WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following opening statement on April 1, 2025, at a hearing entitled "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in North and South America":

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I would like to welcome our witnesses for our hearing today, Mr. Rafael Leonardo, Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs, Ad . . .

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