May 2008
Date Title
5/29/08 SKELTON ASKS CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF TO BRIEF 111th CONGRESS ON MILITARY THREATS
5/22/08 House Approves FY09 Defense Authorization Bill
5/22/08 House Approves Skelton-Berman-Lowey Amendment to Create Interagency Advisory Panel
5/21/08 SKELTON REMARKS ON H.R. 5658, THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009
5/15/08 House Armed Services Committee Approves Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Authorization Bill
5/1/08 Hanging By A Thread: The State Of U.S. Military Readiness And The Prospects For Success In Afghanistan
April 2008
Date Title
4/30/08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Releases New Report re: Deploying Federal Civilians to the Battlefield
4/24/08 Skelton: Trust and Credibility at Stake in Pentagon’s Media Relations
4/17/08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Releases New Report re: Lessons Learned from PRTs in Iraq and Afghanistan
4/10/08 Skelton Responds to President’s Announcement On Troop Levels in Iraq
March 2008
Date Title
3/24/08 Skelton Statement on U.S. Casualties in Iraq
3/19/08 Skelton, Hunter, Tauscher, Everett Announce Congressional Commission on U.S. Strategic Posture
3/12/08 SKELTON SAYS BUDGET RESOLUTION SUPPORTS DEFENSE
3/7/08 SKELTON, HUNTER Release HASC Roles and Missions Report
3/3/08 Skelton Statement on Annual Report to Congress on China’s Military Power
February 2008
Date Title
2/21/08 Skelton Statement on Destruction of Failed Satellite
2/14/08 SKELTON CALLS FOR THREE-STAR U.S. HEADQUARTERS IN KABUL
2/14/08 Skelton, Hunter, Tauscher, Everett Statements on DoD’s Decision to Engage Non-Responsive U.S. Satellite
2/11/08 Skelton Statement on Congressman Tom Lantos
2/11/08 SKELTON ASKS ARMY SECRETARY TO RELEASE RAND STUDY
2/11/08 Skelton Disappointed by Call to Pause Redeployment from Iraq
2/4/08 SKELTON Statement on the Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Budget Request
January 2008
Date Title
1/31/08 SKELTON/ORTIZ Ask Gates to Address Readiness Shortfalls at Committee Hearing
1/31/08 SKELTON STATEMENT ON THE FINAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES
1/30/08 SKELTON: NEW SUBMARINE TO BE NAMED USS MISSOURI