Motion to Go to Conference on S. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

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Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for yielding time and for his leadership on our committee.

I rise in support of Ranking Member Thornberry's motion to instruct conferees. It is vital that Congress fund all of the projects that have been listed today as we vote later. The Senate did the right thing, and now the House should follow suit.

Securing our border is a vital component to national security. If we can't control our borders, then we cannot tell the American people they are secure at home.

Even President Obama's former Attorney General, Eric Holder, said just this week: ``Democrats have to understand that borders mean something.''

This motion to instruct conferees supports the President's task of keeping America safe. It also supports our military by funding construction projects, including the weapons maintenance shop at Anniston Army Depot in my district. This project would consolidate maintenance operations that currently happen in different buildings in different States under one roof. This facility is in preparation for future modernizations in support of our force readiness.

This is a simple vote today for securing our borders and building projects for the military. I urge support of this motion.

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