Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina, the ranking member on the Seapower Subcommittee, Mr. McIntyre. Mr. McINTYRE. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the National Defense Authorization bill, which the Armed Services Committee passed last week with overwhelming support, and thank my colleagues, Chairman McKeon and Ranking Member Smith, for their hard work in making sure this bipartisan measure would be done the right way, and to help our men and women in uniform. Specifically, I am pleased that this bill strengthens our national defense, supports North Carolina military bases with a $355 million investment in military construction, and makes key investments across the Nation to help make sure that our servicemen and -women have the tools they need to do their job. This measure authorizes $552 billion for national defense spending and $85.8 billion for overseas contingency operations. It also supports current law, which mandates an automatic 1.8 percent annual increase in troop pay, and it rejects proposals to increase some TRICARE fees or establish new TRICARE fees, which many servicemembers and veterans have long been concerned about. I am also pleased that the committee made sexual assault prevention and prosecution a cornerstone of this legislation.…”