OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025

Floor Speech

Date: June 14, 2024
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chair, pursuant to House Resolution 1287, I offer amendments en bloc.

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Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chair, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Nunn).

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Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Walberg).

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Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support the en bloc package, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chair, pursuant to House Resolution 1287, I offer amendments en bloc.

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Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Self).

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Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Molinaro), my colleague.

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Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chair, I will take a minute to thank the ranking member for his leadership. He has been an outstanding partner in this process as we have built what is an outstanding National Defense Authorization Act.

I can't overstate how helpful the Democrat staff and the Republican staff have been working together throughout this entire process. This is truly a bipartisan committee and a model for the rest of this institution.

Mr. Chair, I encourage Members to support the amendments en bloc, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment.

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Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

I wholeheartedly agree with the gentleman's desire to ensure the Department obtains fair and reasonable prices. The committee has done a lot to reform that process and crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse over the last few years.

However, I believe I speak for both sides when I say we have some concerns that this amendment may be redundant to ongoing efforts as well as efforts we required the inspector general to undertake in last year's NDAA. We also have some questions about how the amendment would be executed.

However, if the gentleman would agree to work with us to address these concerns as the bill moves forward, I would be prepared to accept this amendment at this time.

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Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman for agreeing to work with us. We will work with him.

Mr. Chair, I agree to accept the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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