John Garamendi: “This bill provides the necessary support and direction for our national security. It also provides the necessary support…”

“This bill provides the necessary support and direction for our national security. It also provides the necessary support for our servicemembers' families, and I am particularly pleased with the work completed by the Subcommittee on Readiness. A big thank you to Ranking Member Waltz and Lamborn for their partnership in the subcommittee and also to the staff and all the members of the subcommittee, and particularly to Jeanine Womble, who was the staff director in this effort. The Readiness Subcommittee's broad scope means that we cover everything from sustainment of weapons systems and facilities, including the safety of the men and women, military construction, climate change, energy, and environmental policy. While the readiness- related provisions are extensive, I would like to take a few minutes to highlight just a few. In line with the work over the last 2 years, we continue to address vulnerabilities in installation and energy resiliency, both in response to extreme weather events and to ensure the Department can continue to accomplish its missions in the event of power disruptions. This bill works also to mitigate the military's effect of climate change and supports clean energy innovation, some of which you heard about just a moment ago. We also continue to focus on sustaining and modernizing the organic industrial base. We cannot continue the readiness risk that neglect of our ports, depots, shipyards, and arsenals create.…”