Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) issued the following statement after voting no on the House Armed Services Committee’s mark up of H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020:

“Despite the serious and growing threats facing the United States, House Democrats’ proposed FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act includes reckless provisions that will result in disarming key elements of America’s defenses while our adversaries grow stronger. Because of these provisions, including restrictions on our low-yield nuclear weapons program, unacceptable delays and cuts in GBSD and missile defense, efforts to transfer Guantanamo detainees into the United States, a failure to secure our border, and a refusal to provide an adequate overall funding amount, I joined a majority of my Republican colleagues in voting against this proposal in the House Armed Services Committee mark-up today. As this debate advances, I hope our Democrat colleagues will act responsibly, set politics aside, and instead begin to carry out our most important constitutional obligation to defend this nation.”