[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6000]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          F/A-18 SUPER HORNET

  (Mrs. WAGNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. WAGNER. Mr. Speaker, I come before you today to thank my 
colleagues on the House Armed Services Committee--in particular, 
Chairman Mac Thornberry and Ranking Member Adam Smith--for all the hard 
work they have put into crafting our country's national priorities for 
the upcoming year, way into the wee hours of the morning.
  Specifically, I want to thank them for responding to a critical Navy 
shortfall and a national security need by including the authorization 
for funding of 12 F/A-18 Super Hornets in the National Defense 
Authorization Act.
  The Super Hornet is truly the workhorse of naval combat operations 
against the Islamic State and is playing an important role in 
protecting our warfighters abroad. Twelve additional Super Hornets will 
help keep a critical production line open that will allow for 
additional strike fighter jets and electronic warfare attack in the 
future.
  However, our work isn't finished. I look forward to supporting the 
NDAA when it comes to the House floor and fighting for Super Hornets to 
be included during the appropriations process.

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