[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 146 (Thursday, September 12, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H7670-H7671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                     RECOGNIZING U.S. SPACE COMMAND

  (Mr. LAMBORN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize our newest 
combatant command: U.S. Space Command, which was stood up on Monday in 
Colorado Springs.
  President Trump's decision to stand up SPACECOM could not be more 
timely. In recent years, Russia and China have reorganized their 
militaries and

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pursued capabilities to threaten our space assets. Fortunately, our 
Nation has no shortage of innovative and brilliant men and women in 
uniform.
  Our newest combatant command will harness the creative dynamo of 
these space warfighters. Congress will give them the authorities and 
funding they need to triumph in this newest contest of arms. With the 
infrastructure, industrial base, and personnel already located at 
Peterson and Schriever Air Force Bases in Colorado Springs, SPACECOM 
can seamlessly transition into a fully functioning combatant command 
immediately. This is a great and exciting milestone for our Nation.

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