On the recordJuly 13, 2022
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time for closing. Mr. Speaker, it is really past time for Congress to start demanding that the Pentagon exercise some fiscal discipline that we impose against and across all of the Federal Government. Also, we individually have fiscal discipline that we must exert. We have budgets we have to live within. The Pentagon budget is running amok. This is taxpayers' dollars which should be at least audited, and the Pentagon should be held accountable. Again, this amendment would hold harmless the people who serve in the military or who work at the Pentagon and their families. The CBO has demonstrated that we can trim the Pentagon budget without compromising security. In doing so, we free up resources to invest in our country and in our people. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
