House Republicans downplay the military's extremism problem

Republicans on the House Armed Services committee cast doubt Wednesday that extremism in the military is as severe as Democrats and outside experts say it is.

“We lack any concrete evidence that violent extremism is as ripe in the military as some commentators claim,” Rep. Mike Rogers, the committee’s top Republican, said during a hearing with experts on the issue. “While I agree with my colleagues that these numbers should be zero, this is far from the largest military justice issue facing our armed services.”