Todd Young: “As a former U.S. Marine, I understand the importance of a strong national defense, especially during this time of war.…”

“As a former U.S. Marine, I understand the importance of a strong national defense, especially during this time of war. That's why I'm glad to rise in support of this National Defense Authorization Act of 2012. It provides our troops with the resources they need and enables them to carry out the missions we've asked of them. Now, I'd like to especially thank our chairman, Chairman McKeon, for his leadership in this process. In particular I can say as a freshman, he's taken great time and attention to the issue of reforming how we do our quadrennial defense review. He said that we need to take a further look at this in the future. {time} 1950 This, I believe, is the key to ensuring that we efficiently spend our defense dollars as we look to next year's bill. But this bill addresses the military issues we face today. It does so in a responsible manner. And it's being offered with an eye to improving the process in the future. So that's why I am supporting this National Defense Authorization Act. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this bill.”