Maggie Goodlander said "we worked in good faith to find common cause to stand up for our servicemembers and our shipyards, to stand up to determined and dangerous common enemies like Vladimir Putin, and to stand up for our allies like the people of Ukraine. I read every bill we vote on, as we all should. This one is 2,000 pages, and I fear that the 200 amendments that have just come to this floor are going to make what was a bipartisan bill that was good for America a bill that is not going to serve the best interests of our country. I hope that we can summon the spirit that brought us all to this body." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 9, 2025

we worked in good faith to find common cause to stand up for our servicemembers and our shipyards, to stand up to determined and dangerous common enemies like Vladimir Putin, and to stand up for our allies like the people of Ukraine. I read every bill we vote on, as we all should. This one is 2,000 pages, and I fear that the 200 amendments that have just come to this floor are going to make what was a bipartisan bill that was good for America a bill that is not going to serve the best interests of our country. I hope that we can summon the spirit that brought us all to this body.

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Maggie Goodlander

Democratic · New Hampshire

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing concerns about amendments to a bipartisan bill affecting servicemembers and national security.

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