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Secretary of Defense Testimonies

Testimonies are official statements of the Department of Defense. The last 30 Testimonies issued are listed below.

11/13/2014:   Statement on the Administration's Strategy and Military Campaign Against ISIL Before the House Armed Services Committee
09/18/2014:   Statement on Iraq, Syria, and ISIL Before the House Armed Services Committee
09/16/2014:   Statement on Iraq, Syria, and ISIL Before the Senate Armed Services Committee
06/18/2014:   Submitted Statement -- Senate Appropriations Committee-Defense (Budget Request)
06/18/2014:   Opening Summary -- Senate Appropriations Committee-Defense (Budget Request)
06/11/2014:   Statement on the Transfer of Detainees before the House Armed Services Committee
03/13/2014:   Opening Summary -- House Appropriations Committee-Defense (Budget Request)
03/05/2014:   Opening Summary -- Senate Armed Services Committee (Budget Request)
09/10/2013:   Statement on Syria before the House Armed Services Committee
09/03/2013:   Statement on Syria before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
06/11/2013:   Opening Summary -- SAC-D (Budget Request)
04/17/2013:   Statement on Syria before the Senate Armed Services Committee
04/16/2013:   Opening Summary -- HAC-D (Budget Request)
02/07/2013:   Statement on the Attacks on the US Facilities in Benghazi, Libya before the Senate Armed Services Committee
07/25/2012:   Submitted Statement on DOD-VA Collaboration before the House Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Committees
07/25/2012:   Spoken Statement on DOD-VA Collaboration before the House Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Committees
05/23/2012:   Spoken Statement on Law of the Sea Convention before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
04/19/2012:   Statement on Syria before the House Armed Services Committee
03/07/2012:   Statement on Syria before the Senate Armed Services Committee
02/28/2012:   Opening Summary -- Senate Budget Committee (Budget Request)
02/28/2012:   Submitted Statement -- Senate Budget Committee (Budget Request)
02/14/2012:   Submitted Statement -- Senate Armed Services Committee (Budget Request)
10/13/2011:   Testimony before the House Armed Services Committee
03/31/2011:   Statement on Libya -- House Armed Services Committee
03/02/2011:   Opening Summary -- House Appropriations Committee - Defense (Budget Request)
02/16/2011:   Opening Summary -- House Armed Services Committee (Budget Request)
12/02/2010:   Senate Armed Services Committee - Opening Statement on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
06/17/2010:   Senate Armed Services Committee - New START Treaty
06/16/2010:   Senate Appropriations Committee - Defense Opening Statement
12/03/2009:   Statement on Afghanistan to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

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