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Jan. 31, 2023
Letter to Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Warren Leads Bipartisan Call to DoD: Stop Sending Congress "Bloated Wish Lists" of Wasteful, Unnecessary Spending
Sen. Mike Lee
Dec. 6, 2022
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, John Thune, Senate Minority Whip, John Barrasso, Chair of the Republican Conference, Roy Blunt, Chair of the Republican Policy Committee - Kennedy urges Senate leadership not to move on NDAA without vote to end Covid vaccine mandate for military
Sen. Mike Lee
June 15, 2022
Letter to Jack Reed, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services - Rubio, Colleagues Oppose Using the Defense Bill to Force Women to Register for the Draft
Sen. Mike Lee
April 6, 2022
AUKUS Working Group Issues Statement As New Details Of The Trilateral Defense Alliance Emerge
Rep. Blake Moore
April 1, 2022
Reps. Courtney, Gallagher, Kilmer, And Moore Announce Formation Of The New Bipartisan AUKUS Working Group, In Support Of The Undersea Alliance Between The U.S., U.K., And Australia
Rep. Blake Moore
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Jan. 31, 2023
Letter to Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Warren Leads Bipartisan Call to DoD: Stop Sending Congress "Bloated Wish Lists" of Wasteful, Unnecessary Spending
Sen. Mike Lee
Dec. 6, 2022
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, John Thune, Senate Minority Whip, John Barrasso, Chair of the Republican Conference, Roy Blunt, Chair of the Republican Policy Committee - Kennedy urges Senate leadership not to move on NDAA without vote to end Covid vaccine mandate for military
Sen. Mike Lee
June 15, 2022
Letter to Jack Reed, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services - Rubio, Colleagues Oppose Using the Defense Bill to Force Women to Register for the Draft
Sen. Mike Lee
April 6, 2022
AUKUS Working Group Issues Statement As New Details Of The Trilateral Defense Alliance Emerge
Rep. Blake Moore
April 1, 2022
Reps. Courtney, Gallagher, Kilmer, And Moore Announce Formation Of The New Bipartisan AUKUS Working Group, In Support Of The Undersea Alliance Between The U.S., U.K., And Australia
Rep. Blake Moore
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