[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9141]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             TIME TO MAKE PROTECTING THIS NATION A PRIORITY

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, much of the economic turmoil that has gripped 
this Nation is the result of the Federal Government's spending beyond 
its means. However, Democrats continue to insist on ignoring the 
consequences of our crushing debt burden. Last week, Democrats in the 
Senate announced they would block any appropriations bill, including 
legislation providing funds for the defense of this Nation, until 
Republicans meet their demands for increased government spending.
  At a time of grave threats to our Nation, we must be vigilant, 
determined, and united in the full support of our military personnel. 
Providing for the common defense of the United States of America is the 
Federal Government's primary duty. Holding hostage the funding for our 
troops, their families, and the Nation's veterans in order to extract 
more taxpayer dollars for Washington bureaucracy is the worst kind of 
political gamesmanship. It is time to make protecting this Nation a 
priority.

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