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2006

October 20, 2006
Skelton Statement Regarding Violence in Amara, Iraq

October 17, 2006
Skelton Says Bill Funds ROTC Early Commissioning Program Scholarships

October 11, 2006
Skelton Welcomes USDA Drought Assistance for Missouri Farmers

September 29, 2006
Defense Bill Includes Missouri Projects, Says Skelton

September 19, 2006
Skelton: Iraqis Must Assume More Responsibility

September 8, 2006
Skelton on U.S. Military's Readiness Problems

September 6, 2006
Skelton: Two Wars, Not One

August 11, 2006
Skelton: Battle for Baghdad Critical to Iraq's Future

August 4, 2006
Skelton: Battle for Baghdad is Defining Battle for Iraq

August 2, 2006
Skelton Says Senate Action Only a Down Payment

July 26, 2006
Skelton Urges President to Address Army Readiness

July 25, 2006
Skelton Letter to the President on Army Readiness

June 28, 2006
Skelton Honored For Dedication to Professional Military Education

June 15, 2006
Skelton Opposes House GOP Iraq Resolution

June 8, 2006
Skelton Statement on Developments in Iraq

June 7, 2006
Skelton Urges Students to Consider Loan Consolidation

May 25, 2006
Skelton Works to Secure E-85 Pump on Capitol Hill

May 15, 2006
Skelton: America Needs Strong Border Security, Not Additional Burden on National Guard

May 11, 2006
Defense Bill Funds Missouri Projects, Says Skelton

May 5, 2006
Skelton Receives Harry S. Truman Award for Public Service

May 1, 2006
Skelton Statement on Corps of Engineers’ Missouri River Spring Rise Decision

April 27, 2006
Skelton to President: Please Reconsider Veto Threat

April 10, 2006
Skelton Calls for Delay in Medicare Rx Drug Penalties

March 14, 2006
Skelton Surveys Storm Damage in Ray and Pettis Counties, Urges President to Approve Disaster Assistance

February 28, 2006
Skelton Testimony on Missouri River Spring Rises and Crop Insurance Policies

February 23, 2006
Skelton Says Administration Must Revisit Port Deal

February 16, 2006
Skelton and Hulshof Announce Congressional Hearing on Missouri River Spring Rise and Crop Insurance

February 1, 2006
Skelton Statement on U.S. Policy Toward Iran

January 31, 2006
Skelton Disappointed by Missouri River Spring Rise Plan



2005

December 19, 2005
Skelton Says Defense Bill Includes Projects for Whiteman AFB and Fort Leonard Wood

December 19, 2005
Bill Requires Defense Department to Study Alternative Fuels

December 7, 2005
Skelton Discusses Trip to Afghanistan and Iraq

November 16, 2005
Skelton Asks Corps to Drop Plan For Missouri River Spring Rise

October 24, 2005
Skelton Offers Formula For Redeployment From Iraq

October 7, 2005
Defense Department Has No Plans To Change Posse Comitatus, Says Skelton

September 28, 2005
Skelton: Transition To The Information Age Demands Improvements To Professional Military Education System

September 27, 2005
Skelton Calls For Hearings On "FSA Tomorrow"

September 2, 2005
Skelton Briefed by Defense Officials on Hurricane Katrina Response Efforts

August 9, 2005
Skelton Urges USDA to Declare Drought Disaster in Missouri

July 27, 2005
Skelton Statement on CAFTA

June 28, 2005
Skelton Statement on The President's Speech on Iraq

June 23, 2005
Skelton Announces Army Will Send 970 More Troops To Fort Leonard Wood

June 14, 2005
Skelton: We Must Accelerate Training of Iraqi Security Forces

May 25, 2005
Skelton Says Defense Bill Would Modernize Whiteman's B-2 Munitions Storage Facilities

May 24, 2005
Skelton: House Bill Promotes DoD’s Use of Alternative Fuels

May 17, 2005
Skelton Urges Army to Send Units to Fort Leonard Wood

May 14, 2005
Skelton Speaks at Highway 13 Missouri River Bridge Dedication

May 13, 2005
Skelton "Absolutely Pleased" by DOD's Recommendations for Whiteman Air Force Base and Fort Leonard Wood

February 28, 2005
Skelton Calls Attention to Price of War Paid by Rural Americans

February 11, 2005
Skelton: Military Must Preserve Its Credibility

February 9, 2005
Skelton Encourages Juniors To Enter Essay Contest

February 7, 2005
Skelton Calls For Hearings On US-Canadian Beef Trade

February 1, 2005
House Members Ask President To Fund U.S. Food Aid Programs

February 1, 2005
Skelton Honored By Industrial College Of The Armed Forces

January 19, 2005
Skelton Meets With Officials in China and South Korea

January 18, 2005
Skelton Visits Crew Of The USS JEFFERSON CITY

January 5, 2005
Skelton Re-Elected As Ranking Democrat On House Armed Services Committee

 

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