[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 114 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S5137]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               SULLIVAN MOTION TO INSTRUCT NDAA CONFEREES

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, today I supported the junior Senator from 
Alaska's motion to instruct the National Defense Authorization Act 
conferees. The motion is generally consistent with the administration's 
force structure proposals for Afghanistan, Europe, the Pacific, and the 
Middle East. It also is consistent with last year's bipartisan budget 
agreement. The motion does not appropriate additional funding above the 
agreed upon spending caps, nor does it violate the parity principle on 
which that agreement was based, which ensures that the middle class 
will be treated at least as fairly as the Pentagon. President Obama and 
congressional Democrats remain committed to that principle, and we will 
continue to insist that Republicans keep their promises and honor our 
agreement.

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