Blackburn: President Obama Plays Politics with our Military

Statement

Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today issued the following statement ahead of President Obama's expected veto of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.

"My heart breaks for our men and women in uniform in harm's way, who will watch their Commander-in-Chief veto their pay and benefits because he wants more money for his domestic agenda. This year's defense bill passed both the House and Senate with an overwhelming bipartisan majority. The NDAA includes increased pay and benefits for our troops, safeguards our military personnel by allowing them to carry firearms on military bases and in recruitment facilities, improves access to child care on military installations, and provides our military with the resources needed to protect our country against the ever growing threat of terrorist groups such as ISIS. With this dangerous veto today, President Obama is putting our national security at risk in the interest of leveraging his own political agenda. He should be ashamed of himself," Blackburn said.

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