[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17944]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]





             PASSING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

  (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 for passing a second National Defense 
Authorization Act, or the NDAA.
  The President's decision to veto Congress' first NDAA was nothing 
more than a cheap, political ploy, and it marked the first time a 
President vetoed the NDAA for nonpolicy reasons.
  Today's NDAA authorizes funding to expand Fort Gordon to accommodate 
future growth, and it authorizes defense projects at the Savannah River 
Site, including the MOX program.
  Cybersecurity is critical to the future of international warfare, and 
its future home in the Army is in Augusta, Georgia, at Fort Gordon. 
This legislation responsibly prepares Fort Gordon to house the Army 
Cyber Command and to protect our Nation from cyber threats in the 
coming years. I was happy to work with many members of the Armed 
Services Committee to maintain the authorization for these important 
programs.
  Despite the President's unwarranted veto, we again fulfilled our duty 
to support our troops and their families, who sacrifice so much to 
protect our Nation.

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