Ronny Jackson: We Have to Make Sure to Take Care of Our Troops and Provide What They Need, ‘We Can’t Have Another CR’

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JACKSON: “I’m going to do everything I can to make sure that happens. As you may or may not know, I’m running for the ranking member now on the Armed Services Committee, so I’ll be leading the Republican side of the House, potentially, in that effort. We cannot afford the take a step back. China, Russia, Iran, all of our adversaries are still out there. We still have China as our main competitor. We have to make sure that we fund these troops, at the appropriate. We’ve got to pass the National Defense Authorization Act. We passed that out of the House, it’s over in the Senate now. I think they’re conferencing it next week. We only have 17 legislative days left, but that has to be a priority for us. That as well as our defense appropriations bill and all our other appropriations bills. We’ve got to fund this government. We can’t have another CR. CRs are just absolutely punishing to our military, and so we need to make sure that we’re doing everything we can to take care of our troops and to make sure that we provide what they need so that they can provide the national defense and the national security that we expect.”