Political Quotes

“Madam Chair, I rise today because the United States Air Force is in desperate need of our help. I am proud to cosponsor this amendment that raises the Air Force funding levels for fiscal year 2019. Our amendment brings the operations and maintenance account up to $670 million, which is the minimum the Air Force needs to continue to rebuild Offutt and Tyndall Air Force Bases. On October 10th, Tyndall--in my district--took a direct hit from Category 5 Hurricane Michael. Now, 7 months later, no supplemental funding has been provided. That is irresponsible. On May 1, Secretary Wilson was forced to halt all work rebuilding Tyndall due to lack of funds. This is a severe blow to our Nation's military readiness. These bases are critical to our Nation's defense for both combat and training missions, and some of the missions literally cannot be duplicated anywhere else in the world. Madam Chair, our ability to defend America is suffering. My district and many other districts across our Nation are suffering from hurricanes, fires, and floods. Madam Chair, I urge a ``yes'' vote on the amendment.”