mr. thornberry: mr. speaker, i'm pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from nebraska, mr. bacon. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from nebraska is recognized for two minutes. mr. bacon: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of the conference report to akpt william "mac" thornberry national defense authorization act. for the past 59 years congress has passed the ndaa on a bipartisan basis, one simple reason, politics must never, ever stand between the american people and the security of our country. this record of bipartisanship unity is unrivaled in our history and a testament to what we can do when we come together to ensure the needs of our nation are met. this bill wisely balances the differences between each chamber that puts america's security first. let me say at the outset that i am in agreement with the president's concerns about section 230 and the need to deny broad immunity to tech companies that abuse legal protections to sensor voices that do not share their particular poli

mr. thornberry: mr. speaker, i'm pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from nebraska, mr. bacon. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from nebraska is recognized for two minutes. mr. bacon: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of the conference report to akpt william "mac" thornberry national defense authorization act. for the past 59 years congress has passed the ndaa on a bipartisan basis, one simple reason, politics must never, ever stand between the american people and the security of our country. this record of bipartisanship unity is unrivaled in our history and a testament to what we can do when we come together to ensure the needs of our nation are met. this bill wisely balances the differences between each chamber that puts america's security first. let me say at the outset that i am in agreement with the president's concerns about section 230 and the need to deny broad immunity to tech companies that abuse legal protections to sensor voices that do not share their particular poli

mr. thornberry: madam speaker, i ield myself such time as i may consume. madam speaker, i thank the and, once r yielding again, want to commend him for committeedship of the through very challenging times. madam speaker, i continue to this bill, as more than did just 20 use days ago. bill.he exact same not a comma has changed. prevents the military from having their pay cut. to till creates new tools eal with a newly aggressive china. it still supports the u.s.-israel assistance, and vietnam help for veterans. one thing i guess is new in the days, because a devastating cyberattack by exposed, but n fortunately, this bill has provisions to help strengthen the country's cyber.s in so the president has exercised constitutional prerogative. to madam speaker, it's up us. indeed,ps, the country, the world, is watching to see do, whether we can tune out other differences and still come together to support and women of the ilitary and american national security. i would only ask that as members vote they put the best interests of the country first. consideration e

i want to salute our chairman, smith, and mr. thornberry, the ranking member, for the great bipartisan legislation put together. it's -- this is the national where he takeoath to protect and defend our constitution, our country. of the workry proud that went into it and now will next week. floor ur leader, mr. hoyer, will be talking about the schedule. i want to reference some of what mac thornberry said about the bill. in their statement on the among the report, provisions we are most proud of, this, the them in authorization of hazardous duty and or our service men women in harm's way, improvements to military improvements to families with special needs, the quality of life for our military is very essential to our national security. addressing the shortage of childcare. authorizing $8.4 billion in construction projects o for theify critical -- fortify critical infrastructure and base closure cleanup. essential. important pootools to deter chi and russia. it innovative and cost-effective. significant bipartisan provisions on ar

i want to salute our chairman, adam smith, and mr. thornberry, the ranking member, for the great bipartisan legislation they put together. it's -- this is the national security, the oath where you take to protect and defend our constitution, our country. i'm very, very proud of the work that went into it and now will come to the floor next week. our leader, mr. hoyer, will be talking about the schedule. i want to reference some of what adam smith and mac thornberry said about the bill. in their statement on the conference report, among the provisions we are most proud of, and we join them in this, the authorization of hazardous duty pay for our service men and women in harm's way, improvements to military housing, improvements to families with special needs, the quality of life for our military families is very essential to our national security. addressing the shortage of military childcare. authorizing $8.4 billion in military construction projects to fortify critical infrastructure and base closure cleanup. very essential. importan

commend, as i have before, again and again, chairman adam smith, chair of the appropriations committee, mr. thornberry, for whom this -- the bill is named, and the ranking member on the committee, for their leaership. in presenting a bipartisan bill. the president threatened to veto the bill largely because it has a provision in there championed armed teran on the services committee who has fought to have the renaming of these bases an important priority. the bill received a rousing vote on the floor, i think it was 337 -- it was like 80% of the house voted for the legislation which the president threatened to veto. it will be coming up in the senate. i don't know what their schedule is until they announce it. ut nonetheless, it is -- it is interesting to see. because the senate republican chairman there said we're bringing the bill to the floor even though the president is opposed to it because of enaming, also because he wants section 230, the repeal, to be included in the bill. i don't like section 230, it needs to be revised but you cannot repeal it or else you destroy protections for

i want to salute our chairman, adam smith, and mr. thornberry, the ranking member, for the great bipartisan legislation they put together. it's -- this is the national security, the oath where you take to protect and defend our constitution, our country. i'm very, very proud of the work that went into it and now will come to the floor next week. our leader, mr. hoyer, will be talking about the schedule. i want to reference some of what adam smith and mac thornberry said about the bill. in their statement on the conference report, among the provisions we are most proud of, and we join them in this, the authorization of hazardous duty pay for our service men and women in harm's way, improvements to military housing, improvements to -- programs for military families and children with special needs, the quality of life for our military families is very essential to our national security. addressing the shortage of military childcare. authorizing $8.4 billion in military construction projects to fortify critical infrastructure and base clo

mr. thornberry: madam speaker, i ield myself such time as i may consume. madam speaker, i thank the and, once r yielding again, want to commend him for committeedship of the through very challenging times. madam speaker, i continue to this bill, as more than did just 20 use days ago. bill.he exact same not a comma has changed. prevents the military from having their pay cut. to till creates new tools eal with a newly aggressive china. it still supports the u.s.-israel assistance, and vietnam help for veterans. one thing i guess is new in the days, because a devastating cyberattack by exposed, but n fortunately, this bill has provisions to help strengthen the country's cyber.s in so the president has exercised constitutional prerogative. to madam speaker, it's up us. indeed,ps, the country, the world, is watching to see do, whether we can tune out other differences and still come together to support and women of the ilitary and american national security. i would only ask that as members vote they put the best interests of the country first. consideration e

mr. speaker, i now yield myself five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: thank you. i rise in strong support of the conference report before us today. this is the defense policy bill and this is an incredibly important piece of legislation. there's a lot of public debate about different issues that sort of rise to the level of people arguing about. and they're very important, passionate issues. but lost in that sometimes is the basic substance of what we do in the defense policy bill. and that is we exercise our legislative authority to do oversight of the pentagon and national security policy. and on that measure, this year's bill is an incredibly impo