Steve Buyer: “This is a great bill. This is a bill that really would, in bold neon lights, focus on people. A lot of times we focus on…”

“This is a great bill. This is a bill that really would, in bold neon lights, focus on people. A lot of times we focus on buying, whether it is the aircraft carriers, the munitions, the weapons systems. This one focuses on people. This one, this House, on behalf of the American people, are turning to those in our armed services and saying, ``Thank you. And, oh, by the way, we respect your sacrifices so much, we increased your pay.'' We take care of many different reforms. We reform the retirement system. We are going to address the recruiting and retention concerns. There are so many initiatives that we have done in this bill, they are almost too numerous to even mention here. I urge all of my colleagues to support this conference report.”