Kendra S. Horn: “what we have is an appropriations bill not signed by the President that became law without his signature in search of an…”

“what we have is an appropriations bill not signed by the President that became law without his signature in search of an authorization bill. If we care in this Chamber about adequate pay for the military, if we care in this Chamber for adequate housing for the military, if we care in this Chamber for adequate health for the military, if we care in this Chamber for our military retirees, if we care for adequate procurement reform within the Pentagon as a whole, then we will vote to override the President's veto. This is long overdue. It is the House that historically has decided how much you authorize and you appropriate for the armed services of the United States. This has become an institutional matter. We should send a signal that the Government is open for business in terms of the Department of Defense, which needs these authorizations.”