Congresswoman Bice picked for House Armed Services Committee

 

For now, newly-seated Oklahoma Congresswoman Stephanie Bice won’t be a member of any energy-related U.S. House Committee.

Instead, she will serve on the House Armed Services Committee and is expected to be confirmed next week by the House Republican Conference.

“I’m proud to represent the interests of Oklahoma’s Fifth District on the House Armed Services Committee, including the thousands of men and women employed by Tinker Air Force Base,” Bice said in a statement.

The base is one of the largest employers in the state of Oklahoma and also home to an Air Force Logistics Maintenance center where many of the military’s aircraft are maintained.

The Maintenance Depot employees handle maintenance on the KC-46, KC-135, the B-1B bombers, the B-52 bombers, E-3 surveillance aircraft and the Navy E-6 surveillance planes. But they also do maintenance, repair and overhaul for the F117, F118, F119 and other planes. Just about any type of military plane that flies comes to the center for repairs and maintenance work including the heavy-lifters such as the C-130, C-141, C-135andthe C-5 and C-17.

 

“The safety and security of Americans should be our top priority and TAFB employees play a crucial role in supporting our national defense. I will work to ensure that all of Oklahoma’s national security installations have the resources necessary to carry out their missions and to support our military servicemembers and their families as they defend our country,” added Bice.

It’s not known whether Rep. Bice might get additional house committee assignments.