[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 207 (Friday, December 15, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1242]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2670, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
                            FISCAL YEAR 2024

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                               speech of

                          HON. JOHN GARAMENDI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 14, 2023

  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to stand here today in favor 
of the Conference Report on the Fiscal Year 24 NDAA. This conference 
report is the result of bipartisan efforts to strengthen our national 
defense while supporting our military members, families, and 
communities. I would like to thank Senator Reed, Senator Wicker, 
Chairman Rogers, and Ranking Member Smith for their leadership 
throughout the entire process to produce this bipartisan bill.
  I would also like to thank Chairman Waltz of the Readiness 
Subcommittee for his partnership, Jeanine Womble the Readiness PSM, my 
MLA Rob Hurd, and my Defense Fellow Taylor Brunstad. I am proud of the 
work we have done to protect the Readiness of our Armed forces. This 
bill continues our work, along with our Senate colleagues, to support 
military families by providing more childcare centers, protect basic 
healthcare rights for women service members, support energy resiliency 
on our bases, increase base pay to retain and recruit top talent, and 
demand DoD accountability and transparency on spending to prevent 
wasteful use of taxpayer dollars.
  It is of vital importance to me to support our servicemembers and 
their families at bases like Travis Air force Base and ensure they have 
the housing, training, equipment, and the quality of life they need and 
deserve. I am proud to continue my work to serve the men and women in 
my district, and to serve the brave men and women volunteering to 
protect our freedom. While this bill is a strong bipartisan effort to 
support the military, there is still more to be done and I look forward 
to building on these efforts in the years ahead.

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