[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16661]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                   NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

  (Mr. DOGGETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the public lands 
provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act that we are 
considering this morning. This is important to the security of all of 
our country, even if there are some provisions with which I have 
significant disagreement.
  I am pleased, while the focus is on our national security--important, 
especially, to families in San Antonio, whom I represent in what we 
know as ``Military City''--that with this bill we are joining another 
aspect that is very important to Bexar County, which is the Alamo part 
of Bexar County, the Alamo City as well. This bill includes a provision 
that I passed here in the House on June 3 of last year to expand the 
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. San Antonio has a unique 
collection of Spanish colonial resources, the largest of any place in 
the United States.
  Since the House passed this legislation, it has lingered in the 
Senate; and now, through bipartisan agreement, we have included it in 
this particular piece of legislation, along with some other parks and 
natural resource matters. The legislation will now allow us to move 
forward with our World Heritage status for the Missions, and it will 
protect our cultural heritage and advance our economic future in San 
Antonio.

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