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Representative Trent Franks's Public Statements on Defense

Trent Franks
Full Name: Trent Franks
Office: U.S. House (AZ) - District 8, Republican
First Elected: 11/05/2002
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Josephine; 2 Children: Joshua, Emily
Birth Date: 06/19/1957
Birth Place: Uravan, CO
Home City: Peoria, AZ
Religion: Baptist

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May 21, 2013 Letter to The Honorable John McHugh, Secretary of Army - M1A2 SEP Tank Washington, DC
March 18, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Israel's Iron Dome Washington, DC
March 10, 2013 National Journal - Electromagnetic Pulse Caucus Battles Skeptics in Push to Protect the Planet Unknown
March 4, 2013 Letter to Secretary Hagel - On the Ranking of the Distinguished Warfare Medal Unknown
Feb. 15, 2013 The Threat of a Nuclear Iran Washington, DC
May 17, 2012 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 Washington, DC
May 17, 2012 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 Washington, DC
March 28, 2012 CNSNews.com - Rep. Trent Franks: Congress Should Hold Hearing on Obama's 'Give Me Space' Request to Russians Unknown
Nov. 2, 2011 Letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Washington, DC
Oct. 6, 2011 The Moral Liberal - Lawmakers, Experts Advocate Against Military Spending Cuts Washington, DC
Sept. 15, 2011 Steel Caucus Sends Letter to Secretary Panetta: Urges DoD to Use Only American-Melted Armor Steel Washington, DC
Sept. 12, 2011 Letter to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta Washington, DC
Aug. 5, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Leon E. Panetta U.S. Department of Defense Washington, DC
May 25, 2011 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Washington, DC
Dec. 8, 2010 Letter to the Honorable Harry Reid, Majority Leader, United States Senate & The Honorable Mitch McConnell, Republican Leader, United States Senate Washington, DC
Sept. 30, 2010 Letter to The Honorable Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense U.S. Department of Defense Washington, DC
July 21, 2010 Franks Praises Successful Laser Defense Shield Test Unknown
May 27, 2010 Providing for Consideration of H.R. 5136, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 Washington, DC
May 20, 2010 House Armed Services Committee Approves the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 Washington, DC
April 19, 2010 House Armed Services Committee Republicans Draw Attention To New Report On Iran's Military Washington, DC
Sept. 25, 2009 Iran: A Clear And Present Threat Washington, DC
Sept. 23, 2009 Health Care Washington, DC
Sept. 17, 2009 Congressmen On Missile Defense Caucus Blast President Obama's Abandonment Of European Missile Defense Unknown
June 25, 2009 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 Washington, DC
June 25, 2009 Franks Expresses Concern Over Hastings Amendment To Defense Authorization Bill On House Floor Washington, DC
June 16, 2009 Congressman Trent Franks Offers Amendment To Fully Restore Vital Missile Defense Funding Washington, DC
June 12, 2009 Franks Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Protect the Homeland From North Korean And Iranian Missiles Washington, DC
May 21, 2009 Hearing of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee - Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for National Security Space and Missile Defense Programs Washington, DC
May 20, 2009 Iran's Missile Test Washington, DC
May 20, 2009 Franks: Iran's Missile Test a Slap in the Face to America and Peace-Loving Nations Unknown
May 14, 2009 Hearing Of The House Armed Services Committee - Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request From The Department Of The Navy Washington, DC
May 13, 2009 Hearing Of The House Armed Services Committee - Department Of Defense Budget Request For Fiscal Year 2010 Washington, DC
May 6, 2009 Missile Defense Washington, DC
April 6, 2009 House Missile Defense Caucus Remarks on North Korean Missile Launch Unknown
April 4, 2009 Congressman Trent Franks' Budget Request Policy Unknown
March 24, 2009 Letter to Department of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates Unknown
March 10, 2009 Letter to President Barak Obama, President of the United States Unknown
March 4, 2009 Letter to President Barak Obama, President of the United States Unknown
Feb. 27, 2009 Congressman Franks Responds to Evidence That the U.S. Strategic Ballistic Missile Defense System Can Provide a Defense of the Homeland Unknown
Sept. 12, 2008 Russian Belligerence Reinforces the Need to Move Forward with European Missile Defenses Unknown
June 26, 2008 Hearing of the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee - From the Department of Justice to Guantanamo Bay: Administration Lawyers and Administration Interrogation Rules, Part III Washington, DC
May 22, 2008 Proviidng for Further Consideration of H.R. 5658, Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act Washington, DC
May 16, 2008 Roll Call - U.S. Can't Delay Fielding Missile Defense Systems Washington, DC
April 17, 2008 Hearing of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee - 2009 Defense Budget, Missile Defense Programs Washington, DC
March 14, 2008 25th Anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative Washington, DC
Feb. 21, 2008 Congressman Franks Praises Successful Missile Shoot Down of Disabled Spy Satellite Washington, DC
Feb. 12, 2008 Congressman Trent Franks Joins Armed Services Committee Republicans in Responding to Department of Defense Decision to Charge 9/11 Terrorist Masterminds Washington, DC
Feb. 6, 2008 Hearing of the House Armed Services Committee - The Defense Department's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Washington, DC
Dec. 12, 2007 Congressman Franks Statement on Department of Defense Authorization Bill Unknown
Dec. 6, 2007 Congressman Trent Franks Applauds Conferees for Dropping the Controversial Hate Crimes Provision from Defense Authorization Unknown

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