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  • Forbes: Lack of transparency, failure of trust is destroying the Pentagon’s credibility
    Sep 8, 2010  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) released the following statement after the Department of Defense held a briefing today for Virginia delegation staff members on the Joint Forces Command closure: “Unfortunately, the informati... More
  • Forbes Reacts to Gates Announcement to Close JFCOM: “Administration selling off our military at auction to pay for its social programs"
    Aug 9, 2010  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) released the following statement after the Secretary of Defense announced a proposal to close the United States Joint Forces Command today:   “For the past two years I have sounded the al... More
  • Forbes Statement on Upcoming Presidential Address on Energy
    Jun 15, 2010  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) released the following statement after reports that the President may announce a comprehensive energy plan tonight during his address to the nation in the aftermath of the BP oil spill. Congressman Forbes introduced the nationally-acclaimed New Manhattan Project f... More
  • Congressman Forbes Statement on Arlington Cemetery Mismanagement
    Jun 11, 2010  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) made the following statement in response to reports of burial mismanagement at Arlington National Cemetery: “Families do not love their fathers, sons, or daughters any less when they are deceased and families trust that their loved ones will be provided the ut... More
  • Forbes Statement on Passage of Annual Defense Policy Bill
    May 28, 2010  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) released the following statement after voting against the National Defense Authorization Act of 2010: “Now more than ever, with American long-term priorities in flux and vital national interests at stake, it is imperative that Congress get this defense bill ri... More
  • Congressman Forbes’ Statement on Federal Judge’s Decision Calling “National Day of Prayer” Unconstitutional
    Apr 16, 2010  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) today criticized a decision by U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb, which found the National Day of Prayer to be unconstitutional:   “Throughout our nation’s history, prayer and religion have been deeply woven into the foundation of our great democracy. The fede... More
  • Forbes Statement on Healthcare Vote
    Mar 21, 2010  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) released the following statement after voting against the final healthcare overhaul bill: "As much as party leaders in Washington have tried to make this decision about being Democrat or being Republican, this is not about partisan politics. It's about simple tru... More
  • Forbes: Irresponsible Budgeting, Continued Debt Increases Must Stop
    Feb 4, 2010  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) released the following statement after the release of the Obama Administration’s Fiscal Year 2011 budget proposal and after the House of Representatives voted to increase the federal debt limit:    “Over the past two years, our nation has faced federal deficit le... More
  • Forbes Statement on Department of Defense’s Quadrennial Defense Review
    Feb 1, 2010  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) released the following statement after the release of the Department of Defense 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review:   “There is no job more important than protecting and defending the United States of America. While threats to our nation evolve, that high responsibi... More
  • Forbes Statement on President Obama’s Afghanistan Announcement
    Dec 2, 2009  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) made the following statement after President Barack Obama's announcement last night on the way forward in Afghanistan:   “I am pleased that after months of evaluating strategy options, President Obama has made a decision on the way forward in Afghanistan. I appr... More

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