{"id":2008050,"date":"2023-08-22T12:22:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T16:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-lawmaker-chairman-of-armed-services-committee-wants-space-command-answers\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T12:24:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T16:24:45","slug":"alabama-lawmaker-chairman-of-armed-services-committee-wants-space-command-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-lawmaker-chairman-of-armed-services-committee-wants-space-command-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama lawmaker and Armed Services Committee chairman seeks answers on Space Command."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falabama-lawmaker-chairman-of-armed-services-committee-wants-space-command-answers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2008050&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>House Armed \u2063Services Committee Chairman Invites Military Officials to Testify \u2064on Space Command Decision<\/h2>\n<p>House Armed Services\u2064 Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) has extended \u2062an invitation\u2063 to relevant military officials to testify publicly in front \u2064of the\u200b committee regarding President \u200bJoe Biden&#8217;s recent decision to permanently house Space Command&#8217;s headquarters in\u2064 Colorado instead of Alabama.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s \u2062decision, announced in late July, overturned a previous decision by the Trump administration to \u200cmove Space Command&#8217;s headquarters to Alabama. Lawmakers from both\u200c Colorado and\u200b Alabama had been\u2063 vying\u200c for their\u2063 state \u2064to be chosen, leading up to the president&#8217;s \u200bdecision. Alabama lawmakers swiftly \u200cdenounced \u2062Biden&#8217;s choice, accusing him of making a \u200dpolitically\u2064 motivated decision.<\/p>\n<h3>Republican Debate: RNC Announces the Eight GOP 2024 Contenders Who Made \u2062the Cut<\/h3>\n<p>In a statement on Tuesday, Chairman Rogers revealed that \u2063he has invited Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Space Command\u200c Commander James Dickinson, and\u200b Space Force Chief of Space Operations Chance Saltzman to testify before the committee.<\/p>\n<p>Rogers criticized Biden&#8217;s decision, claiming it \u2063was \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-kyle-rittenhouse-finally-released-on-2-million-cash-bond\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Kyle Rittenhouse FINALLY Released on  Million Cash Bond\">politically motivated<\/a> and involved manipulation of the selection process. He argued that \u200cthe \u200dpresident made the decision \u2064to\u2064 improve his political \u200bstanding for next year&#8217;s reelection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn May, I\u2062 opened a Congressional investigation into \u200cthe Biden\u200d administration\u2019s shameful delay to finalize \u200dthe\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-armed-services-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-corrupted-software-that-stole-6000-votes-from-trump-in-michigan-county-shut-down-for-two-hours-in-red-counties-in-georgia-on-election-day\/\" title=\"Update: Corrupted Software that Stole 6,000 Votes From Trump in Michigan County -- Shut Down for TWO HOURS in Red Counties in Georgia on Election Day\">chairman<\/a>-demands-documents-on-space-command-colorado-decision\/&#8221; title=&#8221;House Armed Services chairman requests documents on Space Command Colorado decision.&#8221;>permanent basing decision<\/a> for U.S.\u200d Space Command. When the Secretary of the Air Force finally made a \u200ddecision, he upheld\u200b his predecessors\u2019\u2062 decision to base \u2062U.S. Space Command in Huntsville, Alabama. \u200dPresident Biden then\u200c usurped the Air Force \u200bSecretary\u2019s authority and named Colorado Springs the permanent basing site for U.S. Space Command in order to improve\u200b his political standing for next year\u2019s reelection,&#8221; the chairman said. \u201cI have \u200cinvited \u200dSecretary Kendall, General Dickinson, and General \u200dSaltzman to testify to the \u200dHouse Armed Services Committee in a public \u2062hearing. We \u2063will get\u2063 answers on President \u200bBiden\u2019s political manipulation of the selection process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062White\u200d House and National Security Council have denied allegations\u200b of\u2062 political\u2064 calculations influencing\u200c the president&#8217;s choice.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Doug Lamborn\u200b (R-CO), a member of the Armed Services Committee, has expressed support\u2062 for Biden&#8217;s decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cU.S. \u2063Space\u2064 Command \u2064belongs in Colorado Springs,\u201d the congressman said at an event earlier this month\u2062 celebrating Biden&#8217;s selection. \u201cThis decision is not just about Colorado or Colorado Springs, it is about what is best for \u2062our national security. As\u2063 Russia and China are \u200cthreatening\u2063 our military, our economy, and our \u200dway \u2064of life, having USSPACECOM in Colorado Springs gives us the best chance to protect America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to a senior administration\u200b official, the most significant factor in Biden&#8217;s decision was that \u2062Space Command would achieve \u2063\u201cfull operational capability\u201d by the end of \u2062August, while the opening of the new \u200dsite in \u2064Alabama\u2064 would likely not occur until the early-to-mid 2030s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the start,\u200c DOD \u200dand\u2064 the Department of the Air \u200cForce have worked diligently to ensure the basing decision \u2062resulted\u200d from an objective\u2064 and\u200b deliberate process informed by\u2062 data and analysis, in compliance with federal law \u200dand DOD policy,\u201d said\u2064 Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder in a statement.\u2063 \u201cSecretary Austin, Secretary of the Air Force Kendall, and \u200dU.S. Space Command commander Gen. Dickinson all support the President\u2019s decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) invited military officials to testify on President Biden&#8217;s choice to permanently house Space Command&#8217;s headquarters in Colorado instead of Alabama. 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