Rep. Ike Skelton, Democrat of Missouri, is Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. Today he released a statement listing his concerns/priorities for the next administration regarding national security. I found one of his challenges to be particularly interesting:
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Rep. Ike Skelton: National Security Challenges
DADT Hearing: Shays - Donnelly Exchange
Here’s the transcript of the exchange between Rep. Christopher Shays (Republican of Connecticut) with Elaine Donnelly:
SHAYS: Would you please tell me, Ms. Donnelly, why I should give one twit about this woman’s [Captain Joan Darrah’s] sexual orientation when it didn’t interfere one bit with her service?
DONNELLY: I’m here to talk about policy…
SHAYS: Answer my question, please! You’re […]
After Action Review: Congressional Hearing on Don’t ask, Don’t tell
The following is based on my notes taken yesterday while watching the House hearing on Don’t ask, Don’t tell. The italicized or bold words, are my thoughts at the time while listening to the testimony. Following that, I have some suggestions for future hearings. This is raw data, readers, so please excuse any misspellings, grammatical […]
Watch the DADT Hearing Online
The Personnel Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on the impact of the law commonly referred to as Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.
· The hearing can watched live at 2:00 pm EST at http://armedservices.house.gov/audiocast.shtml
· The hearing will also be shown live on C-SPAN 3 live at 2:00 pm. You can […]
