Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the appropriate place in subtitle C of title XII, insert the following: SEC. __. REPORT ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON DEFENSE. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) section 1003 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98-525; 63 Stat. 2241)-- (A) expresses that due to threats that are ever-changing, Congress must be informed with respect to allied contributions to the common defense to properly assess the readiness of the United States and the countries described in subsection (b)(2) for threats; and (B) requires that the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress an annual report on the contributions of allies to the common defense; (2) the threats facing the United States-- (A) extend beyond the global war on terror; and (B) include near-peer threats; and (3) the President should seek from each country described in subsection (b)(2) acceptance of international security responsibilities and agreements to make contributions to the common defense in accordance with the collective defense agreements or treaties to which such country is a party.…”