Following Agreement on Budget Numbers, Senate to Consider Bipartisan Troop Funding Bill
These brave men and women aren’t poker chips in some Washington political game, they are the sisters and fathers and daughters and neighbors who voluntarily and selflessly put themselves in harm’s way so that we might live free.’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding defense appropriations:
“We live in a time of diverse and challenging global threats.
“It’s a time when we see ISIL consolidating its gains in Iraq and Syria.
“It’s a time when we see the forces of Assad marching alongside Iranian soldiers and Hezbollah militias.
“It’s a time when we see Russian aircraft flying above them in support.
“And it’s a time when commanders tell us that additional resources are required to ensure the safety and preparedness of our troops.
“I think it’s time to finally support the men and women who volunteer to protect us.
“The last excuse not to do so — the setting of a topline budget number — has been cleared away. There’s no reason our colleagues shouldn’t join us in moving forward now.
“These brave men and women aren’t poker chips in some Washington political game, they are the sisters and fathers and daughters and neighbors who voluntarily and selflessly put themselves in harm’s way so that we might live free.
“They are the men and women we will salute this month on Veteran’s Day.
“It’s not enough just to support those who defend us then. We need to support them now.”
Related Issues: Appropriations, National Security, America's Military, Budget
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