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Led by Rep. Anthony Brown, the vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, 30 members joined in penning the strongly worded letter to Mr. Esper that expressed “continued and deepening concern” over the move. Read more »

The letter is signed by Maryland Rep. Anthony Brown, vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee; California Rep. Gil Cisneros; Texas Rep. Veronica Escobar; New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill and 27 other Democrats. Read more »

“My hope is that we receive the information back from Secretary Esper, and that the administration carefully consider the impact of what they are proposing and reverse course,” Brown said. Read more »

"We haven’t talked to them yet in detail… frankly, no decisions have been made,” the secretary said. “I’ve talked to members of Congress several times and once we get through the reviews, I will update Congress as well.” Read more »

On Jan. 10, 11 lawmakers wrote Secretary Esper raising concerns about the redeployment of troops from Africa as a, “shortsighted action that both diminishes our overall national security posture and our ability to lead with American values and influence.” The bi-partisan letter was led by Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.). Read more »

A group of House Democrats is “strongly” urging Defense Secretary Mark Esper not to redirect another $7.2 billion in Pentagon funding to build President Trump’s southern border wall. Read more »

Diverting billions of dollars more from defense programs toward a border wall with Mexico risks dealing a larger blow to military readiness, House Democrats have warned Defense Secretary Mark Esper. Read more »

“It’s really just preserving relationships and making sure that China, particularly, does not become a partner out of necessity,” Brown, a retired Army officer, said in an interview. Read more »

On Tuesday, a bipartisan group of 11 congressmen, led by HASC Vice Chair Anthony Brown, D-Md., sent a separate letter to Esper, warning the move is a “shortsighted action that both diminishes our overall national security posture and our ability to lead with American values and influence.” Read more »

The letter follows other efforts by Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.), along with Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) to keep troops on the continent. Read more »