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Hunter Statement on ISAF Nominee Marine General Joe Dunford
Nov 16, 2012
Press Release
Washington, D.C. — In response to yesterday’s Senate confirmation hearing for Marine General Joe Dunford, who has been nominated to become the top ISAF commander in Afghanistan, Congressman Duncan Hunter, a Marine veteran of the wars in Iraq and...
Asking More of a Shrinking Navy
Nov 1, 2012
Column
During the third and final presidential debate, President Barack Obama’s remark that the size of the U.S. naval fleet is “not a game of Battleship, where we’re counting ships,” revealed an uncomfortable truth. When it comes to the U.S. Navy, the...
Game of Battleship Could Prove Deadly
Oct 26, 2012
Column
In American politics, each election always seems to be of greater importance than the last. There’s a lot riding on what happens on Nov. 6, but for the future of America's military and U.S. national security, the stakes are as high as they have ever...
Hunter Responds to Comments on Naval Fleet Size, Citing Congressional Testimony
Oct 24, 2012
Press Release
Washington, D.C. — Today, in response to recent comments by President Obama on the size of the U.S. Naval Fleet, U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter cited an exchange with Vice Admiral John Terence Blake, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration...
Sequestration Sends Wrong Message to U.S. Friends and Foes Alike
Oct 1, 2012
Column
To most Americans, the term “sequestration” does not mean a whole lot, at least right now, but it should, given the uncertain future facing U.S. national security. Over the next 10 years, because of sequestration, the Pentagon will be forced to...
Hunter Announces Breakout Panel Leaders for Upcoming Defense Conference
Sep 19, 2012
Press Release
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Duncan Hunter released a list of the breakout panel leaders for the upcoming public conference he is hosting on the relationship between San Diego and the U.S. military. The conference, titled San Diego and...
Hunter Urges Community Participation at Upcoming Defense Conference
Sep 17, 2012
Press Release
El Cajon — Congressman Duncan Hunter announced today that he will host an interactive public conference, titled San Diego and National Defense: Protecting our Future, on September 25 at UC San Diego from 7:30 AM PT to 10:30 AM PT. The conference...
In the Face of Tragedy, the Brave Rise Up
Sep 11, 2012
Column
It’s been 11 years since Sept. 11, 2001, and America has faced down enemies in Iraq and Afghanistan and stayed on offense in other pockets of the globe where terrorist organizations have attempted to regenerate. The post-Sept. 11 world is still a...
Hunter Drafts Legislation Limiting Funds to States that Issue Driver’s Licenses to Illegal Immigrants
Sep 4, 2012
Press Release
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Duncan Hunter released draft legislation to restrict specific federal funding to states—including California—that issue driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants in accordance with the Administration’s “Deferred...
Hunter Tours USS Independence in San Diego
Aug 22, 2012
Press Release
San Diego — On Tuesday, Representative Duncan Hunter, a Marine Corps veteran and member of the House Armed Services Committee, toured the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 2, USS Independence, in San Diego. “After touring the Independence and learning more...
