Fischer Announces Appointment to Key Senate Armed Services Subcommittees

Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) announced her appointment to key subcommittees for the 119th Congress as a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee:
Chair, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Member, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
Member, Subcommittee on Airland
“Serving on the Strategic Forces Subcommittee for the past 12 years has been one of my most solemn and critical responsibilities as a Senator. I look forward to taking the mantle again this year as Chair, where I will work with Senator King and our subcommittee members to ensure that the United States maintains a safe, effective, and credible nuclear deterrent.
I will also continue my work on the important Readiness and Airland Subcommittees, and remain committed to ensuring that our military is fully equipped to face current and future threats,”
said Senator Fischer.
The Subcommittee on Strategic Forces has jurisdiction over two combatant commands: U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), which is based at Offutt Air Force Base in Sarpy County, Nebraska, and U.S. Space Command.