Joe Cunningham: “this bill came out of our committee 49 to 2. That is Republicans and Democrats voting for a bill 49 to 2. But yet the…”

“this bill came out of our committee 49 to 2. That is Republicans and Democrats voting for a bill 49 to 2. But yet the far left still wants more and more defense cuts. This President has devastated national security and defense cuts, but yet he tries to stand up and say he is a strong defense President, national security. A bill that comes out 49 to 2, and this President threatens to veto it? This is Republicans and Democrats, just like the bipartisan two-time welfare bill that the President vetoed. My colleagues have gone through and described what is in this bill and why it is good. We need to provide for our men and women in service. We have decimated the 1980 buildup that we had in national security, that is leaving our forces without equipment that are upgraded. For example, the AV-8 that the Marines are flying, a simple fix increases the safety record by over 50 percent. But yet it was not funded.”