That it is the sense of Congress that Congress shall not take any action that will endanger United States military forces in the field, including the elimination or reduction of funds for troops in the field, as such action with respect to funding would undermine their safety or harm their effectiveness in pursuing their assigned missions. It is very simple. If you support the troops, you have to support this amendment. In fact, if you supported the Murray amendment, you have to support this amendment unless you changed your mind in the last 30 seconds.
Judd Gregg: “That it is the sense of Congress that Congress shall not take any action that will endanger United States military…”
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Discussing an amendment related to funding for U.S. military forces.
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