May 1, 2008

 Washington, DC – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO) delivered the following speech in the U.S. House of Representatives today concerning the state of U.S. military readiness and the prospects for success in Afghanistan:

April 30, 2008

 Washington D.C.— Today, the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee released a new report on incentives, benefits and medical care for deploying federal civilians to the battlefield:

April 24, 2008

 Washington, DC – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO) delivered the following speech in the U.S. House of Representatives today concerning issues raised by the New York Times about the relationships between the Pentagon, retired officers working as military analysts, and the media:

April 17, 2008

 Washington D.C.— Today, the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee released a new report on the lessons learned from Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs)  in Iraq and Afghanistan.

April 10, 2008

 Washington, DC – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO) released the following statement concerning the President’s speech on troop levels in Iraq: