[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 42 (Thursday, March 13, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H2410]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         DON'T CUT OUR MILITARY

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, last night, I held a telephone town 
hall and called almost 60,000 homes back in Texas. I heard from 
southeast Texans about a lot of things that were on their minds, but 
the number one concern I heard about was cuts to the military.
  Mr. Speaker, one citizen said to me: We, the United States, were not 
prepared militarily for World War II. Why are we doing the same thing 
now? We need to be increasing, not decreasing, our military 
capabilities.
  I even took a poll and asked those who were listening in on the call: 
Do you think we should reduce our military? An overwhelming 85 percent 
of the people on the call said: No.
  Mr. Speaker, our men and women in the military should be the last 
thing we cut from the Federal budget. The world is getting more and 
more dangerous as time goes on. We should not lose sight of the enemies 
we face. Both countries and terrorists who wish to do us harm still 
exist. Our military is the best in the world--and we must make sure it 
stays that way.
  And that's just the way it is.

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