Gallagher Applauds House Passage of NDAA

Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, today voted in favor of the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

The NDAA is the legislative vehicle that authorizes all programs and spending for the Department of Defense, and as a member of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Gallagher is responsible for helping draft this legislation.

Following the the bill’s passage, Rep. Gallagher released the following statement.

“President Biden proposed a real defense cut at the same time our military is entering a window of maximum danger. That is completely unacceptable and today Congress took bipartisan action to stop it. This year’s NDAA takes concrete steps towards preparing for a future conflict with China by investing in American hard power, strengthening American posture in the Indo-Pacific, and supporting our allies, all while benefitting Northeast Wisconsin. It also ends the Biden administration’s unnecessary and unscientific vaccine mandate, which has helped contribute to our unprecedented military recruiting crisis. While there is still much more work to be done, I’m proud to support this bill and hope President Biden quickly signs it into law.”

The bill, which provides $858 billion in defense spending authorization, and $45 billion more than President Biden’s budget request, included dozens of Gallagher-led provisions that will:

• Invest in American hard power
  • Fully funds the Navy’s Frigate, made by Fincantieri Marinette Marine, and maintains vital Naval force structure
  • Authorizes additional funding for the Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Fleet
  • Establishes the Future of the Navy Commission to dig deep into Navy shipbuilding and planning issues and provide solutions to Congress
  • Bans DoD contractor operation of dangerous DJI drones on defense projects.. (Excerpt from Congressman Mike Gallagher Newsroom)