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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017

Floor Speech

Date: May 18, 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Defense

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Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition.

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Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Stefanik.)

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Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Peters), a member of the Armed Services Committee.

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Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Gibson.)

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Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Walz).

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Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I yield myself the balance of the time.

I agree with my colleagues, three of whom have served in the military and understand the need for this.

This is an investment. This is an investment in alternatives. If we are tied to oil, tied to fossil fuels, and have no alternative--right now they are cheap, but then they go up in costs. And they are also far more difficult to get into the field, as Mr. Gibson pointed out. This is an investment to give us the alternatives that we need.

Nothing is more important to the success of a military--past the people who serve--than the ability to get the fuel they need, whatever form it comes in. This is an investment in developing much-needed alternatives.

I yield back the balance of my time.

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