Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of the conference report for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. The NDAA continues rebuilding readiness and provides vital capabilities required to implement the National Defense Strategy. Highlights include significant investments in operations and maintenance, facilities, sustainment, and military construction; also, nuclear triad modernization and authority to deploy low-yield weapons; the historic establishment of Space Force as a separate military service with a seat on the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and $5.3 billion in emergency funding to rebuild Tyndall and Offutt Air Force Bases, Camp Lejeune, and China Lake Naval Air Station, all of which were struck by natural disasters. The stress that military families endure from frequent deployments makes the systemic failures of privatized military family housing truly deplorable. Critical reforms in this bill include a Tenants Bill of Rights, formal dispute resolution, and improved quality control for repairs and mold remediation. The bill also provides critical oversight of the Defense household goods program that will ensure that military families are put first in DOD reforms. The bill also addresses PFAS contamination by prohibiting nonemergency use of firefighting foams containing PFOS and PFOA and requires DOD to accelerate fielding a PFAS-free replacement.…”