[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15861]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016

  (Mr. ALLEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, I come to the floor today to commend my 
colleagues in the House and Senate for passing the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 and to call on the President to 
sign this vital bill into law.
  It is the constitutional responsibility of Congress to provide for 
the common defense of this Nation. Right now, our country faces growing 
and very serious threats. Unrest continues to escalate in the Middle 
East, and our troops are fighting terrorism around the world. Yet the 
President has threatened to veto this legislation, which provides our 
men and women in uniform with the resources they need to defend 
themselves and America's national security at home and abroad.
  The President's veto threat is dangerously irresponsible. We must 
fulfill our duties to support our troops and their families who 
sacrifice so much to protect our Nation.
  Congress has acted in a bipartisan fashion to pass this legislation, 
equip our military, and bolster national defense. Instead of putting 
our national security at risk, the President should sign this bill into 
law so we can keep our military strong and Americans safe.

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