,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #iie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjah,ms4  
,*5ey 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4   
,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,gallagh]1 
,mr4 ,wittman1 ,mrs4 ,h>tzl]1 ,mr4      
,abraham1 ,mr4 ,byrne1 & ,mr4 ,au/9     
,scott ( ,georgia7 submitt$ ! foll[+    
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,,resolution        
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives t ! ,nation n[ faces a m
 complex & grave set ( ?reats ?an at any
 "t s9ce ! end ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 & t !    
lack ( full1 on-"t fund+ relat$ to      
def5se activities puts s]vicem5 &       
s]vicewom5 at risk1 h>ms national       
security1 & aids ! adv]s>ies ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates n[ faces
 a m complex set ( ?reats ?an at any "t 
s9ce ! end ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii2 ,:]eas !     
,national ,def5se ,/rategy releas$ on   
,janu>y #ai1 #bjah1 highlights ^! ?reats
 & ackn[l$ges a return to great p[]     
competition2 ,:]eas c\ntries l ,russia &

 ,*9a are heavily inve/+ 9 milit>y      
mod]nization & develop+ capabilities t !
 ,unit$ ,/ates may n be able to def5d   
aga9/ :ile also exp&+ _! influ5ce across
 ! globe2 ,:]eas ,nor? ,korea's nucle>  
program cont9ues to be a s]i\s ?reat2   
,:]eas ! ,national ,def5se ,/rategy     
/ates t ,iran cont9ues to s[ viol5ce &  
rema9s ! mo/ significant *all5ge to     
,middle ,ea/ /ability2 ,:]eas !         
,national ,def5se ,/rategy /ates t      
t]rori/ gr\ps ) long rea* cont9ue to    
murd] ! innoc5t & ?reat5 peace m        
broadly2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates cont9ues
 to fight a w> aga9/ t]rorism & has     
troops deploy$ 9 ho/ile regions ?r\gh\t 
! globe2 ,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #ai1 #bjah1 
,secret>y ( ,def5se ,james ,mattis /at$1
 ,z h>d z ! la/ #af ye>s h be5 on our   
milit>y1 no enemy 9 ! field has done m  
to h>m ! read9ess ( ! ,u4,s4 milit>y ?an
 ! comb9$ impact ( ! ,budget ,control   
,act's def5se sp5d+ cuts1 wors5$ by u   
op]at+1 #i ( ! la/ #aj ye>s1 "u cont9u+ 
resolutions1 wa/+ copi\s am\nts (       

preci\s taxpay] doll>s2 ,:]eas fiscal   
ye> #bjji 0 ! la/ fiscal ye> ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,def5se receiv$ on-"t fund+2 ,:]eas !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives has pass$ an   
annual appropriation bill = ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,def5se be=e ! />t ( ! next fiscal ye>
 9 ea* ( ^? fiscal ye>s2 ,:]eas article 
,i1 section #h ( ! ,con/itution gives   
,congress ! responsibility to provide = 
! common ,def5ce & g5]al ,welf>e ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates & calls on ,congress to   
raise & support ,armies & provide &     
ma9ta9 a ,navy2 & ,:]eas ,secret>ies (  
,def5se appo9t$ by ,presid5ts ( bo?     
p>ties h w>n$ ab\t ! damage fund+       
unc]ta9ty has on ! read9ess ( our ,arm$ 
,=ces3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7    
fail+ to provide our milit>y ) full1    
/able1 & on-"t fund+ all[s our adv]s>ies
 to close critical milit>y capability   
gaps1 putt+ our s]vicememb]s at increas$
 risk1 & sev]ely h>ms our milit>y's     
ability to prep>e =1 det]1 &1 if ne$$1  
def5d aga9/ ^! capabilities1 putt+      

,unit$ ,/ates national security at      
great] risk2  7#b7 provid+ full1 /able1 
& on-"t fund+ = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se is
 critically necess>y to prev5t+ ^!      
increas$ risks2 &  7#c7 ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives is committ$ to end+ !   
fund+ unc]ta9ty = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 
& provid+ ! res\rces ,unit$ ,/ates      
s]vicememb]s ne$ to def5d ! ,nation1 & t
 ! ,s5ate %\ld jo9 ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives 9 ^! ef=ts4