On the recordDecember 10, 2019
I applaud the sponsor of this amendment, my colleague from the beautiful and critical Virginia coast. Everything she said in her remarks could easily have applied to many, many of our military installations across the country. Of course, Hampton Roads is critical to our Nation's defense, and so is Joint Base Pearl Harbor, the home of our Air Force and our Navy in the Indo-Pacific, as is Marine Corps Base Kaneohe, the home of our marines in the Indo-Pacific. My colleague, as a member of the Committee on Armed Services, knows full well that our military has actually taken the lead in assessing the realistic consequences of climate change on our military installations across the country. They deserve credit for that. They also need help with that. My colleagues' amendment would provide them that help and will create the partnership that we need to guarantee the continued security and operation of our Nation's key military installations and the family communities that depend on them.
