The House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee, chaired by Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL), will hold a hearing on Friday, June 26, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. in 2212 Rayburn House Office Building titled, “Assuring National Security Space: Investing in American Industry to End Reliance on Russian Rocket Engines.”

Chairman Rogers said:  “The clock is ticking - our reliance on Russian rocket engines for national security space launches is ending.  It is not the time to fund new launch vehicles, or new infrastructure, or rely on unproven technologies.  It is the time for the Pentagon to harness the power of the American industrial base, and move with purpose and clarity in order to swiftly develop an American rocket propulsion system that ends our reliance on Russia as soon as possible.  

I will not allow the resources Congress has made available for this purpose to be wasted or misused.” 

WHAT:                 HASC Strategic Forces Subcommittee Hearing: “Assuring National Security Space: Investing in American Industry to End Reliance on Russian Rocket Engines”

WHEN:                 Friday, June 26, 2015 at 10:30 a.m.

WHERE:               2212 Rayburn House Office Building

The House Armed Services Committee will also hold a hearing on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in 2118 Rayburn House Office Building titled, “Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century.”

Chairman Rogers said:  “I thank Chairman Thornberry for holding this important hearing and for conducting this entire Nuclear Deterrent Oversight Week at HASC. As a country, we’ve lost visibility on the fundamental role our nuclear deterrent plays in our national security and international stability. 

With Russia making increasingly aggressive nuclear threats to the U.S. and our allies, China’s increasingly belligerent activity against our allies, and the President’s apparent hellbent pursuit of a nuclear deal that guarantees Iran a nuclear weapons capability and a cascade of proliferation in the Middle East,  this hearing will remind everyone why nuclear deterrence is the Pentagon’s highest priority defense mission.” 

WHAT:                 HASC Hearing: “Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century”

WHEN:                 Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.

WHERE:               2118 Rayburn House Office Building

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