Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian Management Act of 2008

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Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian Management Act of 2008

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Mr. SNYDER. Mr. Speaker, people in Arkansas want to be safe and they want to feel safe. Everyone in America wants to be safe and have a strong national defense. National security means a strong military. National security also means that all the tools in our tool box must be available, including the capacity and availability of the civilian side of our government.

Mr. Farr has been leading this charge, along with Mr. Saxton, and I appreciate the great work of Mr. Berman stepping into his new role, to bring forth this issue that all the tools of U.S. strength must be available. As Mrs. DAVIS was pointing out, we have a lot of work to do beyond this bill in terms of the coordination of all our different agencies.

I was talking to one of my constituents who is a civilian working in Iraq, and she said, You know, I sometimes think the differences in conflicts between the agencies of the U.S. Government are greater than the differences between us and the Iraqis. I think that really brings home the issues and challenges that we have.

But this bill today is a great step towards making sure that we have all the tools in our tool box that we need for our national security, and I applaud its passage today.

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