Dr. Bucshon’s Statement on House Passage of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act
Washington,
July 14, 2023
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Defense
Today, U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.-08) released the following statement after voting in support of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2670). H.R. 2670 was passed by the House by a vote of 219-210. · Authorizes $875.4 billion in defense funding and $1 billion for non-defense activities. · Repeal of DoD’s mandate that active and reserve servicemembers receive the COVID-19 vaccine. · A 5.2% pay raise for servicemembers and improved benefits for families, the largest pay raise in over 20 years. · Prohibits funding for the teaching of Critical Race Theory in the military. · Reaffirmation of the rights of parents of children attending DoD schools to review curriculum, instructional materials, and disciplinary policies. · Measures to further protect the supply chain and defense industrial base against infiltration by the People’s Republic of China (PRC). · Fully funded modernization of the U.S.’s nuclear triad to ensure enduring deterrence against the PRC and Russia. · Saves taxpayers $40 billion by cutting inefficient defense programs, obsolete weapons systems, and unnecessary Pentagon bureaucracy. · Establishes a new Special Inspector General for Ukraine Security Assistance to direct and coordinate the oversite and audit of all aid provided to Ukraine by the United States. · Continues the prohibition on adverse action on any servicemember that refuses to take the COVID-19 vaccine. · Improves military readiness and strengthens the defense industrial base to ensure our warfighters are ready to fight. |