,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dihb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #h1 #bjah,mr4
 ,s*neid] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$        
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to limit !        
au?ority ( ! ,presid5t to c>ry out      
l>ge-scale milit>y p>ades4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,prep>$ness ,be=e ,p>ades ,act4  #b4    
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7   
,presid5t ,donald ,j4 ,trump has ord]$ !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to c>ry out a      
l>ge-scale milit>y p>ade4  7#b7 ,!re h  
only be5 a select h&ful ( l>ge-scale    
milit>y p>ades 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ! la/
 #ajj ye>s1 includ+ 9 #aidf foll[+ !    
victory 9 ,_w ,w> ,,ii & 9 #aiia foll[+ 
! victory 9 ! ,p]sian ,gulf ,w>4  7#c7  
,e/imates place ! co/ ( ! milit>y p>ade 
9 #aiia foll[+ ! ,p]sian ,gulf ,w> ar\nd
 #h1jjj1jjj to #ab1jjj1jjj1 includ+ "s  
fund+ hav+ come f private s\rces4  7#d7 
,a l>ge-scale milit>y p>ade co/+        
millions ( doll>s w div]t ess5tial fund+

 desp]ately ne$$ = inve/m5t 9 milit>y   
read9ess4  7#e7 ,budget unc]ta9ty &     
cont9u+ resolutions h _h a sev]e        
negative impact on ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 z     
demon/rat$ by ! foll[+ /atem5ts3  7,a7  
,9 ,decemb] #bjag1 ,presid5t ,donald ,j4
 ,trump /at$ t ,9 rec5t ye>s1 our       
milit>y has und]gone a s]ies ( deep     
budget cuts t h sev]ely impact$ our     
read9ess1 %runk our capabilities1 &     
plac$ sub/antial burd5s on our          
w>fight]s44  7,b7 ,congressman ,mac     
,?ornb]ry1 ,*airman ( ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives1 /at$ 9 ,septemb] #bjag 
t x is h>d to rememb] a "t :5 our       
milit>y read9ess crisis has be5 on su*  
%>p display44 ,?ornb]ry fur!r /at$1 ,we 
h too few planes t c fly1 too few %ips t
 c sail & too few soldi]s :o c deploy44 
7,c7 ,9 ,febru>y #bjah1 ,secret>y (     
,def5se ,jim ,mattis said1 ,let me be   
cle>3 ,z h>d z ! la/ #af ye>s ( w> h    
be51 no enemy 9 ! field has done m to   
h>m ! read9ess ( ! ,u4,s4 milit>y ?an ! 

comb9$ impact ( ! ,budget ,control      
,act's def5se sp5d+ caps1 wors5$ by     
op]at+ 9 #aj ( ! la/ #aa ye>s "u cont9u+
 resolutions ( v>i$ & unpr$ictable      
duration44  7,d7 ,9 ,janu>y #bjah1      
,secret>y ( ! ,navy ,ri*>d ,v4 ,sp5c]   
said 9 reg>d to ! impact ( cont9u+      
resolutions on ! ,navy's budget1 ,we h  
put #d billion 9 a tra% c1 p\r$ light]  
fluid on x1 & burn$ x44  7,e7 ,9        
,decemb] #bjag1 ,p5tagon ,*ief          
,spokesp]son ,dana ,w4 ,:ite said1      
,no?+'s _h a great] impact on combat    
read9ess ?an ,c4,r4s4 ,s--& at a "t :]e 
security ?reats are high1 we really d   
ne$ ! pr$ictability 9 ! budget1 c]ta9ty 
t we don't h ) ,c4,r4s44  #c4 ,s5se (   
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  
7#a7 provid+ budget c]ta9ty to !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & all o!r ,f$]al    
ag5cies by pass+ appropriations         
legislation on "t ?r\gh regul> ord] is (
 ! utmo/ importance2  7#b7 9 a p]iod :5 
,unit$ ,/ates w>planes & %ips are n at  
op]ational capacity1 p]sonnel are n     

fully tra9$1 milit>y families require   
significant f9ancial assi/ance1 &       
vet]ans' programs require sub/antial    
increases1 a l>ge-scale milit>y p>ade   
w\ld be wa/eful to ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
taxpay] & h>mful to milit>y read9ess2   
7#c7 ! ,presid5t %\ld express support = 
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 honor _! s]vice1
 & ?ank !m = ! great sacrifices !y h    
made & cont9ue to make to protect !     
,unit$ ,/ates by appropriately fund+ !  
milit>y1 support+ s]vice memb]s & _!    
families1 & promot+ opportunities =     
vet]ans once !y transition out ( ! ,arm$
 ,=ces2 &  7#d7 milit>y p>ades %\ld n be
 us$ = ! p]sonal pleasure ( ! ,presid5t4
  #d4 ,limitation ,! ,presid5t may n    
direct ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to c>ry out
 a l>ge-scale milit>y p>ade unless--    
7#a7 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se c]tifies to  
,congress t-- 7,a7 ! p>ade w h no effect
 on ! milit>y read9ess or budget>y ne$s 
( ! ,arm$ ,=ces2  7,b7 ! div]sion (     
p]sonnel & equipm5t associat$ ) ! p>ade 
w h no effect on ! milit>y read9ess ( ! 

,arm$ ,=ces2 &  7,c7 ! f9ancial co/s    
associat$ ) ! p>ade w h no effect on !  
milit>y read9ess ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces2  7#b7 
! ,gov]nm5t ( any municipality :]e !    
p>ade w be conduct$ approves ! p>ade n  
lat] ?an #ij days be=e ! date on :i* !  
p>ade occurs2 &  7#c7 n less ?an #ej    
p]c5t ( ! co/s ( ! p>ade are paid = by  
funds appropriat$ to ! ,executive ,(fice
 ( ! ,presid5t4