December 14, 2023
For Immediate Release
Contact: Taylor Haulsee
WASHINGTON — On Thursday, the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2024, sending it to President Biden to sign into law. Following the vote, Speaker Johnson issued the following statement:
“As America is facing unprecedented threats across the globe, the National Defense Authorization Act will strengthen our national security against adversaries like China and Russia, and support our service members by providing them with the tools necessary to continue to be the most lethal and effective fighting force in the world.
“Importantly, this legislation returns the Department of Defense’s focus back to the business of defending our nation and away from social experiments that hurt our military’s recruitment, morale, and readiness. House Republicans secured important victories by reining in harmful Biden Administration policies, such as taxpayer funded censorship of conservative media, Critical Race Theory in the military and its schools, and Pentagon DEI bureaucracy.
“This bill also supports military families by securing the largest pay raise for our brave men and women in decades while protecting the rights of military parents in their children’s education.”
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