Fleming Votes to Prevent President's Political Agenda in Military

Statement

Congressman John Fleming, M.D. released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 5293, the Defense Appropriations Bill to fully fund our nation's military. The bill included two amendments Rep. Fleming co-sponsored including an amendment to prohibit defense dollars from being used to fund two of President Obama's Executive Orders on climate change and green energy, and another amendment to prohibit defense funds from being used to house illegal aliens on military bases.

"At a time when our military is desperate for more funds to complete its mission, the President would rather that money go towards implementing "green energy" technologies into our military than actually protecting our country. The bill also included another amendment that I co-sponsored to prevent scarce defense dollars from being used to house illegal aliens who are here in the country because of the President's unconstitutional Deferred Action program. These initiatives coming from the White House hurt our nation's readiness and I was proud to support a bill that ensures every dollar goes to the strength of our Military and not the President's political agenda."

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