[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 124 (Friday, September 14, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H6003]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    PRESIDENT'S LACK OF LEADERSHIP IS ENDANGERING AMERICAN FAMILIES

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, the 11th 
anniversary of September 11, 2001, there was a cowardly, murderous 
terrorist attack at the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Our 
Embassy was breached in Cairo, Egypt, with the American flag being 
desecrated.
  Unfortunately, the President's failed leadership has led to weakness, 
reducing the Army to the smallest size since 1939, reducing the Navy to 
the smallest fleet since 1916, and reducing the Air Force to the 
smallest size since it was created. This endangers our national 
security and puts American families and our allies at risk. 
Additionally, the President supports sequestration and has done nothing 
to halt the defense budget cuts which will limit the capabilities of 
our Armed Forces while destroying hundreds of thousands of jobs.
  American families deserve better. To continue to promote democracy 
and peace, we must implement President Ronald Reagan's approach of 
providing peace through strength. The bias of the coordinated 
disinformation of the liberal media is a disgrace to journalism.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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