On the recordSeptember 21, 2021
I thank the gentlewoman from North Carolina for her leadership. Let me make a proclamation here on the floor of the House, that when you have the responsibility of governing, you govern. The President of the United States, President Biden, who believes in transformational government, the House and the Senate, the House under the leadership of Speaker Pelosi, the Senate under the leadership of Chuck Schumer. You govern. Today, we are making an enforced, pointed, and open statement about governing. Let me quickly start with the NDAA, the vehicle that helps the men and women who put on the uniform unselfishly on our behalf. I am excited about the increase in quality-of-life dollars, the raise in personnel salaries, the concern about families. I am increasingly excited about cyber protection, and as well that we ask the hard questions about Afghanistan and how we will not see the return of such. But we are not afraid to govern by asking those questions so that we can move forward. I am also excited about recognizing that the quality-of-life issues for our members in the military are important. The Jackson Lee amendments emphasize those points: $10 million to fight triple-negative breast cancer impacting our women in the United States military, particularly women of color. $2.5 million in PTSD. I have heard many times we give to PTSD, but it keeps growing and growing, and there are those in our constituency, our constituents who need these ongoing services.…
