WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement congratulating Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) on his selection as the Ranking Member of the Committee for the 117th Congress.
“Having served on the Armed Services Committee for my entire tenure in Congress, I have long praised the Committee’s truly bipartisan nature. Our tradition of bipartisanship is the product of decades of sound, level-headed leadership. With the selection of Ranking Member Rogers, I am confident that tradition will live on in the 117th Congress. I look forward to continuing my working relationship with Ranking Member Rogers as we take on the Committee’s important work to provide for our men and women in uniform and ensure our national security.”
“Having served on the Armed Services Committee for my entire tenure in Congress, I have long praised the Committee’s truly bipartisan nature. Our tradition of bipartisanship is the product of decades of sound, level-headed leadership. With the selection of Ranking Member Rogers, I am confident that tradition will live on in the 117th Congress. I look forward to continuing my working relationship with Ranking Member Rogers as we take on the Committee’s important work to provide for our men and women in uniform and ensure our national security.”
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