Maxwell Frost: “just yesterday, the gentlewoman from North Carolina and I were here on the floor debating another very important bill…”

“just yesterday, the gentlewoman from North Carolina and I were here on the floor debating another very important bill for our soldiers, the Military Construction Appropriations bill. Like the Defense appropriations bill, that bill funds vital programs for our troops. Unfortunately, this House's leadership made what I think was a terrible mistake by allowing a provision to improve housing for our troops and their families to potentially be completely stripped from that bill. If that happens, almost 50,000 military families will be affected and continue to live in substandard housing. I think that shows real disregard and disrespect for our soldiers; and frankly, I find it disgraceful. I understand that we will be continuing debate on the Military Construction bill in just a few minutes, so I suppose we will see shortly how the matter is resolved, but the conference report on the Defense Appropriations bill is a different matter. I am pleased to join the gentlewoman in support of the conference report and the rule providing for its conversation.”