This year’s National Defense Authorization Act — which the House passed this week — accomplishes those goals and delivers on the president’s peace through strength agenda.
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Funding our military, ensuring our warfighters are ready to win against any adversary, and taking care of our servicemembers are some of Congress’ core duties. This year’s National Defense Authorization Act — which the House passed this week — accomplishes those goals and delivers on the president’s peace through strength agenda.
In addition to improving our servicemembers’ pay and quality of life, the bill delivers new capabilities to our warfighters at a faster pace, revitalizes our defense industrial base to improve readiness and boost our economy, and funds the president's Golden Dome, which will protect Americans from modern threats like hypersonic missiles for years to come. I was proud to vote for this bill and ensure our nation is prepared to face — and overcome — the challenges of the 21st century.
I was also proud the bill includes several priorities I've been fighting for, including:
- Strengthening the Development Finance Corporation, which helps American companies build projects overseas to boost America's strategic influence and counter China across the globe;
- Restricting U.S. money from flowing into industries that support China's military and surveillance state;
- Passing my AUKUS Improvement Act to bolster the U.S.-U.K.-Australia security pact that deters China's malign activity in the Indo-Pacific;
- Launching a State Department initiative to identify, track and locate the 20,000 abducted Ukrainian children and to hold Russia accountable; and
- Empowering state and local authorities to address the threat of drones at mass gatherings — one of my top priorities as chairman of the special events task force.
