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Washington
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U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
released
the
statement
below
after
voting
for
the
2017
National
Defense
Authorization
Act
(NDAA).
"South
Carolina
has
a
deep
connection
with
the
men
and
women
of
our
nation's
armed
forces,
and
it
is
critical
that
we
provide
them
the
tools
they
need
to
succeed.
In
supporting
the
National
Defense
Authorization
Act,
I
voted
today
for
pay
raises
for
our
troops
and
to
ensure
they
have
the
resources
they
need
in
battle.
With
the
shadow
of
terror
looming
over
our
nation
this
week,
it
is
more
important
than
ever
that
we
give
our
troops
everything
they
need
to
keep
themselves
and
our
nation
safe.
The
NDAA
also
bars
the
President
from
transferring
terrorists
from
Guantanamo
Bay
to
domestic
locations
in
the
United
States,
taking
a
strong
stand
against
the
White
House's
disastrous
plan
to
do
so.
I
will
continue
the
fight
to
stop
the
president
from
moving
Guantanamo
to
Hanahan
or
another
domestic
location
for
as
long
as
it
takes.
I
also
supported
language
in
the
bill
to
ensure
the
MOX
program
continues.
Despite
the
Obama
Administration's
efforts
to
kill
it,
MOX
remains
vital
to
fulfilling
our
international
non-proliferation
treaties,
and
no
other
viable
alternative
exists."
The
NDAA
now
heads
to
a
conference
committee,
where
differences
between
the
bill
passed
by
the
Senate
today
and
the
House
of
Representatives
last
month
will
be
worked
out.
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