[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8635]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MUST WITHSTAND SEQUESTRATION

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, last Thursday, the 
Pentagon confirmed House and Senate Republicans' concerns by finally 
acknowledging that the Overseas Contingency Operations, a fund used to 
support troops in combat, will be subject to the sequestration cuts.
  The Office of Management and Budget's senior adviser and associate 
director for Communications and Strategic Planning, Kenneth Baer, 
understands that if the sequester ``were to take effect, it would be 
disastrous for our national security.''
  House Republicans have always been aware of the impacts sequestration 
will have on our brave men and women serving in uniform and the impacts 
it will have on their families. Last month, House Republicans passed 
the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation package, which is legislation 
that reduces the spending for unnecessary programs used to promote the 
President's liberal agenda, in order to use those funds to provide for 
a strong national defense. I urge my colleagues in the Senate to take 
action immediately and pass this bill.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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