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  • Forbes Praises Asia-Pacific Security Provisions in NDAA
    Dec 4, 2014  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04), Chairman of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee and Co-Chairman of the Congressional China Caucus, praised the inclusion of numerous Asia-Pacific security provisions in the FY15 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which pa... More
  • Forbes Releases Statement on US-China Commission Report
    Nov 20, 2014  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04), Chairman of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee and Chairman of the Congressional China Caucus, issued the following statement in response to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission’s 2014 Report to Congress: “The ... More
  • Forbes: DHS Policy on Travel from Ebola-Affected Countries Insufficient
    Oct 21, 2014  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) issued the following statement in response to the Department of Homeland Security’s announcement today that all individuals traveling from Guinea, Liberia, or Sierra Leone to the U.S. will be required to travel through one of five major U.S. airports where additi... More
  • Forbes Releases Statement on Japan-U.S. Defense Guidelines
    Oct 9, 2014  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04), Chairman of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement regarding the release of an interim report on the revision of the Japan-U.S. Defense Guidelines: “I applaud today’s release of an interim report on... More
  • Forbes Joins Kaine and Hurt in Sending Letter to Secretary Kerry Urging Action on Foreign Affairs Security Training Center at Fort Pickett
    Oct 9, 2014  - In light of the recent attack against the U.S. Embassy in Yemen, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rep. J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) and Rep. Robert Hurt (VA-05) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry requesting action on the long-awaited construction of a Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FAS... More
  • Forbes Releases Statement on Prime Minister Modi's Visit to the United States
    Sep 30, 2014  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04), Chairman of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement regarding Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States: “Expanding India’s role in the U.S. rebalance to the Asia-Pacific regio... More
  • Forbes Confers with Japanese Ambassador on Chinese Aggression in East China Sea
    Nov 26, 2013  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04), Chairman of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee and leader of the HASC Asia-Pacific Security Series, spoke today with His Excellency Kenichiro Sasae, Japanese Ambassador to the United States, regarding China’s unilateral declarat... More
  • Forbes to Attend Dominion Boulevard Groundbreaking on Monday
    Dec 14, 2012  - Washington, D.C. – Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) will appear Monday morning at the Dominion Boulevard improvement project groundbreaking at 400 Dominion Boulevard in Chesapeake on Monday, December 17 at 10:30am. Roughly 33,000 vehicles travel Dominion Blvd. each day, making it one of the most... More
  • Statement by Congressman Forbes on Recent Violence in Israel
    Nov 16, 2012  - As air raid sirens sound in Tel Aviv and, for the first time in decades, Jerusalem, we stand with Israel as they take the necessary actions to protect their citizens from continued and escalating rocket fire from terrorist Hamas networks. We join with them in prayer for a swift and peaceful resoluti... More
  • Forbes Statement on Violence in Libya
    Sep 12, 2012  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) issued the following statement regarding the assassination of Christopher Stevens, U.S. Ambassador to Libya, and three embassy staff members. “This is a tragic situation and our hearts go out to the families of the four American officials who died in Libya, inclu... More