Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to urge my colleagues to support the FY19 Defense and Labor-HHS Appropriations conference agreement. Congress' number one responsibility is to provide for the defense of this Nation. This agreement enables us to fulfill that most fundamental constitutional duty. Since becoming chair, it has been my goal to ensure that this bill reflects the needs of our defense and intelligence experts so that they have the resources needed to combat the threats of today and in the future. I want to thank Members for their participation throughout this process. Their input on how we can best address the needs of our military has been invaluable. This agreement includes many of their ideas and priorities by taking into account the over 6,600 requests submitted by Members. With this agreement, we will be able to do something that has not been done in a decade: provide our military with the funding they need on time so we can rebuild our Armed Forces. This is an agreement we can all be very proud of. It provides Secretary of Defense Mattis with the resources he needs to implement the new National Defense Strategy and restore our military. {time} 1500 This conference agreement includes major investments in air superiority, shipbuilding, and the ground forces, including strong support for the National Guard.…”