Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, has been selected by House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) to chair a new National Security Solutions Group.
According to a news release, the 18 person National Security Solutions Group will “take the lead in advocating and developing better solutions to the national security challenges we face and hold the Obama Administration accountable when it pursues misguided policies that make the American people less safe.” It is another Solutions Groups created by the Republican party that, according to the release, will “complement and support the work of Chief Deputy Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who is leading the effort by House Republicans to engage the American people and put forth a positive governing agenda.” Other GOP Solutions Groups focused on issues such as economic recovery, energy reform and health care reform.
King said that it is important to “ensure that Congressional Democrats and the Obama Administration do what is necessary to keep the nation secure, including properly funding our troops and keeping terrorists out of America.”
Not everyone sees the new group as a step forward.
“The only problem the GOP has solved is how to thoroughly, unilaterally and dangerously politicize America’s national security. At every step, Congressional Republicans have mindlessly stood against America’s justice system, military leadership and our Commander-in-Chief, all of whom continue to keep America safe at home and overseas,” said Adam Blickstein of the National Security Network, a group of 2,000 members and experts that represent the emerging generation of foreign policy leaders.
The members of the GOP National Security Solutions Group include:
- Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Ranking Member, Committee on Homeland Security
- Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), Ranking Member, Committee on Armed Services
- Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Ranking Member, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Ranking Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
- Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA), Ranking Member, Appropriations Committee
- Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), Ranking Member, Committee on the Judiciary
- Rep. Michael Conaway (R-TX)
- Rep. Charles Dent (R-PA)
- Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ)
- Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA)
- Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI)
- Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL)
- Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC)
- Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY)
- Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI)
- Rep. Edward Royce (R-CA)
- Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX)
- Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA)
