[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 28, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H644]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       REVERSE SEQUESTRATION CUTS

  (Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call on my 
colleagues to join me in stopping the sequester's impact on our 
military.
  I want Members to hear what General Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs, had to say. He directly advises the President and 
Congress, and these are his words:

       The combination of the Budget Control Act and the 
     sequestration mechanism will make it impossible for us to 
     meet our global responsibilities.

  Again from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs:

       The readiness hole is still the readiness hole. The global 
     security environment is more dangerous and sequestration is 
     still on the books as the law. It's absolutely crazy for this 
     country.

  Since the President promised the sequestration would not happen but 
then he said he would veto changes to it, some Members of this House 
seem to have accepted that the sequestration must go into effect.
  National security is an essential part of our job, and with growing 
threats both domestic and abroad, Members of this House must come 
together to end the sequester cuts that reduce the capabilities of our 
armed services.
  We--the Members of Congress, the President, and General Dempsey--all 
swore the same oath to defend the Constitution of the United States 
against all enemies, foreign and domestic. We as Members of Congress 
have a duty to provide a military to protect the American people.
  These challenges hit close to home for me. As a Georgia Republican on 
the Armed Services Committee, I am going to continue to fight on behalf 
of the men and women at Robins and Moody Air Force Bases and the 
warfighters of this country who protect us.

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