[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8935]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

  (Mr. BARBER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BARBER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the 
National Defense Authorization Act, which we will vote on today. The 
act supports a strong national defense and gives our men and women in 
uniform the tools and resources that they need to do the often-
dangerous jobs that we ask them to take on.
  Southern Arizona is home to Fort Huachuca, the 162nd Wing of the Air 
National Guard, and a strong defense industry, all of which are vital 
to our Nation's security.
  We are also the proud home of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and the A-
10 Thunderbolt. This heavily armed plane we call the Warthog may be 
ugly, but it flies slow and low and provides close air support and 
protection to our troops like no other aircraft we have today.
  This bill includes a provision I offered with my Republican 
colleagues, Representatives Hartzler and Scott, to keep the A-10 
flying. It passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in the Armed 
Services Committee.
  Today, I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass this 
critical legislation for our servicemembers and their families and the 
security of our Nation.

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