Matt Gaetz: “I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank our colleagues in the House for their agreement. Mr. Chair, I rise in…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank our colleagues in the House for their agreement. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of the brave men and women of the greatest military on Earth and to ensure that they are properly equipped for any and all challenges on the horizon. I support increased investments in our military test and training ranges with help from our Armed Forces to deal with the world's challenges. In my district, the Gulf Test Range provides approximately 120,000 square miles of overwater airspace. It is used for high-altitude, supersonic air combat training, air-to-air missile testing, drone targeting, hypersonic weapons testing, space launches, and much more. It is critical training space for our Armed Forces, including the Air Force Special Operations Command, the 96th Test Wing, the 33rd Fighter Wing, and others. This is why I ask my colleagues to support the amendment to increase funding for the test range program. I thank the Congressman from Florida, Dr. Dunn, for his leadership, for the men and women in the military. I thank Chair Granger for her agreement to this amendment. I thank the minority party.”