On the recordJuly 6, 2011
This amendment is nearly identical to the amendment that transfers NATO research to U.S.-Israeli missile defense. This one simply takes the $4.4 million in the Air Force's NATO R&D program and places those funds in the Israeli Cooperative Program for Israel and the United States, who are cooperating to develop a missile defense system that will help them and, as well, help us. We must stand by Israel now and always. My amendment makes a positive step towards growing our relationship and solidifying security in the Middle East. It will help Israel, but it will help the United States also. I urge my colleagues to support my amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.
