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“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023. I congratulate my colleagues on the House Armed Services Committee for bringing forward a bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act for the 62nd consecutive year. I especially want to thank Ranking Member Trent Kelly of the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations for his leadership and contributions to this bill. I also thank the subcommittee staff-- Shannon, Craig, William, and Patrick--for their tireless efforts, as well as my personal office staff members Michelle and Charlie. This year's bill contains crucial investments in America's allies and partners to address the threat the world faces from Vladimir Putin, including $225 million for the Baltic Security Initiative, which I started last year with my friend and cochair of the House Baltic Caucus, Congressman Don Bacon. This bill also takes historic strides to prevent and mitigate civilian harm by creating mechanisms to increase transparency and accountability at the Department. As chairman of the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, I am proud of this bill's critical investments in intelligence modernization and special operations forces.…”