Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the National Guard and Reserves Forces.
21 April 2026
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Speaker 1
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I was just with the archbishop. Okay. The subcommittee will come to order with the fiscal year twenty seven appropriations process now underway. We're here today to receive testimony on the posture of the National Guard Bureau and reserve components. Thanks all of you witnesses for being here.
General Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau. Lieutenant general Robert Harter, chief of the Army Reserve. Rear admiral Richard Lofgren, acting chief of the navy reserve, lieutenant general Loni Anderson, commander of the marine force reserve, and lieutenant general John p Haley, chief of the air force reserves. This will be general Haley's final posture hearing with the subcommittee. So I wanna thank him, his wife, Kathy, for decades of dedicated service to our nation and the lasting impact he'll leave on the force.
So, gentlemen, welcome. We look forward to candid discussion about president's budget request for fiscal year twenty twenty seven. The president's intention to significantly increase overall investment in national defense is certainly good news, but the details beneath the top line will determine whether the US military can train, equip, deploy, and sustain a force capable, actually capable of deterring serious threats. The Guard and Reserve are critical to the homeland defense, security cooperation with allies and partners, readiness to meet aggression with an overwhelming response. Obviously, ongoing operation in The Middle East offer a tragic reminder.
A majority of the service members killed in action since March 1 have been members of the guard or reserve. And I know the subcommittee's deepest sympathies are with their comrades and their families.
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