Dan Crenshaw: “You can tell a lot about a family by looking at their checkbook. The same is true of our nation. This budget reflects…”

“You can tell a lot about a family by looking at their checkbook. The same is true of our nation. This budget reflects our priorities by investing in Defense, Homeland Security, the economy, and programs supporting our most vulnerable populations. The number one responsibility of the federal government is to protect American lives. Under this budget, our military men and women will have the best and most modern equipment, better pay, better housing, and better Veterans Benefits--$62 billion dollars. That's $4 billion more than the previous year. In my district of Jacksonville, the USS John F. Kennedy is undergoing an extensive maintenance rehabilitation period. There are many other aging ships within our fleet that require this type of depot level maintenance. This budget provides $5.3 billion for intermediation and depot level ship maintenance--an additional $500 million over last year's levels. This budget is a responsible investment in Jacksonville as a national security asset.”