Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) said Monday he does not "make much" of reports that allege crew members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are suffering from declining mental health and supply shortages due to its long deployment.
In an appearance on Fox Business's "Mornings with Maria" anchored by Cheryl Casone, Fallon, a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, responded to the reports and calls for congressional oversight into the physical and mental state of crew members on the ship.
"These reports are just that. I haven't heard anything personally from our office, and I trust the Navy to do this as well. So, I don't make much of it, to be honest," he said.
Casone confirmed the congressman was not concerned about the reports but cited the aircraft carrier's deployment, saying "260 days is a long time, you know, for a deployment."
"There's no doubt about it," the lawmaker responded. "When I served, I always prefer to be stateside, if possible, but that's part of the job: to deploy."
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In an appearance on Fox Business's "Mornings with Maria" anchored by Cheryl Casone, Fallon, a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, responded to the reports and calls for congressional oversight into the physical and mental state of crew members on the ship.
"These reports are just that. I haven't heard anything personally from our office, and I trust the Navy to do this as well. So, I don't make much of it, to be honest," he said.
Casone confirmed the congressman was not concerned about the reports but cited the aircraft carrier's deployment, saying "260 days is a long time, you know, for a deployment."
"There's no doubt about it," the lawmaker responded. "When I served, I always prefer to be stateside, if possible, but that's part of the job: to deploy."
#deployment #fallon #make #members
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