Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. McIntyre), the ranking member on the Seapower Subcommittee. Mr. McINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the National Defense Authorization Conference Report. I appreciate the hard work of Chairman McKeon and Ranking Member Smith and that of my counterpart, Chairman Akin, on the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, on which I serve as ranking member. Among other important measures, this report provides a 1.7 percent pay raise, well deserved for our military servicemembers. It authorizes nearly $11 billion, which is almost $160 million more than the President's budget originally requested for our U.S. Special Operations Command, which has been a key component of the war against violent extremists. And I can tell you, as the cochairman and cofounder of the Special Operations Forces Caucus, and one who represents Fort Bragg, home of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command and Joint Special Operations Command, and who has constituents who serve at the Marine Special Operations Command at Camp Lejeune, I am extremely pleased to see this investment in our Special Operations Forces warriors who are often on the front lines during global conflicts.…”