Rep. Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement after voting for legislation to support our military and their families:
“My wife and I raised three young children while I served in the Air Force; I know what a challenge it is to provide for a family on military pay. We could never pay our service members enough for the sacrifice they make, but the pay raise in this bill is a step in the right direction. Our military has been overlooked for far too long. Military equipment has been in disrepair due to under-funding, and military families have been struggling to cope with the rising cost of living. Our service members deserve better.”
“The National Defense Authorization Act provides a much-deserved pay raise for service members, cuts needless red tape and regulations, and goes a long way toward restoring funding for America’s Armed Forces. I was proud to cast my vote in favor of our service men and women.”
Background
•For more than half a century, the National Defense Authorization Act has been fundamental to Congress’ constitutional obligation to “provide for the common defense.”
•H.R.2810 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 continues this obligation to our service members.
•Our nation’s military has been severely underfunded, due to years of budget cuts that have reduced our military budget by nearly a quarter.
•FY18’s NDAA continues its reform of the Department of Defense.
•This legislation provides the men and women serving in our military around the world and at home much needed resources to be successful.
•Establishes a pay raise (2.4%) for our troops, which they are entitled to by law, and protects that annual raise from being cut by this or future administrations.
•Prohibits the closing of several veteran medical treatment facilities outside of the U.S.
•Supports and strengthens current efforts to eliminate the Islamic state from Iraq and Syria.
•Re-establishes our military’s readiness and global proficiency.
•Provides for missile defense to protect our homeland from foreign nuclear threats.
•Modernizes and builds our naval and air forces to respond to new and emerging threats, like N. Korea and Iran.
•Reforms the DOD procurement system and implements an audit of the DOD.
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