WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Barry Moore (AL-02) released a statement after voting in favor of H.R. 8070, the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act. This legislation improves quality of life for servicemembers and their families by providing a 19.5% pay raise for the junior enlisted and a 4.5% pay raise for all other servicemembers, boosting funding to build and improve military housing, and expanding access to childcare fo  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Alabama, issued the following statement on June 14, 2024: * * * Following his vote in favor of H.R. 8070, the Service Member Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for FY25, Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06) released the following statement: "Joe Biden's failed leadership has emboldened our adversaries and made the world a more dangerous place. Because of this, we must ensure our military is equipped to defend our nation,  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, issued the following statement on June 14, 2024: * * * U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers' (AL-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following House passage of H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act. "There is no investment more important than the one we make in the men and women who serve in our All-Volunteer Force. We cannot kick the can down the road when it c  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: Sewell opposed a radical Republican amendment to strip DoD of diversity offices and personnel Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, spoke out against Republican attacks on diversity and inclusion in the annual defense bill. During debate on the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Rep. Sewell spoke in opposition to a radical Republican   more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, voted against the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) after the bill was hijacked and poisoned by extreme MAGA Republicans. "I am beyond disappointed that House Republican leadership has once again abandoned a 62-year long tradition of bipartisanship and used our national defense bill to advance the  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Dale W. Strong, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) by a vote of 217-199. Representative Dale W. Strong (AL-05), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, was proud to vote in favor of final passage. "This year's NDAA is laser-focused on supporting our serv  more