Question: Information: - The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress which, along with the Senate, composes the legislature of the United States. - Leslie "Les" Aspin, Jr. (July 21, 1938 May 21, 1995) was a United States Representative from 1971 to 1993, and the United States Secretary of Defense under President Bill Clinton from January 21, 1993 to February 3, 1994. In Congress, Aspin had a reputation as an intellectual who took a middle-of-the-road position on controversial issues. He supported the Reagan administration regarding the MX missile and aid to the Nicaraguan Contras, but he opposed the B-2 bomber and the Strategic Defense Initiative. He played a major role in convincing the House to support the January 1991 resolution supporting the use of force by President G.H.W. Bush against Iraq, after it invaded Kuwait. As Secretary of Defense, he faced complex social issues, such as the roles of homosexuals in uniform, and of women in combat. He faced major decisions regarding the use of military force in Somalia, Bosnia, and Haiti. He proposed budget cuts and restructuring of forces as part of the downsizing of the military after the end of the Cold War. The loss of American lives in Somalia because of inadequate military support led to his resignation. - The Secretary of Defense (SecDef) is the leader and chief executive officer of the Department of Defense, an Executive Department of the Government of the United States of America. The Secretary of Defense's power over the United States military is second only to that of the President. This position corresponds to what is generally known as a Defense Minister in many other countries. The Secretary of Defense is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, and is by custom a member of the Cabinet and by law a member of the National Security Council. - William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Clinton was the 40th Governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 42nd Governor from 1983 to 1992, and Arkansas Attorney General from 1977 to 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, ideologically Clinton was a New Democrat, and many of his policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political philosophy. - Kuwait ('), officially the State of Kuwait ('), is a country in Western Asia. Situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, it shares borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia. , Kuwait has a population of 4.2 million people; 1.3 million are Kuwaitis and 2.9 million are expatriates. Expatriates account for 70% of the population. - The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress which, along with the House of Representatives, the lower chamber, composes the legislature of the United States. - The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was a proposed missile defense system intended to protect the United States from attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons (intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched ballistic missiles). The system, which was to combine ground-based units and orbital deployment platforms, was first publicly announced by President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983. The initiative focused on strategic defense rather than the prior strategic offense doctrine of mutual assured destruction (MAD). The Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) was set up in 1984 within the United States Department of Defense to oversee the Strategic Defense Initiative. - Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti, is a sovereign state located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is in size and has an estimated 10.6 million people, making it the most populous country in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the second-most populous country in the Caribbean as a whole. - The Ninety-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 1985 to January 3, 1987, during the fifth and sixth years of Ronald Reagan's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twentieth Census of the United States in 1980. The Republicans maintained control of the Senate, while the Democrats maintained control of the House of Representatives. - Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who was the 40th President of the United States, from 1981 to 1989. Before his presidency, he was the 33rd Governor of California, from 1967 to 1975, after a career as a Hollywood actor and union leader. - ( Charles ) Melvin Price ( January 1 , 1905 -- April 22 , 1988 ) was a longtime member of the United States House of Representatives . Most notably , he served as the chairman of the United States House Committee on Armed Services between 1975 and 1985 . He lost this position at the beginning of the 99th United States Congress . Overthrowing a committee chairman was not a common occurrence at that time , but a majority of the House Democratic Caucus seemed to feel that the aged Price was no longer up to the job . In addition , Price , while liberal on domestic issues , was notably more supportive of defense spending than most Democrats . When it came to choosing Price 's successor , the Caucus bypassed several other old hawkish members of the committee in favor of Les Aspin , who was not only much younger than Price and other more senior members , but also seemed closer in his defense policy preferences to the majority of the Democratic Caucus . Price was born in East St. Louis , Illinois , and graduated from St. Louis University High School and Saint Louis University . After graduating , he worked for several years as a journalist before taking work as a secretary for Congressman Edwin Schaefer in 1933 . He served there for ten years , after which he joined the U.S. Army in 1943 , at the height of World War II ; Price served in the quartermaster corps . He was elected to Congress in his own right in 1944 . During his time in Congress , he also chaired the Ethics Committee ( 1967 -- 76 ) and the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy ( 1973 -- 74 ) . He remained in Congress until his death . Congressman Price is probably most famous for his role in enacting the Price - Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act . He died in 1988 of pancreatic cancer . Price is the namesake of the Melvin Price Locks and Dam , near Alton , Illinois on the Upper Mississippi River , and the Melvin Price Federal Building and United States Courthouse in East St. Louis . Given the information above, choose from the list below the object entity that exhibits the relation 'position held' with the subject 'charles melvin price'. Choices: - 3 - 4 - chief executive officer - congress - governor - leader - minister - politician - president - prior - senate - sovereign - united states representative
Answer:
united states representative