Nydia M. Velazquez: “Mr. Speaker, today I come to the well of this Chamber in strong opposition of to H.R. 7, the National Security Act. In…”

“Mr. Speaker, today I come to the well of this Chamber in strong opposition of to H.R. 7, the National Security Act. In pursuit of catchy campaign promises, the Republicans will risk our national security by forcing us to spend billions of dollars on an unproven and unnecessary star wars--and all in a mere 10 hours of debate. Every day in Washington we confront a budgetary climate that demands fiscal restraint. Nevertheless, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle propose to spend billions of dollars to revive a corpse of the cold war that was better left in its grave. They would place a higher priority on building a budget-busting fantasy in the sky than on funding school lunches for our children, and home delivered meals for our elderly. Mr. Speaker, today the choice is clear: pork in the sky, or food on kids' plates down here on Earth. Let us do the right thing. Let us let a bad idea rest in peace.”