Dennis Ross Adds Two Amendments to NDAA

U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., scored two wins on Thursday with his amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) included in the bill which passed with 325 votes.

Ross launched two amendments, one ensuring military commissaries remain open and the other ensuring federal funds arent used for recreational facilities for prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Ross noted back in 2012 that reports emerged of $750,000 being used to build a soccer field for prisoners there.

"America has some of the best and most courageous men and women in uniform," said Ross on Thursday. "They have offered to place their lives on the line for our freedom. They have earned their benefits -- whether it's tricare, cost-of-living adjustments, or whether it's commissaries. We can't throw around as a bargaining chip the benefits of those who have sacrificed everything."

"The people being held at Gitmo are terrorists who tried to harm Americans," Ross added. "Our country is in substantial debt. We should be spending this money on cancer research; not on making life more pleasant for terrorists held at our prisons."