the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 by a vote of 85-10.
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SASC GOP
9 years
STARTING SHORTLY: #SASC hearing on nom of Adm John Richardson to Chief of @USNavy operations - watch live: http://t.co/PZRto7ELPM
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SASC GOP
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COMING UP: #SASC hearing on #cybersecurity policy w/ DNI James Clapper & NSA Director Adm Michael Rogers - watch: http://t.co/pmiu4tCeTj
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SASC GOP
9 years
COMING UP: #SASC hearing on #IranDeal & military balance in #MiddleEast w/ nat'l security experts - watch: http://t.co/kyrmxtfZFf
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SASC GOP
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Watch live: Chairman @JimInhofe convenes a nomination hearing for Barbara Barrett to be Secretary of the Air Force and Ryan McCarthy to be Secretary of the Army. 🎦:
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SASC GOP
4 years
Watch live: @sendavidperdue chairs a Seapower Subcommittee hearing on the @USNavy ’s shipbuilding programs.
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SASC GOP
9 years
Starting at 9:30am ET: #SASC hearing on US military balance in #MiddleEast w/ top defense experts - watch: http://t.co/Fllm5rLCQ0
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@SASCGOP
SASC GOP
4 years
Watch live: @JimInhofe chairs a @SASCMajority hearing on implementation of the National Defense Strategy.
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