If the Secretary certifies that it's necessary for defense. Or maybe it's a community or maybe it happens to be a river or a lake. All the Secretary has to tell you is, hey, this is necessary for national defense. Come on. This is bad, bad public policy. And with that, I reserve the remaining time. Gentleman reserves. The gentleman from Texas is recognized. I reserve my time and I'm prepared to close. (05:49–05:54)
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Asserts that the Secretary of War could override local objections by citing national defense needs.
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