Political Quotes

“I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle A of title X, insert the following: SEC. 10__. REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED TO BE APPROPRIATED FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) many of the most urgent threats to the national security of the United States are not military in nature; (2) the Federal budget should reflect the national priorities of the United States; and (3) in order to better protect the security of all people and address the national priorities of the United States, the budget of the Department of Defense should be reduced and the associated savings should be reallocated. (b) Reduction in Amounts Authorized to Be Appropriated for the Department of Defense for Fiscal Year 2023.-- (1) In general.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for 2023 is-- (A) the aggregate amount appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2022 in division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103), reduced by (B) $100,000,000,000.-- (2) Funding for certain accounts.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for each of the following accounts of the Department of Defense shall be the amount authorized to be appropriated for such account for fiscal year 2022: (A) The Defense Health Program. (B) Each military personnel account.…”