WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Ander Crenshaw, Member of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement regarding the resignation of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel:

"Through the Vietnam War, as a United States Senator, and as Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel has devoted himself to our nation, and deserves our thanks.

"We only need look at the day-to-day headlines to understand that the world is a dangerous place. The Obama Administration has no time to waste in putting forth a successor and well-defined national security strategy that will defeat the scourge of terrorism. America deserves nothing less."

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