With kids settled into the school year and the early stages of flu season upon us, late October is always a time when families are trying to keep their loved ones healthy. Over the course of the last several months, however, the headlines have been dominated by news of the Ebola epidemic ravaging countries...

Rep. Buck McKeon This week the House made tremendous strides in addressing some of the top policy concerns facing our country. From shoring up highway and transit programs, increasing accountability at the VA, and addressing the humanitarian crisis at the Southern Border, House Republicans are producing...

The following op-ed piece by U.S. Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-Santa Clarita), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, was published in the Sept. 17 edition of the English-language Moscow Times.   In his much-discussed op-ed in The New York Times last week, President Vladimir...

U.S. Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon In national security circles, much is made about the importance of military readiness. Readiness is a way of estimating whether our troops are fit to fight; whether we have the manpower, skills, equipment and capabilities necessary to perform, efficiently and...

This weekend all across our country, families and friends will gather to  join each other for a day of relaxation, fun and laughter.  Barbeque grills will fire up, swimming pools will open and our beaches will be flooded with folks excited for the first days of summer sun. It is a special weekend...

The war in Afghanistan is fast approaching an inflection point. This year, NATO military forces will transition from combat operations to a narrower mission limited to counter terrorism and training and assisting the Afghan security forces. In spite of the incredible achievements coalition and Afghan...

U.S. Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon During the third and final presidential debate last October, President Obama made a promise to the American people. Sequestration, a package of forced budget cuts, “is not something I proposed,” he said. “It will not happen.” What a difference...

U.S. Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon Our nation is in a serious fiscal crisis. Unemployment has been above 7 percent since February 2009 and in September of this year our national debt surpassed $16 trillion. In the last 3 years alone, we have added $5.4 trillion to our unsustainable debt. Operating...