[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11924]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          AMERICA NEEDS A STRONG AND SMART COMMANDER IN CHIEF

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
the Virgin Islands (Ms. Plaskett) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight a matter of 
critical and immediate importance to our national security.
  As we combat the growing threat of terrorism both at home and abroad, 
it is absolutely critical that we elect a Commander in Chief who will 
be strong and smart when it comes to our national security, a Commander 
in Chief who will work with our allies, employ diplomacy across the 
globe, and be thoughtful when it comes to using military force to 
defend the United States.
  Time and again, the Republican nominee has shown that he completely 
lacks the temperament to lead America on the world stage. Our Commander 
in Chief must support our men and women in the military and our 
veterans. Instead, our servicemembers and veterans have weathered 
verbal attack after verbal attack since the Republican nominee began 
his campaign.
  Mr. Speaker, our men and women in uniform deserve better. Those of us 
who have children who can be called up deserve better. For those who 
put themselves in harm's way, they deserve better. For Americans who 
rely on the Commander in Chief to make reasoned, well thought-out, 
balanced decisions, they deserve better.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would remind Members to refrain 
from engaging in personalities toward nominees for the Office of the 
President.

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