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One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Floor Speech

Date: July 2, 2025
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding and for his leadership throughout this process.

Mr. Speaker, years of chronic underinvestment in our national security have shattered American deterrence. It has allowed our adversaries to threaten and challenge us in new and unprecedented ways.

That ends today because, with the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, we begin implementing President Trump's peace through strength agenda.

H.R. 1 includes a historic $150 billion investment in America's national defense that will help us begin building the Golden Dome missile defense shield to protect our homeland, begin to revitalize our defense industrial base, help us secure our border because border security is national security, begin to rebuild our munitions stockpiles and critical mineral supply chains, and continue to improve the quality of life of our servicemembers and their families.

With these investments, we will work to restore American deterrence and build the ready, capable, and lethal fighting force President Trump promised.

I commend the President, the Speaker, and Leader Thune for prioritizing national security in this bill, and I thank Chairman Wicker for his strong partnership throughout this process.

Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to support this bill.

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