I wanted to say I was walking by the floor when I saw the gentleman making his presentation, and those of us on the Committee on National Security were very impressed with your plan for the Joliet Arsenal. We have waived jurisdiction so it can go on down an expedited process to come to fruition. When the people of your congressional district have this great asset, and this program is completed, they will have one person to thank for it, and that is Jerry Weller. We appreciate your work on this, and anything that we can do in the Committee on National Security to expedite it, we are there, and I thank the gentleman.
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Expressing support for a plan regarding the Joliet Arsenal during a discussion on national security.
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