Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. J. Randy Forbes [R, VA-4]

Rep. Forbes: Navy Shipbuilding Plan a 'Fantasy Land'

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...powered aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford is lowered into position at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va. Rep. J. Randy Forbes is urging the Navy to overhaul its 30-year shipbuilding program, calling it a "fantasy land" that can't be sustained

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Shoring up our security means addressing the China challenge

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...by mmcmullan on 05/20/2013 Talk about hitting the nail on the head. Rep. Randy Forbes, co-chairman of the Congressional China Caucus, says Washington is burying its head in the sand when it comes to the aspirations of the Chinese government. As China’

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Scandal!

2013-05-19T01:00:00Z

...to enforce “the Federal Government’s invasion into the health care lives of American citizens.” It’s the brainchild of Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA). Similar bill H.R. 2022 would prohibit the implementation or enforcement of any requirement of the Pa

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Benghazi probe co-chair subpoenaed by House panel

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA) (R) holds up a photo of U.S. embassy security personnel Tyrone Woods, who was killed in the Benghazi attacks, as Rep. Steve King (R-IA) (L) and Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) listen during a hearing before the House Judiciary Commit

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IRS Official Who Oversaw Tax-Exempt Office Now Runs Obamacare Office

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...happened. Ingram should have been the first one out, but she still holds her position. Several congressmen, including Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.), have expressed concern that the IRS will be given free rein on Obamacare data. If the woman who let the targ

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GOP lawmakers look for ways to punish, limit reach of IRS

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...IRS employees who willfully violate the “constitutional rights of a taxpayer” to be fired and face criminal charges. Rep. J. Randy Forbes, Virginia Republican, meanwhile, has dusted off a bill he initially proposed in 2011 that prohibits the IRS fro

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IRS Sued for Wrongly Seizing 60 Million Medical Records

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...and their medical records had no relevance whatsoever to the IRS search.” This suit gives more ammunition to Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.), who announced his plan to introduce a bill keeping data on Americans’ healthcare decisions away from the agency i

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Benghazi probe co-chair subpoenaed by House panel

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

Congress grills Holder highlights (Audio)

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...that the subpoena had nothing to do with matters at hand. Issa then asks who decides whether subpoenas are appropriate. Rep Randy Forbes R-Virginia (Audio) Forbes discussed the IRS debacle and strategies used to resist testimony. He held a picture of Ty

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Holder plays dumb

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...especially with a vast increase in its power coming up thanks to ObamaCare, it’s the IRS. At yesterday’s hearing, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) summed up the frustration many in Congress feel with Holder when he noted that “nobody’s ever held accoun

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Lawmaker: Ban IRS From Hiring New Employees to Implement Obamacare

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...Randy Forbes (R-VA) speaks to a reporter after a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Va., chastised Attorney General Eric Holder during a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing Wednesday for what he called a lack

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Lawmaker: Ban IRS From Hiring New Employees to Implement Obamacare

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

U.S. Navy Successfully Launches Prototype Drone

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...edge in the years ahead, our continued investment in potential game-changing technologies … will be essential,” said Rep. Randy Forbes (R., Va.). Navy officials say the $1.4 billion X-47B prototype program will lead to a full Navy drone program desi

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Little change in new U.S. fleet plan

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...one key lawmaker is unimpressed with the new plan. "The Navy's 30-year shipbuilding plan is a ÂplanÂ in name only,Â Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Va., said in a statement Friday afternoon. ÂAt current funding levels, it remains an exercise in wishful thinkin

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Lobbyists Trying To Decide Who To Make Chair Of House Armed Services Committee When McKeon Retires Or Is Indicted

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...to do with what your current relationship with the leadership is.” Thornberry could face GOP challenges from Virginia Rep. Randy Forbes, who chairs the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, or Ohio Rep. Mike Turner, who chairs the Tactical Air

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Who will succeed McKeon on HASC? - Israel vs. Syria - McCain knocks Joint Chiefs - DoD reprogramming hits weapons, personnel - Levin, Inhofe want DoD sequester plans - Can the Navy escape furloughs?

2013-05-06T01:00:00Z

...has been actively working to position himself to succeed McKeon. But Thornberry could face challenges from Virginia Rep. Randy Forbes, who chairs the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, or Ohio Rep. Mike Turner, who chairs the Tactical Air and

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Could a greener military prove more powerful?

2013-05-06T01:00:00Z

...objectives and is a thinly disguised environmental initiative. ÂItÂs the secretary of the NavyÂs green agenda,Â says Rep. Randy Forbes, a Virginia Republican. Forbes said the expenditures on biofuels has meant less money for shipbuilding and operati

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BOYKIN AND ALLARD: Everywhere but in foxholes

2013-05-06T01:00:00Z

...that spiritual solace was someone else’s problem. The military is increasingly isolated from the society it protects, and Rep. J. Randy Forbes, Virginia Republican, has become alarmed by what he sees as a military culture turning alarmingly “hostile

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Darrell Issa: State Department Officials To Testify On Benghazi Attack

2013-05-04T01:00:00Z

...senseless violence that took the lives of these public servants. On a personal note, Chris was a courageous and exemplary representative of the United States. Throughout the Libyan revolution, he selflessly served our country and the Libyan people at ou

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Chris Rodda: Pseudo-Historian Who Compares Obama to Hitler Invited to Speak at Army Prayer Breakfast

2013-04-30T01:00:00Z

...in the number and far-fetchedness of "news" stories claiming that the U.S. military has become hostile towards Christians. Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA) actually told FOX News : "We are getting a lot of calls from soldiers saying 'we're afraid of going to ch

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