Today, thanks to the relentless efforts of our military's special operations servicemembers, ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is dead and our world is a safer place. Saturday night's victory over this violent enemy is due to our troops' selfless sacrifices and superior work with our Nation's intelligence operatives. President Trump has shown that under his command there is no safe place for terrorists, and I thank him and our troops for helping keep our country free and safe. Providing national security is the number one job of the Federal Government. Now it is time the House of Representatives puts our troops first by passing the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2020 to support our military's continued success and ensure the safest possible outcome in all its missions. ____________________
Virginia Foxx: “Today, thanks to the relentless efforts of our military's special operations servicemembers, ISIS leader, Abu Bakr…”
On the recordOctober 28, 2019
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