[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 210 (Friday, December 11, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S7433]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       BUSINESS BEFORE THE SENATE

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, the Senate needs to pass a stopgap 
funding measure today to prevent a lapse while the bipartisan, 
bicameral efforts close in on a full-year funding bill, and we need to 
advance what will be the 60th annual Defense authorization bill.
  This year's NDAA will cement the historic steps that Congress and the 
Trump administration have taken over the past 4 years to rebuild and 
reequip a 21st century fighting force. It directs investments in 
technologies to maintain our strategic edge. It makes critical supply 
chains more secure and the Pentagon more accountable. And in the face 
of threats ranging from adversaries to this pandemic, it expands 
efforts to keep our men and women in uniform safe.
  I remain hopeful that essential progress on these items will 
continue. We ought to pass a full-year funding measure, and I hope our 
committees in the Senate and the House can complete their work and 
deliver legislation next week.

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