The National Defense Authorization act is one of the most important pieces of legislation we pass each year. And I believe we've done it without exception. I want to say 63, 64 years in a row. Now, I wasn't here for each of those years, but that's the history that's been handed down. (00:59–01:07)
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Asserts that the National Defense Authorization Act has been passed annually for 63 or 64 consecutive years.
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