Disinterment of Remains of Fernando V. Cota From Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas

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Mr. McGUIRE. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Smith for their leadership.

Mr. Speaker, as a Navy SEAL veteran, I am incredibly proud to rise today in support of the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.

This transformative piece of legislation delivers on the peace through strength mandate of this administration. This bill that we are voting on today stands as a once-in-a-generation reform of the Department of War's acquisition procedures to ensure that the warfighter and services have the right equipment in a timely and expeditious manner for the fight in the moment and the future. God forbid if we have to go to war. We want our men and women to be able to win the fight and return home safely.

Mr. Speaker, I promised when I took office to deliver for Virginia's Fifth District. This bill does just that with more for the Commonwealth, supporting the growing nuclear industry, advanced manufacturing, and workforce development sectors. It also takes necessary steps to address the extraordinary threats in the cyber domain posed by AI and quantum computing.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the committee staff and my own staff for their hard work on this year's bill, and I encourage all of my colleagues to vote ``yes.''

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