Political Quotes

“I support the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, and I, too, thank Adam Smith for his leadership in bringing a bipartisan bill as the final NDAA to this floor. This bill continues the deployment of low-yield nuclear weapons to counter Russian violations of the INF. It also supports our nuclear modernization efforts in the DOD and the National Nuclear Security Administration to ensure a strong nuclear deterrent. I also want to note the strong bipartisan support for missile defense that is in this year's bill. This year's bill demonstrates that the protection of our homeland from North Korean missile defense is not subject to partisan politics. As co-chair of the Congressional Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus, along with my colleague and friend Susan Davis, I am proud of the steps this conference report takes to further our mission of reducing instances of sexual assault in our ranks and caring for the victims of such acts. The conference report includes provisions to improve the safety of military housing. Adding to enhancements included in the last year's NDAA, the report expands the requirement for fall prevention devices installed on the windows of base housing to protect the young children of our servicemembers.…”