January 23, 2007

Total Force Readiness

The House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the implications of the president’s Iraq policy for total force readiness. Witnesses talked… read more

The House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the implications of the president’s Iraq policy for total force readiness. Witnesses talked about plans for reserve mobilization under the president’s plan to send and additional 21,500 troops to Iraq, personnel and material readiness issues, and potential impact on the National Guard and Reserve ability to respond to other matters. A second panel talked about the impact of early and extended deployments on personnel and family morale, as well as potential hardships associated with deployments in support of regular forces in Iraq. close

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Ciaran T. Allison First Sergeant U.S. Army
Madeleine Bordallo Congressional Delegate [D] Guam

Nancy Boyda U.S. Representative [D] Kansas
Ken Calvert U.S. Representative [R] California
James T. Conway Commandant U.S. Marine Corps
Joe Courtney U.S. Representative [D] Connecticut
Elijah Cummings U.S. Representative [D] Maryland
Geoff Davis U.S. Representative [R] Kentucky
Susan Davis U.S. Representative [D] California
Thelma D. Drake U.S. Representative [R] Virginia
Brad Ellsworth U.S. Representative [D] Indiana
Randy Forbes U.S. Representative [R] Virginia
Phil Gingrey MD U.S. Representative [R] Georgia
Robin Hayes U.S. Representative [R] North Carolina
Duncan Lee Hunter U.S. Representative [R] California
Hank Johnson Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Georgia
Walter B. Jones Jr. U.S. Representative [R] North Carolina
John Kline U.S. Representative [R] Minnesota
John M. McHugh U.S. Representative [R] New York
Candice Miller U.S. Representative [R] Michigan
Patrick Murphy U.S. Representative [D] Pennsylvania
Solomon P. Ortiz U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Silvestre Reyes U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Peter J. Schoomaker Chief of Staff U.S. Army
Joe Sestak Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Pennsylvania
Carol Shea-Porter U.S. Representative [D] New Hampshire
Cori Shuster Spouse
Ike Skelton U.S. Representative [D] Missouri
Adam Smith U.S. Representative [D] Washington
Vic Snyder U.S. Representative [D] Arkansas
Ellen Tauscher U.S. Representative [D] California
Gene Taylor U.S. Representative [D] Mississippi
Joe Wilson U.S. Representative [R] South Carolina
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Program ID:: 196318-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jan 23, 2007 | 10:01am EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Jan 23, 2007 | 11:14pm EST | C-SPAN 2

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Jan 23, 2007 | 10:01am EST | C-SPAN 1
Jan 23, 2007 | 11:19am EST | C-SPAN 1
Jan 23, 2007 | 5:31pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Jan 23, 2007 | 11:14pm EST | C-SPAN 2

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