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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024

Floor Speech

Date: Sept. 27, 2023
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. GARCIA of Illinois. Mr. Chair, I understand that we are living in uncertain times. We are witnessing an unjustifiable war of aggression in Ukraine and a global democratic backslide. Congress can respond to national security needs as they arise. We don't have to spend billions of dollars on what-ifs.

These risks are already built into the Pentagon's budget request. If military leaders want more funding for their wish lists, there is nothing in this amendment that will prevent the DOD from supplying an unfunded priorities list to Congress, but this process should be optional just as it was 7 years ago.

Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this amendment.

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