Sheila Jackson Lee: “I ask my colleagues to support this amendment. Madam Chair, I rise in support of Chairman Visclosky's En Bloc Amendment…”

“I ask my colleagues to support this amendment. Madam Chair, I rise in support of Chairman Visclosky's En Bloc Amendment, which includes Jackson Lee #12. I wish to thank Chairman McGovern and Ranking Member Cole of the Rules Committee for making this Jackson Lee Amendment in order. I thank Chairwoman Visclosky and Ranking Member Calvert for their hard work in bringing Division C, the Defense portion of this omnibus appropriations legislative package, to the floor and for their devotion to the men and women of the Armed Forces who risk their lives to keep our nation safe and their work in ensuring that they have resources needed to keep our Armed Forces the greatest fighting force for peace on earth. Madam Chair, thank you for the opportunity to explain my amendment, which is simple and straightforward and affirms an example of the national goodness that makes America the most exceptional nation on earth. The purpose of Jackson Lee Amendment #12, which is identical to the amendment adopted twice in the last Congress, is to provide the Secretary of Defense flexibility to allocate resources needed to provide technical assistance by U.S. military women to military women in other countries combating violence as a weapon of war, terrorism, human trafficking, narcotics trafficking. Madam Chair, the United States is committed to combating violent extremism, protecting our borders and the globe from the scourge of terrorism.…”