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January 20, 1999

U.S. Military Readiness

Witnesses testified before the House Armed Services Committee about military readiness and capability. Of particular concern were recruitmen… read more

Witnesses testified before the House Armed Services Committee about military readiness and capability. Of particular concern were recruitment and retention of skilled and qualified personnel. Each branch of service said that they were underfunded and that as a result, readiness had fallen 10 to 20 percent in the last few years. close

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Neil Abercrombie U.S. Representative [D] Hawaii
Roscoe Bartlett U.S. Representative [R] Maryland

Herbert H. Bateman U.S. Representative [R] Virginia
Stephen Buyer U.S. Representative [R] Indiana
Tillie Fowler U.S. Representative [R] Florida
James Gibbons U.S. Representative [R] Nevada
Joel Hefley U.S. Representative [R] Colorado
Duncan Lee Hunter U.S. Representative [R] California
Jay Johnson Chief U.S. Navy->Operations
Charles Krulak Commandant U.S. Marine Corps
Steven Kuykendall U.S. Representative [R] California
Solomon P. Ortiz U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Owen B. Pickett U.S. Representative [D] Virginia
Dennis J. Reimer Chief of Staff U.S. Army
Silvestre Reyes U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Bob Riley U.S. Representative [R] Alabama
Ciro Rodriguez U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Michael Ryan Chief of Staff U.S. Air Force
Henry "Hugh" H. Shelton Chair (Former) Joint Chiefs of Staff
Don Sherwood U.S. Representative [R] Pennsylvania
Norman Sisisky U.S. Representative [D] Virginia
Ike Skelton U.S. Representative [D] Missouri
Vic Snyder U.S. Representative [D] Arkansas
Floyd D. Spence U.S. Representative [R] South Carolina
Jim Talent U.S. Representative [R] Missouri
Ellen Tauscher U.S. Representative [D] California
Gene Taylor U.S. Representative [D] Mississippi
Curt Weldon U.S. Representative [R] Pennsylvania

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Program ID:: 118915-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jan 20, 1999 | 1:04pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Jan 26, 1999 | 1:04am EST | C-SPAN 2

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Jan 20, 1999 | 1:04pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Jan 21, 1999 | 12:25am EST | C-SPAN 2
Jan 26, 1999 | 1:04am EST | C-SPAN 2

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