Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, this is the final amendment to H.R. 4435, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, I am proud of the bipartisan work we did this year to craft the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, and I want to thank Chairman McKeon, in his last year leading the committee, for his leadership and commitment to bipartisanship. Mr. Speaker, in San Diego, Coronado, and Poway, we are proud of the role our region plays in national security. My district alone is home to seven military installations, including MCAS Miramar, the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Navy Region Southwest, Naval Base Coronado, and Naval Base Point Loma. San Diego County is home to more than 235,000 veterans, and this year, we launched the national model Military Transition Support Project, which will provide nonprofit and volunteer help for servicemembers transitioning to the workplace and private sector. San Diego is a military town, and we are proud of it. Defense is also a big part of our economy, responsible for more than 300,000 jobs in the region, accounting for almost $25 billion in direct spending last year, and we were the home port of 53 ships, with an economic impact of $4 billion. It is fair to say, when the government makes investments in our military or sharp cuts like sequestration, we feel it locally.…”