CHAIRMEN OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEES RELEASE STATEMENT ON U.S. TROOP WITHDRAWAL FROM GERMANY

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Roger Wicker issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Representative Mike Rogers, R-Ala., Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement:

"We are very concerned by the decision to withdraw a U.S. brigade from Germany. Germany has stepped up in response to President Trump's call for greater burden sharing, significantly increasing defense spending and providing seamless access, basing, and overflight for U.S. forces in support of Operation Epic Fury.

The reality remains even as allies move toward spending 5% of GDP on defense, translating that investment into the military capability needed to a...