John Fleming: “I would respond, first of all, by saying I think we all see the reports. If you are on Armed Services, you hear our…”

“I would respond, first of all, by saying I think we all see the reports. If you are on Armed Services, you hear our generals talk about how our readiness is in dire straits, that we can't respond to the challenges around the world. At a time like this, why would we want to pay 5 or 10 times the nominal amount for fuel? It makes no sense. To my colleague who wants to argue climate change: fine, we can argue that. But this is not the place to debate that. You see, my amendment allows for the Department of Defense to do whatever is best for our Armed Forces. Whether you agree with climate change or not, it doesn't matter. All we say is let's free up the DOD, our Armed Forces, and our generals to do the right thing. I reserve the balance of my time.”