Rep. Calvert Votes to Provide Troops with a Pay Raise and Necessary Resources to Fulfill their Mission
Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) voted along with a bipartisan majority (356-70) of the House of Representatives to approve the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Report.
"Keeping America safe is my top priority in Congress and providing the tools and training for our extraordinary men and women in uniform is critical to achieving that goal," said Rep. Calvert. "The NDAA approved today gives our troops the highest pay raise they've seen in the past eight years. The bill also takes significant steps to address the long-running training and readiness challenges our military has faced over the past number of years."
NDAA Highlights:
(Provided by the House Armed Services Committee)
- The NDAA equips, supplies, and trains our troops; cares for them and their families; and sets national security policy in a dangerous world.
- Provides the Necessary Topline of Nearly $700 Billion—a $26 billion increase above the President's budget requests.
- Largest Pay Raise for Our Troops in Eight Years
- Increases the Size of Army, Navy, Air Force, Army Guard and Reserve, Naval and Air Reserve, as well as Air Guard
- Makes Major Reforms in Pentagon Buying Practices Including E-Commerce, Defense Contract Auditing, and Increased Oversight into Service Contracts
- Increase of $26.4 billion to Rebuild a Worn-Out Military:
o $1.9 billion for facilities maintenance
o $4.4 billion to strengthen Missile Defense (includes budget amendment)
o Increased End Strength
o Increased Naval presence
o Better-equipped Ground Forces
o Enhances Aviation Readiness
o Addresses Critical munitions shortage
- Increases Funding For Military Facilities to Restore and Maintain Infrastructure Ranging From Barracks to Hospitals and Runways to Hangars
- Reform the Way We Will Fight and Win Wars in Space
- Makes Key Investments in Critical Military Capabilities to Confront Aggression & Address Threats Around the World
- Implements New Oversight Tools as DOD Undergoes its First Financial Audit
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